Good
evening, it's Wednesday, April 17th 2019. This is the Jive at Five, our
daily community calendar and rundown of nighttime programming here on
88.1 FM WESU Middletown. By day, WESU offers talk radio from NPR and
Pacifica, as well as independent and local public affairs sources.
Weeknights and weekends our student and community volunteers bring you
the best in free-form programming.
I’m Bill
Denert, producer and host of Thursday night's Evening Jazz where
"hearing is the best experience" and Connecticut's number 1 Washington
Nationals fan! Thanks for joining as we ease into our Spring pledge
drive and begin to celebrate 80 years of WESU!
Now, here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
Up
in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it's the Wednesday Community Blues
Jam featuring Peter Byron. Liviu’s Invitational comes your way on
Thursday with special guests. On Friday, it’s roots, blues, and more
with the Jim Koeppel Band. Purple Luscious Love, a Prince Tribute band,
takes the stage on Saturday, and they’ve got an Easter Soul Brunch on
Sunday with the Nekita Waller Soul Band http://www.blackeyedsallys.
In
New Haven, at Café Nine, tonight/Wednesday, you can catch the Comedy
Open Mic, hosted by Dan Rice. On Thursday they’ve got Cosmos Sunshine
& Righteous Continental, appearing with Nathaniel Hintz and Emily
Victoria. Friday’s Happy Hour set at Café Nine features The Tommys and
the Friday night main event features Driftwood, and Plywood Cowboy. Café
nine’s weekly Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam Session is with Tony
Dioguardi & Friends. Saturday night they’ve got soul with the Freddy
Deboe Band. http://www.cafenine.com/
At
the College Street Music Hall tonight/Wednesday, Manic Presents
brings Citizen Cope. The Hatebreed 25th Anniversary Tour comes to
College Street Saturday, along with Obituary, Terror, Cro-Mags, and Fit
For An Autopsy. At the Space Ballroom in Hamden, its more heavy duty
loud rock with Acid Mothers Temple, Yamantaka, Sonic Titan, and Mountain
Movers on Friday. On Saturday, at The Space Ballroom Odonis Odonis,
Public Memory, and Reduction Plan take the stage. www.manicpresents.com
Wesleyan’s
Center for the Arts in Middletown presents an Artist Lecture by
Award-Winning Playwright and Screenwriter Rajiv Joseph in Memorial
Chapel. Senior Recitals happen Friday through Sunday at various
locations, and include vocal performances, a pop-up exhibit, and more.
Check the website for times and locations. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
The
Russell Library‘s Scrabble Wednesday kicks off at 5 pm tomorrow. That’s
followed by a presentation from the Wisdom Alliance on Shinrin-Yoku, or
Forest Bathing. You can take a poem home in your pocket from the
library Thursday morning to celebrate Poetry Month, and Thursday
evening, the Sanah Kadoura jazz quartet performs in their Jazz Up Close
series at Russell Library. The library will be closed on Friday this
week. You can enjoy the art exhibit by The Art Guild of Middletown
throughout the month. Check the website calendar for more events and
happenings for all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
Hartford
Underground offers swing dance sessions Wednesday at Tainted, and
Thursday at the Polish National Home of Hartford. The Harriet Beecher
Stowe Center is offering a Family Tour Thursday and Friday afternoons.
On Thursday evening Chef Dorie Greenspan is at the Mark Twain Center
with her new book, “Everyday Dorie.” Big Fang and Flight of Silence
perform at the Hartford Flavor Company on Friday. Naturally Dogs and
Cats invites you to bring the family for a picture with the Easter Bunny
on Saturday, and they’ll donate proceeds to Furry Friends Foster and
Rescue. Mike Suddes is Coleus brings you folk and storytelling at the
Hanging Hills Brewing Company on Saturday, and the Red Rock Tavern holds
Sensual Salsa sessions. Full details at www.hartford.com/events/
Thursday,
The Statehouse in New Haven features a night of Black Metal, with Blood
Chalice, One Master, Death Vanish, and more. Steve Rodgers celebrates
the release of his new album with friends, at The Statehouse on Friday. A
mix of gypsy rock, circus punk and more comes to the Statehouse on
Saturday with Bella’s Bartok, Tigerman WOAH, and Eddie Golden III. www.statehousepresents.com
Also
on Thursday night, WESU invites you to the first in our three part
Spring Lecture Series celebrating the 80th anniversary of WESU.
