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This page last updated April 26, 2025

Live sets: Tom Carter/Steve Gunn duo, Carter Thornton solo. From November 26, 2015. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Interview with Cris Kirkwood. From March 6, 2015. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Monty Hall sessions from Pat Murano & Carla Baker, Bob Bannister, and Hallock Hill. From January 25, 2015. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Zs LIVE. From January 10, 2015. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Live set from RHYTON. From November 28, 2014. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

With guest Peter Bebergal, author of Season of the Witch. From October 27, 2014. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

With guests Arrington de Dionyso & Greg Saunier. From September 22, 2014. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Matteah Baim. From August 4, 2014. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Alien Whale. From July 21, 2014. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Ben Seretan. From June 30, 2014. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Hallock Hill. From May 5, 2014. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Man Forever. From April 28, 2014. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Speed the Plough. From January 13, 2014. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guests Chris Carter & Cosey Fanni Tutti. From January 6, 2014. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Aye Aye Rabbit. From November 25, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Black Sea Hotel. From November 4, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Camden Joy. From October 28, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band. From October 7, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Gary Lucas. From September 30, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guests Patrick Higgins & Joshua Modney. From September 23, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Richard Youngs. From September 16, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guests the Chapin Sisters. From September 9, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Kid Millions. From August 19, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Broadcloth. From August 12, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest NYMPH. From August 5, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest The Wingdale Community Singers. From July 29, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Deveykus. From July 22, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Bombay Rickey. From July 15, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band. From July 8, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Rabitt Rabbit. From July 1, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest The Ben Seretan Group. From June 24, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Aaron Rosenblum. From June 3, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Moira Scar. From May 27, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with musical guest The Bell Cycle & poet Stephanie Ann Whited. From May 20, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Star Rover. From May 6, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Seaven Teares. From April 29, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with guest Pigeons. From April 22, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

With JESSICA PAVONE & PURE HORSEHAIR Live. From March 25, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

OMMIE WISE live in the studio. From February 4, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

With TWINS OF EL DORADO live. From January 14, 2013. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Christmas Eve Special: HUTSUL KOLIADNYKY from the Carpathians with members of the LEMON BUCKET ORCHESTRA. From December 24, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Show from December 17, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

LIVE from Castello Plan with WILLY GANTRIM & RAPHAEL MCGREGOR. From December 10, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

With HOT AND COLD GUITAR DUO (Anders Nilsson & Aaron Dugan) LIVE. From November 26, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Show from November 19, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

TENORES DE ATERUE and PAUL & JODY live from The Castello Plan. From November 12, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

BRENT ARNOLD and JESSICA PAVONE live from the Castello Plan. From October 22, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

SUPRULI Ensemble LIVE for Day 8 of the 31 Days of October. From October 8, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

MIKE SHIFLET live in the studio. From October 1, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with APERIODIC live and a visit from Melinda Faylor of ARETE Ensemble and percussionist Frederick Trumpy about John Cage's "The City Wears a Slouch Hat" From September 24, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Live from Castello Plan with FRANKENPINE & LEXIE ROTH. From September 17, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

LIVE from Castello Plan with Charlie Burnham & Two Eye Jack. From August 20, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Diamond Terrifier live in the studio. From August 13, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Diane Cluck live in studio. From August 6, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

With live set from Zaimph. From July 30, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

LIVE from Castello Plan with Hallock Hill & Black Sea Hotel. From July 23, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Featuring Bombay Rickey LIVE. From July 9, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Carter Thornton & Lucius LIVE from Castello Plan. From June 25, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Live at Castello Plan in Brooklyn, with Fahey! & Spirit Family Reunion. From May 14, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

With Live Guests CUDDLE MAGIC. From March 26, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

With Larkin Grimm Live! From March 5, 2012. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

With special guest Brian Shimkovitz of Awesome Tapes From Africa. From December 12, 2011. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Ben Neill, Mimi Goese, and Marlin Barry live. From November 14, 2011. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Up in the Stars (with interview with Ken Field on Karen Aqua retrospective) From October 10, 2011. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Guest Thomas Ross Miller. From September 19, 2011. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Live set with Jozef Van Wissem! From August 8, 2011. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Live guests SILVER ASH. From June 20, 2011. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Memorial for Peter Christopherson, a.k.a. Sleazy: music from Throbbing Gristle to Psychic TV to Coil and back again. From November 29, 2010. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Show from February 21, 2010. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

guest Jozef Van Wissem. From January 17, 2010. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Features live sets recorded at WFMU by Urthquake (Bob Gratis, guitar/samples/keys) and Noise Nomads (Jeff Hartford, electronics/effects/toy guitar). From September 27, 2009. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

