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Recherché

Oct 2, 2025 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Music

With Readie Righteous

Welcome Righteous Ones! Presented with love for your edification: positive themes for any season or any reason, incorporating Afrobeat, world music, roots, reggae, ska, queercore, pop, disco, post-punk, jazz, soul, R 'n' B, obit-core and more. Opportunistic singing-along with your DJ is de rigueur. Your lagniappe: historical perspective, social consciousness, irreverence. 💟

Celebrating Portland!

(By Cacophony - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0)

As of 2025, violent crime in the city of Portland saw a marked decline, representing the highest drop of any city covered by the Major City Chiefs Mid Year Report at a 51% decrease from 2024. https://shorturl.at/IaV37

Recherché
12:00 PM
Small Faces - Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake Marriott, Lane, McLagan, Jones
Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake Immediate Records 1968

The Small Faces | Small faces, Faces band, Steve marriott

12:04 PM
The Dandy Warhols - Ohio
The Dandy Warhols Ohio Neil Young
Come On Feel The Dandy Warhols 2004

The Dandy warhols - The Dandy Warhols Photo (26804410) - Fanpop

Formed in Portland in 1994

12:09 PM
The Decemberists - I Was Meant For The Stage
The Decemberists I Was Meant For The Stage Colin Meloy
Her Majesty The Decemberists 2003

The Decemberists | Music fanart | fanart.tv

Portlander Rachel Blumberg : Drummer

12:16 PM
16Volt - In the Thaw
16Volt In the Thaw Eric Powell
NegativeOnArrivals 2024

16Volt reissues 'NegativeOnArrivals' album in May

12:21 PM
Glass Candy - Digital Versicolor
Glass Candy Digital Versicolor Glass Candy
B/E/A/T/B/O/X Italians Do It Better 2007
12:27 PM
Esperanza Spalding - Precious
Esperanza Spalding Precious Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Heads Up 2008
12:31 PM
case/lang/veirs - Blue Fires
case/lang/veirs Blue Fires veirs/lang
Case / Lang / Veirs Anti/Epitaph 2016

case/lang/veirs - "Honey And Smoke" - Stereogum

Neko Case, k.d.lang, Laura Veirs

12:34 PM
Elliott Smith - Stupidity Tries
Elliott Smith Stupidity Tries Elliott Smith
Figure 8 DreamWorks 2000

25 Years Ago This Month: Elliott Smith Goes Full Beatlesque on 'Figure ...

12:40 PM
Courtney Love - Uncool
Courtney Love Uncool Love, Schemel, Best
America's Sweetheart 2004

Courtney Love Takes Aim At Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, And Lana Del Rey

12:42 PM
Bikini Kill - Resist Psychic Death
Bikini Kill Resist Psychic Death Bikini Kill
The First Two Records Bikini Kill Records 1991
12:44 PM
31Knots - Thousand Wars
31Knots Thousand Wars 31Knots
Talk Like Blood Polyvinyl Records 2005

31Knots Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More | A... | AllMusic

Based in Portland

12:45 PM
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1:03 PM
Gray / Pirog / Ballou - Part 5
Gray / Pirog / Ballou Part 5 Gray/Pirog/Ballou N
Live at FEMA 2025

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Recorded live in concert presented by the Frederick Experimental Music Association (FEMA) at the Y Arts Center Frederick, MD by Pierre Toureille, March 1, 2025.

1:13 PM
Gruff Rhys - Pan Ddaw’r Haul I Fore
Gruff Rhys Pan Ddaw’r Haul I Fore Gruff Rhys N
Dim Probs Rock Action Records 2025

Dim Probs | Gruff Rhys

1:17 PM
Honeydrip - Aspire
Honeydrip Aspire
WZY4.5 Woozy (IE) 2024
1:22 PM
Delian Sound - Gangsta VIP
Delian Sound Gangsta VIP N
Gangsta / Gangsta VIP 12" single 2025

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1:28 PM
The Mauskovic Dance Band - Zwaar
The Mauskovic Dance Band Zwaar
Bukaroo Bank Les Disques Bongo Joe 2022
1:33 PM
The Polyphonic Spree - Section 19 (When The Fool Becomes A King)
The Polyphonic Spree Section 19 (When The Fool Becomes A King) Tim DeLaughter
Together We're Heavy Good Records Recordings 2004

The Polyphonic Spree DJ's Archives - Paul Hillery

1:43 PM
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1:54 PM
Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Air à Danser
Penguin Cafe Orchestra Air à Danser Simon Jeffes
Penguin Cafe Orchestra 1981

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1:59 PM
J-Roots Feat. Kitty B - Plus Jamais (Never Again)
J-Roots Feat. Kitty B Plus Jamais (Never Again)
Soapbox Fury 2012

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2:02 PM
Bill Brennan & Andy McNeill - Journey Ahead
Bill Brennan & Andy McNeill Journey Ahead Bill Brennan & Andy McNeill N
Dreaming in Gamelan 2025

When it comes to gamelan, teamwork makes the musical dream work | FMT

2:06 PM
Jamie Lidell & Luke Schneider - The Passing
Jamie Lidell & Luke Schneider The Passing Jamie Lidell & Luke Schneider N
A Companion For the Spaces Between Dreams Northern Spy Records 2025

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Luke Schneider from Nashville, TN - pedal steel guitarist who's worked with Orville Peck & Margo Price.

