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Jon Solomon

Mar 9, 2022 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

With Jon Solomon

Every Wednesday night on 103.3 fm WPRB.

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3.9.22

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5:00 PM		The Rub The Death Of Pop Bikini Gospel Happy Squid
5:04 PM		Set Break
5:08 PM		Wet Leg Angelica Wet Leg Domino 2022 Out April 8th. In Philadelphia on Saturday night.
5:12 PM		Hamid El Shaeri Dari Demou'ek N Habibi Funk 018: The SLAM! Years (1983-1988) Habibi Funk 2022
5:16 PM		Florry and Brittle Brian Vampire Blues Neil Covers https://florry.bandcamp.com/album/neil-covers
5:21 PM		KRS-One Can You Dance N I M A M C R U 1 2 2022
5:24 PM		75 Dollar Bill Power Failure #2 Power Failures
5:36 PM		Matchess Through the Wall Sonescent Drag City 2022
5:54 PM		Mick Trouble Me and the Riddle Tree It's Mick Trouble's Second Album Emotional Response 2022 New LP on April 5th!
5:57 PM		Set Break
6:10 PM		Eyelids Fantastic Life Everything That I See You See Better EP The Fall cover, joined by Paul Hanley on percussion.
6:16 PM		FMC GANG feat EL DETERR Favelas Favelas 2015
6:21 PM		Mary Lattimore Moon Over Deetjen's Moon Over Deetjen's
6:27 PM		Super Onze Side A Enregistrés Pour Yehia Le Marabout Sahel Sounds 2013
6:51 PM		Drag City Supersession Old Man Tramps, Traitors and Little Devils Drag City 2001 Randy Newman cover sung by one Edith Frost.
6:54 PM		Buddy Terry Quiet Afternoon Mainstream Funk V/A WeWantSounds 2021 Originally from 1972.
7:04 PM		The Kyle Sowashes The Least That You Can Do The Least That You Can Do https://thekylesowashes.bandcamp.com/album/the-lea...
7:07 PM		Set Break
7:16 PM		Bitter, Bitter Weeks 17:40 Live on WPRB https://www.facebook.com/bitterbitterweeks/
7:34 PM		Set Break
7:39 PM		SAVAK Empathy Empathy B/W Recanted (Free the Singer) Peculiar Works Music 2022 From the forthcoming album "Human Error / Human Delight."
7:42 PM		Hitomi Tohyama Tuxedo Connection Tokyo Glow: Japanese City Pop, Funk & Boogie V/A WeWantSounds 2021
7:45 PM		Stander Aberrant Vulnerable The Garrote 2022
7:53 PM		Super User Friendly Clouds Part For The Sun Señor Gato 2021 Crugie from The Disturbed's contemporary band!
7:57 PM		OC Rippers Eyes Of Satan Born To Fuck (Fall 21' Demo) Pagans cover!

Chat is archived.

Pleasant evening, Chat!

Good evening Jon!

Hey hey!

Soup is good!

That preview cracked me up. Perhaps the author will make an appearance in the chat this evening. Soup's on!

Cookin' with Jon! Love it!

Hey everyone

Where and when is the 75 Dollar Bill show?

Wait… address is in there

Bib Ascot, wasn't he a 'PRB DJ back in the '90s?

Hello everyone from Oregon.

Hello, Richard!

@Fr1day, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but the 75 Dollar Bill show was *last* Saturday evening.

Hi richard! Gosh I miss the Rainbow Room in Portland!

GAH bummer

I believe Bib Ascot was WPRB's founder.

Good evening! Happy International DJ Day

Wow. Had no idea!

Thanks, @James.

I see two different dates, so I instead choose to celebrate every day!

Just last night, while sitting with a friend at the Flyers game, my friend and I discussed being out of touch on show listings lately, mostly me, because of covid shutdowns

I also learned that National DJ Day and International DJ day are on two separate days

@Fr1day, I would have missed it were it not for the preview and I was already in Philadelphia!

