Friday, January 29, 2016

Friday's Jive 01-29-16

Good evening, it's Friday, January 29th and this is the Jive at Five - WESU's Daily community calendar and run down of night time programming here on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown, your station for NPR, Pacifica, independent and local public affairs by day and the best in free-form community programming week nights and weekends. I'm Stephan Allison, host of River Valley Rhythms heard Thursdays at 4 pm here at WESU. Thanks for tuning in.
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Now, here’s a rundown of some of what’s scheduled in the community this weekend.

Here in Middletown, at The Buttonwood Tree, tonight Connecticut’s own Darren Sechrist brings together some of New England’s top comics for a night of laughs. Saturday mornings, Aligned with Source: A guided meditation workshop takes place from 10:30 a.m.-noon. Saturday night Moto performs their brand of Soca music from Trinidad, plus traditional roots reggae and creative interpretations of rock, R&B and soul music with elements of jazz, salsa and afro-beat. 
www.buttonwood.org has more.

In New Haven, Café Nine has their weekly Friday 5pm set, today with Tim Payson. Later, Chaser Eight, Mr. Council, and The Hooch take the stage. Café Nine’s weekly Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam session is with Billy Cofrances and friends at 4:30. Later you can catch the Go Kat Go! Birthday Show featuring Jeff Deware & The Bop Thrills, The Dukes Of Hamden, and Rumble. Sunday afternoon at Café Nine, they feature Lys Guillorn & Her Band and Her Band’s Bands featuring Lys Guillorn And Her Band, The Sawtelles, and Chica Non Rata. Later Sunday catch a night of contemporary puppetry when Pinned and Sewtured Presents: Dames In The Dark. Details at
cafenine.com

Hartford's Black-eyed Sally’s tonight hosts The Alchemistics playing reggae, hip hop, & soul. Saturday night is the return of the Balkun Brothers, fresh off their European tour. Go to www.blackeyedsallys.com

Tonight Toad’s Place in New Haven there’s an Electro Glow Party on the main floor while Afton presents 10 bands on the Lily Pad Stage. Saturday Toads offers their Saturday night college dance party. Sunday night Lotus performs and El Ten Eleven opens that show. Check for details at www.toadsplace.com

Also in New Haven tonight at Pacific Standard Tavern, Lucius Dylan Prolyte Productions presents a night of roots and dub reggae with Roots of Creation. Miz-eyesis spins the drum and bass, dubstep, and dub reggae to start off the night. Visit pacificstandardtavern.com

Tonight, Infinity Hall Hartford’s Backyard Music Series presents Wise Old Moon, Atlas Gray & Kerri Powers. Saturday it's Five for Fighting with string quartet. You can find more, including events at their Norfolk venue at infinityhall.com  

The art festival Hygienic Art XXXVII (37) begins tonight and runs through Feb. 13 in New London. Nearly a dozen activities will be held in the Bank Street neighborhood, including the reason for the festival's existence: Salon des Indépendants. The annual art exhibit is open to any artist who wants in. Each can bring one artwork and hang it in the Hygienic Art Gallery. There is no censorship, so parental discretion is advised. Another highlight is the Ice Carnival on Saturday at the art park next to the gallery. Admission to the carnival is free and you'll see fire breathers and ice sculptures. Those who want the free tickets to play games must sing a song to get them. Other activities include a rock concert, a hootenanny, a cabaret, a fashion show and a youth art exhibit. A photo scavenger hunt and exhibit has the theme "Shoot Pictures, Not People!" emphasizing nonviolence.  Admission is free while some events ask for a suggested donation. Free parking is available in the municipal parking structure near Hygienic Galleries. Details at hygienic.org.

