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Fantôme Vibraphone: Sasha Berliner Interview
Saturday, June 28th, 7pm - 10pm
on
Observations of Deviance with David Mittleman
(on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Sasha Berliner is at the leading edge of a wave of new Jazz vibraphonists. Since 2019 she’s released three albums , including “Fantôme” earlier this year. While on tour in Tucson, AZ host David Mittleman interviewed her for a three-hour special focusing on her music, her album “Fantôme” and the growing popularity of the vibraphone.
Drop In Presents Critical Mass with Scott from Boston
Saturday, June 28th, 6pm - 7pm
on
Drop-In
(on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
Join Scott as he reaches Critical Mass with a sampling of some of the greatest rock songs from Boston!
M3GAN! SPINAL TAP! THE RESERVOIR!
Saturday, June 28th, 5pm - 9pm
on
Bob Barth's One Night Stand
(on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)
LIVE from Los Angeles: We're diving into the horror sensation that's got everyone talking – M3GAN 2.0has just hit theaters! The killer AI doll returns with a vengeance and we'll break down whether this sequel lives up to the murderous mayhem of the original. Then we're celebrating the rerelease of THIS IS SPINAL TAP – because nothing beats Rob Reiner's mockumentary masterpiece back on the big screen where it belongs! Plus, theater lovers are in for a treat with THE RESERVOIR at the Geffen Playhouse – Jake Brasch's sharply funny and deeply heartfelt new play about family, memory, and healing is getting rave reviews in its world premiere run. From AI terror to rock and roll satire to intimate family drama, we've got the full spectrum covered! So crank up that volume for the hottest takes and everything you need to know about what's lighting up screens and stages! All that & more! June 28th at 2pm-6pm PT, 5pm - 9pm ET.
The Bug Club / Atlantic Thrills
Saturday, June 28th, 3pm - 6pm
on
Todd-o-phonic Todd's show
The Bug Club make their third appearance on The Todd-O-Phonic Todd Show. They'll be featuring songs from their new Sub Pop album, "Very Human Features". This British three piece will also be bringing their fresh sounds to The Bowery Ballroom on June 26th.
Atlantic Thrills celebrate the release of their third album, strangely enough titled "III" (Almost Ready Records) by performing on WFMU. This album is bursting with hits! The Providence combo is also hitting clubs, with gigs at Alphaville in Brooklyn on June 27th and The Meatlocker in Montclair on June 28th. Both these shows are with Cheater Slicks.
Special Guest: Elijah J. Thomas
Saturday, June 28th, 2pm - 5pm
on
Music For a Free World with Dave Sewelson
(on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Elijah J. Thomas is a Philadelphia-born, Harlem-based multi-instrumentalist, educator, producer and composer/experimentalist.
Put The Needle On The Trend Area
Friday, June 27th, 7pm - 8pm
on
Put The Needle On The Record with Billy Jam
This week Billy Jam will be broadcasting live from the Trend Area at 2352
San Pablo Ave in Pinole CA with co-host Señor Gigio plus special guests
Boss Tootie, Rinnessy and Ya Boy Black Ice. Friday June 27th at 7pm (4pm
local California time)
JAMES MASTRO & THE GOLD STARS
Wednesday, June 25th, Noon - 3pm
on
The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
James Mastro co-founded The Bongos in 1980, fresh off his time in Richard Lloyd's post-Television band. In the ‘90s Mastro fronted The Health and Happiness Show, and more recently he’s been a steady member of Ian Hunter’s touring band among many other pursuits. Last year he released his first-ever solo LP, Dawn Of A New Error, and he put together an all-star band to play these songs live that includes WFMU’s own Dennis Diken!
Lori Emerson, author, "Other Networks"
Monday, June 23rd, 6pm - 7pm
on
Techtonic with Mark Hurst
Today's internet may be dominated by exploitative Big Tech sludge factories, but it
doesn't have to be that way in the future. Lori Emerson has compiled a list of
alternative networks, from the ancient past to the present day, in her book "Other
Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook." Stories about smoke signals, ESP, and a
"space donut" show that there are many possibilities for us to explore.
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs!
Monday, June 23rd, 3am - 6am
on
Anti-Music Club with Land Phil
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs kicks off their U.S. tour at WFMU! Tune in to hear the U.K.'s heaviest stoner metal live in studio B, including tracks from their newest album Death Hilarious!
