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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-05-15 · 03:57 UTC

Overnight tonight on #WFMU: MZZTR on Cat Bomb! Radio with Maggie Hertz!
Cat Bomb! Radio welcomes MZZTR for a live session in Studio B! Emerging from the sexy bowels of NYC as a masked horde, channeling rage, seduction, and absurdity, MZZTR brings back the lost art of theatrics, shock rock, genre bending, unapologetic and unyielding Big Dick Energy. (3am Friday EDT)

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-05-15 · 03:07 UTC

Overnight tonight on #WFMU: a live set from MZZTR on Cat Bomb! Radio with Maggie Hertz!
Cat Bomb! Radio welcomes MZZTR for a live session in Studio B! Emerging from the sexy bowels of NYC as a masked horde, channeling rage, seduction, and absurdity, MZZTR brings back the lost art of theatrics, shock rock, genre bending, unapologetic and unyielding Big Dick Energy. (3am EDT)

See more upcoming special shows at https://wfmu.org/upcoming

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-05-14 · 06:27 UTC

Coming up on #WFMU: Guest DJ L'aura Borealis Takes Over Buried In The Backseat!
Winner of Matty No Times’ marathon grand prize, radio aficionado DJ L'aura Borealis, takes to the airwaves during tonight’s Buried in the Backseat. She'll charm you with a multilingual array of ear candy and out-of-this-world oddities. Get ready for three rounds of Golden Oldies versus Silver Oldies with Mickey the Spinner. Guess which song is real and which one was written for your listening pleasure. Tune in to test your music IQ and be transported by some terrific tunes! (3am EDT)

More upcoming special shows are listed at https://wfmu.org/upcoming

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-05-14 · 00:37 UTC

Tonight on #WFMU: Age of Peace on Sydney’s show
Free your mind with the avant-folk tunes of Cincinnati's Age of Peace, the new duo made up of Angie Willcutt and Micah Wu from Artificial Go. This Studio B session features songs from their new album, 'Ode to Life,' mixing experimental guitar with hand percussion and dreamy vocals. (9pm EDT)

More upcoming live bands and guests are listed at https://wfmu.org/upcoming

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-05-12 · 15:37 UTC

Coming up on #WFMU: @efd fills in for Michele with one L and Feelings with THREE special guests! (12 noon EDT)
💥The Hobknobs is a new duo formed by Arie Van Vliet from Lewsberg and Yaël Dekker from The Klittens. They bring together Lewsberg’s melancholy guitar pop and The Klittens’ post-punk sensibilities, with a new album coming out later this year on 12XU. Today is their debut US radio performance!

💥 Swansea Sound was formed by Heavenly’s Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey with Hue Williams of The Pooh Sticks as a singles project during the COVID lockdown. They'll be touring the West Coast with Heavenly in June, and today they make their second appearance on WFMU.

💥Rachel Lichtman calls in to talk about 'Programme 4: Make The Scene,' a live retro-inspired television experience that blends film, live performance, and talk-show elements into an analog-style broadcast event that will take the stage at our own Monty Hall this Thursday night with special guest MC Ted Leo!

See more upcoming special shows and guests at https://wfmu.org/upcoming

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-05-10 · 23:27 UTC

Tonight on #WFMU:
Twisted Teens out of New Orleans will play a live set on the heels of their sold-out show at Baby’s All Right. Don't miss their WFMU debut on Rock and Roller Derby with Suzy Hotrod! (8pm EDT)

More upcoming special shows are listed at https://wfmu.org/upcoming

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-05-09 · 21:37 UTC

Coming up on #WFMU: Mehrnam Rastegari on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Persian kemancheh (spike fiddle) virtuoso Mehrnam Rastegari moved from Tehran to New York in 2022 in search of greater musical opportunities and she has exploded onto the scene, leading several bands and releasing her debut solo album 'Dislocated Pulse' which hit #1 on the UK's Songlines magazine chart. She's bringing her sensational Persian psych rock band to Roulette for a World Music Institute double bill with Simon Shaheen on Thursday May 21st, and she's bringing them to WFMU tonight! (6pm EDT)

More upcoming live bands and special shows are listed at https://wfmu.org/upcoming

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ohrenweide @[email protected] · 2026-05-09 · 18:04 UTC

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Jason Isaac @[email protected] · 2026-05-09 · 13:48 UTC

Coming up at 10am eastern, another hour of NOLA (and NOLA-adjacent) music on the Crescent City Connection show from WFMU's Rock'n'Soul Radio!

