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Hey, Listen!

Hosted By Nick Brunner

Cutting edge bands local, national and worldwide. Whether you’re looking to start your record collection or touch up the fringes, Nick Brunner leads you through two hours of Modern Music Discovery.

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LATEST SHOW | Friday, August 25, 2023

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!

Saturday, April 8, 2023

Sakamoto San

Click in for new tracks by Beck, Baaba Maal, Jenny Lewis and Paramore. Local artists on deck this weekend: Newcomers Sol Caracol & LabRats. Established jams from Janelle Monae, The Cramps & all sorts of more fun! This one's for Ryuichi and Vivian.

Friday, March 31, 2023

Guest Room

While we celebrate a basketball milestone in Sacramento we'll spin cuts from Th' Losin Streaks, Stereolab, SAULT AND scatter a bunch of tracks from The New Pornographers latest record Continue As A Guest throughout the show. Click in for the playlist

Saturday, March 25, 2023

Another Sacramento Saturday

New tracks from Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Demon, Hello Mary and Alvvays. Local band Demon Wrangler, plus Easter eggs a plenty (and months early). Also a HUGE THANK YOU for donating to last week's fund drive. You made my week!

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Cross Out

David Cross is coming to The Crest & we're giving away tickets. You know him from standup, Mr. Show, Arrested Development & more (where are all my Melvin Goes to Dinner fans???). Nick tells you how to win while spinning Yves Tumor, Fever Ray & more.

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Yamanak-O-Meter

New tracks from Gorillaz pepper the playlist along with Bjork, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and locals iamstrikes and Lillian Frances. Click here for that sweet playlist-y-ness.

Friday, March 3, 2023

Automatic Ottoman

New music from Cheekface, Sacramento's Caregiver, Dry Cleaning & Automatic. Loads of songs from the back catalog too - Primitive Radio Gods, Nas with Amy Winehouse, Pulp and more good business. Click in for the playlist! (Original broadcast 7/2/22)

Saturday, February 25, 2023

Damn Good Coffee and HOT!

On this solemn day after Twin Peaks Day, we wish you the very best coffee and cherry pie this side of Snoqualmie Falls. Bringing you the best & latest from Yo La Tengo, Titus Andronicus, Public Enemy, Luna and De La Soul. Click in for the playlist!

Saturday, February 18, 2023

NorCal Dialect

Margo Price, Seun Kuti with Black Thought & Sunny War bring us new tracks. A few familiars from Blondie & Supergrass. From the Hey, Listen! Hotline we'll get a story from Tom & a keen-eared listener with a much-needed correction for us. Click in!

Saturday, February 11, 2023

Big Time Bowl Saturday!

New music by Little Simz Ladytron, Quasi and Young Fathers. Local & locally adjacent music from Basi Vibe and Kepi Ghoulie too. Plus Nick takes a a Hey, Listen!er challenge via voicemail. This one's for Burt.

Saturday, February 4, 2023

Now in TELE-VISION!

We celebrate the life of a prominent proto-punk this week plus music Disq,Little Simz & U2. We'll hear from Citrus Heights-born artist Juli Lydell about new music from her band June Swoon & more from the Hey, Listen! Hotline. This one's for Tom.

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