The final part of the proGram had some points to make.
open your own treasure house- Nicholas Payton
Get Out Of Town- Doug Raney Quartet
Bud Powell- Vance Thompson
Vance Thompson Sleight Of Hand- Vance Thompson
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Pent-Up House- Al Foster (Live at Smoke)
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Köln, January 24, 1975, Part II a (Live)- Keith Jarrett
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Impromptu- Yako Trio Ft. Harris Lambrakis & James Wylie
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Open Your Eyes- Adam Meckler Ft. Cameron Kinghorn & DJ Stepmom) [Remix]
Do You Feel Good- Adam Meckler Orchestra
The middle part of this week’s proGram turned on the side.
Sesshins 1- Lettuce
The Matador- Lettuce
It’s Almost Here- The Allergies
Auld Lang Syne- Parlor Greens
Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday- Parlor Greens
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas- Davis Hall & The Green Lanterns
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When Tomorrow Christmas Comes- Alex Puddu Ft. Simone Miller & Toke Bo Nisted
I Can’t Wait (For Christmas Time)- Kelly Finnigan
Snowy Night In Ohio- Kelly Finnigan
‘Zat You, Santa Claus? (The Heavy Remix)- Louis Armstrong
Silent Night (Brazilian Girls Remix)- Dinah Washington
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Name Dropping is the Lowest form of Conversation (Waltz)- Brandon Seabrook
Passages- Luke Marantz & Simon Jermyn
Shori- Luke Marantz & Simon Jermyn
The first part of this week’s proGram was flavor filled shaded.
Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis- Laptop
White Christmas- The Chesterfield Kings
Santa Claus- Soraia
Get Down Moses- Beauty in Chaos
Santa Won’t You Please Bring Me Some Beer- The Mojo Gurus
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You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch- Emmaline
Winter Wonderland- Jennifer Porter
Winter Blues- Vaneese Thomas
This Christmas- Georgie Sweet
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Canyon Jam (live at Sunset Sound)- Michael Hampton
4 Out Of 5 Doctors (live at Sounset Sound)- Michael Hampton
Jasper’s World- LaMP Ft. Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger & Ray Paczkowski) {live at TRS}
Stalker List- LaMP Ft. Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger & Ray Paczkowski) {live at TRS}
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Going Down The Alley- Mike Mattison & Trash Magic
The final part of this week’s proGram knew the art from how it shines.
Didn’t Make It 2: Angeloid- Aksak Maboul
Edele Wijn / Skålen tillhör dig min vän- WÖR & Kongero (Live)
Bayrak/ Flag/ Знаме- Elena Baklava
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Mr. McCoy- Yako Trio Ft. Harris Lambrakis & James Wylie
Ghostly Wind- Yako Trio Ft. Harris Lambrakis & James Wylie
Nacho Supreme- Out Of/Into Ft. Gerald Clayton, Immanuel Wilkins, Joel Ross, Kendrick Scott & Matt Brewer
Sack & Ash- Spinifex Ft. Evi Filippou, Elisabeth Coudoux & Jessica Pavone
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Walk Spirit Talk Spirit- Muriel Grossmann
The Music Never Stopped- Muriel Grossmann
I Hear a Rhapsody- Doug Raney Quartet
The middle part of the proGram made an ice sword to fight them off.
Haziza Has Got the Juice- Shay Hazan
Honey Bea- The Olympians
Dancing Back To Life- Cerrone & The Flints
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Ain’t so…- Nightmares On Wax Ft. LSK
Wind of Change- Nightmares On Wax & Yarah Bravo
Starting Point- Duid
Hole In My Plants- Duid
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Conta- Space Charanga
Terreiro Sem Cerca- Coco Fulo de Barro
YèMendja shègga- Muluken Mellesse With The Dahlak Band
Woub Abèba- Muluken Mellesse With The Dahlak Band
The first part of this week’s proGram was to remind you about people needed the heat.
