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Phoneathon 2008 Premiums
As a way of thanking our Phoneathon donors, WNUR offers you a huge selection of premiums, including the exclusive WNUR T-shirts!
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| Premium | Type | Donation | Description |
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| *Best of 2007 - SHOCK, ROCK, & AWE: Volume II* | Mix CD | $30 | Awesome compilation CD! Features the BEST songs from the BEST PERFORMANCES of 2007--all exclusive tracks recorded LIVE on WNUR by the Airplay Show! 80 minutes of music. Performances from...
1) Sea Wolf This will never be for sale and is ONLY available when you donate to the Airplay Show during THIS year's phoneathon. This is a hand-packaged and EXTREMELY limited edition. Even Airplay's hosts have to donate to get one! Call right now and get yours: 847.491.WNUR. |
| 100 Watts - Songs from WHPK 'Pure Hype' | CD | $15 | Compilation CD of live bands from WHPK's live performances show 'Pure Hype'. Nice comp. from the Airplay Show's arch nemesis. |
| Algernon - 'Familiar Espionage' | CD | $20 | Chicago quintet playing jams that have a foundation primarily in the jazz/improv, but also draw heavily from chicago post-rock. |
| All the Creaters of the Sea SIGNED poster | Poster | $10 | A promotional poster for the band's recent Empty Bottle show. SIGNED on the back by both members. |
| Bailiff - mm hmm (SIGNED) | CD | $15 | Four live session songs from Bailiff. Not to mentioned Signed by all three members |
| Bill MacKay & Sounds of Now -- Bill MacKay | CD | $15 | Jazz/experimental guitarist Bill MacKay and his band Sounds Of Now treat us to six original compositions on their self-titled CD performed in quartet, quintet, and sextet formats. |
| Bunny Brains - Sin Gulls (Goring St. Eddy) | CD | $20 | Compilation of BunnyBrains 45's 1990 to 1996, neatly collected onto one CD for your listening convenience. |
| Chris D./Divine Horsemen - 'Time Stands Still' | CD | $20 | [post-punk] Country-influenced Atavistic cd reissue of 1984 album from singer/songwriter of the Flesh Eaters with his band the Divine Horsemen. |
| Crashing the Russian Renaissance --Rudis, Custodio, Diaz-Infante | CD | $20 | From three of SF's leading experimental/new music purveyors, in some seriously adventurous compositions for electronics & guitar. |
| CRR Live -- Rudis, Custodio, Diaz-Infante | CD | $20 | "CRR Live" is a follow-up, companion piece to "Crashing The Russian Renaissance," the studio album by Lx Rudis, Andre Custodio and Ernesto Diaz-Infante.This exorcism of soundscapes is an eclectic mix of instruments and their uses. Darbuka, voice, extended guitar techniques, synths and live DJing. |
| Ernesto Diaz-Infante & Chris Forsyth - (as is stated...before known) | CD | $15 | Their 2004 CD release. |
| Ernesto Diaz-Infante (Self-titled) | CD | $20 | 2003 solo release on which Diaz-Infante plays accordian, acoustic guitar, Chinese hand exercise balls, didgeridoo, drums, electric bass guitar, field recordings, goatnails, mbira, piano, radio, singing bowls, turntable, violin, vocals, and zither rod. |
| Everything's Going Everywhere -- Thollem McDonas/Rick Rivera | CD | $20 | Everything’s Going Everywhere, featuring pianist Thollem Mcdonas and drummer Rick Rivera bring to the jazz world a sonic journey bursting with excitement well needed in jazz and improvisation in the 21st century. |
| Honk if You Hate People: sticker | Sticker | $2 | Classic Kranky Records bumper stickers, black, with big bold white letters that say "HONK IF YOU HATE PEOPLE". An appropriate addition to the cars of all wnur listeners. |
| Hunter-Gatherers---The Rempis Percussion Quartet | CD | $20 | Hunter-Gatherers, the new two-disc live set from Chicago's The Rempis Percussion Quartet, featuring saxophonist Dave Rempis, bassist Anton Hatwich and drummers Frank Rosaly and Tim Daisy. |
| I'll Meet You Halfway Out In th Middle of It All -- Thollem McDonas/Rick Rivera | CD | $20 | Thollem/Rivera plays both fully composed pieces and organized improvisations of jazz. |
| Low - 'Tonight the Monkeys Die' (SIGNED) | CD | $35 | [indie rock/slowcore] Interesting remix album from slowcore pioneers Low released on their label Chairkickers Music. This album was SIGNED by the whole band when the came to play on Airplay last year. A very cool item. |
| Man or Woman Laughing or Crying -- A Tundra (SIGNED) | CD | $20 | This local four-piece fakes you out almost constantly: a typical song might start with cascading noise-damaged blues, then morph improbably into cold and atonal piano pop, then split the difference with a surprise ending in which precision rock showboating meets those chilly ivories uptown. Signed and doodled on by the band members |
| March--Ernesto Diaz-Infante & Chris Forsyth | CD | $20 | The thirteen tracks include duo pieces for acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and piano, solo pieces (one by each artist), and three improvised songs featuring vocals and drums by Diaz-Infante. Within the final track is an extended, hidden piece recorded live at Roulette Intermedium in New York City by Jim Staley. |
| Rivulets button | Button | $2 | A small black button featuring designs promoting Rivulets. |
| Rivulets--You Are My Home (signed) | CD | $20 | 2006 release signed by Nathan Admundson, a.k.a. Rivulets |