2:12 PM
Sangie Davis - Jingling Keys / Version
Sangie Davis Jingling Keys / Version Sangie Davis
single 2023

Original release in 1979, recorded at Tuff Gong. Lyrics:

Footstep of the warder; With his bunch of jingling keys - Is there another prisoner coming in - For I and I will be free -Now he’s walking up the corridor As i stand here militantly -The same judge who found me guilty Could have proved my innocency - Innocency, jingling keys They do as they please Jingling keys They do as they please - So brothers don’t you worry- Just build your unity -They’re only try to test us, To see if they can weaken us mentally- But some day they’ll be sorry, For the real culprits will be -Behind those iron curtains - Then I’ll have those jingling keys Jingling keys, jingling keys They do as they please Jingling keys -They jingle for me They do as they please.

2:21 PM
George Beaufort / 12 Tribes Band - Reaching To Our Goal / Rhythm & Harmony
George Beaufort / 12 Tribes Band Reaching To Our Goal / Rhythm & Harmony Sangie Davis
single 1976

Twelve Tribes (band) - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

2:27 PM
The Abyssinians - Abendingo / Version (Dub)
The Abyssinians Abendingo / Version (Dub) Lynford Manning
single 1976

The Abyssinians - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

Singing of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; alternate spellings on various labels include: "Abendigo" and "Adendingo".

2:33 PM
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2:40 PM
Eddy Grant - Gimme Hope Jo'Anna (Ext. Fabmix)
Eddy Grant Gimme Hope Jo'Anna (Ext. Fabmix) Edmond Montague Grant
12" 1988

Eddy Grant - Gimme Hope Joanna (Azzurro 1988) - YouTube

Eddy sings of the South African Apartheid

2:46 PM
Sophia George - Girlie Girlie
Sophia George Girlie Girlie A. Davis
Fresh 1986

Sophia George - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

2:49 PM
The Ethiopians - Train to Skaville
The Ethiopians Train to Skaville Dillon
Engine 54 WIRL 1968

