Programming

In honor of Black History WSLR will host their second African American Takeover Day on Saturday, February 20 from 7am-7pm. You’ll hear from artists, doctors, musicians, community activists and more. The full schedule of programming appears below. Broadcast Schedule: 7-9am –The Saturday Morning Gospel Beat with Jonah Ray shares music and songs from and for […]

This Wednesday, February 17 at 9am, our first guest will be scientist Marc Zimmer from the University of Connecticut who will talk about a book he’s writing for teens on how to tell good science from fake science. Last year he published a book The State of Science: What the Future Holds and the Scientists Making it […]

Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders The Keystone, Berkeley, CA February 16, 1974 MSR > DAT3x > Delta Dio 2496 soundcard > Soundforge > Flac NOT your typical Jerry gig! Disc 1 – Set 1: 1. //Soul Roach (fades in) 2. La-La 3. Think 4. I Second That Emotion 5. Are You Lonely For Me, Baby? […]

HOWDY, Hey there kids how are things on your end of the world?  The weather is beginning to look a lot more like spring and summer.  OH HELL YEAH!  Goodbye cold snap.   This Wednesdays show Will be my second segment of Brian Smalley’s acoustic novel “Chosen”.  I will start the show with episode 3 then […]

Flautist/bandleader Johnny Pacheco, a salsa pioneer and innovator, is best known for being the creator of the Fania All Stars and Fania Records. Plus popular Miami singer/bandleader Carlos Oliva, el Rey de la Calle Ocho! LATIN EXPLOSION, Friday, 7-9am, WSLR 96.5 FM Sarasota, stream at https://wslr.org/ or listen anytime by typing WSLR LATIN EXPLOSION in […]

Tonight is  the final installment of ‘Chosen’ the acoustic novel by Brian Smalley followed by more Acoustic Blues from the Mississippi Delta with artists like Charley Patton and Bukkha White. Drop into Dockery Farms and speed by the dreaded Parchment Farms.  Don’t know what I mean?  Drop in for a listen and find out…….peace, Ish […]

This Wednesday’s show will be covering two parts of the blues music arena.  There will be the Mississippi Delta segment which features all men and Classic Female Blues that will feature only women.    For the month of February (Black History Month) :  In cooperation with local colleges, WSLR will be airing a special segment […]

New Riders Of The Purple Sage Narrows Center for the Arts , Fall River, MA February 8, 2008 Soundboard Master: Oade Mod PMD660 > WAV Recording by SCAREKROW edited and Flaced by crazyfingers (Chuck T.) A fine soundboard, but there is slight oversaturation at times. Disc 1 – Set 1 1. I Don’t Know You […]

This Wednesday, February 10 at 9am, our first guest was Jim Saunders, the Executive Editor of the News Service of Florida. Jim has agreed to give us a weekly five-minute overview of the latest activity in the Florida Legislature – new bills, upcoming hearings, and so forth. But this week Jim will be with us for […]

The music of composer/arranger Chico O’Farrill and his arranger/director son, Arturo O’Farill will be featured Friday on LATIN EXPLOSION. Plus, salsa and timba with Tommy Olivencia and NG La Banda. LATIN EXPLOSION, Friday, 7-9am, WSLR 96.5 FM Sarasota, stream at wslr.org or listen anytime by typing WSLR LATIN EXPLOSION in your browser. “Veneno!”