https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/164056

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-05-08 · 22:37 UTC

Tonight on #WFMU: Put The Needle On The 2026 Femcee Special #4
Billy Jam continues to showcase female emcees (aka femcees), who remain a minority in the consistently male dominated rap/hip-hop world with his fourth femcee special of 2026. He'll spin a mix of forgotten old school seventies and eighties releases alongside select contemporary female hip-hop artist tracks tonight on Put the Needle On the Record (7pm EDT)

See more upcoming special shows, live music, guests, etc. at https://wfmu.org/upcoming

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-05-07 · 03:27 UTC

Overnight tonight on #WFMU: Nox Novacula, on Buried In The Backseat with Matty No Times
Seattle-based deathrock band Nox Novacula swing through for a live performance featuring new material aired for the very first time! Formed in 2017, they are known for their intense, high-energy live performances and a sound that blends 1980s deathrock with a modern approach to personal and political struggles. We even squeezed in a quick interview! (3am Thursday EDT)

See more upcoming live bands and special shows at https://wfmu.org/upcoming

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-05-03 · 23:50 UTC

Coming up on #WFMU: a live session from Pylon Reenactment Society as @efd fills in for Suzy Hotrod! (8pm EDT)

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-05-01 · 21:47 UTC

This evening on #WFMU:
📞 Abbie from Mars co-hosts Ask Alan. Sometimes advice from two perspectives is better, especially if one is from Mars. Call in between 6 and 7pm and get your fix from Abbie and Alan. (6pm EDT)

🔊 Put The Needle On Telegraph Ave. Part 2: Lloyd's Records
Following last week's premiere edition of Billy Jam's new Telegraph Avenue (Oakland and Berkeley) themed live remote WFMU series out of Winky Dinky Dogs, for the second installment the live remote broadcast will be from Lloyd's record store at 3824 Telegraph Ave. tonight at 7pm (4pm local CA time)

See more upcoming special shows at https://wfmu.org/upcoming

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-04-30 · 03:27 UTC

Overnight tonight on #WFMU: Kirkby Kiss and Medicinal on Buried In The Back Seat, hosted by Matty No TImes
If you want total insanity, come hang with Kirkby Kiss and Medicinal, two of the tri-state area's finest modern hardcore bands. Both bands include members of the DIY music scene for 30+ years. Kirkby and Medicinal have been playing shows together for the last few years now, so the rapport between them is familial. You will laugh, you will cry, and you will most definitely cover your ears! APES TOGETHER STRONG! (3am Thursday EDT, archived for the sleepers)

See more upcoming specials on WFMU at https://wfmu.org/upcoming

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-04-28 · 23:47 UTC

Coming up on #WFMU: Time Trout on Vocal Fry, hosted by Dan Bodah
Time Trout is a rock band that spontaneously generates its music in the moment. Drummer Stephen Moses, bassist (and longtime WFMU DJ) @dmandl, sax player Marcus Cummins and vocalist Viv Corringham rely on their musical wits, developed through long experience, and compose songs without prior discussion or planning. Viv’s vocals are a wonder: unprovoked whispers, mutters, stutters, screams & lullabies. (8pm EDT)

More upcoming live music and special guests are listed at https://wfmu.org/upcoming

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-04-26 · 23:37 UTC

Tonight on #WFMU: Director Robert Clem on Rock and Roller Derby, hosted by Suzy Hotrod
Robert Clem, director of the documentary 'Big Mama Thornton: I Can’t Be Anyone But Me,' will chat with Suzy about the film. (8pm EDT)
Also: we're screening this movie next Saturday night, May 2, at Monty Hall, with Suzy hosting and a Q+A with Robert Clem to follow. Tickets available at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/big-mama-thornton-i-cant-be-anyone-but-me-tickets-1987424261466?aff=oddtdtcreator

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-04-25 · 21:37 UTC

Coming up on #WFMU: K8A on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Kaethe Hostetter, aka K8A, has immersed herself in Ethiopian music and culture, living for eleven years in Addis Ababa and playing violin in Debo Band and Qwanqwa. She's introducing her solo debut album 'Woradj Alle: Impressions of Ethiopia for Solo Violin and Electronics' with a multimedia show at Roulette on April 28 and she joins us for a preview. (6pm)

See more upcoming live music and special shows at https://wfmu.org/upcoming

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Jason Isaac @[email protected] · 2026-04-25 · 13:39 UTC

Coming up this morning on the Crescent City Connection: I'm comin' at you from New Orleans with a preview of Jazzfest weekend two! Join me at 10am eastern / 9 central on WFMU's Rock'n'Soul stream.