Wesleyan university Center for the Arts presents David Davis--"Sax In the City" featuring vocalist Charmagne this Sunday at 3pm at the Russell House. Find out more at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

Sunday in Middletown, Dreamville Team 2016 presents their Black and White Inaugural Poetic Justice Night in Honor of Jermaine Lamarr Cole. The event happens at the MAC 650 Gallery on Main Street from 5-9pm.  For more information, email lifecoachdreamville2016@gmail.com 

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Hartford's Real Art Ways continues their run of Mustang tonight through next Thursday. Also tonight, they begin their run of 2016 Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts. Learn more at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues a run of Truth starring Kate Blanchette and Robert Redford, a tale that exposes the perils facing journalists covering volatile material. Also, tonight is a one-time late show of Labyrinth, featuring David Bowie. A run of Youth, an intimate look at two artists (Michael Caine, a composer and Harvey Keitel, a filmmaker) nearing the end of their career, begins on Sunday. And there's a showing of National Theatre Live's production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses on Sunday at 1pm. Visit www.cinestudio.org

For the latest in local arts and entertainment anytime you're not hearing it on our Jive, go to arts2GO.org – the City’s website for what’s going on and what’s to do with a highlight on the arts in Middletown. That's arts2GO.org
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And now let’s take a look at tonight’s programming on WESU and to be safe, it's best to check the WESU website for the up-to-date schedule.

Right after the Jive At Five from 5:05-6 pm, it'll be Wild Wild Live with Ethan and Rachel. A sneak peek into the magical live music scene of Wes. Tune in for in-station sets from campus bands and recordings of up-and-coming artists' campus shows.

From 6 to 6:30pm it's Progress for the Planet w/Eric Hagen. Environmental news with a pro-green stance, including some environmentalist music from a variety of genres.
          
From 6:30-7pm it's the Middletown Youth Radio Project. A weekly radio program featuring the thoughts, voices, creativity and talent of the kids in the WESU neighborhood.

At 7 until 8:30pm we have the Universal Sound Wave with Sistah Tee - offering listeners a wide range of music including African, reggae, gospel, R&B, Latin, and blues. Plus health, nutrition, and stress reduction tips.

Next up until 10pm, we take it From the Otherside with Rok-A-Dee where 60% of the show is love songs of different genre and the others Reggae Dancehall, R&B, and new artiste.    
                                                        
Then from 10 to 11pm it's People, Places and Things with jackalope. Each week brings a new theme, each theme brings an exciting smorgasbord of songs relating to it.

That's followed until Midnight by Easy List-ening with DJ Rebag whose lists, particularly at their most strange and offbeat, can be some of the best ways to organize countless songs. He tackles something new each week.

At Midnight until 3am Saturday we go into OVERDRIVE w/Clarence & Shantay Scott - offering Urban Contemporary, Hip Hop, and Traditional gospel music.

And then, from 3 until 5am you are taken to Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat, who has
a song in his heart, a chemical imbalance in his head and a musical library at his fingers. From krautrock to post-rock, grunge to garage, novelty to New Romantic, punk to prog, Wonderland has a place for it.

And we bring in the daylight from 5:00 to 6:00am with the 
BBC World News 
- a daily News roundup from the British Broadcasting Corporation

And staying on the other side of the big pond, from 6:00 to 7:00am it’s
 the Celtic Café
 with Pat Laffan and Mark Gallagher presenting traditional and contemporary music with a Celtic connection.

And now that the coffee’s hot enjoy Caffé Italia from 7:00 to 8:00am, serving up a slice of Italy every Saturday morning. You don't have to speak Italian to taste it: just relax, listen, and enjoy!

That’s all for today’s Jive At Five, tune in each and every weekday at 4:55 pm to hear about what’s going on in the community and on the air right here at 88.1 FM WESU, a community service of Wesleyan University since 1939.

The Music behind today’s Jive At Five is the title track from Talking Drums' Some Day Catch Some Day Down, re-issued and re-mastered as a cd on the innova label in 2011. The original vinyl was released in 1987.

The written form for what you've heard on today’s jive is online at wesufm.org/jive

And if you value WESU as a source for information and entertainment in your life, how about supporting the station with a donation? You can make that donation online at wesufm.org anytime. Thanks for listening!


Thursday, January 28, 2016

01-28-16 Jive

Good evening, it's Thursday, January 28th and this is the Jive at Five, our daily community calendar and rundown of night time programming, here on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown. By day, WESU offers a diverse program of NPR, Pacifica, independent and local public affairs. Each night and weekend WESU offers the best in free-form community programming. Thanks for joining us! I'm J-Cherry Host of Voice of the City heard on Tuesdays nights here on WESU at 8pm.   