With live guests The Frightingales. From August 30, 2009. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

With guest Thomas Ross Miller. From August 23, 2009. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

entering the red glow with HAALE live at WFMU. From December 7, 2008. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Burn your hounddog down w/ Carlos Giffoni Live at WFMU. From November 23, 2008. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Featuring live music by Larkin Grimm. From November 16, 2008. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Show from October 26, 2008. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

transparent radiator with Dan Friel live. From October 19, 2008. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Show from August 17, 2008. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Celebrating WFMU's 50th anniversary with Stork and classic sessions from his show Live at the Stork Club. From August 10, 2008. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

martial arts in the stratosphere (feat. japanische kampfhorspiele) From June 8, 2008. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

let's do the overnight (w/set from jazzfinger) From May 25, 2008. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

the crop that never fails (feat. live performance by cath & phil tyler) From April 6, 2008. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

all ethiopia: 3 hrs of ethiopian jazz, tezetas, and folk music. From November 18, 2007. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

3 hours of gamelan and other Indonesian music: slow slow slow, then fast fast fast. From October 14, 2007. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Show from April 15, 2007. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

60s obscurities with guest DJ Matt Moses. From December 4, 2005. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Show from October 16, 2005. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Show from February 20, 2005. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Show from January 2, 2005. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

simple amazements (with live guest mike shiflet) From September 19, 2004. Listen to set "MIKE SHIFLET LIVE (2nd set)":  Pop-up player! Pop-up player!. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

The eternal unresolved chord (featuring an interview and live performance from Simon Wickham-Smith) From May 23, 2004. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

three hours of live sound collage dub: koala joy candy bar coconut brand shampoo. From January 18, 2004. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

I am someone with guests Ansurbana. From July 20, 2003. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Watch me for loud, loud, loud and quiet (with guests the Double Leopards) From June 22, 2003. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Show from June 15, 2003. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Synaesthesia -- 3 hrs of soundtracks soundtracks soundtracks! From June 1, 2003. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

When sea monkeys get loose (Featuring guest set from Tim Eriksen and friends) From May 25, 2003. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Show from May 18, 2003. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Show from May 11, 2003. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Shivering transistor radio (Featuring guests Fear and Trembling) From April 20, 2003. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

An hour and a half of live dub. From March 30, 2003. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

The dying plumber of the Mojave (featuring guests the Marc Gartman Band) From March 2, 2003. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Mt. Vesuvius in Dreamtime (with live guests Shackamaxon) From February 9, 2003. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Show from February 2, 2003. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Rotating inspiration (with a live performance by Diagram:A) From January 5, 2003. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

With interview of Daniel Wright, Inventor of the Lesuhorve language. From September 30, 2002. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with live performance by Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza. (Listen to 128k MP3 of live set only here). From July 28, 2002. Listen to set "SPECIAL GUEST: KEN'S LAST EVER RADIO EXTRAVAGANZA":  Pop-up player!. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

raise your arms and cross them (w/ live music from Tyondai Braxton) From July 6, 2002. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

featuring guest performance by John Hajeski and Jean Philippe Plaza. From May 29, 2002. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

With guest performance from Block:Gartman. From May 15, 2002. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

featuring a guest set from Daniel Menche. From May 8, 2002. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

featuring a set from guest Seth Misterka. From May 1, 2002. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Special: Recordings from the 2002 Western Mass. Sacred Harp Convention. From April 17, 2002. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

featuring two guests: the Karen Waltuch / Jonah Sacks / Craig Colorusso Trio, and Brian Straw. From March 27, 2002. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

with a performance by Seth Dellinger. From February 20, 2002. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

featuring a performance by Aarktica. From February 13, 2002. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Bill Horist: But tune in to hear an exlcusive broadcast of a live set from his recent US tour, recorded at Cleveland's Speak In Tongues. From December 12, 2001. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

music from guests Gordon Beeferman and Jeff Arnal. From December 5, 2001. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Guest DJs Ilkay and Simla visit for a Turkish music special. From November 21, 2001. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

featuring guests Jean-Philippe Plazas & John Hajeski. From September 19, 2001. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Damian Catera plays live in studio. From July 18, 2001. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

featuring a Diagram: A performance on electronics. From July 4, 2001. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.