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Captain Phil's Planet playlist for 06/29/2023

Last Charge of the Light Horse new album here!

https://lastchargeofthelighthorse.bandcamp.com/album/vestiges

Star Trek Set tour https://startrektour.com/

Shore-leave.com

Playlist coming when it gets fixed!

Captain Phil's Planet playlist for 06/01/2023

Thursday on Captain Phil's Planet we go mechanical with Paul Levinson (https://paullev.com/) as he zooms in to discuss his story the ROBINSON CALCULATOR in the new anthology Robots Through the Ages edited by Robert Silverberg and Bryan Thomas Schmidt. Covering both Golden Age classic robot stories and new stories we'll go over the amazing list of contributors to this new anthology!
Then in the 4 pm hour, we welcome the WUSB Premiere of Matt Cartwright and his band Krunkis (https://open.spotify.com/artist/1p1MtdjA8WZwPPbDiCJjC4...) to our airwaves as we talk about the band, an upcoming charity concert on June 17th, and his plans as he graduates High School this month! All this and the best Robot Prog Rock on any Planet.....it's Captain Phil's Planet!

Captain Phil's Planet playlist for 05/18/2023

Today on Captain Phil's Planet my buddies from Minnesota, OVRFRWRD https://www.ovrfwrd.com/ will be joining me and MaryBeth in the 3 pm hour as we talk about the band's latest CD and Live Album.
https://ovrfwrd.bandcamp.com/
https://www.kickstarter.com/.../ovrfwrds-new-album-there...
Then we'll hear all about what's happening in Ticonderoga NY on the Star Trek Set tour as William Shatner makes his return in July and a huge Star Trek TNG cast reunion will happen in August.
https://www.startrektour.com/
Finally, we'll stay in the final frontier as Michael Shilling will beam down to talk about the upcoming Shore Leave convention in Baltimore Maryland this July.
https://www.shore-leave.com/

Captain Phil's Planet playlist for 05/04/2023

Today on Captain Phil's Planet we'll welcome the legendary Stanley Silverman as we discuss the new CD IN CELEBRATION The Piano Trios of Stanley Silverman performed by The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio in the 3 pm hour. I'll be joined by WUSB DJ Gisele Schierhorst and WWFM DJ Ross Amico.

Then in the 4 pm hour welcome back Joe Deninzon to discuss his brand new live CD Stratospheerius Behind the Curtain Live at Progstock.
Tune in at 90.1 fm WUSB Stony Brook or stream at
www.wusb.fm

For over 50 years Stanley Silverman has enjoyed a varied and rich career in both the classical and popular musical worlds, and in theater and film. He has done a great deal of work on and Off-Broadway with such stage luminaries as Arthur Miller, Richard Foreman, Mike Nichols, Arthur Penn and Anthony Burgess. He was the conductor of the Joe Papp/Lincoln Center production
of Threepenny Opera (Tony and Grammy nominees) and directed the 1983 production of Virgil Thomson’s The Mother of Us All. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his orchestrations for Paul Simon’s musical The Capeman.

Captain Phil's Planet playlist for 04/20/2023

Today on Captain Phil's Planet during the 3 pm hour Joe Narduli of Ad Astra talking about the upcoming shows with Magic Elf!
"Magic Elf and Ad Astra together again - Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of album releases with a short tour! Both bands began doing shows together at Canno's Swiss Tavern in Lynbrook, NY 20 years ago, coinciding with the release of albums that same year. Four shows from April 27th to May 1st are planned in celebration. Four shows beginning with a Thursday, April 27th performance at Mr. Beery’s in Bethpage, NY; followed by appearances at The Royal in Glenside, PA and Lucy’s in Pleasantville, NY. The string of dates ends at Rockwood Music Hall on May 1st in New York City."
https://www.adastraband.com/news.htm
Then in the 4 pm hour Welcome back Warren F. Friedrich and Roy Bjellquist to talk about the 2023 Space 1999 convention in Calgary!
https://www.facebook.com/Space199950years
Also Happy Birthday Phillip!

