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The Sonic Bloom

Jul 29, 2025 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Music

With Esoterica

The Sonic Bloom, your way...

You want pickles on that?

5:01 PM		Lalo Schifrin Main Title Lalo Schifrin Dirty Harry (The Original Score) Aleph Records 2004
5:07 PM		Dinosaur Jr. Little Fury Things Dinosaur Jr. You're Living All Over Me Merge Records 1987
5:10 PM		Butthole Surfers Human Cannonball Butthole Surfers Locust Abortion Technician Matador 1987
5:13 PM		Spooky Tooth I Am the Walrus (feat. Mike Harrison) The Island Years 1967 – 1974 UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 2015 From Carlisle, England.
5:20 PM		Deep Purple Space Truckin' Deep Purple Machine Head Rhino/Warner Records 1972
5:24 PM		Vile Bees Relaxo Vile Bees N Joy Coughs Seismic Wave Entertainment 2025 From Milwaukee.
5:27 PM		Los Microwaves What's That Got To Do (With Loving You)? Los Microwaves Life After Breakfast Posh Boy Music 1982
5:31 PM		The Gun Club Carry Home (Remastered 2020) The Gun Club Miami (Remastered 2020) Blixa Sounds 2020
5:37 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
5:40 PM		The Cramps I Can't Hardly Stand It Off the Bone EMI Records 1989
5:42 PM		The Wedding Present My Favourite Dress The Wedding Present George Best Plus [PIAS] 1987 The Wedding Present are an English indie rock group formed in 1985 in Leeds, England, by members of The Lost Pandas. David Gedge is the only constant member.
5:46 PM		Virgin Prunes Sweethome Under White Clouds (2004 Remaster) Virgin Prunes ...If I Die, I Die BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. 1982
5:51 PM		Alien Sex Fiend E.S.T. (Trip to the Moon) Alien Sex Fiend Acid Bath Anagram Records 1983 Alien Sex Fiend are an English gothic rock band, formed in London in 1982. The current lineup of the band consists of Nik Fiend and Mrs Fiend.
5:58 PM		Theatre of Hate Do You Believe In the Westworld? Theatre of Hate Original Sin Vantage Music 1984 Theatre of Hate are a British post-punk band formed in London, England, in 1980. Led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Kirk Brandon (formerly of The Pack)
6:02 PM		Elliott Smith Baby Britain Elliott Smith XO (Deluxe Edition) Geffen 1998
6:05 PM		Nick Drake Which Will Nick Drake Pink Moon UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 1972
6:08 PM		Pharaoh Sanders Astral Traveling Pharaoh Sanders Thembi 1971
6:14 PM		Girls Hellhole Ratrace Girls Album Pod 2009
6:25 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
6:26 PM		Ann Peebles I Can't Stand the Rain Ann Peebles I Can't Stand the Rain Fat Possum 1974
6:28 PM		James Brown & The Famous Flames Night Train James Brown & The Famous Flames I Got You (I Feel Good) Universal Records 1966
6:31 PM		The Dapps Bringing Up the Guitar (feat. Alfred Ellis) The Dapps The Singles, Vol. 5: 1967-1969 Polydor 2008
6:35 PM		Fran Jefferies Gone Now Fran Jefferies N Laugh Now, Cry Later: Chicano Lowrider Oldies 1959-1973 V/A Monolith Records 2023
6:38 PM		Gin & The Gents & Linco Boy And Girl Boy and Girl b/w Dreams For Sale - Single Numero Group 1968
6:42 PM		Pavement Old To Begin Pavement Brighten the Corners Domino Recording Co 1997
6:42 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
6:53 PM		Neil Young & Crazy Horse Down By the River Neil Young Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Reprise 1969
7:02 PM		The Rolling Stones Sister Morphine The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers (2015 Remaster) Polydor Records 1971
7:07 PM		The Velvet Underground & Nico Heroin The Velvet Underground & Nico (45th Anniversary Edition) Polydor 1967
7:15 PM		The Stooges Ann The Stooges The Stooges Rhino/Elektra 1969
7:17 PM		MC5 Starship MC5 Kick Out the Jams Rhino 1968
7:18 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:28 PM		The Dictators I Got You Babe The Dictators Go Girl Crazy! (40th Anniversary Edition) Epic/Legacy 1975
7:33 PM		Richard Hell & The Voidoids Blank Generation (Remastered) Richard Hell & The Voidoids Blank Generation (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) Rhino/Warner Records 1977
7:36 PM		Sir Douglas Quintet Wasted Days & Wasted Nights Sir Douglas Quintet N Magic Illusion The Music Club 2023
7:39 PM		Karen Dalton Something On Your Mind Karen Dalton In My Own Time Light In The Attic Records 1971
7:44 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:45 PM		Walnut Brain cabin 2 Walnut Brain N Weird Wire Petty Bunco 2025
7:50 PM		Tyler Childers Oneida Tyler Childers N Snipe Hunter Hickman Holler Records/RCA Records 2025 https://therealwv.com/2025/07/29/snipe-hunter-by-tyler-childers-is-an-appalachian-revelation/ Produced by Rick Rubin and Nick Sanborn.
7:56 PM		Melvins Female Trouble Melvins Everybody Loves Sausages Ipecac Recordings 2013 This song was written by John Waters. RIP David Lochary, star of John Waters' films who passed away this day in 1977.
7:58 PM		Gabriel Bernini Homenagem a David Lochary (Instrumental) Gabriel Bernini Reverbero 1 - Single Gabriel Bernini [dist. Tratore] 2021