| Roc -- Muck | CD | $15 | Muck is Ernesto Diaz-Infante, Matt Davignon & Marjorie Sturm. The "Roc" cd includes textural, slow motion, surrealistic rock music made from samples, acoustic instruments and assorted detritus. |
| Suburban Hymns -- The Life adn Times | CD | $20 | The first LP from The Life and Times |
| Swim to the River -- Broken Things | CD | $15 | Broken Things came together from the indie rock, free jazz/improv and folk scenes of Chicago, with guitarist Bill MacKay’s songs anchoring the band’s exploratory journeys. |
| The Curtains - Calamity (LP) | LP | $25 | The fourth album from Asthmatic Kitty Records band The Curtains, Calamity comes to you with 13 songs on old-fashioned vinyl |
| The Life and Times Shirt (size Medium) | T-Shirt | $20 | Size Medium brown shirt, featuring a yellow Life and Times design. |
| The Magician -- The Life and Times | CD | $20 | Most recent release from the Kansas City, Missouri band The Life and Times. |
| The Safes - Boogie Woogie Rumble (10 inch red vinyl) | LP | $20 | A 5-song vinyl that is chock full of rough garage-flavored punk 'n' roll romps that give even a good speaker set a mighty workload. |
| The Safes - CDR Sampler | CD | $15 | A promotional CDR sampler of 3 songs from the Safes album Well Well Well. |
| The Safes - T-shirt - Blue (size M) | T-Shirt | $20 | A high-quality, 100% cotton t-shirt advertising a great Chicago garage-punk band. |
| The Safes - T-Shirt - Red (size XL) | T-Shirt | $20 | A high-quality, 100% cotton t-shirt that advertises a great Chicago garage punk band. |
| The Safes T-Shirt - Pink (size L) | T-Shirt | $20 | High quality, 100% cotton shirt that advertises a Chicago garage-punk band. |
| To Live and Shave in L.A. - T-shirt (size XL) | T-Shirt | $20 | A black, 100% cotton t-shirt with a white graphic advertising To Live and Shave in L.A. |
| Voices in The Wilderness: Dissenting Soundscapes and Songs of G.W.'s America | CD | $20 | This CD of 26 artists transcends music genres & ideologies with the common purpose of dissent towards the Bush regime. |
| Wires and Wooden Boxes--Ernesto Diaz-Infante & Chris Forsyth | CD | $20 | Improvised duets for acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and piano by San Francisco based pianist/guitarist Ernesto Diaz-Infante and Brooklyn, NY based electric guitarist Chris Forsyth |
| WNUR 1993 compilation CD | CD | $30 | 'Vintage' compilation CD put together by WNUR way back in 1993. Lots of cool bands who received Airplay on the station way back in the day. |
| WNUR sticker signed by Phill Niblock | Sticker | $10 | This is a strange item. A WNUR sticker (featuring artwork similar to the 2005 WNUR tshirt) SIGNED by minimalist composer Phill Niblock. A rare and pointless item. |
At The Table |
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| Premium | Type | Donation | Description |
| 2008 WNUR T-shirt - Large | T-Shirt | $20 | Black and yellow. |
| 2008 WNUR T-shirt - Medium | T-Shirt | $20 | Black and yellow. |
Blues |
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| Premium | Type | Donation | Description |
| Barrelhouse Chuck - Slowdown Sundown | CD | $15 | Superb collection of many blues stylings from Chicago-based keyboard master Charles Goering, better known as "Barrelhouse Chuck." Chuck is carrying on the tradition of Little Brother Montgomery and Sunnyland Slim. |
| Big City Blues Sampler #1 - 2006 | CD | $10 | First edition of the celebrated samplers from Big City Blues magazine in 2006. Includes songs from Sherman Robertson, Paul Filipowicz, Eric Burdon, others. |
| Bling Pig Records T-Shirt - Black XL | T-Shirt | $15 | Black Fruit of the Loom Heavy Cotton XL t-shirt with famous Bling Pig Records hog logo on front, nothing on back. A classic any serious blues fan will wear with pride. |
| Charles Thompson - The Neglected Professor | CD | $15 | Early 60's performances from unsung ragtime piano player Charles Thompson. |
| Curtis Jones - Lonesome Bedroom Blues | CD | $15 | 1962 recodings from unsung blues piano player Curtis Jones, released on Delmark in 1999. Big Bill Broonzy said "nobody could learn his style." |
| Dennis Binder - Hole in that Jug | CD | $20 | Celebrated 2007 release from unsung blues singer Dennis Binder...includes older tracks recorded with legendary sax man AC Reed. |
| Dink Johnson - Mr. Johnson Signing Off | CD | $15 | 1950 recordings from New Orleans piano player Dink Johnson, including "Kansas City Stomp," and "Lady Be Good." |
| Earwig Music T-shirt - White Large | T-Shirt | $15 | Cool t-shirt celebrating Earwig Music's 28th year a few years back. White 100% Ultra Cotton, t-shirt, colorful mosaic on front, Earwig website on back, Large size. |
| Lester Davenport - When the Blues Hit You | CD | $20 | Classic Chicago Blues from harp player Lester "Mad Dog" Davenport, recorded back in 1992. Band included the legendary Sunnyland Slim on piano, John Primer on guitar, Bob Stroger on bass, Robert Covington on drums. |
| Liz Mandville Greeson - Back in Love Again | CD | $20 | Fantastic 2001 release from Chicago diva Liz Mandville Greeson, featuring guest appearances by Billy Branch, Chicago Fire Horns, etc. |
| Liz Mandville Greeson - Look at Me | CD | $20 | The one that started it all for Miss Liz...1996 debut on Earwig Music. |
