Black Rock Rocks for the vandalized trees

BlackRock Rocks Presents.... New Roots!
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A Fundraiser to replace 15 trees that were victims of the St. Mary's-by-the-Sea Chainsaw Massacre.

SATURDAY - Keepin' it Local - 8:00pm
John Torres and The Watusi Kings! (maybe more!)

SUNDAY - Black Rock gets FUNKY! - 3:00pm
The Primate Fiasco + more to be announced soon.
+ $6.00 Bloody Mary's and Mimosas (proceeds go to the event too)

ADMISSION: $7 each show - $12 for both!

More Performers TBA - Stay Tuned! But you KNOW it will be good!
Pass the word!!!

INFO ON THE CAUSE:
Police investigate a mysterious chainsaw "massacre" that may have destroyed 15 sycamore trees along St. Mary's-by-the-Sea during the nasty storm Saturday night March 13th.

Fifteen stately sycamore trees lining the waterfront walkway in the scenic neighborhood park were vandalized -- perhaps fatally -- by "girding" cuts, sliced several inches into their circumference. The deep cuts, apparently inflicted with a chainsaw, prevent nutrients from traveling up a tree's bark to the leaves.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gi...534121&index=1

hope to see you there!

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Community Choral Music LIVE on WPKN Today!

When we hear the term "children's choir" we often think back to those cute elementary school concerts. But the kids in this group are ages 12 - 17 and they sing with power and style. Please join our live audience for today's broadcast!

1:00 p.m. on the Sunday Brunch Concert:
Fairfield County Children's Choir
Unitarian Universalist Church
96 Chapel Street, Stratford
Admission is free.

In a related program note, I took the morning off to do Little League stuff with my son. Rod Richardson will be filling in.

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This Sunday's program

I will be taking care of Little League things and leaving you in the capable hands of Rod Richardson. Not only will you get Nothing, but you will hear the following features:

11:00 a.m. – Interview with Richard Bob Greene from The Bobs.
1:00 p.m. – Fairfield County Children's Choir on the Sunday Brunch Concert

Enjoy the show. I'll be back with you on May 2nd. 

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Playlist, April 28, 2010

Archive audio: (the whole show)


Set One
Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra; Miraflores; Meeting of the Waters (2007 OA2)
Brandon Wright; Castaway; Boiling Point (2010 Posi-Tone)
Beegie Adair; In Walked Bud; Into Somethin' (2010 Adair Music Group)
Mose Allison; Crush; The Way of the World (2010 Anti)
Louis Armstong; Heebie Jeebies; Hot Fives & Sevens Vol. 1 (JSP)
Jay D'Amico; Invention in Bb; Nocturne (2009 CAP)
McCoy Tyner; Pursuit; Atlantis (1975 Milestone)
[mic break 10:56 a.m.]

Set Two
VW Brothers; Moon Over Gate 24; Muziek (2010 Patois)
Raydience; Ahakti Ma; Raydience (2009 Megawave)
Michael Urbaniak's Fusion; Butterfly; Atma (1974 CBS)
SCENES: Art Of Falling; Rinnova (2010 Origin)
Grateful Dead; Friend of the Devil; Dick's Picks 15 (1999 GDP)
Tommy Emmanuel; Padré; Only (2002 Favored Nations Acoustic)
Oregon; There Was No Moon on That Night; Oregon (1983 ECM)
Allan Holdsworth; Three Sheets to the Wind; Road Games (1983 Warner Bros)
Bruford; One Of A Kind; One Of A Kind (1979 EG)
Bruford; Joe Frazier; Gradually Going Tornado (1980 EG)
[mic break 12:01 p.m.]

Set Three
Paul Meyers; North Meets South; World on a String (2009 Miles High)
Cracked Ice; Somebody; Soul Noir (2007 IceTone)
Trombone Shorty; Where Y'At; Backatown (2010 Verve)
Graylight Campfire; Perfect Day; Keep to Movin' (2010 Graylight Campfire)
Hot Tuna; Trial By Fire; Live at Sweetwater Two (2004 Eagle)
Michael Cleary Band; All to You; MCB Live (2007 MCB)
[mic break 12:39 p.m.]

Set Four
Yuko Ito; Dindi; Mania De Voce (2009 Funny Baby Face)
Tony Trischka Band; Earl's Breakdown; New Deal (2003 Rounder)
Grateful Dead; The Music Never Stopped; Fallout From the Phil Zone (1997 Arista)
[mic break 12:59 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert: Brian Dolzani


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Brian Dolazni on the Sunday Brunch Concert

Sunday, April 18, 1:00 p.m.
Live in our studio and on the air!

"There is something insistent in Dolzani's music that won me over" - TIRBD blog

[Brian] exudes the melodic charm and trebly vocal hitches of Jules Shear and the heartbreaking warmth and intriguing lyrical turns of Freedy Johnston" - Cincinnati City Beat

Brian Dolzani is an engaging and energetic singer/songwriter, drawing comparisons to artists such as Dave Matthews, Neil Young, and Freedy Johnston. He is supporting his 5th CD release, the self-titled 'Brian Dolzani'. Brian tours across New England and beyond, pulling audiences into his introspective, emotive and deeply imagistic songwriting. Tune in to hear songs from his latest release, as well as some brand new songs from his ever-evolving songwriting catalog. Not to be missed.

This show takes place in the friendly confines of our FM studio. Space is limited. Please call 203-331-9756 for reservations.

For more information about the Sunday Brunch Concert series, visit radiogolden.com. 

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King For A Day in the studio

Three Kings joined me for brunch yesterday. We had a good ol' time with live music and some tracks from their newest CD.




Left to right: Benj LeFevre, Dan Labich, Randy Funke.

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Playlist, April 11, 2010

Archive audio: (the whole show)


Set One
Bob Sneider/Joe Locke; Kiss Me, Kill Me; Nocturne for Ava (2009 Origin)
Marc Pompe; Well, You Needn't; Hi-Fly (2009 Marc Pompe)
Paul Meyers; Panama; World on a String (2009 Miles High)
[mic break 10:26 a.m.]

Set Two
Frank Kimbrough; Sure as We're Here; Rumors (2010 Palmetto)
Queen Esther; Remember When?; What is Love? (2010 EL Recordings)
Arnett Cobb/Dinah Washington; Smooth Sailin'; Arnett Cobb/Dinah Washington (2000 HighNote)
UConn Jazz; East of the Sun; UConn Jazz (2003 Sea Breeze Vista)
[mic break 10:54 a.m.]

Set Three
The Disco Biscuits; Quad D; Planet Anthem (2010 Diamond Riggs)
Interview with Jon Gutwillig
The Disco Biscuits; M.E.M.P.H.I.S.; 2010-03-18 The Egg, Albany, NY
The Disco Biscuits; Run Like Hell.; 2010-03-18 The Egg, Albany, NY
[mic break 11:41 a.m.]

Set Four
Paul Meyers  Quartet; My One and Only Love; Featuring Frank Wess (2009 Miles High)
Phish; Slave to the Traffic Light; 2009-08-14 Hartford
Pat Metheny Group; Phase Dance; Travels (1983 ECM)
Bobby McFerrin/Winton Marsalis; B 'n' W; The Young Lions (1983 Elektra)
[mic break 12:21 p.m.]

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Interview with the Barber

Sunday, April 11th, 11:00 a.m.
Jon Gutwillig from the Disco Biscuits is my guest. Barber talks about live shows and the commercial success of Bisco's newest release, "Planet Anthem." Ticket giveaways too!
http://stream.wpkn.org/

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Playlist, April 4, 2010

LIVE VIDEO STREAM

Set One
Garth Knox; Malor me bat; D'Amore (2008 ECM)
Tom Waits; The Part You Throw Away; Glitter & Doom Live (2009 Anti-)
Blick Bassy; Donalina; Jazz Around the World (2009 Putumayo)
Kora Jazz Trio; Chan Chan; Jazz Around the World (2009 Putumayo)
Helio Alves; Sweeping the Chimney; It's Clear (2009 Reservoir)
[mic break 10:37 a.m.]

Set Two
Cedar Walton; Voices Deep Within; Voices Deep Within (2009 HighNote)
The Peter Hand Big Band; Come Rain or Come Shine; The Wizard of Jazz (2009 Savant)
Bill Bruford's Earthworks; Forget-Me-Not; All Heaven Broke Loose (1991 E.G. Records)
Eddie Jobson; Inner Secrets; Theme of Secrets (1985 Private)
Raydience; Arcenio's Garden; Raydience (2009 Megawave)
Grateful Dead; Estimated Prophet>Eyes of the World; Dick's Picks 15 9/3/77 (1999 GDP)
[mic break 11:33 a.m.]

Set Three
Paul Meyers Quartet; Just One of Those Things; Featuring Frank Wess (2009 Miles High)
Mose Allison; My Brain; The Way of the World (2010 Anti-)
Art Tatum; Ill Wind; Piano Grand Master (Proper)
The Peter Hand Big Band; Ill Wind; The Wizard of Jazz (2009 Savant)
Seattle Women's Orchestra; The Tulip Wonder; Meeting of the Waters (2007 OA2)
Tim Davies Big Band; Counting to Infinity; Dialmentia (2009 Origin)
[mic break 12:13 p.m.]

