RoCM Playlist: 12 April 2025

Bybryan

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.

TimeArtistSongReleaseSong note
4:00:16 PMJayne Cortez & The FirespittersBlood SuckersThere It Is

Jayne Cortez – Voice
Farel Johnson Jr. – Bongos, Bells, Congas
Abraham Adzinyah – Congas
Denardo Coleman – Drums
Jamaaladeen Tacuma – Electric Bass
Bern Nix – Guitar
Bill Cole – Shenai, Musette, Flute, Flute [Korean Sona]
Charles Moffett Jr. – Tenor Saxophone
4:07:42 PMPan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra Led by Horace TapscottEquinoxLive at Widney High December 26th, 1971

Al Collins – Tenor Sax
Lawrence Douglas (Butch) Morris – Trumpet
Walter Graham – Trumpet
Lorenzo Gardman – Trombone
Lester Robertson – Trombone
Richard Herrera – Bass
David Bryant – Bass
Ernest Cojoe – Congas
Everett Brown Jr – Drums
Kamau Daáood – Word Musician
Linda Hill – Vocals

4:34:21 PMA Love Supreme ElectricA Love Supreme – PursuanceA Love Supreme & Meditations

Vinny Golia – tenor, soprano, & baritone saxophones
John Hanrahan – drums
Henry Kaiser – guitar
Wayne Peet – Hammond B3 & Yamaha YC-45D Organs
Mike Watt – bass

4:50:48 PMTom WaitsGood Night IreneLive At Healdsburg
5:00:10 PMMoor MotherALL THE MONEY (feat. Alya Al Sultani)The Great Bailout
5:06:10 PMTomas FujiwaraBlend – KP7 Poets Trio

Tomeka Reid – Cello
Tomas Fujiwara – Drums
Patricia Brennan – Vibraphone
5:25:44 PMKeir Neuringerokay we can go nowCeremonies Out of the Air

Keir Neuringer – Alto Saxophone
5:48:58 PMTom LehrerWe Will All Go Together When We GoAn Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer

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