Playlist, May 10, 2009

Thanks to Janet Golden for filling in this morning while I coached tee-ball.

Set One
Papa Grows Funk; Slapjack; Mr. Patterson's Hat (2007 Funky Krewe)
Lake Street Dive; Death on Pluto; Promises, Promises (2008 Fyo)
Denise Donatelli; Crystal Silence; What Lies Within (2008 Savant)
Anthony Branker & Ascent; Ascent; Blessings (2009 Origin)
[mic break 1:13 p.m.]

Set Two
Christopher Roberts; Hornbills; Trios for Deep Voices (2009 Cold Blue)
Corona Guitar Kvartet; Astor Piazzolla, Fuga y Misterio; Bach, Ravel. Morley, Hseuh-Yung Shen, Piazzolla (2008 Albany)
David Gans; Echolalia; The Ones That Look the Weirdest Taste the Best (2008 Perfectible)
The Roches; Losing True; Keep on Doing (1982 Warner Bros)
The Duhks; This Fall; Fast Paced World (2008 Sugar Hill)
[mic break 1:38 p.m.]

Set Three
New Riders of the Purple Sage; Down the Middle; Where I Come From (2009 Woodstock)
Mark Taylor; Opaque; Spectre (2009 Origin)
Barney McClure Trio; Spot; Spot (2007 OA2)
John Stetch; Sanford & Son; TV Trio (2008 Brux)
[2:00 p.m.]


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WBAI continues melting down

Pacifica's Interim Executive Director Grace Aaron replaced Tony Riddle, WBAI's General Manager, on May 4th by kicking him upstairs to a no-show position with Pacifica's national office. Pacifica's Interim Chief Financial Officer, LaVarn Williams, takes over. The NYC IMC published the leaked letter from Grace Aaron. The comments, as usual for Indymedia, speak for themselves. 

* You will be reassigned from your current position as station manager of WBAI to the national office as
Development Director.
* Your salary and benefits will remain the same.
* You will work out of your home until further notice, and will report to me as your immediate supervisor.

That's not a bad job offer for someone who nearly ran WBAI into the ground, including allegedly 4 months rent not paid on the studio and 2 months not paid for the antenna.

Speaking of Pacifica, former CFO Lonnie Hicks is suing the Pacifica Foundation. The wrongful termination suit alleges that

Pacifica Radio governance factions use guerrilla warfare to coerce those who are different from themselves along racial and political lines, and "acts in an intolerant, capricious, discriminatory, retaliatory, prejudicial and coercive manner" and "believe that the ends ... justify the means."

Technorati tags: WBAI, Tony Riddle, Pacifica, radio

Ayn Rand's message to the GOP candidates

Technorati tags: GOP, Ayn Rand, reason, Objectivism

Playlist, May 3, 2009

Set One
Grateful Dead; Brown Eyed Woman; Dick's Picks 14 (1999 GDP)
Lynne Arriale; Crawfish & Gumbo; Nuance (2009 Motema)
Matt Ulery; The Farm; Themes and Scenes (2009 Woolgathering)
Roni Ben-Hur; Bachianas Barsileiras No. 2, Aria; Signature (2005 Reservoir)
Jon Hassell; Courtrais; Last night the moon came dropping its clothes in the street (2009 ECM)
Russell Gunn; Love for Sale; Love Stories (20098 Highnote)
[mic break 10:47 a.m.]

Set Two
Jorma Kaukonen; Cracks in the Finish; River of Time (2009 Red House)
David Gans; Like a Dog; The Ones That Look The Weirdest Taste the Best (2008 Perfectible)
New Riders of the Purple Sage; Where I Come From; Where I Come From (2009 Woodstock)
Jackie Greene; Uphill Mountain; Giving up the Ghost (2008 429 Records)
JJ Grey & Mofro; Orange Blossoms; Orange Blossoms (2008 Alligator)
[mic break 11:15 a.m.]

Set Three
George Russell Sextet; Tune Up; In K.C. (1961/2009 Jazz Collectors)
Pnuma Trio; Ending 10 Seconds; Character (
The Bad Plus; Comfortable Numb; For All I Care (2009 Heads Up)
Daniel Sadownick; Bronx Bop; There Will Be A Day (2008 In Time)
[mic break 11:44 a.m.]

Set Four
High Ceiling; Politicians Lie; Illusions (2009 High Ceiling)
Lonnie Smith; Witch Doctor; Jungle Soul (2006 Palmetto)

WPKN Brunch Concert with The McLovins

Set Five
James Moody/Thad Jones; Buster's Last Stand; The Legendary 1963-64 Sessions (2007 Lone Hill Jazz)
Stan Getz/Gerry Mulligan; A Ballad; Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi (2009 Jazz Track)
Clayton Brothers; Walking Bass; Brother to Brother (2008 ArtistShare)
[mic break 1:16 p.m.]
Shaybnee Rainbolt; What to Do; Sings Russell Garcia (2009)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Live music with The McLovins this Sunday!

Sunday, May 3rd, 12 noon
The McLovins

Be part of our studio audience. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome. Call 203.331.9756 for reservations & directions.

Please spread the word to your friends on Facebook.

As always, admission is free and everyone is welcome to attend.
From Rolling Stone:

Meet the McLovins, a jam band that covers Phish, the Meters and Weather Report and improvises extensively on their original tunes.

The trio is comprised of Jake (Drumlovin), Jason (Basslovin) and Jeff (Axlovin).

Jeff is still in middle school!!!

These shredders from Hartford, Connecticut, gained notoriety after a fan posted a YouTube video of them performing Phish's "You Enjoy Myself" on the Phish Phantasy Tour message boards.

Check out the video for "You Enjoy Myself" below, and click here to listen to a full live-set recording from one of their gigs in the Hartford area.

Added bonus: Janet Golden will interview the "McLovin Moms" on Morning Mommy Update at 1:30 p.m.

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Playlist; April 26, 2009

Program started at 1:00 p.m. Thanks to J.F. for covering the first three hours.

Set One
High Ceiling; Reality; Illusions (2009 High Ceiling)
The Disco Biscuits; M.E.M.P.H.I.S.; 4/19/09 The Klein, Bridgeport CT
[mic break 1:26 p.m.]

Set Two
New Riders of the Purple Sage; Rockin' with Nona; Where I Come From (2009 Woodstock)
New Riders of the Purple Sage; Pour House Jelly (bonue track); Where I Come From (2009 Woodstock)
[mic break 1:41 p.m.]

Set Three
The Dead; Looks Like Rain (acoustic); 4/24/09 Nassau Coliseum
White Roses; My Little Star; Spark the Chain (2009 Retro Rocket)
Lynne Arriale; Wrapped Around Your Finger; Nuance (2009 Molena)
[2:00 p.m.]

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The plague of the jam band scene

This video is from the Nassau Coliseum lot last night. You can hear the tanks hissing in the background. Look at all the balloons on the ground. Nitrous oxide, a.k.a. hippie crack, is a plague on the scene. It was out of control at the Klein in Bridgeort when the Disco Biscuits played there, and apparently Nassau had the worst gas scene of the Dead 2009 tour.

The nitrous dealers are organized thugs, and they must be stopped.



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Tee-Ball Opening Day

Noah getting a hit on opening day.

Redneck Deadhead hybrid

Wow. Just...wow.



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Music that will give you teh ghey

Love Gods Way has the definitive list of bands that will make your children gay.

We Strongly recommend that you burn the CDs. Make sure your child is watching. Make sure they can feel the heat. It is crucial that the image remains emblazoned in their young minds. They need to know that if they continue to listen to these bands they may Burn eternally as well.

On the gay list: Phish, The Jonas Brothers, Frank Sinatra and Cole Porter.

Included in the list of "Safe Bands": Cyndi Lauper, Cheap Trick and Blondie.

Technorati tags: gay, Christian

Playlist, April 19, 2009

Set One
Hendrik Meurkens; Mountain Drive; Samba to Go! (2009 Zoho)
Tom Harrell; The Sea Infinite; Prana Dance (2009 Highnote)
Charles Mingus; Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul; Fire Into Music: The Best of Impulse! vol. III (1989 Impulse!)
[mic break 10:32 a.m.]

Set Two
Arizona State University Pitchforks; Saturday in the Park; Chunk '94 (?)
Art Blakey; Mayreh; The Prime Source (2005 Proper)
Electro Lounge; Caravan (The John Buzon Trio/Eat Static Remix); Electronic Excursion in Hi-Fi Stereo (1999 The Right Stuff)
Max Creek; Something is Forming; Spring Water (1998 Wranger)
Jackie Greene; Downhearted; Giving Up the Ghost (2008 429 Records)
[mic break 11:03 a.m.]