Here's a rundown some of what’s happening in our area this week:

Here in Middletown, at the Buttonwood Tree, tonight they host The Middlesex Drum Circle. Later Friday night, Connecticut’s own Darren Sechrist brings together some of New England’s top comics for a night of laughs at the Buttonwood. Saturday mornings, Aligned with Source: A guided meditation workshop happens from 10:30 a.m.-noon at the Buttonwood Tree. Saturday night Moto performs their brand of Soca music from Trinidad, plus traditional roots reggae and creative interpretations of rock, R&B and soul music with elements of jazz, salsa and afro-beat. www.buttonwood.org .

Down in New Haven  tonight,  Café Nine offers a diverse bill featuring experimental and creative music with AMPHIBIOUS MAN, CHEF THE CHEF, CLENN PALENTTS, and MOONCHILD. Friday’s Weekly 5pm set is with Tim Payson this week. Later Friday night at The Nine, Chaser Eight, Mr. Council, and The Hooch take the stage.   Café Nine’s weekly Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam session is with Billy Cofrances and friends at 4:30. Later Saturday night you can catch the Go Kat Go! Birthday Show featuring JEFF DEWARE & THE BOP THRILLS, THE DUKES OF HAMDEN, and RUMBLE. Sunday afternoon at Café Nine, you can catch the event: Lys Guillorn & Her Band and Her Band’s Bands featuring.... LYS GUILLORN AND HER BAND, THE SAWTELLES, and CHICA NON RATA.  Later on Sunday night you can catch a night of contemporary puppetry in Pinned and SEWTURED PRESENTS: DAMES IN THE DARK.  www.cafenine.com 

Up in Hartford at Black-eyed Sally’s, tonight, the CHARLIE ALLEN BAND returns to Sally’s for a night of country music. Friday night THE ALCHEMISTICS play reggae, hip hop, & soul. Saturday night is the return of the Balkun Brothers, fresh of their European tour.  www.blackeyedsallys.com


At Toad’s Place in New Haven, It’s a hip hop show with JADAKISS headlining - Looney Chowtime,
DJ True & the Cage Cypher, Young Boss & King Realla, King Val, and Breeze will all be featured on the bill. Tomorrow/Friday night at Toad’s there’s an electro glow party on the main floor while Afton presents 10 bands on the lily pad stage.  Sat at Toads offers their sat night college dance party.  Sunday night Lotus talks the stage – El Ten Eleven opens that show.  www.toadsplace.com

Also happening tomorrow night down in New Haven, Lucius Dylan Prolyte Productions presents a night of roots rand dub reggae with Roots of Creation. Miz-eyesis spins the drum and bass, dubstep, and dub reggae to start off the night. http://www.pacificstandardtavern.com/
Friday night, Infinity Hall’s Backyard Music Series presents Wise Old Moon, Atlas Gray & Kerri Powers at Infinity Hall Hartford.  Saturday Infinity Hartford presents Five for Fighting with string quartet. At Infinity Norfolk, Friday night you can catch The Machine – Pink Floyd Tribute. Saturday at Infinity Norfolk, THe Boston Comedy Festival presents “The Best of the Fest” featuring Steve Bjork, Al Park & Angel Rentas. infinityhall.com  

The art festival Hygienic Art XXXVII (37) runs Friday, Jan. 29, through Feb. 13 in New London. Nearly a dozen activities will be held in the Bank Street neighborhood, including the reason for the festival's existence: Salon des Indépendants. The annual art exhibit is open to any artist who wants in. Each can bring one artwork and hang it in the Hygienic Art Gallery. There is no censorship, so parental discretion is advised. Another highlight is the Ice Carnival on Saturday, Jan. 30, at the art park next to the gallery. Admission to the carnival is free to see the fire breathers and ice sculptures. Those who want the free tickets to play games must sing a song to get them. Other activities include a rock concert, a hootenanny, a cabaret, a fashion show and a youth art exhibit to see more family-friendly works. A photo scavenger hunt and exhibit has the theme "Shoot Pictures, Not People!" emphasizing nonviolence.  Admission is free to everything. Some events ask for a suggested donation. Free parking is available in the municipal parking structure near Hygienic Galleries. Details: hygienic.org.

