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WFMU's Hellraiser fundraiser continues through the month of October! There are loads of special programs all month! Help us out with a donation and get one of our covetable new T-shirts. pledge.wfmu.org

Today on WFMU: On The Frow Show with Jesse Jarnow, Boot Happening 2026, part 2. The Frow Show continues its annual pilgrimage into the luscious gray, presenting live recordings, outtakes, radio sessions, and otherwise rare jams (9 p.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Today on WFMU: On The Evan "Funk" Davies Show, Grant McPhee. Author/filmmaker McPhee returns to discuss his book Scene Within A Scene: Scottish Independent Music 1992-2001, charting the time following the era covered in his previous book, Postcards from Scotland (3 p.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Hear last night's radio show, with music by PAK, Aksak Maboul, the Cardiacs, and more, or see the playlist, right here: wfmu.org/playlists/sh... We're in the final days of @wfmu.bsky.social's low-key Oct. fundraiser. If you like the great radio we make, please support us: pledge.wfmu.org/donate/GX

This week's installment of my radio show, "It's Complicated" (an hour of prog and prog-adjacent music), comes your way tonight at 7 p.m. on @wfmu.bsky.social. And if you enjoy my show please help us out during our Oct. fundraiser and support great independent radio! pledge.wfmu.org/donate/GX

The latest One Night Stand is now on demand! Writer-director Noah Segan joins me (The Only Living Pickpocket in New York.) Listen On Demand at wfmu.org or in the free WFMU app: wfmu.org/playlists/sh... It’s Hellraiser Month! Support WFMU: pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N1 @wfmu.bsky.social

Check out Friday’s all 7-inch singles show on @wfmu.bsky.social and consider a donation as we head into the stretch run of our October Hellraiser wfmu.org/playlists/sh...

It's the final week of WFMU's October Hellraiser fundraiser! Support amazing independent, freeform radio, and choose from a veritable mountain of swag, including two new T-shirts. pledge.wfmu.org

Today on WFMU: On Irene Trudel's show (Give the Drummer Radio stream), Irene's 40th Anniversary with WFMU! On Oct. 28, 1986, Irene hosted her first show on FMU. She still has the playlist and will celebrate by playing many of the songs she played all those years ago. (noon ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Todayt on WFMU: On Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock, TVOD. Brooklyn's TVOD (Television Overdose) brings their sharp, danceable brand of post-punk to WFMU for a live set ahead of the release of their new LP, The Farm (noon ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Today on WFMU: On Surface Noise w/Joe McGasko, Robert Lester Folsom. Fifty years ago, Folsom recorded an album called "Music and Dreams." When it didn't set the world on fire, he raised a family and painted houses. In recent years, the record has been rediscovered (9 a.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Noon Monday on @gtdradio.bsky.social, it's Irene's 40th Anniversary @wfmu.bsky.social! October 28, 1986, she hosted her first show, a fill-in for DJ Margaret Harris. Please help celebrate with a WFMU Hellraiser donation in her honor. Click "Pledge Now" atop the playlist! wfmu.org/playlists/sh...

Cadiz, of the West Kentucky Woods: The Music of Charles Tyler New episode archived @wfmu.bsky.social STREAM ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...

Today on WFMU: On Magic Records w/CalZone! (Give the Drummer Radio stream), more singles than the Hoover Dam! How many more records can Cal cram into another 3-hour set of 45 rpm platter power, all programmed by his patented Calgorythm™ system of music selection?! (9 p.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Today on WFMU: On Cha Cha Heels with Arb and Solo Mon (Give the Drummer Radio stream), "House on Tainted Hill." When a motley assortment of characters spend the night together in an old dark house, mystery and mayhem ensue. Featuring the original banned climax (3 p.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Today on WFMU: On The Laughing Clock with DJ Peter (Give the Drummer Radio stream), the decades long collaboration of guitarist Jim Hall and bassist Red Mitchell, from their first meeting in a 1956 Hampton Hawes session through their duo recordings in the late ’70s (6 p.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Today on WFMU: On Radio Row, live from Monty Hall and on the Air! Evan "Funk" Davies hosts Faith NYC. The group is led by Felice Rosser, who grew up in Detroit among the MC5, Motown, and the Stooges before moving to NY and befriending Patti Smith and Basquiat (5 p.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Today on WFMU: On The Greatest Adventure with Greg from ZONE 5, Shocktober! Join Greg for a 2-hour VIP sightseeing tour. Stops will include The Black Lagoon, Motel Hell, and Crystal Lake, and we will conclude with lunch at The Chopping Mall. Come alone. No refunds. (3 p.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

The next WFMU Literary Guild @wfmulitguild.bsky.social reading is only 3 days away - come to Red Room at KGB Bar at 7 on Tue 10/27 for @wfmu.bsky.social staffers Monica Lynch, @buccinights.bsky.social, Sydney Salk, and Bonce reading + music from Abbie from Mars. Free door (2 drink minimum).

