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Saturday Brings ‘The British Are Coming,’ CSN&Y ‘In The Spotlight,’ and Lucinda Williams Live in Texas, June 14, 2025

Welcome, weekenders! Welcome to The Mermaid Lounge and, if you’re out on the streets for ‘No Kings’ then we commend you. That is where I will be today as I leave The Music Mermaid large and in charge here.

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The British Are Coming: Various Artists

It’s time once again for music from across the pond with The Beatles, The Who, Dave Mason, Electric Light Orchestra, Petula Clark, The Zombies, The Hollies, Dusty Springfield, Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Kinks, The Dave Clark Five, The Bee Gees, The Moody Blues, Rod Stewart, Them, Herman’s Hermits, The Rolling Stones, Badfinger, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Yardbirds, Traffic, Elton John, Lulu, Pink Floyd, Yes, The Animals, Spencer Davis Group, Cream, Donovan, The Searchers, and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

The second best supergroup on the planet will be here this afternoon to bring us their collection of great songs. (We’ll have the best supergroup featured on Monday.)

8:00 p.m. Lucinda Williams Live at The Moody Theater, Austin, TX, December 5, 1998

We close out the programming today with the great singer-songwriter, Lucinda Williams, recorded live for Austin City Limits!

We’re here all day today. There’s no rush. Get out on the streets and fight for our democracy. We’ll be here when you return. This is our time, and we must meet the moment. If you’re unable, the button is below.

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It’s Friday the 13th With Songs About Luck, Live Little Feat, and a Tracy Chapman ‘Spotlight’ Feature, On June 13, 2025

Good morning, musicologists and superstitious people everywhere! Welcome to Friday and a great lineup of music that begins with songs about luck: good, bad and pure dumb.

Here’s your Friday the 13th lineup:

10:00 a.m. Good Luck, Bad Luck, Dumb Luck: Various Artists

Luck. It’s one of those things you can’t control, but we sure as hell try, don’t we? You’ll hear Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Cream, Bonnie Raitt, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Steve Winwood, The Beatles, Albert King, Fats Domino, Genesis, Bob Dylan, Loggins & Messina, Joe Walsh, The Rolling Stones, Linda Ronstadt, Taj Mahal, and more!

4:00 p.m. Little Feat Live at Ebbets Field, Denver, CO, July 20, 1973

The original Feat with Lowell George is unparalleled, and that’s what we’ve got here. A great performance from Ebbets Field will be a treat this afternoon.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Tracy Chapman

We close out the day’s programming with singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman’s music. Funny that I find it hard to believe that she’s in her sixties now. She’s one of the best of her generation.

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At Midweek It’s Our House EP, Janis ‘In The Spotlight,’ and John Fogerty Live at Red Rocks, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Good morning, musicologists, and welcome to the midweek show! Today we’ve got our fantastic House EP starting off, then it’s a Janis Joplin ‘Spotlight’ feature and live John Fogerty celebrating 50 years in music!

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The #BecomeUngovernable House Playlist: Various Artists

Yes, the music that inspired the radio station with Barry McGuire, The Temptations, Edwin Starr, Peter Tosh, The Beatles, T. Rex, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Dylan, Country Joe & The Fish, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Joan Baez, Bob Marley & The Wailers, CSNY, Pink Floyd, The Animals, Ten Years After, The Plastic Ono Band, Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, Three Dog Night, Jimmy Cliff, Richie Havens, Marvin Gaye, Phil Ochs, Tom Rush, The Band and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Janis Joplin

This afternoon we take a trip down memory lane with Janis Joplin and her fantastic blues rock catalogue!

8:00 p.m. John Fogerty Live at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO, June 20, 2019

We close out the midweek programming with John Fogerty live and celebrating his 50th year in music!

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We’re at Midweek With the ‘Color My World’ EP, a Jesse Winchester ‘Spotlight,’ and ELO Live at Wembley, Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Good morning, music lovers, and welcome to midweek! We’ve got it going today, beginning with songs about colors, Jesse Winchester, and Jeff Lynne’s ELO!

Here’s your midweek music lineup:

9:00 a.m. Color My World: Various Artists

We open it up with songs about all the colors on the spectrum from James Taylor, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Booker T & The MGs, Electric Light Orchestra, Procol Harum, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell, John Hiatt, J. D. Souther, The Who, Sam & Dave, Bob Dylan, Amy Winehouse, Badfinger, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Jefferson Airplane, The Hollies, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Cream, Marvin Gaye, Lucinda Williams and more!

4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Jesse Winchester

Bob Dylan once said that you cannot talk about the best songwriters in music without including Jesse Winchester on that list. He’s right. The first time I ever saw him live was when he opened for Emmylou Harris at Boston’s Music Hall. It was a great performance all the way around. I often dreamed of seeing him in a small venue, like Passim’s Coffee House in Cambridge, but never had the opportunity. We do have a live performance or two by him at other small venues. We’ll be sure to get those on soon.

