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Jon Solomon

Sep 30, 2026 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Music

For those of you keeping score at home, it is me Jon Solomon, heard every Wednesday night on 103.3 fm WPRB...including this one! Requests? Please email me or chime in through the listener chat, champ.

9.30.26

5:00 PM		The Rub The Death of Pop Bikini Gospel Happy Squid
5:06 PM		Set Break
5:11 PM		Pitchblende Redcap Kill Atom Smasher Means of Production 1993 Recently reissued!
5:14 PM		Altın Gün Neredesin Sen Garip ATO 2026 A tribute to Neşet Ertaş.
5:18 PM		Julia Jacklin Walk On Me N The Gem 4AD 2026
5:24 PM		CAN Arles 75 Vier LIVE IN ARLES 1975 Mute 2026
5:38 PM		Stevie Wonder I'm Into Livin' N Songs In The Key Of Life - The EP 2026 Stevie was sitting on these for FIFTY YEARS?!
5:43 PM		Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts Soon I Might Be Going Second Song Reprise 2026
5:52 PM		The Gizmos 21st Century Gizmos Fans 21st Century Gizmos Fans Can't Be Wrong Gulcher 2016
5:56 PM		Set Break
6:07 PM		Delivery Measuring Cup N Zone 3 Heavenly Recordings 2027 Released today!
6:10 PM		Aesop Rock & Blockhead Trouble Trouble Trouble Mountain Rhymesayers Entertainment 2026
6:15 PM		We Contain Multitudes Say Nothing N Say Nothing Expert Work 2026 Out in November. Members of Bitch Magnet and Smallgang.
6:23 PM		Cecil Taylor Unit KiMo B1 Live at the KiMo Theater Albuquerque 1979 2026
6:46 PM		Jeffrey Alexander + The Heavy Lidders This Song Is Dedicated To Nature's God (live at Cafe OTO) 10" Sonido Polifonico 2026 Sun Ra composition.
6:58 PM		Menahan Street Band & Arthur Verocai Palace of Illusions Illusions Diamond West 2026
7:01 PM		Sweeping Promises Something I Learned Today N Maximum MN V/A Sub Pop 2026 Husker Du cover.
7:02 PM		Set Break
7:11 PM		The Notekillers 30:22 Live on WPRB https://thenotekillers.bandcamp.com
7:40 PM		Set Break
7:45 PM		Broken Record T-60 Routine Power Goth 2025
7:48 PM		BASIC Union Pool Melody N BASIC No Quarter 2026 Chris Forsyth, Douglas McCombs & Mikel Patrick Avery.
7:58 PM		Resavoir 4th Cloud (feat. Gregory Uhlmann) Stratosphere L'Univers 2026

Chat is archived.

Good late afternoon / early evening, chat.

Hello good fellow!

Hello hello!

Interesting music on the ready.

Ready for a chat full of either Happy Angry Baseball Fans or Sad Angry Baseball Fans.

LeftToe is set well too. I ain't gonna bitch, well and funny.

I do vote underdog almost every time...

I have the game tracker on. 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth.

RADIO ON.

Probably less damage playing first base

This is a complicated set...

Jon, I just found a song I have been searching 40 years for. A college hit from 1985: Lifeboat (from Newport) "Queen for a day". Do you know the tune?

Hi Jon! For once I can listen at the start of your show!

The title sounds vaguely familiar. I will have to check into it after my show, Marcus.

This is a less complicated set...

4-3 Phils, top of the 10th.

Go Phils - greetings Jon Solomon greetings chatters

WPRB in the HIzzouse!

It's

Lovely to see so many of you here already. Roffle! Marcus! DJ Tenderloin! Chris! Carlos! Me!

Jon, not gonna lie, I thought you were gonna say it was a musical based on the 1981 Wonderland murders

This totally crossed my mind and would have been my assumption if I hadn't been tipped off prior.

hey JON!

Hey OMBG!

a fine afternoon to all.

