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WFMU<p>Coming up on <a href="https://c.im/tags/WFMU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFMU</span></a>: live music from The Lotts and Logan Ledger on Todd-o-phonic Todd's show! (3pm EDT)<br>Bay Area musician Logan Ledger writes beautiful and stately songs. With roots in country, bluegrass and folk, Logan states that “I've always believed that in order to create something new with purpose, one must be steeped in the past and work from within the tradition.” <br>The Lotts hail from Warrington in The United Kingdom. The 4 piece combo plays a wild amalgamation of wild 60's garage and 70's punk that creates something uniquely their own.</p><p>More upcoming live bands and special guests are listed at <a href="https://wfmu.org/upcoming" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wfmu.org/upcoming</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Jason Isaac<p>Spring is here, baseball season has arrived, and the next Crescent City Connection show is a home run! This week we're swinging for the fences with an hour of New Orleans rock, funk, jazz, soul and more. Get in the zone Saturday morning at 10am on the Rock'n'Soul stream from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@WFMU" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WFMU</span></a></span>! </p><p><a href="https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/150481" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wfmu.org/playlists/shows/15048</span><span class="invisible">1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://heads.social/tags/WFMU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFMU</span></a></p>
WFMU<p>Tune in *now* to Pseu’s Thing With A Hook on <a href="https://c.im/tags/WFMU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFMU</span></a>! Brian D'Addario, the eldest of the two songwriting brothers of The Lemon Twigs, will be playing tracks from his new solo album during a special acoustic performance on Pseu's show today, with lots of chat about all things hooky. </p><p>More upcoming live sets and special shows on WFMU are listed here: <a href="https://wfmu.org/upcoming" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wfmu.org/upcoming</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Circuits<p>Did some deep spelunking last night and found these photos of the AllScars playing live at a house in Central NJ around 25 years ago. I interviewed them later that night for what was supposed to be the 7th issue of my old zine (which never came out), but the feature finally found a home on the WFMU blog in 2007. You can read that here: <a href="https://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/06/all_scars_inter.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/06</span><span class="invisible">/all_scars_inter.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/experimentalmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>experimentalmusic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/improv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>improv</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/artpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artpunk</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/wfmu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wfmu</span></a></p>
WFMU<p>Tonight on Techtonic, hosted by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@markhurst" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>markhurst</span></a></span>:<br>Spotify is changing the music industry, and the culture at large, through its algorithms and surveillance. Liz Pelly joins Mark to discuss her important new book 'Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist.' (6pm EDT on <a href="https://c.im/tags/WFMU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFMU</span></a>)</p><p>See more upcoming live performances and special guests at <a href="https://wfmu.org/upcoming" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wfmu.org/upcoming</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
WFMU<p>This morning on <a href="https://c.im/tags/WFMU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFMU</span></a> Joe McGasko welcomes Stuart Staples of Tindersticks to Surface Noise!<br>Tindersticks have been making moody and magnificent music for over 30 years. Today on Surface Noise, the band's voice and prime mover Stuart Staples talks about the band's most recent album, 'Soft Tissue,' and their upcoming tour of the U.S. — their first since 2008. (9am EDT)</p><p>Have a look at <a href="https://wfmu.org/upcoming" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wfmu.org/upcoming</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> for more upcoming guests and live performances!</p>
WFMU<p>TONIGHT on <a href="https://c.im/tags/WFMU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFMU</span></a>:<br>Kathleen Hannah (Bikini Kill/Le Tigre) and Tamar-kali (film score composer) join Suzy Hotrod on Rock and Roller Derby to talk about their co-curation of 'American Songbook: Singer Outsiders,' a program running through April 15 at Lincoln Center that "reclaims and elevates our Singer Outsiders, women and nonbinary musicians who have shaped the modern landscape of music and performance and continue to drive conversations on gender, identity, and empowerment." (8pm EDT)</p><p>For more upcoming guests and special shows please visit <a href="https://wfmu.org/upcoming/fillins" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wfmu.org/upcoming/fillins</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
WFMU<p>This afternoon on <a href="https://c.im/tags/WFMU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFMU</span></a> Mike Campbell is Todd-o-Phonic Todd's guest! <br>Campbell's new autobiography 'Heartbreaker' is a vivid recollection of his time spent playing guitar in Tom Petty &amp; The Heartbreakers for the duration of their career. He was also involved in writing many of their pivotal songs. His current band is Mike Campbell &amp; the Knobs. (3pm EDT)</p>
Jason Isaac<p>Another weekend means another big stack of great New Orleans records on the Crescent City Connection show. Join me at 10am eastern on the Rock'n'Soul stream from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@WFMU" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WFMU</span></a></span> for an hour of the very best from the Big Easy. </p><p><a href="https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/150275" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wfmu.org/playlists/shows/15027</span><span class="invisible">5</span></a></p><p><a href="https://heads.social/tags/WFMU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFMU</span></a></p>