The Gift- Bill Sibley
Merlot Dodge Dart- Sophie Gault
Unbroken- Honeybear, the Band
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Chicken Pickin’- GA-20
Stranger Blues- GA-20
Chevrolet- The Black Crowes
Here Is No Why (2.4.96. Los Angeles)- The Smashing Pumpkins
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Canyon Jam- Michael Hampton
***pre-recorded conversation with Michael Hampton***
Savanna- Michael Hampton
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One Of Us- LaMP Ft. Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger & Ray Paczkowski (live)
Backfire- LaMP Ft. Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger & Ray Paczkowski (live)
Sessins 2- Lettuce
Gold Tooth- Lettuce
Parliament- Funkadelic legacy guitarist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Michael Hampton‘s Into the Public Domain, a mini-album produced by 9-time Grammy Award winner/Ruffhouse Records co-founder Joe “The Butcher” Nicolo. A founding father of power-funk electric guitar, Hampton edges into new territory on Into the Public Domain, a meld of rock & world music with jazz & western overtones, hallmarked by Michael’s trademark sizzling leads. This EP inaugurates a series of 2 mini albums and a full length release from Michael to be released from December 2025 -> Spring of 2026, all on Nicolo’s personal imprint, Sound Mind Records. Into the Public Domain was co-produced by Joe Nicolo, Michael Hampton, Philip Samuel Smith & John Schreffler, the latter three of whom wrote and played on all songs on the EP. Some Into the Public Domain sessions were held at the famed Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, California, a favorite studio of Led Zeppelin, The Doors, The Beach Boys, Van Halen, Michael Jackson, Prince, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, & Tom Petty. Grammy-winner Shooter Jennings, a musician & producer known for blending outlaw country with rock & experimental styles, guested on keys and co-production at Michael’s Sunset Sound sessions. After receiving his first guitar at age 10, a determined Michael became self-taught with the help of his bedroom radio, spending days on end playing along with Jimi Hendrix, Wes Montgomery & B.B. King records. After studying jazz guitar in high school, an impromptu backstage audition for George Clinton in 1974 earned 17-year-old Michael a seat on the Parliament mothership alongside the immortal Eddie Hazel, under the name “Kidd Funkadelic”. He has spent the past half-century playing nearly 400 shows with the band, in 25 countries across 6 continents. Highlights include multiple appearances at world-renowned festivals like Montreux Jazz, Glastonbury, Reading, Woodstock ’99, Coachella, Bonnaroo, Roskilde, Lollapalooza, Fuji Rock, and Isle of Wight, and venues like the Apollo Theater, The Fillmore, Royal Albert Hall, Madison Square Garden, The Troubadour, Red Rocks, The Beacon, and Sydney Opera House. Among hiss Funkadelic writing credits are group staples like “Who Says a Funk Band Can’t Play Rock?!” & “Funk Gets Stronger”, both released during the group’s late-’70s/early-’80s hit run. His lead guitar is also embedded in the DNA of 90s hip-hop’s G-Funk movement—Dr. Dre’s “Let Me Ride” samples Parliament’s “Mothership Connection”, Ice Cube’s “Bop Gun” borrows elements of Funkadelic’s “One Nation Under a Groove”, while De La Soul’s “Me Myself and I”, Digital Underground’s “Kiss You Back”, and Snoop Dogg’s “What’s My Name?” all draw from Funkadelic’s “(Not Just) Knee Deep”. Michael’s colleagues include George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Maceo Parker, Charlie Wilson, Dewayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight, Fred Wesley & The JB’s, Chuck Treece, Dean Ween, Primal Scream, Digital Underground, Too $hort, and Deee-Lite. Michael’s contributions to the Parliament Funkadelic catalog have also influenced famed artists like Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Outkast, D’Angelo and Janelle Monáe, among many others. As of 2025, Michael has appeared on over 30 separate major label releases. I had the chance to catch up with Michael shortly before the 12/13 release date of the first EP. We get into all the planning, work and amazing music that on Into Public Domain. We get into a little bit of what is to follow and just how this project has come together. Michael also shares a little about what working with The Parliament Funkadelic crew helped him prepare for this kind of effort.
