 Dear Listener,
Our Spring Membership Drive, Spring Green, continues this week. And as of Wednesday we can finally bid goodbye to winter and officially welcome spring! It couldn't come soon enough. Hey, a big thank you if you have become a member of WICN during our drive. You've heard it before but it's true, listener support is the most important revenue stream we have. Without you WICN doesn't exist. Thanks so much!
April is not far away and you'll be hearing alot about Public Radio Music Month. We're getting a jump on the celebration this Thursday when Nick Noble presents an evening of live folk music from our performance studio. Keep tuned in during the weeks ahead for all of our celebratory activities for Public Radio Music Month! |
| Brown Bag Concert Series
Spring 2013
The Nu-Cullers Band
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
12 Noon
Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA The award winning Nu-Cullers Band is based in New Haven,CT and is New England's ultimate R&B/Dance band, specializing in Motown, Jazz, Funk, Reggae, and today's hottest hits! They are led by outstanding lead vocalist Eugene Dobbs, known for his high energy and charisma on stage. This 8-10 member band is a perfect way to kick off the official start of your spring season. We may even move a table or two if you want to get up and dance! |
| Programming of Note: Jazz at Lincoln Center: Joey DeFrancesco Trio Monday, March 18, 6pm Take solace in the blues! Hammond B3 specialist Joey DeFrancesco and his trio are joined by three hard-driving tenor sax players - Vincent Herring, John Nugent, and the late David Newman in one of his last performances. They'll burn up classics like Deep Blues, My One and Only Love and Speak Low. Soul Serenade: Wilson Pickett Monday, March 25, 7pm They called him "The Wicked One." His type of soul was rough and raw. He started out in church, singing with gospel groups, moved over to R' n 'B with the Falcons and then went solo. With gritty dance floor grooves like "634-5789," "Mustang Sally," and "Funky Broadway," Wilson Pickett established himself as a soul legend. Join host Tom Shaker this Monday at 7pm and hear for yourself! Read More...
Jazz Inspired: Seth MacFarlane
Tuesday, March 19, 6pm Seth MacFarlane, "Family Guy" creator, met with Judy in Hollywood (well, not really, but close by) to talk about his new CD and his favorite jazz recordings. Stewie and Peter dropped by to add their thoughts as well. Brian brought the martinis.  Song Travels with Michael Feinstein: Matt Munisteri Wednesday, March 20, 6PM Guitarist, singer, and composer Matt Munisteri has uncovered much of the forgotten jazz and swing from the early 20th century. His latest album, Still Runnin' 'Round In the Wilderness, explores the "lost" compositions of the American singer/songwriter Willard Robison. Archivists Munisteri and Feinstein share tunes that, while forsaken by the past, are sure to be easy to remember.
Folk Revival: Live Show Broadcast from WICN Performance Hall Thursday, March 21, 7PM A live show of Irish songs in honor of St.Patrick's Day just past, broadcast from the WICN performance hall. Special guests will include local Worcester-area artists (Don Prange & Glenn Gibbs), Kryngle Daly, Monica Hamilton, along with Susan Goyette Young and Oran Mor (Dave Hallowell and Peter Hale), both from New Hampshire.
Read More... Friday, March 22, 6PM Lloyd's album Forest Flower from the Monterey Jazz Festival cast him as the essential California musician. "[It] captures the spirit of the 60s without sounding the least bit dated," writes allaboutjazz.com. At a recent Newport Festival, Lloyd's open-air, world-friendly saxophone joins Zakir Hussain, tablas, and drummer Eric Harland as "Sangam" (in Sanskrit, confluence). Inquiry: Christopher Cerf and Moises Velasquez Manoff Sunday, March 24, 9 PM "Encyclopedia Paranoiaca: The Indespensable Guide to Everyone and Everything You Should be Afraid of or Worried About." This compendium of everything that is out to get you was compiled by our guest tonight: Emmy and Grammy Award winning author, composer and producer producer Christopher Cerf. Together with Henry Beard and the staff of the Cassandra Institute, they have produced a grand accounting of all the things to avoid at all costs, completely cross referenced and indexed for your paranoid convenience.Have you wondered why there seems to have been such a dramatic rise in disorders like asthma, food allergies, and Multiple Sclerosis in the last decades? Some researchers believe it is because our autoimmune system has run out of control. Some of the reasons for this are startling and counter-intuitive. Is there a connection between our living in more sterile environments and the rise of these disorders? Tune in tonight for a truly thought provoking talk with science journalist Moises Velasquez-Manoff. His new book is titled an "Epidemic of Absence: A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases." Read More... Business Beat: EasCare Ambulance Sunday, March 25, 10 PM Founded in 1998 and based in Boston, EasCare Ambulance is now one of New England's largest ambulance and medical-transportation companies. EasCare provides service to most major areas of Massachusetts. In recent months, EasCare became the primary ambulance provider for Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester. Steve's guests are Bob Tavares, COO and district manager, and Steve Parker, director of community affairs for Central Massachusetts, of EasCare Ambulance.
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| Artist of the Month Cedar Walton 
Cedar Walton's career has spanned over six decades; he has produced almost 40 albums as lead composer and has been linked to close to one hundred albums overall. Read More... | | |
| Underwriter of the Week 
| Thank you to Eric's La Patisserie f or providing underwriting support! |
The Celebrity Series of Boston presents the wonderful duo of Barbara Cook and John Pizzarelli at Symphony Hall in Boston, April 6 at 8pm. Barbara Cook, a Tony-Award winning Broadway Actress, has captivated crowds with her soprano voice for decades on end. John Pizzarelli, host of Radio Deluxe on WICN and devoted Boston Red Sox Fan, is an accomplished jazz guitarist and vocalist in his own right. Tickets are available online at celebrityseries.org; or by calling 617-482-6661. |
| JAZZ NEW ENGLAND LIVE CONCERTS Wed., March 20, 2013 2:00 PM
Special Guest:
Vocalist Jim Porcella
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|  WICN is now offering an array of WICN merchandise to purchase for yourself or as a great gift for your friends. A portion of each purchase goes to support the programs on WICN. Order Now... |
| Vehicles For Charity 
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