Chat is archived.

howdy

'owdy

'owdy to you!

hey rob, keeping cool I hope

Heya DJ Esoterica and Rob MD!!

Heya TAndy!

Good afternoon

howdy carlos!

Does traffic on rt 1 always suck or just when I am on it?

yeah agree it always sucks

Station comes in great though on car radio

sweet! good to hear

One of the first albums I owned!!

Awesome!

Howdy Ears!

i love this album! of course

Howdy, DJ E

@Esoterica, I'm staying inside, so yeah, keeping cool. And Hiya TAndy and everyone

good thing!

i was outisde but then felt peaked because of it

@TAndy, how was the Gizzard show? That was you, wasn't it?

Many years later Philly band. Electric Love Muffin would do a killer live version of space trucking

@Carlos, also, traffic on Route 1 in the DC area always sucks

oh cool, carlos, i will checkout that version, thx!

Princeton area for me

@Carlos, I figured. But, DC, Baltimore, Richmond VA, Miami, Route 1 traffic always sucks

@Esoterica, yup. In a few days the weather will be really cool

oh good!

It seems like a constant that Rt. 1 is awful. Makes sense since it's one of the original major highways that's also a main road for lots of suburbs too.

I can't imagine how crowded 1/9 is further up north. More time to listen to DJ Esoterica on the way home!

@Ears the show was excellent. It was one of my favorite musical experiences, honestly. The band jammed while the orchestra was on break, played the reprieve of Dripping Tap before the orchestra came back in for Crumbling Castle with the outro, and THEN Dragon. Crazy crazy good show.

I have to make myself leave the house now, but you're all coming with 😜

Woohoo!

wow safe travels TAndy

Wow I’m just tuning in but may I say this looks like iy

It’s been banger after banger , what a sick set!

sweet, Daniel! thanks!!

i often like to think i give folks good drivin' music!

Wedding Present!!!

yes!

did you hear this on radio luxembroug growing up?

I wish I could be driving on Route 1 right now listening to WPRB!

luxembourg

I'd be cutting up in traffic if I heard this while driving home.

ha!

@Esoterica, The Wedding Present post-date my RTL (1973-74) experience by over a decade. I.e. they formed in 1985, first album in 1987. I found out about them around 1990 b/c some djs on WMUC in College Park MD loved the band. I got to see them at the old 930 Club in the early 90s, it was a great show!

Hey Esoterica! Thanks for the tunes getting me through a pain in the butt late work meeting. :-)

Thanks ParrScream! Glad to help out:)

amazing! Rob. I never got to the 930 but my hubby went to see iggy in the 80s and blasted his ears out.

Cool wrt your hubby! I didn't see Iggy there or anywhere but I did blast my ears out a few times

it is closed now right, rob?

LOVED 930! Saw so many good hardcore shows there... miss that place.

wow that must have been great, ParrScream

Dang Elliot smith followed by nick drake, imma cry for real

oh nice, daniel, that is what i am here for haha

but for real

@Esoterica, 930 Club closed at the original location at the end of 1995 and is still a going concern at the "new" location

@ParrScream, I saw a few hardcore shows at the old 930, who knows, we could even have been at the same show one time?

Awesome-- Thanks so much for playing Hellhole Ratrace-- Great show as usual

9:30? Someone mentioned 9:30?

Sorry I'm late

thanks mike, of course:)

hey randy!

yes rob mentioned 9:30 and ParrScream?