Evenin' Jon!

Welcome on in, Ambrose!

Hope it was a good show. I’d for sure like to see 75 Dollar Bill

When is International Human Radio Station Day?

It was cool. The space was especially neat. Old semi-circle theater as part of a church in Fishtown. Hope they hold other events there.

Excellent question, Dan.

important question too.

Wow, DJ day. Cheer to all the research and passion! Worthy!

@Jon, I'll echo James in wishing you Happy International DJ Day!

I could grow to like this international sounding music

You should consider becoming an International DJ, @Mr. King.

You get your own day and everything!

@Jon - I think he is defacto now leading your show....:)

Knew this cover from the first note

Brian, I wondered if this might bring you to the chat. It is your siren call, like reggae outside of Saturdays for our selecta.

Mister King there is another DJ that plays music from the planet World

I look forward to the country direction Florry is headed

Brian hardly misses a beat in the most literal sense. :)

They do all 16 dances.

all my life, RADIO LISTENER

I can walk like an egyptian

dance, on the other hand, not so well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtlWZLRVlc4

FYI, a 75 Dollar Bill release is one of the fundraiser premiums on WFMU.

Richard, I need to watch that video.

Thanks for the tip, Andy.

I walk around NYC sometimes and I sware some folks just just have more then ten toes.

Jon - Is that your picture from the show last weekend? Looks like a cool space

i love this 75 dollar bill jawn. where can i find it?

i did a youtube search

I've got you. One second please.

Part of this collection - https://75dollarbill.bandcamp.com/album/power-failures

Bandcamp

Ha!

@Fr1day, it is indeed. I got to sit on a couch in a balcony for the show. They did an excellent job of limited attendance, keeping people in "pods" for seating and making it a comfortable night for all.

Here's a better-lit look at the theater - https://2223.fish/spaces/theater/

Thank you! you the man.

Happy to help @Francis.

Very cool, I’ll keep it on my radar

Friendly looking venue.

I saw Jamie Branch + Fly Or Die are coming to Philadelphia the weekend after next.

Show is at RUBA. Should be great.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jaimie-branch-fly-or-die-tickets-241029675247

This is the soothing close my rainy Wednesday required.

Thanks to listener Rich for recommending.

Can hear the sounds of dinner prep in the other room...

This is nice. Not familiar with Matchess

But I have to head out for tacos soon, speaking of dinner

This was originally going to air later in the evening, moved at the last moment and happy how it turned out.

Go get those tacos!!

I have half a beer and the rest of this Matchess to finish first

oh wow I've been listening for almost an hour and haven't said Hi Jon!

DSM! Hello!

there is no hole deeper than an internet research hole

That is a relatable statement indeed.

This Matchess is very lovely, and just noticing it's on Drag City, wonder if any of the Bitchin Bajas are involved, thought I heard a similar synth tone

Rabbits everywhere these days.

I just noticed today the trees have buds already around heeere

I saw many deer today. To be fair I was staring out a window into the woods, but...

Evenin’ y’all. Meanwhile we are waiting for another 6+ inches of snow in VT!

The trees are just as confused as we are. Crazy times.

I feel like deer are like those magic eye pictures, look long enough and one pops out at you

Heya Addie!

Hola Addie, and Roffle and everyone else here tonight

Hey Addie, Jon probably does not want to drive for three hours in your winter wonderland to pick up the kids. But I guess you don't have a choice.

lol

Soup is forgiving. It's a wonderful thing.

Mmm, I had a fantastic soup for lunch today.

split pea soup. I like how you say 'meditative' . tongue twister.

Heya DSM and roffle!

Split pea soup is medicine.

Good evening everyone

Hello Rob

Heya Rob. Rainin' down yonder south?

I have at least 6 good friends in Philly for the Ministry concert tonight

Hi rob!

"They do all sixteen dances" but B-52s only name ten

HI Rob

Much to catch up on. Hello Randy and Addie and Rob and...

