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HI.  I’ll be doing my annual MLK/Civil Rights Special this Thursday, Jan 17 at our new time from 2-4pm.  In addition to the usual musical fun I have added some new info :  The Green Card and Julius Rosenwald who both figure into the civil rights history but are not well-known.  I didn’t know about […]

Today on the Tuesday Drive Home we’ll hear brand new releases from Delbert McClinton, Otis Gibbs, Dale & Ray, The Mavericks, and Son Volt. We’ll also touch on a handful of other artists with music from 2016 that we’ve yet to hear, along with a sampling from artists performing in our area over the upcoming […]

   Tracy and Annie will be out of the Studio today. Sven will be sitting in with you taking you Beyond the Mountain with an exciting journey of music. Tune in and give a listen 4-6pm. It’s another HAPPY MONDAY on WSLR.

“There Is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!” Furthur, Hard Rock Hotel, Riviera Maya, Mexico January 21, 2014 DPA-4021’s > Marantz PMD-661 (Oade “warm” mod) > WAV 2496. Mics at 110 degrees, 8-foot stand, Front edge of soundboard Taped by Richie Stankiewicz.special thanks to Jon P. and Andrew F. 16 Bit Conversion/Tagging By: Cam Keough […]

Joining Steve and Lew this week will be  Craig Holman (above), a government ethics expert with Public Citizen in Washington DC. Considering his area of expertise, the next four years promises to be very busy for him. He was on the show a little more than a month ago to talk about potential conflicts of […]

Today on your Tuesday Drive Home we have new music from Alison Krauss, Dale Watson & Ray Benson, The Infamous Stringdusters, Band of Heathens, and Chuck Prophet. We’ll also hear from a handful of artists that are likely new to most of our listeners, plus a generous sampling of tunes from performers that will be […]

“There Is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!” The Grass Is Dead, Thirsty Turtle, Juno Beach, Fl January 4, 2006 SBD > NJ3 Extracted, Flac’d & Uploaded by Stan Kelley The Grass Is Dead, along with their alter-ego, Crazy Fingers, is based in Boca Raton, Florida, same town as my cousin Craig resides in. One […]

Mark Binder escapes from Monday’s “Yesterday’s Dead Today”: Join me when I cover “Bop And Beyond”, Saturday, January 7th, 3-5p while host Bill Ewell is out of town. As is my wont when subbing, today’s broadcast will feature all live performances. This time, however, I will be looking at some of my “latest” live recordings, […]

For first show of the New Year, Steve and Lew will welcome Dianne Perry and Cathy Bryant, two of the organizers of the Sarasota Women’s March that is in solidarity with the planned Women’s March in Washington DC. Later in the show, Desmond Meade (above) President of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition and Neil Volz […]

Today’s theme is “In Memoriam”, as the music world endured the passing of several greats in 2016. David Bowie; Prince; George Michael; Leonard Cohen; Glenn Frey of the Eagles; both Keith Emerson and Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake & Palmer; Sharon Jones, who fronted the Dap Kings; Billy Paul of Me and Mrs. Jones fame; […]