ABOUT DISSONANCE
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***UPDATE 2-15-17*** After more than 10 years of documenting the DC punk and underground music scene, Dissonance is going off the air. The building in which Radio CPR has operated has been sold, and the station is being evicted at the end of February. Radio CPR may yet find a new home someday, and this show might return once again in a different form. But for now I'm calling an indefinite hiatus, Fugazi-style. It's been a wonderful decade sharing music and memories with so many amazing artists who call the DC/MD/VA area their home. If anything changes, I will post the news here. Thanks to...
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2-14-17 Farewell to Dissonance
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Guests: Ian MacKaye (Teen Idles, Minor Threat, Embrace, Egg Hunt, Skewbald, Fugazi, The Evens, Dischord Records), Alec MacKaye (Untouchables, Faith, Ignition, The Warmers), Basla Andolsun (Beauty Pill, Warm Sun, the Andalusians, Del Cielo), Jason Hamacher (Frodus, combatwoundedveteran, Battery, Regents, Lost Origins Productions), Carlos Izurieta (Worn Thin, Police & Thieves), Gene Melkithesian (Lion of Judah, Give, Joint Custody Records), Dave Byrd (Striking Distance, Set to Explode), Jeff Barsky (Insect Factory), Travis Johnson (Asshole Parade, Outliers, False Flag), Reese Higgins (Gentle...
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1-24-17 Heavy Breathing
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Guests: Amanda Kleiman and Erick Jackson (The Apes, Heavy Breathing) | Playlist: ... Frank Zappa - Baby Snakes | Chicago - I'm a Man | Loudness - Crazy Nights | J.J. Cale - Ride Me High | Sister Sledge - Pretty Baby | Stone Poneys - Different Drum | Jeff Beck Group - Barabajagal | The Jimmy Castor Band - Supersound | Captain Beefheart - Tropical Hot Dog Night | Ace Frehley - New York Groove |
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10-29-16 Fury and friends
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Guests: members of Fury, New Brigade, Worn Thin, Police & Thieves, Mindset, Clear, Line of Sight, Intent, Mob Mentality, Give, Mosher's Delight | Playlist: ... One Last Wish - My Better Half | Neil Young - Lookin' for a Love | Porches - Car | GZA - Shadowboxin' | Sportswear - The Power to Change | Jackson Browne - Doctor My Eyes | Battery - That'll Never Be ME | Alex G - Boy (live) | Beach Boys - God Only Knows | Lion of Judah - Preemptive Fear | Cat Party - Tar & Feathers | Danzig - Dirty Black Summer | Big Star - Thirteen | Dinosaur Jr. - Little Fury Things | Guided by Voices - Gold...
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9-13-16 From Gainesville to Birmingham
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Guest DJs: Walker Grooms and Travis Johnson (Outliers, False Flag) | Playlist: ... Misfits - Static Age | Citizens Arrest - Serve and Protect | Born Against - Half Mast | His Hero Is Gone - Like Weeds | Blue Eyed Boy Mister Death - A Lipstick Transfer | Vanbuilderass - Choices | Section 8 - Bossman | Hot Water Music - Us & Chuck | Death of El Dona - Red 5 Standing By | The Hell - Red Hegemony | Alan Ogg - Episteme | Dan Sartain - Fuck Friday | The Ackleys - Blank Mind Between the Traffic Lights | The Judy Garland Death Squad - Talkin' Spit Raw Out of the Basement Blues | Panthro UK United...
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8-23-16 Pete Stahl / Scream
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Guest: Pete Stahl (Scream, Wool, Goatsnake, Earthlings?) | Intro: Scream - Ameri-Dub | Outro: Goatsnake - Juniors Jam |
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06.28.16 THE KID AND I ZINE PRESENTED BY PUNK LIFE ZINE
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With Kristen and Frankie of The Kid and I Zine >kiss off-violent femmes >heart shaped box-nirvana >northern whale-the good the bad and the queen >10th floor ghost girl-cibo matto >run fast-Julie ruin >king of carrot flowers pt.1- neutral milk hotel >I wanna go home-Shannon and the clams >psychic hearts-thurston moore >eau d' bedroom dancing-le tigre >blue jay way-the Beatles >something about space dude-Miley Cyrus and her dead petz >my terracotta heart-blur >don't talk like-sleater-kinney >for tammy rae-bikini kill >tea with j and t- read out louds...
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6-14-16 Jim Thomson / Electric Cowbell Records
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Guest DJ: Jim Thomson (Gwar, Alter Natives, Bio Ritmo, CSC Funk Band, Multiflora Productions, Electric Cowbell Records) | Playlist: ... Karthala 72 - Dans le Coeur du Feu | CSC Funk Band - Catcher's Mitt | The Sway Machinery feat. Khaira Arby - Youba | Los Ribereños - Silvando | Cheick Hamala Diabate - Sigi Diya | Super Hi Fi - Single Payer | Slavic Soul Party - Gangsta | Tèshomè Meteku - Gara Ser New Betesh | Flash and the Pan - Walking in the Rain | The Pyramids - Penetration | The Swinging Machine - Do You Have to Ask | The Beatles - You Know My Name | Angry Samoans - You Stupid Asshole...
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5-10-16 Loud Boyz
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Guest DJs: Brandon Brown, Alex Anderson, and Devin O'Donoghue (Loud Boyz) | Playlist: ... Danzig - How the Gods Kill | Government Issue - Sheer Terror | Dag Nasty - One to Two | Annihilation Time - Too High to Die | Red Death - Unholy Agony II | The Exploding Hearts - Sleeping Aides and Razor Blades | Hatebreed - Last Breath | Gucci Mane - Back in 95 | Misfits - London Dungeon | 86 Mentality - Degenerate | Bad Brains - She's Calling You | Genocide Pact - Angiogenesis | Slayer - Dissident Aggressor | Avail - South Bound 95 | Angel Du$t - Stepping Stone | Sublime - Garden Grove | Agnostic Front...
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In Memoriam: John Stabb
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DC and punk rock lost a legend yesterday. John Stabb, singer of Government Issue and the Factory Incident, passed away after a long battle with cancer. John was nice enough to come on this show twice, in 2006 and 2008. I was joined by DJ Stereo Faith, and we had two long (nearly 5 hours total) discussions about (first episode) the origins of Government Issue, the Unheard Music Fest, the St. Anselm's Valentine's Day show, and the GI reunion that "will never happen," and (second episode) marriage, cats, growing up in Wheaton, bumming out Jello Biafra with his outfits, his deep love of...
info_outlineGuest DJ: Joe McRedmond (Admiral, Hoover, The Crownhate Ruin, The Boom, Sea Tiger, Him, Rancho Notorious) |
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Talk Talk - Ascension Day |
Beastie Boys - Johnny Ryall |
Lyn Collins - Rock Me Again & Again & Agan etc. |
Dennis Brown - The Exit |
Dinosaur Jr. - In a Jar |
Ignition - Rebuilding |
The Lemonheads - Mallo Cup |
X - The Hungry Wolf |
Soul Asylum - Closer to the Stars |
Dinosaur Jr. - Poledo |
Genesis - The Feeling Begins |
Phleg Camp - Hi-Hat |
The Gun Club - She's Like Heroin to Me |
Dream Syndicate - Tell Me When It's Over |
Minutemen - Little Man with a Gun in His Hand |
The Cure - Doubt |
Sonic Youth - (I Got A) Catholic Block |
The Kinks - Such a Shame |
Soulside - Clifton Wall |
The Faith - No Choice |