9/25/24 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

A Minor Forest – So Jesus Was at the Last Supper… – Flemish Altruism [Constituent Parts 1993-1996] – As heard in “It Came From Aquarius Records.”
Hussein Moktar – Libyadh / Lebtayt – Nouakchott Wedding Songs – [C]
Advance Base – The Year I Lived in Richmond – Horrible Occurrences – [N] – New album out in December!
Tuluum Shimmering – I Feel (a) Love (Supreme) – I Feel (a) Love (Supreme) – Happy 98th birthday, John Coltrane.
SPRINTS – Feast – Feast – Playing in Philadelphia for the first time on Friday night.
Charif Megarbane – Souk el Ahad – Habibi Funk 023: Marzipan
Satanic Togas – Illusions – Illusions b/w 1998 7″ – [N]

Stomatopod – Spatchcocked – DrizzleFizzle – [N] – 🚨🚨🚨 PREMIERE! 🚨🚨🚨
Abdul Raheem – Alaiye – Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In the Diaspora (1980-93) – [C]
Terry Gross – Sales Pitch – Huge Improvement – [N]
BASIC – Positive Halfway – This Is BASIC – Chris Forsyth, Nick Millevoi & Mikel Patrick Avery.
Hüsker Dü – Books About UFOs – New Day Rising
Neil Young – Helpless – Live at Massey Hall 1971 
Samuel SC – Exit Scene – 7″ – Win tickets to this show!

The Black Hollies – 41:06 – Live on WPRB – https://theblackhollies.bandcamp.com

Delivery – Operating At A Loss – Operating At A Loss – [N]
Yoshiko Sai – Yukionna – Mangekyou – Originally released in 1975.
variety – Subtropical – Subtropical – [N]



9/18/24 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Oneida – Here it Comes – Expensive Air – [N]
Sidibou ould Siyed – Seïni Karr (II) – Nouakchott Wedding Songs – [C]
Wussy – The Great Divide – Cincinnati Ohio – [N]
CAN – Keele 77 Eins – LIVE IN KEELE 1977
San Kazakgascar – SAC Drone – Long Tones of August
The New Mary Jane – Blossom – S/T – Scott and Dave from The Grifters. Unreleased.
Chimers – People Listen (to the radio) – Through Today – [N] – Out this fall. Nothing but bangers.

CLASS – Scared To Care – A Healthy Alternative
Etran de L’AÏr – Imouha – 100% Sahara Guitar – [N]
Swell Maps – Gunboats – A Trip To Marineville
Kinski – I Didn’t Mean to Interrupt Your Beautiful Moment – I Didn’t Mean to Interrupt Your Beautiful Moment
Animal, Surrender! – One Of These Things First – S/T – Peter from Sunwatchers plus drummer Rob Smith.
clipping. – Run It (Clean) – Run It – [N]
Slint – Hippie Chick – Tweez (tweethan mix) 

Bear Attack – 24:57 – Live on WPRB – http://www.thebearattack.com

Love Child – Greedy – Peel Session – [N] – From December 1992.
Masahiko Togashi – June – Song of Soil – 1979 album, reissued. With Don Cherry and Charlie Haden.



9/11/24 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

The Ex – Great! – Great! / The Evidence – [N] – New 45 celebrating 45 years as a band…
Cheikh ould Mahmoud – Karr N’Temass – Nouakchott Wedding Songs – [C]
Jane Weaver – Univers – Univers (French Version) – [N] – Perhaps even better than the original?
Magnog – Signatures – More Weather
Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra – Underneath the Star Dome – Live at the Adler Planetarium – [N]
FM Mason – Revolution Blues (Version) – May 2016: Neil Young – [C]
Minutemen – Validation – Post-Mersh, Vol. 3 

Bananagun – Free Energy – Why is the Colour of the Sky? – [N]
Bessa Simons – Sii Nana – Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In the Diaspora (1980-93) – [C]
34 Trolley – Relaxation – Relaxation EP – [N] – First solo release from Jarrett Dougherty of Screaming Females. Marissa Paternoster on guitar and Brittany Luna of Catbite on vocals.
Kalamazoo Drone Society – 4648 (for John Cage) – 4648 (for John Cage) – “For John Cage’s 112th birthday, Kalamazoo Drone Society presents “4648,” a reinterpretation and reimagining of Cage’s “Four6,” shortened to album-length and expanded for eight players. “Four6″ was completed in 1992, a month before his death.”
Secret Shine – Captivate This Broken Love – Under The Bridge 2 – [C]
Ryuichi Sakamoto – The Fight – Coda – Re-issue of a 1983 album.
Butthole Surfers – Dum Dum – Psychic…. Powerless…. Another Man’s Sac

