Dave's Lounge

Here it is! The final Dave’s Lounge podcast, a look back at the trip around the sun that was, and music that made an impact on us along the way,Read More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #63: The 2017 Yearbook (Final Episode)

With only the 2017 Yearbook left, I decided to use this episode to do one last sweep of my inbox for new releases, then play some favorites from many ofRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #62: Penultimate

I made a major announcement about this show this week. You can read more details about it here. Playlist for the December 3 broadcast of Dave's Lounge: (00:00) Sex OfRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #61: Valar Dohaeris

For the November 19 broadcast of Dave’s Lounge on WHUP, I take a look back at my trip to DJX Fusion Weekend in Philadelphia and one of the most interestingRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #60: This Event Will Not Be Silent

I’m not a fan of Daylight Standard Time. It gets dark far too soon during these cold months, and it disrupts everyone’s sleep schedule. I would like the governments ofRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #59: Falling Back Again

This week’s show features a lot of great new music from a number of familiar faces, an hour of remixes from the early days of the podcast, and a setRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #58: Works and Reworks

Last year, I did a show that was two hours of free music from Cold Busted Records. This time around, I’m splitting up the free music between two labels. I’veRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #57: More Free Beats

The October 1 broadcast of Dave’s Lounge naturally divided itself into four-song sets of different styles — one alt-pop set, one chill instrumental set, and one slightly more eclectic beat-orientedRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #56: Across The Spectrum

The September 24 edition of Dave’s Lounge was my first show back in the studio in about a month. So naturally, things got a little rough during the live broadcast.Read More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #55: No One Has To Know

It was a bit of a mad scramble to gather all the music for this week’s show, but I managed, and it turned out pretty good. This playlist focuses moreRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #54: Different Ways To Chill

Dave’s Lounge has always been a show about getting away from the struggles of everyday life for a while and just enjoying some music. This week, though, I found itRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #53: What You Give Is Coming Back To You

The August 6 broadcast of Dave’s Lounge has some harder edges on it than most episodes, but it still contains a solid amount of chill to help you through yourRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #52: Living On The Edge

The amount of chill trap I’ve played on Dave’s Lounge has grown over the last few years, so perhaps it’s time I acknowledged it a bit more. The July 30Read More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #51: Chill Trap And More

Some weeks, I look through my inbox and don’t find enough good music to fill the first hour of a radio show. When that happened this week, I decided itRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #50: Playing Favorites

The July 9 broadcast of Dave’s Lounge on WHUP touches on a wide spectrum of downtempo styles — smooth chilled downtempo, instrumental hip hop-styled beats, and even some reggae andRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #49: Cross Section

As was the case last year, this year’s Independence Day weekend show celebrates musicians who release their music independently, with no backing from a record label, major or otherwise. TheRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #48: Independent’s Day 2017

The June 25 broadcast on Dave’s Lounge on WHUP was, with a few exceptions, heavy on instrumental tracks. It’s heavy on sampled music as well, thanks in no small partRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #47: Give Yourself A Present

The June 11 broadcast of Dave’s Lounge on WHUP was my first show in the studio in a few weeks, and it featured some new vocal tracks, some new instrumentalRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #46: Returning To The Studio

So this show was prerecorded, as North Carolina FC, for reasons that completely escape me, decided to kick off its game with the New York Cosmos at 4:00 PM onRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #45: Here And There

When Sine Music releases a new compilation, you can be sure that the chill factor in the lounge will increase significantly. That was certainly the case with the May 12Read More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #44: A Cosmic Chill

Getting the May 7 broadcast home to distribute on the podcast feed proved to be a much tougher task than I had anticipated, thanks in no small part to aRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #43: Beats On Parade

This week was Begathon Week at WHUP, the week where all the station’s hosts remind listeners that we’re a simple community radio station running on a shoestring budget, and weRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #42: The Begathon Show

Where the April 2 broadcast of Dave’s Lounge on WHUP was very chilled and spacey, the April 9 broadcast is much more down to earth and beat-oriented. Both aspects ofRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #41: Orchestral Maneuvers

The amount of extra-chilled music I was able to find the week before this broadcast inspired me to do a show that will put you in a very relaxed mood.Read More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #40: Somewhere In Space

The March 26 broadcast of Dave’s Lounge might be a bit light on new releases, but it makes up for it with quality tunes all the way through and aRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #39: Spring Thaw

