The Beatles radio show “Every Little Thing” is a one-hour weekly program that encompasses all the works of the Beatles’ group and solo-careers. Every show includes a wide mixture from this massive catalog, along with bonus features, such as cover versions, side-projects, music from Apple recording artists, family members, tribute songs, and rarities. Each program has a unique thematic set that closes the show, ranging from sheer fun topics (songs with numbers, girls’ names, songs with 3 of the 4 Beatles on record, songs that feature harmonicas, etc.) to more serious subjects (John Lennon’s political songs, songs featuring Paul McCartney on drums, songs the Beatles wrote for other artists, etc.) And every show has a trivia question or game thrown in as a bonus! Approaching 30 years on-air spotlighting Connecticut Artists, The Local Bands Show is the one constant in the CT music scene. You’d think after doing radio your entire ‘adult’ life, you’d run out of things to share. apparently not. i just keep hearing new stuff that gives me hope and i keep bumping into old stuff that deserves at least one more spin. that’s what this show is about. A weekly half hour (+) of some of the best bands from the Connecticut area. CAPITAL RADIO – From Washington DC comes the urgent sounds of recorded import, from blues moans of a century ago to the digitized homegrown innovations of today’s youth, with punk, soul, rockabilly, country, doo wop and pop in between. And don’t forget Bobby Womack. David C. Gross and Tom Semioli What happens when two road warrior musicians walk into a studio with a renowned peer? Or a legend, or two, or three? Tune in as bassist, author, and educator David C. Gross and bassist, journalist Tom Semioli host Notes From An Artist. Insightful, intriguing, and informative, Notes From An Artist brings you behind the scenes with individuals who forged a timeless musical canon – spanning rock, jazz, funk, blues, folk, country, and permutations thereof. Listen to stories and anecdotes hitherto untold and relive more than a few chronicles that have become lore with a fresh vision. It’s the soundtrack of our lives. Celebrate the past, live in the present, and anticipate the future – take notes from an artist You’d think after doing radio your entire ‘adult’ life, you’d run out of things to share. apparently not. i just keep hearing new stuff that gives me hope and i keep bumping into old stuff that deserves at least one more spin. that’s what this show is about. Every Tuesday at 1pm ET, proprietor Dennis Lamar opens The Backroom and unlocks his vault of Funk, Soul, and R&B. Special flavorings include jazz, Motown, and horn-driven rock. Welcome to Wrong Side of the Tracks Radio – A weekly exploration into the underground of all things “Americana”. Host Bob Nary (Doc Rock) scrolls through his brain-stored 70+ year library of top 40 , rock, jazz, B-sides, R&B and blues tunes and in free-form fashion flys them together along with new song & artist discoveries- often including groups and artists who visit and play in his new home of Wilmington NC. You’d think after doing radio your entire ‘adult’ life, you’d run out of things to share. apparently not. i just keep hearing new stuff that gives me hope and i keep bumping into old stuff that deserves at least one more spin. that’s what this show is about. Welcome to Wrong Side of the Tracks Radio – A weekly exploration into the underground of all things “Americana”. Each week, Maht delves into the music of a single year from 1950-2000. A mix of hits, rarities and damn fine music from wherever we happen to be in time this week. Except for 1971. 1971 is the worst. You’d think after doing radio your entire ‘adult’ life, you’d run out of things to share. apparently not. i just keep hearing new stuff that gives me hope and i keep bumping into old stuff that deserves at least one more spin. that’s what this show is about. Fran Fried is a changeling, to put it simply. (You don’t know the half of it, girlfriend!) Even she doesn’t know what she’s gonna do next. But her M.O. in life has been “Throw everything against the wall and see what sticks.” That applies here, too. No matter what era or genre, the one constant to her show is quality. Okay, passion, too. You’re bound to have some fun — and if you’re not careful, you might learn something. (Extra fun: If you listen with your phone on full volume, without the earbuds, it sounds like the magic transistor AM radios of old.) Lover of Heavy Metal and his children (not necessarily in that order). Chip’s been a metalhead for almost 30 years, and a parent for over 15. He has stories to share about both and then some. One part parenting, one part music, welcome to The Metal Dad… Thursdays 9pm et I’ve spent 60 years collecting music you have either forgotten about, or never heard, right along side the