Today, Irene Trudel is very pleased to present a live set from legendary baroque pop group the Left Banke. (At left: recent reunion show at Joe's Pub in New York.) Hear it, and listen as the Left Banke's Tom Finn talks with longtime producer Ralph Affamato and Irene about the band's rich career. Monday 7/18, from noon to 3 PM.
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On Dark Night of the Soul, Julie hosts a live performance by Last July, the UK-based darkwave/electronica band. Tune in and be transported to a hot summer night at the Camden Purple Turtle, as their bouncy synth loops and energetic female vocals stir up the crowd. Early Tuesday morning, 7/19, from 3 to 6 AM.
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Wednesday evening, Gwilly Edmondez pays a visit to Do or DIY with People Like Us with a special mix of new, improvised material as well as some of his recent and forthcoming Kakutopia releases. Gwilly, who comes from South Wales and is now in the Northeast of England, is also the creator of the critical practice journal Felt Beak. Listen on 7/20, from 8 to 9 PM.
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Eminent alt-country/garage rockers the Sadies return to Three Chord Monte on Thursday, behind their new album Darker Circles which is out now on Yep Roc! Join them -- guitarist brothers Dallas and Travis Good, drummer Mike Belitsky, and bassist Sean Dean -- and Joe Belock 7/21, from noon to 3 PM.
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On The Long Rally, Scott McDowell will welcome jazz/freestyle musicians Tomas Fujiwara and the Hook Up Trio (a scaled-down version of Fujiwara's band The Hook Up). Drummer and composer Fujiwara (l.), along with Mary Halvorson on guitar and Mr. Bungle's Trevor Dunn on bass, will play selections from their 2010 album Actionspeak, as well as some new work. Experience them Friday morning, 7/22, from 9 AM to noon!
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Saturday morning on Michael Shelley's show, hear one of Michael's (and maybe your?) favorite bands of all time, Fountains of Wayne, who will give an acoustic performance and interview at the advent of their brand-new release "Sky Full of Holes." Clever songwriting and power-pop hooks will abound on 7/23, from 11 AM to 1 PM.
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Finally, indie rock's Grooms will grace Beastin' the Airwaves! Sunday morning. Brooklyn-based Grooms (formerly Muggabears), a house band at DIY music venue Death By Audio, reunite with Keili to perform a live set of their guitar-driven, loud-yet-precise sounds. Sunday 7/24, from 6 to 9 AM.
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WFMU's next listener meet-up is taking place this Friday at various places in Coney Island, NYC. If you attend, in between Wonder Wheel and Cyclone rides, clams and beers and hot dogs, you'll get to hear/watch Mr. Fine Wine play 45s live! In case you've not heard his excellent show, Downtown Soulville, before, check out the archive from last week's. Learn more about the meet-up here.
Sounds like a nice line up :)
Posted by: Mahesh The Songwriting Kid | September 11, 2011 at 12:12 PM