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.
A Jaunt Through the Underworld!New tracks from EELS, Linqua Franqa - some Modern Lovers by request. Any reason to play Lou Reed is a good one, Cat Power covers Nick Cave plus your weekly reminder that Superchunk isn't so much a band as it is pure magic. Click in for the playlist! Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Good Time Grab Bag #1Sometimes you gotta take time to break convention, try new things; be impulsive! We do that this week...sorta. Nick Brunner spins a few oddballs as we detour from strict playlist arrangement. Max Romeo, De La Soul, Archers of Loaf and more. Click in! Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Quinn-tessentialThis week we debut new tracks by Yard Act, Jenny Hval, Big Thief, Spoon and Pedro the Lion. We'll also dive into local artists Basi Vibe and a Tiny Desk Contest winner is coming to Sacramento this spring. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Tattooed Pre-TeenMusic to get ink to this week from Pavement b-sides to the latest from They Might Be Giants and Snail Mail. Prince Little Dragon and a host of local acts too. Click in for the playlist! Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
(7)5 YearsNew music from alt-J, Thom Yorke & Johnny Greenwood's new project away from Radiohead. Take a jump back in time with Motorhead, Bjork and remembering David Bowie on his 75th birthday. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
(Even More of Some of) The Best of 2021A second week catching up with the best tracks 2021 had to offer. Nick spins music from Arlo Parks, St. Vincent, Lucy Dacus and local artists Camilla Covington, Destroy Boys and more. Click in! Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
(Some of) The Best of 2021It's the Contractually Obligated Year End Best Of Episode...Part 1! A look back at stellar releases from Gustaf, Japanese Breakfast, Torres, Parquet Courts and locals like DEFEM, Harris Rudman and Tre Burt. Not a bad track in the batch so CLICK IN! Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The One Before the Holiday OneA big batch of new singles coming this weekend from Mitski, Superchunk, Little Dragon and Broken Social Scene. Plus more of the best of 2021 locally and nationally. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Night SweatsHark! It's the end of the year calling & this week hear some of the best releases local & national: Nathaniel Rateliff, Parquet Courts and Basi Vibe. Discover Anna McClellan, Lindsey Bitson + Yo La Tengo covers K.C. & the Sunshine Band? Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Music For SpeakersSometimes all it takes is a pre-dawn walk through the fog to inspire a playlist. This weekend: The power of warm tones. The kind that you almost feel before you hear - Curtis Harding, Stimulator Jones, The Meters and Black Marble. Plus new DEFEM! Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
