11/2/22 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Night Is Young 2: Three more hours of Neil Young + Crazy Horse reimagined by a wide mixture of musicians, including many of your superb recommendations + requests. Our community-supported radio station permits DJs the complete freedom to host thematic evenings like this one whenever inspiration strikes! Please consider that when you visit pledge.wprb.com. Thanks to Pat for amazing updated header graphic. Week two…of three!

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Green Magnet School – Don’t Cry – Live at Sub Pop’s Vermonstress Fest, 1992
Joe Sepi – Long May You Run – PRF Monthly Tribute Series May 2016: Neil Young – [C]
The Secret Three + Joel RL Phelps – Cortez The Killer – Live
Tom Diabo – Barstool Blues – Dark Star
Constantines – Don’t Be Denied – Constantines Play Young/Unintended Play Lightfoot
Neil Young – Vacancy – Homegrown
Yung Wu – Powderfinger – Shore Leave

Killdozer – Cinnamon Girl – Snakeboy
Saint Etienne – Only Love Can Break Your Heart – London Conversations
Scott The Hoople – Ramada Inn – NEIL (Vol. 1) – Scott McCaughey of The Minus 5, Young Fresh Fellows, Baseball Project…
Florry + Brittle Brian – Love in Mind (Francie and Victoria) – Neil Covers
Low + Dirty Three – Down By The River – In The Fishtank 7
Neil Young – Come On Baby Let’s Go Downtown – Tonight’s The Night
Sonic Youth – Computer Age – The Bridge – A Tribute To Neil Young – [C]

Snares & Kites – Campaigner – This Note’s For You Too! A Tribute to Neil Young – [C] – With Chris Brokaw.
Ida – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere – Ten Small Paces
Cher – Mr. Soul – Stars
Peter Laughner – Walk On – Peter & the Wolves Live in January 1976
Jeff Rosenstock + Laura Stevenson (with Craig Finn) – Ambulance Blues – Still Young
Roxy Music – Like A Hurricane (Live 1982) – Heart Still Beating
The Columbines – For the Turnstiles – Flexidisc

The Bevis Frond – I’ve Been Waiting For You – .mp3
Bettye LaVette – Heart Of Gold – Souvenirs
Dave N. – On The Beach – PRF Monthly Tribute Series May 2016: Neil Young – [C] – He of The Gary.
Neil Young + Devo – Hey Hey My My (uncut) – Human Highway
Nicolette Larson – Lotta Love – Lotta Love
Eleventh Dream Day – Stupid Girl / Drive Back – Cover Zuma – The whole show is on YouTube. Recommended!
Thou – Don’t Let It Bring You Down – A Primer Of Holy Words

The Karl Hendricks Trio – Out On The Weekend – 45
Anonymous Choir – After The Gold Rush – Anonymous Choir Sings Neil Young’s After The Gold Rush – Next week, we finish this trilogy!



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Jon Solomon’s 2022 Holiday Radio Show.


We made it to November, which means year 34 of THE MARATHON is inching into view from around the corner.

The 2022 edition of my 25-Hour Holiday Radio Show on 103.3 fm WPRB will start on Christmas Eve at 5:00 pm ET and run sleep-free until Christmas Day at 6:00 pm ET. 

This year’s marathon will again happen LIVE FROM HOME for a third (and possibly final) time, broadcast from my dining room table in place of the studios. 

Header image by the unmatched pairing of Patrick and Ryan.

You can find this design on a shirt with or without text here, plus past years’ graphics too.

Press folks, feel free to get in touch.

Now, let’s talk one of my favorite parts of the broadcast…

Christmas Stories!

Each of the last 11 years I’ve asked a number of friends, musicians, comedians and others that I admired to record their definition of an original “Christmas story” to be interspersed hourly throughout my marathon, alongside other annual favorites.

This addition has brought a new level of excitement to the program and made the tradition all the more special.

For year XXXIV, I’m counting on YOU + YOURS!

I’m not going to list all the amazing people who have recorded pieces in the past this time out. You can listen to past favorites here.

The deadline for 2022 is Monday, December 19th.

What is a Christmas Story?

Well…it can be a reading of a favorite Xmas tale, a cover of a holiday song you love or an original piece.

I leave that in your creative hands.

I’d love to receive so many recordings that I can once again debut one of these an hour throughout the marathon.

Submissions can be sent to this email address.

My lone request is that you do not post your piece elsewhere before it airs during the show! Please! Afterwards go wild, just mention the show when you do share on Bandcamp / Soundcloud / etc.