music that has endeared Rock-n-Roll to your life. A 3 hour, melodic, eclectic mix of old and new rock and roll, punk, roots, and alt-country. Great songs and plenty of guitars create a tasty treat for any music lover’s ears. You’d think after doing radio your entire ‘adult’ life, you’d run out of things to share. apparently not. i just keep hearing new stuff that gives me hope and i keep bumping into old stuff that deserves at least one more spin. that’s what this show is about. Southern Accents. It’s a state of mind more than anything. Travis James kicks off your weekend with a couple of hours of hand-picked and curated music. Rock, Rhythm & Blues & Country… Just to name a few with a taste of music recorded in the south. From Nashville to Memphis to Muscle Shoals, we will visit the historic homes of the music. And if that isn’t enough we will hit music from all over the United States and abroad. So kick back and get your mojo in weekend mode with Southern Accents hosted by Travis James. Tones of Texas explores bad-ass independent Texas music, and features a Texas-sized dollop of live performances and local music. Before there was Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music and Rhapsody we would grab a bunch of records, pop a cassette in the cassette machine, press play and record and make our own mixed tapes of our favorite songs. On Rich’s Mixed Tape, your host Rich Piacentini recreates those days to bring you a super varied mix of only the best songs from across the musical spectrum. Homegrown offers the best crop of Connecticut-connected music for a global audience. Re-broadcast: Originally airs Thursdays at 5:05 pm ET on WESU FM Lover of Heavy Metal and his children (not necessarily in that order). Chip’s been a metalhead for almost 30 years, and a parent for over 15. He has stories to share about both and then some. One part parenting, one part music, welcome to The Metal Dad… MPH is music, philanthropy and history in the mosh pit hell of metal, punk and hardcore. We are manipulating people’s heads and making poseurs hip with a caustic concoction of the mouse presents heavy direct to you weekly from the Isle of Misfit Toys. Come for to mosh. Experience the pedagogy. Then, do your civic homework. Conducted weekly by the doormouse, dmf. for your melodic, percussive, harmony. Follow along: @MPHnoise on your favorite socnet. Random Rock Free For All is a random set of things I put together during the week at different times, in different moods while obsessing about my record collection, likely to be abandoned seconds before broadcasting for something else. Independent Corner is all about showcasing the future of the music industry from all around the world in all known genres and also cross-over genres too. It is also to serve as a building platform for the independent artists to continue growing their fan base not only at home but also in places where they might not have been to or have been mentioned in. All the music submitted are either by the artists & bands themselves or through the music agencies associated with DJ Daniel. Agencies like Ladylake Entertainment, Deuce Music and Spectra Music Group. Starting in January, 2018 you the listener will have the opportunity to be a part of the show by voting for your favorite artists & bands that have been heard during the regular shows. Your votes will determine who will make the Top 20 Countdowns during the calendar seasons and end of the year. For complete rules and detail on how the voting works, head to the Independent Corner Facebook Page, click on the Notes Section and then the Top 20 Countdown Voting Rules. The Beatles radio show “Every Little Thing” is a one-hour weekly program that encompasses all the works of the Beatles’ group and solo-careers. Every show includes a wide mixture from this massive catalog, along with bonus features, such as cover versions, side-projects, music from Apple recording artists, family members, tribute songs, and rarities. Each program has a unique thematic set that closes the show, ranging from sheer fun topics (songs with numbers, girls’ names, songs with 3 of the 4 Beatles on record, songs that feature harmonicas, etc.) to more serious subjects (John Lennon’s political songs, songs featuring Paul McCartney on drums, songs the Beatles wrote for other artists, etc.) And every show has a trivia question or game thrown in as a bonus! Approaching 30 years on-air spotlighting Connecticut Artists, The Local Bands Show is the one constant in the CT music scene. EVERY LITTLE THING
Sunday’s 11:00 AM ET (not available On-Demand)
Hosted by: Ken Michaelsthe loco archives
Sundays 12:00 noon-ish et
Hosted by James Velvet & Rick Allison
This series takes a look back. What should you expect?
Expect to enjoy the local bands archives. two local bands shows as they originally broadcast on wplr.
