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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RIP Captain Lou Albano

PWinsider.com reports that Captain Lou Albano died today at age 76. I remember him as manager to the greatest heels in the WWWF when it was still a regional promotion that I had to watch on Channel 47 with the circular UHF antenna. Safe crossing, Captain! Thanks for the memories.



I would do a tribute this Sunday, but my program has been preempted for a cover tunes marathon.

UPDATE: It was a fun morning with Cliff rolling out the sometimes strange cover tunes. Thanks to everybody who made a pledge to WPKN. (10/18/2009)

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Ship of Fools

Playlist, October 11, 2009

Set One
Grateful Dead; That Would Be Something; Dick's Picks 17 (2000 GDP)
Katie King; Come Together; Harry's Fight (2008 OA2)
Sara Gazarek; Blackbird; Yours (2005 Native Language)
Erin Bode; Here, There & Everywhere; Don't Take Your Time
Quintetto Vocale Italiano Le Pause Del Silenzio; Here, There & Everywhere; Freedom Jazz Dance (1992 Soul Note)
Dani; Oh! Darling; Fried Glas Onions: Memphis Meets the Beatles Vol. 2 (2005 Inside Sounds)
[mic break 10:28 a.m.]


Set Two
Grateful Dead; Baba O'Reilly/Tomorrow Never Knows; Dick's Picks 27 (2003 GDP)
Phish; Sea and Sand; New Year's Eve 1995 (2005 Rhino)
Phish; Drowned; New Year's Eve 1995 (2005 Rhino)
Alex Scolnick; Pinball Wizard; Goodbye to Romance: Standards for a New Generation (2002 Skol Productions)
The Chieftains; Behind Blue Eyes; An Irish Evening (1992 BMG)
[mic break 11:06 a.m.]
Interview with Gretchen Parlato
Interview with Evy McPherson

Set Three
Rachel Z Trio; Free Man in Paris; Moon at the Window (2002 Tone Center)
Interview with Adam Dotson of Rubblebucket (http://myspace.com/Rubblebucket)
Denise Donatelli; Be Cool; What Lies Within (2008 Savant)
Herbie Hancock; Free Man in Paris; River: The Joni Letters (2007 Verve)
David Lahm; Coyote; Jakes Takes on Joni Mitchell (1999 Arkadia)
[mic break 12:25 p.m.]

Set Four
Marco Benevento; Fearless; Live at Tonic
The Disco Biscuits; Astronomy Domine; 2009-04-19 Bridgeport CT
Phish; Cities; 2009-06-02 Wantagh NY
Yonder Mountain String Band; Girlfriend is Better; Mountain Tracks Volume 4 (2006 Frog Pad)
Lorenza Ponce; White Bird; Mystic Fiddler (2001 Melodia)
Pamela Luss; Ain't No Sunshine; Sweet and Saxy (2009 Savant)
The Holmes Brothers; Beast of Burdern; Paint It, Blue: Songs of the Rolling Stones (1997 House of Blues)
Frank Zappa; Purple Haze > Sunshine of Your Love; The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life (1991 Barking Pumpkin)
The Bobs; White Room; 20 Songs 20 Years (2003 Primarily A Cappella)
The Bobs; Helter Skelter; 20 Songs 20 Years (2003 Primarily A Cappella)
[mic break 1:25 p.m.]

Set Five
Moonalice; Stella Blue; 2009-07-25 Gathering of the Vibes
Dave Alvin; Loser; West of the West (2006 Yep Roc)
Levon Helm; Tennessee Jed; Electric Dirt (2009 Dirt Farmer)
Simply Red; Heaven; Picture Book (1985 Elektra)
[2:00 p.m.]


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Congratulations, President Obama

Playlist, October 4, 2009

Set One
Tom Beckham; In Flight; Rebound (2008 Apria)
Carmen Lundy; Quiet Times; Good Morning Kiss (2002 Justin Time)
George Duke; For All We Know; In a Mellow Tone (2006 BPM)
Frank Sinatra w/Ella Fitzgerald; Moonlight in Vermont/I May Be Wrong; Classic Duets (2002 Capitol)
Miles Davis; Miles Ahead; Miles Ahead (1957 Columbia)
[mic break 10:31 a.m.]