Civil Rats live
Sunday, June 22nd, 8pm - 10pm
on
Rock and Roller Derby with Suzy Hotrod
Philly’s Civil Rats will play a live set while in town celebrating the release of
their new album “Get Outta Here” and playing at Oh! Bondage Up Yours! female fronted music fest Friday June 20th at Our Wicked Lady.
DJ Edie hosts Radio Row!
Sunday, June 22nd, 5pm - 6pm
on
Radio Row
Songs from the dream city garden.
Solace of the Mind: Amina Claudine Myers Interview
Saturday, June 21st, 7pm - 10pm
on
Observations of Deviance with David Mittleman
(on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Chicago’s 60-year-old Association for the Advancement of Creative Music (AACM) is known for fostering musicians who strive to express their own personal voice. Pianist, singer and songwriter Amina Claudine Myers, longtime AACM member and NEA Jazz Master, rates high among her peers for her distinctive Gospel/Jazz/Blues sound, rooted in the Black Southern church. Host David Mittleman interviewed Amina Claudine Myers about her six-decade musical journey and her forthcoming solo piano album, Solace of the Mind, for a three-hour feature on her music.
Drop In Presents: Jump Up! Rare Reggae, Ska & Calypso with Kitschy Mama
Saturday, June 21st, 6pm - 7pm
on
Drop-In
(on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
A great hour scratchy ole island records from the late 50's & early 60's. Real obscure gems never aired in the history of WFMU!
Tonight's guest: Writer / Director Rebecca Lenkiewicz (HOT MILK)
Saturday, June 21st, 5pm - 9pm
on
Bob Barth's One Night Stand
(on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)
LIVE from Los Angeles: Get ready for an absolutely packed show! We're bringing you an exclusive chat with Rebecca Lenkiewicz about her directorial debut HOT MILK – the Berlin Film Festival sensation starring Emma Mackey and Fiona Shaw about a mother-daughter journey to Spain. Then we're diving into SORRY, BABY – the Sundance-winning breakthrough. This tragi-comic masterpiece tackles trauma with both heart and humor. Plus, we're obsessed with Apple TV+'s new crime series SMOKE – Dennis Lehane's twisted thriller about serial arsonists starring Taron Egerton and Jurnee Smollett. And theater lovers, the Tony Award-winning musical PARADE is lighting up the Ahmanson Theatre with its powerful story about the 1913 Leo Frank case! So crank up that volume for the hottest takes and everything you need to know about what's lighting up screens and stages! All that & more! June 21st at 2pm-6pm PT, 5pm - 9pm ET.
Benmont Tench/Patton Magee / Jivin' Gene
Saturday, June 21st, 3pm - 6pm
on
Todd-o-phonic Todd's show
Benmont Tench
is best known as the keyboard player for Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. A job he took hold of when Petty convinced Benmont's dad to let him quit school and hit the road. Benmont has also played on countless sessions for the likes of The Rolling Stones, Ramones, Bod Dylan, The Replacements and much more. His recent solo album, "The Melancholy Season" is on Dark Horse Records. He performs at City Winery in Manhattan on Wednesday 6/25.
Patton Magee is the frontman of The Nude Party. He has just released his debut solo album, "Last Cowboy On The Prairie". If The Nude Party is more rock and less country, this wonderful LP is more country and less rock. Hear Patton and his band perform songs from it live on Todd's show.is the frontman of The Nude Party. He has just released his debut solo album, "Last Cowboy On The Prairie". If The Nude Party is more rock and less country, this wonderful LP is more country and less rock. Hear Patton and his band perform songs from it live on Todd's show.
Jivin' Gene's last live performance in New York City was on The Alan Freed Show! This Texas swamp pop legend returns next weekend for shows at Bowery Electric on Saturday June 28th and Lincoln Center on Sunday June 29th. These concerts will be held in conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of Antone's, the great Austin venue known for its support of blues and roots music. Gene jives with Todd-O-Phonic Todd about what took him so long to get back!
Special Guest: Mark Howell
Saturday, June 21st, 2pm - 5pm
on
Music For a Free World with Dave Sewelson
(on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Mark Howell is an American musician, composer, ethnomusicologist, and music archaeologist.