8:00 a.m. Jeff Lynne’s ELO Live at Wembley Stadium, London, UK, June 24, 2017

We close out the programming with Jeff Lynne’s ELO, who took their final world tour last year and passed through Boston, live at Wembley Stadium.

We’ll be headed for the weekend once again after today, and that is always a good thing to look forward to in a time where there seems to be so little to look forward to. The great music we play is another good thing to look forward to. The button is below!

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It’s Sunday Funday With a new Jesse Colin Young ‘Spotlight,’ Volume Two of The Sixties Rotation, and the Magnolia Sisters Live in Simi Valley, On May 25, 2025

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Jesse Colin Young NEW!

Singer-songwriter Jesse Colin Young may mostly be remembered with his time in The Youngbloods, and the people’s anthem, Get Together, but he had a long career and made a ton of great music. We lost him earlier in 2025, and we should have given him a ‘Spotlight’ sooner. He’s here now.

1:00 p.m. The Original Sixties Rotation, Volume Two: Various Artists

This afternoon we spend our time in the wayback machine with the artists of the sixties, including The Beatles, The Mamas & Papas, The Hollies, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Buffalo Springfield, Sly & The Family Stone, Tommy James & The Shondells, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Steppenwolf, The Turtles, Three Dog Night, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Blind Faith, Chuck Berry, Stevie Wonder, The Doors, Vanilla Fudge and more!

8:00 p.m. The Magnolia Sisters Live at The Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival, Rancho Santa Susana Community Park, Simi Valley, CA, May 23, 2015

The only known all-woman, authentic Cajun band, led by Ann Savoy, is back with an excellent performance at the Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival. We love their stuff here in The Mermaid Lounge.

We’re into the weekend, folks. Time to kick back. The Orange Scourge is probably playing golf. Tomorrow begins more battles for our sanity. But today? Turn on the tunes. We’re free. The button is below.

Sunday Funday!

We’re Over the Hump With ‘Ode to Morning,’ a Dolly Parton ‘Spotlight,’ and Live Stones on Thursday, May 22, 2025

We’re over the midweek hump and headed toward the weekend. The orange-faced fascist will be golfing, and we’ll be peaceful for at least a couple of days. We’ve got our ‘Ode to Morning,’ a Dolly Parton ‘Spotlight,’ and live Rolling Stones on tap today!

Here’s your Thursday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Ode To Morning: Various Artists

Yesterday it was songs about the night. Today it’s songs about the beauty of renewal of morning with Yusuf/Cat Stevens, The Beatles, Hoyt Axton, Neil Young, The Rascals, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, James Taylor, Gram Parsons, Simon & Garfunkel, Taj Mahal, Harry Chapin, Linda Ronstadt, Dan Fogelberg, Three Dog Night, Ry Cooder, Tim Buckley, Muddy Waters, Jonathan Edwards, Bob Dylan, Badfinger, Townes Van Zandt and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Dolly Parton

We’ve got a really eclectic lineup today and Dolly is a big part of that in the mid-afternoon time slot. Fun fact about Dolly is that she is estimated to have written 3,000 songs over her long career; releasing 950 of them herself. The rest have been sung by many other artists. Dolly has also sung more than 950 songs; the others have been written by others. She’s truly a musical legend.

8:00 p.m. The Rolling Stones Live at The Super Arena, Saitama, Japan, April 2, 2006

We close it out with the Stones on their 2006 tour with a performance from Saitama.

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Sunday It’s ‘The Original Sixties Rotation EP, a Jerry Jeff Walker ‘Spotlight’, and The All-Girl Revue: Volume Five, May 18, 2025

Good morning, weekenders. We’ve got a really eclectic collection of programming here today starting with our Original Sixties Rotation, then it’s some outlaw country and the ladies bringing up the rear!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Original Sixties Rotation, Volume 5: Various Artists

We kick the day off with the songs from our favorite generation of music. You’ll hear The Beatles (of course), The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Joe Cocker, Little Eva, Simon & Garfunkel, The Everly Brothers, The Searchers, Dusty Springfield, The Drifters, The Dave Clark Five, Johnny Rivers, Bob Dylan, The Animals, Petula Clark, The Rolling Stones, Procol Harum, The Turtles, The Temptations, The Animals, Del Shannon, James Brown, Fontella Bass, Blues Image, The Four Tops, Booker T & The MGs, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Them, The Left Banke, Fats Domino, and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Jerry Jeff Walker

I saw Jerry Jeff Walker for the first time when he opened a show for Little Feat at The Harvard Square Theater and that’s when I knew he was a keeper. My favorite JJW song is, without a doubt, Very Short Time. The guy is a pioneer of the outlaw music genre, and we love it.

