Yamanak-O-Meter!This originally aired in March but would you know that if I hadn't just pointed it out... maybe all the references to Family Ties? Who's to say? Gorillaz, Little Simz, Portugal. The Man! & the machine that REALLY picks all this music. Click in!Listen To Full Show/Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Time and PlaceEver see The Dead Zone? Christopher Walken comes out of a coma to discover whenever he touches someone he gets a glimpse into the immediate future ... well this week we do that but with records. Click in and immediately transport yourself! Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Mark It With An EXBetween (like)new Radiohead and all the local artists performing this weekend at Red EX: VOL4 - it's practically Christmas, Your Birthday and The Moon Landing! New music from DEFEM, Tre Burt and a conversation with Shana from La Luz! Click in! Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Record CorrectorThis one's got rare energy. Get heavy with Deafhaven and the Deftones. Bliss out to Mogwai, Spoon and Ted Leo. Bask in a local Tiny Desk track and yell your face off to GGREEN. It's on this week. Click in. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Double PlusActing on positivity can be daunting when the news is as bad as it is. This week's show features tracks to channel frustration into something good with cuts by Ladytron, Tre Burt, Public Enemy, King Khan and the triumphant return of Double Dagger! Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
VibingNew tracks from Taraka, SAULT and Japanese Breakfast. A Spoon classic turns 20, NIN call off a tour and a chat with Sacramento musician Basi Vibe about why his new single "Wallflower" might just be the jam we all need right now. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Still LivingPlenty of weekend energy from Foxtails Brigade, Operation Ivy, The Go! Team and new Modest Mouse. And we remember hometown guitarist Kyle Hoover. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Lords of LocalMost weeks two local artists per hour is good. Not this week. NINE new local and local-adjacent songs coming in hot on this weekend's show. They stand shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Talking Heads, Ween, SAULT and Dinosaur Jr. Click in! Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Collected CamillaCamilla Covington talks about their new EP alongside new tracks from Quicksand, The Go! Team and Matthew Dear. Throw in Le Tigre, Parliament and other fun surprises and it's almost like Nick forgot about the all the trades made by the Chicago Cubs. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Love, Real Life and Roller Skates: Camilla Covington Discusses Their New EPSacramento songwriter and vocalist Camilla Covington knocked us out with their 2019 Tiny Desk entry. Their debut EP released earlier this summer and she lets us in on what inspired this new collection of songs. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
POP!Diving into the latest by Meggie Lennon and The Goon Sax. Hot newness from Sacramento artists like Tre Burt and Defem and a bunch of good boys celebrate 30 years of fudge. Click in! Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.