Double Dip Recess welcomes Flula Borg and Go Banana Go!
Saturday, June 21st, 9am - 11am
on
Double-Dip Recess with Roger
(on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)
German actor, comedian and musician, Flula Borg, teams with Go Banana Go! (Ninja Sex Party's Brian Wecht and Emmy award winning songwriter/producer Jim Roach) for their latest release Slippery When Peeled. They join Roger this Saturday morning to talk about and fish with bowties and rainbow bacon.
Acid Jazz Hands Celebrates Brian Wilson
Friday, June 20th, 7pm - 9pm
on
Acid Jazz Hands with Bronwyn Bishop
(on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
This week on Acid Jazz Hands, we're putting the show tunes aside to celebrate the legendary Brian Wilson, one of the greatest composers the world has ever seen. Join Beach Boys fanatic Bronwyn B as she plays some of her favorite Brian songs, takes you down the rabbit hole of weird and wonderful Beach Boys recordings, reminisces about her many, many times seeing Brian and various members of his extended musical family live, tries not to get too emotional, and inevitably fails in this quest. Ding dang!
Jackson Pines from Monty Hall
Friday, June 20th, Midnight - 3am
on
Six Degrees with Alan
Six Degrees will start the night with Jackson Pines live recording from last month's Pine Barrens event in Monty Hall. Both original songs and recently discovered gems performed by Jackson Pines, telling the stories and history of the New Jersey Pine Barrens.
Author and Grammy winning gospel record producer Anthony Heilbut pt2
Thursday, June 19th, 8pm - 9pm
on
Sinner's Crossroads with Kevin Nutt
Author and Grammy winning gospel record producer—Mahalia Jackson, Marion Williams and Claude Jeter-- Anthony Heilbut stops by Sinner’s Crossroads on Thursday June 5 and Thursday June 12 to talk about his seven decade presence and participation in the gospel community. Anthony’s stories are insightful and amazing. His books, the now classic The Gospel Sound and The Fan Who Knew Too Much: Aretha Franklin, the Rise of the Soap Opera, Children of the Gospel Church, and Other Meditations are essential reads. Gospel music chosen by Anthony will be played. Brothers and Sisters and Beloved, these shows are not to be missed.
Live with Linda Smith, Cindy, and Now
Wednesday, June 18th, 9pm - Midnight
on
Radio Ravioli with Olivia
Tune in for dreamy indie pop goodness! While in town for their East Coast tour, Linda Smith, Cindy, and Now came by WFMU to perform live sets for us all. Linda Smith has been an FMU favorite since the 80s, and is performing again after twenty years or so of stepping away from music. Cindy and Now are both from San Francisco, and have new releases out on Tough Love and K Records, respectively.
Arvo Zylo Returns!
Tuesday, June 17th, 9pm - Midnight
on
Mid-Valley Mutations with Austin Rich
(on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)
Arvo Zylo returns to the show for three hours of forgotten oldies, international favorites, out-of-season Halloween numbers, and more.
A Tribute to the Music of Brian Wilson
Tuesday, June 17th, Noon - 3pm
on
Tony Coulter's show
(on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Everyone's doing it, so why can't I? Tune in for nearly three hours of Brian & the Boyz.
A big announcement and other good news
Monday, June 16th, 6pm - 7pm
on
Techtonic with Mark Hurst
Mark has exciting news to announce: Kirk Pearson has created a new Techtonic theme
song, and it ROCKS. Mark will officially unveil the new theme song, and for more
good news, he'll discuss alternatives to Big Tech platforms.
DJ Cena
Sunday, June 15th, 5pm - 6pm
on
Radio Row
DJ Cena gives us earthy, muscular red with an herbal terroir, offering bright, tannic notes of currants and black vinyl. Not for the faint of heart. Perfect for muggy summer evenings on the patio. Camel blues suggested.
Zosha Warpeha
Sunday, June 15th, 6am - 9am
on
Serious Moonlight Sonatas with Carol
Hardanger fiddle player, vocalist & composer Zosha Warpeha has collaborated with an array of artists such as Eyvind Kang, Elori Saxl, Kaïa Kater, bassist Tristan Kasten-Krause, percussionist Carlo Costa, instrument-builder Webb Crawford, and most recently with Bolivian composer Mariel Terán for their album, "Orbweaver." Last year she released her debut solo record, "Silver Dawn." Join us for a (pre-recorded) live in-studio session & chat about her work.