It’ll be Rick and James ,with commercials and Dave Drzal’s concert calendar just as they originally aired.
2 historic shows back to back each week, promising unexpected memories and damn fine music.
Tune in & “Support Your Local Bands.”The Allison Transmission
Monday – Friday 10am et
Host: Rick AllisonThe Local Bands Show
Mondays Noonish
Hosts: Rick Allison & Frank Critelli
Tune in to this exclusive rebroadcast every Monday about noon-ish to hear what’s happening (or what’s happened) thoughout the many varied local scenes that make up The Connecticut Music Scene.
Listen once, and you’ll be a regular, just like everyone else out there in 50,000 watt land.
Mondays 1pm et
Host: Roger Catlin
Hosted by Roger Catlin, onetime Hartford Courant rock critic and bygone host of WRTC’s Friday Morning Rock in Hartford as well as the pirate Radio CPR in the Nation’s Capital. Endeavoring to sweeten your Mondays while staving off insurrections, since 2021.
Mondays 8:00pm et
Hosts: David C. Gross & Tom SemioliThe Allison Transmission
Monday – Friday 10am et
Host: Rick AllisonThe Backroom
Tuesdays 1:00pm et
Host: Dennis LamarLive From The Underground Basement
Tuesdays 3pm et
Host: Eddie WazooLive From The Underground Basement With Eddie Wazoo!
(Because it’s a basement and its underground.)
I started my radio life at WPKN in 1970, and pretty much gave it up after WPLR in 1981…but the bug still persists! Rock? Jazz? Country? Etc.? Sure! Every week I’ll endeavor to provide a meticulously curated* offering of melodies (merry and otherwise) spanning the last 80 years.
*Shit I like.Wrong Side of the Tracks Radio
Tuesdays 7:00 pm et
Rebroadcast Wednesdays 1:00pm et
Host: Chip McCabeOn The Fly
Wednesdays 9:00 am et
Host: Doc RockThe Allison Transmission
Monday – Friday 10am et
Host: Rick AllisonWrong Side of the Tracks Radio
Tuesdays 7:00 pm et
Rebroadcast Wednesdays 1:00pm et
Host: Chip McCabeThis Year’s Model
Wed. 9:00 – 11:00 pm ET
Chicago, Il.
DJ: MahtThe Allison Transmission
Monday – Friday 10am et
Host: Rick AllisonFranorama 2.0
Thursdays 1:00pm et
Host: Fran FriedThe Metal Dad
Thursdays 7:00 pm et
Fridays 9:00 pm et
Host: Chip McCabe60 Years On…
Host: G.GoneDeranged Radio
Friday 7:00 am et
Host: Anne CastellanoThe Allison Transmission
Monday – Friday 10am et
Host: Rick Allison
Fridays 1:00pm et
Host: Travis JamesTones of Texas
Friday’s 4:00 PM ET
Hosted by: Tim Dittmar
Tune in!Rich’s Mixed Tape
Friday’s 5:00 – 7:00 PM ET
Host: Rich PiacentiniHomegrown
Fridays 7:00pm et
Host: Rob DeRosaThe Metal Dad
Thursdays 7:00 pm et
Fridays 9:00 pm et
Host: Chip McCabe
Fridays 10pm et
Host: the doormouse, dmf.Random Rock Records
Saturdays 3:00 pm et
Host: Joey Maddalena
Any given set might include rock music, psychedelic or progressive, soul, country, folk etc.
Mostly from the 1960’s or 1970’s.
Basically, It’s going to be rock music, popular and obscure, and some music that influenced it.INDEPENDENT CORNER
Saturdays 7:00 pm et
Host: Daniel HaightEVERY LITTLE THING
Sunday’s 11:00 AM ET (not available On-Demand)
Hosted by: Ken Michaelsthe loco archives
Sundays 12:00 noon-ish et
Hosted by James Velvet & Rick Allison
This series takes a look back. What should you expect?
Expect to enjoy the local bands archives. two local bands shows as they originally broadcast on wplr.
It’ll be Rick and James ,with commercials and Dave Drzal’s concert calendar just as they originally aired.
2 historic shows back to back each week, promising unexpected memories and damn fine music.
Tune in & “Support Your Local Bands.”