Writer/director Noah Segan joins me this Saturday to discuss The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. Plus, Wicker, season three of Nobody Wants This, and Brandon Flowers at the Ford. Saturday, 2–6 PM PT / 5–9 PM ET. On WFMU.org. It’s Hellraiser Month: pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N1 @wfmu.bsky.social

Coming up on this afternoon's Free-Form Roller Coaster: It's Singles Going Steady for WFMU's Hellraiser. Tune in and pledge to support independent listener-supported radio. wfmu.org/playlists/sh... @wfmu.bsky.social

Today on WFMU: On Combos Akimbo with Snayle (Rock'n'Soul Radio stream), Combos Akimbo's Swingin' Singles Soiree. Do you like it on top or is the bottom better? We'll play both sides so you can decide ! .... (9 p.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Today on WFMU: On Observations of Deviance w/David Mittleman (Give the Drummer Radio stream), the Music of Charles Tyler. Baritone sax player Tyler left an indelible mark on the history of improvised music, recording for ESP-Disk’ and running his own label (7 p.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Today on WFMU: On We're Outta Sight!!! with Stu (Rock'n'Soul Radio stream), "Singles Going Stoned! (Bill Wyman's 90th Birthday Bash)." Come celebrate Bill's 90th as DJ Stu Rutherford spins two hours of Rolling Stones tracks from 7" vinyl featuring Bill on bass! (7 p.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Today on WFMU: On Drop-In (Rock'n'Soul Radio stream), Sunken Ling's Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Sunken Ling rises from the silt and descends from the clouds w/a bagful of tracks carelessly chosen for a Saturday evening. Sounds both atrocious and precocious (6 p.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Today on WFMU: On Cat Bomb! Radio w/Maggie Hertz!, Maggie's Campfire Tales! Nothing says October like some spooky late-night tales, so join Maggie on this romp as she brings you a horror-movie audio journey as told through B-sides, sound collage, and tape hiss! (6 p.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Today on WFMU: On Todd-o-phonic Todd's show, Tim Justice. Tim played drums for the ace 1960's garage combo The Gentlemen, who recorded one of the greatest 45s of the era, "It's A Cry'N Shame." Hear Tim tell Todd the story of The Gentlemen! (3 p.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Today on WFMU: On Fool's Paradise with Rex, it's the first ever Sammy-Thon! Rex welcomes WFMU's Dave the Spazz to celebrate the release of Dave's book Your Time Is Now: The Sammy Petrillo Story. W/special guests Drew Friedman, Stephen Kroninger, and Scott Alexander (1 p.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Today on WFMU: On The Crescent City Connection w/Jason Isaac (Rock'n'Soul Radio stream), Earl Palmer Birthday Celebration. This weekend marks the 102nd anniversary of the birth of the legendary session drummer. We'll listen to highlights from his vast discography (10 a.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Celebrate Sammy Petrillo’s birthday on Fool’s Paradise on WFMU—today at 1pm EDT! @wfmu.bsky.social

Today on WFMU: On Everybody's Songs w/Cricket, Conor Moore. Moore is a Florida-based composer and performer whose pieces for solo classical, 12-string, and electric guitar draw inspiration from American Primitivism, the British folk revival, and Caribbean music (9 a.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

It's HELLRAISER Time at WFMU. So as we head into the backend of our October fundraiser, reach deep down, my fellow Pocket Sandinistas!! Flot's Spot WFMU R&SS Friday, 9-11 pm Eastrin' wfmu.org/playlists/sh... #WFMU @wfmu.bsky.social @wfmurocknsoulradio.bsky.social

On @wfmu.bsky.social tonight at 9pm playing nothing but the little records with the big holes. 45s all night long. With a special Cajun/zydeco/swamp interlude. Keep your whiskey and wine at the ready, and help keep this brand of vintage rowdy alive with a pledge. pledge.wfmu.org/donate/nk

