The Sonic Bloom Tue Sep 29 with Esoterica on WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

hey

That's track was pure evil!! And I loved it!!

Esoterica!

yes thatch!

well, it IS scorpio's view

hey Zach!

Welcome home!

thx!!

had a blast and it is also good to be back home.

Good! Was wondering about the weather situation but looks like you got back in one piece...have a great show!

yes, true, a little delay for men about 45 minutes waiting for a plane but that was it.

for me that is

not men haha

anyway, hope you up here fared ok with the nor=easter

Hello Eso!

hi Amy lee!

Heist music! Pullin a caper! wazaa

ha! yo, mats

I dig it

hey there MF Doomker!

nice, glad you dig

Hey Eso!"

Hey there, Inspector!

Howdeeee Eso!

Howdy, jimboooo:)

chooglin'

you already know

Hey Mats

SUP

we y'allin'

Drowning in sawdust, burning flower dust. The usual

Zach !!

dj you bought a Flipper cd in Memphis?! Punk roke.

I have a lunatic friend in Memphis. Sounds like a place with a lotta personality/character.

jimbooooooooooooooooooooooo

ha re: flipper noooo

but I love them

my hearin aint so great sometimes-- too many punk rock shows in Oakland, CA!

I get it!! I kept sayin whatttt

I regret not going to TN more when I wuz in Georgia. Glad yall had fun at the fest, dj!

oh yeah it was def fun

what were ya doing in GA - a fun trip I hope

Louis smoked the Bible! huwhat!!

ha a tad sacrilegious?

crashing and burning in Atlanta for 2 years in selfdestructive fashion, but I survived

I get that - glad you are telling the tale

Hi ESO! I went to your IG page hoping to see your Goner Fest pics but it looks like you’re last post is September 8.

Wingmen kinda Barry Adamson-esque !

oh IConJohn - look at my story on IG not a post

Hi!

I should have been more specific.

yessss the mighty Killing Joke

love them - i love "eighties" but I think I prob have played it more than once before.

Super jangly power pop!.

agree!

wprb drum solo!!

Perfect music to pull a caper, a heist!

yes, Mexican style

cool song, nice find, dj!

Thanks, Mats!

one of the Dug Dug dudes dressed as Attila the Hun! LOL

haha!

Animal Piss... may be the greatest band name ever

love it, like early Billy Joel when he dressed like that in his hard rock band

agree re: animal piss

and it's everywhere haha

Band names today are great. People come up with the nuttiest, awesomest stuff.

here I silly Joel in his band Attila haha love it

Billy Joel

https://culturefusionreviews.com/2013/05/01/attila-review-or-how-i-learned-to-love-billy-joel/

Billy Joel, Jelly Bowl

oh yeah

dj, sounds like Oakland's HOBOCOP would fit right in at Gonerfest! If they still exist.

omg gotta check out hobocop - whaaatt

https://hobocop.bandcamp.com/album/hobocop-half-man-half-cop-10

Dj, methinks you will like. Offshoot of Shannon & the Clams.

I love S & the Clams

I will def listen - thx mats!

Evening everyone!

@iConJohn, are you still not in the Outer Banks?

hey rob!

Spacemoth...me like!

Also regarding band Animal Piss...purportedly hail 15 min away from me!

I just posted an article about space moth in the playlist - check it out

spacemoth

sweet re: animal piss, love them they look like western mass but also seafaring fashion, striped shirt, sweaters little caps

love them

jimbooooooooooo in the AP...IE band radius!

Purple Mtns! RIP David Berman.

yes rip so talented

Did someone say Seabird?

@Esoterica (host) I'm here, at my desk, doing my usual lurkin' while workin' . Another outstanding show, keep those Welcome October sounds spinnin' our way.

yes not to be confused with bad company's seagull

Or Ty Segall

aw thx Richard!

I know TS, I don't know the Bad Company song

or the band The Seagull Screams Kiss Her! Kiss Her!

wow, yes, mats!

We're getting a flock of seagull band names here

We saw the Beths the other night at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville. They were offering $25 tickets, that night only, to an upcoming show by Snail Mail and Soccer Mommy.

True Story: The 9:30 Club was having a dressup night in connection with A Flock Of Seagulls' first DC appearance way way back. I thought it was a cool idea but I didn't think I could get enough gray paint/coloring for the wings I was going to make to wear there. So I didn't go...

yo, sean! how were they? sounds great the price is right, too

Snail Mail and Soccer Mommy sounds like a good show. And, yes, how were the Beths?

Rising Storm has a kinda Gene Ween vibe vocals-wise.

yes I can see tat mats

that

RobMD 930 Club! Legendary.

Wow an obscure Arthur lee/Love cover

yeah

The best were tremendous we've seen them a couple times, they played it Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park there last tour. They didn't all request tonight, people sent paper airplanes up to the stage with songs they wanted to hear and the band would open them up and play whatever it was. And they kicked ass they've really picked up a level of professionalism on stage, they're not like a poppy garage band anymore, you can tell they've been playing some of these songs a long time and really honing them

omg sounds divine, Sean, glad you got to see them.