Wesleyan university center for the arts presents  David Davis--"Sax In the City" featuring vocalist Charmagne this Sunday at 3pm. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

On Sunday here in Middletown, Dreamville Team 2016 presents their Black and White Inaugural Poetic Justice Night in Honor of Jermaine Lamarr Cole. The event happens at the MAC 650 Gallery on Main Street from 5-9pm.  For info email lifecoachdreamville2016@gmail.com 

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Up in Hartford Real Art Ways, ends their run of Mustang, tonight. Tonight is also the last night to catch the film Boy and The World at Real Art Ways.  Tomorrow/Friday Real Art Ways begins their run of 2016 OSCAR NOMINATED ANIMATED SHORTS. www.realartways.org


Tonight, Trinity College’s Cinestudio kicks off their run of Truth starring Kate Blanchette and Robert Redford. www.cinestudio.org

Now here's what's on the air tonight on WESU: as we work our way through the first full week of our new Spring Schedule.  

Right after the Jive at Five, stay tuned for 5:05-6:30pm For Homegrown with Rob DeRosa, who plays. Connecticut Connected music presented for a global audience.  Hey, It's Homegrown...want some?

At 6:30 stick around for Imagine with Karen Stein, offering peace through music! Listen to the best music from around the world and around the block!

Up next at 8 it’s Bill Denert Evening Jazz with a broad range of swing, bebop and experimental jazz with a sprinkling of new releases.

From 9:30-10:30pm stay tuned for UnderCover with Ali and Ben exploring the concept of inspiration through imitation in cover tunes that bridge genres and generations.

At 10:30 its Meet Music with DJ Rami, who presents a new artist with each show by delving into artists' backgrounds, influences, and personal stories.

From 11:30-12:30am The Weirding Way with DJ Atreides (sounds like A- Tree – i – Dees) who explores the expression of thoughts through sound: a cross-genre exploration of a sonic mood with an indie/alternative focus. New soundscapes each show.

At 12:30 Hard on the Spot with DJ Matty C and DJ Nikki brings you the best new music of each week!

From 1:30-2:30am stick around for The Karl Marx History Hour with DJ Fat Marco and DJ Ninjoo Pinjoo for a history-infused radio show, in which the hosts play tracks inspired by that episode's historical figure or event.

From 2:30- R-Evolution with Hyphy and DJ Mos Def Not presents Socially-conscious music curated by two divergent musical backgrounds. From Public Enemy to Lou Reed, they'll explore tracks that give voice to movement.
The BBC World Report takes over from 4-5am and we start each weekday off bright and early with Morning Edition from NPR at 5am.

That’s all for today’s Jive At Five. If you missed anything, you can find the script online at wesufm.org/jive. And tune in each and every weekday at 4:55 p.m. to hear about what’s going on in the community and on the air right here at WESU 88.1 FM, a community service of Wesleyan University since 1939.


Thanks for listening - Stay Tuned for a stiff dose of homegrown with Rob DeRosa!



Wednesday, January 27, 2016

01-27-16

Good evening, it's Wednesday, January 27th and this is the Jive at Five, our daily community calendar and rundown of night time programming, here on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown. By day, WESU offers a diverse program of NPR, Pacifica, independent and local public affairs. Each night and weekend WESU offers the best in free-form community programming. Thanks for joining us! I'm Ben Michael.  

Here's a rundown some of what’s happening in our area this week:


The  CONNECTICUT POETRY SOCIETY MEETING will meet at The Russell Library Here in Middletown, Wednesday night at 6pm.  www.russelllibrary.org


The Middletown Scottish Country Dancers meet every Wednesday at First Church on Court St. Call 860-347-0278 for details.


Tonight, Manic Productions presents a bill featuring Mothers, Henry Flower, &  Witch Hair at Bar in New Haven. Sunday night Mani presents a SOLD OUT SHOW FEATURING Wilco at the College Street Music Hall in New Haven.  www.manicproductions.org.


Down in New Haven  tonight,  Café Nine features three female fronted acts NATALIE TUTTLE, KRISTEN FORD, and KYLA P.  Thursday night, Café Nine offers a diverse bill featuring experimental and creative music with AMPHIBIOUS MAN, CHEF THE CHEF, CLENN PALENTTS, and MOONCHILD. Friday’s Weekly 5pm set is with Tim Payson this week. Later Friday night at The Nine, Chaser Eight, Mr. Council, and The Hooch take the stage.   Café Nine’s weekly Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam session is with Billy Cofrances and friends at 4:30. Later Saturday night you can catch the Go Kat Go! Birthday Show featuring JEFF DEWARE & THE BOP THRILLS, THE DUKES OF HAMDEN, and RUMBLE. Sunday afternoon at Café Nine, you can catch the event: Lys Guillorn & Her Band and Her Band’s Bands featuring.... LYS GUILLORN AND HER BAND, THE SAWTELLES, and CHICA NON RATA.  Later on Sunday night you can catch a night of contemporary puppetry in Pinned and SEWTURED PRESENTS: DAMES IN THE DARK.  www.cafenine.com 