Sounds like the run like department....

happy wednesday

Dale!

I thought you were going to ask us to rally around the Red Sox

Rooting for the Chicago White Sox and Washington Mystics tonight. What do those two teams have in common?

who me? red sox?

Altin Gün! Got the LP at PREX

I went to see Altin Gun last Thursday and it was quite good. Their guitar player was dressed so 80s, with his little leather cap. Adorable.

Of course, I let Captain Ahab know where I was. This song from the set stood out.

Ahab is boss

One of the best to do it around these parts. Fully in control of their show's vision.

Demand with intent.

Wazaaaa. Glimpsed sun today, brain didn't know what to do with photons.

Greetings, gang!

Hey Mats! Going to be in the high 80s on Friday?

Second Summer happening right now!

I think maybe the baseball just ended?

Was lovely weather to run in last night.

Correct

yup

@Mats - think i'm getting rickets.

I see from the score that I am of the Happy Angty Fan variety today

Hi Andrew!

*angry even

I hope they fix that hole in Bryce Harper's glove for tomorrow's game

as an aside, i happen to be wearing a purple wprb tee - cats watching fish frolic.

It is a great shirt, Dale.

This is so good!

The Fall Membership Drive shirt is going to be terrific too. Different animal on it...

nice, dale. I almost put that one on but then I wanted something red.

i’m wearing a cat shirt but it’s not a wprb shirt. alas

WILL ALLOW IT.

Jon, reminds me of the O'Reilly tech book series with a different animal on every cover

Had to ask the artist to revise the original design to use a different animal after so many recent cat (and dinosaur) shirts...

i liked seeing the tarsier-covered o’reilly book when i went to b&n.

oh my homunculus has arrived! time to drive.

I have two cat shirts but I'm not allowed to wear them - they're my kid's "good" t-shirts, for fancy occasions

WPRB cat shirts

For years I thought it was a penguin but it in fact was an owl.

Cat shirt collection...

WPRB Can shirts when?

Andrew, as a birder this must have hurt twice as much.

A friend sent me a photo of a dude in the crowd at the US Open wearing a Can shirt.

WPRB "The Fall The Fall The Fall" membership drive when?

Chris, there's certainly a show idea in there........

At the US open, amazing. 🤯

They looked like they were definitely friends with Matt Sweeney, which hopefully makes some sense.

I can't believe these four songs sat in an archive for half a centure.

Oh! This is one of those newly unearthed Stevie songs! It osunds great

was secretly hoping you'd spin some of this "new" stevie.

Two of them are good, two of them are VERY good.

This was a REJECT?

Gonna have to find this!

all 4 are up on youtube donutage

B side?

Hello Jon & chat.

Yeah I think the entire EP is on all digital service providers.

Amy!

C sides...

But...is this a Christmas song??

I do not think it's a Christmas song.

It could work in context, potentially.

He does mention it for sure - but I'm not feeling it as an xmas song. that's just me.

That's fair and why I asked!

Criminal.

Busy....

swans. followed by probably black flag.

Ear plugs!

Going into lurk mode while I whip up some dinner. Love you all.

Even with earplugs, Roffle. LOUD.

reminds me of wet leg. in a good way!

Shockingly Wet Leg, I felt.

Agree, Tennderloin

As for loud shows, there was a Thermals show at the FUChurch where I could feel every beat of the kick drum in my sternum.

Hey Jon and chat!

Brian! Hello!

Aesop Rock is the stuff.

This one's real good.

What do we call this style of rap? This and Homeboy Sandman. It’s the new Native Tongue.

Is it Backpack Rap? Gift of Gab delivers similarly.

Flaming Lips at the Troc (92? 93?) was pretty goddamn loud.

Wordsmith?

Here's further info on the iASpace I promised...

https://www.princeton.edu/events/2026/iaspace-interaural-space-1

I lay down for a while on the floor (there was a rug and pillows) to just...listen.