Please spread the word and have a safe holiday season.

Jon Solomon
103.3 fm WPRB



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10/26/22 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Night Is Young: Three hours of Neil Young + Crazy Horse reimagined by a wide assortment of artists, including many of your amazing requests + recommendations. Our beautiful community-supported station permits DJs the absolute freedom to host thematic programming like this whenever inspiration strikes! Please remember that when you visit pledge.wprb.com. Thanks to Pat for the amazing header graphic. Week one…of three!

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

The Bismarck – Don’t Cry No Tears – Bedbreaker 7″
Florry + Brittle Brian – Vampire Blues – Neil Young Covers
Garcia Peoples – Tonight’s The Night – The Lagniappe Sessions :: Garcia Peoples (Second Session)
Christy Prahl & John Hastie – Cinnamon Girl – PRF Monthly Tribute Series May 2016: Neil Young – [C]
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Ramada Inn – Psychedelic Pill
The Meters – Birds – Cabbage Alley
The Feelies – Sedan Delivery – No One Knows EP

The Karl Hendricks Trio – The Thrasher – Live on WFMU, 2012
Superpitcher x Joakim x Neil Young – On The Beach – 12″
The Constantines – Transformer Man – Constantines Play Young/Unintended Play Lightfoot
Yo La Tengo – For The Turnstiles – The Asparagus Song 45 – B-side of their second single. Thanks, Mike.
Killdozer – Mr. Soul – For Ladies Only
Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band – Heart Of Gold – Black Velvet
Eleventh Dream Day – Southern Pacific – Wayne EP

Engine Kid – The Needle & The Damage Done – Novocaine
Lee Ranaldo And The Dust – Revolution Blues – Acoustic Dust
The Isley Brothers – Ohio / Machine Gun – Givin’ It Back
Matt Besser – Neil Young Sings Frosty The Snowman – Comedy Death-Ray Xmas CD 2009 – [C]
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Welcome Back – Barn
Joshua Wayne Hensley – On The Way Home (2022 mix) – The Night Is Young
Slint – Cortez the Killer (Live Chicago 1989) – Spiderland box set

Pixies – Winterlong – The Bridge – A Tribute To Neil Young – [C]
Kidbrother805 – “old man sample beat” – .mp3
Light Coma – Dirty Dirty – PRF Monthly Tribute Series May 2016: Neil Young – [C]
Advance Base – Philadelphia – Plastic Owen Band
Chris Forsyth & the Solar Motel Band – Don’t Be Denied – Rare Dreams: Solar Live 2.27.18
Merry Clayton – Southern Man – S/T
Ty Segall – The Loner – Fudge Sandwich

Oxford Collapse – Dance Dance Dance – Dance Dance Dance b​/​w The Caveat

The Moog Cookbook – Rockin’ In the Free World – S/T – …part two next week! Thanks so much!





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10/19/22 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


They were sold out of GWAR, Jandek *and* Merzbow.

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Neutrals – Gary Borthwick Says – Bus Stop Nights EP – [N]
Basile – Itubo Del Anno – Midnight Massiera: The B-Music Of Jean-Pierre Massiera – [C] – Originally released in 1968.
Tim Barry – Swann Street – Spring Hill – He of Avail. Three cover.
Horse Lords – Law Of Movement – Comradely Objects – [N] – Out November 4th!
Chad Fowler, Zoh Amba, Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker & Steve Hirsh – Sentient Sentiment – Alien Skin
Nilüfer Yanya – Rid Of Me – Rid Of Me
Oozing Wound – The Good Times (I Don’t Miss ‘Em) – We Cater To Cowards – [N] – New album in January!

Sweeping Promises – Cross Me Out – Hunger For A Way Out – “No outside food or beverage.”
Blockboy – Bunnybreak – Number Nine Records 7×7″ Pack – [C] – First released in 2009, then on 45 in 2018.
Blues Ambush – Ride The Wave – S/T – [N] – “Downbeat psychotic blues for the twisted lifers” led by Ken Brenninger ((Fully Glazed, Storks).
SAULT – Angel – X
Dan Friel – Rust Clouds – Factoryland – [N] – Solo tape from this member of Upper Wilds / Parts & Labor.
Circulons – Moon Over Babaluma – When Only the Music is Pretty – New band of Kjehl Johansen from 100 Flowers / Urinals. Barbara Manning on vocals!
Osees – Scum Show – A Foul Form – [N]