EVERY LITTLE THING
Sunday’s 11:00 AM ET (not available On-Demand)
Hosted by: Ken Michaels
The Beatles radio show “Every Little Thing” is a one-hour weekly program that encompasses all the works of the Beatles’ group and solo-careers. Every show includes a wide mixture from this massive catalog, along with bonus features, such as cover versions, side-projects, music from Apple recording artists, family members, tribute songs, and rarities. Each program has a unique thematic set that closes the show, ranging from sheer fun topics (songs with numbers, girls’ names, songs with 3 of the 4 Beatles on record, songs that feature harmonicas, etc.) to more serious subjects (John Lennon’s political songs, songs featuring Paul McCartney on drums, songs the Beatles wrote for other artists, etc.) And every show has a trivia question or game thrown in as a bonus!
the loco archives
Sundays 12:00 noon-ish et
Hosted by James Velvet & Rick Allison
Approaching 30 years on-air spotlighting Connecticut Artists, The Local Bands Show is the one constant in the CT music scene.
This series takes a look back. What should you expect?
Expect to enjoy the local bands archives. two local bands shows as they originally broadcast on wplr.
It’ll be Rick and James ,with commercials and Dave Drzal’s concert calendar just as they originally aired.
2 historic shows back to back each week, promising unexpected memories and damn fine music.
Tune in & “Support Your Local Bands.”
The Allison Transmission
Monday – Friday 10am et
Host: Rick Allison
You’d think after doing radio your entire ‘adult’ life, you’d run out of things to share. apparently not. i just keep hearing new stuff that gives me hope and i keep bumping into old stuff that deserves at least one more spin. that’s what this show is about.
The Local Bands Show
Mondays Noonish
Hosts: Rick Allison & Frank Critelli
A weekly half hour (+) of some of the best bands from the Connecticut area.
Tune in to this exclusive rebroadcast every Monday about noon-ish to hear what’s happening (or what’s happened) thoughout the many varied local scenes that make up The Connecticut Music Scene.
Listen once, and you’ll be a regular, just like everyone else out there in 50,000 watt land.
Mondays 1pm et
Host: Roger Catlin
CAPITAL RADIO – From Washington DC comes the urgent sounds of recorded import, from blues moans of a century ago to the digitized homegrown innovations of today’s youth, with punk, soul, rockabilly, country, doo wop and pop in between. And don’t forget Bobby Womack.
Hosted by Roger Catlin, onetime Hartford Courant rock critic and bygone host of WRTC’s Friday Morning Rock in Hartford as well as the pirate Radio CPR in the Nation’s Capital. Endeavoring to sweeten your Mondays while staving off insurrections, since 2021.
Mondays 8:00pm et
Hosts: David C. Gross & Tom Semioli
David C. Gross and Tom Semioli What happens when two road warrior musicians walk into a studio with a renowned peer? Or a legend, or two, or three? Tune in as bassist, author, and educator David C. Gross and bassist, journalist Tom Semioli host Notes From An Artist. Insightful, intriguing, and informative, Notes From An Artist brings you behind the scenes with individuals who forged a timeless musical canon – spanning rock, jazz, funk, blues, folk, country, and permutations thereof. Listen to stories and anecdotes hitherto untold and relive more than a few chronicles that have become lore with a fresh vision. It’s the soundtrack of our lives. Celebrate the past, live in the present, and anticipate the future – take notes from an artist
The Allison Transmission
Monday – Friday 10am et
Host: Rick Allison
You’d think after doing radio your entire ‘adult’ life, you’d run out of things to share. apparently not. i just keep hearing new stuff that gives me hope and i keep bumping into old stuff that deserves at least one more spin. that’s what this show is about.
The Backroom
Tuesdays 1:00pm et
Host: Dennis Lamar
Every Tuesday at 1pm ET, proprietor Dennis Lamar opens The Backroom and unlocks his vault of Funk, Soul, and R&B. Special flavorings include jazz, Motown, and horn-driven rock.
Live From The Underground Basement
Tuesdays 3pm et
Host: Eddie Wazoo
Live From The Underground Basement With Eddie Wazoo!
(Because it’s a basement and its underground.)