Set Four
The Disco Biscuits; Pygmy Twylite; 3/18/2010 The Egg, Albany, NY
Frank Zappa; Pygmy Twylite; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 2 (1988 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Room Service; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 2 (1988 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; The Idiot Bastard Son; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 2 (1988 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Imaginary Diseases; Imaginary Diseases (2006 Zappa)
The Disco Biscuits; The City; Planet Anthem (2010 Diamond Riggs)
[mic break 12:55 p.m.]

Set Five
VW Brothers; Simone; Muziek (2010 Patois)
Movie Soundtrack; What's The Buzz; Jesus Christ Superstar (1973 MCA)
Movie Soundtrack; Hosanna; Jesus Christ Superstar (1973 MCA)
Movie Soundtrack; Trial Before Pilate; Jesus Christ Superstar (1973 MCA)
Umphrey's McGee; Plunger; 2005-11-12 Fillmore Auditorium
Umphrey's McGee; Jazz Odyssey; 2005-11-12 Fillmore Auditorium
Umphrey's McGee; Wife Soup; 2005-11-12 Fillmore Auditorium
Laibach; Jesus Christ Superstar; Jesus Christ Superstar (1996 Mute)
Led Zeppelin; The Battle of Evermore; Led Zeppelin IV (1971 Atlantic)
New Riders of the Purple Sage; Peggy-o; Where I Come From Radio Mixes & Live Bonus (2009 Woodstock Records)
[2:00 p.m.]


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Groundhog Day on WPKN?

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Playlist, March 28, 2010

Set One
Peter Madsen Trio; Chillin' at the Cottage; The Litchfield Trio (2010 Playscape Recordings)
Debbie Poyres; I Should Care; Catch Your Breath (2010 OA2)
Ella Fitzgerald; It's Delovely; The Cole Porter Songbook vol. 2 (1984 Verve)
Count Basie; Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea; Basically Basie: The Singers (2005 JSP)
[mic break 10:29 a.m.]

Set Two
Roberta Donnay; Stop This Train; What's Your Story? (2007 Pacific Coast Jazz)
Pamela Luss; I Can't Get Out of This Mood; Sweet and Saxy (2009 Savant)
Steve Colson; Parallel Universe; The Untarnished Dream (2009 Silver Sphinx)
Frank Sinatra; I Get a Kick Out of You; Live in Australia 1959 (1997 Blue Note)
Yuko Ito; Qui Nem Liló; Mania De Voce (2009 Funny Baby Face)
[mic break 10:56 a.m.]

Set Three
Grateful Dead; Playing in the Band > Franklin's Tower > I Need A Miracle > Playin' jam // The Wheel > Dear Mr. Fantasy > Playin' (reprise); 3/28/86 Portland, ME
[mic break 11:44 a.m.]


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Playlist, March 21, 2010

LIVE VIDEO STREAM

Set One
Donna Jean & the Tricksters; So Hard; Donna Jean & the Trickster (2007 Heart of Gold)
The Peter Hand Big Band; Ill Wind; The Wizard of Jazz (2009 Savant)
Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderly; Happy Talk; Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderly (1993 Capitol)
Anne Drummond; Spring; Like Water (2009 ObliqSound)
Pamela Luss; You Belong to Me; Sweet & Saxy (2009 Savant)
Two O'Clock Lab Band; When I'm Sixty-Four; Too Two (2009 North Texas Jazz)
Vince Norman/Joe McCarthy Big Band; Ah Dju Bah; Bright Future (2010 OA2)
[mic break 10:44 a.m.]

Set Two
K.J. Denhert; Over the Rainbow; Lucky 7 (2007 Motema)
Cedar Walton; Over the Rainbow; Voices Deep Within (2009 HighNote)
Roberto Badoglio; Inner Urge; re-evaluation-time (2010 Spice-Rack)
Keith Price; Pablo's Trio; Breakfast of Champions (2009 keithprice.ca)
Yuko Ito; Berimbau; Mania de Voce (2009 Funny baby Face)
John Ellis and Double-Wide; Okra & Tomatoes; Puppet Mischief (2010 ObliqSound)
[mic break 11:30 a.m.]

Set Three
Jimmy Smith; The Big Brawl; The Cat Strikes Again (2009 Inner City)
Melvin Seals & JGB; Sisters & Brothers; 8/2/2009
Melvin Seals & JGB; The Deal; 8/2/2009
John Hiatt; Like a Freight Train; The Open Road (2010 New West)
PSA break
The Tall Pines; Dreamin'; The Tall Pines (2007)
Joni Mitchell; The Last Time I Saw Richard; Blue (1971 Reprise)
Joni Mitchell; Goodbye Pork Pie Hat; Mingus (1979 Asylum)
Garaj Mahal; Faster Than The Speed Of Time; More Mr. Nice Guy (Owl Studios)
Garaj Mahal; Tachyonics; More Mr. Nice Guy (Owl Studios)
[mic break 12:22 p.m.]

Set Four
Michael Cleary Band; Mr. Positive; Tales from the Cup (the Coffeehouse Archives) (2004)
Michael Cleary Band; Uptight Song; Tales from the Cup (the Coffeehouse Archives) (2004)
The Tall Pines; Golden Joe'; The Tall Pines (2007)
Matt Bunsen and the Burners; Jessie; Greatest Hits (2009 mattbunsen.com)
The Disco Biscuits; Über Glue; Planet Anthem (2010 Diamond Riggs)
Jean-Luc Ponty; King Kong; King Kong (1993 Blue Note)
GRProject; Ol For; Sculptures in Time (2009 WUC)
[mic break 12:59 p.m.]

Set Five
Kristine Mills; I Wish; Bossanovafied (2009 Kristine Mills)
Elli w/Jim Malloy Fordyce; One Note Samba; Something Still Cool (2007 Elli Fordyce)
Marc Pompe; Good Bait; Hi-Fly (2009 Marc Pompe)
Michael Treni; Unity; Turnaround (2009 The Bell)
Frank Kimbrough; Six; Rumors (2010 Palmetto)
Kyle Hollingsworth; Phat Cat; And Then There's Now (2009 SCI Fidelity)
Miguel Kertsman; Tomorrow's Desert; Time? What's Time (2009 Aurua Sounds)
[mic break 1:41 p.m.]


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FUNdraising time with Janet, Zeeto, and me

Janet talks up WPKN. Support community radio. Call 203-384-975.

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Playlist, March 7, 2010

Archive audio: (the whole show)


Set One
Julian Yeo; Deep Purple; Deep Purple Dreams (2010 Yeomo Productions)
Vincent Herring; The Loop; Simple Peasures (2001 HighNote)
Steve Colson; Maybe; The Untarnished Dream (2009 Silver Sphinx)
[mic break 10:31 a.m.]

Set Two
Ahmad Jamal; Flight to Russia; Quiet Time (2009 Dreyfus Jazz)
Lin McPhillips; I Don't Miss You/In My Solitude; My Shining Hour (2009 Lin McPhillips)
Claudio Roditi; Blues for Ronni; Simpatico (2010 Resonance)
Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze; Lountang; Sira (2009 ObliqSound)
[mic break 10:59 a.m.]

Set Three
Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze; Faro; Sira (2009 ObliqSound)
Dave LeMieux and House of Soul; Acknowledgement (A Love Supreme); Jazz Shaped (2009 Dave LeMieux)
Dan Dean; Lover Man; 2-5-1 (2010 Origin)
EEA; The Dark; The Dark (2010 Origin)
Interview with Volker Goetze
Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze; Manssani Cisse (2009 ObliqSound)
[mic break 11:46 a.m.]

Set Four
Ryan Montbleau Band; The Boat Song; One Fine Color (2006 7not records)
Brewer & Shipley; Witchi-Tai-To; Weeds
PSAs
Steely Dan; The Royal Scam; The Royal Scam (1976 MCA)
Kristine Mills; Burden of Choice; Bossanovafied (2009 Kristine Mills Music)
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
Ernesto Cervini; Little Black Bird; Little Black Bird (2009 Anzic)
[mic break 12:30 p.m.]

Set Five
Interview with Somi
Somi; Prayer to the Saint of the Brokenhearted; If the Rains Come First (2009 ObliqSound)
Charlie Hunter; Gentlemen, I Neglected to Tell You You Will Not Be Getting Paid; Gentlemen... (2010 Spire Artists)
Ryan Montbleau Band; One Fine Color; One Fine Color (2006 7not records)
Clifton Chenier; Wrap It Up, Baby; Live! at Grant Street (2000 Arhoolie)
James Zollar; Black Winter; Zollar Systems (2009 JZAZ)
[mic break 1:03 p.m.]

Set Six
Pat Metheny; Spirit of the Air; Orchestrion (2010 Nonesuch)
The Disco Biscuits; Spacebirdmatingcall > Down to the Bottom; 12/31/09 Nokia Theater, NY
Joe Zawinul; Orient Express; 75 (2009 Heads Up)
[mic break 1:48 p.m.]

Set Seven
Charlie Apicella & Iron City; Play It Back; Sparks (2009 Iron City Jazz)
Sherman Irby Quartet; Countdown; Live at the Otto Club (2009 Black Warrior)
[2:00 p.m.]


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Musician's Dictionary

AGENT: a character who resents performers getting 90% of his salary.

ARRANGER: a guy who writes to support a drinking habit.

