On October 17th, Scion, aka the car company, will celebrate one of music's most rocking genres, aka garage rock, with the first ever Scion Garage Fest . The 43 confirmed acts, which will play four of Portland's finest venue, includes Roky Erickson, Black Lips, Jay Reatard, The Almighty Defenders, King Khan and BBQ Show, The Dutchess and the Duke, Gino Washington, and Japanese Motors among others. Oh, and did we mention the whole shindig is free? Just hit up scion.com to RSVP and get all the other necessary info.
[ Guest DJ is a new recurring feature on Stranger Dance where we turn the tables and ask some of our favorite artists to make us a mixtape.] For the inaugural edition of Guest DJ, we stayed close to home and went to one of our favorite local bands, The Harbours . Frontman Miguel Zelaya pulled together 12 great cuts that run from '60s R&B to folk to Scottish teen pop. The Artesians – "Trick Bag" Apparently this track was [...]

Don't forget to support WFMU while you do the Monkey! Gino Washington-Come Monkey With Me (MP3) Five Du Tones- Monkee See Monkee Do Flares-The Monkey Walk Jerry Warren-Monkey Walk The Pygmies-Don't Monkey With Tarzan The Golden Catalinas-Can Your Monkey Do The Dog? The [...]
1. I'M A HUMAN RADIO STATION The Black Pope Courtesy of: WFMU Not the Black Pope who secretly controls the Vatican, but the Black Pope of New Orleans: Never in your life have you heard a disc jockey come through here like him. Then again, never have you heard a disc jockey like Bob Dylan, who gives the Black Pope a run for his money in the greatest-radio-personality-in- the-world department: BOB DYLAN INTRODUCING THE PRISONAIRES & ANSWERING [...]