1st set

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They Might Be Giants – Oh You Did (feat. Robin Goldwasser)

Gordie Crazylegs MacKeeman – Ladybugs’ Picnic (new)

Dan + Claudia Zanes – Let Love Be Your Guide (new)

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Dean Jones – Sing Like a Sparrow (feat. Felice Bros)

beabadoobee – Walking the Cow

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The Orb – Little Fluffy Clouds

[WJFF/JUMP – Steve Weeks – Xavier Xerxes Xenophanes X

[KUTX – 123 Andres – La pequeña Pilar (feat. Mariana Baraj)

[WFNU – Renee & Jeremy – I Can see Clearly Now

2nd set

Lindsay Munroe – If I Knew You Were Coming  (new)

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CandyBand – Chim Chim Cher-Ee

The Deedle Deedle Dees – Rancher Ants

Cake – Mahna Mahna

Calliope Musicals – Sink or Swim

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3rd set

Papas Fritas – Vertical Lives

Erica Rabner feat. Genevieve Goings – Highlights Reel (new)

Fyutch – Family Reunion (feat. Divinity Roxx) (new)

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Tim Kubart – Sports! (new)

Justin Roberts – Pop Fly 

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They Might Be Giants – Why Does The Sun Shine? 

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1st set

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They Might Be Giants – Meet James Ensor (rev)

Tom Waits – Underground

Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham – Ginger Snaps

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Sonia De Los Santos – Chichimoco (new)

Sly & the Family Stone – Thank You

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Timbuk3 – Facts About Cats

[WJFF/JUMP – Mariana Iranzi – Florcitas

2nd set

Mister Michael – Cuddles the Cat Got Things To Do (new)

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Blondie – One Way Or Another

AudraRox – 5 Minutes More

Harry & the Potters – On The Importance of Media Literacy

Cloud Cult – Good Friend

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3rd set

Supersuckers – Rubber Biscuit

Shine & the Moonbeams – The Melody in Me

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Guided By Voices – Hold On Hope

Haley Bonar – I Wanna Be Like You

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo – Origin Story (new)

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They Might Be Giants – Science is Real 

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They Might Be Giants – I Am Not Your Broom

The Okee Dokee Brothers – Campin’ Tent

The Honeydogs & Chastity Brown – Oh! You Pretty Things

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Jeremy Messersmith – We All Do Better When We All Do Better

Ms. Niki – Rainbow (new)

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Dale Watson – Texas Armadillo

[WJFF/JUMP – Shine and the Moonbeams – Photograph

[KUTX – Rudy Trubitt – You Inside Me Out

[WFNU – Michael Hearst – Liberty One Steam-Powered Rocket

2nd set

Sonia De Los Santos – El Armadillo Redovero (new)

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Me First & the Gimme Gimmes – Over the Rainbow

The Not-Its! – Runaway Bike

MC Frontalot – Gold Locks (feat. Jean Grae)

Paul Westerberg – Meet Me In the Meadow

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3rd set

Rachel Loshak w/ New Standards – Starman

Jellyfish – I Wanna Stay Home

The Bazillions – Similes and Metaphors

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Sha Na Na – Alley Oop (vinyl)

Koo Koo Kanga Roo – Lazy Life (new)

The Pointer Sisters – Pinball Number Count

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They Might Be Giants – I Am a Grocery Bag

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They Might Be Giants – Elephants (feat. Danny Weinkauf)

Jack Forman – Cars for the Stars (new)

Renee & Jeremy – Everyday People (new)

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Elliott Park – Lemon Pie (new)

Culture Queen – I Am The Future of Black History (new)

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Us3 – Cantaloop

[WJFF/JUMP – Shine & the Moonbeams – The Melody in Me

[KUTX – Molly Ledford & Billy Kelly – Acorns

[WFNU – Queen Piarei – Orange Yolk Sun

2nd set

Katie Ha Ha Ha – Little Bear (new)

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Moona Luna – H2O

The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name

Little Miss Ann – Another Garden

Lucky Diaz & the Family Jam Band – Generation C (new)

