Host Russ Tolman hoists anchor and sails the sonic seas near and far to discover and recover pleasingly eclectic, genre-defying musical nuggets new and old, fresh and classic. Russ will attempt to amaze with his smooth segues and his interviews with indie music legends.
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Russ spins tunes from some of musical artists with which he has shared the stage over the years:
1. The Specials - Message To Rudy
2. Gang of Four - I Love a Man in a Uniform
3. Bow Wow Wow - I Want …
Russ chats with psychedelic pop genius Anton Barbeau and plays the following tunes:
1. Merry Christmas (I Don’t to Fight) - Anna Ash, Brian Whelan, Darla Hawn
2. Alison Seconds - Little World
3. Anto…
Another great Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour. Russ spins:
1. Benny Trokan - Hey Lover (Hey Lovers, 2022)
2. The Lostines - A Tear (Meet The Lostines, 2024)
3. Bob Kuban & The In-Men - The Cheater (1966)
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Russ spins:
1. Dwight Twilley - Looking For The Magic
2. The 101ers - Keys to Your Heart
3. Soft Boys - I Wanna Destroy You
4. Bill Callahan - Too Many Birds
5. Russ Tolman - Lay Lady Lay
6. Okkervil…
Russ chats with Television guitarist Richard Lloyd about the early days of Television, meeting Hendrix, paling with Anita Pallenberg, the wonders of broccoli and more...
1. Television - Venus (Live…
Russ talks tomato canneries in Davis, CA and spins the following:
1. Charles Earland - More Today Than Yesterday (Black Talk - 1969, Prestige Label)
2. Beatles - Got To Get You Into My Life (Revolver…
Russ spins tall tales and the following cool tunes:
1. Dr Lonnie Smith & Iggy Pop - Why Can’t We Live Together
2. Gill Landry - Nobody’s Coming
3. Giant Sand - Out There (Provisions)
4. Charley Crock…
Russ chats with Dani Meza, frontman and songwriter of the soul-inflected band the crushedvelvets and spin tunes from the new album I PLANTED, APOLLOS WATERED, BUT GOD KEPT MAKING IT GROW.
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Russ interviews Long Ryder and Coal Porter SID GRIFFIN about his new solo album The Journey from Grape to Raisin, new Long Ryder and Coal Porter concert dates, his spring US tour with Peter Case, and…
Russ chats with UK folk rock pioneer Iain Matthews and plays songs from his new album How Much is Enough. Russ also spins '60s Waylon Jennings, Waxahatchee, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Richard Hawley…
Russ and Barbara chat about her long indie career, 28th Day, marriage, tortoises, her upcoming tour of Finland, plans for a new album, teaching a class of 80 kids how to play guitar, and much more. R…
Russ chats with singer-songwriter, guitarist Chuck Prophet about his new album Wake The Dead and more... Russ also spins:
Russ tells stories and spins the following wax:
Sir Douglas Quintet - Mendocino
? and the Mysterians - Hangin’ on a String
JP Harris - Dark Thoughts
Ronnie M…
This week, we are spinning these great tracks:
1. Iggy Pop - The Passenger (Lust for Life - 1977)
2. David Bowie - Sound & Vision (Low - 1977)
3. Thin White Rope - Mother (Moonhead - 1987)
4. Echo & …
Peter Holsapple chats with Russ about The dBs: history, reissues, reunion shows, and how nice Linda McCartney was. PLUS Peter takes the deep dive into his other band The Continental Drifters and the …
Today's episode finds Russ chatting with his old friend Steve Wynn about Steve's new memoir I Would Say It If It Wasn't True and his new album Make It Right. Russ and Steve also share stories of thei…
Join Russ on his debut broadcast when he talks about life and radio in Davis and plays:
1. Flamin’ Groovies - Shake Some Action
2. Steve Wynn - Make It Right (title track of new album out next Friday…