Weekdays Hidden Gems in Plain Sight | 8-9p

Josh Bails | Proving it's not that hard to find good

something pretentious like that. Mostly just punk, some
hard rock, indie rock, electronica, and a little rap. s, m
The Real News | 7-8a | Matt Davidson | Bringing
you the news buried by the corporate media. s, m
Troubadour | 2-4p | Bruce Sylvester | An eclectic
journey through traditional and contemporary roots
Coffeetime | 2-4p | Angelynn Grant | Hard bop,
bebop, west coast & cool, early & vocal jazz. Plus, every
Saturday s: student show m: moved show
Breakfast of Champions | 8-10a | Zoë, Becca, music if you know where to look – musical goodies music reaching back to the 1920s: American, British, so often, jazz from the movies or TV. And, at the end 88 Rewound | 6-8a | Philip Smith | Take a trip back in r: returning show
Ted, Becky, Keith, & Jon | Heaping hot helping of Lattice Vibrations | 12-1a | Nathan | Traveling Gorilla Got Me | 2-4p | Sara J | Crazed sounds created time as WMBR rewinds to play radio’s top hits from a (after an absence of one ph: 617.253.8810
just off from mainstream. s, r and Irish folk. Blues, bluegrass, and classic ’50s of the show, a little bit of gospel, a little bit of soul. or more seasons)
deliciously sweet pop, served with a short stack of both spatially and temporally to visit a variety of by the rejects, rebels, and assorted losers of rock ‘n’ roll! random day in music history. s AOL IM: wmbrdj
rockabilly, R&B, and country. Roots music without Doin’ okay, feelin’ good. o n: new show
pretentiously introspective indie-rock and a side of THAT Show | 9-10p | DJ’s Megan & Dalitso electronic dance beats; hitting up everything from
In the Margin | 4-5:30p | Sue Schardt & Chuck U bounds or barriers. Lost Highway | 8-10a | Doug Gesler | Country music
crispy punk hits. All washed down with a unique blend Hey, have you heard about that one show on that one trance to techno. s, n I Love a Parade | 4-5p | Lindsay Ellison | Parading
[hosts alternate weekly] | Masters of the Margin butter for the modern family...
of self-deprecation and joie-de-vivre, aged 25+ years. s station? Yeah... THAT Show. s Droppin’ Knowledge | 4-5:30p | Joeg | Local music, in tunes and local artists for interview; keeping time
Suavecito | 1-2a | Legranster and Joe Pabz | Un your ears with deft spontaneity plumbing the WMBR would like to thank Cambridge Trust
live music. with vintage, new and local AAA/Americana/folk/ Backwoods | 10a-12p | John Funke | The best in
Late Risers’ Club | 10a-12p | Chrissy Victims, Ben For Your Pleasure | 10p-12a | Ré Antoine poquito de lo bueno de la música en español. s, n audiological depths, mixing with madness sublime. Company for its generous support all year long.
roots, swingers/songsters/rockers; floats with local vintage rock ‘n’ roll, country and western, and rhythm ‘n’ Cambridge Trust, we salute you!
Kochan, Mark Francis, Joanie Lindstrom, Mully, & Tim Love is what it’s all about on a Sunday night. R&B Laugh, cry, tingle, sigh. Tonto’s Fury | 6-7p | Bob Roffi | An exploration of
theater, comedy, spoken word.
R./Jeff | Rockin you hardest, earliest for 33 years. love songs, jazz, and your requests and dedications for Tuesday The Intercontinental | 6-8p | Jesse Kaminsky
traditional and contemporary music and spoken word by blues. More songs about Cadillacs and chickens.