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3rd set

The Gothsicles – A Cotierie of Goats in Trees Remix (new)

Esther Crow – Bees, Beavers and Bats (feat. Lucy Kalantari)

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Artichoke – Pangolin (new)

Dan + Claudia Zanes – 4th of July Love Song (new)

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They Might Be Giants – Omnicorn

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They Might Be Giants – I Made a Mess

Sonia De Los Santos – Quiero Que Nueva York Sea Mi Casa (new)

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Red Yarn ft. 123 Andres & others – I Hear America Singing (new)

Rissi Palmer – Little Black Boy, Little Black Girl (new)

Lunch Money – Tricycle

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Ray Charles – America the Beautiful

[WJFF/JUMP – Jad Fair – Inky Winky/John Jacob in-studio

[KUTX – Michael Hearst – Handcar

[WFNU –

2nd set

Queen Piarei – The Now Is All We Have (new)

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Parker Woodland – The World’s On Fire (And We Still Fall In Love)

Mike Park – 12345678…Drums

Frank Turner – The Next Storm

The Jimmies – Kids Wanna Rock

Miz B – Raise the Brain

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3rd set

Arthur Conley – Sweet Soul Music

Cat & a Bird – Constellation Bound

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Koo Koo Kanga Roo – Ink (new)

Hipwaders – I Like Summertime

Katie Ha Ha Ha – Human Beings (new)

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They Might Be Giants – So Crazy For Books 

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This week, we’ll celebrate the official start of summer with seasonal songs from The Bazillions, Vistas, and The Not-Its!, plus we’ll hear music from Anjelique Kidjo, Queen, Shine & the Moonbeams, Lucky Diaz, and more. It’s indie music for indie kids.

1st set

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They Might Be Giants – Thinking Machine

Heidi Swedberg & the Sukey Jump Band – Down in the Valley

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Otis Redding – Down in the Valley

KB Whirly – Valley of Dreams

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Shine & the Moonbeams – I Believe (new)

[WJFF/JUMP – Elizabeth Mitchell & Dan Zanes – Green Green Rocky Road

[KUTX – Pierce Freelon – Count Kiswahili (new)

[WFNU – Hipwaders bumper

2nd set

Angelique Kidjo – Esso, Esso

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The Bazillions – Summer’s Here

Vistas – Summer

The Not-Its! – Brain Freeze

Weezer – My Best Friend

3rd set

Queen – You’re My Best Friend

Justin Roberts – Best Friend

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Lucky Diaz & the Family Jam Band – Dedos (new)

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo – Chasing Dreams (new)

Jack Forman – PJ Year (new)

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They Might Be Giants – Particle Man 

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This week, we’re celebrating Black Music Month and Juneteenth by turning the whole show over to Pierce Freelon, whose new multi-generational album Black to the Future is inspired by Afrofuturism—and he’s also featuring tracks from the new compilation of Black family music artists called All One Tribe. 

1st set

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Pierce Freelon Guest DJ:

Fyutch feat. Alphabet Rockers — Juneteenth 

Divinity Roxx — Ready Set Go 

Rissi Palmer — Best Day Ever

SaulPaul — Best Day Ever

Ziggy Marley — Play with the Sky

Jazzy Ash — Be Outside 

[WJFF/JUMP – Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach – Very Special

[KUTX – Crosspulse Percussion Ensemble – Breaths  

[WFNU – Lucky Diaz & the Family Jam Band – Made in LA

2nd set

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Pierce Freelon Guest DJ:

Pierce Freelon feat. Divinity Roxx — Cootie Shot

Stella Freelon — ZOMBI 

Ella Jenkins — Stop and Go

Claudia and Dan Zanes — This Little Light of Mine

Aaron Nigel Smith — Vision

3rd set

Pierce Freelon Guest DJ:

Pierce Freelon — LeVar Burton 

DJ Willy Wow — The GOAT 

Uncle Jumbo — Get Loose 

Little Miss Ann feat. feat. Tommy Soulati Shepherd & Tommy T3PO Shepherd — 28 Days 

Pierce Freelon — Solar Skate

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