I started my radio life at WPKN in 1970, and pretty much gave it up after WPLR in 1981…but the bug still persists! Rock? Jazz? Country? Etc.? Sure! Every week I’ll endeavor to provide a meticulously curated* offering of melodies (merry and otherwise) spanning the last 80 years.
*Shit I like.
Wrong Side of the Tracks Radio
Tuesdays 7:00 pm et
Rebroadcast Wednesdays 1:00pm et
Host: Chip McCabe
Welcome to Wrong Side of the Tracks Radio – A weekly exploration into the underground of all things “Americana”.
On The Fly
Wednesdays 9:00 am et
Host: Doc Rock
Host Bob Nary (Doc Rock) scrolls through his brain-stored 70+ year library of top 40 , rock, jazz, B-sides, R&B and blues tunes and in free-form fashion flys them together along with new song & artist discoveries- often including groups and artists who visit and play in his new home of Wilmington NC.
The Allison Transmission
Monday – Friday 10am et
Host: Rick Allison
You’d think after doing radio your entire ‘adult’ life, you’d run out of things to share. apparently not. i just keep hearing new stuff that gives me hope and i keep bumping into old stuff that deserves at least one more spin. that’s what this show is about.
Wrong Side of the Tracks Radio
Tuesdays 7:00 pm et
Rebroadcast Wednesdays 1:00pm et
Host: Chip McCabe
Welcome to Wrong Side of the Tracks Radio – A weekly exploration into the underground of all things “Americana”.
This Year’s Model
Wed. 9:00 – 11:00 pm ET
Chicago, Il.
DJ: Maht
Each week, Maht delves into the music of a single year from 1950-2000. A mix of hits, rarities and damn fine music from wherever we happen to be in time this week. Except for 1971. 1971 is the worst.
The Allison Transmission
Monday – Friday 10am et
Host: Rick Allison
You’d think after doing radio your entire ‘adult’ life, you’d run out of things to share. apparently not. i just keep hearing new stuff that gives me hope and i keep bumping into old stuff that deserves at least one more spin. that’s what this show is about.
Franorama 2.0
Thursdays 1:00pm et
Host: Fran Fried
Fran Fried is a changeling, to put it simply. (You don’t know the half of it, girlfriend!) Even she doesn’t know what she’s gonna do next. But her M.O. in life has been “Throw everything against the wall and see what sticks.” That applies here, too. No matter what era or genre, the one constant to her show is quality. Okay, passion, too. You’re bound to have some fun — and if you’re not careful, you might learn something. (Extra fun: If you listen with your phone on full volume, without the earbuds, it sounds like the magic transistor AM radios of old.)
The Metal Dad
Thursdays 7:00 pm et
Fridays 9:00 pm et
Host: Chip McCabe
Lover of Heavy Metal and his children (not necessarily in that order). Chip’s been a metalhead for almost 30 years, and a parent for over 15. He has stories to share about both and then some. One part parenting, one part music, welcome to The Metal Dad…
60 Years On…
Thursdays 9pm et
Host: G.Gone
I’ve spent 60 years collecting music you have either forgotten about, or never heard, right along side the music that has endeared Rock-n-Roll to your life.
Deranged Radio
Friday 7:00 am et
Host: Anne Castellano
A 3 hour, melodic, eclectic mix of old and new rock and roll, punk, roots, and alt-country. Great songs and plenty of guitars create a tasty treat for any music lover’s ears.
The Allison Transmission
Monday – Friday 10am et
Host: Rick Allison
You’d think after doing radio your entire ‘adult’ life, you’d run out of things to share. apparently not. i just keep hearing new stuff that gives me hope and i keep bumping into old stuff that deserves at least one more spin. that’s what this show is about.
Fridays 1:00pm et
Host: Travis James
Southern Accents. It’s a state of mind more than anything. Travis James kicks off your weekend with a couple of hours of hand-picked and curated music. Rock, Rhythm & Blues & Country… Just to name a few with a taste of music recorded in the south. From Nashville to Memphis to Muscle Shoals, we will visit the historic homes of the music. And if that isn’t enough we will hit music from all over the United States and abroad. So kick back and get your mojo in weekend mode with Southern Accents hosted by Travis James.
Tones of Texas
Friday’s 4:00 PM ET
Hosted by: Tim Dittmar
Tones of Texas explores bad-ass independent Texas music, and features a Texas-sized dollop of live performances and local music.