| Liz Mandville Greeson - Ready to Cheat | CD | $20 | Chicago blues belter Liz Mandville Greeson's sophomore effort on Earwig from 1999. Includes her Chicago anthem song "Chi-Town." |
| Music Lessons at the Old Town School fo Folk Music | Misc | $200 | Learn how to play the blues on guitar, harmonica, or piano - your choice! 8-week lesson program at the best music school in the city. See website for more details. |
| Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers - Big Blues Party DVD | Misc | $25 | Nice DVD of Rod Piazza and his band captured live back in 2005 at the Sierra Nevada Brewery. Eight(8)songs, + Rod and Honey Piazza interview. |
| The Mannish Boys - That Represent Man | CD | $20 | 2004 release from the all-star West coast blues band, + special guests Roy Gaines, Mickey Champion, and Paul Oscher (former Muddy Waters harp player). |
| Webb Wilder | CD | $20 | Live CD: 2008 release, recorded in 2006. |
| William Warfield & Bill Carter's Jazz Band - Something Within Me | CD | $15 | 2000-2001 recordings of minstrel show legend and big band baritone singer William Warfield. Includes standards ("Make Me a Pallet on the Floor") and spirituals ("Precious Lord"). |
| Zora Young - Tore Up from the Floor Up | CD | $20 | Well-regarded 2005 release from Chicago blues singer Zora Young. Includes covers of "Rainy Night in Georgia," "Since I Fell for You," others. |
Breakfast with Broadway |
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| Premium | Type | Donation | Description |
| An Hour of Programming | Gift Certificate | $50 | Host your own hour of "Breakfast with Broadway." Choose all the music, talk on air, do whatever you like! |
| Autographed Photo | Misc | $20 | An autographed photo of Annie and Ryan in the WNUR Studios! |
| Breakfast with Broadway T-Shirt | T-Shirt | $25 | A unique light blue large t-shirt for "Breakfast with Broadway" |
Classical and Beyond |
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| Premium | Type | Donation | Description |
| Amici Chamber Players-Zoo of Dreams | CD | $5 | |
| Angelo Musolino-Opening Doors | CD | $10 | |
| Anthony Iannaccone-Music for Winds | CD | $10 | |
| Canadian Composers Portraits-Alcides Lanza | CD | $12 | |
| CDCM Computer Music Series Vol. 33 | CD | $10 | |
| Dan Locklair-Chamber Music | CD | $10 | |
| David Palmer: Canadian Organ Music Showcase | CD | $10 | David Palmer-Organ A sampler of music written since 1992, Canadian Organ Music Showcase presents the varied ways in which six composers write for the organ in its rich and colourful persona. Drawing on sources as dissimilar as chant, folk song, renaissance music, childhood memories and radio programs from the 1950s, the composers approach the organ in highly individual, sometimes non-traditional ways. |
| Dwight Ashley: Ataxia | CD | $10 | The liner notes of Ataxia provide the preceding definition of the album's title - and by extension, a glimpse into composer Dwight Ashley's own experience of the exotic nether-world he creates through the course of these 12 remarkable tracks. Lack of coordination is conspicuously NOT an issue in Ataxia's carefully constructed compositions. Rather, Ashley skillfully weaves alluring post-industrial textures and atmospheres characteristic of his debut solo work, Discrete Carbon, into a gorgeous sonic dramatization of a time and place given over to uncertainty and unsteadiness on an epic scale. Ashley further stakes his claim in neo-expressionist territory with Ataxia's prescient interpretation of the current zeitgeist. While he avows in his liner notes that a number of tracks were post-Katrina expressions of his own feelings about the devastation of his "second city" of New Orleans, the entirety of Ataxia conveys the sense of surface well-being that slowly crumbles into a cataclysmic upheaval from which there is no return. |
| Emergency String Quartet | CD | $5 | |
| Jean Berger: The Songs of Jean Berger | CD | $10 | Jean Berger was a renowned German-American conductor and composer. Beyond composing, he was active as a coach, accompanist and musicologist. His choral works have been widely performed throughout America and Europe. Despite having composed 109 songs for solo voice, in diverse languages, from 1937 to 1992, it is only in recent years that they have been discovered and sung — a performing gap that is closed by this recording. With much to offer the novice and professional singer, the music is vocally accessible and the poetry offers a wealth of moods and expressions for both the discerning performer and listener. |
| John Harbison: Montale Occasions | CD | $15 | One of our most distinguished composers, Pultizer-Prize recipient John Harbison currently is Institute Professor at MIT and has composed chamber works, concertos, four Symphonies (with a Fifth scheduled for a first performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra) and the Metropolitan Opera commission The Great Gatsby (1999). This release features song cycles based on the works of one of the most prominent Italian 20th century poets, Eugenio Montale (1896-1981). His best known works, Cuttle-Fish Bones (1925-28), The Occasions (1939) and The Storm and Other Things (1956) mark some of the finest achievements in the trend known as Hermeticism. The role of poetry is the absolute realm of the word as prophetic tool, which allows the poet (and by extension humankind) to interpret the world of visible things. Harbison admired the work of Montale for more than a decade before embarking on Motetti di Montale, which was dedicated to the poet on his 85th birthday. |
