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The Sonic Bloom

Jan 13, 2026 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Music

With Esoterica

From the wild and woolly backcountry of San Diego, I was a punk rock college DJ in Claremont, California over 30 years ago! I came on board at WPRB in 2016 where I have much fun spinning everything from folk, punk, synth, to garage!

Best of 2025 Part 2!

hey there, good stuff coming your way.

5:02 PM		Lalo Schifrin Main Title Lalo Schifrin Dirty Harry (The Original Score) Aleph Records 2004
5:03 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
5:12 PM		Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band Monte Carlo / No Limits Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band N Monte Carlo / No Limits - Single Tough Love Records 2025
5:15 PM		Discreet Charms The Man Without A Cemetery Discreet Charms N Delivery Model Stateholder Meeting Dot Dash Sounds 2025 Featuring Tom Hyland from WFMU on drums. this is good!
5:19 PM		Optic Sink Laughing Backwards Optic Sink N Lucky Number Feel It Records 2025
5:23 PM		Onyon Moony Cat Onyon N Pale Horses Onyon 2025 From Leipzig, Germany.
5:28 PM		R.M.F.C. Ecstatic Strife R.M.F.C. N Ecstatic Strife & Golden Trick - Single Anti Fade Records 2025 From Sydney. Sounding like all that great post-punk from NZ. Love it. Buz Clatworthy and Emma Brophy (on sax). Though I hear no sax on this song lol.
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5:37 PM		SAVAK The Moon Over Marine Park Savak N SQUAWK! Peculiar Works Music 2025 From Brooklyn.
5:40 PM		The Sleeveens Downtown The Sleeveens N Downtown / Drowning - Single Goner 2025 From Nashville and Dublin.
5:44 PM		Sharp Pins I Could Find Out Sharp Pins N Balloon Balloon Balloon Perennial / K Records 2025 From Chicago. Robyn Hitchcock loves em.
5:47 PM		Greg Freeman Rome, New York Greg Freeman N Burnover Transgressive Records 2025 From Vermont.
5:51 PM		Golomb Be Here Now Golomb N The Beat Goes On No Quarter 2025 From Columbus, Ohio. A wife-hubby duo and then the wife's bro joined, too. Mickey and Xena Shuman and Hawken Holm.
5:55 PM		Momma Cross Your Heart Momma N Welcome to My Blue Sky (Deluxe Edition) Polyvinyl Records 2025 From Calabasas to Brooklyn, but don't hold that against them. This is their 4th album. Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten.
5:58 PM		Slow Pulp Idaho Slow Pulp N Moveys (Deluxe Edition) Winspear 2025 From Madison now based in Chicago. With Emily Massey, Teddy Mathews, Alex Leeds and Henry Stoehr. Childhood friends.
6:02 PM		Blackwater Holylight Involuntary Haze Blackwater Holylight N Not Here Not Gone Suicide Squeeze Records 2026 New! These guys are from Portland, OR and have moved to L.A.
6:06 PM		Roman Candle Nothing Is Original Roman Candle N Nothing Is Original - Single Sumerian Records 2025
6:09 PM		Angel Face Out In The Night Angel Face N Out In The Street Slovenly Recordings 2025 From Tokyo. Hercules (vocals); Fink (guitar); Toyozo (bass); Rayco (drums).
6:13 PM		Twisted Teens Everyone Twisted Teens N Everyone - Single Jazz Life 2025 From New Orleans. Fronted by Caspian Hollywell.
6:15 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
6:21 PM		Buffet Lunch Perfect Hit! Buffet Lunch N Perfect Hit! Upset The Rhythm 2025 From Edinburgh.
6:24 PM		Chris Brokaw Paloma Chris Brokaw N Ghost Ship 12XU 2025
6:29 PM		Repetition Repetition “Lakeland” Repetition Repetition N Fit for Consequences: Original Recordings, 1984-1987 Freedom To Spend 2025
6:33 PM		Self Improvement Settle Down Self Improvement N Syndrome Feel It Records 2025 From Long Beach, CA. https://selfimprovement.bandcamp.com/
6:36 PM		Y La Bamba, Nino de Elche, Victor Herrero & Lucretia Dalt caes (u suerte) Y La Bamba, Nino de Elche, Victor Herrero & Lucretia Dalt N caes - Single 2025 https://northerntransmissions.com/caes-by-lucrecia-dalt-feat-camille-mandoki/