The Roll Call via mail, phone, or email. You’ll be Thickly Settled | 6-8a | Dave Goodman | Or How Native American artists. From LaFarge to Trudell, Davis What’s Left | 6-7p | Linda Pinkow | Political talk, Howlin’ the Blues | 12-1p | Ahmed Ahmed | “I
Lost & Found | 12-2p | Mark Francis, Eli Polonsky, Lounging at a seaside resort in prewar Japan or drinking Management: Technology Broadcasting
guided through this “love serenade” by host Ré I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Neighbor. to Indigenous, Boyd to Bilagody, Mirabal to Means. music of all genres, art and culture, live interviews, started wailing the blues when the doctor whacked my
Brother Wayne, Christopher Vyce, Alex McNeil | Rock, secretly in 1970s Ethiopia, the Intercontinental is Zoë Rogers ’12, Corporation:
Antoine. The best slo jams to be heard in Cambridge, A radio program about civilization and citizenship. pre-recorded sounds, all with a radical spirit. bottom on the day I was born.”—Jet Black s, r
pop, and soul from the ’60s and early ’70s, but not the listening. On a dusty roadside in Peru or lost in the Radio Ninja | 7-8p | L-Train | Lobotomy beats: General Manager Henry Holtzman SM ’91,
greater Boston, the internet, and beyond!
same old songs you hear every day on commercial radio. The New Edge | 2-4p | Ken Field | Creative and southern seas, the Intercontinental doesn’t speak the Downtempo, Midtempo, trip hop, turntablism, and Music for Human Beings | 7-8p | Dr. Jalis The Paradox Box | 1-2p | Eduardo & Lily | Lily has a Dalitso Nkhoma ’13, President
Instrumentality | 12-2a | Brendan Fay | A genre- innovative cross-genre instrumental music from the language, the perpetual sonic tourist, making you listen straight up car commercial music. Radio Ninja gives a As-Sakran, Aurora, Erno, Zoro, & Friends | Wander into ska habit. Eduardo has an alt-rock problem. Listen to Megan Velasquez ’13, Anne Slinn SM ’91,
WMBR Nightly News | 5:30-6p | WMBR News spanning journey through the world of instrumental to his slide show every week. nod to all things Ninja Tune and beyond. m the swirling echoes of a honeycomb formerly inhabit- Campus Promotions Directors Vice President
past, present, and future. their musical tastes duke it out like two rabid cats
Dept | A uniquely independent, non-corporate, music, from the many emotions of Ennio Morricone ed; be the aural bee that creates and consumes! s fighting in a dumpster. s Lisa Gassaway ’88, Shawn Mamros ’89, Treasurer
national newscast from Pacifica Radio Network. The Jazz Train | 4-5:30p | Jon Pollack Slow and Unsteady | 8-9p | Tim Gilman Nonstop Ecstatic Screaming | 8-10p | Thao
to the exotic sounds of Les Baxter – and all the Comptroller Todd Glickman ’77, Clerk
A weekly journey through the jazz legacy and related Providing the perfect soundtrack to days when you Two hours of sound designed to split your skull open, Terravoice | 8-8:30p | Maria Cassidy, Allison The Hidden Capital | 2-4p | Tim Kelly | “Boston...
beauty in between. s, n
Sunday musical styles, often featuring an underlying theme. want to hide from the world in the fetal position. break your brain, and pop your funk. Bloopity bits and Schneider, Jessica Fujimori | The best of environmental the hidden rock and roll capital…”—Peter Zaremba
Jabe Ziino ’11, Event Director Philip J. Walsh, Secretary
Lily Tran ’13,
Compas Sur FM | 6-8a | Emmanuel René Monday DJ Awesome & the Wonderfriends | 6-7p
Slight emphasis on the slowcore genre. bobs, plinkety plonk, drone, skronk, assorted noise, a
bumping beat here and there, etc.
