Monday, June 29, 2009

The Beat Show- Mon. June. 29. 09

R.I.P. King of pop. All the other radios are playing Michael Jackson so I figured if I can't beat 'em, beat it!

Smooth Criminal-Michael Jackson- Bad

If You Leave- Nada Surf
Thirteen- Ben Kweller- Ben Kweller
Take on Me- Cap'n Jazz- Analphabetapolothology

Why Did We Ever Meet- The Promise Ring- Nothing Feels Good
Old Old Fashioned- Frightened Rabbit- The Midnight Organ Fight
Two Kids- Strand of Oaks

Blue Jeans and White T-shirts- The Gaslight Anthem- Senor and the Queen
Milwaukee Sky Rocket- Braid- Frames and Canvas
A Song for Our Fathers- Explosions in the Sky- How Strange, Innocence
Jesse- The Motorcycle Industry- Electric Education

Wire- Bearstronaut- Wire EP
Don't Stop- Totally Michael- Totally Michael
Good Ol' Fashioned Nightmare- Matt & Kim- Grand

Lisztomania- Phoenix- Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
The Truth Hurts so this Should be Painless- Her Space Holiday- XOXO, Panda and the New Kid Revival
Easy- Deer Tick- Born on Flag Day
Ron- Conversion Party- More No More

Long Walks- The Lovely Feathers- Fantasy of the Lot
Rough Gems- Islands- Return to the Sea
Les OS- The Unicorns- Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?

Angela- Jarvis Cocker- Further Complications
Pick Up the Phone- Fatal Film- Sisterwife
See You- Dinosaur Jr.- Farm

Gold Soundz- Pavement- Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Don't Steal Our Sun- The Thrills- So Much for the City
The New Kid- Old 97's- Drag it Up

The Good Life- Weezer- Pinkerton


Here’s What’s Happening in and around the WHUS Community June 29th-July 5th:

***Can Goods Ska/Punk Show
TUES- June 30th from 5-10pm at Howard T. Brown Memorial Park (marina) in Norwich
Featuring: STRESSBOMB-
punk band from Norwich, CT, CHASING TRINITY-ska band from Montville, CT, VAMPIRE LEZBOS- ska band from Portland, BOSTON JOLLY PIRATES, and more

***The Germs
TUES- June 30th at 8pm at Toad’s Place in
New Haven. Visit toadsplace.com for more info.

***WE ROCK an afternoon rock show at the Hygienic Art Park
SAT- July 4th from 2-7pm in New London's Hygienic Art Park. Bring a picnic lunch!
Featuring: PAUL BROCKETT ROADSHOW BAND- rockabilly band from New London, CONVERSION PARTY- indie rock/punk/everythin g band from New London/Brooklyn, THE WEIRD BEARDS-
experimental rock band from New London and more!

Monday, June 22, 2009

The Dayfest Show: Mon/June/22/09




Daylight- Matt & Kim- Grand

We Were Sick- The Thermals- Now We Can See
Invincible- OK Go- Oh No
The Only One- Manchester Orchestra- Mean Everything To Nothing

Beat City- The Flowerpot Men
Cold Hands- France Has the Bomb
Lexicon Devil- The Germs
Summertime- Totally Michael- Totally Michael

Ernest- Llama Tsunami- LTEP
Rockin' The Parlor- The Cankickers- We're Dying But We Ain't Dead
Sick As A Dog- Fatal Film- Thrill'r
East River- Conversion Party- More No More

What We Know- Sonic Youth- The Eternal
Over It- Dinosaur Jr.- Farm
Two Doves- The Dirty Projectors- Bitte Orca

House Party- The High Strung- Ode to the Inverse of the Dude
Texas Never Whispers- Pavement- Watery, Domestic
Porte Disparu- Malajube- Layrinthes

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun- Starfucker- Jupiter
Take On Me- Reel Big Fish
Jenny 867-5309- Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Forest Fire- Andrew Jackson Jihad- Andrew Jackson Jihad/Ghost Mice Split
Mister Jung Stuffed- Man Man- Rabbit Habbits
Friday XIII- Deer Tick- Born On Flag Day
Chicken Wire- The Felice Brothers- Yonder Is the Clock

**Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth- Neko Case- Middle Cyclone
Fix It- Grizzly Bear- Horn of Plenty
My Time Outside of the Womb- Titus Andronicus- The Airing of Grievances

The Shrew- Beirut- March of The Zapotec & Realpeople
Young Folks- Peter, Bjorn & John- Writer's Block
Do You Realize- The Flaming Lips- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

Daylight Outro- Matt & Kim- Grand

** Denotes called in request


Here’s What’s Happening in and around the WHUS Community June 22-28th:

***JUNEFEST 2009 at the EL N GEE in New London WED June 24 from 7-11pm featuring: FATAL FILM: garage rock band from New London CONVERSION PARTY: indie/garage/rock/everything band from Brooklyn & New London BRAVA SPECTRE: experimental punk rock band from New London HONEYMOON: indie pop rock band from New London BIRTH OF FLOWER: punk band from Bristol

***YAM FEST 2009 SAT June 27 from noon to 8pm at the Groton Skate Park in Groton, CT. All Ages .All Day. filled with DIY art Projects, Zine Making, and live local bands including: CANKICKERS: folk punk band from New London LLAMA TSUNAMI & THE WITHOUT HELMET: ska band from southeastern CT BRAVA SPECTRE: experimental punk rock band from New London And much, much more

***Poetry In The Park Summer Series
Please join Curbstone Press this summer at the Poetry in the Park Reading Series. All readings start at 6:00 P.M. in the Julia de Burgos Park, at the corner of Jackson Street and Terry Avenue, in Willimantic, CT. Thursday June 25 at 6pm is Poet Wally Swist. For more information, or for a rain location, please contact Curbstone Press at 860-423-5110.

***Reasons to Be Pretty Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s Graduate actors will workshop this Neil Labute play beginning Thursday June 25 through Saturday the 27 at 8pm in the Fine Arts Dramatic Building Room 105.

***Reggae Fest June 27 and 28th (This weekend) beginning at noon at the Woodbury Ski Area is hosting the 38th Annual Reggae Festival featuring live music, food vendors, arts & crafts, skate park, swimming and camping. Reggae bands include: The Pocket Band (D.C. & Jamaica), Anguile & The High Steppers Afro Reggae Band (Albany), Skanktones (CT), The Screwups (CT), Kabbalist (Jamaica & New York), and more. For more information and a complete description of the bands go to woodburyskiarea.com

***Totally Michael WED June 24th at the Space in Hamden, CT at 7pm. For fans of Matt & Kim, Dan Deacon, and Blink 182. Bring yer dancin’ shoes.

Monday, June 8, 2009

The Rush Hour Drive Show: Mon/Jun/8/2009

Download the full interview of Henry Rollins from 05.29.09 HERE.
You know you want to.



Trigger Cut/Wounded-Kite at :17/ Pavement/ Slanted & Enchanted

No Way/ Sonic Youth/ The Eternal
Budge/ Dinosaur Jr.
The Monkey & The Snake/ Meat Puppets/ Sewn Together

The New Lore/ Coin Under Tongue/ Coin Under Tongue
Funtime/ Iggy Pop/ The Idiot
TV Party/ Black Flag/ Damaged

Junk Mail/The Circle Jerks
Place Position/ Fugazi/ End Hits
Salad Days/ Minor Threat/ Minor Threat:The Complete Discography

Lamb and Lion/ The Mae Shi/ HLLLYL
In Her Diary/ Totally Michael/ Totally Michael
Doo Right/ Man Man/ Rabbits and Habits
The Beach/ Dr. Dog/ Fate

Little Yellow Spider/ Devendra Banhart/ Nino Rojo
No One's Gonna Love You/ Band of Horses/ Cease to Begin
Hang Me Up to Dry/ Cold War Kids/ Robbers & Cowards

If You Didn't Want to Know/ So Many Dynamos/ The Loud Wars
The Number/ Woods/ Songs of Shame
Foreground/ Grizzly Bear/ Veckatimest
Satellite Mind/ Metric/ Fantasies

Bad Choices/ Shout Out Out Out Out/ Reintegration Time



Here's the what's happening in and around the WHUS community (June 8-14).

***Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s Production of Crowns
June 11- 21 in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre at the University of Connecticut's main campus in Storrs. Crowns tells the incredible story of one young woman's return to the South and her education into the ritualized world of hats as an expression of cultural identity.Weeknight performances at 7:30 p.m. Weekend evening performances at 8 p.m. Matinee performances at 2 p.m.For a complete list of performance dates and to purchase tickets please call 860-486-4226 or visit www.crt.uconn.edu

***Ocean Beach Park
June 8 at 5pm is Classic Car Cruise Night. Fun for the whole family

***Windham Young Poets Kick Off Poetry in the Park Summer Series
On Thursday, June 11, 2009, at 6:00 pm,the Windham High School Young Poets will read from their poetry at the Julia de Burgos Park in Willimantic, CT (at the corner of Jackson Street and Terry Avenue). The Young Poets is a writing and performance group (ages 15 to 22) ofWindham High School and Windham Academy in Willimantic who have been on Good Morning America and continue to perform in our community, including the WindhamARTS Collaborative, ECSU and UCONN.