Today on WFMU: On Downtown Soulville with Mr. Fine Wine: a tribute to a multiple-era-spanning favorite singer (8 p.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Today on WFMU: On Musical Dose with medson (Rock'n'Soul Radio stream), It’s The Outro Show. Join medson and dig into the amazing Halloween comps on Outro Records as we keep it spooky and raise money for WFMU (7 p.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Last night’s B-sides Going Steady radio show wfmu.org/playlists/sh... @wfmu.bsky.social

Having some good clean fun on Give the Drummer Some spinning nothing but soul singles—the final, save-the-best-for-last, selection of every show over the past year. Hear the show live, 9 to 12p ET, on @wfmu.bsky.social's Drummer Stream. LISTEN: wfmu.org/wfmu_drummer... CHAT: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...

Today on WFMU: On Give The Drummer Some w/Doug Schulkind (Give the Drummer Radio stream), Soul Singles Going Steady. This all-soul episode of Give the Drummer Some spins the killer saved-the-best-for-last tracks aired to close out Doug's soul sets for the past year (9 a.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

On the next episode Cadiz, of the West Kentucky Woods: The Music of Charles Tyler Sat, Oct 24, 7-10pm(ET @wfmu.bsky.social STREAM ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...

Tonight in the Explorers Room, live on @wfmu.bsky.social & @gtdradio.bsky.social: extended live workouts from Miles, Herbie, Et Cetera, Association P.C., Can, and Terry Riley. Live wild monsters, wide-open madness, hairy stuff, bring your head and chew on it baby. 7-10:00pm: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...

This week’s soulful, all-45 edition of Testify! is in the archives. You can dig it at the WFMU page: wfmu.org/playlists/TG #radio #freeform @wfmu.bsky.social @gtdradio.bsky.social

Get ready for Hell on Wheels 🧀 at Wheelhouse Cheese & More and across Boyden Avenue in Maplewood on Sunday, October 25th. We’ll be rocking across the street with 3 bands, DJs, food, beer. Help raise funds for WFMU Rock ‘n Soul Radio 📻 🎶 @wfmu.bsky.social #wfmu #octoberhellraiser

Call for submissions! WFMU's full-color print zine, Lowest Common Denominator (LCD), is now accepting art and comics for Issue 32, to be published Jan. 2027. The theme is musical instruments. Deadline Nov. 1st! Submit! More info at: wfmu.org/lcd/

Today on WFMU: On Music To Spazz By with Dave the Spazz, B-Sides Going Steady. Dave the Spazz celebrates Singles Going Steady week by plugging the wrong side of the record. Usually crazier and typically more rockin', you'll flip for these unsung gems! (9 p.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Today on WFMU: On Joe Frank's show, "Karma—Part 6." Kate calls Joe from Rome and they reconcile. Joe remembers his mother's flirtatious ways when he was a young boy. Now, in her 80s, she becomes aroused while watching Ally McBeal (6 p.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

SIGNIFICANTLY MORE RADIO! We are thrilled to be part of this amazing three day event in New Jersey! Our live show, with SUE-C in person, is on Nov. 14th at 8pm, with Q & A to follow. See the second image in this post for the full schedule. @artxfm.bsky.social @wfmu.bsky.social

Today on WFMU: On Mistress of a Thousand Moods with Mistress Jessie (Rock'n'Soul Radio stream), Who Approved This Show? Join Mistress Jessie for songs so devoid of taste that they leave you with no choice other than to donate to WFMU so they're never played again (6 p.m. ET). www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Join me this week for Singles Going Steady week in the October Hellraiser. Thursday 3PM ET on WFMU’s Give the Drummer Radio - wfmu.org/playlists/TG... for streaming, chat and playlist - Pledge to Testify! and WFMU: wfmu.org/donate/TG #radio #freeform @wfmu.bsky.social @gtdradio.bsky.social

I Cut People's Crap!! @wfmu.bsky.social @negativlandland.bsky.social wfmu.org/playlists/sh...

Once again, as part of the WFMU Hellraiser, Music To Spazz By celebrates Singles Going Steady week by plugging the wrong side of the record. Usually crazier and typically more rockin', you'll flip for these unsung gems! pledge.wfmu.org/donate/MS @wfmu.bsky.social

Thank god @wfmu.bsky.social is back up!! That was a pretty gnarly couple of hours. The archives of my Singles Going Steady week are up now, take a listen today! All 7" records I pulled from my singles box -- really fun episode of STRONG STYLE CHRIS CRASH for you guys! wfmu.org/playlists/sh...