Set Three
The Bobs; Hit the Road; Greg; Get Your Monkey Off My Dog (2007 Bobs)
Sarah Vaughan; Day In, Day Out; Imcomparable (2000 Just Jazz)
Joey DeFrancesco; Take Me Out to the Ball Game; Joey D! (2008 Highnote)
Joey DeFrancesco; Let's Get to the Nitty Grity; Finger Poppin' (2009 Doodlin')
Duke Ellington; Sweet and Pungent; Blues in Orbit (2004 Sony)
[mic break 11:30 a.m.]

Interview with Amy Bob Engelhardt of The Bobs

Set Four
The Bobs; Get Your Monkey Off My Dog; Get Your Monkey Off My Dog (2007 Bobs)
Illinois Jacquet; Bow Jest; The New York Sessions (JSP)
Dave Siebels; Not That There's Anyhting Wrong with That; with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (2008 PBGL)
Brick; Dazz
The Crusaders; Street Life; The Crusaders Story (1996 GRP)
Jaco Pastorius; The Medley: Purple Haze/Thrd Stone From the Sun/Teen Town; Heavy'n Jazz (1986 JazzPoint)
[mic break 12:42 p.m.]

Set Five
King for a Day; Mile After Mile; GOTV 2007
Thin Lizzy; The Boys are Back in Town
Grateful Dead; Weather Report Suite>Dark Star jam>Eyes of the World; Dick's Picks 14
[mic break 1:55 p.m.]

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Steely Dan are out of practice

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Playlist, April 12, 2009

UPDATE: Welcome, Deadheads. The 4/12/09 Greensboro show is here.

Sorry for the delay. I don't know WTF is wrong with our network, but again there was no internet connection and also no audio stream. Here's today's program.

Set One
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
Henry Kaiser/Wadada Leo Smith; What I Say; Yo Miles! Upriver (2005 Cuneiform)
Miles Davis; Walkin'; In Europe (2005 Sony)
[mic break 10:43 a.m.]

Set Two
Miami Saxophone Quartet; Wapango; Fourtified (2008 Fourtitude)
Tipton Saxophone Quartet; Yugo A Go Go; Laws of Motion (2008 Zipa!)
World Saxophone Quartet; Hal's Blues (2006 Justin Time)
[mic break 10:58 a.m.]

Set Three
Tipton Saxophone Quartet; Sind'; Laws of Motion (2008 Zipa!)
Steve Elson; Heaven in Your Eyes; Mott & Broome (2008 Lips & Fingers)
Dave Siebels; I Wish; With Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (2008 PBGL)
Charles Tolliver Big Band; I Want to Talk About You; Emperor March (2009 Half Note)
Colleen McNabb; Who Needs Forever; Don't Go to Strangers (20008 Zucca)
Gene Ammons; You Talk That Talk; Have You Had Your Vitamin B-3 Today? (compilation) (2001 Label M)
[mic break 11:33 a.m.]

Set Four
Ernestine Anderson; This Can't Be Love; A Song for You (2009 High Note)
Bob Sniter/Joe Locke FIlm Noir Project; Last Tango in Paris; Nocturne for Ava (2009 Origin)
Jaco Pastorius; Continuum>Fannie Mae; Live in Italy (2001 Jazzpoint)
Umphrey's McGee; Cemetery Walk; Mantis (2009 Sci Fidelity)
[mic break 12:08 p.m.]

Set Five
Karl Denson; Dance Lesson #2; Dance Lesson #2 (2001 Capitol)
J.P. Delaire; Gotta Keep the Funk Alive; In My Life (2009 jpdelaire.com)
Funkatronic; Electica; Up from the Underground (2006 Higher Synthesis)
James Brown; The Payback; The Payback
CCC; Sunshine a Go Go; Revolved
George Duke; Dukey Treats; Dukey Treats (2008 Heads Up)
Russel Gunn; Because I Love You; Love Stories (2008 Highnote)
[mic break 12:55 p.m.]

Set Six
Joey DeFrancesco; Blues Up and Down; Joey D! (2008 Highnote)
Tom Harrell; Marching; Prana Dance (2009 Highnote)
White Roses; My LIttle Star; Spark the Chain (2009 Retro Rocket)
[mic break 1:13 p.m.]

Set Seven
The Disco Biscuits; World Is Spinning>Voices Insane; The WInd at Four to Fly (2006 Diamond Riggs)
Dave Siebels; The Coupe With Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (2008 PBGL)
Wayne Wallace; Straight Life/Mr. Clean; Infinity (2008 Patois)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Interview with The Barber

Sunday, April 12th, 1:30 p.m.

I'll be interviewing Jon Gutwillig of the Disco Biscuits.

Uniting elements of electronic dance music with more traditional forms of American rock, the Disco Biscuits have long established themselves as one of the most exciting - and influential - touring bands in the country. In the late 90s, the band pioneered a unique style of music, often referred to as "trance-fusion," that distinguished them from their peers, while heavily influencing an entire generation of younger "livetronica" acts.

The Disco Biscuits will be playing The Klein in Bridgeport on April 19th.

UPDATE: For whatever reason, the interview didn't happen. If I can reschedule it I'll post a note.

Technorati tags: WPKN, Disco Biscuits, radio

Playlist, April 5, 2009

Sorry for the delayed posting. I couldn't get an internet connection at the studio this morning.

Set One
Matthew Shipp Trio; Mel Chi 2; Harmonic Disorder (2009 Thirsty Ear)
Hriomi; Old Castle, by the river, in the middle of a forest; Spiral (2005 Telarc)
Larry Willis; TD's Tune; The Offering (2008 Highnote)
[mic break 10:27 a.m.]

Set Two
Bill Evans; Letter to Evan; The Last European Concert (2009 Gambit)
Bill Evans; Yet Ne'er Broken; The Last European Concert (2009 Gambit)
[mic break 10:44 a.m.]

Set Three
Stan Getz/Gerry Mulligan; Too Close for Comfort; Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi (2009 Jazz Track)
Stan Getz/Gerry Mulligan; That Old Feeling; Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi (2009 Jazz Track)
Benny Golson; Grove's Groove; New Time, New 'tet (2009 Concord)
Bob Sneider/Joe Locke; I Want to Live Main Theme; Nocturne for Ava (2009 Origin)
Roger Kellaway; Someday My Prince Will Come; Live at the Jazz Standard (2008 IPO)
Amanda Carr; Good Bait; Soon (2007 OMS)
Bethany Smith Staelens; All Or Nothing At All; The Big Band Theory (2008 Kotteb)
[mic break 11:31 a.m.]

Set Four
Sloleak; Katie Mae; Sloleak (1996 Pure)
Deep Banana Blackout; Homo Lingo; Live in the Thousand Islands (1995 Artkin Touchya)
Mojo Morgan; Red Light (Roxanne); Got Mojo? (2009 Gedion Soldiers)
KJ Denhert; Message in a Rainbow; Dal Vivo a Umbria Jazz (2008 Motéma)
Danny Green; Panic Nap; With You in Mind (2008 Alante)
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic; An Afternoon with Mr. Bowie; Collective Creativity (2008 3Sixteen)
DJ Zebra; Roxanne Should be Dancing
[mic break 12:16 p.m.]

Set Five
Umphrey's McGee; Made to Measure; Mantis (2009 Sci Fidelity)
Umphrey's McGee; Preamble; Mantis (2009 Sci Fidelity)
Umphrey's McGee; Mantis; Mantis (2009 Sci Fidelity)
[mic break 12:35 p.m.]

Set Six
Joey DeFrancesco; Strollin'; Finger Poppin' (2009 Doodlin')
Julia Fordham; I Keep Forgettin'; China Blue (2009 Little Boo)
Benny Golson; Whisper Not; New Time, New 'tet (2009 Concord)
Take 6; Someone to Watch Over Me; The Standard (2008 Heads Up)
Colleen McNabb; Save Your Love For Me; Don't Go To Strangers (2008 Zucca)
[mic break 1:06 p.m.]

Set Seven
Anthony Branker & Ascent; Never Alone; Blessings (2009 Origin)
Tom Heasley/Toss Panos; Zephyr; Passages (2007 Full Bleed)
Mark Taylor; Maia; Spectre (2009 Origin)
Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra; I'll Be Around; Where or When (2008 Owl Studios)
James Moody/Thad Jones; Great Day; The Legendary 1963-64 Sessions (2007 Lone Hill Jazz)
[mic break 1:41 p.m.]