The Kyle Sowashes – 21:19 – Live on WPRB – https://thekylesowashes.bandcamp.com

Six By Seven – Neil Young’s Shirt – Neil Young’s Shirt – Next week…The Night Is Young! Three hours of Neil / Crazy Horse covers!
Sugar Billy – Super Duper Love – Mainstream Funk – [C] – First released in 1975.
Hum – Desert Rambler – Inlet
Asnakech Worku – Mingizem Yene New – Asnakech
Bill Easley – Left Wing Cosmic Man Called John – 45



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10/12/22 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

The Feelies – Crazy Rhythms – Crazy Rhythms – RIP Anton Fier.
Fresh Mark & Black Hawk – I Got The Number (Voc) – Number Nine Records 7×7″ Pack – [C] – [N] – First released in 2007.
Bent Arcana – The War Clock – Live Zebulon
Bailey Williams – The Saints – Flowers & Animals
Liturgy – 93696 – As the Blood of God Bursts the Veins of Time – [N]
Love Tractor – Fun To Be Happy – S/T – 1982 debut. Congratulations Michael + Simone!
Titus Andronicus – A More Perfect Union – The Monitor (2021 Remaster) – Has a true “New Jersey moment” seeing this song performed in an Atlantic City parking lot…

Pavement – Box Elder – Slay Tracks: 1933 – 1969
The Junkyard Band – Sardines – 12″
Douglas Andrew McCombs – To Whose Falls Shallows – VMAK<KOMBZ<<<DUGLAS<<6NDR7<<< – [N] – First solo album by the bassist of Tortoise / Eleventh Dream Day.
Say Sue Me – Season Of The Shark – 10 – Yo La Tengo cover.
Ui – The Fortunate One Knows No Anxiety – Lifelike – Originally released in 1998.
Masahiko Togashi – Oasis – Song Of Soil – Featuring Don Cherry and Charlie Haden. First released in 1979.
OFF! – Muddy The Waters – Free LSD – [N]

Pepi Ginsberg – 33:16 – Live on WPRB – http://pepiginsberg.com

Otoboke Beaver – I Won’t Dish Out Salads – Super Champon – [N]
Meg Baird, Jerimiah Lockwood & Charlie Saufley – Traces – The Golem Rescored – [C]
SAVAK – Cold Ocean (Immersion Remix) – Error/Delight – [N] – Remixed by Wire’s Colin Newman and Malka Spigel.



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9/21/22 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Oneida – Paralyzed – Success – [N]
Marlowe – Past Life – Marlowe 3 – L’Orange + Solemn Brigham. Out October 28.
Jeanines – Last Light – Latest Light b​/​w After All
branch riordan sexton galipault – 2006.10.13 Live At The Zeitgeist Gallery (Cambridge MA) – Tour CDR – RIP Jaimie Branch.
Joshua Wayne Hensley – Head Like a Hole (Mono) – PRF Monthly Tribute Series September 2022: Nine Inch Nails – [C] – THIS IS DELIGHTFUL.
Miquela e lei Chapacans – Dizco rural – S/T – “The first progressive girl group of the French Occitan language pop scene bring you folk funk, sun-baked bossa, Coltrane jazz and their own brand of punky “Dizco Rural” against an untouched French Balearic backdrop spanning the late 70s and 80s.”
Moreish Idols – Hangar – Float EP – [N]

Hammered Hulls – Rights and Reproduction – Careening – [N] – Mark Cisneros, Alec MacKaye, Mary Timony, and Chris Wilson.
Alfred Panou – Je Suis Un Sauvage – Pierre Barouh & The Saravah Sound – [C] – Originally from 1969.
盛洁 Sheng Jie (a.k.a. gogoj) and 邓博宇 Deng Boyu – 送魂使者 Soul Sender 1 – 送​魂​使​者 Soul Sender – Recorded during the Qingming Festival.
Fenella – Pulsion (Nurse On Train) – The Metallic Index – Jane Weaver in collaboration with Peter Philipson and Raz Ullah.
Primatune feat. Masta Ace – King Kong Rap – Number Nine Records 7×7″ Pack – [C] – First released in 2018.
75 Dollar Bill Little Big Band – …in the lock / Beni Said – Live at Tubby’s – Recorded March 7, 2020.
Bully – Stuck In Your Head – SUGAREGG

Beautiful Traps – 12:04 – Live on WPRB – https://myspace.com/thebeautifultraps

Ugh God – 32:30 – Live on WPRB – http://ughgod.bandcamp.com

Superchunk – This Summer – This Summer b/w Cruel Summer
Lazy Salon – Pacific Future – S/T



