Dip a bucket in the ocean.

The water it holds is equal to the variety of music your local radio station plays.  A fraction of a fraction of the sounds that exist all over the world. 

G-town Radio strives to present diverse programming that can't be found on mainstream media outlets.  Our current shows are listed below.

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G-town Radio Shows
(See the G-town Schedule for all air times.)

Music Programming:

Anderson Taped (Thursdays, 9-11 PM) Host Kelvyn Anderson brings Jazz and creative music back to radio, everything from vintage vinyl recordings to digital newcomers. Tune in weekly for reviews, event calendars, interviews with musicians and coverage of the local scene. Anderson Taped opens your ears to the history and social context of America's greatest art form, from Be-bop to Avant-Garde and beyond.

Avenues at the Crossroads (Fridays, 8-10 PM) - Allan Outlar reintroduces you to classic jazz from the 40s to 70s.  Tune in for exhilerating jazz sounds not found on the radio dial. 

The Catacombs (2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7-9 PM) - The Catacombs focuses on new and classic dance music, house music, underground club and circuit music as well as progressive vocal and jazzy mixes for dancing and mellow grooving.  A new twist on lounge and party sounds featuring classics from Swing Out Sister, bossa nova from Antonio Carlos Jobim to thumping drum and bass crafted by DJ's such as Frankie Knuckles, Junior Vasquez and Danny Tenaglia. 

Fewsh (Mondays, 6-8 PM) - Reade McCardell brings you 2 hours of independent, overlooked and classic music.

Gotta' Get Over The Hump (Wednesdays, 10-12 AM) - Join host K. Gerard Bates from 10 to midnight each Wednesday as he guides you over the hump with Progressive Jazz; Obscure R&B; Classic Funk and Rap. A little bit of THIS. A little bit of THAT. Because we know U like it like THAT!!!

Grand Format Presents (Mondays, 8-10 PM) Join host Grand Format (James David Saul) as he plays great tunes, new and old, from the schools of indie, post-punk, hip-hop and more. Each week, join him on a diverse musical journey through mountain landscapes, sweaty basements and the space-time continuum.

Lucky Old Souls (Tuesdays, 2-4 PM) - Feldie brings you two hours of the hottest, swingin-est jazz and R&B tracks from back in the day... and I mean back in the day, as in 50, 60, 70+ years ago. The best jazz, pop standards, blues of all kinds, early rock & roll, songs that were hits, and songs that should have been hits.

Neu-Matic (Sundays, 3-5 PM) - The daily playlist program is now a live weekly show. Jim Bear plays the best new music on G-town Radio; New songs and classic forgotten tracks as they are added to the G-town Radio library. We'll preview upcoming shows as well as focus on local music events happening in Philly.  Neu-Matic means new music.

PraisEluJAH (Saturdays, 10-Noon) Brother D brings you PraisElujah each week.  A window of Heaven, using Gods Music, laughter and Truth to bring together and heal the listener.  Brother D is the ALL Christian Music DJ on G-town radio.  Hittin' U with the Music from every area of Gods KINGDOM!

Reggae Surge (Wednesdays, 6-8 PM) DJ Surge brings you the Reggae music masala hot sauce. Showcasing a spicy blend of reggae music with a global appeal, featuring DJ Surge bringing you the best of the best.

The Roots & Groove Radio Show (1st & 3rd Sundays, 5-7 PM) - Two DJ's, Prof & Qw35t, with a simple dream of playing and mixing excellent music - across genres, generations, and mediums. We are lovers of music, geeks of information, renaissance entrepreneurs, big dreamers and pragmatic thinkers. Tune in to hear a wide variety of tunes and commentary.

The Serena Sol Brown Show (Wednesdays, 1-3 PM) - Serena Sol Brown hosts this music/talk program highlighting the most exciting moments in music of our time.  Featured artists and guests will express their views on a variety of spicy topics presented by the host.  Each show include a segment called "theblaqberri" (A rich collective experience for exploring the pulse of the new soul; and independent artists who bear a unique flavor in music.)