***TheaterWorks’
Hartford’s home for hot new plays,presents the Connecticut premiere of the underground hit comedy "Speech & Debate", a quirky tale of three teenagers who get tangled up in cyberspace, a debate club, and a musical version of “The Crucible.” This Offbeat Comedy Runs June 12th through July 26th at TheaterWorkswhich is located 233 Pearl Street Downtown Hartford.Visit www.theaterworkshartford.org for more information.

***Stafford Arts Commission
Presents a theatrical production of George Orwell’s “1984” with a local & regional cast this Fri & Sat at 8pm and Sun at 2pm at the Memorial Hall in Stafforf Springs, CT.For more information call:860-684-9500

***Local Punk Show @ Wallingford American Legion
JUNE 14: at 6pm featuring the Connecticut (and surrounding) punk bands: Algernon Cadwallader, Ape Up!,Black Churches, The Book Slave, Dead Uncles, &Chalk Talk.

***B.O.M.B. (Bring Our Music Back) Festival and Fund Raiser
At Harkness Park in Waterford on June 13th 4pm- 11:30pm.
"B.O.M.B - Bring Our Music Back" Festival is a benefit for SoundMusic& Make-a-wish Foundation. It includes a showcase of national acts alongside local high school and undiscovered talent. Performers will include: Say Anything, The Cool Kids, and Zach Lockwood and the Roseliners.For more information visit bombfest.com

Here's the what's happening in and around the WHUS community (June 15-21).

***EUGENE ‘ONEILL NATIONAL PUPPETRY CONFERENCE SHOW:
Come see exciting new puppetry works and the latest techniques, approaches, and ideas in the world of puppetry. Performances are scheduled at the O’Neill, on Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20 at 7:00 pm at the Rose Barn Theater in WATERFORD, CT. Please call the O’Neill Box Office at (860) 443-1238 for more information.

***Third Thursday IS THURSDAY (18TH) from 6-9PM
* Every third Thursday from May to September, 5 blocks of Main Street in Willimantic are closed to showcase vendors, food, music, clowns, and more to support local artists and organizations in Connecticut. It is a grassroots community event, completely organized by volunteers and with no paid staff.
* WHUS will be there with a vendor in front of the bench shop.
* For more information: willimanticstreetfest.com
* The Band for THIS third Thursday is THE DOUG JONES GROUP: a smooth jazz band opening for such acts as Van Morrison and Pat Benatar.

***Wrench in the Works (and collaboration with Rock yer Socks)
On WED JUNE 17th from 4-6pm present: GHOST MICE- a DIY folk punk band
More information visit wrenchintheworks.org

***The ANNEX & Windham Arts Collaborative Present BIRTH OF SUMMER ’09:
The music starts at the Annex at 3pm and goes until Midnight. Bands include:
SUBVERSO: a post-indie rock band from Berlin,
TOTAL BOLSHEVIKS: an experimental ambient band from New London,
THE BOOK SLAVE: a shoegaze punk band of twin brothers from Northford,
NATURAL FATHERS: an experimental blues band from New London,
THE SUICIDE DOLLS: a garage punk band from New London



Here’s What’s Happening in and around the WHUS Community June 22-28th:

***JUNEFEST 2009 at the EL N GEE in New London
WED June 24 from 7-11pm featuring:
FATAL FILM: garage rock band from New London
CONVERSION PARTY: indie/garage/rock/everything band from Brooklyn & New London
BRAVA SPECTRE: experimental punk rock band from New London
HONEYMOON:indie pop rock band from New London
BIRTH OF FLOWER: punk band from Bristol

***YAM FEST 2009
SAT June 27 from noon to 8pm at the Groton Skate Park in Groton, CT. All Ages .All Day.filled with DIY art Projects, Zine Making, and live local bands including:
CANKICKERS: folk punk band from New London
LLAMA TSUNAMI& THE WITHOUT HELMET: ska band from southeastern CT
BRAVA SPECTRE: experimental punk rock band from New London
And much, much more

***Poetry In The Park Summer Series
Please join Curbstone Press this summer at the Poetry in the Park Reading Series. All readings start at 6:00 P.M. in the Julia de Burgos Park, at the corner of Jackson Street and Terry Avenue, in Willimantic, CT.
Thursday June 25 at 6pm is Poet Wally Swist.
For more information, or for a rain location, please contact Curbstone Press at 860-423-5110.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Sunny Day Radio: June 1, 2009

I'll Believe In Anything(Wolf Parade cover)/ Her Space Holiday

Dear Sons and Daughters/ Wolf Parade/ Apologies to the Queen Mary
Talking Hotel Artbat Blues/ Handsome Furs/ Face Control
Raspberry Baret/ Dump

Help, I'm Alive/ Metric/ Fantasies
Burried in the Nude/ Screaming Females/ Power Move
Psychosomatic/ Magik Markers/ Balf Quarry
Wrong/ Depeche Mode/ Sounds of the Universe

