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This week we will spend time with Lillian Frances. Lillian is a born-and-raised Davisite who currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. She picked up the guitar in middle school, but didn't start playing habitually until college. During her sophomore year at Occidental College, Lillian began writing, performing, and recording her own music. She plays in bars and cars and houses and sometimes in the streets, for anyone who will listen. She's set to release her debut album this Spring

Tune in to The Grapevine on January 14th at 6:00 pm for the KDRT debut of "These Are The JB's"...recorded in 1970 for James Brown's label, King Records, and never released until November 2014 and only released in vinyl.  Featuring Bootsy Collins and more, we'll be playing both sides to get into the JB's groove.

Here's a little more info on the vinyl release:

http://www.nowagainrecords.com/the-lost-james-brown-bootsy-collins-album/

Commemorating the great clarinetist Buddy De Franco tonight!

In typical fashion for one of Animal Collective's founders, Noah Lennox (aka Panda Bear) is releasing his next album in a highly unique way. Tracks usually pop out of nowhere or are leaked one at a time. This go-round, he's going with a combination of an old fashioned medium with modern technology... streaming via local radio stations worldwide. Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper will be launched track-by-track throughout the world (effective two-days ago). Read more about it here: http://dominorecordco.com/pbvsradio/

While we wait for a packaged output of those songs, this week's AotW is his 2007 release, Perfect Pitch. Layers upon layers of looping samples and melodic vocal overlays resulted in one of the most critically acclaimed lps in the last 10 years (Pitchfork, Tiny Mix Tapes, Gorilla vs. Bear, Stylus).

In praise of the BASS - it’s what anchors and creates the beat. Andrew Walton is our guest this week. He is a superb bass player with abilities well beyond his age. Listening Lyrics is thrilled to start the 2015 season with this terrific talent.

Join Pieter and Jesse on New Year’s Eve at 5 PM for a very special 2-hour, combined edition of Dead Wax and The Grapevine. In the first hour, we’ll reflect on end of 2014 and the end of America’s longest war with some of our favorite anti-war and protest songs. In the second hour, we’ll lift our spirits as we prepare to ring in 2015!

Old-fashioned jazz tonight! Ragtime, New Orleans, and more.

This will be the 1st Winter Holiday show for Civilization Phaze IV!  Tune-in on Tuesday at 2pm for a collection of the traditional, semi-traditional, & non-traditional of Winter/Holiday-inspired "classical"(ish) selections.  To give you an idea of what to expect from a Civ Phaze IV Holiday show, here are a few of the artists who will be featured tomorrow: Placido Domingo, Joshua Bell, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Emerson Lake and Palmer (PROG-ROCK FTW!), and more!  Hope you tune-in, and have a wonderful holiday!

"For Behold , Darkness Shall Cover the Earth" from G.F. Handel's "Messiah" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmX52fHLFC4