8:00 p.m. The All-Girl Revue, Volume 5: Various Artists

The ladies hold court for the close of our programming tonight. You’ll hear from Linda Ronstadt, Marcia Ball, Irma Thomas, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Shawn Colvin, Judy Collins, Maria Muldaur, Karla Bonoff, Rosanne Cash, Jackie DeShannon, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and more!

We’re still on the weekend, kids, so kick back and enjoy the radio station that plays more women’s music than any other station on the planet. We’re on 24/7. We’re totally free, and there are no strings. The button is below.

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Today, ‘The British Are Coming’, Then It’s Peter Tosh Live in Amsterdam, and a Hollies ‘Spotlight’, Thursday, May 15, 2025

Good morning, musicologists. We start out Thursday with songs from across the pond with the British Invasion then beyond. After that, it’s live Peter Tosh and a Hollies ‘Spotlight’ feature.

Here’s your Thursday musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The British Are Coming: Various Artists

We start out the day with songs from our British artists, including The Beatles (of course), The Who, Dave Mason, Electric Light Orchestra, Petula Clark, The Zombies, The Hollies, Dusty Springfield, Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Kinks, The Dave Clark Five, The Bee Gees (pre-disco only), The Moody Blues, Rod Stewart, Them, Herman’s Hermits, The Rolling Stones, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Badfinger, The Yardbirds, Traffic, Elton John, Lulu, Pink Floyd, Yes, The Animals, Manfred Mann, Spencer Davis Group, Cream, Donovan, The Searchers and more!

4:00 p.m. Peter Tosh Live at The Apartheid Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 13, 1981

This afternoon we have one of the founding members of The Wailers in the midst of his solo career performing life in Amsterdam.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Hollies

The Hollies never really got the credit they deserved, in my opinion. They were a very integral part of The British Invasion and we love these guys here in The Mermaid Lounge. This evening, they’re ‘In the Spotlight.’

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We’re Back With Our ‘House EP’, a Beatles ‘Spotlight’ Feature, and The Byrds Live in London, On Saturday, May 3, 2025

Welcome, Weekenders! We’re back with some great programming today as we begin the weekend and head toward ‘Festival Week’ on Monday. Read on for all the details!

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The #BecomeUngovernable House Playlist: Various Artists

The music that inspired the radio station starts off the day. We’ve got music from Barry McGuire, The Temptations, Edwin Starr, Peter Tosh, The Beatles, T. Rex, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Dylan, Country Joe & The Fish, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Joan Baez, CSNY, Pink Floyd, The Animals, Ten Years After, Plastic Ono Band, Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, Three Dog Night, Jimmy Cliff, Phil Ochs, Richie Havens, Marvin Gaye, The Association, Tom Rush, The Band and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Beatles

This was a tough playlist to create. Ultimately, I ended up putting a bunch of sheets of paper in a bucket with songs written on them and pulling them out. There’s simply no logical way to do this in your head. There are far too many great songs from the greatest rock band on the planet.

8:00 p.m. The Byrds Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, May 13, 1971

We close it out from one of the most significant bands of the sixties whose music influenced many who followed, most notably Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. The Byrds were a fine band, and Roger McGuinn is a legend.

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It’s Sunday Funday With ‘Color My World’, a Richard & Mimi Farina ‘Spotlight’ Feature, and Live Joan Baez, on April 27, 2025

Welcome to Sunday Funday here in The Mermaid Lounge and we are bringing in some new folk music for the resistance along with the ‘Color My World’ EP and live Joan Baez.

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Color My World: Various Artists

We open with five hours of songs about all colors of the spectrum with music from James Taylor, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Donovan, Booker T & The MGs, Procol Harum, Electric Light Orchestra, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell, John Hiatt, J.D. Souther, The Who, Sam & Dave, Bob Dylan, Amy Winehouse, Badfinger, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Jefferson Airplane, The Hollies, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Cream, Marvin Gaye, Lucinda Williams and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: Richard & Mimi Farina NEW!

Not a lot of music, but some of the most inspiring music ever made. Richard Farina tragically died at the age of 29, never realizing his full genius potential. They were a fixture in the Boston-Cambridge (Massachusetts) folk scene, gracing the stage at Club 47, the Unicorn Coffee House, and other iconic venues. They appeared at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, and collaborated with some of the best, including Joan Baez. Today, we put them in the spotlight where they belong as part of our growing ‘protest music’ focus.

8:00 p.m. Joan Baez: Live in 1962

We close out the day with the great Joan Baez, no stranger to songs about social justice, recorded live at several venues during 1962 at the very beginning of a long and brilliant musical career.

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Richard & Mimi Farina