Set Two
Dan Cavanagh's Jazz Emporium Big Band; Having Built in Deeper Waters; Pulse (2008 OA2)
Joe Martin; Far; Not By Chance (2009 Anzic)
Vince Norman/Joe McCarthy Big Band; South of Capricorn (2007 OA2)
The Taylor/Fidyk Big Band; Maiden Voyage; Live at Blues Alley (2006 OA2)
The Phillip Walker Big Band; Don't be Afraid of the Dark; Live at Biscuits & Blues (2002 M.C. Records)
Stan Bock Ensemble; Ain't Nothin' New; Your Check's in the Mail (2007 OA2)
[mic break 11:09 a.m.]

Set Three
Pamela Luss; Canadian Sunset; Sweet & Saxy (2009 Savant)
Joel Frahm & Bruce Katz; Spirit in the Dark; Project A (2009 Anzic)
Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley; Long Hard Slog; Pigs Feet & Potted Meat (2009 Funkboy)
Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley; Metric System; Pigs Feet & Potted Meat (2009 Funkboy)
Jimmy Carpenter; Upswing; Toiling in Obscurity (2008 Jimmy Carpenter)
Les Claypool; Phantom Patriot; Of Whales and Woe (2006 Prawnsong)
Gilfema +2; Twins; Gilfema +2 (2008 ObliqSound)
Chelsea Baratz; Philo's Groove; In Faith (2009 self)
Rob McConnell Tentet; Like Someone in Love; Thank You, Ted (2002 Justin Time)
Miles Davis; Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus); Porgy and Bess (1997 Columbia Legacy)
Bonerama; Hard Times; Hard Times (2009 Highsteppin')
[mic break 12:15 p.m.]

Set Four
Fareed Haque; Bengali Bud; Big Bhangra (2008 Owl Studios)
Frank Zappa; City of Tiny Lites; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 5 (1992 Rykodisc)
Steely Dan; Your Gold Teeth; Countdown to Ecstasy (1973 MCA)
Return to Forever; After the Cosmic Rain; The Anthology (2008 Concord)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[1:00 p.m.]

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Olympics in Rio: what could be better?

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A random Sunday afternoon

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Playlist, September 27, 2009

Set One
Larry Coryell; Cedars of Avalon; Cedars of Avalon (2002 Highnote)
Yashmin Charnet-Abler; Totally You; Remember Me (2007 Bossa Nova)
Anne Drummond; Frevo; Like Water (2009 ObliqSound)
Guinga; Mi Menor; The Mondo Series: Mondo Samba (2002 Mondo Melodia)
[10:22 a.m.]

Set Two
Carter/Medeski/McBride; Street of Dreams; Heaven on Earth (2009 Half Note)
Jimmy Carpenter; Sinner Street; Toiling in Obscurity (2009 self)
Dave Siebels; I Wish; With Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (2008 PGBL)
Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley; Pigs Feet & Potted Meat; Pigs Feet & Potted Meat (2009 Funkboy)
Barney McClure Trio; Daydream; Spot (2007 OA2)
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet; Straight Life/Mr. Clean; Infinity (2008 Patois)
[mic break 11:03 a.m.]

Set Three
Furthur; Shakedown Street>New Speedway Boogie; 2009-09-19 Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA
[mic break 11:41 a.m.]

Set Four
Bonerama; Turn On Your Love Light; Hard Times (2009 Highsteppin')
Michael Bellar As-Is Ensemble; Heavyweight Love Match; Turned On Turned Up (2009 Left Three Lanes)
Mark Murphy; Photograph; Lucky to be Me (2002 Highnote)
Frank Morgan Quartet; Come Sunday; Bebop Lives! (1987 Contemporary)
The Jazz Conceptions Orchestra; Flamenco Sketches; The Jazz Conceptions Orchestra (2009 151 Records)
Billy Higgins; Plexus; Bridgework (1987 Contemporary)
Cat Stevens; Into White; Tea for the Tillerman (1970 Universal)
Weather Report; Blackthorn Rose; Mysterious Traveller (1974 Columbia)
Eddie Harris; Boogie Woogie Bossa Nova; Free Speech (1974 Atlantic)
Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts; Little B's Poem; Scenie Route (2006 Palmetto)
Woody Herman; Apple Honey; The Thundering Herds 1945-1947 (1988 Columbia)
[mic break 12:47 p.m.]