the ethiopians | Reggae, African artists, Ska

2:53 PM
Interskalactic - Full Moon Ska
Interskalactic Full Moon Ska Interskalactic
Interskalactic - EP Interskalactic 2017
2:55 PM
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Chat is archived.
Readie Righteous (host) 11:54:19 AM
Sending good, autumnal vibes to all y'all! Chat is open!! How are you?
michael gudgeon 12:05:15 PM
sup readie!
michael gudgeon 12:05:27 PM
doing great hbu!
Readie Righteous (host) 12:06:54 PM
Hey-o, michael ! glad you're doin' great!! I am feelin' this beauteous, cool, sunny day!!!
Bike R 12:07:57 PM
sup all.
Readie Righteous (host) 12:08:21 PM
Hi Bike R, whaddup
DebbieWebby 12:13:52 PM
Hi! 🎃
Readie Righteous (host) 12:14:06 PM
Perfect day for a bike ride on the towpath
Readie Righteous (host) 12:14:57 PM
Hi DebbieWebby! are you excited about "Scary Season" ?
Bike R 12:16:37 PM
Hell yeah! Towpath in the scary season!?
Readie Righteous (host) 12:17:37 PM
I was thinking of you, DebbieWebby as I washed my hands in the Barge, with your witchy ghost soap dispenser now BACK IN SEASON!
Readie Righteous (host) 12:18:56 PM
I saw the first perfect formation of geese headed South in the blue sky this morning...so perfect!
DebbieWebby 12:19:56 PM
Hahaha!! Spooky suds!! The Halloween/studio gift that never stops giving. 👻🧼
Readie Righteous (host) 12:20:46 PM
Perpetual Spooky Season, Deb!!!
DebbieWebby 12:21:14 PM
I am! The best month is finally here. I got my pumpkins, pumpkin spiced items, and Halloween candy. I am already celebrating.
Readie Righteous (host) 12:22:21 PM
I knew it DebbieWebby! such a great month!
Readie Righteous (host) 12:23:05 PM
When do you carve your pumpkins, DW?
DebbieWebby 12:25:06 PM
I actually don't... I leave as is. I am not that creative 😆 I do dress them up at times since it's easier. I'll send you a picture on IG.
Readie Righteous (host) 12:25:55 PM
Sounds good! I haven't carved in a while, it is kinda messy!
DebbieWebby 12:29:51 PM
I have before but I am not that great at it... so I just leave it as usually. I do love seeing them carved though.
Readie Righteous (host) 12:30:00 PM
It would be cool to try a little baby one, though...might be fun...🎃🎃🎃
Readie Righteous (host) 12:31:34 PM
TBH, I think any design on a pumpkin works...could be scary either way!!!
DebbieWebby 12:32:21 PM
If you got yarn, you got hair. If you got paper, you got a hat. If you got a marker/paint, you can have whatever your creative skill level allows you to have 😆 They do sell sticker kits which I use... they are adorable.
Readie Righteous (host) 12:33:39 PM
You have a very artistic sensibility, DW! Oh wow! I didn't know they had sticker sets for pumpkins!! That's cool!
michael gudgeon 12:35:53 PM
heck yeah elliott
DebbieWebby 12:36:24 PM
😊 ty! That credit goes to my parents... we use to always decorate the baby pumpkins. And attempt to carve the bigger ones.
Readie Righteous (host) 12:42:16 PM
Nice-I remember going Halloweening as a kid (we didn't call it trick or treating). Where I grew up, we had to perform for our candy.... recite a poem or sing a song..it was expected...
Readie Righteous (host) 12:43:42 PM
I love Elliott's voice, so unique
Bike R 12:45:17 PM
How would Courtney go Halloweening?
Readie Righteous (host) 12:45:50 PM
come as you are
Bike R 12:50:02 PM
haha, @readie. perfect.
DebbieWebby 12:53:04 PM
Whoah! You actually worked for that Halloween treat. Times have changed.
Readie Righteous (host) 1:04:46 PM
Yeah, DW, nothing like STAGE fright for Halloween...brutal, kinda fun, though, if I'm being honest...
DebbieWebby 1:10:24 PM
Poor shy kids..
DebbieWebby 1:10:36 PM
Did you play guitar?
Bike R 1:11:59 PM
this is funny. we only made teens perform for their "trick".
Readie Righteous (host) 1:13:47 PM
@DW, yes, occasionally I did bring the guitar...and of course caroling around the neighborhood at Christmastime
Readie Righteous (host) 1:15:05 PM
This is major Prog vibes right here
𓀠 ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ 𓀡 1:15:40 PM
Did someone say “prog”?😺
Readie Righteous (host) 1:16:52 PM
DTO SUMMONIZATION COMPLETE
Readie Righteous (host) 1:16:58 PM
Hey Dave!!!
Readie Righteous (host) 1:17:10 PM
radio is magic, innit?
Readie Righteous (host) 1:17:55 PM
That Gruff Rhys track gave me really strong prog vibes
𓀠 ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ 𓀡 1:23:47 PM
got my attention for sure
Readie Righteous (host) 1:24:59 PM
then my work is done , DTO! 😉
Readie Righteous (host) 1:26:08 PM
noir-ish vibes rn
Alan Parsec 1:30:00 PM
Hey Readie!! Happy October!!
Readie Righteous (host) 1:30:54 PM
Hey! Hi there, Alan! how you doin'? Backatcha!
Alan Parsec 1:31:22 PM
Readie: Thanks for that Neil Young cover at the start of the show, went down well with a cup of Coffee..
Readie Righteous (host) 1:32:41 PM
