The Sovines Reunite to Support Community Radio

Long-time Columbus “trucker country” band The Sovines are playing a special show at Cafe Bourbon Street, Thursday July 10 in support of community radio station WCRS. Joining them on the bill are Bee Humana and Closet Mix.

The Sovines formed in 1995 when a friend suggested to Bob Starker and Matthew Benz that they should form a band to play country truck driving songs and call themselves “the Sovines”, after famed country singer Red Sovine. It might have been said in jest, but Starker and Benz ran with it. With bass player Ed Mann and drummer Pete English (and later Gene Brodeur on drums), the Sovines took their revved-up take on truck-driving songs, punky rock n’ roll, country ballads and roots rock on the road and in the studio, through five albums and a lot of shows. This show will mark their first live appearance in over three years.

Bee Humana is an elegant, muddy, and thoroughly lichenized garage folk-rock trio. Singer-songwriter Bee sings in English and Spanish and plays non-classical guitar on a classical guitar. She is backed by Dave Holm (of Ugly Stick/Bigfoot) on bass and backup vocals; and Sam Brown (of the New Bomb Turks and Divine Fits) on drums. Their sound has been described as “Elis Regina and Carlos Jobim sitting in with The Dirty Three and Cat Stevens in a moonlit back-alley show, fully amped.” They’ve been playing around the Columbus area together for a couple of years now and are soon to release their first EP.

Closet Mix rounds out the bill. A quartet of local music veterans, Closet Mix is Paul Nini (Great Plains, Log) on bass and vocals, Chris Nini (Log) on keyboards, Dan Della Flora (Red Skylark, Van Echo) on drums, and Keith Novicki (Vena Cava) on guitar. Principal songwriter Paul Nini describes Closet Mix as stubborn local veterans that refuse to stop making their peculiar brand of indie-rock, which is steeped in the 80s college radio sound they all grew up with.

rekloos presents: BASS KULTURE

Genre: 
reggae, dub
on WCRS On The Air Sunday 12-1pm.

New and old island sounds from ska to dancehall and beyond.

Twangtacular Ep. 49

Submitted by twangtacular on Sat, 07/19/2025 - 11:05am
In the SECOND TO LAST EPISODE of Twangtacular, host Boy Howdy plays a huge mix of quality Country, Western, Bluegrass, and Americana music from the past and present! Featuring Flatt & Scruggs, Bill Monroe, Patsy Montana, Loretta Lynn, Marty Stuart, and many more! You can see a full track list and listen to this and every episode of Twangtacular on-demand at Mixcloud.com/Twangtacular and at WCRSFM.org. You can also follow the show on Instagram and you can also listen to it on the actual radio in Columbus Ohio on Saturdays at 3pm or Sundays at 4am on 92.7 and 98.3 FM. WCRS: Community Radio Columbus!

59:30 minutes (54.48 MB)

  2. PLAYLIST

    1. Buckaroo - Buck Owens
    2. Cripple Creek - Flatt & Scruggs
    3. Nine Pound Hammer - Jim & Jesse
    4. Blue Moon of Kentucky - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
    5. I Wish I Was a Single Girl Again - The Maddox Brothers & Rose
    6. Swing Time Cowgirl - Patsy Montana
    7. Jerry’s Breakdown - Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed
    8. The Night Herding Song - Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
    9. Eat, Drink and Be Merry (For Tomorrow You’ll Cry) - Porter Wagoner
    10. I’m A Honky Tonk Girl - Loretta Lynn
    11. Two Separate Bar Stools - Wanda Jackson
    12. Eight More Miles to Louisville - Grandpa Jones
    13. Temperance Reel - Tony Rice
    14. Old Mexico - Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
    15. Tell ‘Em I Ain’t Here - Dale Watson
    16. Whole Lotta Things - Southern Culture on the Skids
    17. The Devil Ain’t Lazy - Hot Club of Cowtown
    18. Smoke, Smoke, Smoke - Doc & Merle Watson
    19. Twelve O Three - Leon McAuliffe
    20. The Waltz You Saved for Me - The Quebe Sisters
    21. Hard Enough - Katie Mae & the Lubrication
    22. Borderline - Eliza Gilkyson
    23. Diesel and Cigarettes - Anders THomsen
    24. Midnight Ramble - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West

Twangtacular Ep. 48 - Aussie Country!