Nice Spacemoth article!

Good ol' Bob Desper!

thx!

oh yeah mats

going out to rob the bird lover

Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, a tree frog?, and other animals

Aw, ty, Eso!

sweet, rob

hiya

hiya back, Andrew:)

hope you are well

Heathen Axe branging the fuuuuuuuzzzzzzzzzz

I scanned back in the chat and saw about Billy Joel and Attila, and learned a few things. Like, Billy Joel was in a hard rock band ... oh, my

yeah the doc about him is actually great

did you see the pic?

Good evening…a little late

I haven't seen any Billy Joel doc, no

it is good

My sister loved Joel when we were in college, and who knows, I might have accompanied her somewhere to see him??

wow

I should check it out (the doc)

Go Birds

@Esoterica, the app you mentioned on air might be the Merlin app?

and ty for playing the Court of Violets track

Great show! Love the Teen Idle, Bob Desper and Thr Rising Storm

Your playlist looks amazing. Sorry I missed some of it!

aw Thanks!! Jennifer!

A near perfect song from a near perfect album

oh yes agree

ah Oklahoma's finest, Chat Pile

horbley warbles!

howdy there!

good to see you here, DJ Catemoji!

Who is the "monster" in that TV series? I thought Lizzie was innocent.

Great Show as Usual! -- "I Like It, It's Nice"

good point, David.

Hi, Mike!

Thx! ha

let's take things up a notch

Such a grrrreat set!

THx! Amy Lee

I saw Teen Idle open for Jon Stewart's band Church and State™ last June.

@Esoterica, we have enjoyed this last half of your show. Ty & until the next time

thx rob!!

cool, david

Thanks DJ!

where did you see them?

I missed "Love Me". That was from Stanley Moon's 3rd wish, where he's a pop star.

I saw Jon Stewart et al at Crossroads in Garwood.

thanks, mats!

bye, everyone!