Captain Phil's Planet playlist for 04/06/2023

Today on Captain Phil's Planet welcomes back (Or welcomes Up!) Author, Musician, and teacher Paul Levinson as we discuss his Alternate History short story, "It's Real Life" which features radio DJ Pete Fornatale in a world where the Beatles never broke up and John Lennon is still alive in the 1990s. We'll play the radio play version of the story which features the Anne Reburn cover of Real Love as well as Spencer Hannabus singing a cover of
"If I Traveled to the Past" words by Paul Levinson, music by John Anealio.
At 4:30 pm we'll touch base with Michael Shilling of Shore Leave to fill us in on all the guests at this year's Shore Leave convention in Hunt Valley Maryland! All this and some great new music on Captain Phil's Planet starting at 3 pm on WUSB Stony Brook, 90.1 fm, and of course www.wusb.fm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1oPGrh_mSU
https://vocal.media/fiction/it-s-real-life
https://www.killerwatt.co/.../bobby-roberto-presents-its...
It's Real Life audio drama courtesy of Bobby Roberto Presents at www.killerwatt.co

Then at 4:30 pm welcome back Michael Schilling from Shore Leave to talk about this years Star Trek convention in Hunt Valley MD

Captain Phil's Planet playlist for 03/23/2023

Captain Phil's Planet for Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 in the first hour featuring new music by Magenta and a great cover by Anne Reburn of Real Love, and then in the 4 pm hour hang with George A Barry of Code Blue for the new/old unreleased super awesome Code Blue album or check it out here!

Special thanks to my co-host MaryBeth Ritkouski of Sci-Fi Distilled
https://www.youtube.com/@SCIFI-Distilled

Paul Levinson It's Real Life

https://vocal.media/fiction/it-s-real-life

Radio Play
https://www.killerwatt.co/2023/03/bobby-roberto-presents-its-real-life.h...

https://codeblueny.bandcamp.com/album/code-blueny-that-train-has-sailed-...

Captain Phil's Planet playlist for 03/09/2023

Join Captain Phil as he interviews Travis Larson on the launch of the Travis Larsons Band's new album, The New Exhibit at 3:15 pm on WUSB Stony Brook, 90.1 fm. Then stay tuned for new and classic Prog, Fusion and more on everyone's favorite planet!
http://www.travislarsonband.com/

TLB Biography
"The soulful fury of this talented three-piece, the Travis Larson Band, washes the stink of the recording industry’s lame offerings out into the gutters while unleashing it’s unique brand of instrumental rock fusion (think of a musical stew mixing a thick brown Rush gravy with big hearty chunks of Steve Morse and a dash of Jeff Beck).”
Comprised of Travis Larson (guitar), Jennifer Young (bass), and Dale Moon (drums), TLB’s complicated phrasing, impossible timing, and seamless flow cause some to suspect that the band must surely operate from only one, albeit enormous, brain.

Captain Phil's Planet playlist for 01/12/2023

Total Mass Retain https://www.facebook.com/TMRyes/

The Aaron Clift Experiment | Prog Rock Band from Austin, Texas
https://www.aaronclift.com

The Aaron Clift Experiment is a dynamic progressive rock band based in Austin, Texas. The band’s multi-faceted sound blends influences from classic rock (Rush, Pink Floyd, King Crimson), modern rock (Porcupine Tree, Opeth), jazz, and classical – all anchored by a dedication to high-quality songwriting and musicianship. Progradar has described the group as “one of the most impressive progressive acts currently on the scene.”

Formed in 2012, the band is a powerful group enriched by the extensive musical background of its members. The soaring vocals of classically-trained singer and keyboardist, Aaron Clift, are grounded by the powerhouse guitar of Anthony Basini and rhythm section of Clif Warren (bass) and Pablo Ranlett-López (drums, percussion).

Captain Phil's Planet playlist for 12/01/2022

Join Captain Phil along with Maria Zozulya, Jonathan Benz and MaryBeth Ritkouski for this lively chat with composer Amanda Lee Falkenberg (amandaleefalkenberg.com) about her new work, The Moons Symphony (www.moons-symphony.com), an orchestral piece centered on 6 moons from the outer solar system and one very familiar moon in our backyard. Amanda talks about her inspiration from the Voyager missions and her collaborations with NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott, her choices of subject matter and the inspiration of current space research has had on out sense of wonder. Then at 4:30pm join me for a live interview with musician and composer Izzy Meth (https://theizzymeth.com/) as he updates us on his musical journey, his new compositions and more! All this on your favorite planet....Captain Phil's Planet!
Amanda Lee Falkenberg
amandaleefalkenberg.com
www.moons-symphony.com
Instagram: @amandafilmmusic
YouTube: The Moons Symphony
Twitter: @musicformoons