Set Eight
Wayne Wallace; Love Walked In; Infinity (2008 Patois)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, March 29, 2009

Sorry, no playlist this week. We're in the middle of fundraising, and I was told to follow a format, read a script and play the CDs we were offering as premiums. So much for WPKN's long tradition of unformatted radio and programmer autonomy.

Griping aside, go to their web site and donate. Despite the crap sandwich they're serving for this pledge drive, it's still one of the last bastions of decent radio left and they deserve your support.

Just to save you the trouble of tuning in, here's WPKN, Inc.'s fundraising script as rendered in GarageBand.

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Playlist, March 22, 2009

Set One
Joey DeFrancesco; Come Dance With Me; Joey D! (2008 Highnote)
Reuben Wilson; Slick Willie; Movin' On (2006 Savant)
Joe Zawinul; Fast City/Two Lines; 75 (2009 Heads Up)
[mic break 10:31 a.m.]

Set Two
KJ Denhert; Little Problems; dal Vivo a Umbria Jazz (2008 Motema)
Lake Street Dive; Be Cool; Promises, Promises (2008 FYO)
The Bad Plus; Lock, Stock and Teardrops; For All I Care (2009 Heads Up)
Café Musette; Besame Mucho; Café Musette
[mic break 10:54 a.m.]

Set Three
John Stetch; Sanford and Son; TV Trio (2008 Brux)
Interview with Amanda Carr
Amanda Carr; Mais Que Nada; Soon (2008 OMS)
The James Moody and Hank Jones Quartet; Good Bait; Our Delight (2008 IPO)
Mads Tolling Trio; Black Dog; Speed of Light (2008 Mads Tolling)
David Fiuczynski; Phoenix Rising; KiF Express (2008 FUZE)
CCC; She Said Traffic; Revolved
Rez Abbasi; Bazaar; Bazaar; 2008 Zoho)
[mic break 11:58 a.m.]

Interview with Jen Durkin & Matt Detroy


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Spring Brunch Concert Series

Updated March 17th:

I'm still working on this, but I'm pleased to announce the following:

• Sunday, May 3rd, 12 noon - McLovins
• Sunday, May 17th, 12 noon - The String Band
  

Please spread the word to your friends on Facebook.

As always, admission is free and everyone is welcome to attend.

The March 22nd concert with Jen Durkin & Equinox is cancelled because of her performance schedule, but Jen & Matt are scheduled to stop by the studio for an interview around noon.



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Help Zach Deputy save the show!

Zach Deputy needs your help!

On Friday the 13th, at about 10:40pm, Zach Deputy had his tour truck with all of his gear and equipment stolen from a La Qunita parking lot in Paramus, NJ. Zach performs more than 250 shows per year throughout the Eastern United States and Canada, and is on the road about 300 days a year, thus all of his clothing and every other item one can imagine for his personal life was also in the truck. Zach was on his way to a recording studio in Woodstock, NY at the time, and-- in addition to the instruments and electronic gear needed to perform and record this record-- many tracks that had been previously recorded were in the computer he lost in the theft.

If you can, please visit the link above and help stimulate the Zach Deputy economy with a little good-hearted spending. 




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I'm all a-Twitter

@davidgolden99

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Playlist, March 15, 2009

Set One
Daniel Sadownick; Softly as in a Morning Sunrise; There Will Be a Day (2008 In Time)
University of Houston Percussion Ensemble; Eckhard Kopetzki: Exploration of Time; Not Here, But There (2009 Albany)
Hiromi; Old Castle, by the river, in the middle of a forest; Spiral (2005 Telarc)
Corona Guitar Kvartet; Astor Piazzolla: Fuga y Misterio; Bach, Ravel; Morley; Shen; Piazzolla (2009 Albany)
Joe Friedman; Who's That Lady; Cup O'Joe (2006 NAS Music)
[mic break 10:39 a.m.]

Set Two
Joe Friedman; Blowin' the Blues Away; Cup O'Joe (2006 NAS Music)
Charles Earland; Blowin' the Blues Away; Blowin' the Blues Away (1997 Highnote)
The Bad Plus; Long Distance Runaround; For All I Care (2009 Heads Up)
Jeannie Tanner; C'est Bon, C'est Bon; Promise Me the Moon (2008 Tanner Time)
[mic break 10:59 a.m.]

Set Three
Steve Kimock & Friends; That's What Love Will Make You Do; 3/7/2009 The Norva, Norfolk, VA
Steve Kimock & Friends; Footprints; 3/7/2009 The Norva, Norfolk, VA
Steve Kimock & Friends; Something's Goin' Down; 3/7/2009 The Norva, Norfolk, VA
[mic break 11:34 a.m.]

Set Four
Joey DeFrancesco; Take Me Out to the Ballgame; Joey D! (2008 Highnote)
Russell Gunn; Love For Sale; Love Stories (2008 Highnote)
Anthony Branker & Ascent; Crystal Angel; Blessings (2009 Origin)
[mic break 11:59 a.m.]

Interview with Larry Urban from Café Musette

Set Five
The Miles Davis All-Stars; Four; Broadcast Sessions 1958-59 (2008 Acrobat Music)
Miles From India; So What; Miles From India (2008 Four Quarters)
Gary McFadden; Blue In Green; Shades of Gray (2002 GGM)
Tom Beckham; Grillin'; Rebound (2008 Apria)
[mic break 1:22 p.m.]

Set Six
Diane Marine; Groovin'; Just Groovin' (2008 M&M)
John Stowell; Friendly Giant; Solitary Tales (2009 Origin)
Umprey's McGee; Higgins; The Bottom Half (2007 SCI Fidelity)
The Juicy Grapes; So Long; For Sale (2008 Juicy Grapes)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, March 8, 2009

Set One
Steely Dan; The Last Mall; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
The Bad Plus; Comfortably Numb; For All I Care (2009 Heads Up)
Matt Ulery's Loom; Slow and Awake; Music Box Ballerina (2008 Woolgathering)
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band; September; Act Your Age (2008 Immergent)
Rob Parton's Jazztech Big Band; Joy Spring; Just One of Those Things (2007 Sea Breeze)
[mic break 10:30 a.m.]

Set Two
Phish; Fluffhead; 3/6/2009 Hampton VA
Phish; Stash; 3/6/2009 Hampton VA
[mic break 11:04 a.m.]

Interview with Jerry Vigorito of Band Together

Set Three
Joe Zawinul; Orient Express; 75 (2008 Heads Up)
Dave Fiuczynski; Almond Pear; KiF Express (2008 FUZE)
Geoffrey Keezer; Leucadia; Áurea (2008 ArtistShare)
[mic break 11:58 a.m.]

Set Four
The Subdudes; Light in Your Eye; Live At Last (1997 High Street)
Interview with Jimmy Messa of The Subdudes
Donna the Buffalo; There are Better Days; Life's a Ride (2005 Wildlife)
Les Claypool's Frog Brigade; Shine On You Crazy Diamond; Live Frogs Set 1 (2001 Proawn Song)
[mic break 12:47 p.m.]

Set Five
Charles Earland; Dolphin Dance; Blowing the Blues Away (1997 HighNote)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[1:03 p.m.]

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March 8th interviews

We have a full slate of interviews today.

• 11:00 a.m. - Jerry Vigorito, talking about the March 21st Band Together concert in Milford
• 12:00 noon - Jimmy Messa of the Subdudes
• 1:00 p.m. - Janet Golden with a Morning Mommy Update double header: marine biolgist Anna Marie Salvato and fitness expert Geralyn Coopersmith

Plus...a little bit from the first Phish concert in almost five years.

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Counting Crows: Friend of the Devil

Playlist, March 1, 2009

Set One
Steely Dan; The Last Mall; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
Jimmy Herring; Only When It's LIght; Lifeboat (2008 Abstract Logix)
Vida Blue; Electra Glide; Vida Blue (2002 Electra)
Medeski, Martin & Wood; Professor Nohair; Radiolarians I (2008 Indirecto)
McCoy Tyner; Contemplation; Guitars (2008 Half Note)
[mic break 10:32 a.m.]