Continental Drift |
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| Premium | Type | Donation | Description |
| A six degrees Collection: Eden | CD | $15 | |
| Andi- And My Heart... | CD | $10 | |
| Angela de Villiens-Linger | CD | $15 | |
| Anna Pierre- Pa Fe-M Sa Konsa | CD | $10 | |
| Arctic Refuge | CD | $15 | |
| Aswah Greggori- Love to Love | CD | $15 | |
| Bebel Gilberto - Memento | CD | $15 | |
| Bukkene Bruse - The Loveliest Rose | CD | $15 | |
| Chatuye- Heartbeat in the Music | CD | $10 | |
| Christian Dina Bollanga- Le Partage | CD | $10 | |
| Cinematic Classic film music remixed | CD | $15 | |
| Claude Charlie - Near Eastern Lounge | CD | $15 | |
| Craig Chaquico - Four Corners | CD | $15 | |
| Eighth Blackbird Beginnings | CD | $15 | |
| Esteban - What Child is this? | CD | $15 | |
| Fischerspooner: Odyssey | CD | $15 | |
| Friends of Old Time Music- The Folk A... | CD | $10 | |
| Gentle Thunder- Winds of the Heart | CD | $15 | |
| George Winston: December | CD | $15 | Piano Solos |
| Globetrotter- Music from Your World Volume 2 | CD | $15 | |
| Gondwana-Second Coming | CD | $15 | |
| Harmonia- Music of Eastern Europe | CD | $15 | |
| Harmonic Connections | CD | $15 | |
| Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Players | CD | $15 | |
| Heidi Talbot | CD | $15 | |
| Il Trio - Pontiggia, Cholet, Kaenzig | CD | $15 | |
| Ivo Antognini Jazz Project - Inspiration | CD | $15 | |
| Jason Carter - Evocativa | CD | $15 | |
| Jezamenco - Djangobangn | CD | $15 | |
| Jill Cunniff: City Beach | CD | $15 | |
| Joseph Portes - El Gato | CD | $15 | |
| Juan Carlos Quintero - Los Musicos | CD | $10 | |
| Junior Hot Cell - The Unfenced Land | CD | $15 | |
| Kenneth Newby | CD | $15 | |
| Kudu- Death of the Party | CD | $10 | |
| Lila Downs: La Cantina | CD | $15 | |
| Luna: Halo | CD | $15 | |
| Mahagita: Harp and Vocal Music of Burma | CD | $10 | |
| Martin Hayes & Denniss Cahill | CD | $15 | |
| Miriam Stockley- Second Nature | CD | $10 | |
| Moon - Earthshine | CD | $15 | |
| Moon - Pedigree & Apogee | CD | $15 | |
| NAVA | CD | $15 | |
| On Illumination | CD | $15 | |
| Plan B | 7 inch | $15 | |
| Rene Cabral and Cabo Verde Show-Dinheiro | CD | $15 | |
| Ronald Rodrigue- Santiman | CD | $10 | |
| Stephen Micus - Desert Poems | CD | $15 | |
| Stranded in Stereo vol 7 | CD | $20 | 11th Hour |
| Stranded in Stereo vol 8 | CD | $20 | Darfur now |
| TAMA - Nostalgie | CD | $15 | |
| Terra Diablo: Deluge Songs | CD | $15 | |
| Terrene: The Indifferent Universe | CD | $15 | |
| The Saints | CD | $25 | |
| The Shackeltons | CD | $15 | |
| Tom Middleton: Lifetracks | CD | $15 | |
| Tom Teasley - Global Standard Time | CD | $15 | |
| Traditional Music of Peru 8: Piura | CD | $10 | |
| Triakel | CD | $15 | |
| Vinyl - All the way live | CD | $15 | |
| VMG Worldwide | CD | $15 | |
| Welcoming Children into the World | CD | $15 | |
| Willie and Lobo- Mañana | CD | $10 | |
| Wind - Compilation | CD | $10 | |
El Zilencio |
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| Premium | Type | Donation | Description |
| CD autografiado de Crather | CD | $30 | CD autografiado por los miembros de Crather.//Autographed Crather CD |
| Federico Aubele Autographed Poster | Poster | $20 | Poster autografiado por el cantautor Argentino Federico Aubele |
| Pastilla autographed poster | Poster | $15 | Pastilla poster autographed by Victor Monroy and Yeyo |
| Pastilla autographed poster | Poster | $15 | Pastilla poster autographed by Victor Monroy and Yeyo |
| Playera "pepas" /T-Shirt "pepas" | T-Shirt | $15 | |
| Poster de Pastilla autografiado | Poster | $15 | Pastilla poster autographed by Victor Monroy and Yeyo |
Fast 'N' Loud |
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| Premium | Type | Donation | Description |
| 7 Seconds - Take It Back, Take it On, Take It Over | CD | $9 | 17 tracks of their brand of hardcore, their newest |
| After Hours - The Trouble With Those Guys Is... | CD | $8 | 74 minutes covering most music of the ska genre. includes members of Hepcat |
| Akimbo | CD | $8 | this 12 song epic completes Akimbo's dominance over Northwest rock/hardcore |
| Alkaline Trio T-shirt | T-Shirt | $8 | black with girl artwork |
| All the Power: Revolution Without Illusion by Mark Anderson | Book | $10 | Mark Andersen has been D.C.'s leading grassroots political activist/organizer for the past 20 years. Here he offers guiudance for young activists and also shatters the illusions that underpin much "radical" political activity. - Amazon |
| Alternative Tentacles Records poster | Poster | $5 | includes AT, Report Suspicious Activity, Disaster Strikes, and a few others |
| Asian Man Records poster pack | Poster | $3 | some posters from AMR bands, including Lawrence Arms and Good for Cows |
| Bad Religion Sticker | Sticker | $1 | art from Life at the Palladium |
| Biscayne - You'd Build a Robot | CD | $9 | chicago punk similar to lagwagon and 7 seconds |
| Black Cat Zoot - Mait Attraction | CD | $8 | Black Cat Zoot’s songs capture the listener instantly, dance floor friendly tunes with peppy tempos, catchy horns, and flirty vocals. - Jump Up! mix of swing and ska from central Europe |
