WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

New Jersey's Only Radio Station

WPRB is a community-supported, freeform radio station. Our FM signal (103.3) serves central New Jersey, Philadelphia, eastern PA and the northern tip of Delaware. We reach a global audience at wprb.com.

Jon Solomon

Sep 1, 2021 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

With Jon Solomon

Every Wednesday night on 103.3 fm WPRB.

Follow me on Twitter or Instagram!

Requests? Please email me.

Refresh this page to update artist + song information.

Please join the chat in the box during the show!

9.1.21

rotr%20nien%20nunb.gif

5:00 PM		The Rub The Death of Pop Bikini Gospel Happy Squid 2016
5:04 PM		Set Break
5:09 PM		Brainiac Go! N From Dayton Ohio Touch & Go Records 2021 Tones on Tail cover.
5:12 PM		Ait Meslayene El Fan Habibi Funk 015: An eclectic selection of music from the Arab world, part 2 V/A Habibi Funk 2021
5:17 PM		Body Meπa Money Tree The Work Is Slow Hausu Mountain 2020 Members of UI and Rollins Band? Sure!
5:31 PM		Mac McCaughan Circling Around The Sound of Yourself Merge Records 2021 Out later this month.
5:34 PM		William Parker Mayan Space Station N Mayan Space Station AUM Fidelity 2021 Parker's "first electric guitar trio album."
5:49 PM		David Holmes Don't Die Just Yet (Mogwai Mix) Don't Die Just Yet Go Beat! 1997
5:54 PM		Screaming Females Ripe Rose Mountain Don Giovanni Records 2015 School of Rock Princeton covers Screaming Females!
5:58 PM		Set Break
6:08 PM		Shilpa Ray EMT Police & The Fire Department Door Girl Northern Spy Records 2017
6:12 PM		Baba ould Hembara El Shams w'al Qamar (Lekhal Karr) Wallahi Le Zein!! - Wezin, Jakwar And Guitar Boogie From The Islamic Republic Of Mauritania V/A Mississippi Records 2010
6:19 PM		The Pacific Ocean Fifty Dollars The Other Shore Demos Chickfactor Written by David Berman.
6:22 PM		75 Dollar Bill 15 (matinee set) Live at Cafe OTO 2020
6:38 PM		COS L'Idiot Léon Cosmix Finders Keepers Records 2021 Originally off their 1976 album "Viva Boma."
6:49 PM		The New Mastersounds Return To Gijon (Aiff Remix) Afro Sides, Vol. 2 V/A Record Kicks 2021
6:54 PM		Lungfish Screams Of Joy ACR 1999 Dischord Records 2012
6:58 PM		Set Break
7:09 PM		Tim Foljahn 23:11 Live on WPRB https://timfoljahn.bandcamp.com
7:32 PM		Set Break
7:41 PM		Car Seat Headrest Not What I Needed (SImlish version) The Sims 4: City Living Makes me feel like I'm possibly having a stroke.
7:45 PM		broke bldgs Crushed Out Resurrect Dead Local duo.
7:49 PM		Writhing Squares Epilogue Chart For the Solution Trouble In Mind Records 2021 Also a local duo.
7:57 PM		Lazy Salon Clean Moon Twilight Properties LZY_SLN 2020 https://lazysalon.bandcamp.com/album/twilight-properties

Chat is archived.

Well look at that, I opened the chat!

Yay! I hope the weather isn't too wild up there.

Ok, my 5 pm thing is starting. Bye for an hour!

Going to be a wild ride tonight I fear. Lotta rain. See you at 6!

Good afternoon - dry thoughts headed your way.

No longer expecting 2"+ in one hour so that's good.

Junior Black Pope?!

You must have missed all the white smoke a few years back.

More flash flood warnings, oy!

Thanks Jon! It sounds like your weather has been as wild as ours. Ok, time to turn off the chat as well as the station.

Fridge is back on, many thanks!

Rob, so how did Ellicott City fare? I have a buddy in Caton/Arbutus who told me the flood stories from Isaias(?)

Good work, Ahab.

@Andy, probably ok, but I'll check. Isaias was horrible for Ellicott City and it was the second such flood in a two or three years

Good evening Jon.and fellow Solomonistas.drving around Center City Philadelphia .starting to get bad on the roads.

Hello Jon Solomon, hope you are high 'n dry!

Patrick and Ambrose hello.