Talk Programming: 

Media Mobilizing Project News Breaks (Tuesdays & Thursdays, noon & 5 PM) Tune in for information and analysis from the movement to end poverty in Philadelphia and beyond. Each Media Mobilizing Project News Break features stories from Labor Justice Radio and On Blast.

Morning Feed (Mon-Fri, 9-10 AM) - Your daily feed of news, commentary, and everything else Ed Feldman can think of.  Ed Feldman-TV's Furniture Guy, The Man in the Toolbelt expands his universe and yours by revealing the Matrix.  Tune in for a different look at Politics, Entertainment, Art , Design and even some How-To.  Join Ed as he ridicules the powerful and reveals his Innermost Secrets.

Passing the Torch (Fridays, 4-4:30 PM) - Malcolm Cain is your host.  The show discusses Health Care, Black on Black crime, African American Families, and many more issues that plague the African American community from a youth's perspective.  The show brings to the discussion a voice not often heard, that of  an African American youth.

People, Places and Things (Mondays, 8-9 PM) - Charing Ball is your host.  This weekly talk show highlights interesting people, places and things that are helping to make a positive impact on the community.

The Resistance (2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 10-11 PM) Ewuare Osayande brings you progressive news and critical commentary on the leading issues of our time. The Resistance is where politics and culture collide at the crossroads of history, inciting riots of consciousness one mind at a time. 60 minutes of radical talk radio for people who actually like to think.

Rhino Health Talk (Wednesdays, 12:30-1 PM) - Hosts Dr. Damien & Vince discuss health in ways to impact you by smashing common misconceptions in healthcare, challenge your belief in the American model of disease care, and inspire you with dynamic guests that are adding quantity and quality to the lives of people like you everyday.

The Rec (Wednesdays, 8-9 PM) - Cruze, Lonnie & Scholar 3000 are your hosts. Whazzup, What's live, What's going on in Philly and the surrounding areas. News, Views, Artist and Author interviews, Movie Reviews, Live Music and Poetry, Event Spotlights and Pure madness.

Stepping Into Tomorrow (Thursdays, 8-9 PM) - Gabriel Bryant fuses thoughtful dialogue about the issues that face everyday urban communities including Philadelphia, while highlighting those individuals or entities that make solutions possible.  This show also features a music component, showcasing artists both local and on a national level, whose work provides a voice for change and societal uplift.

Team 87 Presents: Urban Sports Talk (Saturdays, 4-5 PM) - Hosts Ty and Kev tackle everything going on in the sports world from an urban perspective. From Philadelphia high school sports to upcoming cricket tournaments in South Africa (I made that up!) if it's goin down we will give you the truth as we see it. Call in with your expert sports opinion. 

Troniq Life (1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7-8 PM) - Staf, Chris and Muhammad cover the latest in fashion, technology and music with interviews of burgeoning performing artists and local boutique owners, as well as spotlights on the rising musicians and fashion players.

umüvme (Tuesdays, 9-10 PM) - Hosted by Yolanda Wisher with Mark Palacio.  lu-fuki meets the sugar honey iced tea:  classic and contemporary poetry tracks, instant-vintage live performances, and deep conversations.  share yo two cents on the open mic.

Playlist Programming:

JazzHands - Move into the waking hours with classic jazz, mellow pop and downtempo beats.

Between the Lines - Indie, underground and overground tracks for your inner music snob.

Neu-Matic - The best new music on G-town Radio for an hour straight each morning.  Hot new tracks and forgotten classics you must hear.

The Rap de Rap Show - Rap hits!!! G-town Radio reaquaints you with classic hip-hop and some of the best new tracks. It's the real-ness.

The Funkstables - Regain your funky equilibrium with classic funk, electronic tinged beats, 70's fusion and a little bit of soul.

Afro-Centrifugal - Afro-Beat, reggae, bossa, tropicalia and more merge in a propulsive mix that is out of this world.

The G-town Playlists - These three playlists (G-town Player, G-town Evenings and G-town Late Nights) pull files from deep inside the vast G-town music library (over 7500 tracks in regular rotation). Be prepared for anything.