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WMBR Fall/Winter 2024 Program Schedule:    Return to Main Schedule
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Saturday Programs:
6-8am 88 Rewound
Hosted by: Alex McNeil. Mully, Chuck U., Joanie, Aran Parillo, James Rock
Each week 88 Rewound recreates a radio station survey from somewhere in the US or beyond, playing the hits (and misses) as they appeared back in the 50's, 60's, 70's or 80's
Listen to past shows: Sat Oct 12 6:00 am Playlist
Sat Oct 05 6:00 am Playlist
8-9am
Alternates Weekly
The Scene Revisited
Hosted by: Rick Biskit Roth
Reruns of classics of The Scene: Psychedelia, soul, surf, blues, rock, beat, mod, prog, easy, rock & roll and a whole lot more fed through the distinctly British mincer that is The Bevis Frond's Nick Saloman and The Alchemysts' Paul Simmons.
Upcoming shows: Oct 12, Oct 26, Nov 9
Listen to past shows: Sat Oct 12 8:00 am  
8-9am
Alternates Weekly
Fall Fiddle
Hosted by: Rick Biskit Roth
Roots music: blues, banjos, rhinestones, resonators, nudie suits, alt-country, zydeco, and more.
Upcoming shows: Oct 19, Nov 2
Listen to past shows: Sat Oct 05 8:00 am Playlist
9-10am The ...
Hosted by: Fiona Daly
Tune in for the jazz - the soft rock - the R&B - the indie - the time of your life.
none available
10am-Noon Backwoods
Hosted by: John Funke
The best in vintage rock ’n’ roll, country and western, and rhythm ’n’ blues. More songs about Cadillacs and chickens.

Twitter Feed: @johnthefunke
Listen to past shows: Sat Oct 12 10:00 am Playlist
Sat Oct 05 10:00 am Playlist
Noon-1pm Bass Case
Hosted by: Julia Fiksinski
Proving you can like music from any n genres (where n is a natural number).

Listen to past shows: Sat Oct 12 12:00 pm Playlist
Sat Oct 05 12:00 pm Playlist
1-2pm The Hot Rat Sessions
Hosted by: Abby Lyda
A blonde 20 y/o girl cosplays as a 50 y/o man.
Listen to past shows: Sat Oct 12 1:00 pm Playlist
Sat Oct 05 1:00 pm Playlist
2-4pm King Ghidorah
Hosted by: You never know! Will, Keri, Magogo, Rose, Mully, Tim?
Some call heads, some call tails. Whatever you do, don't mispronounce the name of the mighty King Ghidorah when you call to make a request..
Listen to past shows: Sat Oct 12 2:00 pm Playlist
Sat Oct 05 2:00 pm  
4-6pm Aural Fixation
Hosted by: Sue
From the paisley underground, dark attics, and the edges of space - you'll hear fuzzed out guitars, heavy psych, drone, garage, & poppy punk from 55+ years ago to the latest releases.

Listen to past shows: Sat Oct 12 4:00 pm Playlist
Sat Oct 05 4:00 pm Playlist
Sat Sep 28 4:00 pm Playlist
6-8pm James Dean Death Car Experience
Hosted by: Lisa Death Car
The cat is howling because a) food bowl is empty, b) litter box is not clean enough, c) toy went under the fridge, d) too much catnip, e) you turned on the Death Car and it hates indiepop, f) all of the above and too bad, the Death Car is staying on.

Listen to past shows: Sat Oct 05 6:00 pm Playlist
Sat Sep 28 6:00 pm Playlist
8-9pm Backpacks and Magazines
Hosted by: Heather D.
Post punk, industrial, synthpop, darkwave, coldwave and more. Dance with me to the sound of sirens.

Listen to past shows: Sat Oct 05 8:00 pm Playlist
Sat Sep 28 8:00 pm Playlist
9-10pm Calling the Cranes
Hosted by: Lex I
A crane calling in the shade.

Listen to past shows: Sat Oct 05 9:00 pm Playlist
Sat Sep 28 9:00 pm Playlist
10-11pm
Alternates Weekly
PhD Offense
Hosted by: Max Dunitz
Making tiny dents in the paper-thin walls of human knowledge, searching for the resonant frequencies of the paper-thin walls of reality through stochastic gradient e-filing of sound to le fisc. Bonjour, pensez à déclarer vos revenues sur impots.gouv.fr.
Upcoming shows: Oct 12, Oct 26, Nov 9
Listen to past shows: Sat Oct 05 10:00 pm Playlist
10-11pm
Alternates Weekly
The Intergalactic Witching Hour with Crood >Boi> and Lorinda
Hosted by: David and Daniel
Unaware of reality’s paper-thin walls? Become acquainted with a transcendental and planetary group. View the transmittal of information from place to place. Music that skirts the edges of, but does not tear, those paper-thin walls. 
Upcoming shows: Oct 19, Nov 2
none available
11pm-Midnight Music for Eels
Hosted by: James & Maggie
A weekly selection of eels’ favorites spanning indie rock, avant-garde, neo-psychedelia, chamber pop, and post-punk. Guaranteed to please your eel friends!

Listen to past shows: Sat Oct 05 11:00 pm Playlist
Sat Sep 28 11:00 pm Playlist
Midnight-1am
Alternates Weekly
Lunie Tunes
Hosted by: Lucinda Sun, Connie Huang
Welcome to our headphones: swirling shoegaze, rolling rock... or something else?
Upcoming shows: Oct 13, Oct 27, Nov 10
Listen to past shows: Sun Sep 29 12:00 am Playlist
Midnight-1am
Alternates Weekly
Bleeps + Bloops
Hosted by: Rowan Wergeland
Let's explore the vast valleys and mountain ranges of music made by machines. Electronic, hip-hop, pop, and indie; the eclectic, the beautiful, the goofy, the serene: it's all just a bunch of bleeps and bloops.
Upcoming shows: Oct 20, Nov 3
Listen to past shows: Sun Oct 06 12:00 am Playlist
Sun Sep 29 12:00 am  
1-2:30am The Lethal List
Hosted by: Leese
Putting you on to some of the best genre-bending/defining Afro, R&B, and electronic grooves, sprinkled with hints of jazz, future funk and soul.
Listen to past shows: Sun Oct 06 1:00 am Playlist
Sun Sep 29 1:00 am Playlist
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