| Black Print - Movement | CD | $7 | loud and honest local pop punk |
| Blowfly - Blowfly's Punk Rock Party | CD | $8 | full of parodies of punk rock favorites, including, "I Wanna Be Sedated" and "should I stay or Should I go" mostly punk influenced with some rapping and mostly some pretty dirty stuff, fun listen. |
| Disaster Strikes - Liberty Toast | CD | $9 | newest from this Boston hyperpolitical hardcore outfit produced by Converge's producer. |
| Dr. Ring Ding - Back and Forth | CD | $10 | true veteran of the music business. Dr. Ring Ding has ben playing trombone and contributing to the ska scene for twenty years. this is a collection of songs that he picked out, including some hard to find and new stuff |
| Dropkick Murphys - | CD | $10 | DKM's 2005 release. |
| Dynamite Boy | CD | $8 | pop punk |
| Eastern Standard Time - Tempus Fugit | CD | $8 | very smooth jazzy trad ska from DC |
| Epitaph Records poster pack | Poster | $6 | random pack. pennywise, bad religion, avenged sevenfold, left alone, and more |
| F-Minus - Won't Bleed Me/ Failed Society | CD | $8 | extreme hardcore terror. similar to Minor Threat and Negative Approach |
| Faction of the Fox - s/t ep | CD | $4 | punk-influenced hip hop band from chicago |
| Fleshies - Scrape the Walls | CD | $8 | newest from this "warehouse punk" band out of Oakland, odd and fuzzy yet fun |
| Flogging Molly - With a Mile of Home | CD | $9 | more of the same |
| Go Betty Go - Nothing is More | CD | $8 | California four-piece with imipressive vocals and very catchy melodies, poppy yet mature punk |
| Go Jimmy Go - The Girl with the Fishbowl Eyes | LP | $9 | newest record of island ska from these Hawaiians. traditional and full of soul |
| Hitmen - Rack 'em Up | 7 inch | $2 | chicago hardcore, bringing back the early DC days |
| Jello Biafra - In the Grip of Official Treason | CD | $15 | "Across Official Treason's four hours of material, Biafra riffs on everything from junk mail to FEMA; corporate greed to the loss of privacy; the war in Iraq to election fraud; and corruption all around. He skewers not just republican or ultra- conservatives; but all politicians and bureaucrats who deserve it. Biafra delivers incisive aggressive analysis that'll make you laugh he's part stand-up, part preacher, part activist,part protester. This guy is more pissed off, more knowledgeable, and more articulate about what's going on in the world today than anyone you're likely to hear. His biggest message? Go out and learn about the often - unseen human forces and alliances that shape our world, here's an excellent place to start." - Zero Magazine |
| Junction 18 - Heroes From the Future | CD | $6 | contagious pop punk |
| King Django - Meets the Scrucialists | CD | $9 | twelve brilliant slices of political roots reggae, rockers, dub, lovers rock, ska and dancehall, including two dueling sides with German microphone superstar Dr. Ring Ding - Jump Up! the King backed by a Swiss Reggae band |
| King Django - Roots Culture Special Edition | CD | $9 | brilliantly pairs musical and blood families in a titillating twist of traditional Hebrew folk, klezmer, reggae, ska, and dub - Jump Up! backup musicians include membes of the Toasters, the Slackers, and NYSkaJazz Ensemble |
| King Django – Roots Tonic | CD | $10 | Strong personal lyrics, phenomenal riddims, and potent performances both musically and vocally underpin every number on this set. Roots Tonic is destined to be a yardstick of the genre for years to come. - Allmusic. 70's style Reggae sung by this legend and supported by a wide cast of musicians, like Sugar Minott |
| Latin Ska Force Vol. 2: Los Vicios De Papa/Los Pies Negros | CD | $8 | 15 tracks from two Latin ska bands, one from Chicago and one from Puerto Rico |
| Left Alone - Dead American Radio | CD | $10 | Left Alone is back with sixteen new songs. Think Hellcat bands, including rancid, DKM, and tiger Army. Old-school punk with some ska and country, this album rails on emo kids and the radio. Featuring Patricia Day of the Horrorpops and Tim Armstrong of Operation Ivy and Rancid |
| Left Alone sticker | Sticker | $2 | artwork from Dead American radio |
| Lord Mike's Dirty Calypsonians - More | CD | $7 | ska turned party |
| Los Hooligans - Mafioso Ska | CD | $8 | an infectious Jamaican ska mix that includes heavy doses of uptempo Latin jazz, big band swing, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms - Jump Up! |
| Mr. Symarip - The Skinheads Dem a Come | CD | $8 | new record from the frontmat of Symarip. skinhead reggae and ska in the 60's style |
| Nausea - The Punk Terrorist Anthology Volume 2 | CD | $8 | Among the first bands to combine raw punk, metal and socio-political lyrics, creating a style often imitated but rarely equaled. |
| Nausea - The Punk Terrorist Anthology Volume 2 (poster) | Poster | $2 | about 12x18 with album cover art |
| No Empathy - Good Luck Makes Me Nervous | CD | $8 | a collection of all the hard to find singles and compilation appearances plus seven previously unreleased tracks from various points in the history of this Chicago Punk Band |
| No Motiv - And the Sadness Prevails | CD | $9 | explosive energy combined with the sincerity of well-placed emotion result in straightforward, cathartic punk rock. their debut. |
