The Man With the Lightbulb Head
In a fit of last minute inpiration Dean decided to try to find all the records from his early life. It was not so much a failure as a partial success, which is another name for life. Digging back into the records of his parents, siblings and records he bought with money from cutting lawns and stuff, he plays some Beatles, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, the Mighty Sparrow, Miriam Makeba, The Band, B52s, Devo, Robyn Hitchcock, Brian Eno and David Byrne, Ornette Coleman, the Kinks, the Cramps, the Cars and more.
Tree Ring Circus
Music by Yellowman, Caroline Shaw, Nic Panken, Docteur Nico et L'African Fiesta, Swingle Singers, Thomas Flynn, Clyde McPhatter, Coleman Hawkins and Red Garland, Yin Yin, Immy Owosu, the Mary Wallopers, Mary J Blige, Go Team, Thomas Mapfumo, Talking Heads and more.
Combobulater
If you're feeling overwhelmed listen to this show, cause it with just straight up whelm you. Music by the Mills Brothers, Honey Dijon and Greentea Peng, Frente Cumbiero, the Fall, Fred Frith, Thomas Flynn, Glazier, Orchestra of Spheres, OOIOO, Fats Domino, PPJ, Mr Rogers, Thelonious Monk, Fleshtones, Quincy Jones, the Kinks, Livia Mikai, Horse Lords, Jane Siberry, Cicada and more.
This Guy is Totally Hinged
Perhaps a little unhinged but mostly hinged. Music by Surfbort, Luka M, Mary Lou Williams, the Monkees, Santana, the Slits, Arnaldo Antares and Marissa Monte, the Muppets, @, Thelonious Monk, the Passions, Claire Rosinkranz, Forager, Stevie Wonder, Slim and Slam, Grimm Grimm, Mississippi John Hurt, the Ramones and more.
First There is a Mountain
What a doozy of a show. Music by Dandy Livington, Sun Ra, Hank Williams, Sam Newsome, Acid Coco, Vassar Clements, Limiñanas, Duke Ellington, Natalia LaFourcade, Terry Adams, Regina Spektor, Mahotella Queens, Jimmy Cliff and more.
Deep Feelings
Deep Feelings is an instrumental song by Chuck Berry. Who knew? Also music from the Magnetic Fields, Sun Ra, Akofa Akousasah, Cheap Trick, Sham, ideasforconversations (from Bloomington!), Balanescu Quartet, Addison Rae, Madosini, the Bug Club, Harvey Loshak Taylor, Caballero Reynaldo, Amina Claudine Myers, Cha Cha Guitri, Professor Longhair and more.
Com Defeito de Fabricação
Tom Zé posits that humans are becoming androids due to economic manipulation, unless we exploit our "defect" - the desire to dance. Music by Tom Zé, Ennio Morricone, Buzzcocks, Petra Haden, the Beatles, Stealing Sheep, Lana del Rey, Carmen McCrae and Sammy Davis Jr., Michael Beharie, Tony Curto, Elba Perez Becker, Nina Simone and more.
Jimmy Squirrel and Co.
A real humdinger of a show. Music by Alexandre Desplat, Chinese American Bear, Johnny Hodges, Nora Brown, BJ Thomas, David Bowie, Kano, OMFO, Clairo, Rico Rodriguez, MIA, Sault, Professor Longhair and more.
Cake
The first RadioCake at the new 4pm time slot! Music by Yamasuki, Sly Stone, Shabaka, Lightin' Hopkins, Balen, Mark Brown, the Speckers, Joshua Idehan, Randy Weston, Yaya Bey, Celeste Dessberg, Lana del Rey, Augustus Pablo and more.
RadioCake is a family music-centered show created by Morgan Taylor. With Morgan’s passing, his friend and musical collaborator Dean Jones continues the whisking and measuring, keeping the eclectic and adventurous musical recipes coming. Surprises abound from the world around.
Made in Kingston, NY