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9/14/22 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

METZ – Heaven’s Gate – Come On Down – [N] – Originally from the video game Cyberpunk 2077 apparently.
Mdou Moctar – Imouhar (Drum Machine Version) – Niger EP Vol. 1
Silkworm – Contempt – Lifestyle – RIP Jean-Luc Godard.
Jaimie Branch’s FLY or DIE – Theme Nothing / Moon River – Live at Bowery Ballroom 12.3.21
The Knolls – Industrial Control Reports – Industrial Control Reports
Goat – Under No Nation – Oh Death – New album out in October.
Mike Adams at His Honest Weight – Atmosphere – Graphic Blandishment – [N] – This record is unfairly catchy.

These Estates – Mt. – The Dignity of Man
The Pogues – I’m a Man You Don’t Meet Every Day – Rum Sodomy & The Lash – As covered last week by En Attendant Ana.
Garcia Peoples – The Map Room – 100 Years Of Solid Dudes – “A few months ago, we performed at a private party for a lovely group of people who asked us to play several sets of purely improvised instrumental music, accompanied by friends new and old on light projections and auxiliary sounds. This record is a collection of the best moments from that special night.”
Public Service Broadcasting – Der Rhythmus der Maschinen [ft. Blixa Bargeld] – Bright Magic
Maha – Law Laffeina El Ard – Habibi Funk 020: Orkos – “Completely unknown album by Salah Ragab’s Cairo Jazz Band vocalist Maha, recorded in Cairo in 1979.”
Otoboke Beaver – Chu Chu Song – Japan Is Loud – [C] – [N] – First song the band ever wrote!

Jennifer O’Connor – 29:58 – Live on WPRB – https://jenniferoconnor.bandcamp.com

Pinch Points – Stock It – Process – [N]
Worst Night Ever – N.O.E.L. – Sacred Nights
Momma – Divine Hammer – Live for SiriusXMU – Breeders cover. Followed by a touch more Worst Night Ever to take us home…



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9/7/22 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

En Attendant Ana – I’m a Man You Don’t Meet Every Day – Reprise – [C] – This Pogues cover stopped me in my tracks when I heard it on Pethie’s show.
Stylistic Murder – Represent the Real (feat. AZ, O.C. & KRS-One) – 7″
Chris Forsyth – Robot Energy Machine – Evolution Here We Come – [N]
Les Filles de Illighadad – Tende – S/T
Rob Mazurek + Exploding Star Orchestra – Dimensional Stardust – Parable of Inclusion – Lovely solo from the late Jaimie Branch on this one.
Mac McCaughan – The Sound of Yourself (Acoustic) – The Sound Of Yourself (Acoustic Versions)
Osees – Social Butt – A Foul Form – [N]

The Cool Greenhouse – Hard Rock Potato – Sod’s Toastie – [N] – Album out November the 11th.
Anteloper – RADAR radio – Tour Beats Vol. 1 – Jaimie Branch + Jason Nazary.
Julia Jacklin – Less Of A Stranger – PRE PLEASURE – [N]
Attarazat Addahabia & Faradjallah – Albaki – Habibi Funk 011: Al Hadaoui – Sorry to share Faradjallah passed away last month in a motorcycle accident. RIP.
Water Damage – Reel 5A/3B – “But The Rat Was Very Smart” – [N] – Additional reels from the “Repeater” sessions. Members of Spray Paint, USA/Mexico, Swans, Black Eyes, Marriage, Thor & Friends and more.
The Trypes – I’m Always There – Live at Maxwell’s 1984
Chat Pile – Tropical Beaches, Inc. – God’s Country – [N]

Jaimie Branch’s FLY or DIE – 41:39 – Live at Boot & Saddle, 12.18.16 – Recorded by friend of the station Sebastian. For more on the Jaimie Branch Foundation head here.

Smirk – Irrelevant Man – LP



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8/31/22 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


Jaimie Branch 1983-2022. RIP.