Submitted by twangtacular on Sat, 07/12/2025 - 9:46am
On Episode 48 (of 50), host Boy Howdy plays a full hour of country music from the land down under, Australia! You can see a full track list and listen to this and every episode of Twangtacular on-demand at Mixcloud.com/Twangtacular and at WCRSFM.org. You can also follow the show on Instagram and you can also listen to it on the actual radio in Columbus Ohio on Saturdays at 3pm or Sundays at 4am on 92.7 and 98.3 FM. WCRS: Community Radio Columbus!

1:01:12 minutes (56.03 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Buckaroo - Buck Owens
  2. The Happy Cowgirl - Shirly Thoms
  3. I’m A Rolling Stone - Tex Morton
  4. Where the Murrumbidgee Wends Its Way - Dusty Rankin
  5. My Yodelling Song to You - Jacqueline Hall
  6. The Cowboy Who Never Milked A Cow - Ron Peters
  7. Georgia Steel Guitar - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
  8. G’Day G’Day - Slim Dusty
  9. Travellin’ Still, Always Will - Anne Kirkpatrick
  10. Boys from the Bush - Lee Kernaghan
  11. Sweetest Waste of Time - Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson
  12. He’s My Blonde Headed Stompie Wompie Real Gone Surfer Boy - Little Pattie
  13. Caffeine Patrol - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
  14. Boundary Rider Blues - William Alexander
  15. Where the Dusty Track Goes Back to Gundagai - The Ironbark Brothers
  16. Easy Rider - Eils & The Drip
  17. It Tears Me Up (Every Time You Turn Me Down) - Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes
  18. Barrier line - Charlotte Le Lievre
  19. Fast, Free, No Stress, Easy - Kyle Brew
  20. Round and Round - Billie-Jo Porter
  21. Bossa Nova Buckaroo Style - Don Rich

Please Sign ACLU's Petition to Shutdown Alligator Alcatraz

Please Sign ACLU's Petition to Shutdown Alligator Alcatraz

https://action.aclu.org/send-message/shut-down-alligator-alcatraz

"President Trump's mass incarceration and deportation machine has a horrifying new form – the inhumane compound they're calling "Alligator Alcatraz."

Thrown up in just eight days, this Florida detention center already has a reputation for horrific conditions. It was built on sacred land – ignoring fierce opposition from indigenous communities, environmental advocates, and grassroots organizations. Individuals are locked in cages inside of tents. It flooded within a day of opening. Swarms of mosquitoes surround the facilities. Reports are emerging that people detained there are fed maggot-infested food, denied medical care, not given access to water, flushing toilets, or showers, and are not allowed to go outside. They are barred from practicing their religion and accessing legal counsel. Lawmakers have been denied unannounced access to the facility, preventing oversight and shielding potential human rights violations from scrutiny.

If this sounds familiar, it's because inhumane conditions, abuse, and complete disregard for human dignity have become a hallmark of immigration detention facilities. It's shocking and cruel – and our taxpayer dollars are funding facilities like these to the tune of $45 billion. This facility is a moral failure, an environmental threat, and a fiscal disaster.

The cruelty must end. Congress must demand immediate access and block all federal funds until this environmental and humanitarian disaster is shut down. Tell Congress: Shut down "Alligator Alcatraz."

https://action.aclu.org/send-message/shut-down-alligator-alcatraz"

Wes Flexner made a Badbadnotgood Mass Appeal blend of Democratic Governors discussing immigration with Alexandria Ocasio Cortez...
http://anonrocknroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/aoc-immigration-disc...

Whose Feature is Best.... new CLIPSE album...Let God Sort Em Out...

I experienced Super Tuesday this morning at 3 AM...
FRIDAY...
I streamed CLIPSE new album LET GOD SORT EM OUT ....

I looked online while drinking a Pabst...
NEW CLIPSE
LET GOD SORT EM OUT ...
I found myself standing outside...
Headphones...
Drinking...

I won't review Clipse new record yet..
because....I ain't sure if I should share my response, yet...
My first sentence in conversation keeps going over people's comphrension......

Was Kendrick's verse worthing leaving Def Jam For Roc Nation?
Yes...
Who is Kendrick Dissing?
You tell me...
Does Let God Sort Em Out compare with Ghost, and Raekwon's Cuban Linx?
You tell me....
Did Tyler, The Creator's Clipse verse sound like a vicious lyricist?
Yes
Did you love the Re-Up features...
Uh-huh...
Do you think CLIPSE LET GOD SORT EM OUT is a Like That foreshadowing of rap's next super battle?
My spidey sense knows I shouldn't speculate, yet...