Tune in!
Rich’s Mixed Tape
Friday’s 5:00 – 7:00 PM ET
Host: Rich Piacentini
Before there was Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music and Rhapsody we would grab a bunch of records, pop a cassette in the cassette machine, press play and record and make our own mixed tapes of our favorite songs. On Rich’s Mixed Tape, your host Rich Piacentini recreates those days to bring you a super varied mix of only the best songs from across the musical spectrum.
Homegrown
Fridays 7:00pm et
Host: Rob DeRosa
Homegrown offers the best crop of Connecticut-connected music for a global audience. Re-broadcast: Originally airs Thursdays at 5:05 pm ET on WESU FM
The Metal Dad
Thursdays 7:00 pm et
Fridays 9:00 pm et
Host: Chip McCabe
Lover of Heavy Metal and his children (not necessarily in that order). Chip’s been a metalhead for almost 30 years, and a parent for over 15. He has stories to share about both and then some. One part parenting, one part music, welcome to The Metal Dad…
Fridays 10pm et
Host: the doormouse, dmf.
MPH is music, philanthropy and history in the mosh pit hell of metal, punk and hardcore. We are manipulating people’s heads and making poseurs hip with a caustic concoction of the mouse presents heavy direct to you weekly from the Isle of Misfit Toys. Come for to mosh. Experience the pedagogy. Then, do your civic homework. Conducted weekly by the doormouse, dmf. for your melodic, percussive, harmony. Follow along: @MPHnoise on your favorite socnet.
Random Rock Records
Saturdays 3:00 pm et
Host: Joey Maddalena
Random Rock Free For All is a random set of things I put together during the week at different times, in different moods while obsessing about my record collection, likely to be abandoned seconds before broadcasting for something else.
Any given set might include rock music, psychedelic or progressive, soul, country, folk etc.
Mostly from the 1960’s or 1970’s.
Basically, It’s going to be rock music, popular and obscure, and some music that influenced it.
INDEPENDENT CORNER
Saturdays 7:00 pm et
Host: Daniel Haight
Independent Corner is all about showcasing the future of the music industry from all around the world in all known genres and also cross-over genres too. It is also to serve as a building platform for the independent artists to continue growing their fan base not only at home but also in places where they might not have been to or have been mentioned in. All the music submitted are either by the artists & bands themselves or through the music agencies associated with DJ Daniel. Agencies like Ladylake Entertainment, Deuce Music and Spectra Music Group.
Starting in January, 2018 you the listener will have the opportunity to be a part of the show by voting for your favorite artists & bands that have been heard during the regular shows. Your votes will determine who will make the Top 20 Countdowns during the calendar seasons and end of the year. For complete rules and detail on how the voting works, head to the Independent Corner Facebook Page, click on the Notes Section and then the Top 20 Countdown Voting Rules.
EVERY LITTLE THING
Sunday’s 11:00 AM ET (not available On-Demand)
Hosted by: Ken Michaels
The Beatles radio show “Every Little Thing” is a one-hour weekly program that encompasses all the works of the Beatles’ group and solo-careers. Every show includes a wide mixture from this massive catalog, along with bonus features, such as cover versions, side-projects, music from Apple recording artists, family members, tribute songs, and rarities. Each program has a unique thematic set that closes the show, ranging from sheer fun topics (songs with numbers, girls’ names, songs with 3 of the 4 Beatles on record, songs that feature harmonicas, etc.) to more serious subjects (John Lennon’s political songs, songs featuring Paul McCartney on drums, songs the Beatles wrote for other artists, etc.) And every show has a trivia question or game thrown in as a bonus!
the loco archives
Sundays 12:00 noon-ish et
Hosted by James Velvet & Rick Allison
Approaching 30 years on-air spotlighting Connecticut Artists, The Local Bands Show is the one constant in the CT music scene.
This series takes a look back. What should you expect?
Expect to enjoy the local bands archives. two local bands shows as they originally broadcast on wplr.
It’ll be Rick and James ,with commercials and Dave Drzal’s concert calendar just as they originally aired.
2 historic shows back to back each week, promising unexpected memories and damn fine music.
Tune in & “Support Your Local Bands.”
