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This week, we’ll hear new music from Go Banana Go!, Frances England, Red Yarn, SaulPaul, Mister G, and Mista Cookie Jar, plus we’ll listen to songs...
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- Added: Sep 25, 2023
- Length: 57:52
- Purchases: 1
This week, we’ll hear new music from Lucy Kalantari, SaulPaul, Sugar Free Allstars, Marsha & the Postirons, Joanie Leeds, and Andrew & Polly, plus ...
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- Added: Sep 18, 2023
- Length: 55:28
- Purchases: 1
Vernon Duke immigrated to America as a classical composer, and became one of the finest songwriters in popular music. This week, we’ll explore his ...
- Added: Sep 11, 2023
- Length: 59:00
What do Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Perry Como, and Louis Prima all have in common? Their Italian-American heritage, of course! This week on After...
- Added: Sep 08, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week, we’ll hear new music from The Bruces, Will Sings Songs, Mega Ran, Flor Bromley, Parker Woodland, and SaulPaul, plus we’ll hear music fro...
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- Added: Sep 05, 2023
- Length: 54:05
- Purchases: 1
This week, we’ll hear some back to school songs, plus new music from Mega Ran, Andrew & Polly featuring MIsta Cookie Jar, and Charlie Faye & the Fa...
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- Added: Sep 04, 2023
- Length: 58:16
- Purchases: 1
One of the most popular jazz acts ever was the Nat King Cole trio. Cole’s widespread popularity began in the 1940s, and he still commands the atten...
- Added: Aug 31, 2023
- Length: 08:00
One of the most popular jazz acts ever was the Nat King Cole trio. Cole’s widespread popularity began in the 1940s, and he still commands the atten...
- Added: Aug 31, 2023
- Length: 08:00
For National Hispanic Heritage Month, we’ll be exploring the influence of Latin music on the American jazz and pop singers in the 1950s, including ...
- Added: Aug 30, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week, Greg Sings Songs will stop by to sing some songs, as his name suggests; we’ll also have new music from Suzi Shelton, Rollie Pollie Guaca...
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- Added: Aug 27, 2023
- Length: 51:38
- Purchases: 1
From Frank Sinatra’s version of “Ol’ MacDonald” to Ella Fitzgerald’s version of “The Muffin Man,” we’ll explore some jazzy selections aimed at kids.
- Added: Aug 25, 2023
- Length: 59:00
“Sounds Jewish” helps folks prepare to return to school with tunes from around the Jewish world about teachers, students, schools, and other places...
- Added: Aug 25, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We’ll continue our ongoing celebration of the late Tony Bennett with a look at his lengthy late-career revival. In 1986, he returned to the recordi...
- Added: Aug 22, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week, Mister Greg will call in to talk about his excellent new record with the legendary Cass McCombs, plus we’ll hear new music from Parker W...
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- Added: Aug 20, 2023
- Length: 56:18
- Purchases: 1
Summer in August is known as “dog days” – hot and muggy, panting canines with tongues hanging out, alongside their disgruntled people.
Some of th...
- Added: Aug 18, 2023
- Length: 03:00
This week, we’ll hear a lot of new music, including tracks from The Bruces featuring Toshi Reagon, Marsha & the Positrons, Mr. BooDaddy, Riffin Gri...
- Added: Aug 14, 2023
- Length: 55:02
This week, we’re looking at “book songs” from the songbook. Flip through the pages with Afterglow as we peruse songs about reading and writing, lik...
- Added: Jul 28, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, we pay tribute to the incomparable Tony Bennett, who just passed away at age 96. We’ll explore the early artistry of his ne...
- Added: Jul 21, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week, we explore the songs of Dorothy Fields, a Tin Pan Alley songwriter whose work stretched from the 1920s through the 1970s. We’ll sample h...
- Added: Jul 18, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week, we’re sampling the songbook of composer and lyricist Frank Loesser, including songs from his musicals like "Guys And Dolls" and "How To ...
- Added: Jul 18, 2023
- Length: 59:00
In 1964, Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto went from unknown to superstar nearly overnight, with her crossover hit “The Girl from Ipanema.” This wee...
- Added: Jul 10, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We’re taking a look at what’s new in the world of vocal jazz, exploring some recent releases by the duo Rachael and Vilray, singer Rickie Lee Jones...
- Added: Jun 29, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week, we’ll celebrate our little radio show’s 18th birthday with music from The Pixies, Spoon, David Bowie, Rhiannon Giddens, Moona Luna, Davi...
- Added: Jun 22, 2023
- Length: 57:17
This week, we’ll hear new music from The Bazillions, Mr. Greg & Cass McCombs, Suzi Shelton, and Cosmic Pretzels, plus we’ll hear songs by Jellyfish...
- Added: Jun 21, 2023
- Length: 53:56
This week, we’ll hear new music from Uncle Jumbo, Renee & Jeremy, and Mister Evan, plus we’ll listen to songs from The Flaming Lips, Adam & the Bul...
- Added: Jun 20, 2023
- Length: 55:07