Drop In Presents: B-day B-sides with David Capo
Saturday, June 14th, 6pm - 7pm
on
Drop-In
(on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
Come celebrate Sir Paul McCartney's upcoming 83rd birthday with some B-sides, non-album tracks and some live rarities.
Tonight's guest: Screenwriter Scott Z. Burns (WHAT COULD GO WRONG?)
Saturday, June 14th, 5pm - 9pm
on
Bob Barth's One Night Stand
(on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)
LIVE from Los Angeles: What happens when the screenwriter who eerily predicted a global pandemic decides to write a sequel—and turns to artificial intelligence for help? Scott Z. Burns , the acclaimed screenwriter behind Contagion, is back with an ambitious new project. His 2011 film became an unsettling roadmap for our pandemic reality, and now he's creating a follow-up for today's transformed world. But this time, Burns has an unlikely creative partner: AI. Enter Lexter, his sharp-tongued artificial collaborator who's become both writing partner and, surprisingly, friend. Together, they're tackling the impossible question: Can AI help predict the next pandemic—or at least help sell a movie about it? It's deeply thoughtful, occasionally terrifying, and often hilarious. But as Burns ventures deeper into this brave new world of human-AI collaboration, one question haunts every conversation: What could possibly go wrong? Tune in to find out how creativity itself might be evolving. All that & more! June 14th at 2pm-6pm PT, 5pm - 9pm ET.
Special Guest: The GPS Trio
Saturday, June 14th, 2pm - 5pm
on
Music For a Free World with Dave Sewelson
(on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
The GPS trio features Guillermo Gregorio on clarinet, Jeff Pearring on alto saxophone and Charley Sabatino on double bass.
Steve Nieve Saturday, June 14th, 11am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael welcomes Steve Nieve, who answered a "keyboards wanted for pop combo" ad when he was 18, which led to him joining The Attractions. We'll discuss his almost 50 year association with Elvis Costello, and a summer tour that brings him to the east coast for a series of intimate concerts playing songs from his new release "About Love."
Journalist and author Dorian Lynskey
Saturday, June 14th, 6am - 9am
on
Currents with Brian D
Journalist and author Dorian Lynskey joins Currents on Saturday, June 14th from 6 am to 9 am ET to discuss his recent Guardian article "Who is behind the great rock’n’roll ripoff? How Ticketmaster swallowed the live entertainment scene." The article chronicles Ticketmaster's rise to global, live-event dominance and how that has ultimately affected ticket prices for concert-goers.
Cosey Fanni Tutti
Friday, June 13th, 3pm - 6pm
on
Mona's show
Mona welcomes the iconic performance artist, musician, writer, and "wrecker of civilization," Cosey Fanni Tutti, to celebrate the release of her brand new album 2t2.
Organ Dealer
Monday, June 9th, 3am - 6am
on
Anti-Music Club with Land Phil
Organ Dealer plays live at WFMU! Brutal grindcore at ludicrous speeds. The type of filth that can only come from New Jersey. Will Studio B survive? Tune in to find out!
Frankie and the Witch Fingers
Sunday, June 8th, 8pm - 10pm
on
Rock and Roller Derby with Suzy Hotrod
Frankie and the Witch Fingers are stopping by Rock & Roller Derby to play a live set while visiting NYC for their record release party on 6/5 at Berlin Under A. "Trash Classic" isn’t just a record; it’s an auditory dumpster bible—a gutter gospel for those ready to dive into its filth.
DJ Pink Ranger
Sunday, June 8th, 5pm - 6pm
on
Radio Row
An hour of raw gritty gray freaky dystopian vibes. DJ Pink Ranger 95 selects some quintessential post punk-y tracks, past and present.