Nice, Alan - very glad to hear that...a macchiato? capuccino? cortado? espresso?
Alan Parsec 1:33:36 PM
Readie: Nope...a Folgeroso haha!!
Jeff Langan 1:35:07 PM
Greetings from a sunny and warm Green Bay! Wish I could get in your clean out mode, Readie. I shudder at the thought of the boxes we moved from GB to Ct. and back without opening them. And they still sit in the basement unopened! 😩😩
Bike R 1:36:01 PM
@ jeff moving is hell
Alan Parsec 1:36:23 PM
Amen to that!
Readie Righteous (host) 1:36:28 PM
@Alan - 🤣
Readie Righteous (host) 1:37:46 PM
@Jeff - I hear you - it's like if you haven't needed it or used it in a while.... but then I look through and I'm fascinated by each "forgotten" item..OH THERE it is!!! 🤣🤣
Alan Parsec 1:39:20 PM
Alan's Rule: If you can't find something, look for something else, and you'll find what you originally started out to find..
Readie Righteous (host) 1:40:04 PM
I heard a "rule of thumb" saying if you bring something into the house, you have to get rid of something!
Readie Righteous (host) 1:40:52 PM
@Alan- I was telling a friend last night how in Catholic school, we used to pray to Saint Anthony if we lost something...the patron saint of lost things...
Readie Righteous (host) 1:41:32 PM
Dear Saint Anthony, please come 'round - something's lost and can't be found" 3 times...
Alan Parsec 1:45:18 PM
Readie; I'm living Robinson Crusoe style here, got to be careful what I get rid of, all too many times I've had to play "MacGyver" !! something that I'm pretty good at...
Alan Parsec 1:45:51 PM
Polyphonic Spree??? Is that a multiple choice question???
DebbieWebby 1:50:51 PM
Hmm 🤔 I should of paid closer attention to the vocals. Sorry, I was multitasking I didn't expect the pop quiz. I need to do some homework. I'll get back to you.
Readie Righteous (host) 1:55:38 PM
Hey Deb- didn't mean to put you on the spot! ! Forgive my impetuousness!
Jimbo Daily 1:55:44 PM
ReeeeadiEEEE!!! The Tap Root of your Radio Supremacy started at the Center of the Earth ∞ ∞ Is that how your radio Waves Defy GRAVITY?!?!?
Readie Righteous (host) 1:56:50 PM
Hey, Jimbo Daily!!! SUCH a wordsmith thou art!!! SUPer to see you!!!
Alan Parsec 1:56:53 PM
🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧!!
Jimbo Daily 1:59:29 PM
Chop us Off a Good Old Slice of Righteous Pie!
Readie Righteous (host) 2:00:36 PM
@Jimbo - mmm mmmm with pleasure!
Readie Righteous (host) 2:02:22 PM
Equal slices of this pie for all...
Readie Righteous (host) 2:04:15 PM
Egalité, fraternité, Liberté
Jimbo Daily 2:04:31 PM
I am sure I am not the only one who listens to your shows w my eyeballs turned all the way around to see my Brain. The Fireworks are never as BRIGHT as w YOUR Show!!!
Jimbo Daily 2:05:30 PM
Verite, beautie et Amor Vers
Readie Righteous (host) 2:05:51 PM
😌 Thank you Jimbo Daily! Your verbal acuity is a delight! 😌😌
DebbieWebby 2:07:26 PM
No problem at all! HAHA But I will totally listen after your show because now I will be looking for these Ozzy or Flaming Lips vocals. I'll get Sean's opinion too.
Readie Righteous (host) 2:08:34 PM
@jimbo D - le cœur est plein, l'esprit est élargi
Readie Righteous (host) 2:09:24 PM
@DebbieWebby - I would LOVE that!!! Tim DeLaughter of Polyphonic Spree is amazing live...
Readie Righteous (host) 2:11:08 PM
The Spree is one of the best LIVE bands I've seen, the symphonic vibes are transcendent...
DebbieWebby 2:12:25 PM
That is amazing!! I remember them and watching their music video years ago. I got to check out more of their stuff.
Readie Righteous (host) 2:13:19 PM
Yeah, they name their songs consecutively with "Section" numbers
Jimbo Daily 2:13:56 PM
Tu est trop gentil
Readie Righteous (host) 2:14:41 PM
et toi aussi, Jimbo - merci
Bike R 2:17:41 PM
alors!
Readie Righteous (host) 2:19:02 PM
Zut alors!!
Marcus Haupt 2:20:02 PM
Hello Readie! Terror Fabulous is a 90’s Dancehall Reggae star
Readie Righteous (host) 2:21:00 PM
Hey Marcus - COOL! thanks for the intel! I am going to do a deep dive on him when I get home today!!!
Readie Righteous (host) 2:22:17 PM
The amazing Hive Mind of the WPRB FAM!! ❤️❤️❤️
Readie Righteous (host) 2:23:40 PM
chair skankin' at the Barge...
Marcus Haupt 2:46:18 PM
Terror fabulous: in this love together or woman a you
Readie Righteous (host) 2:53:34 PM
Thanks for being here, y'all! Have a great week till we meet again!
Readie Righteous (host) 2:53:39 PM
❤️❤️❤️
Marcus Haupt 2:54:33 PM
Rude girl!
Alan Parsec 2:57:37 PM
Readie: TYSM for the tunes! Next Friday I'll be at the Franklin Institute Halloween event here: https://fi.edu/en/events-calendar/20251010/science-after-hours-fright-night
Jeff Langan 2:58:07 PM
Have a great week, Readie!
DebbieWebby 2:58:11 PM
Bye, Readie & chat! 🧡👻🎃
Alan Parsec 2:58:33 PM
Take care ☮️ & bcnu!!
Readie Righteous (host) 3:01:45 PM
Thanks all!❤️