Jaimie Branch – Jump Off / Theme Nothing / …Back At The Ranch – FLY or DIE
Anteloper – Oryx – Kudu – Jaimie Branch + Jason Nazary.
Jaimie Branch – For Your Planetary Considerations (All of Our Love) – SOS sessions 3: jaimie branch – “Created for Climate Control Projects and the Years Project just prior to election day 2020. I imagine a future where everybody can live out their lives peacefully together. There will be no such futures if we have no planet to dance on.”
Eli Winter – Dayenu – S/T – [N] – With Jaimie Branch on flugelhorn.
The Unspeakable Practices – Steadying Effect – Live on WFMU, February 2016 – Recorded for The Long Rally with Scott McDowell. “The Unspeakable Practices is an all-star team conceived by the novelist Rick Moody and Kid Millions (Oneida, Man Forever, etc.) along with bassist Brad Truax (Home, Interpol), bassist Richard Hoffman (Sightings), guitarist Shahin Motia (Ex-Models), organist David Grubbs (solo, Gastr del Sol), saxophonist Michael Foster (Barker Trio) and trumpeter Jaimie Branch (Weasel Walter, Chris Pitsiokos Quartet).”
Jaimie Branch – Theme 001 – FLY or DIE LIVE

Jaimie Branch – Bird Dogs Of Paradise / Nuevo Roquero Estéreo – FLY or DIE II: bird dogs of paradise
Anteloper – One Living Genius – Pink Dolphins – [N] – Jaimie Branch + Jason Nazary.
branch/Rempis/Flaten/Østvang – Night Into Day (Into Night) – Tripel​/​Dubbel – Recorded live at De Studio, Antwerp, Belgium on March 10th, 2018.
The Unspeakable Practices – Early Warning System – Live on WFMU, February 2016 – Recorded for The Long Rally with Scott McDowell.
Jaimie Branch – Theme 002 – FLY or DIE LIVE

Jaimie Branch – Prayer For Amerikkka Pt 1 & 2 – FLY or DIE II: bird dogs of paradise
Anteloper – Isotope 420° – Tour Beats Vol. 1
Party Knullers X Jaimie Branch – Hello, we are the Party Knüllers and this is Jaimie Branch – Party Knüllers X Jaimie Branch at the Casa – Recorded live at the Casa Del Popolo in Montreal as part of the Suoni Per Il Popolo in 2018. Jaimie Branch – trumpet , Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello and electronics, Ståle Liavik Solberg – drums.
Booker Stardrum – Dome Ship – ‘Temporary etc​.​’ – With Jaimie Branch on trumpet.
The Unspeakable Practices – Neon – Live on WFMU, February 2016 – Recorded for The Long Rally with Scott McDowell.
Ig Henneman, Jaimie Branch, Anne La Berge – Dropping Stuff And Other Folk Songs – Dropping Stuff And Other Folk Songs
Uncivilized – “The Theme” (Feat. Jaimie Branch) – .mp3 – The Theme = the theme from Twin Peaks.

Jaimie Branch – Fly or Die – FLY or DIE



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8/24/22 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Jaimie Branch – Theme Nothing – FLY or DIE LIVE – Jaimie Branch 1983-2022. RIP. Proper tribute on next week’s show.

The Chats – Panic Attack – Get Fucked – [N]
Marva Broome – Mystifying Mama – Pierre Barouh & The Saravah Sound – [C] – Originally from 1972.
Low Sun – Icicles – Icicles
Danger Mouse & Black Thought – Strangers (feat. A$AP Rocky and Run The Jewels) – Cheat Codes – [N]
Spain – World of Blue – World of Blue – From the group’s original 1994 sessions.
Eli Winter – Davening in Threes – S/T
Lithics – Photograph, You Of – 45 – Sorry to hear this great band has called it a day.

Momma – Speeding 72 – Household Name – [N] – Last week I had trouble figuring out what song this sounded like and listeners helped me realize it had a guitar part similar to…

My Bloody Valentine – When You Sleep – Loveless – …this!
Visitors – Visitors – Midnight Massiera: The B-Music Of Jean-Pierre Massiera – [C] – First released in 1974.
Friendship – Hank – Love The Stranger – [N]
Vanishing Twin – Tub Erupt (Cavern Of Anti-Matter Remix) – Tub Erupt
Scattered Purgatory – 南市巷說 Uttering Among The Southern Lanes – Lost Ethnography of the Miscanthus Ocean
Population II – Ce N’est Rêve – À La Ô Terre
The Retail Simps – Acceptable List of Games For A Socialized Human – Reverberant Scratch: 9 Shots in tha Dark – [N]

Oxford Collapse – 36:46 – Live on WPRB – https://oxfordcollapse.bandcamp.com

LIFE – Self Portrait – North East Coastal Town – [N]
Droni Mitchell – Cup of Kindness – Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada XIII – [C]



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