On Tuesday afternoon, TWO bands from Brisbane will feature on Brian Turner's show. First, Blank Realm bring improvisations that focus into tuneful, early-Pere Ubu-like songs. Then, the sax-inflected Slug Guts (l.), who have an LP out on Sacred Bones, will do a set of stomping junkyard chaos. Both Australian exports are on their first-ever US tour and stop by today to play live. 4/19, from 3 to 6 PM.
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Kurt Gottschalk is joined by composer Travis Just, who will present an excerpt of his three-hour modern opera Innova. A nightmarish vision of the future, Innova includes five vocalists, electric guitar, percussion and electronics. Hear the whole production May 13 - 22 at Manhattan's Abrons Arts Center, and the preview on Miniature Minotaurs Wednesday, 4/20, from noon to 3 PM.
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This week Seven Second Delay is live from the UCB Theatre, with Andy Breckman and special guest co-host Joe Franklin (!). Joe will give Andy tips on hosting a live talk show and will whip him into shape -- literally, with the help of a dominatrix. They will also welcome mentalist Sam Eaton, NYC film location scout Nick Carr, and a musical performance by Brute Force. Wednesday 4/20, from 6 to 7 PM. The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is located at 307 West 26th Street in NYC. Admission $5.
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David Seubert of the Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project will be talking with Jason Sigal on Talk's Cheap. This endeavor, a collection of recordings held by the University of California at Santa Barbara, currently hosts over 8,000 wax cylinder recordings that would not be otherwise accessible but are now free to share under Creative Commons. As the CPDP begins a curatorial collaboration with the Free Music Archive, Jason and David will play some fascinating audio snapshots from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Thursday, 4/21, from 9 AM to noon.
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Joe Belock will have Andy Bopp's new band, Alto Verde, on Three Chord Monte Thursday afternoon. This time, the Baltimore-based rock mastermind behind Myracle Brah and Love Nut promises more power and less pop -- tune in to hear the results! Alto Verde make their New York-area debut this week and will be on Joe's show 4/21 from noon to 3.
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Ethnomusicologist Steve Grauberger is Kevin Nutt's guest this week on Sinner's Crossroads. Grauberger, curator of the new CD "New Book Gospel: Shape Note Singing," will talk about the lesser-known style of gospel known as Convention Singing and will play some tracks from the release. Thursday evening, 4/21, from 8 to 9 PM.
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Late on Thursday night, My Castle of Quiet welcomes Castevet to the airwaves, continuing its trend of presenting local metal to a wider radio audience. Castevet's LP, Mounds of Ash, is full of songs that are "grimy, riff-laden, and monstrous" -- and the New York band will be live and in the moment in the studio. Enjoy this special night of introspective, complex black metal Thursday night beginning at midnight (4/22, from 12 to 3 AM).
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Richmond, VA jazz musicians SCUO will perform on The Long Rally this Friday morning 4/22, from 9 AM to noon. The "Scott duo" of Scott Clark (drums) and Scott Burton (guitar) have said that they challenge themselves to write music that's simply too difficult for them to play. The effect is intriguingly precise, robotic and proggy. Join them for these three hours as they and host Scott McDowell form a SCRIO.
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On Michael Shelley's program Saturday, Michael interviews Marshall Crenshaw. The songwriter is celebrating the 30th anniversary of his debut album, and he and band will be performing it in its entirety at City Winery next week. Hear him talk about his career and changes in the music industry, 4/23 from 11 AM to 1 PM.
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More more more! Bare Wires are on the Cherry Blossom Clinic, Duo Jalal will grace Transpacific Sound Paradise, Thierry Müller and Aaron Moore come to visit Daniel Blumin, and JM Airis plays soulful indie rock on Beastin' the Airwaves! with Keili. This week is so action-packed that one small blog post does not do it justice; to fully grasp the breadth of the experience you must listen.
Speaking of "This Week in WFMU," be sure to tune in to WFMU's alternate web stream Give the Drummer Radio—tomorrow, April 20, 12 to 2pm—for the
sneak-preview broadcast of Amanda Nazario's new radio show NAZARIO SCENARIO. The show kicks off officially on April 27 and will be airing on the stream every Wednesday at noon.
Give the Drummer Radio is streaming amazing free-form music 24 hours a day. You can tune in anytime by clicking here The playlist for Amanda's show tomorrow (April 20) will be right here. In case you ever have to miss a show (the horror!) all of Amanda's programs will be archived right here.
Posted by: Doug Schulkind | April 19, 2011 at 04:33 PM
Just added to the Three Chord Monte lineup for this Thursday - Cyril Jordan of the Flamin' Groovies!
Posted by: Joe B | April 19, 2011 at 06:44 PM
The Squirrels, founded in Seattle in 1984, were active with varying lineups including until 2009.
Posted by: Tennille Gorham | November 10, 2012 at 01:07 AM