West Coast Fog

Join us as we venture into the exotic world of 4th World visionary Chuck Jonkey. Hear selections from his early tapes and listen to him demonstrate and explain his unusual musical instruments. Plus stuff off early '90s cassettes from Radha and Friends, Nonexisted Feelings Restoration, Daniel Crommie, and Avatar.

Live from a Skyforest. Sonic spirituality above sea level. Tapes and LPs from the West, '70s to '90s. Siddha, the Collective Star, Daniel Crommie, 17 Pygmies, Rick Sharp and on and on...

Forgotten sounds on tape and vinyl from Sonoma, Malibu, and New Mexico. Chuck Jonkey, Michael Ross, Matt Baldwin, Clifford Marshall Van Buren, Ian Tamblyn, Joan La Barbara, Lawrence Ball, Robert Slap, Suzanne Ghiglia, Bob Grawi.

What went on musically on the West Coast and slightly inland. Hear LPs, tapes, and CDs from the late '70s to the late '90s by Peter Kardas, Ann Holmes, Ian Tamblyn, Philip Perkins, Many Axes, Hildegard Westerkamp, and Frederick Lesseman...

In which we venture to Death Valley. Hear emigrant tales of yore. Explore shifting dunes and learn of flora and fauna both real and imagined. Hear music and words from cassettes by Cosmic Indian, Jackalope, Desert Sun, Ingram Marshall, John C. Van Dyke, Frederick Lesemann, First Flight, Antonio Zepeda, and Richard Burmer...

Experience a California Fall thunderstorm. See the lightning illuminate the marine layer. Listen to the sounds of thunder and bygone recordings from Marnie, Tom Recchion, Jessica Williams, Uma, John Mackay, Dave Clark & Walter Drake, Bray Ghiglia, Larry Wendt, and Kevin Kip Setchko.

In which we talk to Iasos about Mt. Shasta and riotous recording sessions with elementals. Plus hear Oregonians, Californians, and citizens of the Old Worlde.... Peter Kardas, the Eugene Electronic Music Collective, Ellen Zweig, and Pan himself!

Join West Coast Fog on a jaunt to the one-time Bora Bora of L.A. County where we'll reminisce and jam '80s and '90s LPs and tapes from Kwaku Dadey, Levi Chen, Lou Harrison, Jagad Guru Chris Butler, Terry Garthwaite, Sam Hammill, Robert Dick & Steve Gorn, Loren Nerrell, and Heart Master Da Free John and talk about John Fante, Japanese submarines, rattlesnakes, and Deadman's Island.

In the first episode of our new 1-hour format, join West Coast Fog on a hike to a secluded campsite in the San Gabriel Mountains. Hear nearly forgotten or at least long-time unheard music from Linda Allen, Brooke Medicine Eagle, Shastina Free, Drew Lesso, David Behrman and George Lewis, Scott Fraser, the Bells of Arco Santi, and Jessica Williams. All '80s and '90s tapes.

Broadcasted live from a hilltop in Mendocino. Synth frontiersmen, Women's wordsmithery, Spiritual wellness pop-chants... all West Coast... all '80s and '90s... all Bliss...

Journey from down here all the way up to B.C. and back on this episode of West Coast Fog. Memories for miles... Broadcasting live from a not-so-ancient grove in Altadena. Hear lots of "grown up" mind expanding stuff off tapes from the '80s and '90s.

Broadcasted live in the evening from the Arroyo Seco in the San Gabriel Mountains. Join inn for thumb-tripping troubadours, homemade Frippertronics, plus sounds from California Ren Faires. Some knowns, some uns. The Goldebriars, Anode, Water Brother, Malachi, Robert Slap, Jay Yarnall...

The last leg of our time travel trip up the coast. Broadcasting live from highway pullouts and beach parking lots. Hear Boogeyman, Ingram Marshall, Michael William Gilbert, Dr. Wize, Carl Stone, Larry Wendt, Hildegard Westerkamp, and much more.

Travel up the coast with West Coast Fog, checking the tides and getting our shoes wet while listening to strange, dark music with nautical or coastal themes from past decades. Barry Schrader, Joanna Brouk, Kerry Liemer, Brooks Posten, Monitor, and more.

Hammered Strings, Nature Boys suite, Water Dreams, Misty Waters, Whale Wails, and Journeyz to Bliss. The best of the California underground in sound, 1967 to 2000