Did you think it was possible to love an album from a first stream...
I've waited for vinyl for about 4 years now...

BSA Hip Hop
7pm Thursdays
replay at midnight..
wcrsfm.org 92.7/98.3
wesflexner@anonrocknroll.com

this should.... sexy coast2coast
11pm Saturdays..
wcrsfm.org 92.7 / 98.3
wesflexner@anonrocknroll.com

https://anonrocknroll.com

Digital Dave's Live Music Archive

Genre: 
freeform
on WCRS On The Air Tuesday 11pm-Wednesday 1am.

Recordings of local band sets made by Digital Dave.

2025 Fourth of July in Columbus

There are a lot of Fourth of July events happening around the Central Ohio Area. Some things have already happened like the Westland Fourth of July Parade in Prairie Township last weekend, and fireworks in Powell and Pataskala, plus the Juneteenth Fireworks in the Discovery District.

COTA can get you to the Fireworks in Downtown Columbus, with ALL Fixed Route Local Lines running until Midnight on July 3, and the COTA Plus will run in the evening on July 4 for the Fireworks in Westerville (8PM to Midnight) and Grove City (7-11PM), ONLY for the Fireworks in Westerville and Grove City, respectively.

FIREWORKS:
Ashville - Ashville Community Park (July 4)
Bexley - Capital University (July 4)
Clintonville - Whetstone Park of Roses (July 4)
Columbus - Red, White & Boom! (July 3)
Delaware - Ohio Wesleyan University (July 4)
Dublin - Dublin Coffman High School (with Kansas & 38 Special) (July 4)
Gahanna - Gahanna Municipal Golf Course (July 3)
Groveport - Heritage Park (July 3)
Heath - Geller Park (July 2)
Hilliard - Freedom Fest at Roger A. Reynolds Municipal Park (July 4)
Lancaster - Fairfield County Fairgrounds (July 4)
New Albany - New Albany High School (July 4)
Newark - OSU Newark Martha Grace Amphitheatre (July 3)
Obetz - The Fortress (July 3)
Pickerington - Pickerington Central High School (July 3)
Reynoldsburg - Civic Park (July 3)
Sunbury - Big Walnut High School (July 4)
Upper Arlington - Northam Park (July 4)
Westerville - Westerville Veterans Plaza at Bike & Walk Soccer Fields (July 4)
Whitehall - Whitehall-Yearling High School (July 3)
Worthington - Thomas Worthington High School (July 4)

Select Parades:
Bexley - Starts at Maryland Elementary School (July 4) (Theme: "Bexley: It's A Blast!")
Columbus/Red, White & Boom! - Starts at Bicentennial Park (July 3)
Delaware - Starts at Delaware County Fairgrounds (July 4)
Dublin - Starts at Metro Place (July 4)
Gahanna - Starts at Clark Hall (July 4)

Twangtacular Ep. 47 - Contemporary Showcase 10!

Submitted by twangtacular on Sat, 06/28/2025 - 12:58pm
You can see a full track list and listen to this and every episode of Twangtacular on-demand at Mixcloud.com/Twangtacular and at WCRSFM.org. You can also follow the show on Instagram and you can also listen to it on the actual radio in Columbus Ohio on Saturdays at 3pm or Sundays at 4am on 92.7 and 98.3 FM. WCRS: Community Radio Columbus!

59:28 minutes (54.44 MB)

PLAYLIST

  1. Buckaroo - Buck Owens
  2. Heaven - Gilded Sun
  3. When I Die - Roberto Escamilla
  4. Hands Off the Wheel - Moe Reen
  5. Caffeine Patrol - Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
  6. I Want A Cowboy - Kirstie Lynn & Galen Clark
  7. You Wanted a Cowboy (But You Got Me) - Johanna Wacker
  8. Hey Baby - The Cactus Blossoms
  9. Meanwhile Back at the Ranch - Don Rich
  10. Ramblin’ Soul - Melissa Carper
  11. Write Home About - Jackie Straw
  12. Blue Weather - Tar & Flowers featuring Serafia
  13. Sycamore - Creekbed Carter Hogan
  14. Wild Mountain Thyme - Buddy Emmons
  15. Wedding Dress - Nora Brown
  16. Slow Burn - The Resonant Rogues
  17. Moving to the High Country - The Eisenhauers
  18. Fort Worth Drag - Shot Jackson & Buddy Emmons
  19. Carlisle’s Haul - James McMurtry
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