8:00 a.m. The Beatles 1962-1970: Chronologically Speaking
We start out with every single Beatles song ever made in chronological order. If you’re a Beatle fan like I am, this is your day.
6:00 p.m. Here Comes The Night: Various Artists
After The Beatles, we have Open Stream with a Theme for several hours with songs about the night time, a multi-artist list that includes Warren Zevon, the J. Geils Band, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Van Morrison, Patti Smith, Creedence Clearwater Revival and more!
Then it’s back to our regular stream programming uninterrupted by commercial advertising. The button is below.
Good morning, weekenders! We finally made it. We’re excited today to finally have a ‘Spotlight’ feature for Nicolette Larson, who left us far too soon.
Here’s your musical lineup:
9:00 a.m. Color My World: Various Artists
It’s Open Stream with a Theme about colors with The Beatles, James Taylor, The Rolling Stones, Donovan, Booker T & The MGs, Electric Light Orchestra, Procol Harum, Joni Mitchell, The Who, Amy Winehouse, Sam & Dave, Badfinger, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Jefferson Airplane, The Hollies, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Cream, Lucinda Williams, John Hiatt, J.D. Souther, Linda Ronstadt and more!
4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Nicolette Larson NEW!
We finally put together a ‘Spotlight’ feature for an artist who left us far too soon. Some of her music is already in our stream, but much more will be in there by this evening.
8:00 p.m. The Moody Blues Live at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO, March 19, 1993
We close it out today with the Moody Blues live in concert with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra at the beautiful Red Rocks Amphitheater.
I head for work today and look forward to a week of vacation time. There’ll be new music coming and we’ll get our plans together for the next year of programming. In the meantime, the button is below.
We’ve got a busier Friday than usual today, adding one extra playlist on a day when we generally don’t run an extended playlist. It starts with the Linda Ronstadt and Neil Young connection.
Here’s your Friday musical lineup:
9:00 a.m. The Linda Ronstadt-Neil Young Connection NEW!
Whether covering Neil Young’s songs or singing back-up on his recordings, Linda Ronstadt and Neil Young have a musical connection.
1:00 p.m. Wheels: Various Artists
Songs about getting around town and traveling across the miles from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Who, T. Rex, Wings, Joni Mitchell, Mudcrutch, The Beatles, Wilson Pickett, Bob Dylan, The Doors, Alice Cooper, Golden Earring, Chuck Berry and more!
5:00 p.m. Joni Mitchell Live at Club 47, Cambridge, MA, January 10, 1968
Now known as Passim’s, Club 47 once played host to some of the best and the brightest who became the stars of the sixties and seventies. Joni Mitchell was one of them.
8:00 p.m. The Neville Brothers: In the Spotlight
We close out the day’s programming with some authentic New Orleans R & B, funk and soul courtesy of The Neville Brothers.
We’ve made it to the end of the week. Next week it’s time for friends and family and, of course, my vacation when we’ll be putting together some new music ideas for the station. In the meantime, the button is below. We’re totally free. See for yourselves.
Good morning, musicologists! We’re at midweek and soon headed for the weekend, but today we’ve got a full slate of great music to get us through midweek.
Here’s your midweek music:
9:00 a.m. Water, Water Everywhere: Various Artists
The earth is 71% water, so it’s only fitting that we have a playlist about water. It features Valerie Carter, Paul McCartney, Deep Purple, Joe Cocker, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Van Morrison, Jackson Browne, Otis Redding, The Doobie Brothers, Bob Dylan, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Al Green, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Linda Ronstadt, Spirit, Bonnie Raitt, The Grass Roots, Carole King, Tom Rush, Donovan, America, Johnny Rivers and more!
4:00 p.m. Bob Dylan & George Harrison ‘In Session’ at Columbia Studios, May 1, 1970
On May Day, Dylan and Harrison headed into Columbia Stuios in New York and made music together. We’ve got the result for you today.