BALLET: an art form for people with eating disorders

BANDSTAND: the area furthest away from an electrical outlet

BIG BAND: nowadays, an aggregation consisting of two musicians.

BROADWAY PIT JOB: a prison sentence disguised as a gig.

CABARET: a venue where singers do songs from shows that closed out of town.

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME: god's way of telling you that you've practiced too much.

CATERER: a man whose hatred for musicians is unrivaled.

CHANTEUSE: a singer with an accent and no time.

CLASSICAL COMPOSER: a man ahead of his time and behind in the rent.

CLUBDATER: god's way of telling you that you didn't practice enough.

CLUB DATE LEADER: someone who changes his name from Kaminsky to Kaye.

CONTRACTOR: a man whose funeral nobody goes to.

CRUISE SHIP WORK: a gig that gives a musician two reasons to throw up.

DOWNBEAT: the magazine that would have you believe that all jazz musicians are working.

ELECTRIC PIANO: the instrument that enables its player to pay for the hernia he sustained lifting it.

JAZZ: the only true american art form beloved by europeans.

JAZZ FESTIVAL: an event attended by folks who think Coltrane is a car on the B&O railroad.

LYRIC: that part of a tune known only by singers and homosexuals.

MELLOPHONE: an instrument best put to use when converted into a lamp.

METRONOME: the archenemy of chanteuses and cantors.

MOVIE COMPOSER: someone who can write like anyone except himself.

NEW AGE : a musical substitute for Valium.

NEW YEARS EVE: the night of the year when contractors are forced to hire musicians they despise.

ORCHESTRATOR: the musician who enhances a composer's music, only to be chastised for it .

PERCUSSIONIST: a drummer who can't swing.

PERFECT PITCH: the ability to pinpoint any note and still play out of tune.

PRODIGY: a kid who has as much chance at a normal childhood as the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series.

RARE VIOLIN: a Stradivarius, not to be confused with a rare violinist, which is someone over four foot eleven.

SIDEMAN: the appellation that guarantees a musician will never be rich.

STAFF MUSICIAN: harder to locate than a cavity in the Osmond family.

STEADY ENGAGEMENT: look up in Webster's Dictionary under the word ''obsolete.''

24/7: the time signature of the national anthem of India.

UNION REP: a guy who thinks big bands are coming back.

VERSE: the part of a tune that's disposable, except to its composer.

VIOLA D'AMORE: a baroque string instrument and coincidentally the hooker Bach lost his virginity to.

WURLITZER: the Ford Pinto of pianos.

YANNI: a man blessed with great hair for music.

(Hat tip: Feesh)

No show today

I'll be back next week.

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Sarah Blacker at FTC Sunday night

Sarah Blacker, who recently graced our air with a set of music, will open for Jason Isbell of Drive By Truckers on Sunday night.

Date:	Sunday, February 28, 2010
Time:	7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location:	Fairfield Theatre Company/Stage One
Street:	70 Sanford St
City/Town:	Fairfield, CT

Event information

John Kadlecik sits in with Reckoning

Reckoning's Mike Katzman, left, and John Kadlecik

Erstwhile Dark Star Orchestra guitarist John Kadlecik was called up to the majors and is touring with Furthur, Bob Weir and Phil Lesh's latest band. After last night's show, the faithful converged at Sullivan Hall for an after party with Reckoning. The Long Island stalwarts were surprised when John K. showed up and sat in for some tunes.

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Playlist, February 21, 2010

Archive audio: (the whole show)


Set One
John Moulder; Bifröst; Bifröst (2009 Origin)
Saltman Knowles; Theme in Search of a Movie; Yesterday's Man (2010 Pacific Coast Jazz)
[mic break 10:19 a.m.]

Set Two
Ahmad Jamal; A Quiet Time; A Quiet Time (2009 Dreyfus Jazz)
Marc Pompe; Shiny Stockings; Hi-Fly (2009 Marc Pompe)
Kenny MacKenzie Trio; Closer to the Day; Closer to the Day (2007 Kenny MacKenzie)
Art Blaky It's You or No One; The Jazz Messengers (1997 Columbia)
Pamela Luss; Ain't No Sunshine; Sweet & Saxy (2009 Savant)
Wesla Whitfield; My Ship; September Songs (2003 HighNote)
Miles Davis; There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York; Porgy and Bess (1997 Columbia Legacy)
[mic break 10:57 a.m.]

Interview with John Ellis

Set Three
John Ellis & Double-Wide; Dubinland Carnival Puppet Mischief (2010 ObliqSound)
Jimmy Smith; Laying Low; The Cat Strikes Again (2009 Inner City)
Dana Hall; I Have a Dream; Into the Light (2009 Origin)
John Hicks; All Of You; I Remember You (2009 HighNote)
[mic break 11:32 a.m.]

Set Four
Cedar Walton; Naima; Voices Deep Within (2009 HighNote)
Cedar Walton; No Moe; Voices Deep Within (2009 HighNote)
Fats Waller; Love, I'd Give My Live for You; The Complete Recorded Works Vol. 5 (2008 JSP)
Christopher Lehman; The Party Grind; Popjazzic (2009 Christopher Lehman)
11:55 a.m. Mandatory PSAs & Promos
Vince Norman/Joe McCarthy Big Band; Goodbye Mr. Schulz; Bright Future (2010 OA2)
[mic break 12:04 p.m.]

Set Five
Preston Reed; Playing by Ear; Playing by Ear (1984 Flying Fish)
Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass; There's No You; Speak Love (1983 Pablo)
Charlie Hunter; High pockets and  a Fanny Pack; Gentlemen... (2010 Spire Artist)
Norman Savitt; Waterfall; Norman Savitt and Friends (2009 Balkan Samba)
George Cotsirilos Trio; Past Present; Past Present (OA2)
GRProject; Ging Gong; Sculptures in Time (2009 WUC)
Cecil Brooks III; Penn Relays; Hot Dog (2009 Savant)
[mic break 12:43 p.m.]

1:00 p.m. Glenn Roth on the Sunday Brunch Conert

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New Discovery Channel series: Headliest Catch

A look deep inside the most dangerous trade in America: Vending nitrous.

[cuts to a scene of a greasebag pounding a frozen tank against the pavement]
"so uhh basically when they freeze up... you gotta get em flowin' again. [looks around nervously] the trick is, man... you gotta... dislodge the ice... while at the same time... [looks around nervously again] not drawing too much attention... [looks over his shoulder] to yourself... or they'll confiscate your tanks... [looks around again, this time spotting someone walking towards him in a collared shirt.] SHIT! SIX UP! SIX UP! [takes off running.]"

[pans over to two dudes fist fighting near a tank]
Mike Rowe Narrates: "9 miles from the center of philly. Here, two rival gas dealers are trying to catch the same phish in the same location. Gas vending is very territorial. Each crew has their honey holes, these honey holes have been passed down on charts and road maps through generations of vendors. It's times like these, when someone's in another crew's spot, that things get ugly."

Hat tip: Polarity Brody

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Glenn Roth live on the Sunday Brunch Concert

Influenced both by talented fingerstyle artists such as Tommy Emmanuel, Michael Hedges, and Preston Reid and the bombast and melodicism of bands like Tool and 311, Glenn has developed a style of solo acoustic guitar playing that’s uniquely his own: aggressive, emotional, vibrant, melodic, in turn and often within the same song. Anyone who has marveled at Glenn’s brilliant acoustic interpretation of Iron Maiden’s Run to the Hills, a YouTube hit and a tribute to those early days of air-guitar, can attest to Glenn’s imaginative and virtuosic guitar playing.

Join us in the intimate setting of our broadcast studio for what promises to be a wonderful set of music.

Space is limited. For reservations & directions, call 203-331-9756.

Playlist, February 14, 2010

Archive audio: (the whole show)


Set One
Frank Zappa; Chunga's Revenge; Trance Fusion (2006 Zappa)
The Persuations; My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama; Frankly A Cappella (2000 EarthBeat)
Monica Ramey; You're the Top; Make Someone Happy (2010 Cognito Music)
Vince Norman/Joe McCarthy Big Band; For My Beloved; Bright Future (2010 OA2)
John Moulder; Magical Space; Bifröst (2009 Origin)
Gail Pettis; I Could Have Danced All Night; Here in the Moment (2010 OA2)
[mic break 10:39 a.m.]

Set Two
John Ellis & Double-Wide; Okra & Tomatoes; Puppet Mischief (2010 ObliqSound)
Bill Heid; Little Langley; Dark Secrets (2000 Savant)
Frank Vignola; Douce Ambiance; 100 Years of Django (2010 Azica)
David Berkman Quartet; Along Came Betty; Live at Smoke (2009 Challenge)
[mic break 11:15 a.m.]

Set Three
Miles Davis; Boplicity; Birth of the Cool (1989 Capitol)
Miles Davis; Buzzard Song; Porgy and Bess (1997 Sony)
Cyrus Chestnut; Lean On Me; Spirit (2009 Jazz Legacy)
Saltman Knowles; Shesh; Yesterday's Man (2010 Pacific Coast Jazz)
Kristine Mills; Burden of Choice; Bossanovafied (2009 Kristine Mills Music)
Orrin Evans; Don't Call Me Wally; Faith in Action (2010 Posi-Tone)
Bob Sneider & Paul Hofmann; Warm Welcome; Serve and Volley (2010 Origin)
Frank Vignola; Sounds of Silence; Looking Up (2009)
Great Ceasar's Ghost; Les Brers in A Minor; First There is a Mountain (2009 greatcg.com)
[mic break 12:07 p.m.]