6:40 PM		Thee Oh Sees SNEAKER Thee Oh Sees N ABOMINATION REVEALED AT LAST DEATHGOD CORP 2025 https://ohsees.bandcamp.com/
6:43 PM		Mercy Girl Closer Mercy Girl N Closer - EP Descent Records 2025 From Scotland. https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music/under-the-radar-mercy-girl-5429460
6:49 PM		Luke Roberts & Kurt Vile classic love Luke Roberts & Kurt Vile Classic Love (ep) - EP 2025 https://klofmag.com/2025/07/out-today-kurt-vile-luke-roberts-classic-love/
6:53 PM		The Unknowns Thunder in My Head The Unknowns N Thunder in My Head - Single Bargain Bin Records 2025 Aussie punk. From Brisbane. https://thefirenote.com/reviews/the-unknowns-looking-from-the-outside-album-review/
6:55 PM		Private Function Gamma Ray Private Function 2025 2025 From Melbourne. "Private Function Gamma Ray" refers to a punk rock song by the Australian band Private Function, released on May 23, 2025, as part of their album ¯\(ツ)/¯ (shrug emoji).
6:57 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:04 PM		Twenty One Children Life Thing Twenty One Children N After The Storm Slovenly Recordings 2025 TWENTY ONE CHILDREN are the riotous punk pulse of Johannesburg — a fearless trio tearing up South Africa's alt-music rulebook. Formed by friends Thula and Abdula with drummer Biko, they fuse U.S. skate punk grit with Soweto's heartbeat in a storm of noise, soul, and defiance.
7:07 PM		Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas Clock no Clock N Totality Drag City 2025
7:16 PM		Golden Apples Mind Golden Apples R N Shooting Star Lame-O Records 2025 Going out to Race!
7:19 PM		Dummy Angel's Gear Dummy N Dumb EPs Perennial / K Records 2025 https://post-trash.com/news/2024/9/10/dummy-free-energy-album-review
7:22 PM		Why Bother? I Got Your Number Why Bother? N You Are Part of the Experiment - EP Feel It Records 2025 From Mason City, Iowa. https://whybotheriowa.bandcamp.com/album/case-studies
7:24 PM		Motorbike Scrap Heap Motorbike N Kick It Over Feel It Records 2025 "Jerri fell off his moped so we started a band." -Motorbike. From that wreckage, a five piece rock'n'roll group was born. The cast: a familiar gang of Cincinnati players fronted by Welsh expat Jamie Morrison.
7:27 PM		The Lavender Flu Patron Eyes (Cocoon 2069) The Lavender Flu N Tracing The Sand By The Pool In The Red Records 2025 From Oregon. https://thelavenderflu.bandcamp.com/ The Lavender Flu is playing the Belly Up of you're near Solana Beach (SD county)! Great venue.
7:28 PM		Sick Thoughts Another Piece Of Plastic Sick Thoughts N Another Piece Of Plastic - EP ROKK Records 2025 https://sick-thoughts.bandcamp.com/
7:30 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:33 PM		Tee Vee Repairmann Bad News Tee Vee Repairmann N Only A Memory / Bad News - Single Goner Records 2025
7:36 PM		Private Lives Wrong Again Private Lives N Salt of the Earth Feel It Records 2025 From Montreal. The Montreal group of hitmakers—vocalist Jackie Blenkarn, guitarist Chance Hutchison, bassist Josh Herlihey, and drummer Drew Demers—swerve through a bumper-to-bumper sprawl of charging vocals, searing guitar lines, and a bolting rhythm section that proves sheer rock ‘n’ roll is still very much alive. https://joyzine.org/2025/03/21/album-review-private-lives-salt-of-the-earth/
7:40 PM		Smirk Domestic Dog Smirk N Domestic Dog b/w Manhunt In Paradise - Single Industry Standards 2025 "Domestic Dog" is a single by the Los Angeles-based punk project Smirk, which is the solo endeavor of musician Nick Vicario.
7:42 PM		The Whimbrels That's How It Was The Whimbrels N The Whimbrels Dromedary Records 2025
7:44 PM		Mekons The Western Design Mekons N Horror Fire Records 2025
7:49 PM		Bob Mould Neanderthal Bob Mould N Here We Go Crazy BMG Rights Management (US) LLC 2025
7:50 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:54 PM		Walnut Brain locust 3 Walnut Brain N Weird Wire Petty Bunco 2025
7:58 PM		Mike Polizze Improvs 1 N Improvs 1 - Single Paradise of Bachelors 2025

Chat is archived.

hey

I have been clicked in all day. Happy to have you in my digiteria. I hope you have a great show. The website took a long time to update with your program. I wrote to the station manager to complain. This needs to be prompt.

hey richard, we had to transition from DJ to DJ this time so forgive the late arrival of the chat

If Richard doesn’t forgive you, I certainly do

hi! Dá Bəng Gôu

hi! carlos. thanks!

sí forgives

If you happen to sneeze during the show I will also bless you

No problema.

thanks, richard!

You had me at Lalo Schifrin. Its a Streets of San Francisco kind of vibe.

of course, Lester! That is my jam.

Sleeve of Wizard you are.

Subject object cosmology.

Saying Hello!

- Inspector- Have you seen any Pods?

Only the Invasion of The seedPods

my dogs are barking

Soak them in Epsom salts

Adams is dead. Jesus Christ.

yoooo

hey andrew!

I was kinda on the side of the Boss with the Whip.. Get in line.

oh ho

Very sorry that Sam Adams passed. Beer is good though.

it is good.

Scott Adams. I am sorry about everything I ave ever said.

As my father would say, don't say your sorry, just don't do it again

oh that is right, dilbert. rip scott adams

right inspector.:)

Callahan, we will see you down at the station. Surrender your badger and your gund.

Ok Briggs

Entering the chat! Moving along this winter with a good bike ride today y'all.

hey john!

i went on a nice walk with my dog.

not too cold

talk moonlight amongst yourselves.

Moonlight in Vermont. We will be Free

@Eso Dog's rock! Unfortunately our latest rescue is one of those "reactive" dogs She's getting better but dog walks are a bit of a chore sometimes.

yes, she does (my pup).

aw hope yours gets ore relaxed about walking. My dolly is a rescue too.

*more

My cat Syd loves riverside walks, no leash required

wow, inspector, that is cool.

Hey folks

He's the coolest cat 🐈

Hey Randy!

Golomb rules

yes! hey russell, how are you? it's been awhile

Howdy

are they pronounced gollum. i was wondering, ou prob know haha

I'm working on some illustrations for my cat's memoir, as it would happen

*you

doing good!! psyched to be tuning into the Sonic Bloom ◡̈

hey rob!

pretty sure yea its like "gollum"

i accidentally unchecked the auto approve button, sorry! lol

thx russell

Just don't hit the eject button

right haha

psyched you all are here!

@Randy- In water colors? Cats prefer oil, IIANM

if I am not mistaken.

Pen & ink - Gorey-easque, is the "vision"

love it, randy. love gorey.

@Rob- I watch the hawks. 60 mph dive bombers.

GW Gacy did an oil of GG Allin

what?!

Yup just watched a documentary on them

GG Allen. Bit the head off of JS Bach iianm If I am not mistaken.