A favor, chat. Since I can't have my phone near my broadcast due to interference, if there's any weather news to relay please pass along and I'll mention on-air. Thank you!

If you'd like more information about floods, I highly recommend David McCullough's "The Johnstown Flood."

We are in day two of getting water logged down in Asheville, NC! Bath Boy indeed! Luckily no tornadoes thus far.

Joey, your Bath Boy story was sensational. Will relay to the listeners!

High! And dry too to all in the chat.

@Andy, one personal Weather Underground station at Ellicott City show ~1.75 inches of rain since midnight. There are not flood warnings for that area

Thanks Jon! Great album! My wife secretly listened to Bath Boy on her own since I wanted to wait for the vinyl to arrive. She hated it but she only loves Bauhaus, Christian Death and Throbbing Gristle, etc. She is, however, loving this Tones on Tail cover.

@Jon, Brainiac Yeah!!!

If we had the same tastes as our partners, what fun would that be?

Brainiac were the best. I am sorry their first two records are out of print.

In-house discussions of if I could move my rig to the basement in case of tornado. Seems possible, hopefully it doesn't come to that.

Just got a 545 tornado warning on my phone.I am in cC phila.

Thank you. Stay safe!

I'm showing no fewer than 10 warnings/watches here in King of Prussia on weather.com. Mostly for floods, but tornado warning and severe thunderstorm warning as well. From the radar it looks like it should hit Princeton around 6:30-7.

I opened the NWS Mount Holly Twitter in another window.

Will relay that on-air after this song.

Storm with potential tornado moving NE at 50 mph according to the weather service https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=phi&wwa=tornado%20warning

One bright note, the derecho last summer took out most of the bad trees in my area, so less to cause power outages tonight.

Be safe all!

I'm looking at weather underground. That system is moving fast.

Appreciate all the updates.

Advice from Tornado Alley - a bicycle helmet is highly recommended. It's not the wind that gets you, it's the debris.

We once hid in the basement during Sandy or Irene with my then much-younger daughter wearing her bike helmet.

Up to 13 alerts here, yikes!

Hi from on the road in Illinois. Hope everybody is safe back home.

Hey Dennis!

Just started streaming, sorry we missed Mac's new one.

Is OK! Hands at 10 and 2!

Mary's driving, my hands are at 6 and 6!

Phew.

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN MERCER...EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY AND CENTRAL BUCKS COUNTIES... At 541 PM EDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was located over Willow Grove, or 10 miles north of Philadelphia, moving northeast at 45 mph. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

Thank you, Rob.

Will relay.

Yikes

Sure thing Jon, and yes, Dennis, yikes. The Particularly Dangerous and large descriptors grabbed my attention

Here's the home page for the Philly-area National Weather Service office: https://www.weather.gov/phi/

Thanks, Rob. I have the warning up read to read.

@Jon, music seems to fit the current weather.

My friend Pat said his fear was I'd play something like this when a tornado hit. I hope I didn't cause tonight.

Cool, Jon. I'm still at least partially listening to the 5 pm thing but monitoring DC's weather and your weather too

IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction is possible.

Locations impacted include... Trenton, Ewing, Doylestown, Hatboro, Ambler, Chalfont, Yardley, Newtown, Abington, Bryn Athyn, Ivyland, Willow Grove, Woodside, Richboro, Gardenville, Horsham, New Britain, Churchville, Fort Washington and Blue Bell. This includes the following highways... Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 337 and 348. Interstate 295 in New Jersey near mile marker 76.

All of that text was from https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=phi&wwa=tornado%20warning

Stay safe everyone!!!!

That's still a bit west of our base, for whatever that is worth. Ready to switch to the basement at a moment's notice.

Checking with a friend in Warminster.

Here is the Philly/Cherry Hill National Weather Service home page again https://www.weather.gov/phi/

Similar groove to Slint here.

Hey Jon! ☔ 🌪️ Evening Rob, Dennis, Ambrose, Andy, Wheel o' Randy, Joey et al.

Hope everyone is high & dry tonight

Hi Christine!

Christine!

Andy, it is indeed a Slint sample.

Hey Christine!

Hey Joey 👋

Hi Christine! I'm high and dry (bc I'm on top of a hill) here. I thought of you on Saturday when Dana K indicated that she's a Bath Boy convert

Hi Christine, so far so good, hope you are/remain safe!

@Rob, excellent news that Dana K is a Bath Boy convert. Long Live Bath Boy !