| Park - No Signal | CD | $7 | angry emo pop-punk with soaring guitar riffs and plenty of hooks |
| Pressure Cooker - Burning Fence | CD | $9 | old-school ska from Boston. highly recommended from allmusic. |
| RX Bandits - Halfway Between Here and... | CD | $7 | combining soul, hardcore, and ska |
| RX Bandits - Resignation | CD | $8 | n/a |
| See Spot - Who Got It? | CD | $10 | See Spot's energetic sound keeps toes tappin' and bodies groovin' with their unique brand of roots ska laced with heavy latin, jazz, and big band influences. This 8-piece powerhouse delves into rocksteady, reggae and latin boogaloo in addition to their own thumpin' style of rhythmic, traditional ska. - Jump Up! |
| Slick Shoes - Far From Nowhere | CD | $8 | SS can be called anything from pop-punk to emo to metal. However, they mostly stick to newschool skatepunk. |
| Staring Back - On | CD | $7 | pop punk similar to Over It or Strung Out. |
| Street Brats - See You at the Bottom | CD | $7 | A raging blast of '77-styled anthemic punk, wrecked with smashing hooks, hot riffs, and sing-along choruses - RevolverUSA |
| Street Brats Button | Button | $1 | black red yellow with sweet grafix |
| Street Brats Poster | Poster | $2 | about 13x18 with the See You at the Bottom coverart |
| Suicide Girls - The First Tour DVD | Misc | $10 | The SuicideGirls DVD documents the sexy fun and absolute chaos that made the SG Live tour a showstopper and continues to attract throngs of fans. The 110-minute film features the show performances stylistically edited and inter-cut with candid interviews from the girls, photo shoots, and behind-the-scenes antics like trying to set up a topless photo shoot on the streets of San Francisco at midnight - Epitaph |
| The 4 Squares & Toucan Slam | LP | $3 | cheapo 12" includes six songs of premium mid-nineties Midwestern punk from each band |
| The 4 Squares - Madman | 7 inch | $3 | four punk tunes released in '96 |
| The 4 Squares - Save the Clock Tower | CD | $7 | a collection of various material including compilation tracks, 7" and unreleased gruff hardcore punk with melody and passion |
| The 4 Squares - Steve's Hamper | CD | $7 | 17 tracks of energetic and aggressive punk rock reminiscent of Hot Water Music |
| The 4 Squares and Toucan Slam - doing snuff with roy scherer | CD | $6 | mid-nineties midwestern punk featuring six songs from each band |
| The Aggrolites sticker | Sticker | $2 | font featured at the top of their website |
| The Bouncing Souls Sticker | Sticker | $2 | taken off the Gold Record artwork |
| The Coldspot 8 - Get on High | CD | $9 | Rumbling bass, skittish guitar, bright horns, wailing keys, catchy harmonies, original tunes, warmth, passion, intensity…..it is all here. - Jump Up! trad ska |
| The Debonaires - Long Shout | CD | $9 | The Debonaires incorporate soul, jazz and funk while remaining ever faithful to the Jamaican sounds of ska, rocksteady and reggae music. songs ranging from slap-you-in-the-face funky reggae vocal jams to scorching ska instrumentals and haunting organ driven skinhead reggae cuts – plus everything in between. - Jump Up! |
| The Drastics - Chicago Massives | CD | $10 | twenty four musicians put down twenty seven tracks of roots, dub, and reggae. features guest appearences by Dr. Ring Ding and members of Westbound Train and Deal's Gone Bad |
| The Drastics - Waiting | CD | $10 | new record from Chicago's own roots and reggae band. |
| The Drastics – Premonition | CD | $9 | Taking influence from the masters of the style (King Tubby, Lee Scratch Perry, Augustus Pablo) and adding influence from afro-pop, jazz, hiphop, dancehall, and R&B, The Drastics’ catchy, danceable sound is guaranteed to turns heads and move your feet. - Jump Up! local instrumental dub reggae |
| The Scorchers - Stuntin' | CD | $8 | two ex-Slackers members started this traditional ska band. record released in '06 |
| The Slackers sticker | Sticker | $2 | orange with white circus-y font |
| The Stingers ATX - All in a Day | CD | $8 | modern hybrid of Jamaican rocksteady / ska and classic American doo-wop soul: solid roots-reggae rhythms, melodic horn lines, and tight 3- and 4-part vocal harmonies - Jump Up! |
| The Subhumans - New Dark Age Parade | CD | $10 | New Dark Age Parade, unleashes 14 new songs, the first written by original members Mike Graham, Brian Goble, and Gerry Hannah Since 1982! |
| The Zvooks - Lessons Learned | CD | $8 | rocksteady and ska. local |
| Time Again - The Stories Are True | CD | $8 | TA's 2006 release. they're signed to Armstrong's label and sound quite similarly to Rancid. their new album is getting some attention. |
| Transplants button | Button | $1 | artwork off the website |
| Tricky Dick- Discography | CD | $9 | discography of the late chicago punk group. features members of the Lawrence Arms and The Broadways |
| V/A - Unsound | Mix CD | $6 | Epitaph's first in a new line of samplers. what Punk-o-Rama was to the punks of yesterday, Unsound is to today's scenster emo kids. some good tracks, including Some Girls, Converge, and Bouncing Souls, along with Matchbook Romance and From First to Last |
| V/A - From th Fox Valley to the Northside | 7 inch | $2 | includes a track from 4-Squares, Tricky Dicks, Bollweevils, and Hitmen |
