April 11 – King For a Day
The Connecticut press has already referred to King For A Day as a Fairfield County "Super Group." Its powerful jams are complimented by strong heartfelt lyrics and a kicking rhythm section.

April 18 – Brian Dolzani

Due to circumstances beyond my control, I am forced to cancel this concert. My apologies to Brian and BGM Artists. If we can reschedule this performance, we'll send another invitation.

David

Feb 7th - Sarah Blacker
Sarah Blacker will make you dance a jig in the street, while she stomps, claps, and cheers you on! She’ll get a kick out of the way the music moves you, and will be equally as moved. She’ll even make your toughest bassist cry with the amount of passion she pours into each musical note she produces. She’ll treat you like an old friend before a show and stop you dead in your tracks once she starts to sing.
Sarah performed this set in the cluttered confines of our FM studio with a small but enthusiastic audience.
Audio: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/5463

Saturday, Jan. 30th, 7:30 p.m.
FTC on Stage One
70 Sanford St., Fairfield, CT

Sunday, January 17th, 12:30 p.m. – Organic Soul, LIVE in Studio 207
Sunday, January 24th, 1:00 p.m. – Sushi Grade Panda, LIVE in Studio 207

WPKN • 89.5 Bridgeport • 88.7 Montauk • wpkn.org

Step in to the Wayback Machine as we explore the NYE shenanigans of some jam bands. All the heavyweights are represented, including the Disco Biscuits, Umprey's McGee, moe., Phish, and the undisputed kings of New Year's Eve--the Grateful Dead. We can't show you Bill Graham (z"l) entering the venue at midnight, but we'll rock out as only radio can.

Weather permitting, I will be in the studio doing my annual tribute to Frank Zappa. Let's hope for clear roads in the morning. 

11:30 a.m. Matthew DeTroy will join us in the studio.
7:30 p.m. Concert at FTC on Stage One, 70 Sanford Street, Fairfield, CT.

Blast away with this crew of seasoned local musicians as they make their debut on Stage One. Delivering sultry and snappy swing era classics diced with jazz and blues, ZOoT PLANeT will teleport you to a time and place where the roots of great music blends with the sensibility of sound in the millennium. Whether you're a rug cutter or a seat tapper, you're in for a treat that's out of this world! The ZOoT crew is - Matthew DeTroy (keys), Carol Piro (vocals), Bruce Couillard (sax/vocals), Hans Broecking (drums), Tim DeHuff (guitar), Rich Zurkowski (bass). In support of live, local radio ZOoT pLAnEt shares proceeds with WPKN.

1:00 p.m. Typhanie Monique & Neal Alger will join us for an hour of music and conversation.

While many musical units are formed with a specific agenda, the jazz duo of Typhanie Monique, vocals, and Neal Alger, guitar, came about mostly by chance.  With a background that contains R&B icons Tina Turner and Lionel Richie from her mother's listening habits, Typhanie came to discover jazz in her teenage years.  After studying jazz vocal technique in college, Monique moved to Chicago and formed a successful funk/acid-jazz group Peking Turtle and performed at many venues in the midwest.  Neal too eventually embraced jazz by his late teens but came into it from a different angle; Neal grew up listening and performing hard rock/progressive rock.  Chicago became home for Alger after college as well, and he freelanced with local jazz luminaries and fronted his own trio.

In the holiday spirit of an inclusive 'musical family', YULETIDE GROOVE, the newest project from Alger and Monique, features many special guests including rising Hammond B3 organ star Tony Monaco.  Monaco brings an infectious beat, a rock-solid swing, and warm vocals to the chestnut "Baby It's Cold Outside" while Monique revels in Monaco's vitality, turning in an inspired vocal performance.  A horn trio of trumpet, sax, and trombone brings a lush but not overly sentimental flavor to Vince Guaraldi's "Christmastime is Here" and the classic "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree".  The sultry sexiness of "Santa Baby" is beautifully enhanced by a cha-cha arrangement which features the contagious musical exuberance of latinos pianist Darwin Noguera and trumpeter Victor Garcia.