Perhaps you didn’t notice this when it first aired, but the March 19 broadcast of Dave’s Lounge on WHUP was actually pre-recorded. My local soccer team, the recently re-branded NorthRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #38: Elsewhere

This week’s show offers two different types of sets — one that’s a little more beat-oriented with some R&B elements to it, and one that’s much more chilled out andRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #37: Switching Gears

You might have noticed that I’m a bit late in getting the March 5 broadcast out to the podcast feed. WHUP makes a WAV file of each broadcast available onRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #36: Better Late Than Never

Only one hour of the February 12 broadcast of Dave’s Lounge on WHUP is being distributed on the podcast feed this week, but you’ll barely notice with all the greatRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #35: Bringing The Thunder

Back when Dave’s Lounge was still a podcast, this much music would have been enough to fill two shows — and they would have been two pretty darn good shows,Read More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #34: Something For Everyone

For the January 22 broadcast of Dave’s Lounge on WHUP, I decided to focus on some of the labels with whom I’ve established relationships over the years. You’ll hear tunesRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #33: Spotlighting Labels

The first show of the new year arrived a week later than I would have liked, in part because central North Carolina took the brunt of a winter storm thatRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #32: Back for 2017!

The final radio show of 2016 looks back at the music of this past trip around the sun, finds the tracks that both its host and listeners enjoyed most, andRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #31: The 2016 Yearbook

With the 2016 Yearbook episode approaching, this week's show seemed like a fine opportunity to look back at the music that made it into some recent end-of-year yearbook episodes. There'sRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #30: Ghosts of Yearbooks Past

When I first started doing the radio show in the spring, it was still light outside when I left the station. Now that winter and the dreaded Daylight Standard TimeRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #29: Darkness Falls

At the beginning of the November 20 broadcast of Dave's Lounge on WHUP, I told a story, and I played a song associated with that story. It was a storyRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #28: Soul Serenade

Just because I took off for Charleston, SC, for a DJ gig didn't mean I was going to leave you empty-handed. The November 13 broadcast is another deep dive intoRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #27: Diggin’ In The Crates, Part 4

While I've done plenty of shows that featured one artist's music, I had never done a show where an artist performed live — until now! For the November 6 broadcast,Read More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #26: Janxx Live In Studio

While I have always tried to keep Dave's Lounge focused on electronic music, I've always had an appreciation for a well-written pop tune. That usually plays itself out in myRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #25: Pop Sensibility

A few notes about the October 16 broadcast of Dave's Lounge on WHUP: 1.) For whatever reason, my iPad hung up on that Wax Tailor track and would not playRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #24: We’ll Fix It In Post

The October 9 broadcast of Dave's Lounge was my first live show back in the WHUP studio in about five weeks. It was also the first time I attempted toRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #23: Crossing Streams

A funny thing happens when you spend several weeks playing older tunes and letting other people host the show — suddenly, I have a ton of new music to playRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #22: What’s New?

September was a busy month for me, and when things get busy, sometimes you get by with a little help from your friends. With that in mind, our pal AnjiRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #21: The Anji Bee Takeover

Last Sunday's broadcast was another trip through some of the great music you might have heard during the early days of the Dave's Lounge podcast. I had actually forgotten aboutRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #20: Diggin’ In The Crates, Part 3

Last Sunday's broadcast continued our journey through the back catalog of music played on the Dave's Lounge podcast back in the day. (Amazing to think this show has been aroundRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #19: Diggin’ In The Crates, Part 2

After a bit of frustration from the previous week's show, I decided to dig back into the archives of the Dave's Lounge podcast and take another listen to some ofRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #18: Diggin’ In The Crates, Part 1

The June 21 broadcast features an hour of vocal downtempo, followed by an hour of all-new instrumental downtempo. This was a tricky show to do, in large part because ofRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #17: With And Without Voices

Somewhere along the way, Dave's Lounge was listed in some promo catalogs as an electronic music show, without specifying that it's downtempo electronic music. The end result has been yearsRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #16: A Chill In The House

This week's show, which aired on WHUP on July 31, features several selections from the brand new Sine Music compilation, Cool Off Chillout Vol. 4, which will be out onRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #15: Summertime Chill

If you've been tuning in to Dave's Lounge on Sunday afternoons, you might have noticed that I've been on a little break lately. That's a good thing, of course; weRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #14: Break Time’s Over

A day before the USA's Independence Day, the July 3 broadcast showcased independent artists and labels — which is nothing new at Dave's Lounge, of course, but it also explainedRead More Dave’s Lounge On The Radio #13: Independents’ Day