Set Two
James Carter; Rapid Shave; Present Tense (2008 EmArcy)
The James Moody/Hank Jones Quartet; Lady Bird; Our Delight (2008 IPO)
Eddie Floyd; 'Til My Back Ain't Got No Bone; Eddie Loves You (2008 Stax)
Frank Sinatra; Introductoin & Theme; On the Radio: The Lucky Strike "Lite-Up Time" Shows 1949-1950 (2008 Acrobat Music)
Carmen McRae; Body and Soul; Live at the Flamingo Jazz Club (2008 Acrobat Music)
Tuck & Patti; A Foggy Day in London; I Remember You (2008 T & P)
[mic break 11:06 a.m.]

Set Three
Ratdog; Corinna; 8/22/08 Canandaigua, NY
Phish; Weekapaug Groove; New Year's Eve 1995 (2005 Rhino)
[mic break 11:45 a.m.]

12:00 noon Brunch Concert
Boris Garcia
Eddy & Kim Lawrence

[2:00 p.m.]

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Talking eminent domain

Jeff Benedict, author of the newly released book “Little Pink House: A True Story of Defiance and Courage,” will participate in a panel discussion March 4th about the legacy of the eminent domain court fight and the effort to develop the Fort Trumbull peninsula.

The [New London] Day-sponsored forum will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at New London High School. The event is free and audience members will get the opportunity to ask questions and make comments.

Other participants include Susette Kelo, lead plaintiff and owner of the pink house that became synonymous with the controversy; Tom Londregan, city attorney and an advocate for the use of eminent domain to generate economic development; former New London Mayor Beth Sabilia; and Dana Berliner, attorney with the Institute of Justice, which provided legal representation to the homeowners.

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New Sony Product (NSFW)

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Brunch concert with Boris Garcia & Eddy Lawrence

Sunday, March 1st, 12:00 noon

Boris Garcia with special guest Eddy Lawrence
Live at the WPKN studio

Bands happen because they're meant to be...because they contain an energy that simply must find expression. To be clear, Boris Garcia isn't a person, it's a band. Inspired by their predecessors: The Grateful Dead, The New Riders of the Purple Sage, Railroad Earth and Yonder Mountain String Band, Boris Garcia has cleverly twisted the free form spirit of the Jam Band scene with folk, jazz, blues, and the joyous fluidity of bluegrass music to forge their own sound: Jam Grass.

Eddy Lawrence is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with nine solo albums to his credit. Dirty Linen calls his album, “Inside My Secret Pocket”, “a pure delight”, and says “With a cynical eye and wry sense of humor, Lawrence exudes a world-weary attitude that is reminiscent of John Prine at his smarmy best.”

In concert, Lawrence is known for his humorous way with a story and his fluid flatpicking and fingerstyle guitar work. He is accompanied by his wife Kim, who plays upright bass. The Lawrences have recently released a new all-acoustic album of original songs, “My Second Wife’s First Album”.

The performance begins as 12 noon and everybody is invited. Admission is free. For directions or reservations, call (203) 331-9756.


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RIP Louie Bellson

We regret to announce the unexpected passing of Louie Bellson on Feb 14, 2009.
Tenative plans are for an L.A. area funeral, followed by funeral and burial in Moline, Illinois, his boyhood home. Details forthcoming.

Referred to by Duke Ellington as “not only the world’s greatest drummer...(but also) the world’s greatest musician!”, Louie Bellson has expressed himself on drums since age three. At 15, he pioneered the double bass drum set-up. At 17, he triumphed over 40,000 drummers to win the Gene Krupa drumming contest.

He has performed on more than 200 albums with such greats as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Woody Herman, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Louie Armstrong, Lionel Hampton, James Brown, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett, Mel Torme, Joe Williams, Wayne Newton and Bellson’s late wife Pearl Bailey.

In March 2007, Bellson and 35 other jazz greats received the Living Jazz Legends Award from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. In June 2007, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers inducted Bellson as a Living Legend in the ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame ceremony, Jazz at the Lincoln Center, New York City.

His new big-band CD with trumpeter Clark Terry, "LOUIE & CLARK EXPEDITION 2" was released in early 2008.

Here's Louie on the Tonight Show playing "Don't Get Around Much Any More."



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Playlist, February 15, 2009

Set One
Nellie McKay; Ding Dong; Get Away From Me (2004 Sony)
Isaac Hayes; Theme From Shaft; Shaft Original Soundrack (1972 MGM)
Frank Zappa; The Ocean is the Ultimate Solution; Sleep Dirt (1991 Barking Pumpkin)
[mic break 10:22 a.m.]

Set Two
Hal Galper; Blue in Green; Art-Work (2009 Origin)
Buddy Rich; Boucin' With Bud; Time Out (2007 Lightyear)
Sonny Rollins; I Want to Be Happy; Sax Symbol (2007 Proper)
Miles Davis; Joshua; Seven Steps to Heaven (2005 Sony)
Nicholas Payton; Drucilla; Into the Blue (2008 Nonesuch)
Art Blakey; Lady Bird; The Prime Source (2007 Proper)
[mic break 11:11 a.m.]

Set Three
The Rocco John Group; Bach to Bird; Devotion (2009 COCA)
Don Braden; Speed Ball; Gentle Storm (2008 HighNote)
Vince Norman/Joe McCarthy Big Band; Tadd's Delight; Words Cannot Express (2007 OA2)
Vince Norman/Joe McCarthy Big Band; South of Capricorn; Words Cannot Express (2007 OA2)
Deep Banana Blackout; Breakfast at Volo's; Live in the Thousand Islands (1994 Artkin Touchya)
Deep Blue Organ Trio; Cafe Regio's; Deep Blue Bruise (2004 Delmark)
[mic break 11:55 a.m.]

Live Music: Caravan of Thieves

Set Five
McCoy Tyner; Mellow Minor; Quartet (2007 Half Note)
McCoy Tyner; Amberjack; Guitars (2008 Half Note)
Bob Sneider/Joe Locke; Black Dahlia; Nocturne For Ava (2009 Origin)
Boris Garcia; Scootch; Once More Into the Bliss (2008 Dig)
[mic break 1:47 p.m.]
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[2:00 p.m.]


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Live music on the air!

Sunday, February 15th, 12:00 noon

Stretching the parameters of acoustic swing, Caravan of Thieves has been winning immediate praise for their new and unique brand of gypsy flavored song writing and their high intensity show. The vocal harmonizing, acoustic guitar spanking husband and wife duo Fuzz and Carrie have now extended their family to include fiery violinist Ben Dean and double bass madman, Brian Anderson to complete their colorful vision. Our live broadcast at the WPKN studio is free and all are welcome.

Coming up on Sunday, March 1st:
12:00 noon - Boris Garcia - A self-styled "jamgrass" band with some great songwriting and playing
1:15 p.m. - Eddy Lawrence - This Alabama-born, New Jersey-based songwriter creates wry and insightful songs with an urban but Southern sensibility.

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Playlist, February 8, 2009

Set One
Grateful Dead; Crazy Fingers>The Other One>Sage and Spirit; One From the Vault (2007 Rhino)
Lisa Sokolov; Lush Life; A Quiet Thing (2008 Laughing Horse)
Frank Zappa; Bacon Fat>Stolen Moments>Murder By Numbers; Broadway the Hard Way (1989 Barking Pumpkin)
Liam Sillery; Prana; Outskirts (2009 OA2)
Benny Powell; Best People; Nextep (2008 Origin)
[mic break 10:52 a.m.]

Set Two
Sonny Rollins; Blossom; Road Trips Vol. 1 (2008 Doxy)
Marc Rossi Group; Fatwa in Carbondale; Hidden Mandala (2008 Gravity)
McCoy Tyner Trio; Passion Dance; Guitars 2008 Half Note)
Louis Armstrong; West End Blues; King Louis (2005 Proper)
Mark Rapp; 'Nuff Time; Token Tales (2009 Paved Earth)
Miles Davis; Orange; Aura (1989 Columbia)
[mic break 11:39 a.m.]

Set Three
Miles Davis; Walkin'; Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1963-1964 (2005 Columbia)
Miles Davis Quintet; It Never Entered My Mind; The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions (2006 Concord)
Larry Coryell; Like Sonny; Early Trane: The John Coltrane Songbook (2008 HighNote)
Frank Morgan; Monk's Mood; Reflections (2006 HighNote)
Denise Perrier; You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To; The Second Time Around (2008 Chez Perrier)
Jack Walrath; Blues in the Guts; Gut Feelings (1991 Muse)
[mic break 12:29 p.m.]