Your chats Eso are totally off the hook!😇

Trading my skin for an avatar who sings in past places.

haha thx inspector

You remind me of Corky.

trippy statement, lester

Better Corky than quirky

i like my weirdness :)

Callahan stands tall. Left hook.

Ya think! 🫨

haha

" I didn't do that to him, he looks too good" Callahan

The kids in Bristol look sharp as a pistol when they do the Bristol Stomp

ha for sure!

Let loose the dogs of punk

oh yeah

@inspector "Better Corky than quirky" not to be confused with Coriky

"Callahan stands tall. Left hook." Right turn, Clyde

Thanks Randy. Its very quite out here .

We are listening to the runes

aw sweet

That song was amazing!

hey Jas! Agree!

Did John Cage compose a piece of 17 minutes of silence.? But broadcasting 40,000 watts of Angor Watt?

don't rightly know

@esoterica - my daughter asked "how did you do the background on the 'pink monkey bird?'" I asked her how do THINK I did it? She answered "I think you did *this* and then *this* and then *this* but I'm probably wrong"

Nope, she was totally correct - she knows my "process" LOL

haha loved the illustration. thanks for sending!

@randy

@esoterica It was my pleasure!!!

Did Ian hunter pass? WRTI DJ played some Phillip glass earlier. From the Berlin three=opolis.

@Lester, watch out for those hawks!!

i hope not, lester. i just did a quick search and didn't see anything

@Lester, I hope not too. I didn't see anything either. Reminds me of when a DJ on WHFS in Maryland played several consecutive Brian Eno songs and then announced 'don't worry, he is still with us, it's his birthday' so now I think of him every May 15

I guess it was

Ian Anderson.

lol Rob.

That's why I don't listen to radio much except for WPRB - if I ever heard more than 3 songs by somebody, I'm checking my phone to see 'who died?'

Hate how relevant that last song is

If the band is The Unknowns, but you know them, are they really?

Schroedinger's favorite band, maybe?

Hehe no worries :) I am

Going to

Investigate that band now!

do it:)

Had to take a call, hope i didn't miss anything

Hey DJE, idk if you played anything off golden apples' shooting star last week but Mind is a v good song i was super hyped to hear get released

thanks, race! yeah it is great. i didn't it will fit nicely later today or next week. thanks:)

hey nope inspector:)

Thank You Eso!

Can't hear the name "Race" without following it up with "Bannon"

2026 WoW! Time marches on and waits for no one...

"Time is a pony ride" - David Byrne

I've gotten that quite a bit randy

Gotta check johnny quest out fr soon

The man was a stud

And thank you esoterica! Got to hear it live before it dropped and happy to hear it on the airwaves

sure thing!

@race:)

Diddin the bouncy poppy kinda punk vibe tonight!

Gaaaaaaaah!!!! I am LOVING your Pt. II Best of 2025! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 However, my computer had somehow reset its sound output to very very quiet and I just now was able to resolve that problem. YAY! So now I'll be excited to replay all your choice tracks from 5-7:30 p.m. at normal-high volume and love them all the more!

yay T!

I believe TV repairman got some love from Henry Rollins on his show on KCRW - so he's right in line

thx inspector!

cool, randy!

Another rock-solid great year of Feel It Records releases! So prolific and consistently exceptional!

agree T:)

Gonna live on Solid, Solid Rock!

Right on, Inspector!

for sure!

I understood that reference

ha rnady

randy

This show is the ultimate in Music, Art, Cinema and Pop Culture! Love You Eso! ❤️

awesome, love you guys, too:) thanks!

Such a great show, Esoterica! We're looking forward to next week's

Thanks Rob!!

Thanks, everyone:)

Appreciate you stopping by!

bye, all:)

Great Show! Thanks! See you tomorrow...

thanks inspector see you tomorrow:)

Amazing show as always, E! Can't wait to hear you again tomorrow afternoon!

aw thanks, t!

bye, y'all!

see you toorrow at 3 right here.

Tomorrow!