Off the Couch on WRFI

12/27/2019

The Amoeba may have eaten his brain, nevertheless Greg Schatz's inimitable style and humor has been delighting audiences in his native New Orleans (and on the road) for more than 25 years. Check out this sweet video warning regarding amoebas below. Greg will join us in studio today at 5pm ahead of his show at Maxie's Supper Club and Oyster Bar on Sunday (12/29). He'll play a few tunes and we'll hang out and generally conversate. Greg Schatz with Max Buckholtz and Michael Wellen.

Motion Graphics video by Cayce Russo.

11/14/2019

Tomorrow Off the Couch we hear Felix Teitelbaum's interview with Mac Benford of the Highwoods Stringband and hear a special performance recorded here at WRFI Community Radio. Benford will perform along with other Highwoods members at the Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts on Saturday following a screening of Dance All Night: Highwoods Stringband.

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Then, in the second half of the program we'll speak with Jeff Cohen about "The Corporate Coup d'Etat" coming up at Cinemapolis Tuesday, November November 19.

The movie examines how we “arrived at Trump." It travels to the "sacrifice zones" of Camden NJ and Youngstown OH to reveal the effects corporations have have had on US democracy. The film interviews union workers in Ohio who’d voted for Obama and Bernie Sanders . . . and then flipped to Trump.

You can watch the trailer here: https://cinemapolis.org/film/the-corporate-coup-detat/

Photo: Ithaca Records

10/25/2019

Radical puppeteers and bakers Bread and Puppet Theater will be in Ithaca next week for Bread and Puppet Presents Diagonal Life: Theory and Praxis! Coming up at 5, we'll talk with Josh Krugman about their history and the roll of theater in social movements.

Then, in the second half hour, we'll talk with Jonathan Miller and Katrin Achenbach about How Did We Get Here? An exhibit and series at the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County ArtsSpace opening on November 1 focussing on displacement and migration.

PS, that "Earth" poster, made by Bread and Puppet has been in the station at WRFI Community Radio since the beginning!

10/18/2019

Coming up at 5pm! Kelly Sears joins us to talk about Alternate Histories w/Experimental Animator Kelly Sears at Cornell Cinema Thursday, October 24 at 7pm at Cornell Cinema!

09/27/2019

Renown singer-songwriter Diane Cluck is coming to Ithaca; we'll catch up with her TODAY Off the Couch on WRFI. Cluck was significant part of New York City's "anti-folk" scene in the early 2000s. Her work is idiosyncratic while remaining utterly unaffected. She will be at the Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar with Polly Wood on Sunday night (9/29) and then lead a songwriting workshop on Monday at Toko Imports.

Also on the show will be veteran old-time and blues performer and storyteller Scott Ainslie. He'll bring his unique performance to the The Canaan Institute in Brooktondale Saturday, October 5.

Tune in on WRFI Community Radio Friday (9/27) at 5pm and join the conversation.

Photo: punkcast.com

08/30/2019

Very excited for a great show today! Today, Off the Couch at 5pm we'll be joined by Bob Proehl to talk about his new book The Nobody People as well as Mary Fessenden of Cornell Cinema to talk about their fall line-up as well as their amazing new all-access pass! Also coming by will be glass artist Jordan Yanowitz whose work will be on display at First Fridays of Ithaca next week. Tune in and join the conversation!

07/26/2019

Dr Nia Michelle Nunn and WE ARE CUMEP youth reporters Jaz-myne and Azalea are joining us on the air to talk about WE ARE CUMEP at 5pm! Tune in! 88.1fm in Ithaca, 91.9 in Watkins Glen, and at wrfi.org 🙌🙌🙌 If you haven't heard about it yet "We Are CUMEP” [COME-ep] is a collaboration between the Community Unity Music Eduction Program at Southside Community Center or CUMEP and WRFI Community Radio! You can listen to previous episodes at www.wrfi.org/we-are-cumep/

05/16/2019

We've got a jam-packed show for you this week Off the Couch on WRFI! First, Ithacan duo The Settlers (Ciele Gladstein and Cosmo Alpern) have their first gig in more than 10 years on Sunday at the Argos Warehouse with Alter Koker. They'll join us for a live set in Studio B.

Elijah Joseph Weber-Han will stop by to talk about The Electrozone show Saturday featuring sound artist Jen Kutler.

We'll also hear about the upcoming youth music festival Rootstock from New Roots Charter School music director Ian Cummings and Remanu JP.

Finally, as rumor has it, we just might also be lucky enough to welcome legendary anti-folker and comic book artist Jeffrey Lewis! Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts /Alexander Bradshaw/ Vicious Fishes will all be at the Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea BarFriday night.

05/16/2019

We've got a jam-packed show for you this week Off the Couch on WRFI! First, Ithacan duo The Settlers (Ciele Gladstein and Cosmo Alpern) have their first gig in more than 10 years on Sunday at the Argos Warehouse with Alter Koker. They'll join us for a live set in Studio B.

Elijah Joseph Weber-Han will stop by to talk about The Electrozone show Saturday featuring sound artist Jen Kutler.

We'll also hear about the upcoming youth music festival Rootstock from New Roots Charter School music director Ian Cummings and Remanu JP.

Finally, as rumor has it, we just might also be lucky enough to welcome legendary anti-folker and comic book artist Jeffrey Lewis! Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts /Alexander Bradshaw/ Vicious Fishes will all be at the Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar Friday night.