Ministry tonight?! I really gotta start checking for shows again, so out of the loop

As Zappa might say "Get down with your bad ass self"! lol

Ministry also a surprise to me.

Franklin Music hall

The Fall

One of the better Fall covers I've heard, recently or otherwise.

VICTOR KRUMMENACHER on Bass! Living and working in Portland

Victor indeed!

Jon, YES!

He's a recent addition to the band.

Hi DSM, Roffle, Addie, James, Jon!

Franklin music hall = electric factory, always & forever

Hey, Randy! Great group here this evening.

@Roffle, it rained through early/mid afternoon, about 2/3 inches. It stopped, and I took a walk through my neighborhood

Definitely a good add

@Adie, how's the snow situation where you are? Are you ready for the weekend?

@jon, you following the Barkley Marathons?

@Jon, we like this Eyelids song

@Randy, what are the Barkley Marathons?

Oh! I have read about this in Best American Sportstwriting. The loops race?

I’m always ready for more snow, Rob!

@jon Yep - the one almost no one finishes

@Rob - Just drizzles on Spruce street, but certainly wet here in the U. Not a wet walk anywhere really..

@roffle what block ? I lived on pine street twice 22nd and then 12th

Just when I think my French has gotten pretty good....

@Addie, I guess you have to be ready for snow up there!

Can't believe I missed The Fall cover!

I heard this on an "International hip hop" hour hosted by Scoripo from the Furious Five. A man obsessed with how many "views" or "likes" an artist has. Perhaps I'll adopt that as my new gimmick.

Twitter tells me Hex Enduction Hour was released 40 years ago this week

Chris, I wondered if that might summon you to the chat!

"Can you believe this has been viewed over 60 times on YouTube? 60 TIMES!"

I'd do unspeakable things for 60

Oh @jon you might be thinking of the "other" race - the one where they do a 4.167 mile loop every hour

@Randy - Live in a crazy building on 50th. Isaac Asimov used to live here. LOL

@Randy, I may be remembering wrong but I think I read pieces about both over the years?

FMC Gang?? My dad worked for the US company FMC, made famous by their recent skyscraper in Philly. He was at their Plainsboro facility tho

For a group with a song with like three million views, surprisingly little info about FMC Gang at the ready.

Yep Laz has two formats; equally insane

Not gonna lie. There was a time in my life when I was mixing up Mary Lattimore with Mary from Lansdale.

Your theme would sound quite different if that were the case.

Both are equally excellent, don't get me wrong.

Mary Latimore is about as far away from Chris Forsyth as you can get, yet ... both get played by Jon Solomon

Perhaps they can record a collaborative record. Throwing that out there so when it happens in five years historians will locate this chat.

Jon Solomon plays the hits you've never heard.

Put Mary on electric harp, with huge distortion and Chris on acoustic guitar

@jon has greatly improved my "making dinner" playlists over the years

Speaking of dinner, my daughter is making a vegetarian version of "Braised Shaak Roast," which sounds like a program that would follow Inside The NBA late one Tuesday.

https://disneydishesblog.com/braised-shaak-roast-from-docking-bay-7-food-cargo/

@Jon, what is she using in place of the Shaak?

This reminds me to go make my own dinner. Taco time.

Portobellos in lieu of Shaak.

ahhh, good idea

Jeez Jon, she is embracing genius or you are just training a young cook to do your bidding. She sounds sharp.

That would've been my guess, as well

She's become a very nice cook mostly on her own but it is very helpful when I need an assist in the kitchen (especially given following recipes is a new-ish thing for me).

@Dan oh I *wish*

@Dan is this how I ended up on Wheel of Randy?

Also Jew-ish! Love you silly fellas

@mary have we met? LOL

@Randy I don’t believe we have!

I suspect that @Mary and @Randy you may have interacted on Twitter.com.

I’m @tlachtga there, and I apologize in advance.

This semitone is very interesting.

Ah yes!!! From the recycling videos!