Captain Phil's Planet playlist for 11/03/2022

Captain Phil's speaks with Shane Atkinson and Beau West about the release of the new Evership (https://www.evership.com/) album The Uncrowned King Act 2, a fantastic rock opera based on the classic allegorical novel, The Uncrowned King by Harold Bell Wright.
Tune in starting at 3 pm for this in-depth discussion on The Uncrowned King, Cookies, Michael Sadler's favorite planet, and the great creative effort that is Evership!
Listen live over the air at 90.1 fm or 107.3 fm or stream anywhere at www.wusb.fm

Progressive/Art Rock band Evership is the conceptualization of composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer/engineer Shane Atkinson. Shane played in Nashville bands and as a backup musician for label artists in the late 80's and 90's. As a composer he wrote on Music Row and always having a studio running somewhere in the Nashville area, was a prolific composer with musical work spanning from commercials and film to orchestral and theater. He made two records with the 90's Alternative Rock band Curious Fools, but with the birth of his first child, he decided to leave the music business for the budding software industry.

Captain Phil's Planet playlist for 10/06/2022

OVRFRWD! https://www.ovrfwrd.com/

OVRFWRD is a four piece American band that plays instrumental progressive rock. They were formed in Minneapolis, Mn in 2012 with drummer Richard Davenport, guitarist Mark Ilaug, bassist Kyle Lund and keyboardist Chris Malmgren. They came together with diverse and complex backgrounds with heavy musical influences from 70's Prog Rock to the Jazz Rock genres. Their music is an adventurous listening experience with many paths of sonic textures and soundscapes to explore. OVRFWRD has performed and toured with King's X, Stick Men featuring Pat Mastelotto and Tony Levin of King Crimson, John 5, and in 2018 was the featured new band at North Carolina's ProgDay Festival. Together the members of OVRFWRD have a common goal; to create, perform and push forward their unique brand of powerful and engaging instrumental music.

https://www.progstock.com/

Captain Phil's Planet playlist for 09/22/2022

Aaron Clift (www.aaronclift.com) joins the Planet at 3 pm on September 22nd to talk about the new Aaron Clift Experiment album and premiere a brand new song! Then at 4 pm, we talk with legendary singer Annie Haslam (www.renaissancetouring.com) about the new Renaissance live concert CD and the upcoming tour incuding the Patchogue theater show on October 19th!
Captain Phil's PlanetAlternate Thursdays 3 pm to 5 pm
WUSB 90.1 fm or 107.3 fm and
stream at www.wusb.fm
Aaron Clift Experiment
Prog Ensemble The Aaron Clift Experiment To Release Highly Anticipated 4th Album
“The Age of Misinformation” on January 6, 2023

The Aaron Clift Experiment is a dynamic progressive rock band based in Austin, Texas. The band’s multi-faceted sound blends influences from classic rock (Rush, Pink Floyd, King Crimson), modern rock (Porcupine Tree, Opeth), jazz, and classical- all anchored by a dedication to high-quality songwriting and musicianship.

Captain Phil's Planet playlist for 08/25/2022

Tune in for some awesome music by Kikagaku Moyo-幾何学模様, an interview with WPKN's Binnie Klein with new music from her project In These Trees https://inthesetrees.bandcamp.com/releases
followed by new music from Potter's Daughter Dyanne Potter Voegtlin and their new album https://officialpottersdaughter.bandcamp.com/.../weighted...
And if I got time after all that some more music from The Tangent, The Flower Kings and new music from Evership! Overflow will move over into Friday Night Free Form tomorrow at 9 pm followed by an interview with Total Mass Retain's Joel Simches

Ray Terlaga’s “melodic house” remix of “Orchard” by In These Trees feat. Tartie is available with his video on You Tube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dviMW7qlffA

Bassist Ben Zwerin (featured on “Sky, Ocean” and several other tunes for the album) is playing at the Colony in

Woodstock September 3rd playing “early rock and roll”

He’s about to release tracks from his instrumental band BZSounds’s debut album that he produced and mixed

Described as a mix of jazz and funk and world music.

Captain Phil's Planet playlist for 07/28/2022

Today on Captain Phil's Planet Temple of Switches Zooms in with their new album IV
https://templeofswitches.com/home
Then at 4 pm meet jazz bass guitarist Jim Donica as we talk about his various projects and gigs here in the Hudson valley
http://www.jimdonica.com/
All this and the best Prog Rock on any Planet!