Okay Paddy – 36:28 – Live on WPRB – https://okaypaddy.bandcamp.com

Chin Music – Game of Inches – 7″ – [N] – Steve Albini of Shellac, Big Black and Chin Music on Guitar and Toasting / Tim Midyett of Silkworm, Bottomless Pit, Mint Mile and Deep Tunnel Project on Bass / Matt Spiegel of Tributosaurus, Brother Brother and midday host on 670 the Score on Vocals / Andy Kosinski of Hungry Man, Sirs and Ling Ling on Drums
Leon Keïta – Diarabi Mana – Leon Keïta (Analog Africa Dance Edition No.16)
BASIC – For Stars of the Air – [N] – Playing a free show with Oneida in Queens on Saturday afternoon!



9/4/24 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

The Bug Club – The Intricate Inner Workings of the System – On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System – [N]
Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Afrika 70 – Ikoyi Blindness – Ikoyi Blindness / Kalakuta Show – First released in 1976.
Doldrums – On the Pine – Acupuncture – RIP Justin Chearno.
Kim Deal – Crystal Breath – Nobody Loves You More – [N] – Album out in November.
Bill Orcutt – The Four Louies I – The Four Louies – He’s done it again!
The Godfathers – Ebe Ye Yie Ni – Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In The Diaspora, 1980​-​93 – [C]
Alien Nosejob – Trapped in Time – Turns the Colour of Bad Shit – [N]

Fugazi – Margin Walker – 13 Songs
Meiko Kaji – Ginchou Wataridori – Ginchou Wataridori – Originally released in 1972.
Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Nathan Salsburg & Tyler Trotter – The Evidence – Hear the Children Sing the Evidence – [N] – Lungfish cover.
Dudu Phukwana and the “Spears” – Izulu Liyaduduma – S/T – Reissue of a 1968 album.
TV Priest – Slideshow – Uppers

Pepi Ginsberg – 37:44 – Live on WPRB – http://pepiginsberg.com

Kurokuma – I Am Forever – Of Amber and Sand – [R]
Omar Khorshid – Rakset El Fadaa – Giant + Guitar



8/28/24 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


RIP Justin Chearno.
📸 = Mike Simonetti

The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Pitchblende – Lacquer Box – 45 – RIP Justin Chearno.
Vincent Ahehehinnou – Ou C’est Lui Ou C’est Moi – African Scream Contest: Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds From Benin & Togo ’70s – [C]
Turing Machine – (Got My) Rock Pants On – A New Machine for Living – RIP Justin Chearno.
Wandering Summer – Wake The Silver Dancing Waves – Under The Bridge 2 – [C] – From Leeds.
Tape Hiss – Tom Violence – Live At The Sultan Room – [N] – Sonic Youth cover by members of The Modern Lovers, SY, and Arthur Russell’s ensembles. (Plus my friend Dave from college and this guy Pete.)
Mamman Sani & Tropikal Camel – Touareg Spaceship – Touareg Spaceship – “[A] groundbreaking collaboration between Nigerien synth pioneer Mamman Sani and Berlin-based electronic artist Tropikal Camel.” Album out in September.
The Effigies – Sortie – “Sortie” b/w “Smile!” – [N]

Pitchblende – Nine Volt – Au Jus – RIP Justin Chearno.
Nana Budjei – Asobrachie – Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In the Diaspora (1980-93) – [C] – [N]
Turing Machine – Bleach It Black – Zwei – RIP Justin Chearno.
Rattle – Signal – Sequence
Tuluum Shimmering – Waves of Willow – Lotus Blossoms Blooming in Four Directions – [N]
Ahmed Malek – La La La – Habibi Funk 027: Ahmed Malek – Musique Originale De Films (Volume 2) – 1970s / 1980s Algerian soundtrack scores.
MEMORIALS – Lamplighter – Memorial Waterslides – [N] – The debut proper album from the duo consisting of Verity Susman and Matthew Simms (previously of Electrelane and Wire).