8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of The Stone Poneys
This was Ronstadt’s first gig after arriving in LA from her home in Tuscon, Arizona, laying the groundwork for a brilliant career that spanned decades and made her the Queen of Rock.
We’re at midweek. Once we are through today, we’re on the downslide to the weekend and I’m on the way to a week’s vacation from hardware hell. The button is below.
It’s another Tuesday Bluesday and we kick it off with blues from the bayou and beyond, Howlin’ Wolf live in Chicago and blues harp maestro Slim Harpo ‘In the Spotlight’.
Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:
9:00 a.m. The Best of Louisiana Blues: Various Artists
We head to Louisiana to hear Slim Harpo, Ray Charles, Lillian Glinn, Ray Brown, Fats Domino, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Rodney Harris, Roosevelt Sykes, Shirley & Lee, Papa Lightfoot, Guitar Slim, Annie Laurie, Fats Matthews, Big Joe Turner, Little Walter, Big Boy Myles, Mary Butler, Erline Harris, Marcia Ball, Dave Bartholomew, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, Professor Longhair, The Neville Brothers, Irma Thomas and more.
4:00 p.m. Howlin’ Wolf Live at Alice’s Revisited, Chicago, IL, January 26, 1972
We’ve got some live Howlin’ Wolf coming up this afternoon in a performance from Alice’s Revisited in Chicago.
8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Slim Harpo
We close it out with blues harp maestro, guitarist and proponent of the swamp blues, Slim Harpo ‘In the Spotlight.’
Another Tuesday Bluesday rolls around and we’ve got great music here for you today. It’s pouring rain here in the Boston area. It’s supposed to be snowing by now, but it has been more than three years since the New England area has seen its ‘normal.’ Nevertheless, we keep on keeping on here in The Mermaid Lounge.
Good morning, musicologists and welcome to Sunday in The Lounge. We’ve got a Staple Singers ‘Spotlight’, some live Leon Russell and our ‘M is For Motown’ EP to bring us through late afternoon and into the evening hours.
Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:
9:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B group with a civil rights emphasis founded by Roebuck “Pops” Staples and his children Cleotha, Pervis, and Mavis. They left us a great library of music.
1:00 p.m. Leon Russell Live at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA, August 7, 1972
To put it bluntly, Leon Russell was a musical legend. Over a sixty-year career he had multiple hits covering many genres, including rock and roll, country, bluegrass, rhythm & blues, southern rock, blues rock, folk, surf and the Tulsa sound. He won two Grammys, was named the top concert attraction of 1973 by Billboard, and in 2011 he was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
4:00 p.m. M is For Motown: Various Artists
We close out the day with our great multi-artist Motown EP featuring Barrett Strong, Eddie Kendricks, Eddie Holland, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Jackson Five, Kim Weston, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Four Tops, The Isley Brothers, The Temptations, The Contours, Rare Earth, Mary Wells, Tammi Terrell, Diana Ross & The Supremes and more!
It’s damned cold here today, and it’s a great day to be inside enjoying the world from a window with some great music coming from my speakers. Join me. The button is below.
As winter settles in here (at least in New England) we take a trip back to summer with our multi-artist playlist, then we have some live Yusuf/Cat Stevens and a Jesse Winchester ‘Spotlight’ feature.
Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:
10:00 a.m. Summertime: Various Artists
As the temperatures drop, we return to a warmer season with Paul McCartney, Electric Light Orchestra, Eddie Cochran, Donovan, The Wallflowers, Van Morrison, Shawn Colvin, John Prine, k.d. lang, The Stone Poneys, Bob Dylan, Nanci Griffith, The Beach Boys, Dusty Springfield and more!
4:00 p.m. Yusuf/Cat Stevens Live at William & Mary Hall, Williamsburg, VA, February 22, 1976
We’ve got The Cat live from William & Mary College in Virginia this afternoon, recorded while on his Majikat (Earth Tour 1976).
8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Jesse Winchester
I’ve seen Jesse Winchester live several times, the first being when he opened for Emmylou Harris at Boston’s famous Music Hall, which is now known as the MGM Music Hall at Fenway. Capitalism takes the charm out of everything.
