Mid-Valley Mutations

Vortex Remover, LIVE! (#48) Among the many reasons that I have become a huge supporter of these home-town heroes is that they have songs about tea.  (And, as rumor would have it, a forthcoming release that will feature a number of songs about tea in various ways.)  So any chance I get to put the … Continue reading Vortex Remover, LIVE! (#48)

Originally posted on BlasphuphmusRadio.com: KWVA Studio The Beginning (KWVA Episode 001) (Originally broadcast on 15 April 1998 on KWVA.) Playlist & Footnotes: http://blasphuphmusradio.com/1998/04/15/episode-001-the-beginning This was my first ever radio broadcast.   4 A.M. – 7 A.M. on KWVA.  What follows is a recreation, based on playlists, recordings, and memories from that evening.  This is an approximation…

Bob Bucko Jr., LIVE! (#47) In 2015 Bob and I played a show together at Mothership Music (as part of the group I sometimes perform with, Dead Air Fresheners).  The show was incredible, but what stood out for me what how I managed to get his songs stuck in my head from that night.  Where … Continue reading Bob Bucko Jr., LIVE! (#47)

For the next couple of days, our server will be down. It is being moved to a new location in Portland. Hopefully we won’t be offline for long, and you’ll be the first to know when we’re back up. If there’s any back-episode you’d like to hear until we’re up and running again, please leave … Continue reading

Corvallis Experiments In Noise, LIVE! (No-Method, Playboy Smooth, Coach Waters, Project Aisle, Nigel & Chemotroph) (#46) When I first saw a post on MyFacester+ Twinstablr, I wasn’t sure if it was real or not.  “Corvallis Experiments In Noise.”  While I knew that there were other undiscovered music scenes throughout every state, there was something about it … Continue reading Corvallis Experiments In Noise, LIVE! (No-Method, Playboy Smooth, Coach Waters, Project Aisle, Nigel & Chemotroph) (#46)

Consonants & Vowels (A Vinyl Solution) (#45) I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, but the schedule lately has gotten crazy, and with good reason.  A lot of people want to play on the show, and I LOVE having guests, so the combination of the two has lead to a healthy calendar with a ton of amazing artists … Continue reading Consonants & Vowels (A Vinyl Solution) (#45)

Don Haugen, LIVE! (#44) I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: there is something very special happening in Eugene.  It is probably the six years that I spent there during first tentative journey’s outside the nest, and the people I met while I lived there exposed me to so much stuff that has … Continue reading Don Haugen, LIVE! (#44)

Red Panda Death March, LIVE! (#43) It is so easy to get bogged down in the joy and value of nostalgia, and to combat that, I have made an earnest effort to keep the content of this program fairly new, as often as possible.  I certainly go on a jag where I play all of … Continue reading Red Panda Death March, LIVE! (#43)

Thrice-New Clichés (or, “The Concentrator Release Party”) (w/ Uneasy Chairs & MKUltramegaphone, LIVE!) (#42) One of the incredible things about radio is that you are able to create a community that exists entirely through their relationship to sounds.  It’s one of my favorite things, to be honest, and when I can bond with someone over … Continue reading Thrice-New Clichés (w/ Uneasy Chairs, LIVE!) (#42)

The Julie Eaton Interview (#41) Breaking format slightly (not much, really), this week we pick the brain of Salem Weekly Music editor Julie Eaton, who is a Salem resident, musician, writer, and supporter of the art and culture of this town.  While we had been circling around the idea of collaborating on a show together, it was mostly a … Continue reading The Julie Eaton Interview (#41)