The Wednesday Show
Get your midweek fix of music discovery with DJRePete, kicking off your Wednesday with new alt from Sonny & The Sunsets, funk electro beats with 11 Acorn Lane, and choice throwbacks from Gogol Bordello and My Brightest Diamond. Tune in for album news from the Caravan of Thieves and see which BTR band is playing Carnegie Hall (!!!) this weekend. And hit up the meeting of American blues and international talent with a unique set from across the globe. Get listenin’ to BTR!
Sonny & The Sunsets (photo by Sonny & The Sunsets)
February 27 – Mack Sennett Studios – Los Angeles, CA
The Blacklips
March 19 – Jack Rabbits – Jacksonville, FL
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
May 7 – Wow Hall – Eugene, OR
Ages and Ages
April 2 – The Bartlett – Spokane, WA
Caravan Of Thieves
February 28 – Black Eyed Sally’s – Hartford, CT
Gogol Bordello
February 27 – Higher Ground Ballroom – South Burlington, VT
My Brightest Diamond
February 27 – Carnegie Hall – New York, NY
Lena Fayre
March 14 – Amplyfi – Los Angeles, CA
Panda Bear
March 4 – Electric Brixton – London, UK
Cass McCombs (photo by Kaleb Hart Photography)
11 Acorn Lane (photo by 11 Acorn Lane)
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