Set Four
Ray Levier; Song for Nury; Ray's Way (2009 Origin)
Buster Williams; Prism; Crystal Reflections (1976 Muse)
John Stetch; Sanford & Son; TV Trio (2008 Brux)
Gary Peacock & Ralph Towner; Flutter Step (1994 ECM)
Rockapella; Here Comes the Sun; Smilin' (2002 Shakariki)
Six13; The Miami Mix; Encore (2007 Sameach Music)
Nico Muhly; The Devil Appear'd in the Shape of a Man; Mothertongue (2008 Bedroom Community)
Urszula Dudziak; Papaya; Urszula (1975 Arista)
Pamela Luss; Bewitched; Magnet (2008 Savant)
The Clayton Brothers; The Jones Brothers; Brother to Brother (2008 Artist Share)
[mic break 1:27 p.m.]

Set Five
Boris Garcia; Other Side; Once More Into the Bliss (2008 Dig Music)
Clifford Jordan Quartet; Lush Life; Live at Ethell's (1993 Mapleshade)
BD Lenz; Here and Now; Straight Up (2007 Apria)
Steely Dan; Bodhisattva; Countdown to Ecstasy (1973 MCA)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Hamas insanity on display in Minnesota

Check out this video report of a rally on the steps of the state capitol in St. Paul. Hamas and Fatah struggle for control of the rally and Rep. Keith Ellison is shouted down. The war between Hamas and Fatah has reached the United States. 



(Hat tip: Power Line by way of Little Green Footballs.)


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Israel Matzav: Gaza's 'great food shortage'?

Carl in Jerusalem has a brief photo essay about Gaza's "great food shortage".

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Playlist, February 1, 2009

Set One
Andreas Öberg; Funky Tango; My Favorite Guitars (2008 Resonance)
The Derek Trucks Band; Sahib Teri Bandi/Maki Madni; Songlines (2006 Sony)
Lake Street Dive; Dupont; Promises, Promises (2008 Fyo)
Tim Warfield; Oasis; One for Shirley (2008 Criss Cross Jazz)
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band; Punta Del Soul; Act Your Age (2008 Immergent)
[mic break 10:35 a.m.]

Set Two
Don Braden; Willow Weep for Me; Gentle Storm (2008 HighNote)
Joe Baione; Bag's Groove; Oh Yeah! (2008 Joe Baione)
Clayton Brothers; Walking Bass; Brother to Brother (2009 Artist Share)
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic; Vice Versa; Collective Creativity (2008 3Sixteen)
[mic break 11:08 a.m.]

Set Three
Art Blakey; Nica's Dream; The Prime Source (2007 Proper)
Frank Sinatra; East of the Sun (and West of the Moon); All or Nothing at All (2006 Proper)
Chris Potter 10; Estrellas del Sur; Song For Anyone (2007 Sunnyside)
McCoy Tyner; Slapback Blues; Guitars (2008 Half Note)
[mic break 11:38 a.m.]

Set Four
Ernie Watts Quartet; Hot House; To the Point (2007 Flying Dolphin)
Frank Morgan; Equinox; Early Trane: The John Coltrane Songbook (2008 HighNote)
Colleen McNabb; For All We Know; Don't Go to Strangers (2008 Zucca)
Sherrie Maricle & the DIVA Jazz Orchestra; Andalucia; Live (2008 DIVA Jazz)
Denise Perrier; 'S Wonderful; The Second Time Around (2008 Chez Perrier)
[mic break 12:11 p.m.]

Set Five
Fats Waller; I Got the Ritz From the One I Love; The Complete Recorded Works Vol. 2 (2006 JSP)
Art Tatum; It's the Talk of the Town; Piano Grand Master (2003 Proper)
The John Hicks Legacy Band; After the Morning; Mind Wine (2008 Savant)
John Stetch; The Flintstones; TV Trio (2008 Brux)
Henry Kaiser; Meet the Flintstones; Lemon Fish Tweezer (1992 Cuneiform)
Henry Kaiser/Wadada Leo Smith; Miles Star; Yo Miles! Sky Garden (2004 Cuneiform)
David "Fathead" Newman; Shakabu; Song for the New Man (2004 HighNote)
[mic break 12:59 p.m.]

Set Six
Harvie S; Darn That Dream; Now Was the Time (2008 Savant)
Karrin Alllyson; Help Me; Wild for You (2004 Concord)
Herbie Hancock; Court and Spark; River: The Joni Letters (2006 Verve)
Frank Zappa; Outside Now; Broadway the Hard Way (1989 Barking Pumpkin)
[1:30 p.m.]

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Playlist, January 25, 2009

Set One
Brade Goode; Betcha By Golly Wow; Polytonal Dance Party (2008 Origin)
Steely Dan; King of the World; Countdown to Ecstasy (1973 MCA)
Frank Zappa; N-Lite; Civilization Phaze III (1993 Barking Pumpkin)
[mic break 10:33 a.m.]

Set Two
David "Fathead" Newman; Diamondhead; Diamondhead (2008 Highnote)
David "Fathead" Newman; Cant We Be Friends; Diamondhead (2008 Highnote)
David "Fathead" Newman; New York State of Mind; Diamondhead (2008 Highnote)
Ray Charles; Ain't Misbehavin'; The Genius After Hours (1985 Atlantic)
[mic break 11:01 a.m.]

Set Three
Pat Metheny; The Red One; Day Trip (2008 Nonesuch)
Elmore James; Something Inside Me; Kind of the Slide Guitar (2003 Licensemusic)
Santana; Toussaint L'Overture; Santana (2004 Columbia)
Out To Lunch; The Good Doctor; Excuse Me While I Do the Boogaloo (2007 Accurate)
Jimmy Herring; Lost; Lifeboat (2008 Abstract Logix)
[mic break 11:35 a.m.]

Set Five
Kelly Harland; All the Things You Are; Sings Jerome Kern (2008 Origin)
Matt Ulery's Loom; Slow and Awake; Music Box Ballerina (2008 Woolgathering)
Dan Cavanagh; A Time of Reckoning; Pulse (2008 OA2)
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey; Muskogee Smalls; Welcome Home (1999 Accurate)
Mystic Bowie; Neva Run Away (ballad); CD sampler (2008 Mystic Bowie)
Stan Bock Ensemble; Jinriksha; Your Check's in the Mail (2007 OA2)
The Ben Sidran Hammond Quartet; Subterranean Homesick Blues; Cien Noches (2008 Nardis)
[mic break 12:45 p.m.]

Set Six
John McLaughlin; Raju; Floating Point (2008 Abstract Logix)
Gilfema +2; Cove; Gilfema +2 (2008 ObliqSound)
David Fiuczynski; Fung Wah Express; KiF Express (2008 Fuze)
Art Blakey; A Night in Tunisia; The Prime Source (2005 Proper)
Lake Street Dive; The Panhandling Song; Promises, Promises (2008 FYO)
Joey DeFrancesco; The Champ; The Champ (1999 Highnote)
[mic break 1:29 p.m.]

Set Seven
Ken Schaphorst Big Band; Market Street; After Blue (1991 Accurate)
Phish; Bathtub Gin; Hampton Comes Alive (1999 Elektra)
Boris Garcia; Skootch; Once More Into the Bliss (0208 Dig)
John Scofield; Hit the Road, Jack; That's What I Say (2005 Verve)
[2:00 p.m.]

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RIP David "Fathead" Newman

KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — Jazz musician David "Fathead" Newman, who was a tenor soloist with the Ray Charles Band, died Tuesday. He was 75.

His manager, Karen Newman, said Newman died of pancreatic cancer in a hospital in Kingston, N.Y.

A Dallas native, Newman left college to tour with Charlie Parker's mentor, Buster Smith.

According to his Web site, Newman spent twelve years with the Ray Charles Band starting in 1954. He began as the baritone player and became the star tenor soloist.

He returned to Dallas and led his own bands before moving to New York City. As a studio musician he worked on recording projects with musicians including Herby Mann, Aretha Franklin and Aaron Neville.



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Playlist, January 18, 2009

Set One
Steely Dan; Your Gold Teeth; Countdown to Ecstasy (1973 MCA)
Bill Heid; Kirai; Asian Persuasion (2008 Doodlin)
Take 6; What's Going On; The Standard (2008 Heads Up)
Jazz Is Dead; Eyes of the World; Laughing Water (1999 Zebra)
Jaco Pastorius; Stuttgart Aria II; Heavy'n Jazz & Stuttgart Aria (1999 Jazzpoint)
[mic break 10:41 a.m.]