Set Four
Ahmad Jamal; Hi Fly; A Quiet Time (2009 Dreyfus Jazz)
Playdate; Remember the Goldfish; Playdate (2009 Posi-Tone)
Pat Metheny; Orchestrion; Orchestrian (2010 Nonesuch)
[mic break 12:41 p.m.]

Set Five
Thomas Lorenzo Quartet; Blue Secrets; Spanish Breeze (2009 Barcelona Music)
Swamp Cabbage; Feedbag; Squeal (2008 Zoho)
Tom Waits; Falling Down; Glitter and Doom Live (2009 Anti-)
Larry Kucharz; Pastel 9515; Pastels (2009 International Audiochrome)
Karsh Kale; Milan; Liberation (2003 Six Degrees)
Talvin Singh; Sutrix; OK (1998 Island)
Grateful Dead; Playing in the Band; Three From the Vault (2007 Rhino)
Grateful Dead; That's It for the Other One; Three From the Vault (2007 Rhino)
Grateful Dead; Wharf Rat; Three From the Vault (2007 Rhino)
[mic break 1:47 p.m.]

Set Six
David Berger Jazz Orchestra; Me And You; Sing me a Love Song (2009 Such Sweet Thunder)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[2:00 p.m.]


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Playlist, February 7, 2010

Live video streaming on U-Stream http://ustre.am/4elj

Set One
RG Royal Sound Orchestra; Hotel California; Impact (2009 RG)
Edward Ratliff; March for a Lost Cause; Those Moments Before (2009 Strudelmedia)
U.O. Project; Red Chair; It's Time for U (usojazzy.com)
David Berkman Quartet; Weird Knack; Live at Smoke (2009 Challenge)
Hadley Caliman; Cigar Eddie; Straight Ahead (2010 Origin)
[mic break 10:39 a.m.]

Set Two
Amanda Carr; How Am I to Know; Common Thread (2009 OMS)
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Mom and Dad/Oh No; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
Julian Yeo; Whatever Lola Wants; Deep Purple Dreams (2010 Yeomo Productions)
The Jay D'Amico Trio; Ballata; Nocturne (2009 CAP)
Q'd Up; Sketches of Trane; Quintessence (2009 Jazz Hang)
Dana Hall; Tin Soldier; Into the Light (2009 Origin)
[mic break 11:23 a.m.]

Set Three
The Zeke Martin Project; Teen Town; U4RIA (2009 Zeke Martin)
Mort Weiss; Tea for Two; Raising the Bar (2009 SMS Jazz)
Roberta Donnay; Put It Where You Want It; What's Your Story (2007 Pacific Coast Jazz)
GRProject; Seul B; Sculptures in Time (2009 WUC)
Fried Fried and Core; Sadie; Core 3.0 (2010 Ballet Tree)
Lady K and the Kings of Swing; Every Day I Have the Blues; Live at Blackhawk (2009 Kayjazz)
[mic break 12:05 p.m.]

Set Four
Wayne Escoffery; No Sesert; Uptown (2009 Posi-Tone)
Charlie Hunter; Tout Ce Quie Brilule N Pas Or; Gentlemen, I Negelected to Inform You that You will not be getting paid (2010 Spireartists)
Laurie Morvan Band; Nothin' But the Blues; Fire it Up! (2009 Screaming Lizard)
Swamp Cabbage; Delegation; Squeal (2008 Zoho)
Jimmy Herring; New Moon; Lifeboat (2008 Abstract Logix)
Robert Lusson & The Social Beat; Egalitarian Cafe; Loveland (2009)
[mic break 12:39 p.m.]

Set Five
Ben Sidran; Tangled Up In Blue; Dylan Different (2009 Bonsai)
Keith Price; Zoom Zoom (part three); Breakfast of Champions (2009 keithprice.ca)
Christopher Lehman; Midnight Breeze; Popjazzic (2009 Christopher Pehman(
JJ Grey & Mofro; WYLF; Orange Blossoms (2008 ALCD)
[mic break 12:59 p.m.]


Sarah Blacker on the Sunday Brunch Concert

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Sarah Blacker live in our studio this Sunday Brunch Concert

Sarah Blacker will make you dance a jig in the street, while she stomps, claps, and cheers you on! She’ll get a kick out of the way the music moves you, and will be equally as moved. She’ll even make your toughest bassist cry with the amount of passion she pours into each musical note she produces. She’ll treat you like an old friend before a show and stop you dead in your tracks once she starts to sing.

Join us in the intimate setting of our broadcast studio for what promises to be a wonderful set of music.

Space is limited. For reservations & directions, call 203-331-9756.

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Playlist, January 31, 2010

Set One
Marco Benevento; The Weathermen; Live at Tonic (2007 Ropeadope)
KJ Denhert; What's My Name; Lucky 7 (2007 Motema)
Steve Colson; Parallel Universe; The Untarnished Dream (2009 Silver Sphinx)
[mic break 10:46 a.m.]

Set Two
Dan Dean; 'S Wonderful; 251 (2010 Origin)
Matt Vashlishan; Sailing; No Such Thing (2010 Origin)
Jimmy Herring; Only When It's Light; Lifeboat (2008 Abstract Logix)
Amanda Carr & the Kenny Hadley Big Band; There's a Small Hotel; Common Thread (2009 OMS)
Lady K & the Kings of Swing; Luck Be a Lady; Live at Blackhawk (2010 Kayjazz)
Q'd Up' Llévame ya al Mundo de las Maravillas; Quintessence (2009 Jazz Hang)
[mic break 11:23 a.m.]

Set Three
Saltman Knowles; They Don't Really Care for Us; Yesterday's Man (2010 Pacific Coast Jazz)
Monica Ramey; Tenderly; Make Someone Happy (2010 Cognito)
U.O. Project; N'Awlins Greens; It's Time for U (2010 usojazzy.com)
Susie Meissner; I'm Old Fashioned; I'll Remember April (2009 Lydian Jazz)
Keith Price; Confucius Corner; Breakfast of Champions (2010 keithprice.ca)
Out To Lunch; Dr. Dre's Bar Mitzva > Skip; Melvin's Rockpile (2009 Accurate)
The David Leonhardt Trio; Simple Gifts; Bach to the Blues (2009 Big Bang)
Ben Sidran; Blowin' in the Wind; Dylan Different (2009 Bonsai)
RG Royal Sound Orchestra; That's the Way; Impact (2009 RG)
[mic break 12:23 p.m.]

Set Four
Charlie Hunter; You Look Good in Orange; Gentlemen, I Neglected To Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid (2010 Spire Artist Media)
Grateful Dead; Weather Report Suite; 1974-02-23 Winterland

[1:00 p.m.]
Michaela Mussolino; Live From Where? 2005-10-19
[2:00 p.m.]


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Pee-Wee Gets an iPad!

Pee-wee Gets An iPad! from Pee-wee Herman

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Playlist, January 24, 2010

Set One
Dan Dean; It's On; 251 (2010 Origin)
Jacques Schwarz-Bart; Pan Ga To; Abyss (2009 ObliqSound)
McCoy Tyner; Understanding; Dimensions (1984 Elektra)
[mic break 10:25 a.m.]

Set Two
Steve Colson; Maybe; The Untarnished Dream (2009 Silver Sphinx)
The Jazz Conceptions Orchestra; Parisian Thoroughfare; The Jazz Conceptions Orchestra (2009 151)
Dan Dean; In Walked Bud; 251 (2010 Origin)
Joey DeFrancesco; Down the Hatch; Organic Vibes (2006 Concord)
Papa Grows Funk; Walkin' in Our Own Shoes; Mr. Patterson's Hat (2007 Funky Krewe)
Medeski, Martin & Wood; Everyday People; Combustication (1998 Blue Note)
Medeski, Martin & Wood; Mami Gato; End of the World Party
[mic break 11:09 a.m.]

Set Three
Vince Norman/Joe McCarthy Big Band; Super Grover; Bright Future (2010 OA2)
Waverly Seven; Call Me Irresponsible; Yo! Bobby (2007 Anzic)
Cedar Walton; Over the Rainbow; Voices Deep Within (2009 HighNote)
Miles Davis; It's Only a Paper Moon; Harold Arlen 100 (2005 Concord)
Keith Price; Breakfast of Champions; Breakfast of Champions (2009 KeithPrice.ca)
The Afro-Semitic Experience; A Crooked Path; The Road that Heals the Splintered Soul (2009 Reckless DC Music)
[mic break 11:49 a.m.]

Set Four
Lawson Rollins; Moonlight Samba; Espirito (2009 Infinita)
The Jay D'Amico Trio; Prelude in C Minor; Nocturne (2009 CAP)
Steps Ahead; Radio Active; Modern Times (1984 Elektra)
Weather Report; Black Market; Live and Unreleased (2002 Sony)
Phish; Bathtub Gin; Hampton Comes Alive (1999 Elektra)
Mike Stern; Bird Blue; Big Neighborhood (2009 Heads Up)
[mic break 12:39 p.m.]

