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There is a tremendous amount of current culture that we now call "Americana" that came from the 1950s to 70s era. Something fundamental to definin...
- Added: Jan 14, 2018
- Length: 03:57:17
Other than marinating in water, there's not much similarity between Louisiana Swamp Pop music and California Surf music. Oh yeah, both were featur...
- Added: Jan 09, 2018
- Length: 02:49:42
Topical themes tonight ranging from the "Henry" of Etta James' "Dance With Me Henry" to Cleopatra songs and another absurdist radio musical. My fa...
- Added: Jan 01, 2018
- Length: 03:33:08
Plenty of New Orleans music and songs about yo yos. Then I had "these urges" that turned into unrehearsed stunts.
- Added: Dec 25, 2017
- Length: 03:07:17
I need to update my brainware, I broke the station four times during the show. Ehhh. I think it worked out anyway.
- Added: Dec 11, 2017
- Length: 02:55:29
You're not alone. Even the music identifying application, Shazam, gets stumped on this show. Songs including knock offs of, "The Battle of New ...
- Added: Dec 06, 2017
- Length: 04:06:27
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- Added: Nov 27, 2017
- Length: 02:56:51
Late Saturday in the French Quarter music. Songs about "Sittin,"" an autoharp player inspired by Jimi Hendrix, a string harp in a blues song and ...
- Added: Nov 19, 2017
- Length: 03:50:25
Dave's Picks Volume 24 is a three-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains the complete concert recorded at the Berkeley Commu...
Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, and WYAP
- Added: Nov 17, 2017
- Length: 58:32
- Purchases: 4
One of America's most bizarre food battles
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Nov 16, 2017
- Length: 20:52
- Purchases: 1
A broader range of music to explore the idea that music can be the abstract unspoken common bond in societies when the spoken bonds are fractured b...
- Added: Nov 05, 2017
- Length: 05:24:29
It's not much of a show.
- Added: Nov 01, 2017
- Length: 01:31:41
A couple songs about rocket ships from two women's groups and variations on the standard, Maybelline. Plus a handful of songs by Billy Lee Riley a...
- Added: Oct 31, 2017
- Length: 03:02:11
Heartfelt feelings about radio surrounded by instrumental songs (on top of lyrics). A nice little set of that other regional music of the Pacific ...
- Added: Oct 26, 2017
- Length: 03:49:30
A bunch of mini sets of music including girl groups (without that irritating Phil Spector sound) and girl groups from Detroit (without that pretent...
- Added: Oct 16, 2017
- Length: 02:51:01
Why instrumental songs with any American Indian tribe other than "Cherokee" seem more authentic than songs with "Cherokee" in the song title. Plus...
- Added: Oct 09, 2017
- Length: 02:50:25
Music that incorporates mechanical noises into the rhythm, gunslinger songs (including a psychological analysis of a gunslinger) and my Jerry Samue...
- Added: Oct 09, 2017
- Length: 02:24:40
Substituting for Peggy Lou after I cancelled Hurricane Nate. Trying to mimic her light touch and California sensibilities ...
- Added: Oct 09, 2017
- Length: 01:31:37
Esoteric and topical enough?
- Added: Sep 04, 2017
- Length: 04:25:07
Broadening the Saturday night sound but keeping the connections to the theme of foundational music. Tonight including Sun Ra's doo wop phase, musi...
- Added: Aug 14, 2017
- Length: 03:45:58
Trying to find the roots of "Roots Music" by avoiding the overwhelming commercial aspects of music. It's an interesting exploration. Come along f...
- Added: Aug 07, 2017
- Length: 04:47:38
Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of. The roots of rock and roll from before "rock and roll" decayed into another commercia...
- Added: Aug 02, 2017
- Length: 03:50:15
Louisiana musicians and songs you've never heard plus songs about monkeys! What else could anyone want? How about sound-a-like songs and a radio...
- Added: Jul 10, 2017
- Length: 03:41:39
I guess that show title doesn't justify more support text.
- Added: Jul 09, 2017
- Length: 02:49:28
Music from around the world that is indistinguishable from Americana roots music. Oh yeah, songs about dogs and monkeys in rockets, Indo Rock and...
- Added: Jun 13, 2017
- Length: 03:27:20