Bye for now time to get my grub on

Grub it!

This rules! Still gotta spend more time with their first record. and they're already on the way with a second

I think I enjoy this new We Contain Multitudes track more than anything off their debut.

Motorik or Motorawk?

Por que no los dos?

do you have the Can jam man

yes you have the Can jam man - Deaner

I love a song that sounds like a band warming up (complimentary)

Aesop Rock! Smart dude.

Krista, just wait until they're done tuning!

Lol Krista

Hi Jon and all!

Hi Alex!

SUP

Mats, how ya livin'?

Yo Mats! Still woozy from a "15 min nap before the show". Reading current song title as Keb Mo 1

powernappin!

i think my kid hates this more than she hates lindstrom.

It is in good company at least...

lol

Tell her she's got just under three months to make something better.

Heavy Lidders!

she just put big headphones on to watch a video for homework. ignoring me.

🪨 🪨👁️👁️

Classic.

Heya Jimbooooo!

jimboooooooooooooooooooooo

dj yer wild man wiiiiiiiiiiilllllllllllldddd

Hello everyone!

Rob!

Arthur Verocai! Brazil up in it!

hüsker dü yesssssssssssss

Yess to yr yesssssss

Sweeping Promises yesssssss

Will Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts cover songs by the band Chrome?

We can only hope!

covering Cheetah Chrome

Helios Creed covering Arc/Weld no prob

@Mats, of course!

@jimbooooo that would be good too!

a perfectly chromulent cover

Maggie I love that word

now with more chrome.

Everything is made of chrome in the future!

TAndy!

Jon! 😄

A friend of a friend had the screen name "thecromulent" for years and that has to be related to The Simpsons, no? The "the" makes me not 100% sure...

Chrome-Magnon

i can't imagine they got it anywhere else!

Burning Chrome - William Gibson

chrome t. robot

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS_BARXSjZWeknwfU0tLAy1z-T7ksLCOmxg1ODSWL6jeA&s=10 C R O M

Mats: the Cro-Mags! That's some good NYC hardcore

Marcus yesssssss! Spook Country! Love Gibson.

Chrome-Magma...zeuhl psyche

Did someone say Zeuhl

Marcus oh yeah, Age of Panic!

Definitely not ME

Hi Jon, dying sports fan here. Slow death started with Fantasy Leagues. Now it's sports betting like Fan Duel. I''l explain...

er, Age of Quarrel @marcus

Jon, when said instrumental I was picture a stand-up bass and a fiddle

John, I like fantasy sports for the comradery. I was grossed out by some of the in-game baseball gambling ads on my TV last night. Being able to bet in real time on the number of pitches in an at-bat is messed up.

@mats I never owned their record unfortunately

I was more into Kraut and Murphy's Law

I can't for the life of me hear what Thurston Moore liked about this band's sound..........

Worked with a dude always talking up Kevin Garnnet and Timberwolves. Realized he wasn't a Minnesota fan, just the he had Garnett on his fantasy team.

Following players instead of teams is definitely "a thing."

marcus there's a cool kids band from NJ called Pool Scum. Very influenced by classic hardcore.

I do have favorite college players I have followed from team to team but I'm a man without a true NBA team these days.

Have much to learn about the lesser names who fill stat lines. I'm guessing they're all in Sacramento and Washington.

jon I caught that Thurston M joke, good one!

Thank you, Mats. Glad someone keeps me honest.

Evening Jon et all

Welcome, Zach!

SUP Z

Late to the party, packing up tools for the night.

I'm hitting rock bottom now with Fan Duel ad placement on pregame shows. Entire segments of of Fan Duel segments which are really ads killing every pregame show. Can't even watch most pre game shows especially NBA.

You're always welcome, no matter the hour.

John, this is all relatable. I barely watch ESPN like I used to and thank goodness for places like Defector that cover sports pretty well removed from all the stuff I hate.

Ok, now I'll get off the soap box and read your replies.

