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Schedule in brief, scroll down for details:
Wednesday 9 p.m.: EITHER/ORCHESTRA, "Afro-Cubism" on the Inside Track
Thursday 9 p.m.: 25 YEARS OF LOCAL MUSIC on the Thursday Night Feature
Friday 9 p.m.: JENNY TOOMEY, "Tempting: Jenny Toomey Sings the Songs of 
Franklin Bruno" on the Inside Track
Sunday 2-3 p.m.: RAY BARRETTO, "Acid" on the Classic Inside Track
Monday 9 p.m.: Various Artists, "CAROLINA SOUL SURVEY" on the Inside 
Track

EITHER/ORCHESTRA, "Afro-Cubism" on the Inside Track, Wednesday 9 p.m.
After a period of dormancy in the later 90s, this veteran Boston big 
band has resumed activity. They've immediately hit stride on this 
outing, where they explore the intersections of Afro-Caribbean and 
African musics, including an interpretation of Teshome Meteku's 
'Yezeemed Yebaed' previously heard on the first volume in the renowned 
Ethiopiques series.  Out on the Accurate imprint.

25 YEARS OF LOCAL MUSIC on the Thursday Night Feature, Thursday
9 p.m.-midnight
As part of WXYC's 25-year anniversary, we will take a look back at the 
last 25 years in local music.  Focusing primarily on the state's rich 
heritage of rock music, the show will feature both hit songs and rare 
tracks by those acts that achieved acclaim beyond the state line - and 
those artists that should have.  The show will be hosted by the founding 
members of the Backyard Bar-B-Q, WXYC's weekly local music show: Glenn 
Boothe (former WXYC Music Director and ex-music industry executive,)
Steve Balcom (former WXYC MD and ex-Mammoth Records) and Frank Heath 
(owner of local venue Cat's Cradle).  

JENNY TOOMEY, "Tempting: Jenny Toomey Sings the Songs of Franklin Bruno" 
on the Inside Track, Friday 9 p.m.
On her second solo album for the Misra label, the former Tsunami and
Grenadine frontwoman re-interprets the songs of Franklin Bruno (of 
Nothing Painted Blue, Extra Glenns fame). Backed by an extended session 
band that includes Calexico, Bruno's wry lovesongs are brought to life 
with elegant arrangements of strings, horns and 'southwestern' motifs 
that recall the likes of Jimmy Webb.

RAY BARRETTO, "Acid" on the Classic Inside Track, Sunday 2-3 p.m.
Trumpets, timbales, piano, bass, bell, guiro, and conga make a joyful
noise on this 1968 latin soul album led by Ray Barretto, conguero 
supreme who recently performed at UNC-CH.  More of what it is: a tasty 
combo pack of salsa, funk, and soul; a collection of effervescent 
bilingual vocals that bubble like beans; a classic in the field of latin 
groovers; a long-player that does not let up.

Various Artists, "CAROLINA SOUL SURVEY" on the Inside Track, Monday 9 
p.m.
A bunch of sprightly '70s soul that never hit it big, all recorded at
Reflection Sound Studios in Charlotte!  Mostly obscure Carolinians are
represented, but Eldridge Holmes - the biggest name - was straight-up
Crescent City, and that's how Reflection got started with R&B in the 
first place; New Orleans' Sea-Saint Studios had hooked up with eventual
Reflections owner Wayne Jernigan because he was an ace at sweetening the
rough NOLA sound on tunage by Lee Dorsey, the Meters, and others.  Then
soul pinched him hard, and he had small-time Carolina artists coming to
Charlotte left and right to lay down sides that ended up the victim of
poor distribution.  Now unheard and rare as hen's teeth, 20 of them are
here, and they're either positively sweet or southern & gritty, and 
that's a home-cooked blessing for the ages.

Also this week and every week:
-THE INSIDE TRACK:  a new release played in full Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, 9 p.m.
-ORANGE COUNTY SPECIAL: traditional and neo-traditional music of the 
world Sunday 10 a.m.-1 p.m
-HELL OR HIGH WATER: music from UNC's Southern Folklife Collection 
Sunday 1-2 p.m.
-CLASSIC INSIDE TRACK: a classic release in full, Sunday 2-3 p.m.
-BROKEN MUSIC: longer, more "difficult" pieces Sunday 3-4 p.m.
-MAKING CONTACT and COUNTERSPIN: news programs from F.A.I.R. (Fairness 
and Accuracy In Reporting) Sunday 4-5 p.m.
-NORTHERN HEMISPHERE LIVE: issues-based live talk Sunday 5-7 p.m.
-BACKYARD BARBEQUE: North Carolina music culled from the fresh produce
from Chapel Hill's finest, as well as older records from N.C. bands of 
the past, Sunday 7-8 p.m.
-THE NEW MUSIC SHOW: spotlight on new releases right out of the mail 
bin, Sunday 8-9 p.m.
-SPORTS RAP: live UNC sports talk, Sunday 9-10 p.m.
-NEW SCIENCE EXPERIENCE: a live electronic mix, Sunday 10 p.m.-12 a.m.

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