Jennifer O’Connor – 30:02 – Live on WPRB – https://jenniferoconnor.bandcamp.com

Pitchblende – Mercator Projection – Gygax! – RIP Justin Chearno.
Turing Machine – Yeah, Cʼmon! – What Is the Meaning of What – RIP Justin Chearno.
Pitchblende – Discoskull – Kill Atom Smasher – RIP Justin Chearno. (Former WPRB Concert Calendar bed music.)
Norio Madea & All Stars – Soran Bushi (excerpt) – Rock Communication Yagibushi



8/7/24 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

CLASS – First To Finish Last – Total Punk – “Order Of The Dirty Plates” Singles Club 2024 – [N]
Rosali – May It Be on Offer – Bite Down
Water Damage – Union Pool 061324 – Union Pool 061324
George Darko – Kaakyire Nua – Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In the Diaspora (1980-93 – [C]
Porridge Radio – Sick Of The Blues – Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me
Acanthus – Isolde / Who Are You? – Le Frisson Des Vampires
Chimers – 3AM – Through Today – [N] – Out in October.

Phil Moore Browne – 1:04:16 – Live on WPRB – https://www.discogs.com/artist/893417-Phil-Moore-Browne

SUMAC – World of Light – The Healer – [N]
Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra – Future Shaman – Lightning Dreamers
St. Christopher – Burnout ’23 – Under The Bridge 2 – [C]
The Comet Is Coming – LUCID DREAMER – Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam



7/31/24 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Scrawl – Clock Song – Nature Film
Gang of Four – Anthrax – Entertainment!
The Breeders – Off You – Title TK
Dianogah – At the Mercy of the Mustang – Battle Champions
Mekons – Where Were You? – 45
Shannon Lay – Blue – Blue
Silkworm – Our Secret – 45 – Comsat Angels song.

The Chills – Look for the Good in Others and They’ll See the Good in You – Brave Words – RIP Martin Phillipps.
Joel R.L. Phelps & The Downer Trio – Pink Frost – Tradition – Chills cover.
The Chills – Party In My Heart – Human Music – [C]
The Chills – Rolling Moon – The BBC Sessions – 12/11/1985 Peel Session.
Superchunk – Night of Chill Blue – Incidental Music: 1991-1995 – Chills cover.
The Chills – House with a Hundred Rooms – House with a Hundred Rooms 12″
The Chills – The Oncoming Day – Submarine Bells

Noun – Consumed – Wanted/Consumed – [N]
The Necks – Imprinting – Travel
Ty Segall – Fanny Dog – Freedom’s Goblin
Bill Orcutt – Anxiety of Symmetry II – The Anxiety of Symmetry
Alan Sparhawk – Can U Hear – White Roses, My God  – [C]
Dis- Archivist of Smoke – The Historically Troubled Third Album

Nick Castro – 30:20 – Live on WPRB – https://www.discogs.com/artist/318857-Nick-Castro

Snõõper – Microbe – Super Snõõper
Charles Gayle Trio – Streets – Streets



7/24/24 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

CLAMM – The Pressure – Disembodiment EP – [N]
Starlite – Anoma Koro – Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In the Diaspora (1980-93) – [C]
Bob Newhart – Bus Drivers School – The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back! – Originally released in 1960. RIP. This short documentary about Newhart’s friendship with Don Rickles is terrific.
L’infonie – Mantra (in C) – Vol 33 – Mantra – Montreal free form jazz collective. Adapted from Terry Riley’s (In C). Thanks to Dave The Obscure for introducing me to this one!
Silver Scrolls – Indoor Cat – Mind Lines – [N] – Dave Brylawski of Polvo / Black Taj plus Brian Quast from Polvo / Vanilla Trainwreck.
Derek Monypenny – Learned Helplessness – Live at the Annex 10-24-23
Beatrix – Pumpkin – S/T – [N]

Oneida – Reason to Hide – Expensive Air – [N]
KMD – Boy Who Cried Wolf – Mr. Hood
Sassyhiya – Kristen Stewart – Kristen Stewart – [N] – Out Friday!
Paul K. & The Weathermen – The Grid – The Blue Sun
The Fall – The Man Whose Head Expanded – In: Palace of Swords Reversed – 1983 single.
Bob Newhart – Defusing a Bomb – Something Like This… The Bob Newhart Anthology – Originally released in 1962. RIP.
The Lemonheads – Glad I Don’t Know – Lick

