It is Saturday, and Today We Repeat ‘We Dissent’ in Honor of No Kings Day, Then It’s The Fillmore’s Final Days, and a Neil Young ‘Spotlight’ Feature, October 18, 2025

Good morning, democracy and music lovers! This is one of those rare moments when we must all band together for the common good. Today we repeat our ‘We Dissent’ EP in honor of ‘No Kings Day’ across America.

Here’s your No Kings lineup:

9:00 a.m. We Dissent: Various Artists

Music has always played a key role in activism, and we are proud to repeat this playlist on this day, something we rarely do in the same month. It’s a history of protest in America in song from Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, The Who, The Beatles, Tracy Chapman, Phil Ochs, Billie Holiday, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Peter, Paul & Mary, Nina Simone, Sam Cooke, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel, Barry McGuire, Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley & The Wailers, CSNY, and so many more!

4:00 p.m. The Fillmore: The Final Days

As the Fillmore closed its doors, these folks rocked the hall: Hot Tuna, Cold Blood, The Elvin Bishop Group, New Rides of The Purple Sage, Tower of Power, The Grateful Dead, Boz Scaggs, Santana, it’s a Beautiful Day and more!

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Neil Young

We close the day with a fantastic Neil Young ‘Spotlight’ feature covering the full expanse of his career.

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On Saturday, It’s ‘We Dissent,’ a Dan Fogelberg ‘Spotlight’ Feature, and Live Johnny Winter, On September 6, 2025

Good morning, weekenders! We open up the day with some dissent, a critical component in these trying times. Then it’s on to Dan Fogelberg and Johnny Winter!

Here’s your Saturday musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. We Dissent: Various Artists

A history of protest music with The Who, The Beatles, Tracy Chapman, Woody Guthrie, Phil Ochs, Billie Holiday, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Peter, Paul & Mary, Pete Seeger, Nina Simone, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Buffalo Springfield, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, CSNY, Peter Gabriel, Barry McGuire, Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley & The Wailers, and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Dan Fogelberg

We spend some time this afternoon with an artist who belongs in the RRHOF. Why he isn’t there yet is beyond me.

8:00 p.m. Johnny Winter Live at Parker’s Place, Seattle, WA, March 9, 1985

We close out the day with Mr. High Energy, Johnny Winter.

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On Monday, ‘We Dissent,’ We Have Emmylou & Friends Live for a Good Cause, and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ‘In the Spotlight’ Later, August 4, 2025

Good morning, musicologists, and welcome to another work week. We kick it off in style with a fantastic programming lineup. Read on for details!

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

9:00 a.m. We Dissent: Various Artists New Songs Added!

Protest music is powerful, and we’ve got a great collection here. In the era of Trump’s regime, we will be amping up our protest music roots. We’ve added a couple of great songs to the end of this list. We nearly forgot the great Beach Boys tune, Student Demonstration Time. It was something nobody expected from the boys of summer. We’ve also added a song a lot of people do not know exists called, Old Man Trump, which was written by Woody Guthrie about The Orange Scourge’s racist slumlord father. Back in the day Woody lived in one of his dumps. Woody never got to record the song himself, but it was evetually released by folk singer Ryan Harvey with help from Ani DiFranco and Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine. We’ve added that song today.

Other artists you’ll hear are The Beatles, Pete Seeger, Barry McGuire, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Peter Gabriel, Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Tracy Chapman, and more!

4:00 p.m. Emmylou Harris & Friends, Concerts for a Landmine-Free World, December 1999 into 2000 NEW!

We have a fantastic recording here of great acoustic music from Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith, John Prine, Patty Griffin, Steve Earle, and Bruce Cockburn. We know this was the first show, so we believe it was held at Stanford University in December 1999. They were held around the world into 2000, including Washington, D.C., Glasgow, London, Stockholm, and Oslo. We’re trying to get a better handle on the specifics, but there’s no need to hold up airing this for the details.

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

We close it out with a band that was instrumental in establishing the Motown brand back in the day.

We’re ready for a new work week, and we’re playing the best music on the planet totally free of charge and free of commercial interruption. See for yourselves. The button is below.

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On Independence Day, ‘We Dissent’ Mightily For Several Hours, Then It’s The Grateful Dead Live in Boston, July 4, 2025

Good morning, music lovers! We have little to celebrate today, so we are playing the best protests songs for more than four hours. The list has been culled from hours of research and organization, and it is our newest EP. We follow that with Live Dead!

Here’s your Independence Day lineup:

10:00 a.m. We Dissent: Various Artists

We kick it off with our newest EP as we dissent where we are in history for more than four hours, and the playlist will be growing soon. You will hear the music of The Who, The Beatles, Tracy Chapman, Woody Guthrie, Phil Ochs, Billie Holiday, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Peter, Paul & Mary, Pete Seeger, Nina Simone, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Buffalo Springfield, The Temptations, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel, Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley & The Wailers, and more!

6:00 p.m. LIVE DEAD: The Grateful Dead Live at The Music Hall, Boston, MA, June 9, 1976

We’ll close out the programming this evening with a great episode of LIVE DEAD as we give you the band live from Boston’s Music Hall.

Before, in between, and after we give you our big, wide Open Stream. We’re anti-capitalist, and we’re serious about keeping it that way. We run no commercial advertising, we don’t require a ‘subscription’ and we don’t ask for your personal information. See for yourselves. The button is below.

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