Set Five
Al DiMeola; Mata Hari; Scenario (1984 Columbia)
Soulfege; Beans N Rice; Take Back the Mic (2008 ASAFO Media)
Swamp Cabbage; New Voodoo Boogaloo; Squeal (2008 ZOHO)

1:00 p.m. Sunday Brunch Concert: Sushi Grade Panda



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Concert for Haiti

Saturday, Jan. 30th, 7:30 p.m.
FTC on Stage One
70 Sanford St., Fairfield, CT

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Playlist, January 17, 2010

Archive audio: (the whole show)


Set One
Arturo Sandoval; Flight to Freedom; Flight to Freedom (1991 GRP)
Dave Siebels; I Wish; With Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (2008 PBGI)
Mike Stern; Big Neighborhood; Big Neighborhood (2009 Heads Up)
The Bobs; Purple Haze; Sing the Songs of... (1991 Kaleidoscope)
Ben Sidran; Tangled Up in Blue; Dylan Different (2009 Bonsai)
Vernon Neilly & Friends; I Wish; A Tribute to Stevie Wonder (2009 Boosweet)
[mic break 10:30 a.m.]

Interview with Jerry Vigorito of Band Together about the Concert for Haiti on Jan. 30th.

Set Two
Wayne Escoffery; Cross Bronx; Uptown;
Phish; Boogie On Reggae Woman; 6/5/09 Wantagh NY
Cedar Walton; Another Star; Voices Deep Within (2009 HighNote)
Mads Tolling; The Chicken; The Playmaker (2009 City Hall)
Hadley Caliman; Cigar Eddie; Straight Ahead (2010 Origin)
Vince Norman/Joe McCarthy Big Band; Katelyn; Bright Future (2010 OA2)
James Spaulding; Warm Valley; Duke of Elegant: Gems from the Duke Ellington Songbook (2009 HighNote)
The Afro-Semetic Experience; Obatala; The Road that Heals the Splintered Soul (2009 Reckless DC Music)
Horace Silver; I'll Know; Silver's Blue (1989 CBS)
[mic break 11:48 a.m.]

Set Three
Stan Bock Ensemble; Ain't Nothin' New; Your Check's in the Mail (2007 OA2)
Dan Dean; Georgia on My Mind; 251 (2010 Origin)
Mark Murphy; All Blues; Kind of Blue Revisited: The Miles Davis Songbook (2009 HighNote)
Joey DeFrancesco; Dig; Joey D! (2008 HighNote)
[mic break 12:23 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert: Organic Soul LIVE in our studio

1:30 p.m. Mark Naftalin LIVE from the Pequot Library

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Playlist, January 10, 2010

Archive audio: (the whole show)


Set One
Miles from India; Spanish Key; Miles from India (2008 Four Quarters)
[mic break 10:28 a.m.]

Set Two
Saltman Knowles; Theme in Search of a Movie; Yesterday's Man (2010 Pacific Coast Jazz)
Bill Evans Trio; Peace Piece; Everybody Digs Bill Evans (1987 Fantasy)
Marco Benevento; Teardrop Tea; Live at Tonic (2008 Rope
Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band; Manteca; I'm BeBoppin' Too (2009 Half Note)
Roy Hargrove Big Band; My Funny Valentine; Emergence (2009 Groovin' High)
Edward Ratliff; Movin' On Over; Those Moments Before (2009 Strudelmedia)
Dave Siebels; The Coupe; With Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (2008 PBGL)
Dave Siebels; Not That There's Anything Wrong with That; With Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (2008 PBGL)
Joey DeFrancesco; Whichole; Snap Shot (2009 HighNote)
[mic break 11:24 a.m.]

Set Three
The Oscar Peterson Trio; Happy-Go-Lucky Local; Night Train (1997 PolyGram)
The Oscar Peterson Trio; C-Jam Blues; Night Train (1997 PolyGram)
Mike Longo Trio; Love For Sale; Sting Like a Bee (2009 CAP)
Houston Person; Too Late Now; Mellow (2009 HighNote)
The Heath Brothers; Ballad From Leadership Suits; Endurance (2009 Jazz Legacy)
Wayne Escoffery; Maya's Waltz; Uptown (2009 Posi-Tone)
The Oscar Peterson Trio; Now's the Time; Night Train (1997 PolyGram)
[mic break 12:14 p.m.]

Set Four
Frank Zappa; Dog Meat; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 2 (1988 Rykodisc)
Organissimo; Señor Buffet; Groovadelphia (2008 Big O)
Cecil Brooks III; Penn Relays; Hot Dog (2009 Savant)
[mic break 12:35 p.m.]

Set Five
One O'Clock Lab Band; Dark Matters; Lab 2009 (2009 North Texas Jazz)
RG Royal Sound Orchestra; New York New York; Impact (2009 RG)
Quartette Indigo; So What?; Kind of Blue Revisited: The Miles Davis Songbook (2009 HighNote)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)

1:00 p.m.  Sunday Brunch Concert: Le Nozze di Carlo (recorded 3/15/06)

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Playlist, January 3, 2010

Archive audio: (the whole show)


Set One
The Beatles; Magical Mystery Tour; Magical Mystery Tour (1967 EMI)
Wayne Wallace; Going Up!; Bien Bien! (2009 Patois)
Wayne Escoffery; You Know I Care; Uptown (2009 Positone)
Coleman Hawkins; La Mer; The Hawk in Paris (1956 RCA)
Don Braden; Three of a Kind; The Time is Now (1991 Criss Cross)
Eric Alexander; You Must Believe in Spring; Revival of the Fittest (2009 HighNote)
[mic break 10:38 a.m.]

Set Two
Joey DeFrancesco; Fly Me to the Moon; Snap Shot (2009 HighNote)
Don Patterson; Theme from Love Story; The Genius of the B-3 (1973 Muse)
[mic break 11:00 a.m.]

Set Three
Charlie Parker; Cheryl; The Complete Royal Roost Performances Vol. 3 (Savoy)
Charlie Parker; Slow Boat to China; The Complete Royal Roost Performances Vol. 3 (Savoy)
Charlie Parker; Chasin' the Bird; The Complete Royal Roost Performances Vol. 3 (Savoy)
[mic break 11:17 a.m.]

Set Four
Red Garland; If I Were a Bell; Red Garland's Piano (2006 Concord)
The Bill Evans Trio; If You Could See Me Now; Moonbeams (1962 Riverside)
The Ray Brown Trio; Milestones; Bass Face (1993 Telarc)
Cedar Walton; Over the Rainbow; Voices Deep Within (2009 HighNote)
The Mike Longo Trio; Dance Cadaverous; Sting Like a Bee (2009 CAP)
McCoy Tyner Trio; Naima; Live at Sweet Basil (1995 Evidence)
McCoy Tyner Trio; Will You Still Be Mine?; Live at Sweet Basil (1995 Evidence)
[mic break 12:05 p.m.]

Set Five
Cedar Walton; On Green Dolphin Street; Underground Memoirs (2005 HighNote)
Roy Hargrove; Re-Evaluation; Of Kindred Souls (1993 RCA/Novus)
David "Fathead" Newman; Goldfinger; Cityscape (2006 HighNote)
Max Roach Double Quartet; Hi-Fly; Bright Moments (1987 Soul Note)
RG Royal Sound Orchestra; Hotel California; Impact (2009 RG)
Paquito D'Rivera; Wapango; Celebration (1988 Columbia)
Edward Ratliff; Well-Dressed and Elegant; Those Moments Before (2009 Strudelmedia)
Pamela Luss; Don'cha Go Away Mad; Sweet and Saxy (2009 Savant)
[mic break 12:53 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert
The Point 2/3/08 Part 2
Kim & Eddy Lawrence 3/1/09
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, December 27, 2009

A Jam Band New Years: NYE Shenanigans from the Wayback Machine

Archive audio: (the whole show)


Set One
Phish; Gamehenge Time Phactory > Auld Lang Syne > Weekapaug Groove; New Year's Eve 1995 (2006 Jemp)
[mic break 10:32 a.m.]

Set Two
Joan Baez; Tunisian New Year Song; 12/31/81 Oakland Auditorium
Joan Baez; Me and Bobby McGee; 12/31/81 Oakland Auditorium
Joan Baez; Bye Bye Love; 12/31/81 Oakland Auditorium
Grateful Dead; Kesey/Countdown; 12/31/81 Oakland Auditorium
Grateful Dead; Iko Iko; 12/31/81 Oakland Auditorium
[mic break 10:58 a.m.]

Set Three
Umphrey's McGee; Nothing Too Fancy; 12/31/05 Aragon Ballroom
Umphrey's McGee; Auld Lang Syne; 12/31/05 Aragon Ballroom
[mic break 11:25 a.m.]

Set Four
Yonder Mountain String Band; NYE Countdown; 12/31/06 Fillmore Auditorium
Yonder Mountain Ohh La La; 12/31/06 Fillmore Auditorium
moe. Lazarus; 12/31/07 Radio City Music Hall
moe. NYE Countdown; 12/31/07 Radio City Music Hall
moe. Raise A Glass; 12/31/07 Radio City Music Hall
[mic break 11:45 a.m.]