Drop In Presents Sunken Ling's Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Saturday, June 7th, 6pm - 7pm
on
Drop-In
(on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
Sunken Ling rises from the silt and descends from the clouds with a bagful of tracks carelessly chosen for a Saturday evening. Sounds both atrocious and precocious, often both. It's Sunken Ling's Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
John Carpenter
Saturday, June 7th, 3pm - 6pm
on
Todd-o-phonic Todd's show
Famed director and composer John Carpenter joins Todd-O-Phonic Todd to discuss his incredible career. The French Directors Guild referred to John as, "a creative genius of raw, fantastic, and spectacular emotions" when they bestowed The Golden Coach Award upon him at the 2019 Cannes film festival. In addition to directing films such as 'Halloween", "Escape From New York" and "The Fog", John also composed most of the music for his movies. John will be performing at The Knockdown Center on October 9th and 10th.
Special Guest: Leonid Galaganov
Saturday, June 7th, 3pm - 5pm
on
Music For a Free World with Dave Sewelson
(on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Leonid Galaganov is a New York City based composer, improviser and multi-instrumentalist from a Russian Old Ritualist settlement in Estonia.
Friends of the Road
Saturday, June 7th, 9am - 11am
on
Everybody's Songs with Cricket
Friends of the Road is a Seattle-based acoustic outfit performing what they describe
as “drone-tinged Old Time.” A five-piece version of the group augmented by
Massachusite fingerstyle guitarist Ethan WL joins Everybody’s Songs on June 7 to
present revisionist takes on two traditional tunes plus a pair of sprawling
multi-part originals.
The Intelligence
Friday, June 6th, 9pm - Midnight
on
Burn It Down! with Nate K.
Founded in the late '90s, this long-running project from multi-instrumentalist Lars Finberg has had as many line-up changes as it has aesthetic shifts. Currently a two-piece with Alice Sandahl (La Luz), the project remains rooted in a kitchen-sink experimentation that, while perhaps paying homage to something resembling punk, pulls from dub, exotica, synth pop, and Sparks-style glam. Tune in June 6 for an in-studio live set and catch them on their current tour.
JG Thirlwell
Friday, June 6th, 3pm - 6pm
on
Mona's show
Mona welcomes JG Thirlwell, best known for his musical projects Foetus, Clint Ruin and Frank Want as well as collaborations with Lydia Lunch, Nick Cave, and Marc Almond. He'll discuss his latest project Xordox and brand new album Terraform.
Maggie's Campfire Tales: "The Ghost Boy of Clinton Road"
Friday, June 6th, 3am - 6am
on
Cat Bomb! Radio with Maggie Hertz!
Summer's back and so are Maggie's Campfire Tales! This week, we explore the story of NJ's Dead Man's Curve and Clinton Road's Ghost Boy with an audio journey as told through B-sides, sound collage, and (as always) an ample amount of tape hiss! Friday, June 6th from 3-6am!
Author and Grammy winning gospel record producer Anthony Heilbut
Thursday, June 5th, 8pm - 9pm
on
Sinner's Crossroads with Kevin Nutt
Author and Grammy winning gospel record producer—Mahalia Jackson, Marion Williams and Claude Jeter-- Anthony Heilbut stops by Sinner’s Crossroads on Thursday June 5 and Thursday June 12 to talk about his seven decade presence and participation in the gospel community. Anthony’s stories are insightful and amazing. His books, the now classic The Gospel Sound and The Fan Who Knew Too Much: Aretha Franklin, the Rise of the Soap Opera, Children of the Gospel Church, and Other Meditations are essential reads. Gospel music chosen by Anthony will be played. Brothers and Sisters and Beloved, these shows are not to be missed.
Jessa Crispin discusses 'What is Wrong With Men' on the Season Finale of Three Thumbs Up
Tuesday, June 3rd, 6pm - 7pm
on
Three Thumbs Up with Jim the Poet
Jim the Poet welcomes acclaimed author, cultural critic and former Bookslut blogger Jessa Crispin to the Season Finale of Three Thumbs up as she calls in to discuss What Is Wrong with Men: Patriarchy, the Crisis of Masculinity, and How (Of Course) Michael Douglas Films Explain Everything.
Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna, author, "The AI Con"
Monday, June 2nd, 6pm - 7pm
on
Techtonic with Mark Hurst
AI hype is everywhere today - from the workplace to popular culture to healthcare and beyond. We need some way to see through the hype and push back on it. Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna explain how in their new book "The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want."
Crying Laughing, live
Monday, June 2nd, 3:01pm - 6pm
on
Scott Williams's show
Crying Laughing is a fantastic brand new 5-piece band out of Baltimore, formed by 2 members of the late great Smoke Bellow. Fans of Moondog, The Ex, Ethiopiques, minimalism and saxophones will be sure to dig.