WFMU<p>Coming up on <a href="https://c.im/tags/WFMU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFMU</span></a>: author Ben Snyder joins <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@markhurst" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>markhurst</span></a></span> on Techtonic.</p><p>A few years ago, planes outfitted with spy cameras flew over the city of Baltimore, recording citizens as they walked or drove around town. Ben Snyder discusses his book 'Spy Plane: Inside Baltimore's Surveillance Experiment,' about how this was supposed to solve murder cases, and why it ultimately failed. (6pm EDT)</p>
WFMU<p>Immense, massive, humongous thanks and gratitude to everyone who supported <a href="https://c.im/tags/WFMU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFMU</span></a> during our fundraising marathon by making a pledge, volunteering their time, or just spreading the word. It was a great feeling to hit our goal in the early hours of last night’s marathon finale. Thank you all so much!</p><p>(Apologies for not acknowledging this sooner, but your tooter-in-chief was — and kinda still is— exhausted!)</p>
Jeff<p>2025 <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@WFMU" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WFMU</span></a></span> Fundraising Marathon–<br>Photos from Day 8: Monday, 10 March 2025</p><p>This batch begins here in the master Flickr gallery of my 2025 Marathon photos:<br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jbm0/54388959777/in/album-72177720324207206" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">flickr.com/photos/jbm0/5438895</span><span class="invisible">9777/in/album-72177720324207206</span></a></p><p>(If viewing optimally–in a maximized desktop browser window on a giant color-corrected monitor–try typing lowercase-L for "lightbox" mode to extra-maximize!)</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radio</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/freeform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeform</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/freeformradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeformradio</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/wfmu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wfmu</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/wfmumarathon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wfmumarathon</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/wfmufundraisingmarathon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wfmufundraisingmarathon</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/wfmuthon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wfmuthon</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/wfmuthon2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wfmuthon2025</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/volunteers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>volunteers</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/djs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>djs</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/listenersponsored" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>listenersponsored</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a></p>
Jason Isaac<p>As the final weekend of WFMU's 2025 fundraising marathon begins, we're asking you once again to throw us a few dubloons to help keep WFMU running for another year. Please make a donation TODAY to support WFMU and the Crescent City Connection show. If you want to be in that number, make your pledge here: <a href="https://pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>And join me for the Crescent City Connection to get down with the NOLA sound every Saturday at 10am eastern on Rock'n'Soul Radio from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@WFMU" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WFMU</span></a></span>! </p><p><a href="https://heads.social/tags/WFMU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFMU</span></a></p>
WFMU<p>Get ready for ROCK &amp; ROLL OVER, WFMU's answer to the Puppy Bowl! Tonight during Rock and Roller Derby with Suzy Hotrod our DJs' canine pals ARE the DJs! The dogs pick the music and compete to be the best DJ! Tune into Suzy's show TONIGHT from 8pm - 10pm (EDT) to hear all of it, and you can watch the dogs in action on <a href="https://c.im/tags/WFMU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFMU</span></a>'s homepage LIVE feed. </p><p>This year's competitors (and DJ owners) include: Bruce (Olivia and Matt W.), Pony (Michele), Cassette (Terre T), Minnie (John Allen), Tico (Alan6), and of course Suzy's own Chi-Chi! Plus DJ Perro Caliente the dachshund whisperer and Bucci the referee. Don't miss it!</p>
WFMU<p>Coming up at 5pm (EDT) today on <a href="https://c.im/tags/WFMU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFMU</span></a>: Station Manager Ken’s State of the Station, a mid-marathon edition of Ken’s occasional report to the listeners.</p><p>Ken will be addressing WFMU programming, finances, technical matters, and of course the always controversial screaming goat policy. Michele With One L will be Ken's co-host. </p><p>If you have any questions or comments you would like Ken to address, email him before 5pm today via this link: <a href="https://wfmu.org/email.php?id=30&amp;return=%2F" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wfmu.org/email.php?id=30&amp;retur</span><span class="invisible">n=%2F</span></a>.</p><p>You can help keep WFMU on the air and online for another year by making a pledge here:<br><a href="https://wfmu.org/pledge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wfmu.org/pledge</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Thanks to all who have pledged so far!</p>
Fatherflot<p>WFMU's Fundraising Marathon is taking the clubhouse turn into week 2. Support Independent Freeform Listener-Powered Radio at <a href="https://wfmu.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wfmu.org</a> For a pledge of $365 you can adopt this poster! <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wfmu/albums/72157603873576097/with/25446088082" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.flickr.com/photos/wfmu/...</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23WFMU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WFMU</a> <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/wfmu.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@wfmu.bsky.social</a></p>