Set Five
Grateful Dead; Midnight Madness; 12/31/82 Oakland Auditorium
Grateful Dead; Sugar Magnolia; 12/31/82 Oakland Auditorium
Grateful Dead; NYE Countdown; 12/31/86 Kaiser Convention Center
Grateful Dead; Touch of Grey; 12/31/86 Kaiser Convention Center
Grateful Dead; Let it Grow; 12/31/86 Kaiser Convention Center
[mic break 12:15 p.m.]

Set Seven
Zen Tricksters; jam (NYE countdown); 12/31/04 Tribeca Blues
Zen Tricksters; All You Need is Love; 12/31/04 Tribeca Blues
Zen Tricksters; Viola Lee Blues; 12/31/04 Tribeca Blues
Station ID 1:02 p.m.
The Breakfast; Sundance; 12/31/08 Toad's Place
The Breakfast; Auld Lang Syne; 12/31/08 Toad's Place
The Breakfast; Echidna's Arf; 12/31/08 Toad's Place
The Breakfast; Phaddy Boom Baddy; 12/31/08 Toad's Place
[mic break 1:29 p.m.]

Set Eight
JJ Grey and Mofro; NYE Coundown; 12/31/08 Freebird Live
JJ Grey and Mofro; Auld Lang Syne; 12/31/08 Freebird Live
JJ Grey and Mofro; Dirtfloorcracker; 12/31/08 Freebird Live
Grateful Dead; NYE Countdown; 12/31/90 Oakland Coliseum Arena
Grateful Dead; Not Fade Away; 12/31/90 Oakland Coliseum Arena
The Radiators; Auld Lang Syne; 12/31/99 Mardi Gras World
Grateful Dead; Ken Nordine's Flibberty Jib; 12/31/90 Oakland Coliseum Arena
[2:00 p.m.]



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Playlist, December 20, 2009

The Zappa Birthday Special

Archive audio: (the whole show)


Set One
Frank Zappa; Sharleena; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 3 (1988 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Friendly Little Finger; Zoot Allures (1976 Warner Bros)
Frank Zappa; Wonderful Wino; Zoot Allures (1976 Warner Bros)
Frank Zappa; Frogs with Dirty Little Lips; Them or Us (1984 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Whipping Post; Them or Us (1984 Barking Pumpkin)
[mic break 10:33 a.m.]

Set Two
Frank Zappa; The Central Scrutinizer; Joe's Garage (1979 Zappa)
Frank Zappa; The Joe's Garage; Joe's Garage (1979 Zappa)
Frank Zappa; Society Pages; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 3 (1988 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; I'm A Beautiful Guy; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 3 (1988 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Beauty Knows No Pain; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 3 (1988 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Charlie's Enormous Mouth; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 3 (1988 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Cocaine Decisions; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 3 (1988 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Nig Biz; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 3 (1988 Rykodisc)
[mic break 11:05 a.m.]

Set Three
Frank Zappa; Cocaine Decisions; Palermo, Italy 7/11/82
Frank Zappa; Ya Hozna; Them or Us (1984 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Scratch and Sniff; Trance Fusion (2006 Zappa)
Frank Zappa; City of Tiny Lights; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 5 (1992 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; That Ol' G Minor Thing Again; Guitar (1988 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Duke of Electric Prunes; Orchestral Favorites; (1979 DiscReet)
[mic break 11:41 a.m.]

Set Four
Frank Zappa/Petit Wazoo; Imaginary Diseases; Imaginary Diseases (2005 Zappa)
Frank Zappa/Grand Wazoo; Greggery Peccary; 9/10/72 Hollywood Bowl
Frank Zappa/Grand Wazoo; Low Budget Dog Meat; 9/10/72 Hollywood Bowl
[mic break 12:14 p.m.]

Set Five
Mothers of Invention; Call Any Vegetable; Absolutely Free (1967/1988 Rykodisc)
Mothers of Invention; Invocation & Ritual Dance of the Young Pumpkin; Absolutely Free (1967/1988 Rykodisc)
Mothers of Invention; King Kong; Ahead of Their Time (1993 Rykodisc)
Mothers of Invention; Status Back Baby > Trouble Every Day Variations; 5/3/68 Denver
Frank Zappa/Mothers; No Waiting for the Peanuts to Dissolve; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 5 (1992 Rykodisc)
Mothers of Invention; Dwarf Nebula Processional & Dwarf Nebula; Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970 Bizzarre)
Mothers of Invention; My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama; Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970 Bizzarre)
Mothers of Invention; Mom & Dad; We're Only In It for the Money (1968)
Mothers of Invention; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance; We're Only In It for the Money (1968)
[mic break 12:56 p.m.]

Set Six
Frank Zappa; What's New in Baltimore?; FZ Meets the Mothers of Prevention (1985 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Alien Orifice; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 6 (1992 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Chunga's Revenge; Trance-Fusion (2006 Zappa)
Frank Zappa; Bowling on Charen; Trance-Fusion (2006 Zappa)
Frank Zappa; Peaches en Regalia; 2/26/1978 Brussels
Frank Zappa; The Torture Never Stops; 2/26/1978 Brussels
Frank Zappa; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 2 (1988 Rykodisc)
[mic break 1:53 p.m.]
Frank Zappa; Strictly Genteel; Make a Jazz Noise Here (1991 Barking Pumpkin)
[2:00 p.m.]


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Here we go

FURTHUR AND PRICELINE.COM REACH AMICABLE SETTLEMENT

PRESS RELEASE

Sunday, December 13, 2009-For Immediate Release

FURTHUR AND PRICELINE.COM REACH AMICABLE SETTLEMENT

Top level management for Furthur, Incorporated and Priceline.com have reached a settlement avoiding costly litigation for patent and trade infringements. Both the Grateful Dead community and the Online travel consumer market breathed a collective sigh of relief as the negotiated arrangement both resolved current tensions and paved the way for future cooperation between the two mega corporations.

A high level negotiating team for Priceline.com was led by none other than celebrity spokesperson William Shatner. Furthur, Incorporated was represented by musician, Bob Weir. The two met for several hours and were assisted in their discussions by representatives of several related and interested parties, such as: The American Interpretative Hearing Association which provided sign language interpretation of the negotiations, Lee Majors-representing the Bionic Ear, and others.

The main point of contention was the allegation that Bob Weir of Furthur, Inc was utilizing a vocal style copied almost verbatim of Priceline.com's William Shatner. This vocal style is known as "Shatnerizing" or "Shatneresque". Shatnerizing has been described as the use of a monotone, deadpan delivery with inflection meant to leave the listener puzzled and amused. It is characterized by the utilization of awkward pauses and unnatural phrasing between words and sentences. Mr. Shatner had perfected the technique and was perplexed when he learned that Weir was using his method while singing. Shatner stated " When I-------- Shatnerize------on the--------commercials,-------I do it-----as-----a joke. I--------am actually-------making fun------of------myself. I never-------imagined that--------someone would------try------and sing----using that style.". After listening to recordings of the new band Furthur, attorneys for both sides agreed that Weir had appropriated Shatners vocal style.

Attorneys for Furthur, Inc tried to argue that it was not intentional, that Mr. Weir was simply older now, and despite over 40 years in the rock and roll industry he had literally "forgotten how to sing". When deposed however, Mr. Weir admitted that he was "Shatnerizing" on purpose, stating that "these songs, especially the Garcia songs are just too good to sing right anymore. I chop them up on purpose. I mean, if Phil can sing the Jerry songs in his own way, I need a way to destroy those good old tunes too". When pressed, Weir agreed that he was trying to create a new style. He said "Look, we know what Jerry would have wanted and we know what the fans want to hear and we don't give a sh-t. Some folks think Phil and I sing the Garcia songs out of love and respect for Jerry, that's just not true. We trash his tunes cause we can. It's our band now. We are proving that we are just as much creative geniuses as Garcia was".

The deal will allow Weir to continue to "Shatnerize" his vocals with Furthur and will also signal a corporate merging between Priceline.com and Furthur, Inc. Weir has agreed to become the TV pitchman for Priceline.com upon Shatners retirement or death, whichever comes first thus assuring continuity for the travel corporation. Priceline.com has agreed to become the sole strategic partner to Furthur, Inc for fans to purchase flight and lodging arrangments.

The negotiations had some other side benefits as well. Former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart was brought back into the fold and cut a deal allowing him to portray "Mr. Spock" in any new Star Trek Movies that may be on the horizon.

Furthur guitar player and vocalist John Kadlecik had his entire Star Trek action figure collection signed by Shatner in the deal. "Not too many people know that I was a Trekkie first and a Deadhead later" JK stated. "To me, Space is more than a bathroom break during a show. It is the Final Frontier".

Furthur consultant Jill Lesh learned how to perform both the Vulcan "Death Grip" and the "Mindmelt".

(Hat tip: TheDHJ)

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Playlist, December 13, 2009

Set One
Bangor Flying Circus; Norwegian Wood; Bangor Flying Circus (1969 One Way)
Neuhuman; neversaiditwasreconoitering; Neuhuman (
Mark Karan; Time Will Tell; Walk Through the Fire (2009 Dig)
Neil Diamond; The Chanukah Song
Umphrey's McGee; Turn & Run; Mantis (2009 SCI Fidelity)
Jim McPherson; Left Out in the Cold; A Promise Kept (2009 Kosher Dill)
[mic break 10:47 a.m.]

