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Album of the Week - Thursday 10/16/14 at 6:00PM - " "It's all Crazy! It's all False! It's all a Dream! It's Alright!" by mewithoutYou

KDRT, Justin CoxOver the course of three albums and several hundred mesmerizing shows, audiences have consistently heard something dramatic and altogether different from mewithoutYou. Spirits have been jolted and calmed, in equal measures.

"it's all crazy! it's all false! it's all a dream! it's alright" is another daring adventure charted by frontman Aaron Weiss, guitarist Michael Weiss, bassist Greg Jehanian, and drummer Rickie Mazzotta. Helping to further stretch the group’s boundaries is the production duo of indie dynamo Daniel Smith (Danielson Familie) and Philly workhorse Brian McTear (Mazarin, Matt Pond PA).

Jazz After Dark December 2nd, 2014

 

It’s toe-tapping jazz tonight, songs from across four decades. Roll up the carpet, move the table out of the way, and dance like nobody’s watching…. Earl Bostic  *  Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Hodges  *  Vince Guaraldi & Bola Sete  *  Bruce Reitherman & Phil Harris  *  Frank Sinatra  *  Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong  *  New Orleans' Own The Dukes of Dixieland  *  Boots Randolph  *  Stuff Smith  *  Louise Tobin, Peanuts Hucko  *  Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Civilization Phaze IV - Tuesday 11/25/2014 2p

This week's episode of Civilization Phaze IV will have pieces by American composers such as Leroy Anderson, Lou Harrison, Jerod Tate, Timothy Archambault, and Brian Wilson (yup, THE Beach Boy).  Oh, and one Dutchman named Simeon ten Holt.

Not only is November 25th just 2 days away from Turkey Day - it is also the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - of course that should be EVERY day but this day was selected to commemorate the deaths of the Mirabal sisters in the Dominican Republic (they were murdered because they opposed the dictatorship of then-ruler Rafael Trujillo).