Like A Fox – 41:04 – Live on WPRB – https://www.facebook.com/p/Like-A-Fox-100030721431016/

Tre Orsi – The Engineer – Casual Victim Pile – [C]
Machine – Trails – S/T – First came out in 1972.
Suzanne Ciani  – The First Wave – Birth of Venus – Seven Waves



7/17/24 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Silkworm – Slave Wages – Lifestyle – Somehow it has been 19 years since Michael Dahlquist, Doug Meis and John Glick were taken from us. RIP.
Kwasi Afari Minta – Barima Nsu – Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In the Diaspora (1980-93) – [C] – [N]
Weak Signal – Chill – Fine – Out in September.
Immersion Scriber – 050 – 050 – Local. Samples “Ginger Baker & Tony Allen Drum Solo (Live At The Berlin Jazz Festival – 1978),” much to my delight.
Kim Deal – Coast – Coast – [N] – Solo single. Horns courtesy Mucca Pazza.
BASIC – Nerve Time – This Is BASIC – Chris Forsyth, Nick Millevoi & Mikel Patrick Avery. One complaint: Album closer should be titled “Goto 10.”
The Replacements – Hold My Life (Ed Stasium Mix) – Tim (Let It Bleed Edition) – Re-mix / re-master of a 1985 album.

Delivery – Digging The Hole – Digging The Hole – [N]
Amy Annelle – Pull Tabs and Broken Glass – The Toll – Featuring Jolie Holland.
Tuluum Shimmering – I Can’t Stand The Rain – I Can’t Stand the Rain / Will o’ the Wisp – Ann Peebles, reimagined.
Advance Base – Kittypants – .mp3 – Shellac cover.
Holger Czukay – Good Morning Story – Good Morning Story
PJ Harvey & John Parish – Rope Bridge Crossing – Dance Hall At Louse Point
Tension Pets – On the Outside – Cubey EP – [N]

Joshua Marcus – 23:13 – Live on WPRB – http://joshuamarcus.bandcamp.com

Coral – Soup n Sandwiches – Pillowtalk – Another one for Bob Schick. RIP.
Meiko Kaji – Hamabeno Meruhen – Ginchou Wataridori – Originally Released in 1972.
Isaac Turner – The Fortune Station – Grand Prairie – [N]
Tangled Shoelaces – Sleeping – Turn My Dial – M Squared Recordings and more, 1981-84
Photo-Curio – We All Know – Demos
Superchunk – As In A Blender – 45 – [N] – Alastair Galbraith cover.
Daniel Bachman – Coronach – Axacan



7/10/24 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

MEMORIALS – Cut It Like a Diamond – Memorial Waterslides – [N] – Verity Susman and Matthew Simms (previously of Electrelane and Wire). Album out in October!
Dadadi – Jigi Jigi – Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In the Diaspora (1980-93) – [C]
Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin – en / två / tre / fyra – Ghosted II – [N]
Lump Hammer – Party Time – S/T – [R]
Prince Far I – Survival Version – Spear of the Nation
Nolan Potter – Preeminent Minds – Music Is Dead
Newtown Neurotics – Kick Out The Tories – 45

The Bismarck – Rights Refused – Constant Currency
SAULT – ACTS OF FAITH – ACTS OF FAITH – [N] – Surprise 11th album.
Hot Tubs Time Machine – No Thanks Google Maps – 50 Shades of Marcus / No Thanks Google Maps
Chris Corsano – I Don’t Have Missions – The Key (Became the Important Thing [and Then Just Faded Away]) – [N]
Akiko Yano – Onnatachiyo Otokotachiyo – Ai Ga Nakucha Ne – First released in 1982. Backed by the band Japan.
The Bug Club – Lonsdale Slipons – On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System – [N]

Surefire Broadcast – 22:36 – Live on WPRB – http://surefirebroadcast.bandcamp.com

Power Supply – The Land of Fire – In the Time of the Sabre-Toothed Tiger
Gerycz / Powers / Rolin – Lamplighter – Lamplighter
Mats Gustafsson & Joachim Nordwall – BIRDBRAIN (olle ångest) – THEIR POWER REACHED ACROSS SPACE AND TIME-TO DEFY THEM WAS DEATH-OR WORSE