Interview: Marissa Nadler Boston based singer-songwriter Marissa Nadler talks about her intimate songs and her new CD, July which explores a year in her life, break-up to reunion, July to July. Tuesday May 6th Echoes Program 1419B Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First Half Hour 0:01:00 Rachel Zeffira Star The Deserters 0:06:00 …
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Monday May 5th-Echoes Program 1419A
Echoes May CD of the Month Hans Christian – Hidden Treasures Hans Christian was one half of the chant-fusion duo Rasa. On his own, he makes a seductive world fusion mixing cello, saranghi, sitara and electronics. It’s 21st century global serenity. Monday May 5th Echoes Program 1419A Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name…
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Weekend May 2nd, 3rd & 4th-Echoes Program 1418A
Living Room Concert: Thus Owls Thus Owls is a band creating a theatrical alt-rock that recalls Kate Bush. They’re fronted by the husband and wife duo of Canadian guitarist Simon Angell and Swedish singer Erika Angell who has a powerful, sometimes possessed voice. They play music from their new CD, Turning Rocks. Weekend May 2nd,…
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Thursday May 1st-Echoes Program 1418D
New Music: Bear McCreary & The Montreal Guitar Trio New music from a film nobody saw, but you’ll definitely recognize the composer. It’s Bear McCreary who scored Battlestar Galactica and many other films. We’ll hear his soundtrack to The Nights of Badassdom. We’ll also hear from The Montreal Guitar Trio covering a tune by Rush.…
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Wednesday April 30th-Echoes Program 1418C
Interview: Tycho Scott Hansen is Tycho, an electro-ambient instrumental rock project. As Tycho, Hansen creates dreamy landscapes with an undertow of rock propulsion. We talk to him about ambient grooves in a rockin’ world. Wednesday April 30th Echoes Program 1418C Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First Half Hour 0:01:00 Balmorhea Jubi Stranger…
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Tuesday April 29th-Echoes Program 1418B
Interview: Mary Fahl The former lead singer of October Project talks about her new album, Love and Gravity, and about writing a song for the audiobook of Anne Rice’s novel, The Wolves of Midwinter. Tuesday April 29th Echoes Program 1418B Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First Half Hour 0:01:00 Mark McGuire Arrival…
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Monday April 28th-Echoes Program 1418A
Living Room Concert: Thus Owls Thus Owls is a band creating a theatrical alt-rock that recalls Kate Bush. They’re fronted by the husband and wife duo of Canadian guitarist Simon Angell and Swedish singer Erika Angell who has a powerful, sometimes possessed voice. They play music from their new CD, Turning Rocks. Monday April 28th Echoes Program…
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Weekend April 25th, 26th & 27th-Echoes Program 1412C
Living Room Concert: James Hood In the Hollywood Hills overlooking Los Angeles, James Hood sits on the floor, cradling his Hang. It’s a tuned metal percussion instrument that looks like a flying saucer and sends Hood into serene space when he plays it live on Echoes. Weekend April 25th, 26th & 27th Echoes Program 1412C…
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Thursday April 24th-Echoes Program 1417D
New Music: The Big Bright & Bluetech Did you miss out on the 1980s? A band called The Big Bright has a CD of covers from the new wave decade called I Slept Thru the 80s. We’ll hear a surprisingly mellow Duran Duran track from that and new music from electronic musician, Bluetech called Cosmic…
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Wednesday April 23rd-Echoes Program 1417C
Interview: Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Volume II at 20 It was 20 years ago that Aphex Twin released his double CD, Selected Ambient Works Volume II. It’s the album that’s most responsible for launching the second generation of ambient music and it still remains controversial. We talk with journalist Marc Weidenbaum who has just released an…