Up in Hartford at Black-eyed Sally’s, tonight, it’s the long running Black-eyed Sally’s weekly Community Blues Jam, hosted by Tim McDonald, this week. Thursday Night, the CHARLIE ALLEN BAND returns to Sally’s for a night of country music. Friday night THE ALCHEMISTICS play reggae, hip hop, & soul. Saturday night is the return of the Balkun Brothers, fresh of their European tour.  www.blackeyedsallys.com

Here in Middletown, at the Buttonwood Tree, tomorrow/Thursday night they host The Middlesex Drum Circle. Later Friday night, Connecticut’s own Darren Sechrist brings together some of New England’s top comics for a night of laughs at the Buttonwood. Saturday mornings, Aligned with Source: A guided meditation workshop happens from 10:30 a.m.-noon at the Buttonwood Tree. Saturday night Moto performs their brand of Soca music from Trinidad, plus traditional roots reggae and creative interpretations of rock, R&B and soul music with elements of jazz, salsa and afro-beat. www.buttonwood.org .

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, you can catch JADAKISS tomorrow night. Friday night at Toad’s there’s an electro glow party on the main floor while Afton presents 10 bands on the lily pad stage.  Sat at Toads offers their sat night college dance party.  Sunday night Lotus talks the stage – El Ten Eleven opens that show.  www.toadsplace.com 


Friday night, Infinity Hall’s Backyard Music Series presents Wise Old Moon, Atlas Gray & Kerri Powers at Infinity Hall Hartford.  Saturday Infinity Hartford presents Five for Fighting with string quartet. At Infinity Norfolk, Friday night you can catch The Machine – Pink Floyd Tribute. Saturday  at Infinity Norfolk, THe Boston Comedy Festival presents “The Best of the Fest” featuring Steve Bjork, Al Park & Angel Rentas. infinityhall.com  



Wesleyan university center for the arts presents  David Davis--"Sax In the City" featuring vocalist Charmagne this Sunday at 3pm. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

On Sunday here in Middletown, Dreamville RTeam 2016 presents their Black and White Inaugural Poetic Justice Night in Honor of Jermaine Lamarr Cole. The event happens at the MAC 650 Gallery on Main Street from 5-9pm.  for info email lifecoachdreamville2016@gmail.com 

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Up in Hartford at Real Art Ways, through Thursday, you can catch Mustang, a film about five free-spirited sisters in rural Turkey.  Boy and The World, through Thursday. Friday night Real Art Ways begins their run of 2016 OSCAR NOMINATED ANIMATED SHORTS. www.realartways.org

Tonight, Trinity College’s Cinestudio ends their run of Spike Lee’s new film, Chi-Raq, which takes place Chicago and stars Samuel L Jackson. Opening tomorrow/Thursday at Cinestudio is Truth starring Kate Blanchette and Robert Redford. You can also catch National Theater Live’s presentation of As you like It Thursday at 2pm. www.cinestudio.org

Now here's what's on the air tonight on WESU: as we work our way through the first full week of our new Spring Schedule.  

Right after the Jive at Five, stay tuned for for Ear Candy featuring Sick Nelden. Hear the old, hear the new, hear the songs that get in your head and won’t leave you alone. Listen to Ear Candy, please!
  
From 6-6:30 it’s "All About" with Isabel and Emily. Each episode they feature a guest comes who talks about a topic they love. 

Fusion Radio with James Fusion follows from 6:30 to 8, with the best Techno mix on radio.

From 8 to 9:30 it’s The Warehouse with Mike Nyce, bringing you deep underground sounds mixed live for your listening pleasure.

And at 9:30, it's NE Tempo with DJ Berk.  Serious Turntablism featuring Dubstep, DnB, Ragga Jungle and Breakbeats mixed live since 1998.

