Feldie's back after a week off with another edition of Lucky Old Souls:

HOUR 1: Jazz, rhythm & blues, and more, including music from Roy Brown, Von Freeman, and Stephon Harris, plus UNCLE SAM'S VINYL: Jazz LPs from the late '60s and '70s.  This week's album: McCoy Tyner's Expansions (Blue Note, 1968).

HOUR 2: Vocalist Joanna Pascale will be in the studio sharing recordings of some of her favorite lesser-known standards. 

You can hear Joanna perform tomorrow night, July 14th, at 7:30 in Chestnut Hill's Pastorius Park.  Joanna also performs every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday night from 6-9 at Solefood Restaurant in the Loews Hotel (at 12th & Market Sts. in Center City Philly) joined by a rotating cast of some of the city's best musicians.

Remember to check out www.feldiesphillyjazzcalendar.com for a thorough listing of recommended jazz shows in Philadelphia.

Full playlist for today's show here as it unfolds:

On tonight's show we take your phone calls as we discuss Oscar Grant and the Meaning of American Justice. Tell a friend and plan to tune in!

G-town Radio is proud to present news breaks from the Media Mobilizing Project.  You will hear new pieces each week on Tuesdays and Thursdays (noon & 5 PM).

This week's On Blast segment is called Students Stand with Taxi Workers. On Wednesday June 30th, the Philadelphia Parking Authority and Immigration and Customs Enforcement lured 26 taxi drivers to the PPA headquarters by telling them that they were to be reimbursed for previous credit card transactions. Instead, they were met with handcuffs and were immediately detained. There are still four drivers being held.

This kind of harassment, especially when looked at alongside the long hours and constant mistreatment faced by taxi drivers, constitutes a form of structural violence similar to the kind faced by young people in our schools and communities.

Rising Freshman and Student Union member Shania Morris spoke at a prayer vigil held for the detained drivers.

Grand Format Presents is back at a new time, Sundays from 5-7 p.m., after Neu-Matic.

Today on Grand Format Presents: Chronological Vol. 2 1981-1985, another journey through time where the only music burning was a pile of disco records. Tune in for early-'80s classics from Michael Jackson (R.I.P.), Mtume and Prince. Plus, Italo-friendly club bangers and DC-style '80s hardcore.

Request your favorite early-80s hits to @grandformat on Twitter , or hit up gtownradio on instant messenger during the show. That's Grand Format Presents at its new time, Sundays from 5-7 p.m., live on gtownradio.com (we are The Sound from Germantown).

Playlist after the jump.

July 11, 2010

Neu-Matic takes to the intertubes to soothe your summer restlessness.  Just a friendly reminder to take G-town Radio with you on your iPhone, Droid or any smartphone as well as the Clear Wi-Max network.  Also, become a fan on Facebook and get great, timely updates on everything happening.

Full playlist after the jump.

This weeks PraisEluJAH will Keep you movin' in the Spirit - of Love & Laughter.  First we have Philadelphia's nationally known Artist M.C. Black. And those of us in the "Keep It Real" club, you may want to tune into the Relationship conversation.  Hot Trax, Lebron James and much more.

Feldie is fulfilling his civic duty and serving on a jury, so Lucky Old Souls is cancelled this week.  The show will be back next Tuesday afternoon, with vocalist Joanna Pascale live in the studio.

This month's Lucky Old Souls @ Moonstone concert is this Friday, July 9 at Moonstone Arts Center (aka Robin's Books), at 13th & Sansom St. in Center City.  Musicians including Tony "Stickman" Wyatt, Chico Huff, & Jef Lee Johnson are featured on the bill.  Full details here.

On tonight's special edition of The Catacombs, we interview Kelly Burkhardt of Philly Q-Fest 2010.  Kelly is a feature film programmer and filmmaker, director, writer and more...chat with us tonight as we hear about this year's film festival.  Later, we also talk with Stimulus Philly- the female party makers and hip-shakers on their upcoming events at Q-Fest and what they are doing to bring a new level of nightlife to Philly.  All tonight on this special 1 hour Catacombs show.  Past shows can be podcast at Gary's Blog or on Podomatic. 

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So, from July of 2001 until early 2006 I hosted a show called the Nexus on Radio Volta, your friendly neighborhood radical internet radio station.  The Nexus was the point through which all music must pass and the goal was to draw a line through as many different sounds as possible in a weekly 2 hour slot.

This show which aired on July 3, 2005 really captures that from the opening track about a young girl living near Osage during the MOVE disaster to Brazilian New Wave to Congolese likembes to house music, classic rock, hip-hop and lots more.

Neu-Matic happens every Sunday from 3-5 PM on G-town Radio.

The Sounds of the Day:

dj rupture - overture: watermelon city (ft. E. Alexander)
bill conti - gonna fly now
m.i.a. - bucky done gun
diplo - haiti on blast
madvillian - rhinestone cowboy (doom & four tet remix)
fellini - rock europeu
lee renaldo - war
brazilian girls - lazy lover (free mix)
leslie feist - one evening
isolee - face b
comfort fit - freeze the cut (ft. blaktronics)
konono no.1 - masikulu
big daddy kane - smooth operator
four tet - sun drums and soil
lippok & morgenstern - sommer
nouvelle vague - marian
ghostface - save me dear (cadence weapon acerock remix)
roy ayers - everybody loves the sunshine
tralala - all fired up
kenny burke - keep rising to the top
clay your hands say yeah - upon this tidal wave of young blood
panico - que pasa wey
jamie lidell - newme
dj spooky - haunted battle breaks
lippok & morgenstern - otuskimi
the pretenders - message of love
quasimoto - shroom music
carleen & the groovers - hot pants
jorge ben - xica da silva
antena - sissexa
horace andy - skylarking
weldon irving - i love you
sly stone - you caught me smilin
percussion espanol - espana cani