Set Two
Coleman Hawkins; It Sends Me; The Essential Sides Remastered 1934-1936 (2006 JSP)
Cedar Walton; Clockwise; Seasoned Wood (2008 HighNote)
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown; I'm Beginning to See the Light (1999 Blue Thumb)
Arturo Sandoval; A Night in Tunisia; The Best of (1997 Milan)
[mic break 11:13 a.m.]

Set Three
Ray Levier; Ralph's Piano Waltz; Ray's Way (2009 Origin)
Larry Willis; The Offering; The Offering (2008 HighNote)
Buddy Rich; Goodbye Yesterday; Time Out (2007 Lightyear)
Louis Armstrong; My Heart; Hot Fives & Sevens Vol. 1 (1999 JSP)
Mike LeDonne; After the Rain; The John Coltrane Songbook (compilation) (2008 Highnote)
Mike LeDonne; Bleeker Street Theme; FiveLive (2008 Savant)
Denise Donatelli; Be Cool; What Lies Within (2008 Savant)
[mic break 11:59 a.m.]

Set Four
Colleen McNabb; Save Your Love For Me; Don't Go to Srangers (2009 Zucca)
Leo Kottke; Chamber of Commerce; One Guitar, No Vocals (1999 Private Music)
Phish; The Squirming Coil; New Year's Eve 1995 (2005 Rhino)
The Who; Getting in Tune; Who's Next (1995 Polydor)
Jaco Pastorius; Jaco Reggae; Heavy'n Jazz & Stuttgart Aria (1999 Jazzpoint)
Weather Report; Fast City; Live & Unreleased (2002 Columbia)
[mic break 12:40 p.m.]

Set Five
Tony Monaco; Someday My Prince Will Come; Live at the Orbit Room (2008 Chicken Coop)
Harvie S; Confirmation; Now Was the Time (2008 Savant)
KJ Denhert; Message in a Bottle; Vivo a Umbria Jazz (2008 Motema)
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band; Señor Mouse; Act Your Age (22008 Immergent)
[mic break 1:12 p.m.]

Set Six
Buddy Rich; Joy Spring; Time Out (2007 Lightyear)
Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussein; Funky Zena; Global Drum Project (2007 Shout Factory)
The John Hicks Legacy Band; Blues in the Pocket; Mind Wine - The Music of John Hicks (2008 Savant)
[1:30 p.m.]



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The Dead Spring Tour 2009 "I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take it anymore!"

I wasn't going to post anything about the ticket prices and VIP tour packages for The Dead's 2009 spring tour. It's disappointing that tickets are out of my price range, but that's life. Then I heard this rant. It's worth a listen.
The audio is not safe for work!



UPDATE 4/14/2009: Hello Deadheads! You can get song-by-song tweets here http://twitter.com/tourtweet. You can listen to the Greensboro show here. Enjoy.

UPDATE 4/26/09: Listen to the audience recordings on Archive.org.

UPDATE 5/16/09: Apparently this is the last night of their tour, and Sirius is carrying the show live. Back in the day, the Grateful Dead would occasionally broadcast a concert on a local radio station. Now you have to subscribe to satellite radio to get the broadcast. It goes along with the $100 ticket prices.

UPDATE 2/25/10:  It looks like the video was removed. Supposedly Bob Weir was on CNBC's "Street Signs" announcing that Furthur ticket prices would be around $40, but I haven't been able to find the article.

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Playlist, January 11, 2009

Set One
Grateful Dead; Next Time You See Me; Hundred Year Hall (1994 Arista)
JJ Grey & Mofro; The Truth; Orange Blossom (2008 Alligator)
Pamela Luss; Why Did I Choose You; Magnet (2008 Savant)
Herbie Hancock; Edith and the Kingpin; River: The Joni Letters (2006 Verve)
Danny Green; Panic Nap; With You in Mind (2008 Alante)
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet; Infinity; Infinity (2008 Patois)
[mic break 10:35 a.m.]

Set Two
Ella Fitzgerald/Count Basie Orchestra; (I Don't Stand a) Ghost of a Chance WIth You; Digital III at Montreaux (1980 Pablo)
Ella Fitzgerald/Count Basie Orchestra; Flying Home; Digital III at Montreaux (1980 Pablo)
The Hard-Bop Saxophone Quartet; Blue Bossa; Don't Step on Your Neck (1999 Sea Breeze Jazz)
Enrico Pieranunzi/Jim Hall; Duologue 3; Duologues (2005 CAM Jazz)
Oregon; If; Prime (2005 Came Jazz)
La Orquesta Magica de la Habana; Morenita; Putumayo Presents Cafe Cubano (2008 Putumayo)
[mic break 11:11 a.m.]

Set Three
Toni Jannotta; Borderline; Is It Magic? (2008 Aerie)
Louis Armstrong; Willie the Weeper; The Hot Fives and Hot Sevens Volume II (1988 Columbia)
Sonny Rollins; Easy Living; Road Shows Volume 1 (2008 Doxy)
Igor Stravinsky; Ragtime for 11 Instruments; Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky (1999 Sony)
Otis Rush; Groaning the Blues; The Essential Otis Rush (2000 Fuel 2000)
Duke Ellington; Caravan; Duke's Joint! (1999 Buddha)
[mic break 11:47 a.m.]

Set Four
Greg Osby; Vertical Hold; Channel Three (2005 Blue Note)
Ratdog; Two Djinn; Evening Moods (2004 Hybrid Recordings)
Milt Jackson Quintet; Blues in the Basement; That's the Way it Is (1969 Impulse!)
Six 13; D'ror Yikra; Encore (2008 Sameach Music)
Lester Young; East of the Sun; The Lester Young Story (2005 Proper)
JJ Grey & Mofro; WYLF; Orange Blossom (2008 Alligator)
[mic break 12:21 p.m.]

Set Five
Andy Scott; Out of the Blue; Don't Tempt Fate (2008 Andyjazz)
Chick Corea & Origin; L.A. Scenes; Change (1999 Stretch)
Coleman Hawkins; Star Dust; The Essential Sides Remastered 1929-1939 (JSP)
Jimmy Herrinig; Lifeboat Serenade; Lifeboat (2008 Abstract Logix)
Delta Moon; Titawhirl; Howlin' (2005 Delta Moon)
[mic break 12:46 p.m.]

Set Six
Oscar Peterson; Ellington Medley; Digital at Montreux (1980 Pablo)
Adrian Belew; No Such Guitar; Coming Attractions (2000 Thirsty Ear)
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic; One Thousand Questions, One Answer; Collective Creativity (2008 3Sixteen)
Mike LeDonne; Manteca; FiveLive (2008 Savant)
[mic break 1:15 p.m.]

Set Seven
New Riders of the Purple Sage; Where I Come From (11/29/08 Petaluma CA)
Michael Falzarano; How Long Blues; We Are All One (2008 Woodstock Records)
Interview with Michael Falzarano
Michael Falzarano; When There's Two There's Trouble; We Are All One (2008 Woodstock Records)
Don Braden; Two of a Kind; Gentle Storm (2008 HighNote)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Interview with Michael Falzarano

Today at 1:30 p.m. on WPKN:

Michael Falzarano (www.michaelfalzarano.com)is a veteran rhythm guitarist who has spent years on the road with the likes of Hot Tuna. More recently, he has been touring with the New Riders of the Purple Sage. We caught up with him at a recent NRPS concert, where Michael talked about his new solo CD, "We Are All One," and the CD he is producing for the New Riders.

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Israel Matzav: Near-pogrom in Antwerp

Israel Matzav: Near-pogrom in Antwerp

Things are heating up for Jews in Belgium. A protest turned violent in the Jewish quarter of Antwerp.

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Playlist, January 4, 2009

Set One
Herbie Hancock; Court and Spark; River: The Joni Letters (2006 Verve)
Joni Mitchell; Dreamland; Dreamland (2004 Rhino)
Dave Holland Sextet; The Sum of All Parts; Pass It On (2008 Dare2)
Don Braden; Gentle Storm; Gentle Storm (2008 HighNote)
Roy Assaf & Eddy Khaimovich Quartet; On the Way...; Andarta (2008 Origin)
[mic break 10:40 a.m.]

Set Two
Joe Baione; Oh Yeah!!!; Oh Yeah! (2008 Joe Baione)
Wayne Wallace; TBA; Infinity (2008 Patois)
Funky Pieces of Silver; Song For My Father; The Horace Silver Songbook (2007 Highnote)
Randy Brecker; Sambop; Randy in Brasil (2008 MAMA)
[mic break 11:07 a.m.]

