Month: May 2017 (Page 5 of 5)

You can bask in an all-new Wednesday on The AIR as we offer up brand-new episodes of On The Road with Mel, Life Speaks with Michele Zirkle Marcum and a very timely new edition of Curtain Call.  We also unveil our new URL, www.theairwv.com! You can tune in at The AIR Website, or just click the dial right here on this embedded radio player…

The morning kicks off with a replay of this week’s The Swing Shift at 7 AM, followed by a two-hour version of The NEW MUSIC SHOW at 9 AM and a replay of last week’s Curtain Call at noon. All times, EDT, by the way.

At 1 PM  we have a brand-new episode of On The Road with Mel, where Mel Larch is joined once again by yours truly as we rave endlessly about The Art Institute of Chicago. We talk in-depth about the amazing collection of some of the world’s most iconic paintings.

Special attention is givien to the works of Seurat, Hopper, Whistler, Picasso, Dali, Chagall and Magritte. We also marvel at the collection of antiquities and try not to laugh at the statues of naked dudes.

1:30 PM sees a new episode of Life Speaks with Michele Zirkle Marcum. Michele tells us to “Conquer your fears with grace. Michele shares how she faced her fear of public speaking and overcame panic attacks and now regularly speaks publicly on topics near and dear to her.

The Best of The Real with Mark Wolfe re-presents Mark’s talk with Keith Allen, at 2 PM.

It’s a new Curtain Call at 3 PM, as Mel Larch brings you a a preview of the musicals nominated for the 2017 Tony Awards, including work by Josh Groban and Tim Minchin.

In this week’s Curtain Call, you will hear: “If I Had My Time Here Again” and “Day One” from Groundhog Day; “Pierre” and “Letters” from Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812; “Welcome To The Rock,” “Prayer” and “Something’s Missing” from Come From Away; and “Waving Through A Window,” Requiem” and “Only Us” from Dear Even Hansen.

Curtain Call wraps up this week’s show with a tribute to Martha Lavey (right), the former Artistic Director of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company, who passed away on April 25. We’ll hear Lavey’s own words as she speaks about the value of theatre.

At 5 PM Beatles Blast brings you an hour of Beatles tunes, solo Beatle tracks and covers of Beatles songs.

6 PM sees The NEW MUSIC SHOW, followed at 6:30 PM by The now-daily Crazy Show.

At 7 PM we have a replay of Life Speaks, followed at 7:30 PM by Word Association with Lee & Rudy.

We maintain our prime-time Wednesday line-up of this week’s Prognosis at 8 PM. Herman Linte, plays the classic Genesis concept album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, along with a few bonus cuts by other progressive rock titans. That’s followed by The Comedy Vault at 10 PM. Then at midnight we mix one episode of Radio Free Charleston with three encore presentations of Prognosis.

Our internet radio station, The AIR, continues making Tuesdays bigger than ever with three big specialty music programs.  Today, Radio Free Charleston Brings you an hour of NEW local music from the likes of The Company Stores and The Wolves of Calla, The Swing Shift brings you another hour of great Swing Music and Dexter Checkers picks it up with a special edition of Ska Madness devoted to the band, Bad Manners.  You can tune in at The AIR Website, or just settle down right here on this embedded radio player…

A t 10 AM and 10 PM Tuesday join us for a new hour of great local music on Radio Free Charleston. This week we feature brand new tracks from The Company Stores, The Wolves of Calla, Wren Allen Band, Fabulous Head, HARRAH, Ann Magnuson, Deni Bonet and more. The playlist is below the jump.

At noon we offer up a bonus hour of Radio Free Charleston from recent weeks, so you can overdose on great local music.1 PM sees a special presentation of Travis Stephens, recorded live at The Empty Glass.

3 PM sees a brand-new episode of The Swing Shift, featuring Royal Crown Revue, Artie Shaw, The Atomic Fireballs, Billy Eckstine, Casey MacGill and the Spirits of Rhythm and more. You’ll find the playlist for this week’s show below the RFC playlist.

5 PM sees the return of Dexter Checkers and Ska Madness. This week Dexter brings you a solid hour of music by his old buddy, Buster Bloodvessel and his band, Bad Manners. The playlist can be found after the jump.

At 6 PM our daily New Music Show continues, while at 6:30 PM, by Popular Demand, it’s The Crazy Show. At 7 PM we offer up a replay of last week’s Radio Coolsville, and at 8 PM it’s a replay of last weeks Sydney’s Big Electric Cat.

10 PM is when Radio Free Charleston is heard again, followed by last week’s Radio Free Charleston International, and an all-night marathon of The Booster Pack as it goes into hiatus. 

The AIR is the place to go for interruption-free music. Below the jump you’ll find the playlists I promised you:

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Our internet radio station, The AIR, trods the internet boards into May with more fresh shows and a tweaked schedule.  You can tune in at The AIR Website, or just hit the virtual button right here on this embedded radio player…

After a morning and afternoon of new music and encore presentations, the fun starts at 3 PM with a brand-new episode of Prognosis. Herman Linte today presents an assortment of great prog-rock tunes bracketting a special presentation of the epic concept album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, by Genesis. Originally spread over two LPs, this album tells the story of the spiritual journey of a young Puerto Rican named Rael. It is considered one of the touchstones of Progressive Rock, and it’s also the last album that Peter Gabriel recorded as the lead singer of Genesis.

At 5 PM we bring you a classic episode of Harrah’s Hard & Heavy. In a few weeks we’ll have new shows from this series, but until then, you can rock out with your encore out.

At 6 PM it’s another installment the New Music Show. This is exactly what the title says. It’s new music, a mix of local and non-local, presented in a rotation so that you can see the artist and song title displayed. You’ll get to hear some of the best tracks that we play on our specialty shows here every weekday at 6 PM.

At 6:30 PM it’s The (censored) Crazy Show. Now daily, by popular demand.

7 PM sees a classic episode of That Conversation with Patrick Felton, while 9 PM brings us another much-requested episode of The Best of The Real with Mark Wolfe. At 10 PM The AIR revives a lost episode of Six Degrees of Separation.

At midnight, settle in for an all-night marathon of the best of Broadway as Mel Larch hosts Curtain Call.

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Today we kick off Chicago month here in Monday Morning Art. All during the month of May, each week Monday Morning Art will present two pieces by yours truly based on the sights seen on my recent trip to Chicago.It was a productive and visually-inspiring trip.

Our artistic kick off to this week are two pieces titled “Mr. Blue Sky.” They are both digitally-assaulted photographs of the Chicago Skyline with the actual beautiful blue sky preserved as is, while the buildings have been fed through the infamous “Stark Charleston” filter that I’ve used many times in the past here in PopCult. Above is “Mr. Blue Sky #1.” Below is “Mr. Blue Sky #2.” As always, click to enlarge.

Check back every Monday in May for more Chicago-inspired art. Next week it’s two digital paintings based on things seen around The Art Institute of Chicago.