DJ C A T L O
Sunday, June 1st, 5pm - 6pm
on
Radio Row
Three chaotic left turns brings us right back to center with a selection of genre hopping tracks only best described and understood as entirely fueled by acid induced logic.
Volcanic Tongue: David Keenan + Disciples Mix
Saturday, May 31st, 7pm - 10pm
on
Observations of Deviance with David Mittleman
(on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Disciples and Scottish author David Keenan guide you through the world of “Volcanic Tongue” in Part 1 of a special guest mix. This mix is a companion to Joe McGasko’s interview with David Keenan (broadcast on Surface Noise, Monday, May 19th, 9am - Noon). The interview and mix celebrate Keenan’s newest book, Volcanic Tongue: A Time-Travelling Evangelist's Guide to Late 20th Century Underground Music.
"Innuendo, Out the Other"
Saturday, May 31st, 7pm - 9pm
on
We're Outta Sight!!! with Stu
(on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
"Don't look now but I think they might be singing about...S-E-X!"
Drop In Presents Cloud Nine with Dave T
Saturday, May 31st, 6pm - 7pm
on
Drop-In
(on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
Join DJ Dave T on 'Cloud Nine' as he takes you on a vinyl only trip into the grooviest depths of 60's & 70's Soul, Funk, n Northern, with a little Mod Jazz, & Fuzz Guitar...all for the dance floor.
Alsarah and the Nubatones Saturday, May 31st, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Alsarah is a singer born in Sudan who migrated as a refugee with her family first to Yemen and finally to the U.S. With Alsarah and the Nubatones she revisits her roots with what she calls East-African Retro-Pop music. The group has a great new album, their third, called Seasons of the Road. Alsarah and the band join us to play and talk about the music.
Special Guest: Jonathan Reisin
Saturday, May 31st, 2pm - 5pm
on
Music For a Free World with Dave Sewelson
(on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Jonathan Reisin is a saxophonist, composer, and improviser whose work lives in the space between contemporary music, jazz, and the avant-garde.
Pearl Harbor Saturday, May 31st, 11am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael welcomes Pearl Harbor to celebrate the new reissue of the San Francisco new wave band, Pearl Harbor And The Explosions' 1980 debut, their sole release. After selling 10,000 indie singles, the band was signed to Warner Brothers, then recorded this classic lp, and broke up soon after.
Hour
Saturday, May 31st, 9am - 11am
on
Everybody's Songs with Cricket
Hour is a Philadelphia-based instrumental chamber folk ensemble with a fluid lineup
headed by guitarist and composer Michael Cormier-O’Leary, who is also the founder of
Dear Life Records. A nine-piece incarnation of the group joins Everybody’s Songs on
May 31 to perform highlights from their previous three releases and discuss their
songwriting process, numerous side and solo projects, and future album plans.
Cat Bomb! Radio Presents: Crusasis LIVE in Studio B!!
Friday, May 30th, 3am - 6am
on
Cat Bomb! Radio with Maggie Hertz!
Brooklyn lo-fi babes Crusasis join us LIVE in Studio B on May 30th! Established in Brooklyn 2013, a fictional word defined as 'adventurer's disease' titles the path of Ryan's life from urban to rural, heavy to soft, weird to normal; all the extremes and between. Tune in for a poetic evening of melodies you'll never get out of your head! Friday, May 30th at 3am!
The 24th annual (2nd at WFMU) Kickoff To Summer Spectacular!
Wednesday, May 28th, 4pm - 7pm
on
Where The Action Is with Dr. Jeff
(on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)
Coming up this Wednesday - the first unofficial Wednesday of the summer - on Where The Action Is! with Dr. Jeff on the Sheena's Jungle Room stream - the 24th annual (2nd at WFMU) Kickoff To Summer Spectacular! Three hours of sunny summertime music, old and new, to help get your summer of 2025 up and running!