Ben Tyree’s Activator Trio: Ben Tyree: Guitar Chris Eddleton: Drums Leon Gruenbaum: Keyboards and Samchillian
LIVE! FOH – Nublu151 – 12.03.2025
The final part of the proGram knew that three would be better than the one.
Capadócia- Sambanzo
Mutum- Marcus Simon
Jakub Reggae (MF Dub)- Total Hip Replacement
Watch It Burn (Oliver Frost Dub)- Total Hip Replacement
Make It Reggay- The Appetizers
Echo45- Nightmares On Wax & Liam Bailey
Under They Skin- Koncept
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Did we ever dance- Peppermoth
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Asmalı- İlhan Erşahin’s Istanbul Sessions
Lasting Impression- Brandon Sanders
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Something From Home- Omar Sosa
Shirma- Omar Sosa
Amanhecer- Gilmar Gomes
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Cal’s Guajira- Roger Glenn
The middle part of the proGram found it without trying too hard.
Taste This Sound- Fabric
Embrace- Shay Hazan
Move On- Shay Hazan
Verstehen- Erobique Ft. Ada & Arnim Teutoburg-Weiss
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In Like A Lion- Zach Tenorio
Start With Something Simple- Zach Tenorio
Runnin’- Lance Ferguson
Grewt Up- Lettuce
Clav it Your Way- Lettuce
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Yellow Dan- Ghost Note Ft. Marcus Miller
***pre-recorded conversation with Robert ‘Sput’ Searight***
Nard’s Right- Ghost Note Ft. Bernard Wright
Move With a Purpose- Ghost Note Ft. Karl Denson)
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Public Domaine- Michael Hampton
The first part of this week’s proGram got cccooolllldddd quickly, warmed up even faster.
Please Mister Conductor- Danny Marks
Circle in the Sky- Duwayne Burnside
Nightmare Blues- Duwayne Burnside
Crazy One- Altered Five Blues Band
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Tied Up and Swallowed (2025 Mix)- The Black Crowes
High Headed Blues- The Black Crowes (Live London 10/25/1994)
Siva (Live: 6.30.96. Detroit)- Smashing Pumpkins
Zero (Live: 6.29.96. Detroit)- Smashing Pumpkins
Dear Anyone- The Modern Era
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Heavy Lite Darkness- Geiger von Müller
Analytical Cube- Geiger von Müller
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The Modern Ark- Jake Mason Trio Ft. Kurt Elling
Big Bad Winston- Pierpont & Helgeson
Goblin Mode- Temporary Blessings
Headed by Snarky Puppy’s multi-Grammy–winning percussion duo of Robert “Sput” Searight & Nate Werth, Ghost-Note is a complete explosion of sound. With an expansive roster of next-level musicians—representing members of Prince, Snoop Dogg, Erykah Badu, Herbie Hancock, Kendrick Lamar, Marcus Miller, Toto, Justin Timberlake, and more—the band is pushing funk music into the future, building on the uplifting, pioneering foundations laid out by the likes of James Brown and Sly & The Family Stone and infusing their fresh take with tastes of afrobeat, hip-hop, psychedelia, world folklore, and more. After forming in 2015, Ghost-Note has already begun to take the world by storm. The group’s two studio albums—2018’s Swagism and 2015’s Fortified—have earned critical acclaim and popular success around the globe, with both albums hitting the #1 spot on the iTunes Jazz Charts. The most recent album Mustard n’onions (2024) via Artistry Music/Mack Avenue Music Group is a complete banger from start to end. Continuing to tour the world after the release of this highly acclaimed album, Ghost-Note is a tour de force of funk with dazzling solos and air-tight arrangements that will have any crowd dancing.
