PRX - Pieces for Tone: Unconventional

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Caption: Augie Garcia in Shorts
In the post WWII era, music was not nationalized yet. That is; the music industry hadn't consolidated. Radio stations played their local favorite...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Jun 26, 2020
  • Length: 02:58:31
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: One of these army men is me at Mardi Gras
Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of (except in the case of Burt Ward who you've heard of but isn't a musician and what he c...

Bought by WXXI Rochester and Prairie Public


  • Added: Jun 19, 2020
  • Length: 02:56:42
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Rockin' R's
"Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of" from my endless music library. Tonight, we're mixing-in a handful of 78 rpm recordin...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WYAP, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Jun 12, 2020
  • Length: 02:56:44
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Washington Phillips with his homemade instrument
Singers who's voices alone are incredibly soulful and evocative. CORRECTED VERSION

Bought by Prairie Public and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 02:57:13
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Medallions
Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of from my endless library documenting the post WWII explosion of music.

Bought by Prairie Public and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 02:57:23
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Mad Mike and the Maniacs
Not the jingles, not the advertising department's idea of music but songs that were written by the musician who's muse decided that a single produc...

Bought by Prairie Public, WXXI Rochester, and WYAP


  • Added: May 22, 2020
  • Length: 02:58:03
  • Purchases: 3

  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 03:00:46
  • Purchases: 2
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Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of with a focus on a handful of Canadian rock bands.

Bought by Prairie Public and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: May 08, 2020
  • Length: 02:57:35
  • Purchases: 2
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Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of and plenty of songs about robbing banks and seeing UFOs. And that's why you're grounde...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: May 01, 2020
  • Length: 03:00:43
  • Purchases: 1
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When COVID-19 struck, Producer Erica Heilman was looking for a way to be useful. She wasn't needed to make school lunches or volunteer at the hosp...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WBEZ, KSFR, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KLCC and more


  • Added: Apr 30, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: Teenagers!
Oh the usual dreck followed by the last hour of songs about the most dreamy teenage boy ever!!!! Johnny, Johnny, Johnny!

Bought by WXXI Rochester and Prairie Public


  • Added: Apr 24, 2020
  • Length: 03:00:13
  • Purchases: 2
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This week, we'll listen to some funky music. We'll listen to some funky music on the edge, and we'll check out some great collaborative efforts fro...

Bought by KRPS, KLCC, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Apr 21, 2020
  • Length: 58:20
  • Purchases: 3
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Bois Forte Elder, Murial Deegan talks about strange occurrences while at her work place.

  • Added: Apr 20, 2020
  • Length: 04:18
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Bois Forte resident/elder, Heart Warrior Chosa talks of Unexplained Phenomenon.

  • Added: Apr 20, 2020
  • Length: 05:29
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Bois Forte Elder, Dayshun Goodsky talks about strange things around the Nett Lake, MN community.

  • Added: Apr 20, 2020
  • Length: 03:13
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Bois Forte resident, Dani Pierotos talks of an experience she had when she witnessed something unexplained in the sky.

  • Added: Apr 20, 2020
  • Length: 04:11
Caption: T. Valentine Bio
The "Your Grounded!" series, this is show #3 of ... oh gawd how many will it be.

Bought by WXXI Rochester and Prairie Public


  • Added: Apr 17, 2020
  • Length: 03:08:28
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Screaming Joe Neal!!!
Everyone is grounded but you can frolic with your invisible friends on the radio. Tonight's show is the devil's bargain - working in public radio....

Bought by WXXI Rochester and Prairie Public


  • Added: Apr 10, 2020
  • Length: 02:53:48
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Arthur Lee and Love (and some other guy)
Music of your youth listening to the radio after midnight. Plenty of UFO songs and all the songs are music you've never heard by musicians you've...

Bought by WXXI Rochester and Prairie Public


  • Added: Apr 03, 2020
  • Length: 03:04:25
  • Purchases: 2
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A bit of indulgence before the semi-quarantine. (I'll have the third hour published early next week.)

Bought by Prairie Public, WXXI Rochester, and WSLR


  • Added: Mar 22, 2020
  • Length: 02:54:27
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Readymen
With Daylight Savings Time and gas service station songs. See, you never even thought there were songs about these topics.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2020
  • Length: 03:44:36
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this week, we celebrate one of the finest pianists in the history of Jazz, with a look at some of his most fiery and exploratory moments, from his ...

Bought by KRPS and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Mar 10, 2020
  • Length: 56:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Gene Vincent
The Writer takes over to program music and run the board.

  • Added: Mar 09, 2020
  • Length: 02:52:49
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End of the show are Paladins songs as they probably first heard them.

  • Added: Mar 03, 2020
  • Length: 02:58:58
Caption: Arthur Brown On Fire
The title says, well, not all of it but most of it. Don't miss the story of my friend who was run over by a train.

  • Added: Mar 03, 2020
  • Length: 03:10:26