Music and subculture in the Nation's Capital
February 9, 2010 2:45 PM Subscribe
Dissonance is a biweekly show on D.C. micropower FM station Radio CPR
featuring interviews and guest DJ sets from longtime local punk musicians, artists, and
activists.
Highlights include Alec MacKaye talking about the last days of Jeff Buckley (and playing his cover of Bad Brains' "I Against I"), Cynthia Connolly spinning country records and reminiscing about Banned in D.C., and Darryl Jenifer and Sid McCray revealing the role of fusion jazz in the birth of harDCore.
More: Dante Ferrando, Ian MacKaye, Kim Kane and Marshall Keith, Mary Timony, Edd Jacobs, Allison Wolfe, Boyd Farrell, and Ian Svenonius .
Highlights include Alec MacKaye talking about the last days of Jeff Buckley (and playing his cover of Bad Brains' "I Against I"), Cynthia Connolly spinning country records and reminiscing about Banned in D.C., and Darryl Jenifer and Sid McCray revealing the role of fusion jazz in the birth of harDCore.
More: Dante Ferrando, Ian MacKaye, Kim Kane and Marshall Keith, Mary Timony, Edd Jacobs, Allison Wolfe, Boyd Farrell, and Ian Svenonius .
great show! listen up! fist fight in the parking lot!
posted by eustatic at 4:54 PM on February 9, 2010
posted by eustatic at 4:54 PM on February 9, 2010
Neat! I tried to tune in to Radio CPR when I first heard about them ("Woah, we have a pirate radio station in DC! Awesome!") but evidently their transmitter is very weak and I live a little too far away. Nice post; this will make for some good snowbound listening.
posted by av123 at 5:36 PM on February 9, 2010
posted by av123 at 5:36 PM on February 9, 2010
Whoa this is nuts. I was just talking to the guy who runs Socket Records in Dc and he told me he got his start doing abstract radio on CPR, which I had never heard of. I certainly can't pick it up from my house, but I was stumped when i even tried to look it up online.
I hope this attention doesn't cause them any problems! Either way, thanks bamma.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 9:44 PM on February 9, 2010
I hope this attention doesn't cause them any problems! Either way, thanks bamma.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 9:44 PM on February 9, 2010
Not to give away even more about them but you should try tuning in only if you live in or near a neighborhood that rhymes with Count Pheasant.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 9:46 PM on February 9, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Potomac Avenue at 9:46 PM on February 9, 2010 [1 favorite]
This is a fantastic post. Thanks!
posted by saulgoodman at 6:43 AM on February 10, 2010
posted by saulgoodman at 6:43 AM on February 10, 2010
... thanks bamma.
Watch who you're calling bamma, guy ;)
... I was stumped when i even tried to look it up online. I hope this attention doesn't cause them any problems!
Googling "radio cpr" will do it.
They've made their neighborhood affiliations and licensing situation very clear on their site, and I've seen their stickers all over town (including near the FCC's offices), so they don't appear to be afraid of publicizing themselves right now.
posted by ryanshepard at 6:53 AM on February 10, 2010
Watch who you're calling bamma, guy ;)
... I was stumped when i even tried to look it up online. I hope this attention doesn't cause them any problems!
Googling "radio cpr" will do it.
They've made their neighborhood affiliations and licensing situation very clear on their site, and I've seen their stickers all over town (including near the FCC's offices), so they don't appear to be afraid of publicizing themselves right now.
posted by ryanshepard at 6:53 AM on February 10, 2010
Going on the title, I thought this was going to be about Ottawa...
posted by Theta States at 7:31 AM on February 10, 2010
posted by Theta States at 7:31 AM on February 10, 2010
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