New Tunes at Two
3:54 pm
Tue April 10, 2012

Tuesday, April 17th: FATHER JOHN MISTY - Fear Fun

Monday, April 16th: PETER KARP & SUE FOLEY - Beyond the Crossroads

Tuesday, April 17th: FATHER JOHN MISTY - Fear Fun

Wednesday, April 18th: RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM - Some Bright Morning

Thursday, April 19th: AMADOU & MARIAM - Folila

 

 

 

 

New Tunes at Two
3:51 pm
Tue April 10, 2012

Monday, April 16th: PETER KARP & SUE FOLEY - Beyond the Crossroads

Monday, April 16th: PETER KARP & SUE FOLEY - Beyond the Crossroads

Tuesday, April 17th: FATHER JOHN MISTY - Fear Fun

Wednesday, April 18th: RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM - Some Bright Morning

Thursday, April 19th: AMADOU & MARIAM - Folila

 

 

Studio B
3:48 pm
Tue April 10, 2012

Friday, April 20th at 3pm: THE NEW ORLEANS SUSPECTS

The New Orleans Suspects are "Mean Willie Green" from the Neville Brothers on drums, Reggie Scanlan of the Radiators on the bass, Jake Eckert on guitar from the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Kevin Harris on saxophone from Dirty Dozen, and CR Gruver on keys from Outformation. These cats are all New Orleans, all the time. 

Studio B
3:43 pm
Tue April 10, 2012

Wednesday, April 18th at 4pm: THE GET RIGHT BAND

Formed out of Asheville band Soulgrass Rebellion, the Get Right Band is Silas Durocher, Jesse Gentry, and Chris Pyle.  Leaning more on the funk, reggae, and rock side, they play a 4/20 L.A.B. show with The Archrivals.

 

 

Shots - Health Blog
2:58 pm
Tue April 10, 2012

Tax Aid For Hearing Aids? Maybe

Credit Marek Brzezinski / iStockphoto.com
Traditional Medicare doesn't pay for hearing aids, so some in Congress would like to give purchasers a tax break.

Hearing loss is all too common.

Some 35 million people have trouble hearing. After high blood pressure and arthritis, it's third on the list of chronic health issues for seniors.

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Music
2:53 pm
Tue April 10, 2012

Don't Try THIS Ultimate Workout At Home

Credit Chad Bonanno / Courtesy of LuciRomberg.com
Luci "Steel" Romberg is a stuntwoman and one of the world's top female freerunners.
U.S.
2:40 pm
Tue April 10, 2012

Tulsa Mourns Man Who 'Never Met A Stranger'

Originally published on Thu April 12, 2012 5:57 pm

Three people were killed in last week's shootings in Tulsa, Okla.: Dannaer Fields, 49; William Allen, 31; and Bobby Clark, 54. Two others were wounded in the shootings. All of them were shot — apparently at random — in the predominantly black neighborhood of Northgate in northern Tulsa.

It was Bobby Clark's brother, Donny, who first found him after the fatal shooting.

"I came through there and I realized it was my brother laying in the street," Clark says. "They shot him under the armpit, and I think it hit his heart."

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Presidential Race
2:37 pm
Tue April 10, 2012

Santorum Suspending Presidential Bid

Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 10:54 am

Despite falling short in the quest for the Republican presidential nomination, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has established himself as one of the dominant conservative voices in America, particularly when it comes to social issues such as abortion and birth control.

Santorum announced Tuesday that he is suspending his quest for the presidency.

Santorum ultimately chose to suspend his campaign ahead of the April 24 primary in Pennsylvania. A loss on his political home turf would have done serious damage to his future electoral prospects.

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World Cafe
2:30 pm
Tue April 10, 2012

Justin Townes Earle On World Cafe

Credit Joshua Black Wilkins / Courtesy of the artist
Justin Townes Earle's latest release highlights his strength as a captivating storyteller.

Originally published on Tue April 10, 2012 6:05 pm

Born in Nashville and more recently a resident of New York, Justin Townes Earle is no stranger to the road, and his latest album, Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now, takes us down I-40 to Memphis, Tenn. On songs like "Memphis in the Rain," "Baby's Got A Bad Idea" and "Maria," Earle's past becomes an open book and makes for arguably his strongest album yet.

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Spindale Cycle
2:07 pm
Tue April 10, 2012

Monday, April 16th at 8pm: CLARENCE "GATEMOUTH" BROWN - Alright Again!

An American original, Texas bluesman Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown is our feature Monday night, with one of the strongest albums of his career, "Alright Again!". Gatemouth would be 88 this Wednesday.  "Frosty", "Alligator Boogaloo", and more for The Spindale Cycle.  

 

 

 

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