Bobsday 84
Tuesday, May 27th, 9pm - Midnight
on
The Frow Show with Jesse Jarnow
The Frow Show makes its annual pilgrimage to the high Boblands, featuring 3 hours of covers, answer songs, live tapes, upmixes, sound collages, and other Dylanological arcana
David Greenwood, author, "The Cloud Intern"
Monday, May 26th, 6pm - 7pm
on
Techtonic with Mark Hurst
David Greenwood discusses his debut novel "The Cloud Intern" - a dystopian scifi
novel featuring a tech billionaire, a dangerously unstable United States, and lots
and lots of surveillance.
Birth (Defects)!
Monday, May 26th, 3am - 6am
on
Anti-Music Club with Land Phil
After a brief hiatus, Birth (Defects) is back with a new LP. Noise rock from Baltimore featuring delicious riffs, crushing tones, and sheet metal being smashed with a hack saw. Live in Studio B!
Thollem McDonas
Sunday, May 25th, 10pm - Midnight
on
Blurred and Obscured with Jonathan Herweg
Thollem and his synth joins Blurred and Obscured to celebrate the new
Worlds In A Life album, partially recorded live on Blurred and Obscured last June,
plus world premieres of new Godammit Tommy songs, and some Stories About People &
Everyone Else.
DJ Honk Shoe!
Sunday, May 25th, 5pm - 6pm
on
Radio Row
DJ Honk Shoe spins pure pop for NOW people all across time, Earth, Space, and New Jersey.
The Tubs
Sunday, May 25th, 3pm - 5pm
on
Paul Bruno's show
Blistering UK jangle-rockers The Tubs have released two acclaimed albums of clever, introspective songwriting that's drawn comparisons to Richard Thompson and Bob Mould. As they embark on their first US tour, we are thrilled that it includes a stop at WFMU for a live session. See them opening for The Wedding Present at Music Hall of Williamsburg on May 23 and hear them two days later on Paul's show.
Cosmic Ear: Christer Bothén Interview
Saturday, May 24th, 7pm - 10pm
on
Observations of Deviance with David Mittleman
(on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Christer Bothén, the 84-year-old Swedish Free jazz musician and close musical compatriot of Don Cherry, is having a late period renaissance. His 1984 solo LP Trancedance was reissued last year to great acclaim and this year sees the release of two new albums - TRACES by his group Cosmic Ear and L’INVISIBLE for his trio. Host David Mittleman interviewed Christer Bothén for a 3-hour special devoted to his unique vision of Scandinavian Free Jazz.
Drop In Presents Dirty Computer with WIDK, Ep. 2: "NSFW"
Saturday, May 24th, 6pm - 7pm
on
Drop-In
(on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
This time WIDK is coming in hot, blazing through your earholes and incinerating all notions of good taste and decorum. And then there's chess! Come in for the rage, stay for Morphy's opera house game - on this episode of WIDK with Dirty Computer. Her computer's not the only thing that's dirty...
Special guest: Hanns Tammen
Saturday, May 24th, 2pm - 5pm
on
Music For a Free World with Dave Sewelson
(on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Prior to his Dark Circuits Orchestra performance on Tuesday, May 27th, Hans Tammen talks about his long history of writing for large ensembles, and his "binary" conducting technique.
Ora The Molecule
Wednesday, May 21st, 9pm - Midnight
on
Radio Ravioli with Olivia
Olivia welcomes Nora Schjelderup, the creative mind behind the Ora The Molecule moniker, to the WFMU studio for a live session before her set at Nightmoves in Brooklyn on 5/22! For her new album Dance Therapy, which came out in March on Mute Records, she wrote, recorded, and produced EVERYTHING, and was largely inspired by her career as a DJ. Fueled by classic late ‘70s club sounds and Italo-disco, Dance Therapy is completely infectious - you don't wanna miss this performance!
Consumables
Wednesday, May 21st, Noon - 3pm
on
The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
Brooklyn's Consumables have just released their debut album, Infinite Games (We Are Time / Fierce Panda), which was produced and co-written by fellow Brooklynite Ben Hozie of Bodega. Fans of that band and other latter-day takes on post-punk (Parquet Courts, Yard Act, Pavement) will want to check out this live set.
The Evergreen Review with Pat Thomas
Tuesday, May 20th, 9pm - Midnight
on
The Frow Show with Jesse Jarnow
Underground chronicler and reissue producer extraordinaire Pat Thomas visits to discuss Evergreen Review: Dispatches from the Literary Underground: Covers & Essays 1957-1973, reproducing pages from the legendary publication. Out soon via Fantagraphics, but already seized in China! Pat Thomas will also be appearing May 21st at the P&T Knitwear bookstore.
