RoCM Playlist: 12 April 2025
So today’s show is the first show of the KCSB Spring 2025 programming quarter. While I do wish everyone a happy spring, every day forward in time seems to yield a new series of horrors so your mileage may vary.
This week is we have a pre-released track of an album coming out in May 2025 from the late Horace Tapscott and the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, followed by a John Coltrane tribute band featuring the work of bassist Mike Watt of Minutemen fame. In the second hour, we do a tribute of sorts to members of the band the Irreversible Entanglements with tracks by Moor Mother, Tomas Fujiwara, and Keir Neuringer.
And I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that April 9th was the 97th birthday of Mr. Tom Lehrer. If you are unaware, Tom Lehrer released his entire musical catalog into the public domain a few years ago – including all recordings, sheet music, etc.
Here is the playlist. Don’t forget that you can listen to the RoCM online at KCSB-FM’s website and there’s an online archive available for two weeks after the show airs.
| Time | Artist | Song | Release | Song note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:00:16 PM | Jayne Cortez & The Firespitters | Blood Suckers | There It Is | Jayne Cortez – Voice |
| 4:07:42 PM | Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra Led by Horace Tapscott | Equinox | Live at Widney High December 26th, 1971 | Al Collins – Tenor Sax |
| 4:34:21 PM | A Love Supreme Electric | A Love Supreme – Pursuance | A Love Supreme & Meditations | Vinny Golia – tenor, soprano, & baritone saxophones |
| 4:50:48 PM | Tom Waits | Good Night Irene | Live At Healdsburg | |
| 5:00:10 PM | Moor Mother | ALL THE MONEY (feat. Alya Al Sultani) | The Great Bailout | |
| 5:06:10 PM | Tomas Fujiwara | Blend – KP | 7 Poets Trio | Tomeka Reid – Cello |
| 5:25:44 PM | Keir Neuringer | okay we can go now | Ceremonies Out of the Air | Keir Neuringer – Alto Saxophone |
| 5:48:58 PM | Tom Lehrer | We Will All Go Together When We Go | An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer |
