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.

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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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