trends around Boston. Our loud, proud news and
science pieces inform, inspire, and entertain. s, m
(The Fleshtones) Membership Director
Prof. Timothy F. Jamison

The intricacies of compas music. French Toast | 6-8a | Brian & Yves | Bonjour! Music by Dead People | 9-10p | Brian Sennett
Michael R. Jung
bananapants & brown sugar | Complain around the Aural Fixation | 4-6p | Sue | Set the controls for Ahmed Hussain ’12,
Classical music: whether you're a connoisseur, or think House Therapy | 10p-12a [alternates with Three Chords and the Truth | 8:30-10p John Kosian
Haiti Focus | 8-10a | Jacques-Antoine Jean Voo-lay voo fran-say? Then start your week off with campfire with us. (Rock, punk, post-punk) s the heart of autumn! Sue returns from summer vacation Program Director
Dedicated to the Haitian community: featuring news, the best in French-language music, local event listings, it's for snobs, we provide you with a finely tuned mix Sewersounds] | Mike LaRosa | Feed your soul with [alternates with The Improbability Field] | Ollie, with a beach bag full of fuzz guitars, psychedelic Joeg, Station Manager
Ayida S. Mthembu
and the Cheese of the Week! Riding the Norse Horse | 7-8p | Roman | Take a of pieces from ancient to modern. s, n the finest in foot-tapping, body-moving house music. Matt, & Joe | For all the young punks. s, m
music, community information, interviews, and reports sounds and dreamy drones. William Kuhlman ’07,
Oedipus
ride on the Norse horse, a thoughtful musical trek Continuous mixes from top-notch local and
on issues related to women, immigration laws, health Research & Development | 2-4p | Charlie Kohlhase Musenomix | 10-11p | DS Turner | An onslaught of The Improbability Field | 8:30-10p [alternates Technical Director Prof. Joseph A. Paradiso
through the Scandinavian/Norse countries of Sweden, international DJs. s James Dean Death Car Experience | 6-8p PhD ’81
care, education, politics, development, and the current Forward-looking jazz of every decade with a special raw hip hop, dub, and post-punk rhythms, interviews with Three Chords and the Truth] | Glenn Nameless Capt. Al Franklin,
Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and Finland. Oh Norse Lisa | You’re tooling down the highway and are
situation in Haiti and the Haitian diaspora. emphasis on the overlooked masters of the ’60s and with hip hop legends, local artists, and music Sewersounds | 10p-12a [alternates with House An FTL voyage through a myriad of subgenres in Training Coordinator Paul Parravano
horse – such a beautiful beast. overcome with desire for indie pop. Do you (a) stop in
’70s. Jazz Calendar Highlights. Classic Tenor Corner. journalists, mixed with slabs of absurd comedy. Therapy] | Teep | The undercurrent of electronix electronic music from across the ’verse. (Warning: DJ Slick, Volunteer Professor Evan Ziporyn
Radio with a View | 10a-12p | Marc Stern road, (b) text, (c) visit the highway ditch, (d) turn on
Pipeline! | 8-10p | Jeff Breeze & Mike Reed presented via moodmat. Sewersounds collection and subject to the improbability field.) n Coordinator Zoë Rogers ’12, student
Economic democracy, human rights, and other Background Music | 11p-12a | Lipika the Death Car Experience?
The Jazz Volcano | 4-5:30p | Kennedy Compound Locovores are cool. We help your ears eat even more treatment system is qualified not by genre, but by representative
idealistic visions of the world. Truth and reconciliation Serving up a seismic eruption of wonderful jazz divas Electronic listening music: downtempo, hip hop, Time Traveling | 10p-12a | Nomadik | Taking you
locally than your stomach. viscosity, density, pH, and thermal stratification. n The Show Show | 8-10p | MaGoGo | Starting your
and music to get your mind and body in sync. and jazz greats – mostly vocals… tossing in some big jazz, ambient, new compositions. Requests and on a music journey into the soulful sounds of funk, soul, night off right with dance-punk, electro, new wave, and
band, swing, and some suprises along the way. Party Shuffle | 10-11p | Comrade Cosmobot contributions are welcome. n The No No Nothing | 12p-2a | evelyn ruby and hip hop of yesterday and today. WMBR is a non-commercial, all-volunteer radio station
World Beat | 12-2p | Brutus Leaderson | Presenting more from the ’80s, ’90s, and today. Tune in to get down.