Set Five
Elli Fordyce; Softly as I Leave You; Sings Songs Spun of Gold (2009 Fordyce)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[1:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, September 20, 2009

Set One
Roberta Gambarini; Multi-Colored Blue; Easy to Love (2006 Groovin' High)
Patricia Talem; Tarde Solar; Patricia Talem (2009 Nu Groove)
Bob Sneider/Joe Locke; Theme from Blow Up; Nocturne for Ava (2009 Origin)
John Coltrane; Invitation; Standard Coltrane (2009 Prestige)
[mic break 10:34 a.m.]

Set Two
Wynton Marsalis; Chambers of Tain; Live at Blues Alley (1988 Columbia)
Oslandaily Jazztet; Spiral Dance; Evidence (2009 Sea Breeze Jazz)
Joe Locke/David Hazeltine Quartet; Those Peacocks; Mutual Admiration Society 2 (2009 Sharp Nine)
[mic break 11:11 a.m.]

Set Three
Gene Bertoncini & Roni Ben-Hur; You Are a Story; Smile (2008 Motema)
The McLovins; Dynne; Conundrum (2009 Triple J)
Count Basie (Benny Goodman Sextet); Til Tom Special; Basically Basie (2005 JSP)
Jon Anderson; New Civilization; In the City of Angels (1988 Columbia)
Bobby & the Midnites; Rock in the '80s; Where the Beat Meats the Street (1984 Columbia)
New York Mary; Sunrise; New York Mary (1976 Arista)
Michael Bellar/The As-Is Ensemble; Misty Mountain Hop; Turned On Turned Up (2009 Left Three Lanes)
Dread Zeppelin; When the Levee Breaks; 5,000, 000* (1991 I.R.S.)
Mitch Paliga; QP Doll; Fall Night (2008 Origin)
Frank Zappa; Zoot Allures; Zoot Allures (1976 Warner Bros)
[mic break 12:05 p.m.]

Set Four
Jim McPherson; Left Out in the Cold; A Promise Kept (2009 Kosher Dill Music)
Jim McPherson; Keeper of the Flame; A Promise Kept (2009 Kosher Dill Music)
Mike Stern; Coupe de Ville; Big Neighborhood (2009 Heads Up)
Bug; Gadfly; The Gadfly (2009 Origin)
Frank Zappa; Diplodocus; Trance-Fusion (2006 Zappa)
Jeff Coffin Mu'tet; Tag > Al's Greens; Mutopia (2008 Compass)
[mic break 12:51 p.m.]

Set Five
Wayne Wallace; In a Sentimental Mood; Bien Bien! (2009 Patois)
Harrison/Blanchard; Infinte Heart; Black Pearl (1988 Columbia)
Steve Davis; The Blues; Eloquence (2009 Jazz Legacy)
McCoy Tyner; Ballad for Aisha; Solo (2009 Half Note)
Wes Montgomery; Bock to Bock (Buddy's Original #2); Beginnings (1975 Blue Note)
[mic break 1:20 p.m.]

Set Six
Bobby Broom; In Walked Bud; Plays for Monk (2009 Origin)
Umphrey's McGee; Bridgeless; 2008-08-03 Gathering of the Vibes
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[2:00 p.m.]

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l'Shana Tova, mateys!

Who went and put Talk Like a Pirate Day on Rosh Hashanah? Long John Silverstein?? Happy New YEARRRRRRRR!!

Constitution Day

Today is the 222nd anniversary of the U.S. Constitution.

Leslie Carbone has some nice comments.
Here is a news roundup from Google.