From 11 to midnight, stay tuned for Black Music Matters with DJ Frau Miau. Dedicated to playing music by black people for black people. Ranging from slave songs to Kendrick Lamar, this show serves as yet another reminder why black lives matter

At 12 til 1,  Executioner Snow keeps the loud music pumping. Black Metal, Doom Metal, Thrash Metal, US Black Metal, Blues Metal; early beginnings til now.

And from 1 – 2, it’s the Nocturnal Mom. Stories and the songs we remember them by.

From 2 – 2:30 it’s Scripted Sounds. From the classics to indie movies, Scripted Sounds plays a variation of movie soundtracks to show how music and moving image can work together harmoniously.

From 2:30 to 4 it’s R-Evolution with Hyphy and DJ Mos Def Not.
The BBC World News follows at 4, and we start your day bright and early with Morning Edition from NPR at 5 a.m.




That’s all for today’s Jive At Five. If you missed anything, you can find the script online at wesufm.org/jive. And tune in each and every weekday at 4:55 p.m. to hear about what’s going on in the community and on the air right here at WESU 88.1 FM, a community service of Wesleyan University since 1939.


Tuesday, January 26, 2016

01-26-16

Good evening, it's Tuesday, January 26th. This is the Jive at Five, our daily community calendar and rundown of night time programming, here on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown. By day, WESU offers a diverse program of NPR, Pacifica, independent and local public affairs. Each night and weekend WESU offers the best in free-form community programming. Thanks for joining us! I'm Ben Michael.  

Here's a rundown some of what’s happening in our area this week:



Down in New Haven, at Café Nine, tonight it’s a night of foot stomping Americana and contemporary roots music at Café Nine with SMOOTH HOUND SMITH and Orb Mellon Trio.  Wednesday night, The Nine features three female fronted acts NATALIE TUTTLE, KRISTEN FORD, and KYLA P.  Thursday night, Café Nine offers a diverse bill featuring experimental and creative music with AMPHIBIOUS MAN, CHEF THE CHEF, CLENN PALENTTS, and 
MOONCHILD. Friday’s Weekly 5pm set is with Tim Payson this week. Later Friday night at The Nine, Chaser Eight, Mr. Council, and The Hooch take the stage.   Saturday morning Café nine hosts the SCHOOL OF ROCK MADISON SHOWCASE. Café Nine’s weekly Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam session is with Billy Cofrances and friends at 4:30. Later Saturday night you can catch the Go Kat Go! Birthday Show featuring JEFF DEWARE & THE BOP THRILLS, THE DUKES OF HAMDEN, and RUMBLE. Sunday afternoon at Café Nine, you can catch the event: Lys Guillorn & Her Band and Her Band’s Bands featuring.... LYS GUILLORN AND HER BAND, THE SAWTELLES, and CHICA NON RATA.  Later on Sunday night you can catch a night of contemporary puppetry in Pinned and SEWTURED PRESENTS: DAMES IN THE DARK.  www.cafenine.com 
The  CONNECTICUT POETRY SOCIETY MEETING will meet at The Russell Library in Middletown  Wednesday night at 6pm.  www.russelllibrary.org
The Middletown Scottish Country Dancers meet every Wednesday at First Church on Court St. Call 860-347-0278 for details.
Here in Middletown, at the Buttonwood Tree, Thursday night they host The Middlesex Drum Circle. Later Friday night, Connecticut’s own Darren Sechrist brings together some of New England’s top comics for a night of laughs at the Buttonwood. Saturday mornings, Aligned with Source: A guided meditation workshop happens from 10:30 a.m.-noon at the Buttonwood Tree. Saturday night Moto performs their brand of Soca music from Trinidad, plus traditional roots reggae and creative interpretations of rock, R&B and soul music with elements of jazz, salsa and afro-beat. www.buttonwood.org .
Right after the Jive, stick around for Brass & Sass with DJ Thrasher featuring a wide range of mostly New Orleans based jazz, big band jazz, blues and R&B artists from the 1920’s to the present.
 at 6 pm stay tuned for a new show, Long Distance Club with Kaitlin and Kotaro who select a text or artwork  as a point of discussion, in relation to contemporary issues of philosophy and culture.
at 6:30 its time for Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill offering an eclectic selection of Americana, country, folk, folk-rock, bluegrass, acoustic, blues, Celtic, old-time, singer-songwriter and other music with a roots influence. On tonight's program Roots musician Shawn Taylor will be live in the studio with Bill."
At 8pm it’s a hour of The Voice of the CITY with J-Cherry, a weekly show featuring live and local Connecticut arts and music.