https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/163595

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-04-25 · 12:37 UTC

This morning on #WFMU: an interview with Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, & Macie Stewart on Everybody's Songs with Cricket
Longtime friends and collaborators Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart recently released their first official group effort, a collection of abstract improvisations for cello, viola, violin, voice, and manipulated tape entitled BODY SOUND. On April 25, the Chicago-based trio will join Everybody’s Songs live on the air to discuss this latest opus, their upcoming performances, and more. (9am EDT)

More upcoming in-studio guests and special shows are listed at https://wfmu.org/upcoming

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-04-24 · 22:47 UTC

Tonight on #WFMU: Put The Needle On The Winky Dinky Dog Live Remote
Oakland's new Winky Dinky Dogs (inspired by Robert Townsend's 'Hollywood Shuffle' 1987 movie) hot dog restaurant on Telegraph Ave at 45th hosts WFMU today. Owner and former Digital Underground member Tyranny Allen will be among the guests along with fellow old school Oakland hip-hoppers Naru Kwina and BAS-One. This will be the first in Billy Jam's new series of live remotes at various venues along Telegraph Avenue in Oakland and Berkeley. (7pm EDT)

More upcoming special shows are listed at https://wfmu.org/upcoming

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-04-23 · 15:37 UTC

Coming up on #WFMU: Miss Grit live session on Push Button Heaven with Jody Peyote
New York-based artist Miss Grit dials back their usual sci-fi synth-pop maximalism for a live acoustic set and conversation ahead of the release of their new album 'Under My Umbrella.' (12 noon EDT)

See more upcoming special shows and guests at https://wfmu.org/upcoming

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-04-20 · 14:42 UTC

This morning and this afternoon on #WFMU:

💥 Spotlight on Sister Irene O'Connor on Surface Noise with Joe McGasko
Last year, Brooklyn-based record label Freedom to Spend released one of WFMU's favorite reissues of 2025, a 1973 album recorded by an Australian nun named Irene O'Connor. The album, ‘Fire of God's Love,’ features groovy and fascinating devotional songs written and performed by the good sister. Today on the show, Freedom to Spend/RVNG Intl label head Matt Werth joins us to talk about Sister Irene and her wonderful music. (11am EDT)

💥 Bill Nace solo acoustic guitar session on Scott Williams's show
Bill Nace is a prolific guitar improviser and collaborator who's played with the likes of Chris Corsano, Myriam Gendron, and Yoko Ono, among many others; he's perhaps best known for Body/Head, his duo project with Kim Gordon. Today Scott presents a very rare solo acoustic guitar performance recorded in our Monty Hall this past January. (3:01pm)

See more upcoming guests and special shows at https://wfmu.org/upcoming

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-04-19 · 16:45 UTC

It’s another Monty Hall movie night – in the afternoon!

Today at 4pm (3:30 doors) #WFMU and DJ Jesse Dorris of the Polyglot Radio show present ‘The Moment.’

A rising pop star navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut.

A flashy, tongue-in-cheek hyper-pop mockumentary, The Moment is Charli XCX’s creative reflection on her own meteoric success with ‘brat.’ Directed and co-written by “360” music video director Aidan Zamiri in his feature debut, the film has a stylishly effortless rhythm and a uniquely self-aware, ironic sense of humor. Charli XCX plays an exaggeratedly manic version of herself, surrounded by a cast of characters that mirror both the friends and foes of the era. Hailey Gates and Alexander Skarsgård personify near-diametrically opposed influences in Charli XCX’s dynamic career; pieces in the grand scheme of brat’s enduring cultural power.

Rated R Length 1:43

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-moment-tickets-1981800026227?aff=oddtdtcreator

All proceeds benefit WFMU.

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Jason Isaac @[email protected] · 2026-04-18 · 13:40 UTC

We are less than a week away from the start of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, so today's Crescent City Connection is a preview of the festival's first weekend. Join me for a sampling of artists from the many stages of Jazzfest! 10am eastern on WFMU's Rock'n'Soul stream. Listen and comment here: https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/163279

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-04-18 · 12:47 UTC

This morning on #WFMU: an interview with Souled American on Everybody's Songs with Cricket
Souled American has often been pinpointed as one of alternative country’s earliest and most innovative acts. Between 1988 and 1995, they released six acclaimed albums, shrinking from a quartet to a duo and pursuing an increasingly spare and mournful sound along the way; their forthcoming LP, 'Sanctions,' contains their first new material in over thirty years. Founding (and sole remaining) members Chris Grigoroff and Joe Adducci join Everybody’s Songs to discuss the group’s origins, lengthy hiatus, and long-awaited comeback. (9am EDT)