Cemetry Gates/ The Smiths/ The Queen Is Dead
The Wagon/ Dinosaur Jr./ Green Mind
I'm Not You/ Meat Puppets/ Sewn Together

Blame it on the Tetons (Modest Mouse cover)/ Josh Ritter/ Thin Blue Flame
Wild Pack of Family Dogs/ Modest Mouse/ Moon & The Antarctic
I Know What It's Like/ Yonlu/ A Society in Which No Tear is Shed is Inconceivably Mediocre
Somebody I Used to Know/ Elliott Smitt/ Figure 8

Summertime/ Totally Michael/ Totally Michael
Constructive Summer/ The Hold Steady/ Stay Positive
Summer Babe (Winter Version)/ Pavement/ Slanted & Enchanted

Summer Job/ Art Brut/ Art Brut vs. Satan
**Sheena is a Punk Rocker/ The Ramones/ Rocket to Russia
**Breakdown/ The Buzzcocks/ Time's Up
Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie/ Black Flag/ Damaged

Made Up Dreams/ Built to Spill/ Perfect From Now On
Tractor Rape Chain/ Guided By Voices/ Bee Thousand
I Love You So Much It's Killing Us Both/ Jawbreaker/ Dear You

Blue Ribbon/ The Motorcycle Industry/ Electric Education
Film Noir/ The Gaslight Anthem/ The '59 Sound
Note to Self: Don't Die/ Ryan Adams/ Rock N Roll

Bog/ Be Your Own Pet/ Be Your Own Pet
Something Against You/ Pixies/ Surfer Rosa
When I Was Afraid/ The Thermals/ Now We Can See
In The Garage/ Weezer/ Blue Album

Evil Summer/ Iran/ Dissolver

**requests


Here's the what's happening in and around the WHUS community THIS WEEK (June 1-7).

***The Blues Fest 2009
Join WHUS and Black Eyed Sally's in Bushnell Park for our 10th Year Anniversary Blues Festival with great music, brews and BBQ.
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
5 PM-11 PM
Bushnell Park Pavilion
Downtown Hartford, CT

***Split Knuckle Theater Company

The summer theatre residence at UCONN present a new work entitled ENDURANCE, based on the life of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
The first presentation of this original ensemble based work is June 5, 6 at 8:00pm and June 7th at 2:00pm at the Katter Theatre located on UConn's campus.

***Northeastern Connecticut Vegetarian Society Potluck and Vegan cooking class
with Adan Garcia at the Wrench in the Works
Please bring a potluck item to share. No one will be turned away for lack of anything! We are planning on recording this event for CPTV, so if you are camera-shy, please let someone know, and we will change plans accordingly!
For more information visit: www.wrenchintheworks.org/

***Ocean Beach Park
Classic Car Cruise Night
June 8 at 5pm


Here's the what's happening in and around the WHUS community NEXT WEEK (June 8-14).


***Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s Production of Crowns

June 11- 21 in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre at the University of Connecticut's main campus in Storrs.
Crowns tells the incredible story of one young woman's return to the South and her education into the ritualized world of hats as an expression of cultural identity.
Weeknight evening performances start at 7:30 p.m. Weekend evening performances start at 8 p.m. Matinee performances start at 2 p.m.
For a complete list of performance dates and to purchase tickets please call 860-486-4226 or visit www.crt.uconn. edu

***Windham Young Poets Kick Off Poetry in the Park Summer Series

On Thursday, June 11, 2009, at 6:00 pm,
the Windham High School Young Poets will read from their poetry at the Julia de Burgos Park in Willimantic, CT (at the corner of Jackson Street and Terry Avenue).

***TheaterWorks’ Hartford’s home for hot new plays,
presents the Connecticut premiere of the underground hit comedy "Speech & Debate", by Stephen Karam, a quirky tale of three teenagers who get tangled up in cyberspace, a debate club, and a musical version of “The Crucible.”
Offbeat Comedy Runs June 12th through July 26th.
TheaterWorks at is located 233 Pearl Street Downtown Hartford.
Visit www.theaterworkshartford.org for more information.

***Local Punk Show @ Wallingford American Legion
6pm featuring:
Algernon Cadwallader
Ape Up!
Black Churches
The Book Slave
Dead Uncles
Chalk Talk

***B.O.M.B. (Bring Our Music Back) Festival and Fund Raiser

At Harkness Park in Waterford
June 13th 4pm- 11:30pm
"B.O.M.B - Bring Our Music Back" Festival; Benefit for SoundMusic & Make-a-wish Foundation
A showcase of national acts alongside local high school and undiscovered talent. Performers will include Say Anything and The Cool Kids, and Zach Lockwood and the Roseliners.
For more information visit bombfest.com.