Good Morning Captain

Dennis, I've enjoyed Mary's pictures of your trip

Nosferatu Man is the most metal song ever though!

@Jon that sounds it was such a fun evening with the Princeton School of Rock concert.

News just in, Bath Boy just took his last bath

@Bo, we'll just have to agree to disagree re: Bath Boy. Any craic tonight?

Hi Wheel! Thanks! We'll have more soon!

That storm has a bad history, and it's coming this way...

@Christine, Bath Boy's just been spotted on a cow's back. That's the craic!

Mary says this is good music for driving 90 mph.

Dennis, Mary is correct

Yeah when I heard this at 8 am on a Thursday I was jolted!

95 now.

This song slowed her down to a safer 80.

This energy is pure.💛💯 Same for Shilpa Ray.

Oh, Mary was actually driving at 90?!

On i-88 on the way to Chicago. Everyone is driving fast.

I miss the indian raga show that used to air on weekend mornings! So much great stuff on that show.

BTW, any chance Wilbo will be back on the air?

Joey, Wilbo sadly is not set up for remote broadcasting (we've tried!) but when all staff is welcomed back to the studios (2022?) I expect he will return to the fold.

I miss that guy a bunch. Email him from time to time to tell him so.

Joey, Sangeet is still chugging along!

I need to consult the schedule. I got all discombobulated during the automated days of the shut down. I was driving from Marlton to Newark last week when I heard the first return broadcast to the studio. I almost shed a tear.

It was a beautiful moment.

It will be a happy day when Wilbo can return to the Mothership. 🛸 📡

Clothesline into Jon Solomon = lots of writing down stuff to buy

Mary made me screenshot Shilpa Ray.

Same with Captain Ahab into JS, The Rhythm of the One into JS and DJ Hi-Res into JS to be fair...

Wilbo mines those PREX dollar CD bins for some of the all-time best finds!

@Dennis, I'm glad you weren't driving around Philly!!!

Philly, you are not quite out of the woods yet https://twitter.com/NWStornado/status/1433194673225408513

@Jon, loving this piece!

"NWS Tornado @NWStornado Tornado Warning continues for Philadelphia PA, Camden NJ, Lindenwold NJ until 6:45 PM EDT"

The new Philly / South Jersey tornado warning includes a spotted tornado.

Jon, that's always concerning

@Rob, you said it! Heading to the basement, purely as a precaution.

we need this band, Pell Mell and Unwound on a bill together

Following up on what Jon just said " At 632 PM EDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was located over Woodbury, or near Gloucester City, moving northeast at 40 mph. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION." https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=phi&wwa=tornado%20warning

Stay safe Christine!

And getting back to music, I see we went from a 50 dollar song to a 75 dollar group. Woo hoo

Thank you, Rob.

YW Jon!

I didn't pick up on the 50 -> 75 at all. Inflation!

And changing the subject to something happier, my wife and I are eating cheese ravioli with sauteed spinach, raw spinach, and cherry tomatos

That, or the musical value keeps going up! 📈

@Jon, yes! :-)

*with some avocado and red pepper

That sounds delicious!

Dinner talk! 🍝 Rob, that sounds excellent.

We had cheese tortellini with roasted garlic tomato sauce and a side salad I still need to find time for.

If there only was a way to do a World Central Kitchen-type thing but for Jon Solomon listeners

COS is delightful! Hunkered down in our bunker with broccoli cheddar zoup.

@Jon, that sounds wonderful.

We're going to Parsons chicken and fish in Chicago when we get in.

Dennis, if you make it to Irazu I've got my order ready.........

@jimbeaux, that sounds delicious too

Tornado Warning including Collingswood NJ, Haddonfield NJ, Gloucester City NJ until 7:15 PM EDT

We're going tomorrow, what are you in the mood for?

Jimbeaux, didn't see you come in!

I'll message ya.

@jimbeaux, the zoup sounds zesty 🍲

Very comforting zoup :)

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR EASTERN MERCER, MIDDLESEX, SOUTHEASTERN MORRIS, SOMERSET, AND EAST CENTRAL HUNTERDON COUNTIES... At 643 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is already occurring.

locations impacted at https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=phi&wwa=flash%20flood%20warning

Just got home safely.Thanks to Jon and listeners for info updates. 36 years of driving.one of the worst I experienced

Patrick, I'm glad you made it home safely

@Patrick, scary. Glad you're home safe.

