Deep Cuts With Jonathan

This episode features live cuts from the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers, then kicks it up a notch with some bands of more recent decades.

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Jonathan brings you the perfect compliment to a hot summer night: easy-going, sometimes experimental cuts and infectious pop grooves to enjoy under the moonlight.

Today, we're celebrating a big day for vinyl DJs and music listeners everywhere: the 70th anniversary of the LP. Jonathan spins both vintage vinyl and some newer wax, like Tame Impala, The Rolling Stones, Springsteen, and more.

Deep Cuts practices social distancing with this special live broadcast from the Forest Ave Promenade in Laguna Beach. Enjoy two uninterrupted hours of hand-selected jams - on vinyl, of course.

On this episode, we feature a modern and melodic masterpiece: The Flaming Lips’ The Soft Bulletin. This lush soundscape is a delight for the ears. We’ll play the entire record… on vinyl, of course. More fun surprises from the 60s and beyond will build up to the Bulletin. Rest assured, these sonic waves are bound to wash over you in an awesome way.

Jonathan celebrates Independence Day with some good ol’ fashioned American vinyl. From Herbie Hancock to a gifted yard sale copy of Exile on Main Street, the tunes are freshly picked for all our favorite Fourth activities.

Back in 2014, the scientists told us the sun was quieting. On Deep Cuts we answered them with prog. Yes cries of the gates of delirium… Pink Floyd sets the controls for the heart of the sun. Rock and roll follows.

On the first ever episode of Deep Cuts at KX FM, Jonathan introduces the show and spins rock favorites old and new from his personal vinyl collection. We hear some 70s punk classics, a Black Keys deep cut, a dub set (not to be confused, as Jonathan points out, with dubstep), and some of Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland.

Longtime super fan and resident grunge expert Christine joins us to celebrate the life and music of the late Chris Cornell. We play some Deep Cuts from Chris’s entire career, including his solo work and his time in beloved grunge group, Soundgarden.

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It’s week 3 and Deadtober is going strong. Our special guest host this week is Caroline of Caroline’s Cause Corner, joined by her friend David. Thanks to Caroline, we hear from various luminaries from the Dead’s circle today. Journalist and music critic Joel Selvin, the author of NYT best-selling book The Haight: Love, Rock, and Revolution tells firsthand stories from 60s San Francisco and sneak previews his new book on Altamont. In a prerecorded interview with Caroline, Howard Cohen tells all about his years as manager of Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart. Photographer Jay Blakesberg calls in to recount years of shooting the Dead.

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