There’s plenty of wide Open Stream on Mondays in between our regular programming. We’re here 24/7 and we’re totally free all the time. No bait and switch. See for yourselves. The Button is below.
Good morning, music lovers! Life on the road and traveling are certainly two popular topics in music and we’ve got a great playlist today, followed by Townes Van Zandt live in London and closing with Karla Bonoff.
Here’s today’s musical lineup:
9:00 a.m. Travelin’ Fever: Various Artists
We’re on the road with Canned Heat, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Steve Miller Band, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Dan Fogelberg, Bruce Springsteen, Linda Ronstadt, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Paul McCartney & Wings, The Eagles, Little Feat, The Band, Willie Nelson, Edwin Starr, Janis Joplin, Guy Clark, The Byrds, Asleep at The Wheel, Mudcrutch, The Traveling Wilburys, Tom Rush, Buffalo Springfield, The Guess Who and more!
4:00 p.m. Townes Van Zandt Live at Union Chapel, London, UK, April 29, 1994
The late, great singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt is in The Lounge this afternoon, possibly the only artist to approach the songwriting ability of Bob Dylan. Indeed, the discussion of whom is better continues. However, I say that we don’t have to continually pit one artist against the other. I love them both.
8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Karla Bonoff
Speaking of singer-songwriters, we close out the evening with a ‘Spotlight’ feature with the great Karla Bonoff.
Before, in between and after our programming, we give you our big, wide Open Stream of incredible music. We don’t charge you. We don’t track you. We don’t ask you for information. The button is below.
Good morning, musicologists and welcome to The Mermaid Lounge. Today we start with songs about women, ladies, dames, chicks, girls…you get the picture. Some are fictional. Some not. And some may not be mentioned by name!
Here’s your musical lineup:
9:00 a.m. The Female Species: Various Artists
Songs about women from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Talking Heads, Jackson Browne, John Mayall, Hot Tuna, The Eagles, Elvis Presley, Electric Light Orchestra, Fleetwood Mac, Percy Sledge, The Beatles, Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, Roy Orbison, Billy Joel, Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, The Beach Boys, The Temptations, Linda Ronstadt and more!
4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Peter Tosh
An original founding member of The Wailers who then went on to launch a successful solo career takes the Spotlight this afternoon. A Lounge favorite.
8:00 p.m. Badass Guitarists, Volume Two: Various Artists
Guitar handiwork from Chuck Berry, George Harrison, Neil Young, Duane Allman, Dickey Betts, Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Garcia, Jimmy Page, Brian May, Bo Diddley, Taj Mahal, Andrew Gold and more!
We’re one step closer to the weekend today. Slowly but surely we’ll get there, and it’ll be a bit easier if you’ve got good music for your journey. The button is below, folks.
Back to the work week as Christmas season in retail is in full swing. It’s never pretty. But we have got some great Monday music on tap to help get you through.
Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:
10:00 a.m. Bob Dylan: Selections From the 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue
We start out with selections from Dylan’s 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour recorded in a variety of venues in the U.S. and Canada. Some of the folks accompanying Dylan on the tour are Joan Baez, Roger McGuinn, T-Bone Burnett, Scarlet Rivera, Ronee Blakeley and others.
4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Yusuf/Cat Stevens
I remember when Tea for The Tillerman came out. I practically wore out the grooves. The Cat, as we used to call him when we were young, had delivered some of the best music on the planet. I also remember how badly he was treated here in the U.S. after 9-11 simply because he had converted to Islam. One of the darkest times in history. We’ve got another coming up soon.
8:00 p.m. The Byrds Live at The Boarding House, San Francisco, CA, February 9, 1978
A reunion of one of the most consequential bands in music history broadcast live on KSAN 95 FM, San Francisco.
Another work week rolls around, but we’re at work delivering the best music on the planet 24/7, 365 days a year, at no charge and with absolutely no commercial interruption. We’re the anti-capitalist station. The button is below. Listening is believing.
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