Set Three
Tim Warfield; Sometimes You Got To Let the People Know; One for Shirley (2008 Criss Cross)
Victor Wooten; 2 Timers; Palmystery (2008 HeadsUp]
Stanley Jordan; All Blues; State of Nature (2008 Mack Avenue)
Dan Cavanagh; Having Built in Deeper Water; Pulse (2008 OA2)
Jeff Berlin; This Is Your Brain on Jazz; In Harmony's Way (2001 M.A.J.)
[mic break 11:43 a.m.]

Set Four
Andreas Öberg; Troublant Bolero; My Favorite Guitars (2008 Resonance)
Denise Donatelli; Crystal Silence; What Lies Within (2008 Savant)
The John Hicks Legacy Band; Mind Wine; Mind Wine: The Music of John Hicks (2008 Savant)
Benny Powell; You Got It; Nextep (2008 Origin)
The Clayton Brothers; Wild Man; Brother to Brother (2008 artistShare)
[mic break 12:18 p.m.]

Set Five
Freddie Hubbard; Echoes of Blue; Live at the Left Bank (2001 Label M)
Freddie Hubbard; Yesterday's Dreams; First Light (1971 CTI)
Freddie Hubbard; Prophet Jennings; Hub-Tones (1961 Blue Note)
Freddie Hubbard; Hub-Tones; Hub-Tones (1961 Blue Note)
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers; Caravan; Caravan (1962 Riverside)
The John Coltrane Quartet; The Complete Africa/Brass Sessions (1961 Impulse)
Wayne Shorter; Moon of Manakoora; Wayning Moments (2000 Koch)
Freddie Hubbard; Bob's Place; The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1996 Impulse)
[mic break 1:25 p.m.]

Set Five
Freddie Hubbard; Echoes of Blue; Live at the Left Bank (2001 Label M)
Freddie Hubbard; Yesterday's Dreams; First Light (1971 CTI)
Freddie Hubbard; Prophet Jennings; Hub-Tones (1961 Blue Note)
Freddie Hubbard; Hub-Tones; Hub-Tones (1961 Blue Note)
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers; Caravan; Caravan (1962 Riverside)
The John Coltrane Quartet; The Complete Africa/Brass Sessions (1961 Impulse)
Wayne Shorter; Moon of Manakoora; Wayning Moments (2000 Koch)
Freddie Hubbard; Bob's Place; The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1996 Impulse)
[mic break 1:25 p.m.]

Set Six
Phish; Reba; Live volume 11 (2002 Elektra)
Frank Zappa; RDNZL; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 2 (1988 Barking Pumpkin)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[2:00 p.m.]


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RIP Freddie Hubbard

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Grammy-winning jazz musician Freddie Hubbard, whose style influenced a generation of trumpet players, has died at age 70.

Hubbard's manager, David Weiss, says the musician died Monday at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Los Angeles. He had been hospitalized since suffering a heart attack last month.

Although he had been in declining health in recent years, Hubbard continued to perform until just a few months ago. Known for both the intensity of his playing, as well as his melodic style, Hubbard's last concert was in June in New York at a party celebrating the release of his final album.

He won a Grammy in 1972 for best jazz performance by a group for the album "First Light."

Here's Freddie playing Canteloupe Island with Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Tony Williams.



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Tribute to Victor Pachera

WPKN will air a tribute to the late Victor Pachera Monday, December 29th at 12 noon. The program will feature air checks and listener phone calls remembering Victor. Observant listeners will recall that Victor's program stopped airing when Harry Minot left WPKN. It's not known if Harry will make an appearance.

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Playlist, December 28, 2008

Set One
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula;
Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
Dan Cavanagh; Pulse; Pulse (2008 OA2)
Roy Assaf & Eddy Khaimovich Quartet; Andarta; Andarta (2008 Origin)
Benny Powell; You Got It; Nextep (2008 Origin)
J.J. Johnson; It's You Or No One; Let's Hang Out (1993 Verve)
[mic break 10:39 a.m.]

Set Two
Avi Lebo Double Trombome Quintet; Let's Play; Shades of Brass (1997 Mapleshade)
Tom Beckham; In Flight; Rebound (2008 Apria)
Anat Cohen; Jitterbug Waltz; Notes From the Village (2008 Anzic)
Cedar Walton; The Man I Love; Seasoned Wood (2008 HighNote)
Javon Jackson; One By One; Once Upon a Melody (2008 Palmetto)
[mic break 11:24 a.m.]

Set Three
Sonny Rollins; Best Wishes; Road Shows Vol. 1 (2008 Doxy)
Sarah Vaughn; I Remember You; Live at the 1971 Monterey Jazz Festival (2007 Monterey Jazz Festival)
Sarah Vaughn; The Lamp is Low; Live at the 1971 Monterey Jazz Festival (2007 Monterey Jazz Festival)
Sarah Vaughn; 'Round Midnight; Live at the 1971 Monterey Jazz Festival (2007 Monterey Jazz Festival)
Thelonious Monk/John Coltrane; Epistrophy; The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings (2006 Concord)
[mic break 12:00 noon]

Set Four
Fats Waller; Let's Pretend There's a Moon; The Complete Recorded Works Volume 2 (2006 JSP)
Ben Webster; Noah; Big Ben (2006 Proper)
Hamiet Bluiett; Oasis/The Wall; Bluiett's Barbecue Band (1997 Mapleshade)
Melvin Sparks; Cranberry Sunshine; Groove On Up (2006 Savant)
John McLaughlin; Raju; Floating Point (2008 Abstract Logix)
[mic break 12:32 p.m.]

Set Five
moe.; Crab Eyes; Warts and All (2001 Fatboy)
Mike Agranoff; Ballad of the Sandman; The Modern Folk Musician (1993 Mike Agranoff)
Grateful Dead; I Need a Miracle>Terrapin Station; The Closing of Winterland, December 31, 1978 (2003 Rhino)
Jefferson Airplane; We Could Be Together; The Worst of Jefferson Airplane (1970 RCA)
Hot Tuna; Candy Man; Keep On Truckin' (2006 Sony)
Michael Falzarano; Candy Man; We Are All One (2008 Woodstock)
[mic break 1:38 p.m.]

Set Six
Frank Zappa; Xmas Values; Civilization Phaze III (1993 Barking Pumpkin)
The Doors; The End; The Doors (1967 Elektra)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, December 21, 2008

Set One
Donald Fagen; The Nightfly; The Nightfly (1982 Warner Bros)
Grateful Dead; Cold Rain & Snow; 6/9/76 Boston Music Hall
Grateful Dead; jam > Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad > Cold Rain & Snow; Ladies & Gentleman...Fillmore East April 1971 (2000 Arista)
[mic break 10:48 a.m.]

Set Two
Frank Zappa; Lumpy Gravy part one; Lumpy Gravy (1995 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Put a Motor in Yourself; Civilization Phaze III (1993 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Evelyn a Modified Dog; One Size Fits All (1975 DiscReet)
[mic break 11:13 p.m.]

Set Three
Frank Zappa; Rat Tomago; Sheik Yerbouti (1979 DiscReet)
Frank Zappa; Ya Hozna; Them or Us (1984 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Black Napkins; Zoot Allures (1976 Warner Bros)
Frank Zappa; The Torture Never Stops; Zoot Allures (1976 Warner Bros)
[mic break 11:40 a.m.]

Set Four
Frank Zappa; The Closer You Are; Them Or Us (1984 Barking Pumpkin)
Mothers of Invention; WPLJ; Burnt Weenie Sandwich (1969 Reprise)
Frank Zappa; Charva; The Lost Episodes (1996 Rykodisc)
Mothers of Invention; Love of My Life; Cruisin' with Ruben and the Jets (1968 Verve)
Frank Zappa; Love of My LIfe; Son of Cheep Thrills (1999 Rykodisc)
Mothers of Invention; Cheap Thrills; Cruisin' with Ruben and the Jets (1968 Verve)
Mothers of Invention; You Didn't Try to Call Me; Cruisin' with Ruben and the Jets (1968 Verve)
Frank Zappa; Fountain of Love; The Lost Episodes (1996 Rykodisc)
Mothers of Invention; The Air; Uncle Meat (1968 Reprise)
[mic break 12:11 a.m.]

