WFMU Recent Airplay + News, May 2026

PARTY DOZEN
Friday, June 5th, 9am - Noon
on JA In The AM with John Allen
Saxophonist Kirsty Tickle and drummer Jonathan Boulet, the Australian duo aka Party Dozen, commenced their North American tour in June with a set recorded for John Allen’s show Friday 6/5. They're playing locally @Tubbys Kingston 6/6, TV Eye 6/7.

Special Guest: Lea Bertucci
Saturday, June 6th, 2pm - 5pm
on Music For a Free World with Dave Sewelson (on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Lea Bertucci is a NYC-based experimental musician whose work bridges performance, installation and multichannel activations of acoustic space.

Drop In Presents Rock 'n' Roll Psychosis with Larry from the Hudson Valley
Saturday, June 6th, 6pm - 7pm
on Drop-In (on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
Another round of crazed Roots Rockin' and Punk Rockin' guaranteed to keep you boppin'

Bayeté on Iapetus: Todd Cochran Interview
Saturday, June 6th, 7pm - 10pm
on Observations of Deviance with David Mittleman (on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Jazz keyboardist, composer and arranger Todd Cochran (aka Bayeté) was born and raised in San Francisco’s blossoming bohemia of the 1950s and 1960s. He began playing professionally as a teenager, going on to perform with many notable musicians, such as Bobby Hutcherson, Julian Priester, Mtume, Hadley Caliman, Peter Gabriel and more. Cochran’s discussion of his extensive music career and forthcoming reissue of Caliman’s “Iapetus” (WeWantSounds) is the centerpiece of a three-hour special devoted to his otherworldly, Afro-Futuristic music.

Ask An Oracle LIVE call-in show
Sunday, June 7th, 5pm - 6pm
on Radio Row
The Reverend Steff Black, occult minister, is live in studio taking calls on all things supernatural, psychic and strange. On Sunday June 7th from 5-6pm, call in to commune with the unseen and get to the bottom of what's been haunting you.

Interview with Donita Sparks of L7
Sunday, June 7th, 8pm - 10pm
on Rock and Roller Derby with Suzy Hotrod
Interview with Donita Sparks of L7 to celebrate the announcement of their final tour after 40 years, "The Last Hurrah!" Talking feminism, perseverance, and the tampon toss heard round the world.

Larry Hardy
Monday, June 8th, Noon - 3pm
on Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
The stunning news that a new Cramps album, 'Gravest Gravy,' will be released in August has rattled rockin' bones around the world! Larry Hardy, founder of In The Red Records and a key player in this unlikely revival, takes us behind the green door to tell how these unheard 1977 recordings were extracted from the goo goo muck.

Special Early Show
Monday, June 8th, 5pm - 7pm
on Dimestore Radio Theater with Austin Rich (on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)

The World Cup Of Hard Stuff
Tuesday, June 9th, 6pm - 7pm
on Hard Stuff with Frank in Queens (on Rock'n'Soul Radio stream)
Kick off your World Cup festivities a bit early by tuning in to Hard Stuff to hear tracks from bands representing some of the top ranked nations in this year's tournament. Unlike actually attending in person, you won't go into debt just by listening in!

Jon Spencer
Friday, June 12th, 3pm - 6pm
on Mona's show
Mona welcomes Jon Spencer for a special release party of his new album Songs of Personal Loss and Protest. They'll deep dive into the album, choosing key songs to discuss the New New Super Heavy Rock for Hard Times.

Basya Schechter and Brian Marsella of Pharaoh's Daughter
Saturday, June 13th, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Basya Schechter is the founder and leader of Pharaoh's Daughter, a group rooted in Jewish and Middle Eastern traditions but with a wide range of influences. Pharaoh's Daughter has a great new album coming out on June 12th, Songs of Desire, on John Zorn's Tzadik label, which is based on the biblical Song of Songs. Basya joins us to introduce the album - plus she'll be joined by bandmate Brian Marsella to play a few songs from the album in an exclusive duet performance.

Black Cat's Juneteenth Special
Sunday, June 14th, 5pm - 6pm
on Radio Row
Entries from the 1993 World Book Encyclopedia; a celebration of summer and the hamburger; the world’s longest medley of Abraham, Martin, and John; and more!

Charred Limbo Erroneous w/ Arvo Zylo
Tuesday, June 16th, 9pm - Midnight
on Mid-Valley Mutations with Austin Rich (on Sheena's Jungle Room Stream)
Arvo Zylo returns for a three hour tour of prime experimental music and choice vintage populism from a wide array of bygone eras. Arvo Zylo was a freeform radio DJ at WZRD and WLUW in Chicago for several years, runs his own NO PART OF IT label, and has been creating noise or experimental music since the year 2000.

Alice Coltrane's Cosmic Music: Andy Beta Guest DJ
Saturday, June 20th, 7pm - 10pm
on Observations of Deviance with David Mittleman (on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Andy Beta has been one of the world's premiere music writers for more than two decades. He recently published his first book, The Life, Art and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane (Da Capo). Beta has crafted an exclusive mix of Alice Coltrane's music for a special episode devoted to her spiritually ascendant artistry.

Bandit's very late Dyngus Day special
Sunday, June 21st, 5pm - 6pm
on Radio Row
A late celebration of Dyngus Day with your pal Bandit!

Barry Walters.
Friday, June 26th, 3pm - 6pm
on Mona's show
Mona rings in NYC Pride weekend with special guest Barry Walters. His book Mighty Real is a musical, personal, and politicial history that explores and celebrates the LGBTQ contribution to popular music. He'll DJ and discuss 5 songs he feels are quintessential to queer culture.

Tiers La Familia LIVE at Monty Hall
Sunday, June 28th, 5pm - 6pm
on Radio Row
Queens-based noise-pop trio Tiers La Familia are live at Monty Hall and on the air, with host DJ Jody Peyote. Expect heavy electronic collage-punk threaded through with glitchy harmonies and sentimental sampling. Free show, doors are at 4:30!