Jeff Moore2025 <a class="u-url" href="https://pixelfed.social/@WFMU@c.im" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@WFMU@c.im</a> Fundraising Marathon, to support the world's finest radio station–<br> First batch of photos from Day 4 (in Week 1), Monday, 6 March 2025<br> <br> Listen 24/7 to <a class="u-url" href="https://pixelfed.social/@WFMU@c.im" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@WFMU@c.im</a> and <a class="u-url" href="https://pixelfed.social/@WFMUDrummerStream@c.im" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@WFMUDrummerStream@c.im</a> for the next two weeks, pledge all day every day, win fabulous prizes!<br> <br> <a href="https://wfmu.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wfmu.org/</a><br> <br> (especially in the wee hours when there's little competition!)<br> <br> ----------<br> <br> The master album of my photos from this 2025 Marathon is here on Flickr, often at higher resolution:<br> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jbm0/albums/72177720324207206/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/jbm0/albums/72177720324207206/</a><br> <br> Within that album, these photos begin here:<br> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jbm0/54373889991/in/album-72177720324207206/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/jbm0/54373889991/in/album-72177720324207206/</a><br> <br> Collected other WFMU-related albums:<br> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jbm0/collections/72157604797305717/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/jbm0/collections/72157604797305717/</a><br> <br> The Flickr group for everyone (not just me) to add WFMU-related photos:<br> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/wfmuish/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/groups/wfmuish/</a><br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/radio?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#radio</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/freeform?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freeform</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/freeformradio?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freeformradio</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wfmu?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wfmu</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wfmumarathon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wfmumarathon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wfmufundraisingmarathon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wfmufundraisingmarathon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wfmuthon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wfmuthon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wfmuthon2025?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wfmuthon2025</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/people?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#people</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/volunteers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#volunteers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/djs?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#djs</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/listenersponsored?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#listenersponsored</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/music?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a>
WFMU<p>STARTING NOW! Yo La Tengo plays your request for a pledge of $100 more between now and 6pm EST! </p><p>Head over to this link right now:<br><a href="https://pledge.wfmu.org/donate?program=TA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pledge.wfmu.org/donate?program</span><span class="invisible">=TA</span></a></p><p>Pledge $100 or more to the Todd-o-Phonic Todd show, and type in your request into the online form where it says "Comment (For DJ)!" Get your pledge and request in early for best results!</p><p>Or call 800-989-9368, phone volunteers are standing by to take your pledge and request!</p><p>This is one of the only <a href="https://c.im/tags/WFMU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFMU</span></a> shows that is NOT archived for later listening, so tune in now or you'll miss it! <a href="https://wfmu.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wfmu.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> or 91.1 / 91.9 / 90.1 FM!</p>
Jason Isaac<p>On the next Crescent City Connection we're groovin' for dollars on the first slammin' Saturday of the 2025 WFMU fundraising marathon. Please support my funky little New Orleans music show and our home on WFMU's Rock'n'Soul stream with a donation! </p><p>The show streams Saturday at 10am eastern , but you can get your pledge started any time right here: <a href="https://pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Live stream, playlist and chat will be here: <a href="https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/149837" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wfmu.org/playlists/shows/14983</span><span class="invisible">7</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://heads.social/tags/WFMU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFMU</span></a></p>
WFMU<p>TOMORROW! The great and generous YO LA TENGO return to <a href="https://c.im/tags/WFMU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFMU</span></a> tomorrow afternoon for their annual pledge-a-thon! This gala event to the Todd-o-Phonic Todd show, with co-host Gaylord Fields! Follow these easy steps to request a cover song for Yo La Tengo to play tomorrow on Todd's show:</p><p>1. Go to <a href="https://pledge.wfmu.org/donate?program=TA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pledge.wfmu.org/donate?program</span><span class="invisible">=TA</span></a> (it is VERY IMPORTANT that you use this *exact* link to pledge!)<br>2. Make a pledge of at least $100 to Todd's show. (If you make a larger pledge you can split it with other shows, but *at least $100* has to go to Todd's show if you want to request a song)<br>3. Type the name of the cover song that you want Yo La Tengo to play in the box that says "Comment (For DJ)" (see image). </p><p>Be sure to tune in Saturday afternoon, March 8,, from 3pm - 6pm (EST) for this year's YLT pledge-a-thon! Thank you for your support!</p>