I had the opportunity to get some time with ‘Sput’ ahead of the December 11th event here in Madison at High Noon Saloon. We paint the picture of what a Ghost Note vibe will be like, including a run down of each member of the group. It was no surprise to hear, but still a treat to get to hear ‘Sput’ talk about his mentorship to new artists throughout his career, the several connections to Prince and other innovative people in the funk (and beyond) scenes and some of the differences between this group and being a part of Snarky Puppy. We dive ear first into Ghost Notes latest release, Mustard n’onions, and how it went from concept to release. It was fun to talk about and hear about a couple of the special guests that appear on the album and how this record fits into the times of the day. I could not let him go without getting to ask just some of those artists that he listens to to give him some healing and we hear about some of the OGs….but the imagery he paints about the band and sharing playlists, felt like a smiling rising.
The final part of this week’s proGram knew how I make things seen.
Lost in the Light- Eric Hilton Ft. Natalia Clavier
Boss Mode- Lovespirals
Okay- Lovespirals
Nighthawks- Bastien Keb
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Trance End- Oliver Night & David Mrakpor
ACIDitious- Berdano
greenarrowradio Theme- Mister Rourke
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Love Garden- Double Tiger
Bad Man Country- Junior Delgado
Kombo Na Yesu- BJ Sam
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Bueno Ahora- Zemog El Gallo
Unsaved- Gilles Laval
Transform- Kennebec Ft. Charles Overton
The First of the Salmonflies-Kennebec
Cantador- Gilmar Gomes
The mid part of the proGram could see you from then on.
When They Call- Or Kantor
Ritual in the Bay- Or Kantor
Wonderful- Zach Tenorio
Field Trip- Zach Tenorio
Clean Up (EP Mix)- Royce Wood Junior
Go Get Your Money- Royce Wood Junior
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Dig On It- Lance Ferguson
Caveman Boogie- Lance Ferguson
Bad Machine- Pierpont & Helgeson
Billy The Kid- Pierpont & Helgeson
Ya Lookin’ Tight (7″edit)- Soopasoul
Love Grows Younger- Jeb Loy Nichols
Without You- Belleruche
The first part of the regularly schedule proGram was hanging out downtown.
Out Of This Town- Coyle Girelli
Pretty- Coyle Girelli
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Just Look Up- Vineet Ft. The Ruffus Cotton Band
Slow Burn- Alastair Greene (Live in Sin City)
Hammer & Chisel- Altered Five Blues Band
Can’t Shake It- Altered Five Blues Band
The Times They Are Deranging (The Buck Stops Where?)- Dave Specter [Live]
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A Conspiracy- The Black Crowes (live in London 10-25-94)
Dirty Hair Halo (2025 Mix)- The Black Crowes
Let’s Go Downtown- Handsome Jack
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SIR DIG IT- GENE SHELBY
MELTON SHUFFLE- GENE SHELBY Ft. Mike Stern
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Food For The Flames- Mamas Gun
Thrilled by the Lie- The Tibbs
The second half of the Friday fill-in proGram found a stop spot:
All The Things You Are- Rahsaan Roland Kirk (Live at the Village Gate in New York City November 1963)
Three for The Festival- Rahsaan Roland Kirk (Live at the Village Gate in New York City November 1963)
Lovellevelliloqui- Rahsaan Roland Kirk (Live at the Penthouse in Seattle September 1967)
Making Love After Hours- Rahsaan Roland Kirk (Live at the Penthouse in Seattle September 1967)
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Respect- Phil Haynes & Free Country
Land of 1000 Blues- Jakob Dreyer Ft. Tivon Pennicott, Sasha Berliner & Kenneth Salters
Fight or Flight- Jakob Dreyer Ft. Tivon Pennicott, Sasha Berliner & Kenneth Salters
Funky Good Señor Blues- Christopher McBride Ft. Josh Evans
7 Wishes 4 G- Dave McMurray
The Christmas Song- Lakecia Benjamin Ft. Christie Dashiell
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Suura- Michael League, Pedrito Martínez & Antonio Sánchez