Professor, author, activist and radio hero, J. Kēhaulani Kauanui, will
present "Speaking of Indigenous Politics: Independent Media and the
Power of Community Radio” at the Ring Family Performance Hall at 287
Washington terrace on Campus at 7 pm on April 18. info at www.wesufm.org
Middletown
Arts & Culture Office wants you to know that you can hear Boyscott,
Haybaby, Hit Like a Girl, and Mickey Blurr at the MAC 650 Gallery &
Artist Co-Op on Thursday and In celebration of 80 years of creative
& thought provoking radio, WESU is proud to support The City of
Middletown Commission on the Arts presentation of two world premieres of
experimental music, Sunday April 20th, at Mac 650 Gallery and artist
co-op. The contemporary creative music ensemble Ordinary Affects will
perform Alvin Lucier’s Corner of Church and High and 32 Middle tones by
Jordan Dykstra. https://www.facebook.com/
Infinity
Hall in Hartford brings you award-winning blues goddess Ana Popovic on
Thursday. On Friday, enjoy funk, rock, and more with Max Creek. On
Saturday it’s Completely Unchained, the World’s #1 Tribute Band to Van
Halen. They bring you hard rock by Uli Jon Roth Sunday evening. Infinity
Norfolk holds an Easter Brunch at the Bistro on Sunday. www.infinityhall.com
Toad’s
Place in new haven brings you Polo G on Thursday. On Friday, they
headline West End Blend, appearing with SixFoxWhiskey and Harsh
Armadillo. Saturday’s headliner is WYBCx Ante-Fling, taking the stage
with Mandala, Xenia Rubinos, and more. www.toadsplace.com
Back
in Middletown, The Buttonwood Tree presents jazz on Friday with the
Ryan Sands Trio. The Aligned with Source Workshop comes your way
Saturday morning, and in the afternoon there’s a Teen Open Mic. No Fuss
and Feathers takes the stage on Saturday with folk, Americana, and
original songs. The “Quote Project” art exhibit by C.C. Arshagra
continues through the month. www.buttonwood.org
Also
in Middletown on Thursday, The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore hosts city
native Jennifer Steele, author of “A House in Hunger,” in conversation
with Enzo Surin, author of “A Letter of Resignation,”. Saturday you can
meet Bill Griffith, author of “Nobody’s Fool: The Life and Times of
Schlitzie the Pinhead.” Check the website for Kids’ Events all week that
include egg decorating, Native American Arts, Space Nights, and more. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
Cherry
Street Station in Wallingford brings Almost Honest, Red Mantis, VRSA,
and Blasphemaddicts to the stage on Friday. On Saturday, they’ve got
Iblissian, Murrum, Maniacal Violator, and more. www.facebook.com/
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s
Real Art Ways continues “Woman at War,” a film about an environmental
activist fighting the aluminum industry. “Storm Boy,” a retelling of an
isolated child raising a pelican in Australia, and “Ramen Shop,” a
Japanese film about broken families and noodles. Also continuing is “The
Brink,” a film about Steve Bannon and the 2018 mid-term elections. On
Friday they open “Amazing Grace,” an Aretha Franklin documentary with a
never-before-seen performance of the anthem from 1972. Check the website
for details and screening times. www.realartways.org
Trinity
College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues Part II of a restored
version of Bernardo Bertolucci’s uncut epic “1900,” through Wednesday.
On Friday and Saturday, they’re screening “Transit,” a modern-day
adaptation of the WWII refugee novel, “Transit Visa.” On Sunday they
open a run of “Babylon,” a film about British Jamaicans and the
itinerant reggae scene during the Margaret Thatcher years. Full
details and screening times will be at http://www.cinestudio.org/
It's LGBTQ Movie Night at Tisane Euro-Asian Café on Thursday. www.hartford.com/events/
Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown
Right after the Jive, stay tuned for the Latin Music Hour with Isabel Calione, Latin music from the 80's 90's and early 2000s.
And from 6 to 6:30 it's Spoiler Alert Radio – conversations on the craft of filmmaking.
From 6:30-8pm, it’s Fusion Radio with James Fusion. The original ... and still the best damn Techno mix on radio!
From 8-9:30, it’s The Warehouse with Mike Nyce - The best of underground house music, mixed live for your listening pleasure.
At
9:30 until 11pm DJ Anton Banks brings you The Vault. Presents
listeners with the latest in hard techno, minimal, tech-house, and
leftfield mixed live. Featuring exclusive music from international
artists.
11-midnight, catch (1, 3, 5) dumpster dive with
smelly and yours truly. punk, art pop and diy coming from a garbage
compactor near you.
From Midnight-1, it’s Girls to the Front
with Aurora. Showcasing up-and-coming women artists, writers, and
producers and women of music history who broke into the industry and
paved the way for future generations.
And after Girls to The Front, stay tuned for Motivation Nation with DJ MT SPEN at 1am. Get amped!
From
2-3am, it’s The Bin with DJ Cool'd Coulee. Take a dive into the trash
bin of aural history- a chill, eclectic survey of forgotten music from
around the world
From 3-4am is Noize in the Attic, Where Your
Past Comes Back To Haunt You. Serving Connecticut it’s hard rock fix of
classic Heavy Metal as well as the latest from the genre!
And
finally, rounding out the night from 4-5am is the BBC World Report
offering International news coverage and we kick off each weekday at 5am
with Morning Editionfrom NPR.
That's all for today's Jive at
Five. Join us weekdays at 4:55 for a daily rundown of area happenings a
rundown of evening programming on WESU Middletown!
Thanks for listening! Now stay tuned for the Latin Music Hour.
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