Wow! Thanks for checking in Patrick. Glad you're home.

For dinner loaf of Sarcones. bread di brunos olive oil. having a Wish Sandwich

You've earned it!

On a night like this, I am glad to have this community we have all built!

Thanks Christine Glad it was light out so I could see the rivers on the roads.

@Jon, agreed. Thank you, WPRB fam! You all are definitely brightening the mood here.

Yes thanks everybody. I've checked with peeps back home and everyone is safe so far.

Sears tower or whatever it's called is on the horizon.

@Jon & @Christine & everyone, ❤️

And thank you for playing Lungfish, Jon. I can never get enough of them

Yeah, I love the song Shed the World by Lungfish. I need that album on vinyl!

Live Extreme Weather radio 📻 ⚠ Please be safe.

hoping someone w/Princeton education can answer...if you WFH, how do you cope with unanswered IM's (legitimate questions) in group forums? spike the question higher up the chain or assume "they" want you figure it out the answer on your own?

Confirmed Tornado in the Burlington area getting ready to cross into Southern Bucks County. If you are in this warning, take cover now! For the latest info: http://weather.gov/phi

Flash Flood Emergency including Quakertown PA, Perkasie PA, Doylestown PA until 12:00 AM EDT

Both from https://twitter.com/NWS_MountHolly

Haha! Thanks for the shout out! Love me some Goonsax as well because of this show!

@Jon, be safe & take some salad with you

Be safe Jon!

Jon

Yes, be safe Jon!! Take some food with you please!

Hello from the basement.

Hello Jon

Take care and be safe Jon

Checking in from Lake George, shocked to see all this tornado talk again?! WhAt Is GoInG On?!

Hopefully all is well

Listening and tornado tracking...

if an inquiry on company IM goes unanswered 2 days in a row, in a group of 20+ people, does that mean it isn't important?

or are they all bots?

I am broadcasting in my basement!

Swamp Rock dealing with a tornado warning now, wish I could help more...

you could play something less terrifying

The live set is the live set! I can't change that.

yeah it's cool

This Roxy Music cover is nice (and slow)

I have an inside baseball question: when you’re actually in the studio what do you mainly play from? CDs, vinyl? Can you play cassettes?

Tornado Warning: At 721 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Ivyland, or 15 miles west of Trenton, moving northeast at 25 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * Locations impacted include... Pennin

OH SHIT MUSIC has commenced

PRB is back!

Oh 💩 music...

And back! 💚

Anyway, from the Tornado Warning: Locations impacted include... Pennington, New Hope, Ivyland, Stockton, Richboro, Washington Crossing, Lambertville and Newtown Grant.

Action News now has their tornado circle over Jon's house....

Fun. Mic break in three minutes, hopefully a once-in-a-lifetime mic break...

Princeton is in this map. Look out, Horace! https://twitter.com/NWS_MountHolly/status/1433210312547831808/photo/1

https://twitter.com/NWS_MountHolly/status/1433210312547831808

We need a check on Horace... 🐹

Jinx?

@Jon, let's hope not

Horace!

Woot woot!!

I think that's the other tornado in Bucks

Last time I came home from a vacation their was a tree on my car :/

*there

i thought you were the transmitter

I hope Northwestern is 2 and 0 when you return.

Yikes!! Tornado is/was over Princeton!!

Dang, I went to retrieve a hand-built rowboat from Long Island Sound between storms, and brought it back to Tornado Town.

@Jon, your focus group is not wrong. Bring on the Writhing Squares!

Well, that was something!

I'm no meteorologist, clearly.

Making WPRB broadcast history!

Jon, you are a great meteorologist! 💯

Photographic evidence - https://twitter.com/jonsolomon/status/1433214386559148033

That's a great picture, Jon!

Nice pic! Now it looks like all this is headed into the NY area. I'll have to check in on the WFMU chat to see if they're OK.

Great action photo, Jon! Let's hope you won't have to be broadcasting from your basement in the future. Excellent show tonight. 🙏 Thanks, PRB fam.

Thanks, all. We're still down here until show's end just in case.

Super show, super storm sentry Solomon!

Storm Station Solomon ⚠ 🌀⚡☔

This has been a great show, Jon! Enjoy your two weeks off and we'll see you on the other side!

Christine ++++

Stay safe everybody!

There's a cardboard box fight surrounding me presently.

Jon, that sounds amusing.

Unless you're in the middle of it!