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The Sonic Bloom

Jan 27, 2026 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Music

With Esoterica

I play the punk, postpunk, folk, jazz, and synth that make the world go 'round.

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The Sonic Bloom
5:01 PM
Michiyo Yagi - Rouge
Michiyo Yagi Rouge Michiyo Yagi
Rough Guide to Avant-Garde Japan World Music Network 2021
5:01 PM
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5:02 PM
Lalo Schifrin - Main Title
Lalo Schifrin Main Title Lalo Schifrin
Dirty Harry (The Original Score) Aleph Records 2004
5:09 PM
George Daniel & Oscar Farrell - volc4
George Daniel & Oscar Farrell volc4 N
volc4 - Single dh2 2025
5:11 PM
Little Barrie & Malcolm Catto - Electric War
Little Barrie & Malcolm Catto Electric War Little Barrie & Malcom Catto N
Electric War Easy Eye Sound 2025
5:18 PM
The Actor - Covergirl
The Actor Covergirl The Actor
Exploded View Trumpett 1982
It all started in 1980 with five musicians having a jam session playing only one chord (D minor). Singer and songwriter Marcel Reimer thought up the lyrics as he was singing. Thus unintentionally giving birth to “The Actor”, which was the main character in the song “Unreal Personality” that resulted from this jam session. Later, Marcel teamed up with Sander Horsthuis, whom he knew very well from Art School. The Actor had become a duo. https://minimalwave.com/artists/artist/the-actor/
5:22 PM
Alice Coltrane - Something About John Coltrane (feat. Pharoah Sanders)
Alice Coltrane Something About John Coltrane (feat. Pharoah Sanders) Alice Coltrane
Journey in Satchidananda GRP 1971
5:33 PM
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5:40 PM
Silver Jews - Secret Knowledge of Back Roads
Silver Jews Secret Knowledge of Back Roads Silver Jews
Early Times Drag City Records 2012
5:41 PM
Mission of Burma - This Is Not a Photograph
Mission of Burma This Is Not a Photograph
Signals, Calls and Marches Matador 1981
5:42 PM
Mississippi John Hurt - I Shall Not Be Moved
Mississippi John Hurt I Shall Not Be Moved Mississippi John Hurt
The Best of Mississippi John Hurt Vanguard Records 1998
5:46 PM
Nick Drake - Things Behind the Sun
Nick Drake Things Behind the Sun Nick Drake
Pink Moon UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 1972
5:51 PM
Benjamin Clementine - Ode From Joyce
Benjamin Clementine Ode From Joyce Benjamin Clementine
I Tell a Fly Universal Music Division Barclay 2017

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5:51 PM
APB - Rainy Day
APB Rainy Day APB
Something to Believe In Liberation Hall 1984
5:55 PM
X - The New World
X The New World
More Fun In the New World Fat Possum 1983
5:59 PM
bar italia - Fundraiser
bar italia Fundraiser bar italia N
Some Like It Hot Matador 2025
Bar Italia are a British indie rock band formed in London in 2020. The band consists of members Nina Cristante, Sam Fenton, and Jezmi Tarik Fehmi. Their name is derived from the Soho café Bar Italia.
6:03 PM
Aboriginal Voices - Le Jour L’ennui
Aboriginal Voices Le Jour L’ennui Aboriginal Voices
Senza Decoro: Liebe + Anarchia / Switzerland 1980 - 1990 Strut 2023

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6:08 PM
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6:12 PM
Hapax - Truth or Lie
Hapax Truth or Lie Hapax
Monade Swissdarknights 2019
From Naples, Italy! https://hapax.bandcamp.com/music
6:15 PM
Witch - Changing
Witch Changing Witch
Witch Asylum Tower 2006
From Brattleboro, Vermont.
6:22 PM
Fu Manchu - Intelligent Worship
Fu Manchu Intelligent Worship Fu Manchu
Clone of the Universe At The Dojo Records 2018
Fu Manchu is an American stoner rock band formed in Orange County, California in 1985. The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout the 80s and 90s, but has remained consistent since 2001.
6:25 PM
Sparks - Nicotina
Sparks Nicotina Sparks
Angst In My Pants Lil' Beethoven 1982
6:29 PM
The Groundhogs - Split, Pt. 1 (2003 Remastered Version)
The Groundhogs Split, Pt. 1 (2003 Remastered Version) The Groundhogs
Split Fire Records 1971