Set Two
Umphrey's McGee; Turn & Dub; Mantis (2009 SCI Fidelity)
Half Pint; Days I Can't Forget; Classics in Dub (1995 Hightone)
Gov't Mule; Hard to Handle > Hard to Dubya; Mighty High (2007 ATO)
Frank Zappa; Diplodocus; Trance-Fusion (2006 Zappa)
Mo Boma; Walk LIke a Pygmy; Myths of the Near Future (1996 Extreme)
The Section; Underture; The String Quartet Tribute to The Who's Tommy (2002 Vitamin)
The Kennedy Experience; Little Wing; The Kennedy Experience (1999 Sony)
Meridian Arts Ensemble; Purple Haze; Smart Went Crazy (1993 Channel Crossings)
[mic break 11:45 a.m.]

Set Three
Herbie Hancock; River; River: The Joni Letters (2007 Verve)
Wayne Escoffery; Road From Eilat; Uptown (2009 Posi-Tone)
Wayne Escoffery; Gulf of Aqaba; Uptown (2009 Posi-Tone)
Frank Jackson; What Do I Want for Christmas; single (2009 Kasis)
Jacques Schwarz-Bart; Mendé Chiraj (DJ Spinna Remix); Abyss (2009 ObliqSound)
Omar Sosa; Night of the Four Songs; Across the Divide (2009 Half Note)
Lonnie Smith; Freedom Jazz Dance; Jungle Soul (2006 Palmetto)
[mic break 12:22 p.m.]

Set Four
The Afro-Semetic Experience; A Torah Afloat in a Leaky Boat Lands in Congo Square; The Road that Heals the Splintered Soul (2009 Reckless DC)
Dizzy Gillespie; Manteca; The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1995 Bluebird)
Phish; Manteca; A Picture of Nectar (1992 Elektra)
Gerald Wilson Orchestra; Aram; Detroit (2009 Mack Avenue)
Vijay Iyer; Somewhere; Historicity (2009 ACT)
Jason Lindner; Seven Ways; Gives You Now vs Now (2009 Anzic)
Johnny Lytle; Milestones; Possum Grease (1995 Muse)
[mic break 12:59 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert:  The Point (recorded 2/3/2008)

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Playlist, December 6, 2009

Set One
The Aftro-Semitic Experience; The Road that Heals the Splintered Soul; The Road that Heals the Splintered Soul (2009 Reckless DC)
Mike Longo; West Side Story Medley; Sing Like a Bee (2009 CAP)
Pamela Luss; Nice and Easy; Sweet and Saxy (2009 Savant)
Helio Alves; It's Clear; It's Clear (2009 Reservoir)
The Kevin Hays Trio; Fool on the Hill; You've Got a Friend (2009 JazzEyes)
Houston Person; Sunny; Mellow (2009 HighNote)
[mic break 10:43 a.m.]

Set Two
Hank Jones/Oliver Jones; What Am I Here For?; Pleased to Meet You (2009 Justin Time)
Anne Drummond; Bossa for Copacabana; Like Water (2009 ObliqSound)
Bop Tweed; Eroaneous; Two (2009 Mothlight)
Mike Stern; Big Neighborhood; Big Neighborhood (2009 Heads Up)
John Moulder; Magical Space; Bifröst (2009 Origin)
Typhanie Monique & Neal Alger; Baby It's Cold Outside; Yuletide Groove (2008 Tyme)
[mic break 11:22 a.m.]

Set Three
Wayne Wallace; Mojito Cafe; Bien Bien (2009 Patois)
Interview with Matthew DeTroy & Carol Piro of Zoot Planet
Joey DeFrancesco; Eighty One; Snap Shot (2009 Highnote)
Q'd Up; Dark City Streets; Quintessence (2009 Jazz Hang)
Q'd Up; Dearly Beloved; Quintessence (2009 Jazz Hang)
Betty Buckley; The Surrey with the Fringe on Top; Quintessence (2008 Playbill)
Gretchen Parlato; Doralice; In a Dream (2009 ObliqSound)
Matt Vashlishan; Amalgamation; No Such Thing (2009 Origin)
Wayne Escoffery; No Desert; Uptown (2009 Positone)
[mic break 12:29 p.m.]

Set Four
Phil Kelley & the Northwest Prevailing Winds; Note-o-Riot-ee; Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles (2009 Origin)
Fahir Atakoglu; High Street; Faces & Places (2009 Far & Here)
Cedar Walton; Voices Deep Within; Voices Deep Within (2009 Highnote)
Eric Alexander; You Must Believe in Spring; Revival of the Fittest (2009 Highnote)
[1:00 p.m.]
Sunday Brunch Concert: Typhanie Monique and Neal Alger


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Tomorrow on Morning Maniac Music

Dec. 6th WPKN Benefit with ZOoT PLANeT

11:30 a.m. Matthew DeTroy will join us in the studio.
7:30 p.m. Concert at FTC on Stage One, 70 Sanford Street, Fairfield, CT.

Blast away with this crew of seasoned local musicians as they make their debut on Stage One. Delivering sultry and snappy swing era classics diced with jazz and blues, ZOoT PLANeT will teleport you to a time and place where the roots of great music blends with the sensibility of sound in the millennium. Whether you're a rug cutter or a seat tapper, you're in for a treat that's out of this world! The ZOoT crew is - Matthew DeTroy (keys), Carol Piro (vocals), Bruce Couillard (sax/vocals), Hans Broecking (drums), Tim DeHuff (guitar), Rich Zurkowski (bass). In support of live, local radio ZOoT pLAnEt shares proceeds with WPKN.

Dec. 6th Typhanie Monique & Neal Alger

1:00 p.m. Typhanie Monique & Neal Alger will join us for an hour of music and conversation.

While many musical units are formed with a specific agenda, the jazz duo of Typhanie Monique, vocals, and Neal Alger, guitar, came about mostly by chance.  With a background that contains R&B icons Tina Turner and Lionel Richie from her mother's listening habits, Typhanie came to discover jazz in her teenage years.  After studying jazz vocal technique in college, Monique moved to Chicago and formed a successful funk/acid-jazz group Peking Turtle and performed at many venues in the midwest.  Neal too eventually embraced jazz by his late teens but came into it from a different angle; Neal grew up listening and performing hard rock/progressive rock.  Chicago became home for Alger after college as well, and he freelanced with local jazz luminaries and fronted his own trio.

In the holiday spirit of an inclusive 'musical family', YULETIDE GROOVE, the newest project from Alger and Monique, features many special guests including rising Hammond B3 organ star Tony Monaco.  Monaco brings an infectious beat, a rock-solid swing, and warm vocals to the chestnut "Baby It's Cold Outside" while Monique revels in Monaco's vitality, turning in an inspired vocal performance.  A horn trio of trumpet, sax, and trombone brings a lush but not overly sentimental flavor to Vince Guaraldi's "Christmastime is Here" and the classic "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree".  The sultry sexiness of "Santa Baby" is beautifully enhanced by a cha-cha arrangement which features the contagious musical exuberance of latinos pianist Darwin Noguera and trumpeter Victor Garcia.
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Playlist, November 29, 2009

Set One
S.M.V.; Classical Thump; Thunder (2008 Heads Up)
Ben Sidran; Everything is Broken; Dylan Different (2009 Bonsai)
Mike Stern; Check One; Big Neighborhood (2009 Heads Up)
The Wiyos; Green Bottle #6; Broken Land Bell (2009 The Wiyos)
The Les DeMerle Band; Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me; Gypsy Rendezvous (2009 Origin)
Norah Jones; Light as a Feather; The Fall (2009 Blue Note)
Joey DeFrancesco; Fly Me to the Moon; Snap Shot (2009 Highnote)
[mic break 10:44 a.m.]

Set Two
John Moulder; Cold Sea Triptych; Bifröst (2009 Origin)
Jacques Schwartz-Bart; Dio Pann; Abyss (2009 ObliqSound)
Eric Alexander; Love-Wise; Revival of the Fittest (2009 Highnote)
Marius Nordal; School Days; Boomer Jazz (2009 Origin)
Stuart Dempster/Tom Heasley/Eric Glick Rieman; Interzone; Echoes of Syros (2009 Full Bleed)
Amanda Carr & the Kenny Hadley Big Band; It's A Big Wide Wonderful World; Common Thread (2009 OMS)
[mic break 11:26 a.m.]

Set Three
Houston Person; Too Late Now; Mellow (2009 Highnote)
Pamela Luss; Don'cha Go Away Mad; Sweet & Saxy (2009 Savant)
Amanda Carr & the Kenny Hadley Big Band; Don'cha Go Away Mad; Common Thread (2009 OMS)
The Russ Spiegel Jazz Orchestra; Count Up; Transplants (2009 RuzzTone)
Frank Sinatra; That's Life; Sinatra: New York (2009 Reprise)
Phil Kelly & the Northwest Prevailing Winds; Ewe Doo on Bubbas Shoux; Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles (2009 Origin)
[mic break 11:59 a.m.]

Set Four
Steely Dan; Green Earrings; Alive in America (1995 Giant)
Frank Zappa; The Black Page; Make a Jazz Noise Here (1991 Barking Pumpkin)
Phish; David Bowie/Moby Dick; At the Roxy (Atlanta '93) (2008 Jemp)
Emerson Lake & Palmer; Hoedown; Welcome Back My Friends... (1973 Manticore)
Grateful Dead; Estimated Prophet >  Eyes of the World; Dick's Picks Vol. 15 (1999 Grateful Dead Productions)
[mic break 1:00 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert: The Crooked Jades 4/3/2006

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Fran-O-Rama!

