Bay area radio sucks
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just got back from a week in the east bay, w/ frequent trips to SF for dinner, wine, and conversation. to borrow a felicitous turn of phrase i first saw on mog, bay area radio sucks metric tons of ass. only one decent station, KCSM, which plays some fine jazz,a poor man's "'BGO":http://www.wbgo.org, but you literally have to be w/in sight of the transmitter to pick it up. classical radio is paricularly horrible, no complete works, just "bleeding chunks" from a classical 101 playlist.and what passes for "alternative", Live 105, is mostly noisy dreck. where're the great college radio stations, like "WFUV":http://wfuv.org, or "WXPN":http://xpn.org, both of which play "rock 'n roll for adults" and have an on air attitude driven by people who haven't needed a tube of clearasil in at least 30 years.did catch the mog party, and it was great to see the mog-daddy (and daddy to be) again, and meet some people i'd only "met" online. also great to get back home and find a note from "Dave":http://mog.com/Dave with a suggestion I check out BBB's Blues in the Night- great record, looks to be mid-80s, tho AllMusic's unaccountably coy on that point. tender, aching R&B, sung by a master in great form- perfect for the drive back over the bay bridge after a long evening sipping sonoma coast pinot at Bacar...
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