Alternative To What?

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Enticing, sometimes challenging, music from the vast underground for thirsty ears and enquiring minds: post-punk, instrumental, math rock, avant, jazz, electronic, indie, funk and global grooves. Kerry has been mashing up independent, non-commercial sounds that cross disciplines and decades since 1987. Sponsored by High Line Brewing

Episodes

  1. 5D AGO

    Alternative To What? - Episode March 5, 2026

    Playlist: lese majesty - forerunner forayBennett Mitchell - rearrangingHeaven For Real - common breathDry Cleaning - evil evil idiottalib kweli, seun kuti, cassper nyovest - nat turneralgiers - bloodsea of lettuce - oh my!exhaust - two years on welfarefantastic negrito - chocolate samuraiLettuce - storm comingThe Radiation Flowers - junkie for tragedyangine de poitrine - sahardneihpublic enemy - give peace a damnemeliana torrini - black waterhyldon & adrian younge - jenipapo robotNight Teacher - world too closeblack country new road - maryPulgas - alex joseph kulickgastr del sol - camoufleurgillian moranz - i hear you signed a treatySessa - dodoiglass beams - snake oilnina nastasia - this is what it isharamia tapes - harpermeggie lennon - mind gamesknitting - the thrillefrim manuel manuck - pissing stars

  2. FEB 27

    Alternative To What? - Episode February 26, 2026

    Playlist: anika - i go to sleepavey tare & panda bear - april and the phantomPeach Panic - dark placeniloo - valentines in kamakurala banda chuska - ratas y mapachesbeverly glenn copeland - la vitacharles spearin - portrait of the artist as a tuesdaynatalie bergman - lonely roadbadbadnotgood feat. colin stetson - confessions pt. IIAntibalas - la ciebadakh daughters - i wantkeiyaA - be quiet!deltron 3030 feat. mike patton - city rising from the asheskid koala - decadesemiliana torrini - black waterLos Pulpitos - kurumbidominique fils-aime - echappée bellefunki porcini - this ain't the way to liveLanghorne Slim - stealin' timeBebel Gilberto - tanto tempoJoelton Mayfield - red beamHeaven For Real - common breathrebekah higgs - parablesThe Gus Moberg Travesty - a man of the world

  3. FEB 20

    Alternative To What? - Episode February 19, 2026

    Playlist: s.g. goodman - space and timeamythyst kiah - hangover bluesnihloxica - bagangasavk - the hangmanLettuce - gold tooththe torchettes - mean charleneOdonis Odonis - we are godsdj shadow feat. run the jewels - nobody speakcymande - chasing an empty dreamsargeant x comrade - nosy neighboursonny sharrock - who does she hope to be?The Mbira Renaissance Band - zvichaperamakaya mccraven - ox taleskeleketla!, Coldcut, the watts prophets - freedom grooveSudan Archives - heaven knowsangine de poitrine - tohogdhrsta - ...and we climbjolie laide - old collapsermelvin gibbs - holy ground (feat. kokayi)dj logic - hypnoticPulgas - following youMartinez/Roach - i get along without you very well

  4. FEB 13

    Alternative To What? - Episode February 12, 2026

    Playlist: gang of four - damaged goodsafrican head charge - no don't follow fashionanimal collective - goalkeeperarto lindsay - the prizemúm - the colorful stabwoundThe Dwarfs of East Agouza - swollen thanklesbeast - satanOranje - styrofoamdidon - a far away landsons of kemet - my queen is harriet tubmanBebel Gilberto - sem contençãoc'mon tigre - the botaniststarpainter - rattlesnake dreamy la bamba - rios sueltosBellbird - firefly pharologyMelody's Echo Chamber - eyes closedBennett Mitchell - who do i talk to?Sabine McCalla - two of heartscombo daguerre - les assassinsThe Gus Moberg Travesty - that was our cityDry Cleaning - evil evil idiotD.F. - exhaustKarneef - inside matches the outsidedirty projectors - up in hudson

  5. FEB 6

    Alternative To What? - Episode February 5, 2026

    Guest-host this week: Andrew Waller from Breaking The Tethers!Playlist: Horacee Arnold - Orchards of EngediKrakhouse - We go blam blamJeff Tweedy - Western clear skiesLigation - ReflectionHoven Droven - ArepolskaDave Stryker - Pretzel logicUpsilon Acrux - When Satan ruled the earth, Jesus made my fish tank boilLee Mason - Hot pantsMiles Davis - The maskGreat Lake Swimmers - One more dance around the sunRick Parker and Li Daiguo - A steady heartbeat is the sound of deathCarolyn Trowbridge - Chopin's seanceJon Anderson - Owner of a lonely heartRadiohead - Go to sleepChris Cochrane, Collapsible Shoulder Big Band - NterdependenceGilles Laval - UnsavedRichard Thompson - Long dead loveDaniela Casa - Prospettive avveniristicheBellbird - Eternity perspective

  6. JAN 30

    Alternative To What? - Episode January 29, 2026

    Playlist: african head charge - no, don't follow fashionsaul williams - list of reparationsblack midi - welcome to hellceramic dog & marc ribot - the activistweyes blood - seven wordsDan Rosenboom - oraclessanam - harikhrsta - folkways orangejolie laide - murder balladwolf parade - as kind as you canemily haines - doctor blindshame - screwdriverPatrick Watson - house on firerafiq bhatia - breaking englistruck violence - he ended the bender hangingPulgas - following youVarious Artists - Nyles - i am the couchgastr del sol - the seasonsknitting - sleeperalvaro rojas - the enthusiastfield guide - leave you lonelycindy lee - kingdom cometo a place you don't come back - to a place you don't come back

  • 6 Episodes

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
2 Ratings

About

Enticing, sometimes challenging, music from the vast underground for thirsty ears and enquiring minds: post-punk, instrumental, math rock, avant, jazz, electronic, indie, funk and global grooves. Kerry has been mashing up independent, non-commercial sounds that cross disciplines and decades since 1987. Sponsored by High Line Brewing

Information

  • Creator
    CJSW 90.9 FM
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 CJSW Radio
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