| V/A - Give 'em the Boot V | Mix CD | $6 | most recent of the popular series, this compilation of streetpunk, ska, and psychobilly includes Rancid, Lars Frederiksen & the Bastards, Tiger Army, Westbound Train, and more. includes 8 unreleased tracks |
Folk |
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| Premium | Type | Donation | Description |
| "Family Album: Custom Songs, Vol. 1" | CD | $20 | A collection of 21 songs written on commission by Eric Balkey, performed by such prominent folk artists as Jonathan Byrd, Tom Prasada-Rao, Chris Rosser, Karen Mal, Buddy Mondlock, Cary Cooper, Steve Key, Joe Crookston, Kelly Flint and many more. |
| "The Water Horse" Motion Picture Soundtrack | CD | $15 | Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Music by James Newton Howard. |
| 3 CD Surprise Pack | CD | $40 | Grab Bag to include at least one known artist. |
| 5 CD Surprise Pack | CD | $60 | Grab bag to include 2-3 well-known artists. |
| Andy Statman - OTS - 3/30 - 7pm | Ticket(s) | $55 | Pioneer progressive bluegrass mandolinist and Klezmer clarinetist. 1 pair, credit card only. |
| Bethany & Rufus | CD | $20 | Bethany Yarrow on vocals and Rufus Cappadocia on cello reinterpret traditional folk music. 2005 release |
| Bill Staines - 4/5 - 7:30pm - Hogeye concerts | Ticket(s) | $40 | Return of long-time favorite singer/songwriter and story-teller from New England. Lake St. Church, Evanston, 1 pair, credit card only. |
| Burns Sisters Band "Wild Bouquet" | CD | $20 | Sweet harmonies of a popular country folk sister group. |
| Charlie Sizemore Band - 3/14 - 8pm | Ticket(s) | $45 | Chris Walz opens, Bluegrass Legends Concert, Amer. Legion Hall, 1030 Central St., Evanston, all ages, 1 pair, credit card only. |
| Daniel & Amy Carwile "Col Arco" | CD | $15 | Showcasing versatility on fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki, guitar, piano, and vocals, with an eclectic repertoire of acoustic music includes traditional tunes as well as original compositions ranging from bluegrass, Celtic to old-time and swing. |
| Debra Cowan " Dad's Dinner Pail" | CD | $15 | Beautiful singer of traditional songs from The Helen Hartness Flanders Archive. 2005 release |
| Dougie MacLean "Inside the Thunder" | CD | $25 | One of Scotland most beloved musical ambassador. 2006 release. |
| Erin Flynn Band - Kids show - OTS - 3/9 - 12pm | Ticket(s) | $25 | A get-up-and-dance party with Scott Besaw, Steve Doyle, Lenny March & Cathy Norden. 1 pair, credit card only. |
| Folk & Roots From Denmark | CD | $20 | Traditional and Contemporary Folk Music sampler. 2 CDs, 2007 issue. |
| Girlyman - OTS - 4/13 - 7:30pm | Ticket(s) | $35 | Edgy harmony-driven New York trio. 1 pair, credit card only. |
| Jamie O'Reilly - 5/3 - 7:30pm- Hogeye Concerts | Ticket(s) | $40 | Solo concert by popular local singer with Michael Smith on guitar. Lake St. Church, Evanston, 1 pair, credit card only. |
| Kathy Mattea - OTS - 4/19 - 10pm | Ticket(s) | $55 | World class singer and performer, acoustic show. 1 pair, credit card only. |
| Margaret Christl " The Picture in My Mind" | CD | $20 | Canadian of Scottish birth singing beautiful traditional and original songs. |
| Mary Sue Twohy "Songs to Hang Stars On" | CD | $20 | Popular and delightful Washington DC singer/songwriter. 2006 release. |
| Terri Hendrix " The Art of Removing Wallpaper" | CD | $20 | One of Texas's best younger singer-songwriters and guitarist. With Nashville verteran Lloyd Maines. 2004 release. |
| The Infamous Stringdusters - OTS - 4/6 - 7pm | Ticket(s) | $40 | Top young traditional bluegrass band. 1 pair, credit card only |
| The Wilders -OTS - 4/18 - 8pm | Ticket(s) | $40 | Innovative Old time country music. 1 pair, credit card only. |
| Trout Fishing in America - OTS - 4/13 - 3pm | Ticket(s) | $40 | Among the top children's entertainers, for all ages. 1 pair, credit card only |
Hidden Forms |
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| Premium | Type | Donation | Description |
| Hidden Forms Compilation V.1: Emerging Organisms 2CD | CD | $25 | Released on Typanik audio this double CD features a great line up of hidden forms favs including Flint Glass, Architect, s:cage and many more. Be nice to your ears and check this one out |
| Pigface 'Free For All' DVD | Misc | $20 | Tour footage from Chicago's Pigface |
| Skinny Puppy "Mythmaker" CD | CD | $25 | Most recent disc from Canadian industrial legends. You know you want it. |
| Totakeke "ELekatota - The Other Side Of The Tracks" | CD | $20 | Third Release on Tympanik Audio by one of hidden forms' favourite artists Frank Mokros (synth-etik, ativ). Following the same great industrial sound as previous Totakeke releases, this one is not be pass up! |
| Unterm Rad "The Rake's Progress" | CD | $20 | Second Release from Tympanik Audio features great glitch, ambient and experimental electronic tracks. |
| V/A Negative Impact V.2 | CD | $10 | Compilation of electro industrial artists. 18 tracks, many of the artists local to Chicago |
| Vampirefreaks Magazine issue #1 | Misc | $5 | First issue of VF magazine, featuring an interview with Combichrist. |
Hip-Hop |
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| Premium | Type | Donation | Description |
| "Felt": True Tales of Underground Hip Hop | Book | $20 | Rhymesayers Entertainment Autographed Comic Book. |
| Atmosphere Sticker | Sticker | $2 | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| Boys Noize - OiOiOi Sticker | Sticker | $2 | Disco Ball Skull Design. |
