Tune in to the Global Rhythms program Thursday March 30 th as we kick off WUSB’s Spring Radiothon with an in-studio visit with Toby Tobias. Toby is a South African born guitarist and composer who directs the Toby Tobias Ensemble. The Ensemble performs a variety of musical genres including world rhythms and in many arrangements.

Toby’s Ensemble has a new three song EP release titled “Happy To Be Alive” which will be featured along with a live in-studio performance by Toby.

Toby and the Ensemble will be playing at the Long Island Music Hall of Fame on April 2nd .

Tune in to the Global Rhythms show on Thursday March 30 th to hear Toby Tobias live in the studios with host Chris LaPorta.

Help support WUSB and non-commercial radio programming by pledging to our Spring Radiothon!

From DJ Ed Roller...

Saturday night at midnight (12-3am Sunday) we deviate from our usual musical strangeness in honor of Radiothon to pay tribute to the recently departed California based iconic musician David Lindley (1944-2023).

Starting in the late 60s with his session work and with the band Kaleidoscope, his music was wide and varied. Among his closest collaborators include Jackson Browne as he was his lead guitarist between 1971-81. Warren Zevon, Ry Cooder, Henry Kaiser, Dolly Parton, Rod Stewart, Linda Ronstadt, Crosby, Stills and Nash and many more utilized Dave’s unique instrumentation on their recordings.

We will play 2 long sets dedicated to Dave’s solo work including an acoustic set featuring his work with Jordanian percussionist Hani Nasar along with a high energy electric set with his band El Rayo X and a few surprises along the way. In the psychedelic segment we will be playing 2 sets from the big San Francisco bands of the late 60’s and 70’s. Starting the show a set of acoustic tunes I love, keep an ear open for Mr Dave on the tune he is best known for.

Please consider a donation to Radiothon, our biannual fundraising campaign. It is vital to the survival of WUSB.

Sunday, April 2nd at 5 P.M. at The Long Island Museum, Rte.25A, Stony Brook.

We’ve often referred to The Kennedys as the ‘musical heart and soul’ of WUSB’s The Sunday
Street Series. They played our very first show in February, 2004 and have returned many times
for Kennedy’s shows as well as being an integral part of our annual Bob Dylan Birthday
Celebration.

While the pandemic put a halt to live events shortly after our January 2020 show with Pete and Maura, we’re delighted to have them back with us for a live show. You can expect the usual musical brilliance of an early evening with Pete and Maura as well as songs from a new studio album of original songs.

Please join us to welcome them back to our series. (www.kennedysmusic.com)

Advance sale tickets $ 25.00 at www.sundaystreet.org

Tickets at the door, if available, $30.00 (cash only)

The Sunday Street Series is a collaboration of WUSB’s Sunday Street Series, The Long
Island Museum, and The Greater Port Jefferson Arts Council.

Are you a fan of Gabe's Flight? Then you won't want to miss this!

City College Center for the Arts (CCCA) is marking the 60-year history of the legendary, Cuban charanga band Orquesta Broadway on Friday, March 24 at Aaron Davis Hall’s Marian Anderson Theatre, with a special concert featuring as special guests, multi-award-winning flutist and educator Connie Grossman and highly esteemed flutist Karen Joseph. 

Charanga is the instrumental format of a typical Cuban orchestra that plays all popular styles of Afro-Cuban dance music featuring flute, violins, piano, and various percussion instruments, together with vocalists. Founded in New York City in 1962 by Eddy Zervigon, its leader and flutist, Orquesta Broadway is the oldest band of its kind outside of Cuba, known the world over for its exciting performances.

Orquesta Broadway / Aaron Davis Hall on Friday, March 24 at 7:00 PM. 

On March 29, 2023, be a part of the One Day Giving Campaign and give to WUSB!

In addition, starting right now, there is a great opportunity to increase your support! Thanks to a generous donor, Giving Day gifts from Stony Brook University Undergraduate alumni will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $500, and until $50,000 in matching dollars are claimed!

Eligible gifts must be to a participating Giving Day fund and donors must select their undergraduate alumni status at checkout.

Eligibility will be confirmed by the Office of Annual Giving after Giving Day.

Help us spread the word and share our special WUSB SBU GIVING DAY 

https://sbugiving.com/GD23wusb

https://givingday.stonybrook.edu/o/stony-brook-university/i/giving-day-2023/s/wusb

The Radio Series “Witness to History” continues on WUSB FM this Thursday March 16th at 8:00
PM. Join host Chris LaPorta when he welcomes Mr. Ben Ferencz, the last surviving Prosecutor
of the Nuremburg Trials to the WUSB airwaves.

The Nuremburg Trials were a pivotal time in world history when “war crimes” were first brought to light in retribution for the Nazi’s will to carry out “The Final Solution” against the Jewish people during World War II.

Ben shares his life experience growing up in nearby Hell’s Kitchen to becoming the youngest
prosecutor of the Nuremburg Trials and then the subject of the documentary “Prosecuting Evil:
The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz”.

Join Chris and Ben on Thursday, March 16 th at 8:00 PM for another edition of WUSB’s “Witness to History”.

The Academy Award Nominated FIRE OF LOVE & A House Made of Splinters Filmmakers Up Next on Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM

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A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS is screening at the Port Jefferson Documentary Film Series Monday, March 20, 2023 @ 7:00 PM.

The program airs Thursday, March 16, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

Join Captain Phil on Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 at 3:00 PM for an interview with Margaret Weitekamp, Chair for the Space History Department at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. Margaret also oversaw the Smithsonian restoration of the USS Enterprise Model from the original 1960s Star Trek Series.

Then stay tuned for the best new Progressive Rock during the 4:00 PM hour!

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Airs Thursday, February 23, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM. 

Director Kathleen Ermitage Talks MIXTAPE TRILOGY on Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM

Mixtape Trilogy: Stories of the Power of Music explores one of the most intense and unique relationships between people who rarely meet: music artists and their fans. Folk-rock icons The Indigo Girls openly share their journey, which has powerfully influenced the life of their biggest fan. Composer and pianist Vijay Iyer examines issues of immigration and race through his music; his work touches the heart of Garnette, a “man of the streets” from Kingston, Jamaica. Rapper and activist Talib Kweli inspires and transforms the life of Mike, a “Hip Hop” architect from Detroit. The director unpacks the music, inviting the audience to fall into it. The art of listening unfolds and inspires us to listen to music and, perhaps, each other in new ways.

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Airs Thursday, February 16, 6-8 PM.