I cursed everyone by picking an archaic Irish place name as my nom-du-internet about 20 years ago.

oh i know this one!

Thanks for the tip on this one, @Dan!

I use rand+mart (because I'm lazy) then 37 because of Kevin Smith

Jon, how IS the ascot-bib working out for you tonight?

Just recorded the Old Man episode with, wait for it.... Curtis Stigers!

Chris, it is surprisingly itchy!

Cool, @Dan.

oh wait. different episode

Ok, gotta get going—gonna see It Happened One Night at Ambler Theater. Enjoy the night!

Have a lovely time!

Thanks!

The "Shaak Roast" was excellent by the way. Can't remember when I had something in a braising sauce with pearl onions last.

Shaq with Earl "the Pearl" Monroe - THAT would be something to see

In their prime - need a TARDIS for that

i too watched the roast of Shaq on comedy central. BAM!

Also gotta go for a bit. Gonna tune my friends radio to 103.3 and make a preset as usual. lol! BAM! I love WPRB!

@Randy, to steal one from Emeril...

I'd love to see Shaq and Pearl together in NBA...JAM!

Can you do that? They should make it a thing (full disclosure: I don't play video games since they closed gbs arcade on Chestnut Street)

*the arcade

@roffle - instead of using 103.3, I use my phone plugged into the AUX Jack in my car; sounds better for some reason ?

@Jon all other users of BAM!™ automatically get a bill in the mail. unless you have an EZ-BAM

lol

Camper Van Beethoven! Who the fuck even knows that bad these days? Wild!

Let me join the chat and boost your numbers

(Please don't call that number.)

Carlos, you are quite welcome in this space! Hello!

Very lively chats on Thursdays with Lizbot

I always forget - is "Eurotrash Girl" Camper or Cracker?

@CARLOS These numbers are a happy place.

Cracker, I think?

What did everyone else have for dinner?

thai shrimp curry with some homegrown dried thai dragons crushed on top and some local hot sauce bam'd on top! hot sauce is from goat head in perkasie. mmm

Sauteed veggies with lemon, turmeric and madeira wine. Challa bread, canned mackerel and dark chocolate for dessert.

polenta with fontina cheese and a ton of sauteed crimini mushrooms and garlic on top

Ooh! Good one, Andrew. Sorry I didn't see while I was still on-mic!

That's four excellent meals right there.

Jeez, this show sailed by.

Turkey burgers - mix ground turkey, panko, Parmesan, chopped fresh spinach, garlic/pepper/other stuff

Nice, Randy.

Put some panko on my shaak too.

They need a LIKE button on this jawn

One of many features I wish would be added to the chat.

I have started to look for a like button in these Spinitron chats

Fwiw we had ravioli with an avocado and tomato salad for dinner

Have to go do a chore or two. Thanks for the show, Jon! Until next time, everyone

Lovely. Get to those chores!

I only say "jawn" when I'm extremely invested LOL

Or can't think of another word

Completely understandable on both counts.

Or can't curse

3/3.

@Jon, enjoying this instrumental, where are Stander from?

Chicago!

Chi-Town AH!

anyone know any good shows or things happening in nyc this weekend? looking for suggestions

Thanks for another great show DJ Jon Solomon!

That went fast tonight. Just finishing up soy chorizo n bean tacos + accoutrements. Thanks for another lovely dinner playlist Jon!

You're quite welcome. Ooh, soy chorizo!

Chef, I will check into this for ya.

Listener/DJ pot luck some day?

Does the station still do the concert calendar?.

Alas, WPRB does not.

Andy, I still have a "listener cookbook zine" idea in the works for the next drive...

Ooooh, nice!

Had to tune in weekly at 7 pm to hear what was going on prior to the WWW

used to love the concert calendar

thanks @jon!

and if you need a contributor for the cookbook, lmk ;) BAM

Who are the Disturbed?

That 2001 on kazoo would fit.

The Disturbed were from Princeton in the 1980s. I remain a fan.

I am disturbed too