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Hey friends of WXYC, EXCITING week in radio coming up.  Look:

Tune in tonight at 9 pm to hear the Inside track.  This week features the 5th solo album from Cul-de-Sac-guitarist-turned-John-Fahey-disciple Gleen Jones, a tribute to the state of New Jersey. Contemplative acoustic guitar and banjo compositions demonstrate Jones's knack for inventive melodies, the Baird Sisters provide accompaniment on a couple of tracks. 

This Sunday at 2 pm on Broken Music, JJ L will be playing the new ErstEAU release by Anne Guthrie and Richard Kamerman, entitled 'Sinter.' Sinter is billed as, 'an assembly of field recordings, domestic recordings, composition, improvisation, and processing.' Rather than result in some new sound that blends all of these approaches and techniques together, each of these sounds remains distinctly recognizable, which is in itself an unrecognizable feeling! The only bummer is, unlike Guthrie's releases, there is no French Horn here. 

On this week's Sportsrap, the panel discusses the decision of Andrew Wiggins college selection and take a quick look at the Heels of next year. Also on tap, breakdown of the NBA playoffs and the conference finals, as well as a series recap, CWS preview of the Diamond Heels as they finish up their great season. All that & more, on a special Sportsrap.

On Monday the Outside Track returns Survival s/t (Thrill Jockey) Hunter Hunt-Hendrix of Liturgy (guitarist) teams up with former members of Birthday Boy and Collin Marston of Dysrhythmia provides the recording. The result, predictably, is a very math-y, disorienting metal album with hypnotic chanting vocals. Buuuttt it's not as in-your-face or completely-out-there as some of these names might lead you to believe. Instead, it is a really engaging listen even for non-metal-heads!

Should Does Does Radio kicks off its summer series this Wednesday from 9 to 10 PM.  Should Does is an online literary and arts magazines that publishes the creative works on its staff and other community members.  They are continuing their fun on the radio from the month of April with a 1 hour show every other week that will include more variety than you are ready for.  Tune in for lovely readings, interviews, jokes, audio pieces, and whatever these creative folks have cooked up for the week. 

On Thursday tune in from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM to hear a special live set and interview with Chuck Johnson, guitar player from Oakland, California who fits in nicely with the American Primitivism school of playing.  It’ll be an extremely pleasant listening experience!

This week on the Thursday Night Feature: Sounds of Japanese Religions. We will listen to Zen Buddhist chants, "Court" music in a True Pure Land ceremony, and travel with pilgrims in Shikoku. These samplings come from sound recordings done by Wilson Sayre during her year spent living there in monastic environments. We will also hear interviews with a musicologist whose research focuses on Buddhist chants and a documentary film maker who spent time with Shugendo mountain ascetics. There will be a bit of background information on what you are listening to as well as some different perspectives on how to listen to it.