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WMBR Summer 2023 Program Schedule:    Return to Main Schedule
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Saturday Programs:
6-8am 88 Rewound
Hosted by: Alex or Keith
Each week 88 Rewound recreates a radio station survey or countdown from somewhere in the US or beyond, playing the hits (and misses) as they appeared back in the 50's, 60's, 70's or 80's
Listen to past shows: Sat Sep 23 6:00 am Playlist
Sat Sep 16 6:00 am Playlist
8-10am FM Road
Hosted by: Paige the Mage
Long haul truckers, back road drivers and yes, you back seat drivers - unite for 2 hours every Saturday morning for the latest and greatest in roots-oriented Americana music.
Listen to past shows: Sat Sep 23 8:00 am  
Sat Sep 16 8:00 am Playlist
10am-Noon Backwoods
Hosted by: John Funke
The best in vintage rock ’n’ roll, country and western, and rhythm ’n’ blues. More songs about Cadillacs and chickens.

Twitter Feed: @johnthefunke
Listen to past shows: Sat Sep 23 10:00 am Playlist
Sat Sep 16 10:00 am  
Noon-1pm Bass Case
Hosted by: Julia Fiksinski
Proving you can like music from any n genres (where n is a natural number).

Listen to past shows: Sat Sep 23 12:00 pm  
Sat Sep 16 12:00 pm  
1-2pm The Paradox Box
Hosted by: Allison & The Smooth Sailing Crew
Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll is what you need.
Listen to past shows: Sat Sep 23 1:00 pm  
Sat Sep 16 1:00 pm  
2-4pm King Ghidorah
Hosted by: Jeff, Keith, MaGoGo, Mully, and Will
The mighty King Ghidorah fills your ears with quarantunes sourced from across the negaverse. A Creature Double Feature in triplicate, our rotating cast of DJs spin tracks of varying gravitational intensity but they are always magnetic.
Listen to past shows: Sat Sep 23 2:00 pm Playlist
Sat Sep 16 2:00 pm Playlist
4-6pm Aural Fixation
Hosted by: Sue
From the paisley underground, dark attics, and the edge of space - you'll hear fuzzed out guitars, heavy psych, drone, garage, & poppy punk from 50+ years ago to the latest releases.

Listen to past shows: Sat Sep 23 4:00 pm Playlist
Sat Sep 16 4:00 pm Playlist
6-8pm James Dean Death Car Experience
Hosted by: Lisa Death Car
You hear a loud crash, followed by feline scampering. Was it a) a large plant stand upended, b) ceramic pot shards, c) potting soil everywhere, d) hurt plants, e) all of the above, requiring clean up while you listen to the pop sounds of the Death Car?

Listen to past shows: Sat Sep 23 6:00 pm Playlist
Sat Sep 16 6:00 pm Playlist
8-9pm Backpacks and Magazines
Hosted by: Heather D.
Post punk, industrial, synthpop, darkwave, coldwave, hard techno, and more. Dance with me to the sound of sirens.

Listen to past shows: Sat Sep 23 8:00 pm  
Sat Sep 16 8:00 pm  
9-10pm Calling the Cranes
Hosted by: Lex I
A crane calling in the shade.

Listen to past shows: Sat Sep 23 9:00 pm Playlist
Sat Sep 16 9:00 pm Playlist
10-11pm
Alternates Weekly
The Intergalactic Witching Hour with Crood >Boi> and Lorinda
Hosted by: David and Daniel
Unaware of reality’s paper-thin walls? Become acquainted with a transcendental and planetary group. View the transmittal of information from place to place. Music that skirts the edges of, but does not tear, those paper-thin walls. 
Upcoming shows: Oct 7, Oct 21
none available
10-11pm
Alternates Weekly
PhD Offense
Hosted by: Max
Making tiny dents in the paper-thin walls of human knowledge, searching for the resonant frequencies of the paper-thin walls of reality through stochastic gradient e-filing of sound to le fisc. Bonjour, pensez à déclarer vos revenues sur impots.gouv.fr.
Upcoming shows: Sep 30, Oct 14
Listen to past shows: Sat Sep 16 10:00 pm  
11pm-Midnight Music for Eels
Hosted by: James & Maggie
A weekly selection of eels’ favorites spanning indie rock, avant-garde, neo-psychedelia, chamber pop, and post-punk. Guaranteed to please your eel friends!

Listen to past shows: Sat Sep 23 11:00 pm Playlist
Sat Sep 16 11:00 pm Playlist
Midnight-1:30am The Lethal List
Hosted by: Lethal Leese
Putting you on to some of the best genre-bending/defining Afro, R&B, and electronic grooves, sprinkled with hints of jazz, future funk and soul.
Listen to past shows: Sun Sep 24 12:00 am  
Sun Sep 17 12:00 am  
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