Up in Hartford at Black-eyed Sally’s, tonight, at 8 pm, Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra works out new material. Wednesday brings the long running Black-eyed Sally’s weekly Community Blues Jam, hosted by Tim McDonald, this week. Thursday Night, the CHARLIE ALLEN BAND returns to Sally’s for a night of country music. Friday night THE ALCHEMISTICS play reggae, hip hop, & soul. Saturday night is the return of the Balkun Brothers, fresh of their European tour.  www.blackeyedsallys.com

Tomorrow/ Wednesday night, Manic Productions presents a bill featuring Mothers, Henry Flower, &  Witch Hair at Bar in New Haven. Sunday night Mani presents a SOLD OUT SHOW FEATURING Wilco at the College Street Music Hall in New Haven.  www.manicproductions.org.



Thursday night at Toad’s Place in New Haven,  you can catch JADAKISS. Friday night at Toad’s there’s a an elctro glow party on the main floor while Afton presents 10 bands on the lily pad stage.   Sat at Toads brings the sat night college dance party.  Sunday night Lotus talks the stage – El Ten Eleven opens the show.  www.toadsplace.com


Friday night Infinity Hall’s Backyard Music Series presents Wise Old Moon, Atlas Gray & Kerri Powers at Infinity Hall Hartford.  Saturday Infinity Hartford presents Five for Fighting with string quartet. At Infinity Norfolk, Friday night you can catch The Machine – Pink Floyd Tribute. Saturday at Infinity Norfolk, THe Boston Comedy Festival presents “The Best of the Fest” featuring Steve Bjork, Al Park & Angel Rentas. infinityhall.com  

Wesleyan university center for the arts presents  David Davis--"Sax In the City" featuring vocalist Charmagne this Sunday at 3pm. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

On Sunday here in Middletown, Dreamville RTeam 2016 presents their Black and White Innaugural Poetic Justice Night in Honor of Jermaine Lamarr Cole. The event happens at the MAC 650 Gallery on Main Street from 5-9pm.  for info email lifecoachdreamville2016@gmail.com 

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Up in Hartford at Real Art Ways, through Thursday, you can catch Mustang, a film about five free-spirited sisters in rural Turkey.  Boy and The World, through Thursday.  www.realartways.org

Through Wednesday Trinity College’s Cinestudio is showing Spike Lee’s new film, called Chi-Raq, which takes place Chicago and stars Samuel L Jackson, . Opening Thursday at Cinestudio is Truth starring Kate Blanchette and Robert Redford. You can also catch National Theater Live’s presentation of As you like it Thursday at 2pm. www.cinestudio.org


Now here's what's on the air tonight on WESU: as we work our way through the first full week of our new Spring Schedule.   


From 9-10:30 it's Radio Obscura. Joe McCarthy and Paco Winebox asked us to tell you that “You won't believe your eyes” when you listen to their show.

10:30-11:30pm The Laugh Infection with DJ Willie Zabar presents a  comedy program showcasing standup from established comedians as well as original sketches and other on-air shtick.

from 11:30pm-12:30am Food Court Friends with Sierra Mist and Orange Julius offers  an hour of punk and pop punk to bang your head and let out some teen angst to. 

at 12:30- you'll get an hour of The Chillin Factory with Noah G. and DJ So Fresh So Clean providing Quality hip hop analysis and dissection. 

at 1:30  Rhyme and Reason with DJ Tanner and Yung 2 Centz craft a playlists inspired by preselected poems. 

From 2:30-3:30am RootsWorld Radio with Cliff Furnald explores music from around the world.

At 3:30, Shortwave Report with Dan Roberts from Pacifica gives a weekly review of news stories from around the world.

BBC World news comes your way from 4 to 5am, followed by Morning Edition from NPR.

That’s all for today’s Jive At Five. If you missed anything, you can find the script online at wesufm.org/jive. And tune in each and every weekday at 4:55 p.m. to hear about what’s going on in the community and on the air right here at WESU 88.1 FM, a community service of Wesleyan University since 1939.

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