Set Five
Frank Zappa; Here LIes Love; You Can't Do That on Stage Any More Volume 5 (1992 Rykodisc)
Mothers of Inventions; Directly From My Heart to You; Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970 Reprise)
Frank Zappa; Sharleena; The Lost Episodes (1996 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up; Joe's Garage (1979 Zappa)
Frank Zappa; Son of Orange County > More Trouble Every Day; Roxy and Elsewhere (1974 Warner Bros)
[mic break 12:53 p.m.]

Set Six
Mothers of Invention; The M.O.I. American Pageant; Absolutely Free (1998 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; The Black Page; You Can't Do That on Stage Any More Volume 5 (1992 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Harder Than Your Husband; You Are What You Is (1995 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Sofa No. 2; One Size Fits All (1975 Warner Bros)
[1:30 p.m.]


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Grateful Dead Scarlet Begonias jam

One more before I go to bed. This is an outtake from the Grateful Dead Movie. I don't know what it is, but I love that crackling funky sound the Dead had in 1974.



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Sesame Street "Subway" video

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Mets get rid of Heilman, get a Putz

It's pronounced "puts" and he's supposed to be good, but after what I've seen coming out of the Mets bullpen the past two years the headline seemed appropriate. J.J. Putz will be the setup man for Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez. Schoeneweis and Smith are also gone, with Sean Green coming in for middle relief. Let's hope that Omar Minaya made the right moves.

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RIP George Kirschner

George was a legendary history teacher at the former Walden School in New York. He lived well into his 80s, lucid until the end. George's influence was felt far and wide among his former students of many years. I was not as attentive or engaged as I could have been when I had him for 11th grade American History, but he made the subject come alive. Farewell, teacher. You will be missed.

KIRSCHNER--George. Beloved grandfather and greatgrandfather, father, husband, teacher, and friend will be remembered for his contagious smile and energy, unwavering principles, profound sense of justice, unequivocal commitment to activism, and open and welcoming heart. Born in New York City, George served in the US Coast Guard during WWII. He began as a brewer, later went to college, and found his professional love as a teacher of history at the Walden School in New York City. He is survived by his children, Carl and Sandy, his grandchildren Emily, Jessie, Jonathan and Amanda, and his great-granddaughter Mia. Funeral services are private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Doctors Without Borders.

UPDATE: You can leave comments for George's family in the guestbook.

UPDATE: A lot of people are landing here from Google and going to the guestbook. Hello to all Walden alumni & faculty. Here's a link to Doctors Without Borders.

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Playlist, December 14, 2008

Set One
Steely Dan; The Last Mall; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
Carlos Garnett; Giant Steps; Moon Shadow (2001 Savant)
Billy Hart; Mellow B; Quartet (2006 HighNote)
Bob Mintzer Big Band; Timeless; Gently (2002 DMP)
[mic break 10:29 a.m.]

Set Two
Jeff Coffin Mu'tet; Tag > Al's Greens; Mutopia (2008 Compass)
Joe Baione; Down Fuzz; Oh Yeah! (2008 Jeo Baione)
Ray Mantilla; Midnight Sun; Good Vibrations (2006 Savant)
Sarah Vaughn; What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life; Send in the Clowns: The Very Best of (2006 Sony)
Curtis Fuller; Maze; Keep It Simple (2006 Savant)
[mic break 11:08 a.m.]

Set Three
Kristin Korb; Why Can't You Behave; Why Can't You Behave (2008 Double K)
Sonny Stitt; Getting Sentimental Over You; It's Magic (2005 Delmark)
Bill Heid; Asian Persuasion; Asian Persuasion (2008 Doodlin)
Victor Bailey; Nothing But Net; That's Right (2001 ESC)
JJ Grey & Mofro; Move it On; Orange Blossoms (2008 Alligator)
Shemekia Copeland; Walk On; Talking to Strangers (2002 Alligator)
[mic break 11:47 a.m.]

Set Four
Dar Williams; The Christians and the Pagans; Mortal City (1996 Razor & Tie)
Oscar Peterson; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; An Oscar Peterson Christmas (1995 Telarc)
Duke Ellington; Solitude; Masterpieces by Ellington (2004 Sony)
David Murray Big Band; Dewey's Circle; Live at Sweet Basil Vol. 2 (1986 Black Saint)
Herbie Hancock; River; River: The Joni Letters; 2007 Verve)
Eric Alexander Quartet; Blues Like; Prime Time (2008 HighNote)
[mic break 12:33 p.m.]

Set Five
Zach Deputy; Chicken Pot Pie
Michael Falzarano; New Shirt; We Are All One (2008 Woodstock)
Hot Tuna; Good Morning Little Schoolgirl > Walking' Blues; Live At Sweetwater Two (2004 Eagle)
Donna Jean & the Tricksters; So Hard; Donna Jean & the Tricksters (2008 Heart of Gold)
Buckethead; The Ballad of the Buckethead; Monsters & Robots (1999 Higher Octave)
NRBQ; Trouble at the Henhouse; Tapdancin' Bats (1983 Rounder)
[mic break 1:05 p.m.]

Set Six
Erroll Garner; Just One of Those Things; Dreamstreet & One World Concert (1995 Telarc)
Charles Earland; Ready 'n Able; Ready 'n Able (1995 Muse)
Roni Ben-Hur; So Nice; Anna's Dance (2001 Reservoir)
[1:30 p.m.]

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Playlist, December 7, 2008

Set One
Grateful Dead; Cold Rain and Snow; Dick's Picks 18 (2000 GDP)
Herbie Hancock; River; River: The Joni Letters (2007 Verve)
Clay Giberson; From the Outside; Spaceton's Approach (2008 Origin)
Tim Green & Trio Cambia; Linus and Lucy; Change of Seasons (2008 OA2)
David Sancious; The Bridge; The Bridge (1981 Elektra Musician)
[mic break 10:46 a.m.]

Set Two
Lester Young; Sometimes I'm Happy; The Lester Young Story (2005 Proper)
Lester Young; After Theatre Jump; The Lester Young Story (2005 Proper)
Clifford Brown & Max Roach; Daahoud; Pure Genius (1982 Elektra Musician)
Coleman Hawkins; The Man I Love; Sirius (1975 Pablo)
[mic break 11:12 a.m.]

Set Three
George Duke; Images of Us; Dukey Treats (2008 Heads Up)
Cedar Walton; Hindsight; Seasoned Wood (2008 HighNote)
Pearl Harbor newscast
FDR Speech to Congress 12/8/1941
Lester Young; Tea for Two; The Lester Young Story (2005 Proper)
The Roches; The Hallelujah Chorus; Keep On Doing (1982 Warner Bros)
The Doors; Break on Through; The Doors (1967 Elektra)
The Paul Winter Consort; Icarus; Icarus (1972 Living Music)
[mic break 11:55 a.m.]

Set Four
The Paul Winter Consort with the Dmitri Pokrovsky Singers; Down in Belogorod (1987 Earth Music Products)
Steely Dan; Green Book; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
Dubmatix; Burning Fire Dub; Renegade Rocker (2008 7 Arts Ent.)
James Newton; O'Keeffe; Echo Canyon (1984 Celestial Harmonies)
Porter Batiste Stoltz; Funky Miracle>Sing a Simple Song>Rainy Day Women; Moodoo (2008 Highsteppin')
Vida Blue; Most Events Aren't Planned; Vida Blue (2002 Elektra)
[mic break 12:35 p.m.]

Set Five
Charlie Parker; A Night in Tunisia; Boss Bird: Studio Recordings 1944-1951 (2005 Proper)
Fats Waller; Handful of Keys; The Complete Recorded Works Volume 2 (JSP
Enrico Rava; Chanana; Sting Band (1984 Soul Note)
M'Boom; It's Time; Collage (1984 Soul Note)
Donna Jean & the Tricksters; So Hard; Donna Jean & the Tricksters (2008 Heart of Gold)
S.M.V.; Lil' Victa; Thunder (2008 Heads Up)
Victor Wooten; Bass Tribute; Soul Circus (2006 Vanguard)
Weather Report; A Remark You Made; Heavy Weather (1976 Columbia)
[mic break 1:22 p.m.]

Set Six
Jeff Coffin Mu'tet; Emma Ya; MuTopia (2008 Compass)
Ryan Montbleau Band; Honeymoon Eyes; One Fine Color (2006 7 Not)
John McLaughlin; Glancing Backwards; Where Fortune Smiles (1975 ATV)
Stan Getz; 500 Miles High; Captain Marvel (1975 Columbia)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[2:00 p.m.]

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