Live at WFMU
Some of the artists who've done the deed in WFMU's Love Room: Ted Leo, Patton Oswalt, Dalek, Oneida, Acid Mothers Temple, Tony Conrad, Lightning Bolt, People Like Us, Gary Wilson, Dead Moon, Yo La Tengo, Half Japanese, Negativland, Strapping Fieldhands, Mastodon, Bardo Pond, David Kilgour, Dirtbombs, Steven Wynn, Deerhoof, The Ex, To Live & Shave In LA, Sic Alps, Dengue Fever, Monotonix, Kelley Stoltz
WFMU at SXSW 2008
WFMU's first annual SXSW showcase and remote broadcast too place on March 14th 2008. Live performances from San Francisco's Citay, Bruno Wizard and The Homosexuals, the amazing reuinited Half Japanese, Grady Runyan's California desert psych band The Bad Trips, Carla Bozulich's Evangelista, and more!
Rob Weisberg's Transpacific Sound Paradise Live from the Golden Festival (NYC 2009)
Rob Weisberg (of WFMU's Transpacific Sound Paradise) writes:
Every January, NY Balkan music scene pioneers the Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band and friends organize a massive two night grassroots Balkan / Roma / East European music and dance festival / celebration at the Good Shepherd School, 620 Isham (near 207th St. and B'way) in the Inwood section of Upper Manhattan.
The Golden Festival is the biggest event of its kind in New York City: The second night (Saturday) is a marathon featuring about 50 bands and artists performing on three stages from 6pm until 4 in the morning. It is an annual gathering of folk dance enthusiasts, musicians, and of course just plain fans, including more and more young people who are being drawn to the music through its increasing visibility in American and European popular culture.
Rob Weisberg's Transpacific Sound Paradise broadcast all the music from the 2009 Golden Festival's "Kafana" stage from 6pm until midnight. (Kafana is Serbo-Croatian for "cafe"; our broadcast position was conveniently located right next to the beer line!) We went an extra three hours (with thanks to Michael Goodstein) in order to squeeze in as many bands as possible!
Massive thanks to Irene Trudel (Technical Director, Mix Engineer and Co-host), Doron Gura (Technology Guru), Bil Bowen, Chris Stubbs and Glen Luttman (Mix Engineers), Katie Gentile and Megan McKee (Production Assistants), Bryce Kretschmann (Strongman), Jeff Mullan (Board Op), Scott Williams at FMU, house engineer Charlie Pilzer and the Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass band and the entire organizing committee of the Golden Festival. And all the musicians who like us did it as a labor of love!
A few links to help you begin further explorations:
Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band home page - with info about the festival, the band's gigs in New York and elsewhere and other Balkan / Roma / E. European music and dance events and workshops.
NYC Folk Dance / Balkan Cafe / Folk Dance Fridays / Family Dance at Hungarian House, 213 E 82nd St in Manhattan. Learn the dances, hear great local musicians and visiting artists from Europe.
Eastern European Folklife Center (EEFC) - a vibrant educational oganization and online community. EEFC helps organize summer music and dance camps on the East and West coasts - where Zlatne Uste got its start, and inspiration for the Golden Festival which originally was a summer camp reunion party! Learn dates and details for this year's camps and / or join the EEFC mailing list and learn more than you ever imagined about the music and culture and what's going on around the country.
Bob Radcliffe's International Folk Dance Event List (NY / NJ and a bit of CT)
WFMU Free Music Series
April 28, 2007 @ Southpaw, Brooklyn
October 13, 2007 @ Southpaw, Brooklyn
July 4, 2008 @ Battery Park, NYC
August 20, 2008 @ Damroch Park, Lincoln Center, NYC
October 9, 2008 @ The Filmore/Irving Plaza, NYC
Live Music from Brian Turner's show
Live music from WFMU Music Director Brian Turner, including Kinski, Negative Approach, Psychedelic Horseshit, Little Howlin' Wolf, Sic Alps, Hank IV, Blues Control, Lightning Bolt, more more more. Check out Brian Turner's playlists and streaming archives over at WFMU
Live on The Long Rally w/ Scott McDowell
Scott McDowell hosts The Long Rally radio program on WFMU, featuring live guests ranging from Lucky Dragons to the Mary Halvorson Trio. Some of the finest avant-garde jazz, with some experimental electronics and rock thrown in the mix.
WFMU/Aquarius Records 2009 SXSW showcase @ Spiro's in Austin, TX
WFMU returned to Austin Texas in 2009 to curate a nighttime showcase at the SXSW Festival, this time joined by our pals at Aquarius Records in San Francisco. We've handpicked 14 (!) bands once again that we love. Flyer by Ben West
Spiro's on the outdoor/indoor stages (611/615 Red River, downtown Austin):
7:00 PM Prizehog / Gary War
8:00 PM Wildildlife / XYX
9:00 PM Lord Weird Slough Feg / Mayyors
10:00 PM Absu / The Renderers
11:00 PM Obits / Ovens
12:00 PM Major Stars / Woven Hand
1:00 AM Gunslingers / Elm
WFMU live from Barcelona @ Primavera Sound 2009
WFMU broadcast live from the amazing 2009 installment of the annual Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, Spain. Highlights from the festival below
WFMU's Transpacific Sound Paradise live from Barbés, Brooklyn 4/11/09
Rob Weisberg and guest co-host / tech guru Irene Trudel broadcast live from Barbés, 376 9th Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Three hours of live music from five bands / artists - and this time around, a thoroughly mixed bag
WFMU Fest 2009
WFMU Fest took place October 1st, 2nd, and 3rd 2009 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. It was the station's first ever big-scale multi-day curated concert event. Hot damn.
Check out this lineup:
Thursday October 1st: Krautrock pioneers Faust, with Cold Cave and Aluk Todolo opening!
Friday, October 2nd: a home run punk fest featuring Pissed Jeans, TV Ghost, Vee Dee, and Guinea Worms!
Saturday the 3rd featured the return of No Wave legends Teenage Jesus and the Jerks plus a triple attack setup of NYC noisemongers Sightings, Drunkdriver, and Talk Normal.
These concerts were not broadcast live, but some of the recordings turned out so well we just had to share them with the world!
poster design by Henry Owings
Golden Festival 2010
Every January, NY Balkan music scene pioneers the Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band organize the Golden Festival - a massive two-night grassroots Balkan and East European music and dance festival at the Good Shepherd School, 620 Isham Street (near Broadway and 207 St.) in upper Manhattan. The festival, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, is the biggest event of its kind in New York City: The second night (Saturday) is a marathon featuring 40-50 bands and artists performing on three stages from 6pm until 4 in the morning. See: www.goldenfest.zlatneuste.org/
WFMU's Transpacific Sound Paradise broadcast live from the 2010 Golden Festival with the help of co-host / tech guru Irene Trudel and our peerless crew, we broadcast all the music from the Golden Festival of East European Music and Dance Kafana stage from 6pm until midnight. (Kafana is Serbo-Croatian for "cafe"; the stage is located conveniently near the food!) We went an extra three hours (with thanks to Daniel Blumin).
Massive thanks to Zlatne Uste and the festival organizing committee, the on-site festival staff and volunteers including Kafana Stage house engineer Charlie Pilzer, and our illustrious on-site crew: Irene Trudel, Rob Christiansen, Glenn Luttman, Bil Bowen, Jason Sigal, Katie Gentile and Doron, With help from Kris Percival, Bryce Kretschmann and Benjamen Walker; and board-ops Lamin Fonfana and Jeff Mullan.
WFMU Playlist for Transpacific Sound Paradise, hosted by Rob Weisberg
www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/34393