Delivering delectable ditties for discriminating ears, Art, experiment, rock, sound, rap, me, the medium, located on the campus of MIT. None of its members are
world music to the Boston audience. Sound Principles | 6-8p | Fred Allen | Post-bop, Mostly Improved | 12-1a | DJ Noah | An eclectic A Detour Through Time | 12-1a | Matt | I just
People's Commissar of Music Comrade Cosmobot and you. s The Choice Is Yourz | 10p-12a | DJ Jimizz paid for their efforts. The majority of WMBR’s funding comes
Jam Session | 2-4p | Pam Spencer & Carol free jazz, and creative improvised music from presents everything from classic rock to electronica mix of live concert recordings. Ranging from long and plan on playing music. I won’t be discussing issues or DJ Jimizz on deck for 120 minutes with The Choice is from listener donations with support from MIT.

Muschette-Kirk | Awesome reggae program with America, Europe, Japan, and even Boston/Cambridge. to the latest indie errata. s psychedelic to short and folksy. Tune in for the best in A Band Apart | 2-3a | Logan | Music of the present, talking a lot in general (except about the music I am Yourz. The Choices are: Original Hip Hop News, Old Only with the help of its listeners is WMBR able to provide
its unique blend of music, talk and news. If you would like to
soca, calypso, and gospel music segments, plus Hear the 21st century new jazz underground. live music! n the past, the future, and that one time that time playing). s, n School Jam, New Releases, Homegrown Highlights and
The Rude Show | 11p-12a | nadia | A weekly became a loop. s, m help, send your contributions to WMBR, Dept. 2011,
interviews on many varied topics including passport, Out of Order | 1-2a | Puck Vickery | Mixing the Girls Only | 1-2a | Ang | Spanning all music genres Hip Hop Jointz.
Bats in the Belfry | 8-10p | Mistress Laura serving of second- and third-wave ska that’ll get you 3 Ames Street, Cambridge MA 02142. All contributions are
citizenship, lobbying, medicine, education, and
entertainment. “Forward always, backwards never.”
Enter the sanctuary…gothic, ethereal, atmospheric
music from all over the world, USA and Boston. Dark,
on your feet skanking the hour away, with enough
reggae and rocksteady to satisfy your soul. s
new with the old, digging through jazz, afro, hip hop,
Latin, electronica, soul, and beyond. s, n
Friday and trends to celebrate female artists and groups from
around the world. s, n
Mellow Madness | 12-2a | PJ Porter | Let host
PJ Porter get you in the mood as he brings you the best
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registered service mark of the Technology Broadcasting
Pink Bullets | 6-7a | Andrea Tentner | Curious Corporation, the licensee of radio station WMBR as well as
Afrika Kabisa | 4-6p | Julia Mongo moody, atmospheric; beginning with ancient music and R&B slow jams Boston has to offer. Looking for that
Generoso’s Bovine Ska & Rocksteady | 12-2a Transformers | 2-4a | Noah Vawter | Remixing, knick-knacks found on the ground, beauty, fun, and The Mohs Scale | 2-3a | Jacob Bailey | As the name a committee of the MIT Corporation. Show descriptions are
Africa Absolutely! Boston’s African music radio show. chant to the newest gothic rock, darkwave, gothic neo- song you fell in love to? Something new and hot? He’s
Generoso Fierro | “I live from east to west, botheration mashups, and intriguing subgenres of subcultures, things you should know... “If there is magic on this suggests, The Mohs Scale presents rock of varying provided by individual program producers.