Playlist, September 13, 2009

Set One
Bobby Broom; Ruby My Dear; Plays for Monk (2009 Origin)
Oslandailey Jazztet; Evidence; Evidence (2009 Sea Breeze Jazz)
Robin Eubanks & EB3; Solo Latin; 1+1+1=4 and More (2007 REM)
[mic break 10:24 a.m.]

Set Two
Wayne Wallace; Going Up!; Bien Bien! (2009 Patois)
Holland/Rubalcaba/Potter/Harland; Ask Me Why; Live at the 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (2009 Monterey Jazz)
Diane Hubka; Angel Eyes; I Like it Here (2009 SSJ)
Tom Harrell; Sea Serpent; Prana Dance (2009 Highnote)
Joey DeFrancesco; Blues Up and Down; Joey D! (2009 Highnote)
[mic break 11:02 a.m.]

Set Three
Mads Tolling Trio; Dreaming in 7-4; Speed of Light (2007 self)
Sam Bush; Laps in Seven; Laps in Seven (2006 Sugar Hill)
Frank Zappa; Pound for a Brown; The Yellow Shark (1993 Barking Pumpkin)
Dave Brubeck; Unsquare Dance; Time Further Out (1961)
[mic break 11:24 a.m.]

Set Four
Ron Carter; Cut and Paste; Dear Miles (2007 Blue Note)
Wayne Wallace; Freedom Jazz Dance; Bien Bien! (2009 Patois)
Stefon Harris and Blackout; Gone; Urbanus (2009 Concord)
Ernestine Anderson; A Song for You; A Song for You (2009 Highnote)
Etta Jones; Don't Misunderstand; My Mother's Eyes (1978 Muse)
Michael Bellar/The As-Is Ensemble; Fred Jones pt. 2; Turned On Turned Up (2009 Left Three Lanes)
Etienne Charles; Douens; Folklore (2009 EC)
[mic break 12:09 p.m.]

Set Five
Claudio Roditi; A Vontade Mesmo; Brazilliance x 4 (20098 Resonance)
Raul de Souza; La La Song; Don't Ask My Neighbors (1978 Capitol)
Egberto Gismonti; Frevo; Academia de Danças (1981 ECM)
Teresa Cristina and Grrupo Semente; Para Não Contrariar Voce; Putumayo Presents Brazilian Café (2009 Putumayo)
Patricia Talem; Ze Feliz; Patricia Talem (2009 Nu Groove)
Portinho Trio; Who's Smokin'?; Vinho Do Porto (2008 MCG Jazz)
[mic break 12:41 p.m.]

Set Six
Gene Bertoncini & Roni Ben-Hur; Killing Me Softly; Smile (2008 Motema)
Vic Juris; Portabelo Market; Roadsong (1978 Muse)
Steely Dan; The Last Mall; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[1:00 p.m.]

Set Seven (bonus set)
Herbie Mann; Oh How I Want to Love You; Brazil - Once Again (1978 Atlantic)
Flora Purim; Samba Michel; Everyday Everynight (1978 Warner Bros.)
Mike Gordon; Dig Further Down; Green Sparrow (2006 Rounder)
Phish; Light; Joy (2009 Jemp)
Hot Buttered Rum; A Great Many Things; Limbs Akimbo (2009 Hot Buttered Rum)
Mads Tolling Trio; Speed of Light; Speed of Light (2007 self)
Gretchen Parlato; In a Dream; In a Dream (2009 ObliqSound)
Glenn Cashman & the Southland Big Band; Aguas de Marco; Glenn Cashman & the Southland Big Band (2009 Primrose)
[mic break 1:50 p.m.]


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Playlist, September 6, 2009

Set One
Alberts/Johnson/Britton; Footprints; Apothecary (2009 Origin)
McCoy Tyner; Just Feelin'; Solo (2009 Half Note)
PRISM Quartet/Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Badinerie; Concertos for Saxophone Quartet (2009 Innova)
Glenn Cashman & the Southland Big Band; Satellite Twelve; Glenn Cashman & the Southland Big Band (2009 Primrose Lane Music)
[mic break 10:30 a.m.]