Surveillance scholar Chris Gilliard on facial rec in Facebook's spy glasses
Monday, May 19th, 6pm - 7pm
on
Techtonic with Mark Hurst
Facebook/Meta has announced a new feature for its surveillance glasses, which look
just like ordinary Ray-Ban glasses: they will soon use facial recognition to
identify anyone standing nearby. Surveillance scholar Chris Gilliard returns to
Techtonic to discuss the latest horror from Mark Zuckerberg - and how we can resist.
Author David Keenan
Monday, May 19th, 9am - Noon
on
Surface Noise with Joe McGasko
David Keenan is the author of six novels based in his Scottish homeland, but his newest book, "Volcanic Tongue: A Time Travelling Evangelist's Guide to Late 20th Century Underground Music," collects his non-fiction writing about music for the first time. On today's show, we will discuss the new book, as well as the new compilation of the same name that has been released to support it.
Alice Bag and Kid Congo
Sunday, May 18th, 8pm - 10pm
on
Rock and Roller Derby with Suzy Hotrod
West Coast Chicano punk legends Alice Bag (The Bags, Castration Squad, Cholita) and Kid Congo Powers (Cramps, Gun Glub, Nick Cave, Pink Monkey Birds) chat about their new collaboration project, Juanita and Juan's new album Jungle Cruise (In the Red)
Jody Peyote and Amanda Nazario take over Radio Row with an hour of Freeform Roulette!
Sunday, May 18th, 5pm - 6pm
on
Radio Row
Drop In Presents As Seen On TV with Gayle the Snayle
Saturday, May 17th, 6pm - 7pm
on
Drop-In
(on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
The glow of the tube beckons you to the golden age of rock 'n roll stars on the television, now on your wireless!
Brian Prunka / New York Oud Festival Saturday, May 17th, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
The New York Oud Festival is a celebration of the Middle Eastern short necked lute, which has roots going back thousands of years. The festival doesn't go back quite that far - this year's edition is the second annual. But it does include nine concerts in venues all around New York City between May 21 and May 31, Brian Prunka, who NY Music Daily calls "one of New York’s most eclectic, interesting oudists" leads an ensemble in his festival performance May 30 at Jalopy in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and he'll join us to introduce the festival and to do some solo playing.
Tonight's guests: Belmont University's PITCHMEN & Musician Joy Clark
Saturday, May 17th, 5pm - 9pm
on
Bob Barth's One Night Stand
(on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)
LIVE from Los Angeles: The International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella has crowned a new winner this year and they join us tonight. Straight out of Nashville, it's the Belmont University PITCHMEN!! Then the thought provoking folk musician Joy Clark will be with us to talk about her craft and how she engages her audience. Finally we'll take a look at The Antaeus Theatre Company's moving new production of Tennessee Williams' THE GLASS MENAGERIE. All that & more! May 17th at 2pm-5pm PT, 5pm - 8pm ET.
Jon Savage Saturday, May 17th, 3pm - 6pm
on
Todd-o-phonic Todd's show
Jon Savage makes a return engagement to The Todd-O-Phonic Todd show to talk about his latest book, "The Secret Public: How Music Moved Queer Culture from the Margins to the Mainstream" (Liveright). With books such as "England's Dreaming", Jon has established himself as one of the leading authors on music and popular culture and this fascinating study only further enhances his reputation.
Author Stephen T. Lewis Saturday, May 17th, 11am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael Chats with Stephen T. Lewis about his new book "Richard Manuel: His Life and Music, from the Hawks and Bob Dylan to The Band," which takes a deep dive into the Manuel's inner turmoil and immeasurable contributions to music.
Billups Allen
Friday, May 16th, 9pm - Midnight
on
Burn It Down! with Nate K.
Film critic, punk rocker, and all-around good dude Billups Allen returns to the show to discuss his latest book, I Exhibited Films for a Year. I Lost Money, but I Think I Made My Point. An amusing, honest chronicle of the communal cinematic experience in the face of the isolating tyranny of "the stream," Billups's book is an essential manual in the ongoing battle of art for art's sake. Tune in Friday, May 16, to join the fight.
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