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Groundhogs were an English blues and progressive rock band founded in late 1963. They toured extensively in the 1960s, achieved prominence in the early 1970s, and continued sporadically into the 21st century. Tony McPhee (guitar and vocals) was the sole constant member of the group, which had gone through many personnel changes, but usually recorded and performed as a power trio. The band was active from 1963 until retiring in 2014.
6:33 PM
The Pink Fairies - Never Never Land
The Pink Fairies Never Never Land The Pink Fairies
Neverneverland UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 1970
From Ladbroke Grove, England.
6:42 PM
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6:47 PM
Nancy Wilson - It Never Entered My Mind
Nancy Wilson It Never Entered My Mind Nancy Wilson
The Great American Songbook Blue Note Records 2005
From 1967. Composed by Richard Rodgers (music) and Lorenz Hart (lyrics) for the 1940 musical Higher and Higher.
6:50 PM
Chet Baker - My Buddy (2025 Remastered)
Chet Baker My Buddy (2025 Remastered) Chet Baker N
Vinyl Story Presents Chet Baker (2025 Remastered) BDMUSIC 2025

69794f98e2f9a.jpgChet Baker's rendition of "My Buddy" was originally recorded in 1956. Music by Walter Donaldson and lyrics by Gus Kahn.

6:54 PM
Corrosion of Conformity - Minds Are Controlled
Corrosion of Conformity Minds Are Controlled Corrosion of Conformity
Eye For an Eye Candlelight 1982
6:55 PM
Delirios Krónicos - Danza Ondulante
Delirios Krónicos Danza Ondulante Delirios Krónicos
¡Delirios Krónicos! Delirios Krónicos 1986
From Lima, Peru (1985-1986). Reunion in 2014.
6:59 PM
The Flesh Eaters - Because of You (Every Legend Dies a Quick Death)
The Flesh Eaters Because of You (Every Legend Dies a Quick Death) The Flesh Eaters
Forever Came Today Rhino/Slash 1981
7:00 PM
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7:06 PM
Selofan - I'm Addicted
Selofan I'm Addicted Selofan
Vitrioli Fabrika Records 2018
Selofan is a Greek darkwave/coldwave duo from Athens, formed in 2012 by Dimitris and Joanna Pavlidou, known for their atmospheric, synth-driven music blending post-punk, EBM, and experimental electronic sounds with vocals in Greek, English, and German.
7:08 PM
Factory Floor - Lying
Factory Floor Lying Factory Floor
Lying / A Wooden Box (Audio Version) Blast First Petite 2010
Factory Floor are a London-based band formed in 2005.
7:14 PM
Tony Molina - Faded Holiday
Tony Molina Faded Holiday Tony Molina N
On This Day Slumberland Records, Speakeasy Studios SF, Olde Fade 2025
7:15 PM
Sad Lovers And Giants - Things We Never Did
Sad Lovers And Giants Things We Never Did Sad Lovers And Giants
Les Annees Vertes Cherry Red Records 1984
7:18 PM
Gerry & The Pacemakers - Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying
Gerry & The Pacemakers Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying Gerry & The Pacemakers
You'll Never Walk Alone: All the Best Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group 1987
7:21 PM
The Cure - Primary
The Cure Primary The Cure
Faith (Deluxe Edition) Rhino/Elektra 1981
7:24 PM
Atacama - Spooky Disco
Atacama Spooky Disco Atacama
Counting Stars - Single Solar Tech Records 2014
7:32 PM
Eric B. & Rakim - Microphone Fiend
Eric B. & Rakim Microphone Fiend Eric B. & Rakim
Follow the Leader Geffen 1988
7:39 PM
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7:41 PM
Hélène Barbier - Milquetoast
Hélène Barbier Milquetoast Hélène Barbier N
Panorama Bonsound 2025
7:43 PM
Redd Kross - The Shaman's Disappearing Robe
Redd Kross The Shaman's Disappearing Robe Redd Kross
Redd Kross In The Red 2024
7:47 PM
Lupo Citta - Shawano Pickup
Lupo Citta Shawano Pickup Lupo Citta
Lupo Cittá 12XU 2024
7:50 PM
Erase Errata - Tongue Tied
Erase Errata Tongue Tied Erase Errata
Other Animals Inconvenient Press And Recordings 2001
Erase Errata formed in Oakland, California, in 1999, and quickly earned national attention after the release of their first eponymous 7-inch single.
7:53 PM
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7:54 PM
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - I See a Darkness
Bonnie "Prince" Billy I See a Darkness
I See a Darkness Drag City Records 1999
7:58 PM
The Cult - Edie (Ciao Baby)
The Cult Edie (Ciao Baby) The Cult
Sonic Temple Beggars Banquet 1989