Programming

This Wednesday, May 26 at 9am our first guest will be David Swanson. David is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is executive director of World BEYOND War and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. Swanson’s books include War Is A Lie and When the World Outlawed War. He blogs at DavidSwanson.org and WarIsACrime.org. He hosts […]

“It is said that, if you lined up every deadhead who had ever seen the Grateful Dead live, it would wind around the moon, and about halfway back…” Grateful Dead Hollywood Festival,, Newcastle-Under-Lyme,, England May 24, 1970 SBD MR>C>D>CD + AUD MR>C>D>CD patches mastered by Hanno Bunjes thanks to Uli for the AUD source (which […]

CANTANTES DE AYER! Miguelito, Vicentico, Orlando! Singers from the 1950’s! Their stories and their great voices on Latin Explosion! Plus Salsero band leader Bobby Valentin and, Los Rumberos part 2!  Friday May 21 2021, 7-9A Eastern, WSLR 96.5FM Sarasota and on https://archive.wslr.org/

There’s a little something for everyone on tomorrow’s show.  Join me at www.wslr.org or 96.5 FM …two themes will be Rock n’ Roll songs which feature mandolins and Songs about baseball Heart, Zeppelin, Steve Goodman, Pat Donahue, REM, Fairport Convention, John C. Fogerty, Dylan, Billy Bragg with Wilco, Todd Snider The Treniers, Chuck Prophet, The Baseball Project, […]

A Tribute to Astor Piazzolla and 27 shades of Tangos and Milongas. Tuesday May 18th. from 11:03 am until 1:00pm (est). Listen live on WSLR 96.5 LP FM, Sarasota and WBPV 100.1 LP FM West Bradenton. Also on the free App from Google and Apple and for two weeks on the archives at https://archive.wslr.org/ 100 […]

“There is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!” Grateful Dead Onondaga County War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, N.Y. May 17, 1981 FOB Audience Cassette; Sennheiser 421 mics > Sony TC-D5M Thanks to Frank Streeter for the master recording Transfer by Charlie Miller, Mastered by Scott Clugston A superb audience recording by an expert recordist, transfered and […]

This Wednesday, May 19 at 9am, our first guest will be Allan Mestel, a photographer who recently spent time with the refugees stranded in Cuidad Juárez across the border from El Paso. He photographed them and listened to their stories. We’ll also talk about the work of Haznos Valer and the San Juan Apostol Shelter for […]

LATIN EXPLOSION focuses on NYC Rumberos including Totico, Puntilla and Daniel Ponce. Los Rumberos performed at Orchard Beach in the Bronx, Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem and Central Park. And in the clubs Soundscape and New Rican Village. It all started at the Peruvian Embassy! Benjamin Lapidus, author of the must-read “New York and the […]

HOWDY Campers,    I hope all is well with everyone out there?  I am so jazzed that the end of the school year is just around the corner.   As some of you may know by now I am Tech-challenged when it come to anything with Laptops, Computers , e-mails and even my phone so I […]