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Spirits Rejoice
Red and Orange by John Abercrombie-Jan Hammer-Jack Dejohnette
07/01/2025 - 8:44pm
Timeless
Spanish Key by Miles Davis
07/01/2025 - 8:43pm
Bitches Brew
Abaton by Sylvie Courvoisier-Mark Feldman-Erik Friedlander
07/01/2025 - 8:08pm
Abaton
Third Story by Izumi Kimura & Gerry Hemingway
07/01/2025 - 8:08pm
How the Dust Falls
#8 by Clangstrum (Marko Novachcoff R.I.P.)
07/01/2025 - 7:51pm
Improvisations
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SPIRITS REJOICE SAYS HAPPY CANADA DAY
It's a well known fact today that jazz and improvised music is not strictly an American thing. While it was born and raised in the USA, artists from the world over have made significant contributions to the music. Canada is no exception.
On this day, July 1, we honor our friends to the north by observing Canada Day. The Spirits Rejoice Program, heard Tuesdays from 6-10pm EDT, will feature many of the great Canadian improvising artists past and present. Tonight's program will also feature music from American drummer Rashied Ali on this the date of his birth as well as many new recordings into the libraries here at WHFR.
Spirits Rejoice is a long running program of jazz and improvised musics heard weekly 6-10pn EDT on WHFR Radio, 89.3 locally (Dearborn/Detroit) and worldwide via the internet at whfr.fm.
This Just In: Episode 52
Episode 52 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase, airs June 30th, 2025 from 8-9pm and July 1st, 2025 from 3-4pm.
This week's playlist:
Chemical Empire - Under My Skin [Metal]
In the Pines - Sunbeam Dream [Indie Rock]
Mitsuo Hagita & Kaoru Ito - Fine del Labirinto - Completion [Video Game Soundtrack]
Mitsuo Hagita & Kaoru Ito - Nebbioso - Into the Fog [Video Game Soundtrack]
Dre Island - Cold World [Reggae]
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - BOYS WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF WOLVES [Psychedelic Rock]
CAP-JAMS - OPENING DEMO - HYPER STREET FIGHTER II CAP-JAMS Ver. [Video Game Soundtrack]
Capcom Sound Team - Title - Game Bomb!!! [Video Game Soundtrack]
Iron & Wine ft. I'm With Her - Robin's Egg [Indie Rock / Alternative]
Lulina - Nos [World / Indie Rock]
Cass McCombs - Peace [Indie Rock]
X CLUB. - Desire To Stay [Electronic / House]
WAKIL & Kelli Wakili - Take Your Best Shot - Main Theme [Video Game Soundtrack]
Tune in to This Just In each week as we feature a unique playlist of music recently received at the station, in a variety of musical formats.
To submit your music for airplay consideration, please visit the Contact Us tab on our website: https://whfr.fm.
TOP TEN BLUES for June 2025
Please join Highway 61 for the best in new Blues releases and local area Artists' music every Friday, 2:00 – 6:00pm, with host DJ~KittyLuv;) 'making~waves'.
Here is our latest Top Ten Blues new releases being aired at WHFR-FM 89.3:
1. DAVE SPECTER: Dave Specter -Live At Space (Delmark Records)
2. D.K. HARRELL: Talkin' Heavy (Alligator Records)
3. TAD ROBINSON: Soul in Blue (Delmark Records)
4. WILLIE BUCK AND BOB CORRITORE: Oh Yeah! (VizzTone/SWMAF)
5. LARRY MCCRAY: Heartbreak City (Keeping The Blues Alive)
6. POPA CHUBBY: I Love Freddie King (Gulf Coast Records)
7. CAROLYN WONDERLAND: Truth Is (Alligator Records)
8. SOUTHERN AVENUE: Family (Alligator Records)
9. CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE: Look Out Highway (Forty Below Records)
10. DOUG MACLEOD: Between Somewhere And Goodbye (Reference Recordings)
DJ~KittyLuv;)
WHFR Blues Music Director
WHFR Presents: The Music of 8bitpeoples - PART ONE
Founded in 1999, 8bitpeoples is a netlabel and artist collective focused on chiptune (or 8-bit) music. Join Robbwith2bees as he shines a spotlight on the "bleeps and bloops" that The 8bitpeoples have released over the last 26 years, spanning a massive library of 140 releases and counting!
In PART ONE of WHFR Presents: The Music of 8bitpeoples, airing June 29th from 4-7pm EDT, our focus will be on the music of 8bitpeoples' two founders: Jeremiah Johnson (aka Nullsleep) and Detroit native Mike Hanlon (aka Tangible/Mesu Kasumai). Tune in to hear 3 straight hours of original 8-bit electronic compositions, and a few covers thrown in for good measure, by these two pioneers of the chiptune scene.
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WHFR PRESENTS airs every Sunday beginning at 4:00 pm with a rotating cast of WHFR DJs, taking in-depth looks into the many genres of music that WHFR has to offer. Tune in at 89.3 on the FM dial in Dearborn/Detroit and surrounding communities, or listen anywhere via our online streamer.
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WHFR Journal June 27, 1pm -- Summer Heat and Energy Costs -- What Can We Do?
Summer is here, temperatures are rising — and so are electric bills. That also means many Americans are facing a severely overlooked issue: power shutoffs. In 2024, over six hundred thousand American households had their power shut off due to an inability to pay. How do we protect the most vulnerable populations from the dangers of home power shutoffs?