While I'm recuperating from pneumonia, the show must go on. Fran Fried will take the driver's seat this Sunday for a show I'm sure you're not gonna wanna miss.

At 1:00 p.m., King for a Day will play a live set with Fran hosting the Sunday Brunch Concert. Tune in and enjoy!

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A nice review of Sunday's live McLovins set

As I start to recover from pneumonia, it's a pleasure to read the write-up of the festivities from the McLovins' fanblog, Dave Smith's One and One and One Make Three.

I had no idea how sick I was during this broadcast, and I sure hope I didn't infect anybody.

Here's the audio from the show. How hard did they play? Jason "Basslovin" said it best: You know you played hard when you have blisters on fingers you didn't use.

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Playlist, Sunday, November 15

Set One
Q'd Up; Brother Joy; Quintessence (2009 Jazz Hang)
Fahir Atakoglu; Into You; Faces & Places (2009 Far & Here)
Kristina; Valentin; Offshore Echoes (2009 Patois)
Rez Abazzi; Insulin; Things to Come (2009 Sunnyside)
[mic break 10:30 a.m.]

Set Two
Cecil Brooks III; Penn Relays; Hot Dog (2009 Savant)
Bob Albanese Trio; Yesterday's Gardenias; One Way/Detour (2009 Zoho)
Ray Brown Trio; Mainstem; Live at Starbucks (2000 Telarc)
The Les DeMerle Band; Pent Up House; Gypsy Rendezvous (2009 Origin)
Mads Tolling; The Chicken; The Playmaker (2009 City Hall)
Interview with Glenn Roth
Glenn Roth; Labyrinth
Fareed Haque & the Flat Earth Ensemble; Big Bhangra; Flat Planet (2008 Owl Studios)
Barbara Sfraga & Center Search Quest; Hang On, Fly Home; Timelessness Frozen in Time (2006 SyncTimiCity Productions)
[mic break 11:29 a.m.]

Set Three
Dave Siebels; The Coupe; with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (2008 PBGL)
Pamela Luss; You Belong to Me; Sweet & Saxy (2009 Savant)
Josh Moshier & Mike Lebrun; Misfortunately Pleasant; Joy Not Jaded (2009 OA2)
Ray Levier; Bait Tone Blues; Ray's Way (2009 Origin)
Jimmy Herring; One Strut; Lifeboat (2008 Abstract Logix)
[mic break 12:05 p.m.]

Set Four
Ben Sidran; Rainy Day Women #12 & 35; Dylan Different (2009 Bonsai)
Tears for Fears; Brian Wilson Said
The String Cheese Incident; L.A. Woman; Trick or Treat (2009 SCI Fidelity)
Phish; Punch You in the Eye; New Years Eve 1995 (2005 Rhino)
Marius Nordal; Good Vibrations; Boomer Jazz (2009 Origin)
Amanda Carr & the Kenny Hadley Big Band; I Could Have Told You; Common Thread (2009 OMS)
[mic break 12:48 p.m.]

Set Five
Garaj Mahal; Mondo Garaj; Mondo Garaj (2002 HomeGrown Music)
Helio Alves; Sweeping the Chimney; It's Clear (2009 Reservoir)
[1:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, November 8, 2009

Set One
Herbie Hancock; Nefertiti; River: The Joni Letters (2007 Verve)
Mike Longo Trio; West Side Story Medley; Sting Like a Bee (2009 CAP)
Big Nick Nicholas; Somewhere; Big Nick (1985 India Navigation)
Big Nick Nicholas; Autumn in New York; Big and Warm (1983 India Navigation)
Eldar; The Exorcist; Virtue (2009 Sony)
[mic break 10:41 a.m.]

Set Two
Fahir Atakoglu; ... and Places; Faces and Places (2009 Far & Here)
Marius Nordal; Strawberry Fields; Boomer Jazz (2009 Origin)
Dana Hall; Into the Light; Into the Light (2009 Origin)
Wayne Escoffery; Cross Bronx; Uptown (2009 Positone)
[mic break 11:05 a.m.]

Set Three
Chelsea Baratz; In Faith (Mobetta Remix); In Faith (2009)
Terell Stafford-Dick Oatts Quintet; Meant for You; Bridging the Gap (2009 Planet Arts)
Nicole Zuraitis; Deed I Do; Spread the Word (2008 Nicole Zuraitis)
Ben Sidran; Ballad of a Thin Man; Dylan Different (2009 Bonsai)
The Manhattan Transfer; 500 Miles High; The Chick Corea Songbook (2009 Four Quarters)
Anne Drummond; Bossa for Copacabana; Like Water (2009 ObliqSound)
James Moody; Homage; Homage (2004 Savoy)
[mic break 11:45 a.m.]

Set Four
Amanda Carr & the Kenny Kadley Big Band; It's A Big Wide Wonderful World; Common Thread (2009 OMS)
Miss Tess; Train Ride to Caroline; Darling, Oh Darling (2009 Miss Tess)
Mark Weinstein/Omar Sosa; Walking Song; Tales from the Earth (2009 Otá)
Kocani Orkestar; Bayram sekieri; Alone at My Wedding (2002 Crammed Discs)
Meridian Arts Ensemble; Big Swifty/Harry, You're a Beast/The Orange County Lumber Truck/T'mershi Duween/Dupree's Paradise; Smart Went Crazy (1993 Channel Crossing)
Josh Mosher & Mike Lebrun; Eleven Toe Waggle; Joy Not Jaded (2009 OA2)
[mic break 12:22 p.m.]

Set Five
Gov't Mule; Railroad Boy; By a Thread (2009 Evil Teen)
The String Cheese Incident; Exodus; Trick or Treat (2009 SCI Fidelity)
Phish; Harpua>2001>Harpua; Live Phish Vol. 2
Steely Dan; The Last Mall; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[1:00 p.m.]
Almost Live: Stacy Phillips & Paul Howard; 1/6/2008 Kasbah Garden Cafe
[2:00 p.m.]

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Radio Golden web site

I've moved my web site to RadioGolden.com. Be sure to check the Announcements page for current and future program notes.

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Playlist, November 1, 2009

Archived audio of entire program


Set One
Yes; Close to the Edge; Close to the Edge (1972 Atlantic)
Yes; Starship Trooper; The Yes Album (1971 Atlantic)
Gary Wofsey & his Jazz Orchestra; Perpetual Change; In Stereo (2000 Ambi)
[mic break 10:37 a.m.]

Set Two
Gary Wofsey; A Love Supreme; In Japan (1986 Ambi)
Gary Wofsey; Petrushka; In Japan (1986 Ambi)
11:01 a.m. Interview with Pamela Luss

Pamela Luss; Star Eyes; Sweet and Saxy (2009 Savant)
Rez Abazzi; Dream State; Things to Come (2009 Sunnyside)
John Moulder; Magical Space; Bifröst (2009 Origin)
Bill Bruford's Earthworks; Nerve; All Heaven Broke Loose (1991 E.G.)
[mic break 11:38 a.m.]

Set Three
Denise La Grassa; Deep Down Love; April Dreams (2009 Deelagee)
Gretchen Parlato; In A Dream; In A Dream (2009 ObliqSound)
Miles Davis; My Ship; Miles Ahead (1957/1997 Columbia)
Louis Armstrong; St. Louis Blues; Satch Blows the Blues (2002 Columbia)
Terrell Stafford-Dick Oatts Quintet; Time to Let Go; Bridging the Gap (2009 Planet Arts)
[mic break 12:03 p.m.]

Set Four
Wayne Wallace; In a Sentimental Mood; Bien Bien! (2009 Patois)
Q'd Up; In Pursuit of Guacamole; Quintessence (2009 Jazz Hang)
Gabriel Espinosa; LP 07; From Yucutan to Rio (2009 Zoho)
Cecil Brooks III; Theme from "Mannix"; Hot Dog (2009 Savant)
[mic break 12:34 p.m.]

Set Five
The McLovins; Rhyme & Reason; Conundrum (2009 Triple J)
The Lynne Arriale Trio; Come Together; Come Together (2004 Motema)
Fahir Atakoglu; Rio da Noite; Faces & Places (2009 Far&Here)
Steely Dan; The Last Mall; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[mic break 1:00 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert: Boris Garcia (recorded 3/15/09)

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Phish is raging at Festival 8

Nice costume!



The musical Hallowe'en costume will be Exile on Main St.

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Musical Hallowe'en treats

Here are a few shows worth checking out for Hallowe'en

Caravan of Thieves - FTC Stage One
Cosmic Jibaros -Acoustic Cafe
King for a Day - Two Boots
Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams - Gramercy Theatre, NYC

Ice Painting

Did you ever wonder how the lines and logos on a hockey rink were created? Here are a couple of videos demonstrating the fine art of ice painting.

GIANT Center, Hershey, PA (hat tip: Uni Watch)



NHL Playoff Logo




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Groovadelic Saturn images

Space.com has a wonderful collection of images taken from the Cassini probe.

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Playlist, October 25, 2009

Not much of a playlist today. Rod & I will be doing fundraising. The audio treats will include some highlights from Radio Vibes. Please support WPKN.

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Chloe's ID badge

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