See more upcoming shows at https://wfmu.org/upcoming

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Circuits @[email protected] · 2026-04-17 · 17:53 UTC

This is definitely not the record I anticipated finding on a random lunch break wander through my local Vinyl Hut. Jimmy Scott's "Falling in Love is Wonderful" (originally from 1962 and with Ray Charles on piano) is one of the most arresting vocal jazz records ever made. Out of print since forever ago, my immediate association with it is actually the 2001 CD reissue on Rhino, which was gifted to WFMU's Stork at the time of its release as part of a going-away care package for him when he moved overseas. (In and of itself, an extremely memorable night at an old school Chinese banquet hall in Jersey City, the highlight of which was a mildly sozzled Pseu Braun drawing a giant dick on an overhead projected map of Europe while roasting the guest of honor.)

The album cover is definitely kinda weird, and that font looks like it would be more at home on a James Bond movie title screen, but whatever. Delighted to find this new vinyl re-up for five bucks less than what most new records cost these days.

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-04-14 · 23:37 UTC

Tonight on #WFMU: Laibach's Ivan Novak on Vocal Fry, hosted by Dan Bodah
Laibach have been fomenting controversy and making an art form out of puncturing political and cultural propaganda since their formation in Slovenian Yugoslavia in 1980. Their militaristic whole-album covers of Let It Be and The Sound of Music are almost as astounding as their 2015 tour of North Korea. Band leader Ivan Novak doesn't appear on stage but is Laibach's "engineer of the human soul," spokesperson, and special effects artist. Join us as Ivan speaks with Dan Bodah on Vocal Fry in advance of Laibach's forthcoming album Musick and extensive European tour. (8pm EDT)

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-04-13 · 21:37 UTC

Tonight on Techtonic, hosted by @markhurst on #WFMU: Cindy Cohn
Cindy Cohn has led the Electronic Frontier Foundation for over a decade, fighting against government and Big Tech surveillance. She discusses her memoir 'Privacy’s Defender' and why we should celebrate every small victory. (6pm EDT)

More upcoming special shows and guests are listed at https://wfmu.org/upcoming

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WFMU @[email protected] · 2026-04-13 · 15:29 UTC

Coming up on #WFMU: Tanya Donelly and Chris Brokaw on Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Two of Boston’s most influential and enduring voices have joined forces for the first time. Tanya Donelly (co-founder of Belly, Throwing Muses, and The Breeders) and Chris Brokaw (guitarist/singer for the legendary Come, Codeine drummer and longtime collaborator with Thurston Moore, Steve Wynn and Evan Dando) come by WFMU to discuss their new collaboration, "The Undone is Done Again." (12 noon)

More upcoming special guests and shows are listed at https://wfmu.org/upcoming

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Circuits @[email protected] · 2026-03-26 · 16:25 UTC

Nikki Sudden died twenty years ago today.

This was a big one for me because he'd performed live on my WFMU radio program just days before he passed. The events of that night are presumably the last studio recordings he ever made, and so obviously remain very close to my heart.

I was a huge Nikki fan and always went out of my way to see him perform when he'd hit NYC. Even then, his gigs felt like an alien visitation from some other dimension -- he was a classic rock and roller with a seminal artpunk past. A considerable departure from the hipster posing and faux-No-Wave culture that was gathering steam in early aughts NYC. His gigs weren't the type you'd show up to dressed in a hoodie and jeans -- something about his presence signaled that dressing sharply was the expectation, and for (single, mid 30ish) me that meant anything from my black velvet suit jacket to a pair of red leather John Fluevog kicks. A little embarrassing upon review many years later, but these sartorial choices seemed spot-on in the moment.

I was unusually nervous the night he performed live on my show. I'd had plenty of revered bands down for FMU sessions by 2006, but Nikki accepting my invitation felt different. He was a bona fide legend! I did my best to bottle up the gushing fanboy routine, and his initial skeptical glances at me through the studio glass softened as the night progressed. By 11 PM, we were sharing a bottle of champagne, laughing, and discussing plans for him to return to the station on his next stateside visit. Before he left, he signed my copy of "The Bible Belt", his solo LP from 1983.

And a few days later, he was gone.

RIP Nikki Sudden. Art punk terrorist in the Swell Maps, Bolan/Bowie refugee in the Jacobites, and prolific solo troubadour who played an outsized role in shaping my understanding of art and life’s various tragedies.

https://youtu.be/PIedwhWhzPs

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Jeff Moore @[email protected] · 2026-03-16 · 00:54 UTC

@WFMU Fundraising Marathon, Day 12
(photo tranche 2/?):