Off the Record podcast – 91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville

Good morning fellow babies! Yes, WFPK morning drive host James Bickers is our guest this week for Off The Record.  Now, you know the man who brings you 1/2 of Down And Nerdy, still proudly loves Rush and is the proprietor of GooderThanHell.com is going to have an unusual five song selection.  Here’s what James […] The post Off The Record: James Bickers appeared first on 91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville.

Our guests this week are Louisville group ULTRA PULVERIZE.  ULTRA PULVERIZE is a futuristic synth-punk rap group based in Louisville, KY (Earth).   Their new music video for the song “The Next Day” (from the album “Unoriginals Get The Dose”) an be seen at ultrapulverize.com.  Here are their 5 picks: Chrome: Eyes On Mars Jermaine […] The post Off The Record: Ultra Pulverize appeared first on 91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville.

What a fun Off The Record this week!  Our very own Membership Associate (IE., the person who keeps things from falling apart here at LPM) and co-host of the popular segment Down And Nerdy heard Friday mornings on WFPK is Briana Passo.  I asked Briana to come up with an Off The Record theme, and […] The post Off The Record: Briana Passo appeared first on 91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville.

Our guests for this week’s Off The Record is Louisville-based band Aby Laby Land.  The band recently released their Binary Stars CD which you can purchase at the group’s Website or at their shows.  They perform the first Friday of every moth at the Hideaway Saloon on Bardstown Rd.  Here are the group’s five songs (each […] The post Off The Record: Aby Laby Land appeared first on 91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville.

Our guest this week is Sydney O’Bryan.   She was born and raised (for the most part) in Louisville, KY and according to her bio: Spent a few years of my childhood in Ft. Collins, CO- will always prefer the mountains to the beach. 28 years young. Graduated from University of Kentucky: BA in Communications; minor […] The post Off The Record: Sydney O’Bryan appeared first on 91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville.

Our Guest this week is singer/songwriter Tamara Dearing.  Her CD What Animates You release show is Saturday September 4th at the Vernon Club.  She also has a  in-store performance that same day at Ear-X-Tacy.  According to her bio: Playing musical chairs with genres comes quite naturally to Tamara Dearing who at age three developed an […] The post Off The Record: Tamara Dearing appeared first on 91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville.

This week’s Off The Record guest is Ron Whitehead.  His latest book is titled The Storm Generation Manifesto and it’s release will be celebrated this Thursday at The Green Building.  He will also be holding a poetry/music event at The Rudyard Kipling on August 27.  According to his bio: Ron Whitehead is a poet, writer, […] The post Off The Record: Ron Whitehead appeared first on 91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville.

Our guest is busy Louisville-based folk musician Rebecca Williams. Rebecca is an international touring singer-songwriter hailing from Louisville, KY. She has released one EP titled “The Lion and The Unicorn.” Here Are Rebecca’s five picks: Mathieu Chedid: Qui De Nous Deux Bill Callahan (Smog): Eid Ma Clack  Shaw Rebirth Brass Band: Do What You Wanna […] The post Off The Record: Rebecca Williams appeared first on 91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville.

Our Guest for this week’s Off The Record is “Honey” Roy Carter.  According to his bio: My music career began in the streets of New Orleans, LA where I played harmonica for tips. After getting some curbside lessons, I hitchhiked through the Florida Keys and stayed for the Winter. Spring returned, and I headed North […] The post Off The Record: Honey Roy appeared first on 91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville.

Our guest this week is long time Louisville singer/songwriter Butch Rice.  You can catch Butch at his regular Thursday night gig at BW3’s in Saint Matthews and he’ll have a CD coming out soon.  According to his bio: I sing and I write a song every now and then. I’ve lived in Louisville, KY for […] The post Off The Record: Butch Rice appeared first on 91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville.

Our guest today is the lead vocalist for the Louisville duo A Lion Named Roar.  They released their debut CD Said And Done in February and also performed on WFPK’s Live Lunch in support of it.  As the group’s Myspace page notes: Chris Jackson and Tyler Anderson have been collaborating on songs since they met […] The post Off The Record: Chris Jackson appeared first on 91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville.

This week’s Off The Record guest is Amber Garvey of sonaBLAST! Records, located here in Louisville @ The Green Building. They represent such artists as Ben Sollee, Lucky Pineapple, The Seedy Seeds (who will be part of this Friday’s Live Lunch at noon on WFPK), The Pass and more. Amber works with artists to see […] The post Off The Record: Amber Garvey appeared first on 91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville.

On the eve of what will be the biggest Forecastle Festival since it’s start in 2002, our guest is once again the Festival’s “Captain” JK McKnight.  This time around JK’s theme are songs that make him think of travel – both in the literal sense and in the “moving through life” sense.  Three of his […] The post Off The Record: JK McKnight appeared first on 91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville.

Our guest for this week’s Off The Record is Noah Hewett-Ball, leader of the Louisville group Cabin which just released a new CD called Among the Rectangles and Changeable Parts.  According to the band’s Myspace website Noah was: A musical late bloomer, Hewett-Ball taught himself to play piano in the practice rooms at Murray State, […] The post Off The Record: Noah Hewett-Ball appeared first on 91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville.

Our guest for this week’s Off The Record is guitarist and veteran of the Louisville rock music scene: Wayne Young. According to his MySpace bio: Young started his music career in the late 1950s with the Carnations, and in the 1960s joined Soul, Inc. for two tours with the “Dick Clark Caravan of Stars” and […] The post Off The Record: Wayne Young appeared first on 91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville.