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Wednesday, June 16. 2010

Good stuff

Good online radio, from the Ivy League: WKCR. On Saturday they had a Howlin' Wolf festival which blew my mind. And right after, I went to hear Nozze di Figaro.


How much amazing music can a brain process in one day?

Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 10:57 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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Thanks, BD, for the RadioTime link. It looks as good as or better than any internet radio site I've seen. But, I can't find the WKCR you mentioned, as the link just sends me to the main home page. It seems that one can search by city, among other ways. Any further info? Thanks in advance.
#1 Big___Al on 2010-06-16 15:32 (Reply)
I love WKCR. They play great jazz almost every day. Daybreak Express in the early morning is awesome, as is Out to Lunch at noon. They also play some classical and some American roots music anc country.
#2 peter on 2010-06-16 20:43 (Reply)
Good station, BD. If you like jazz, then check out 88.3 in Newark (not the one in eastern Long Island).

Steve (occasional radio jock)
#3 Steve in CT on 2010-06-16 21:25 (Reply)
You should keep an ear peeled (?) for Jake Armerding who's a Boston boy but plays around New England a lot. Excellent musician (guitar, fiddle), wonderful songwriter and an intelligent lyricist. I don't find a lot of really intelligent lyricists these days so he's become one of my favorite artists.
#4 BlogDog (Link) on 2010-06-17 12:44 (Reply)
WKCR and WFUV (Columbia and Fordham) have some good programming... I highly recommend waking uo on Sunday mornings at 6AM (On WKCR) to "Morning Raga's". It's good for the soul.
#5 jack on 2010-06-17 15:44 (Reply)
WKCR direct link. You can listen live.

http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/wkcr/schedule
#6 jack on 2010-06-17 15:46 (Reply)
Thanks, jack. Will check it out!

Fortunately/unfortunately I am in the process of buying a house right now, and my whole routine seems turned upside down. Pining for the days when I could wake up early and check Maggie's links, and while away the days surfing the net...
#7 Big___Al on 2010-06-19 00:00 (Reply)

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