Set Two
Jerry Bergonzi; Out of Nowhere; Simply Put (2009 Savant)
The Lanny Morgan Sextet; Minor March; "6" (2009 Lanny Morgan)
Marshall Vente Trio; Brasilian Folk Song; Marshall Arts (2008 Chicago Sessions)
South Nine Ensemble; For Her; Doing it Augie Style (2009 Playtime Music)
Bethany Smith Staelens; All or Nothing at All; The Big Band Theory (2008 Kotteb)
[mic break 11:01 a.m.]


Set Three
The Peter Hand Big Band; Stormy Weather; The Wizard of Jazz: A Tribute to Harold Arlen (2009 Savant)
Frank Morgan; Blue Monk; Reflections (2006 Highnote)
Dave Siebels; Girl Talk; with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (2008 PBGL)
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet; Love Walked In; Infinity (2008 Patois)
Carter/Medeski/ McBride/Rogers/Baron; Slam's Mishap; Heaven on Earth (2009 Half Note)
[mic break 11:39 a.m.]

Set Four
Patricia Talem; Ze Feliz; Patricia Talem (2009 Nu Groove)
Anne Drummond; Frevo; Like Water (2009 ObliqSound)
Portinho Trio; Pools; Vinho do Porto (2008 MCG Jazz)
PSA & program announcements
Michael Bellar/The As-Is Ensemble; Fur Turban; Turned on Turned Up (2009 Left Three Lanes)
[mic break 12:05 p.m.]

Set Five
Emmit-Nershi Band; Surfing the Red Sea; New Country Blues (2009 SCI Fidelity)
Kyle Hollingsworth; Wide Open; Then There's Now (2009 SCI Fidelity)
The Incredible Sandwich; It's Gone; The Incredible Sandwich (2009 Mule Train)
[mic break 12:31 p.m.]

Set Six
The Heath Brothers; Autumn in New York; Endurance (2009 Jazz Legacy)
Richie Cole w/Brass; Manteca; Kush: The Music of Dizzy Gillespie (1995 Heads Up)
Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band; I'm BeBoppin' Too; I'm BeBoppin' Too (2009 Half Note)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[1:00 p.m.]



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Playlist, August 30, 2009

Set One
Barney McClure; Daydream; Spot (2007 OA2)
Roni Ben-Hur; Eretz; Signature (2005 Reservoir)
Holland/Rubalcaba/Potter/Harland; Minotaur; Live at the 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (2009 Monterey Jazz Festival)
[mic break 10:31 a.m.]

Set Two
Ivan "Funkboy: Bodley; A Skunk and a Monkey; Pigs Feet & Potted Meat (2009 Funkyboy)
Reuben Wilson; Still Groovingl; Azure Te (2009 Showplace)
Bobby Broom; Work; Plays for Monk (2009 Origin)
Louis Hayes; Angel Eyes; The Time Keeper (2009 Allegro)
[mic break 11:00 a.m.]

Set Three
Elli Fordyce; Let's Get Lost; Sings Song Spun of Gold (2009 Fordyce)
Roberta Gambarini; So In Love; So In Love (2009 Groovin' High)
Roy Hargrove Big Band; Velera; Emergence (2009 Groovin' High)
Cyrus Chestnut; Lean On Me; Spirit (2009 Jazz Legacy Productions)
Scotty Barnhart; Put On a Happy Face; Say it Plain (2009 Dig)
[mic break 11:25 a.m.]

Set Four
Eddie Harris/Ellis Marsalis; Out of This World; Homecoming (2009 ELM)
Louis Hayes; Peace; The Time Keeper (2009 Allegro)
Portinho; Who's Smokin'?; Vinho do Porto (2008 MCG)
Jon Alberts/Jeff Johnson/Tad Britton; On Green Dolphin Street; Apothecary (2009 Origin)
Jerry Bergonzi; Come Fly With Me; Simply Put (2009 Savant)
[mic break 11:56 a.m.]


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