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Ring in the New Year with Afterglow, as we explore songs and standards about new beginnings, including “Let’s Begin,” “Begin The Beguine,” and “I’m...
- Added: Dec 02, 2022
- Length: 59:00
For our Afterglow holiday show this year, we’ll be featuring some classic Christmas radio broadcasts, performed by favorite jazz singers like Bing ...
- Added: Dec 02, 2022
- Length: 59:00
This week, it’s our main holiday show for the year! We’ll hear songs from Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Fountains of Wayne, Lead Belly, Quiet Compa...
- Added: Nov 27, 2022
- Length: 56:28
This week, we’re going to hear songs about Hanukkah, Christmas, and friendship, including music from Daveed Diggs, Mister G, Weezer, The Jimmies, S...
- Added: Nov 26, 2022
- Length: 56:47
This week, we’re going to listen to a bunch of songs about stars, with music from Elizabeth Mitchell, Sally Timms & Jon Langford, Gustafer Yellowgo...
- Added: Nov 26, 2022
- Length: 58:56
This week, we’ll play songs of gratitude, with music from Vince Guaraldi, Big Star, Red Yarn, Vered, The Cowsills, CandyBand, Sly & the Family Ston...
- Added: Nov 22, 2022
- Length: 54:14
This week, we’ll hear new music from Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Crugie, Whoopie Chicken, and Renee & Jeremy covering Harry Styles, plus we’ll listen...
- Added: Nov 16, 2022
- Length: 56:32
We turn the spotlight on Frank Sinatra for his birthday. We’re examining Sinatra’s first five years as a recording artist, focusing on the fellow m...
- Added: Nov 16, 2022
- Length: 59:00
We’re checking in on what’s new in the world of vocal jazz for the second half of 2022, featuring new albums by Samara Joy, Sara Gazarek, and Racha...
- Added: Nov 15, 2022
- Length: 59:00
This week, we’ll hear some computer and robot themed songs, including music from Kraftwerk, The Sippy Cups, and Flaming Lips; we’ll hear some Disne...
Bought by KECG
- Added: Nov 09, 2022
- Length: 58:06
- Purchases: 1
From “A Sunday Kind Of Love” all the way to “Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night of the Week),” we’re exploring days of the week as detailed in ...
- Added: Nov 08, 2022
- Length: 59:00
We’re celebrating the songbook of Hoagy Carmichael for his birthday on November 22nd, including “Star Dust,” “Skylark,” and “The Nearness Of You,” ...
- Added: Nov 08, 2022
- Length: 59:00
For nearly 50 years, Count Basie led one of the swingin-est big bands in the land. This week on Afterglow, we’ll be featuring just a few of the man...
- Added: Nov 01, 2022
- Length: 59:00
This week, we’ll do a little bit of celebration of Dia de los Muertos, plus we’ll hear new music from Too Much Joy, Macaroni Birthday, and Good Kid...
- Added: Oct 29, 2022
- Length: 53:30
This week, we celebrate the smoky voice of jazz singer Chris Connor, who got her start with Claude Thornhill’s band in the 1940s, and went on to re...
- Added: Oct 28, 2022
- Length: 59:00
The weather is cooling, the leaves are changing, and all of my neighbors are putting pumpkins on their porches. It got me thinking, what is the env...
Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP
- Added: Oct 24, 2022
- Length: 03:26
- Purchases: 2
This week, it’s our Halloween episode, with songs from The Deedle Deedle Dees, Triple Rainbow, Jad & David Fair, Koo Koo Kanga Roo, Turkey Andersen...
- Added: Oct 22, 2022
- Length: 54:03
This week, we’ll continue in the Halloween theme with new music from Flor Bromley featuring Genevieve Goings, Andrew & Polly, Kelli Welli, and Joan...
- Added: Oct 18, 2022
- Length: 57:33
Not every composer had the extensive catalog of George Gershwin or Irving Berlin. This week, we’ll explore songwriters like Ann Ronnel, Brooks Bowm...
- Added: Oct 12, 2022
- Length: 59:00
This week, we’ll hear new music from Lucy Kalantari and Louie Phipps, plus we’ll start getting into the Halloween season with songs from Mister G, ...
- Added: Oct 09, 2022
- Length: 56:11
It’s Thanksgiving, so take a seat at the dinner table with Afterglow, as we explore classic jazz and popular songs about food by singers like Louis...
Bought by KRCB 104.9, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUGS Bellingham, Wash., KMXT, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more
- Added: Oct 01, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 26
Creed Taylor, who passed away earlier this year at age 93, was one of the most influential jazz record producers of the 20th century. This week, we...
- Added: Sep 23, 2022
- Length: 59:00
This week, we’ll hear in-studio performances from Craig Finn and Mates of State, a new song from The Roughhousers, and tracks from The Not-Its, Qui...
- Added: Sep 19, 2022
- Length: 54:38
This week, we’ll hear music from Erin Ivey, The Gourds, Josh Lovelace, ScribbleMonster, Siama, Paul Westerberg, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Secre...
- Added: Sep 18, 2022
- Length: 54:44
This week, we’ll hear new music from Go Banana Go, plus we’ll listen to songs by Kishi Bashi, Rissi Palmer, Brady Rymer, Koo Koo Kanga Roo, Kimya D...
- Added: Sep 16, 2022
- Length: 56:39