A few weeks ago, after a thunderstorm, I remembered that the word for the smell of rain is " pelichor" which sounds like a name for an eastern European metal band (or should be)

Well hello there Esoterica, excellent song choice! I also enjoy the Eruption version and the Missy Elliot shout out

I was in a meeting at work and the number 930 came up - it caught my attention

Nice, Marcus, thanks, glad you enjoyed

yeah the eruption version - the disco one is great

So that was the singer in "The Pink Panther", eh?

was it?

ann peebles? what did she sing?

and hi david

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paWt-vWYbyU

Fran Jefferies

OH yes right

Looked it up

thanks, Ears

Thanks @David

sup yall!

true thanks david. i loved fran jefferies performing in the ski lodge with the samba when she does that little dink dink thing with her shoulders and peter sellers copes it

copies it

hey michael!

what's up erica!

ESPNs premier NFL analyst Mina Kimex, has a Pavement album in her on-air background

*Kimes

tell me more, randy!

hi michael!

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/how-mina-kimes-became-espns-best-talking-head-and-indie-rocks-biggest-fan

cool! randy

she knows her stuff

#gobirds

CSNY performed that last song on the 1969 premiere episode of ABC’s “The Music Scene”. Too bad “Laugh-In” destroyed it in the ratings.

wow david

Watching her on a show ESPN used to (Highly Questionable) got my daughter into football: not long after Eagles won their FIRST super bowl - and the parade WAS attended (we were at Broad & Locust/doubletree corner)

yeah too bad

so was my daughter! sounded amazing

That corner was very SQUISHY, everyone from Jersey PATCOd and ended up there LOL

i bet!

"Jesus' Son" 1999 starring Billy Crudup

hey marcus, i always wanted to see that film, is it good?

i like the writer of that story - denis johnson

Not remarkable unfortunately

Also a great book of short stories

so read the book do not watch the film maybe

Denis Johnson 1992

I don't know if the two are related

yeah i have it on the shelf - must read:)

i might watch the film anyway bc i like crudup haha

Does anyone know about a Canadian movie called "hard core logo?" I mentioned my days in a van playing shows and someone said " you should watch this"

There might be a book too?

never heard of hard core logo

The first recording of “Sister Morphine” was by Marianne Faithfull, released in February 1969. That was the same month she began her role as Ophelia in the Roundhouse production of “Hamlet”, the period when she became an addict.

a mockumentary, right, randy?

No, but it sounds interesting @Randy

I'm guessing, spinal tap-ish, yeah

yes its does sound interesting

gets 7.2 on imdb

I found something on YouTube but IMDB has a different running time - it's either sped up or cut

FYI - I've found that TUBI has some great music docs

nice, randy, i love docs

music especially

Ophelia in the Roundhouse production of “Hamlet”, --- until I read it in HS, all I knew about Hamlet, I learned from Gilligans island

haha so great

VU’s “Heroin” was spoofed on “The Simpsons” this season. It’s at the 12:28 mark. https://fox.com/watch/2f6916611e473f7474b2797153ded142

ha! david will check it out

It's hard to find a good Hamlet, but the Japanese movie "Throne of Blood" is A GREAT Macbeth

oooh i will watch it thanks

More about Marianne and drugs: https://theguardian.com/culture/2014/aug/06/marianne-faithfull-boyfriend-killed-jim-morrison

This show has been something else!

And "Scotland, PA" with Walken

Great SET!!!

Better hurry if you want to see that at the Film Forum tonight, Randy. https://filmforum.org/film/throne-of-blood-kurosawa-in-4k

that was wild

No they don't

Hey Matt and G Jax!

They don't what?

Just finishing your thought… or what I thought you thought was

you get my drift:)

Dictators! Butthole Surfers! Cramps! great stuff dj

hey matt thanks so much! this is my stuff i love

A movie I do recommend is "Smithereens" (1982) starring Richard Hell with a great small role by Cris Noth as a tranny hooker. Also featured is the Peppermint Lounge

oh i will def check that out- i have heard of the film of course

thanks. marcus

omg the peppermint lounge i went there!

@David - it's on TCM/HBO MAX

Pep Lounge, Max's Kansas City, Pyramid

oh yeah classic places

Killer show! Thank you

Thanks Mike!

The year before she became a Bond girl, Carole Bouquet starred in this with Richard: https://tubitv.com/movies/100020361/blank-generation

Thanks so much for the show! It was nice to spend Tuesday nestled up with the radio instead of running around doing everything.

wow the tips keep coming! thx david

sweet, TAndy!

I got a shout out! Thanks Esoterica. Great show!

nice to see ya!

yes you did, marcus! thanks

Karen Dalton doc: https://tubitv.com/movies/610686/a-bright-light-karen-and-the-process

oh yes i would watch that, david

thx

We enjoyed your show tonight, Esoterica, thanks! Until the next time

And enjoy your week off!

thanks rob!

appreciate it!

thanks everyone!

hey eso! i couldn't join the chat earlier

awesome show today

hey andrew! thanks so much

bye all