Classic and contemporary African and Afro-Caribbean classical, goth-industrial and dark ambient. got just what you are looking for. Express your love to
there I move from north to south, botheration there. erring on the side of electronic and live. s, n planet, it is contained in water”—Loren Eiseley n degrees of hardness. From pop to death metal, you’ll
music. Soukous, ndombolo, rumba, zouk, kompa, special someone with a live dedication. It’s easy. Come o This program guide was designed by Angelynn Grant
Last Dance at the Death Disco | 10p-12a So everywhere I go, botheration there. Too much find it here. s, n (Coffeetime). If you’re an MIT student and interested in
coupé décalé, makossa, highlife, and more. Plus an
African music concert report and interviews with guests
[alternates with Strangers with Candy] confusion in the city. Too much botheration on the Thursday The Scene | 7-8a | Nick Saloman & Paul Simmons
Psychedelia, soul, surf, blues, rock, beat, mod, prog, Words to Your Mother 2: Oh, the Verbosity!
aboard and enjoy this love affair called Mellow Madness.
Feel the heat!!!!
designing future guides, send an email to [email protected].
Rik Eberhardt | History you can DANCE to! land” —Justin Hinds, “Botheration” Pontoon Palace | 6-8a | Rich Pontius | A good-
on a variety of African-related topics. easy, rock & roll, and a whole lot more fed through 3-4a | Mark Tiberius Wittels, Alejandro Braggadocio Ruiz
Featuring postpunk and underground classics from natured but incorrigible bin-digger becomes embroiled Algorhythms | 2-4a | DJ DC | A weekly journey into
the distinctly British mincer that is The Bevis Frond’s Exotic melodies served with a delicate mix of succulent
R&B Jukebox | 6-8p | Captain Al | Vintage soul the ’70s on up. We’ll dance to anything. Wednesday in an early-morning plot to present a rich panoply of
Nick Saloman & The Alchemysts’ Paul Simmons Scene wit and hand-picked olives for your aural arousal. s the world of electronic dance music with host DJ DC
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music from the ’60s through the early ’80s. A unique Ceangal Ceilteach | 6-7a | Kit Kelt | Come deep folk, heavy rock, psych, country, jazz, and pop, mixing live every weekend. Your source for the hottest
Strangers with Candy | 10-12p [alternates with radio show.
blend of blues, R&B, funk, and soulful jazz. It’s New explore the diaspora in Celtic music with Ceangal all the while indulging his boundless zeal for mischief local and international DJs and the freshest
Last Dance at the Death Disco] | Juan Carlos Ybarra |
England’s hottest jukebox. Ceilteach, a Celtic Connection. Hear hip hop, rap, jazz, and romance. underground sounds.
POST-POST-hardcore and POST-POST-punk, or
traditional, and more – all sung in Celtic languages.
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ceangal ceilteach pontoon pink bullets
7a compas sur fm french toast thickly settled 88 rewound 7a
the real news palace the scene
8a 8a
haiti focus breakfast of champions lost highway
10a 10a
radio with a view late risers’ club backwoods
12p 12p
howlin’ the blues
world beat lost & found
paradox box
2p 2p
research &
jam session the new edge gorilla got me troubadour coffeetime the hidden capital
development
4p 4p
africa kabisa the jazz volcano the jazz train in the margin droppin’ knowledge i love a parade aural fixation
5:30p 5:30p
6p wmbr nightly news 6p
dj awesome &
the wonderfriends tonto’s fury what’s left james dean death
7p r&b jukebox sound principles the intercontinental 7p
riding the norse horse radio ninja music for human beings car experience
8p 8p
terravoice
8:30p hidden gems slow and unsteady 8:30p
9p
nonstop ecstatic 9p
bats in the belfry pipeline! three chords improbability the show show
that show music by dead people screaming and the truth field
10p 10p
last dance
strangers with
party shuffle musenomix house
11p for your pleasure at the sewersounds time traveling the choice is yourz 11p
candy therapy
death disco
the rude show background music
12a 12a
lattice vibrations generoso’s bovine mostly improvised detour through time
1a instrumentality the no no nothing mellow madness 1a
suavecito ska & rocksteady out of order girls only
2a 2a
a band apart the mohs scale
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3a transformers algorhythms 3a
words to your mother
4a 4a
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