5:00 PM		Michiyo Yagi Rouge Michiyo Yagi Rough Guide to Avant-Garde Japan World Music Network 2021
5:02 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
5:03 PM		Lalo Schifrin Scorpio's View Lalo Schifrin Dirty Harry (The Original Score) Aleph Records 2004
5:06 PM		Knalerwten & The Skin Cells Medication N Krying in Your Mouth Knalerwten Recordings, LLC 2026
5:07 PM		Lalo Schifrin Main Title Lalo Schifrin Dirty Harry (The Original Score) Aleph Records 2004
5:12 PM		The Skin Cells Space Beetles The Skin Cells L Space Beetles - Single Many Hats Distribution 2012 Skin Cells from Havertown, PA! Founded in 2008.
5:16 PM		Echo & The Bunnymen Take Me By The Hand Echo & The Bunnymen N Apples For Isaac BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. 2026
5:19 PM		Allah-Las Snakes of Hydra Allah-Las N Sirenas Mexican Summer 2026
5:23 PM		Tha Retail Simps Gems & Sand N Real Simple Total Punk 2026
5:25 PM		Shabazz Palaces Ahh World (I Won the Alpha Bet) Shabazz Palaces N Ahh World (I Won The Alpha Bet) V/A 2026 https://shabazzpalaces.bandcamp.com/track/ahh-world-i-won-the-alpha-bet-1
5:28 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
5:38 PM		Charlie Parr Mother Sara Charlie Parr N Rooming House Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 2026
5:41 PM		Wingmen Louis Smoked the Bible Wingmen Wingmen Cadiz Entertainment 2022 Supergroup alert: Formed during pandemic lockdown isolation, this collective features Baz Warne (The Stranglers), Paul Gray (The Damned), Leigh Heggarty (Ruts DC), Marty Love (Johnny Moped), and touring keyboardist Rob Coombes (Supergrass).
5:46 PM		Fabio Perletta Senza Titolo I Fabio Perletta N Nessun Legame con la Polvere Room 40 2023
5:48 PM		Killing Joke Love Like Blood Killing Joke Night Time [PIAS] Recordings Catalogue 1985
5:54 PM		Fruited Planes Super Powers N Dismal Nitch Dot Dash Sounds 2026 https://fruitedplanes.bandcamp.com/album/dismal-nitch From Portland! They were at Gonerfest this year.
5:59 PM		David Fair What's? Up?, Henry? David Fair The Middle Man Soundtrack Thick Syrup Records 2010
6:00 PM		Los Dug Dug's Let's Make It Now Los Dug Dug's Los Dug Dug's Start Entertainments Limited 1971 Los Dug Dug's is a rock group from Durango, Mexico, best known for their work in the 1960s and early 1970s.
6:05 PM		Animal Piss, It's Everywhere Beach Song Animal Piss, It's Everywhere Grace SOPHOMORE LOUNGE 2024 https://sophomorelounge.bandcamp.com/album/animal-piss-its-everywhere-grace From Western Mass. Great band. They were at Gonerfest this year, too.
6:09 PM		Sessa Nome de Deus Sessa N Pequena Vertigem de Amor Mexican Summer 2025 https://shop.mexicansummer.com/artist/146298-sessa
6:12 PM		Iguana Death Cult I Like It, It's Nice Iguana Death Cult N Guns Out Greenway Records 2026 From Rotterdam, Netherlands.
6:16 PM		Dudley Moore & Dudley Moore Trio Love Me Bedazzled (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Remastered] Martine Avenue Productions / Trunk Records 2012 From 1968, starring also Raquel Welch.
6:18 PM		Sagittarius Song to the Magic Frog Sagittarius Present Tense (Expanded Edition) Columbia 1968
6:23 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
6:27 PM		Kristian Hoffman Odd Man Out Kristian Hoffman I Don't Love My Guru Anymore Eggbert 1993
6:30 PM		Slippers Wants For Everyone Slippers N Slippers 08 Perennial / K Records 2026 https://slipperssss.bandcamp.com/album/slippers-08 From L.A.! Also at Gonerfest this year.
6:33 PM		Purple Mountains All My Happiness is Gone Purple Mountains Purple Mountains Drag City 2019
6:37 PM		Brian Eno Needles In the Camel's Eye Here Come the Warm Jets EMI Marketing 1974
6:40 PM		Snail Mail Butterfly Snail Mail N Ricochet Matador 2026
6:44 PM		Spacemoth Do We Exist? Spacemoth N Inward Eye Greenway Records 2026 https://talkhouse.com/spacemoth-is-finding-her-path-in-indie-rock-as-a-first-generation-afghan-american
6:47 PM		Station Model Violence Cliffs Station Model Violence N Station Model Violence Anti Fade Records, Static Shock Records 2026 From Sydney! https://stationmodelviolence.bandcamp.com/album/station-model-violence
6:50 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
6:53 PM		Innovations Seabird Seabird Seabird - Single MAG 1976 From Peru!
6:56 PM		The Kynds So If Someone Sends You Flowers Babe The Kynds N So If Someone Sends You Flowers Babe b/w Find Me Gone - Single Numero Group 2025 The Kynds were an underrated 1960s American garage rock trio from the New York Capital region (Hudson, Troy, and Schenectady) who recorded a single rare 7" vinyl in 1966.
6:59 PM		The Rising Storm A Message to Pretty The Rising Storm Calm Before... Sundazed Music 1966 he Rising Storm is an American rock group that was active at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, United States, between 1965 and 1967.
7:02 PM		Bob Desper The World Is Crying Out for Love Bob Desper New Sounds Discourage Records Label/Monotone 2010 From Portland. Bob Desper is an Oregon-based folk musician whose rare 1974 album New Sounds has become a cult classic. https://bobdesper.bandcamp.com/album/new-sounds
7:05 PM		levitation room Love Signs levitation room N Love Signs - Single Levitation Room 2025 From L.A.!
7:08 PM		Court of Violets The Little Place II N Court of Violets Magnetism Crafts 2026 From Somerville, MA. https://courtofviolets.bandcamp.com/album/court-of-violets
7:11 PM		HEATHEN AXE EXIT HEATHEN AXE N HEATHEN AXE DEATHGOD CORP 2026 https://johndwyer.bandcamp.com/album/heathen-axe
7:19 PM		Teen Idle Premonitions Teen Idle L N A Heart So Tender Teen Idle 2026 From Asbury Park! Written by Sara Abdelbarry Produced by Sara Abdelbarry and Matteo DeBenedetti Mixed by Matt Poirier (“Ghosts” mixed by Jorge Elbrecht) Mastered by Joe Lambert Engineered by Matteo DeBenedetti Additional engineering by Sara Abdelbarry Recorded at Little Hollywood Studios
7:28 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:33 PM		Krombinatrix Purple Flowers Krombinatrix N Krombinatrix Sick Bitch Records 2026 They are playing an outdoor free show Oct. 10 in East Kensington, PA. 1p.m. at the Emerald Wildflower Garden. With Flash Hits, Faslse Tracks and Ex-Locals. FREE.
7:34 PM		Moses Boyd Criticise (feat. Amber-Simone) Moses Boyd N Songs For Sinners Exodus Records 2026
7:39 PM		Jefferson Airplane Today Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow (2003 Bonus Track Edition) RCA/BMG Heritage 1967 Featured in the new short series, MONSTER: The Lizzie Borden Story. It is quite good. The series. But I love this song anyway.
7:41 PM		Chat Pile Same Rules Chat Pile N Who Loves The Sun The Flenser 2026 From Oklahoma.
7:45 PM		Frank McLallen Everybody's Looking for the Mirror Frank McLallen N Everybody's Looking for the Mirror - Single Red Curtain 2026 Saw this talented person at Gonerfest!
7:48 PM		Chris Knox The Face of Fashion Chris Knox Seizure Flying Nun Records 1988 From NZ!
7:51 PM		Wire Ex Lion Tamer (2006 Remastered Version) Wire Pink Flag pinkflag 1977
7:53 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:56 PM		SPRINTS Drones SPRINTS Manifesto - EP Nice Swan Recordings 2021
8:00 PM		A.R. & Machines Station 1 - Im selben Boot A.R. & Machines Die Grüne Reise BMG Rights Management GmbH 2007

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