| Brother Ali Sticker | Sticker | $2 | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| Detroit Grand Pubahs - Funk All Y'all | CD | $10 | |
| DL Incognito - Organic Music for a Digital World | CD | $20 | URBNET Canadian Hip Hop Star Digs Deep Into the Crates to Bring the Authenticity of Old School Hip Hop Back to the Forefront. |
| Doom Sticker | Sticker | $2 | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| IllaNotix - Killa Products | CD | $10 | |
| Link - The Four One Six | CD | $15 | |
| Longshot - Open Mouths Fed | CD | $10 | |
| Mac Lethal Bottle Opener | Misc | $3 | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| Mac Lethal Sticker | Sticker | $2 | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| Moka Only - Vermilion | CD | $20 | URBNET Moka Only - is a dynamic artist with a career that spans over 10 years, 26 LP's and 400,000 records sold independently. He has won three Juno's, seven Much Music video awards and is a former member of the west coast group Swollen Members. At an early age Moka Only discovered his love for hip hop culture entering the scene as a graffiti artist. He later began displaying his skills as a MC rhyming at house parties and then later moving to San Diego in the early 90s where began his illustrious career as a MC/ Producer. Moka Only has since established himself as one of Canada's most well respected and hardest-working talents. He has also gained the admiration of his peers, industry professionals and fans alike. He has collaborated with the late great Jay Dilla, Aceyalone and Oh No. In the spring of 2007 Moka Only released his new album "Vermilion" on URBNET Records. |
| Moka Only - Vermilion Sticker | Sticker | $1 | URBNET |
| Mother Mother - Touch Up Sticker | Sticker | $2 | Sticker has rooster art on it...see website. |
| Musab - Respect the Life | CD | $15 | |
| P.O.S. Sticker | Sticker | $2 | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| Rhymesayers Entertainment Patch | Misc | $10 | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| Rhymesayers Entertainment Poster Collection | Poster | $20 | Rhymesayers Entertainment A collection of 5 small posters. |
| The Rawluck Movement | CD | $20 | URBNET The Rawluck Movement's new album poses a bit of a dilemma for me. Formed by 5 Toronto MC's to honour of their friend Donnie Rawluck, the group intends to give all the proceeds from the album to Rawluck's son Kadin. Donnie Rawluck was killed in 2005, and the guys hope to raise $10,000, which will be placed in an education fund for his son. Being a new father of a 10 month old son, I cannot approach this album either rationally or objectively. I would be lying if I told you I loved this album, but I also cannot say anything negative about the album without feeling like I might be taking money from a little boy who has a long road ahead of him. So I won't. Drex Inkredible, Remey, Tommy (The Grim Preacher), Audi and Gavin Sheppard (Gavatista) are the 5 MC's the comprise The Rawluck Movement. They hail from Toronto's tough Lakeshore area, so when you factor in the tough neighborhood they're reppin', and the circumstances surrounding the group's creation, you shouldn't be expecting an album full of happy club tracks. What you get is an album of understandably somber songs that reflect the gritty backgrounds of the group members. Songs like Time and Rip 'Em Apart have the kind of anthemic choruses that could stick with people. Eyes Of A Stranger samples the Payolas song of the same name to good effect, so I can cross that one off my "Can-Rock songs I want to hear sampled in a hip hop song" list. The hardest working man in the indie rap biz, Planet Asia, makes a guest appearance on Suspended In Time. I don't think there's any need for me to go into much more detail on this album. The bottom line here is if you want to hear some decent hardcore Canadian hip hop, you should pick up a copy of this album. You get some hip hop, and you put some money into Kadin Rawluck's education fund. |
| The Voices of Urban Renewal | CD | $15 | |
Jazz |
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| Premium | Type | Donation | Description |
| Active Ingerdients - Titration | CD | $15 | |
| Amir Elsaffar - Two Rivers | CD | $20 | |
| Aram Shelton - Arrive | CD | $25 | |
| Ayibobo - Stone Voudou | CD | $15 | |
| Baby Face - Face to Face | CD | $25 | |
| Bauder/Wallace/Siegel - Memorize the Sky | CD | $25 | |
| Bayashi - Help is on its Way | CD | $15 | |
| Bayashi - Help is on its Way | CD | $20 | |
| Boy-Girl Band - Drop Your Leotards | CD | $15 | |
| Bruce Eisenbeil Sextet - Inner Constellation | CD | $25 | |
| Bruce Eisenbeil Sextet - Inner Constellation | CD | $25 | |
| Butcher / Masaoka / Robair - Guerrilla Mosaics | CD | $15 | |
| Chamberlain/Frisell/MArtine/Townsend - Floratone | CD | $25 | |
| Charles Gayle - Time Zones | CD | $25 | |
| Chicago Underground Trio - Chronicle | CD | $20 | |
| Dana Reason/Peter Valsamis - Border Crossings | CD | $25 | |
| David Witham - Spinning the Circle | CD | $20 | |
| Denis Colin Trio - Something in Common | CD | $15 | |
| Donald Byrd - Off to the Races | CD | $20 | |
| Evil Eye- Doin' it all for my baby | CD | $20 | |
| Eye Contact - War Rug | CD | $20 | |
| Fay Victor Ensemble - Cartwheels Through the Cosmos | CD | $25 | |