I miss Hunter S Thompson covering sports and life for ESPN.

That was just great!

The Notekillers is a great and accurate band name

This note ded

Them Notekillers have chutzpah!

Gumption!

David First from Notekillers is prolific to this day.

Zach LOLOLOL

https://www.davidfirst.com

I know you're a Jets fan but no love for Knicks? Don't blame you if it's because of J Dolan. I was torn with Knicks, loved the Nova guys, hate J Dolan.

I am a very much lapsed Jets fan. I kinda wanted the Spurs to win that series, but I was very happy for my Knicks pals, Dolan and all.

That guy is the worst.

I can admit this now!

So Jets? Nope!

NFL-wise I've come around on the Eagles even though Birds not Go so much this week...

Lol Jon

Jon, you're from Princeton you gotta root for Bill Bradley's team

I own an NFL shirt! People need to win!

Roff LOL

It was a gift Mats, but still!

I like the Knicks, don't get me wrong. But I also enjoy Wemby.

marcus my pops gave Bill Bradley a shot in the Air Force! way backintheday

Wemby is a thing from another world, I'll give you that

Great point Marcus! I was for Knicks in 1973, one of the first color TV sporting events I watched.

all i ever think of re: chutzpah

https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-07/28/17/asset/68be1ca07441/sub-buzz-6053-1659028769-2.jpg

Wembly is all hopped up on the grass.

Maggie love it

Wait Maggie what is that from? So familiar.

Roff hopheads!

@iConJon '73 Knicks, greatest team ever

"undermine the vole" it was from taskmaster

that's mike wozniak, series 11.

@mats, your dad was an army doc?

Dock Ellis, greatest athlete ever.

marcus he was!

hopping off to strap on the food bag - have a wonderful night everyone - cheers!

See ya DJ Tenderloin!

DJ Tend Strap on that Jammy-Pac!

I took tennis lessons in Cherry Hill and I suck at it.

These guys have a great sound. Got me thinking about other early 80's instrumental bands Birdsongs of the Mesozoic and Golden Palaminos

But a bunch of noise is my racket.

Birdsongs had their moments. I did not know GP were instrumental. I think I think they sound different than they do...

Marcus I love the Golden Palominos.

Jon, there were not as sonically coherent as the Notekillers in my book

That was fun!

Still fun!

This is the hit!

Monster!

Big Fun

Big Jilm.

This is why Doc Ellis the GOAT of all tales!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vUhSYLRw14

The biggest instrumental hits in modern music are "Love is Blue" and "A 5th ob Beethoven"? Anything more recent?

iConJohn Dock LSD! Total GOAT.

Wait, David First of Notekillers played WITH Cecil Taylor? The whole show just got tied together!

Everyone brought a knife.

Roff LOLOLOL

I like playing my version of tennis

Rambo knife

uhhh 'jessica"?

No real rules, just hit it back & forth over the net. And if the ball wanders to another unoccupied court, just go w/it.

HB Pat!

That was so good! A bit better now. Thanks.

Jon we need to make a band, The Parents of Film Majors. Unity. Solidarity.

Mats is one track away from a solid thing. :)

Roff I am one track away from the funny farm LOL

There's a "Broken Records" on 4Ad

Union Pool is a Brooklyn music venue

Thanks Jon!

I am near-certain this song was written / first performed there. Great spot.

Mats' if the funny farm did not show up, then neither would I . :)

I should have known you've been to East Williamsburg, Jon

echoes of the mighty Earth on this one!

Thanks Jon! This ends well.

You are all very welcome.

Thanks Jon & WPRB ! Good schtuff.

Two thumbs up, Jon

spoooooooooky season tis 'pon us

Great time seeing Basic support Tortoise earlier this year

They're quite good.

Thx jonjon

AS ARE ALL OF YOU!

Mystics down just six at the half. KEEP ROOTING.

Bronx Bombers!

Beautiful!

Bye!