http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/next_five Upcoming specials and other news about WMNF's eclectic music programming. http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/166 Our gift to you, Dear Listener. "I don't have a drinking problem 'Cept when I can't get a drink." http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/166 WMNF http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/165 Celebrated for the “pristine ECM sound” made famous by artists like Keith Jarrett and Gary Burton ("jazz for people who don't like jazz"), ECM is a far more varied label than it is given credit for. For this special, Step Outside will unleash a torrent of remarkable, ill-mannered, raw-nerved sounds by label mates from Krakatau to the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Terje Rypdal to the Music Improvisation Company with Derek Bailey, Anthony Braxton to Steve Tibbetts, Carla Bley to Heiner Goebbels, Joe Maneri to Evan Parker to Hal Russell’s NRG Ensemble, as well as the dark sides of Garbarek, Jarrett and Towner. http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/165 WMNF http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/164 Ghoulish aural oddities of unmentionable depravity. http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/164 WMNF http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/163 Pre Dark Side: Pipers at the Gates of Dawn to Obscured by Clouds. http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/163 WMNF http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/162 A highbrow exploration of all things slapped, bashed and pummeled for enjoyment. http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/162 WMNF http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/161 Honoring the master who passed away on August 21, 2005. http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/161 WMNF http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/160 From Ravi Shankar and Zakir Hussain to Trilok Gurtu and the Tabla Beat Science (and everywhere in between), a celebration of East meets West - Step Outside style. http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/160 WMNF http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/159 Steve Reich, Scott Johnson, Eno/Byrne, and many more. http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/159 WMNF http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/197 Guitarist Rod Picott and fiddler Amanda Shires are co-writers and frequent touring partners; check them out live from the WMNF studios. [http://www.rodpicott.com](http://www.rodpicott.com) [http://www.amandashires.net](http://www.amandashires.net) http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/197 WMNF http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/158 For National Women’s Month, from Amy Denio to Zeena Parkins. http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/158 WMNF http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/217 In honor of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, the Tuesday Morning Show with Marcie Finkelstein will feature Tomas Young, the subject of the new documentary, Body of War. Tomas enlisted in the Army after 9/11 and was paralyzed after serving in Iraq for less than a week. He has become an outspoken activist against the war. The show will include excerpts of interviews with Tomas conducted over the course of several weeks. And we’ll hear from artists who contributed songs to the Body of War CD, a 2-disk compilation produced by Tomas and Eddie Vedder. http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/217 WMNF http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/196 Del Castillo has become a symbol of the cross-cultural power of music with their eclectic blend of Flamenco, Rock, Latin, Blues, and World music. Check them out live from the WMNF studios. http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/196 WMNF http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/214 Local mod/garage/power pop band Tres' Bien! is this millennium's answer to the 60s Small Faces and 80s Jam. The boys will be live on Surface Noise around 11:15pm with punchy music and what's expected to be a witty and wild interview! Join DJ Lounge Laura Taylor for the mod dance party! http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/214 WMNF http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/211 HE CLASH: REVOLUTION ROCK A new one-hour radio special about The Clash. Recent and vintage interview clips of The Clash's members include rare footage collected from throughout their 77-83 heyday and insightful Joe Strummer comments recorded shortly before his death in 2002. Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), film director Julien Temple and others discuss how The Clash affected their lives, and why they are still "the only band that matters." Music in this program will also feature many of their best-known anthems and fan favorites from their classic albums, singles and previously unreleased live tracks. The Clash: Revolution Rock will be broadcast on WMNF in three 20 minute installments on the Monday Sonic Detour between 4 and 6pm April 28th, May 5th and May 12th. Don't forget This is Radio Clash: A tribute to the Clash Saturday May 31st Skipper's Smokehouse 4-Midnight. 17 bands do their interpretations of 3 Clash songs each. http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/211 WMNF http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/195 Noel Cooney is an Irish balladeer, singing and playing his guitar all over the Southeast USA. Check him out live from the WMNF studios. http://www.wmnf.org/program_specials/show/195 WMNF