Readers: Sorry for late post this week!
Monday, Liz Berg welcomed pop duo High Places to her show for a morning wake-up call. Rob Barber and Mary Pearson, who have a new album entitled "Original Colors" forthcoming on Thrill Jockey, are in the midst of a U.S. tour and will come to Glasslands in Brooklyn this Thursday. Hear Liz's archive here! Her show is on every Monday from 9 AM to noon.
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Also on Monday, the Icelandic singer Kalli stopped by Irene Trudel's show to perform. Kalli, aka Karl Henry, traveled to Nashville to record his second solo album; the result is a dark and dreamy melding of folk and alt-country. Check out Irene's archive for the live set, and hear her every Monday from noon to 3 PM.
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Tuesday morning, legend of latin soul Joe Bataan joined Marty McSorley for a chat before a Central Park Summerstage show. The archive is up -- listen and learn more about Bataan's rich, 40+ year career. Marty can be heard on the web every Tuesday from 6 to 9 AM.
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On Diane's Peer Pressure! segment this week, she will be talking with Gaye Advert of The Adverts. Original Adverts bassist and punk icon Gaye will be discussing her life in punk rock, playing some of the music she is into nowadays, and taking your comments via the playlist. For the conversation and guest DJ set, listen to Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine, Tuesday from noon to 3 PM!
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Archie Patterson, founder of the music magazine Eurock, fills in for Tony Coulter on his Give the Drummer Radio show. In the 1980s Archie also formed Eurock Distribution and the Eurock label, which released cassettes by artists including Ilitch, Pascal Comelade, and the Plastic People of the Universe. Listen to Archie's show on the Give the Drummer Radio stream, Tuesday from noon to 3 PM. You can also read Tony's interview with him for this-here blog.
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On Wednesday, Evan "Funk" Davies has live sets from TWO bands! First, French garage-pop sensations the Limiñanas, who put out two great singles last year and followed those with an LP on the Trouble in Mind label. They had Evan's #1 record of 2010, and will be at Cake Shop on Thursday the 18th. Then, post-punk heroes APB, who were Evan's first guests back in 2006, return for another great performance to celebrate the release of their latest album Jaguar. It all happens 8/17, from 9 PM to midnight!
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Thursday morning, join Jason Sigal and his guest Ami Dang, whose album Hukam has been on rotation at WFMU and on the Free Music Archive. Dang, a native of Baltimore, is trained in both voice and sitar -- she draws on Bollywood and North Indian classical music as well as the American canon. She performs at the Knitting Factory tonight (8/16), and comes to Talk's Cheap with a live percussionist 8/18 from 9 AM to noon.
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Fabio organizes a tribute to Conrad Schnitzler on Strength Through Failure, Thursday afternoon 8/18 from 3 to 6. Schnitzler, who passed away this month, was a key figure in the development of psychedelic rock, electronic music, and experimental music in Germany beginning in the late 1960s; Fabio, along with Schnitzler's long-time friend Gen Ken Montgomery, will air seldom-heard works including live mixing from Schnitzler's Cassette Concerts.
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On The Long Rally with Scott McDowell, Eleven Twenty Nine will come to perform a hot summer session. The guitarists Tom Carter (Charalambides) and Marc Orleans (Sunburned, D. Charles Speer & the Helix), plus drummer Michael Evans (God is My Co-Pilot), bring their blend of cosmic blues and psychedelic drift to the program. Friday 8/19, from 9 AM to noon!
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Lastly and not-to-be-missed-ly, Joe McGasko hosts pioneers Jean and June Millington of Fanny, the first all-female rock band to be signed to a major label in the early '70s. The Millington sisters are back with a new album, "Play Like a Girl," and will be talking with Joe and playing a few songs. Listen to them on Surface Noise 8/21, from midnight to 3 AM.
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Next week: Voyageurs will be on Liz's show, Marissa Nadler on Dark Night of the Soul with Julie, Digby Pearson of Earache Records will join Diane, and Do or DIY with People Like Us will have Osymyso! And more! Please consult WFMU's Upcoming page for upcoming special programs, anytime you wish.
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