I am a lifelong music obsessive and vinyl junkie who got hooked early when I bought my first cassette on my own at the mall – Led Zeppelin II. The power riffs of Led Zeppelin led to the discovery of early Run DMC and early hip hop. My mind was blown and spent most of my teen years learning to play guitar and arguing with close friends about The Beatles. In college, I worked as a DJ at the local campus station. I toured with a live hip-hop jazz ensemble and then transitioned into a career in the nonprofit world.
My love of radio was shaped by the local rock stations in my hometown of Cincinnati and my world dramatically expanded with the advent of internet radio and my discovery of Gilles Peterson. Gilles’ show opened my ears to spiritual jazz, acid jazz, house, afrobeat, and many others. On my show, you’ll hear all the references above plus usually something spacey, something funky, and occasionally just a little weird but always something good.
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Listen to Steven's two most recent shows via the player below:
7/24 - 11am hour
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11:53am
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The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis
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Boatly
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The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis (Impulse!)
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11:49am
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Combo Daguerre
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La Nostalgie
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Fracassines (Barbès)
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11:43am
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Mabe Fratti
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Enfrente
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Sentir que no sabes (Unheard of Hope)
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11:37am
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Massive Attack
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Man Next Door
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Mezzanine (Virgin)
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11:33am
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THEESatisfaction
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QueenS
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awE naturalE. (Sub Pop)
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11:29am
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TSHA
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Sweet Devotion (featuring Caroline Byrne)
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Sad Girl (Ninja Tune)
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11:28am
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Ronnie April's Positive Energy Ronnie April's Positive Energy
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Peg-Leg Ape
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Volume 1 (Jude Record Company, Inc.)
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11:21am
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Talib Kweli
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We Know(Ft. Faith Evans)
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The Beautiful Struggle (Rawkus)
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11:17am
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OutPastMidnight Local
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It Is What It Was (featuring Moses the Marauder)
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Super Stereo Bros. (self-released)
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11:14am
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De La Soul
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Big Brother Beat Ft. Mos Def
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Stakes Is High (Tommy Boy)
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11:08am
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Nico
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I'll Keep It With Mine (Pocketknife's Odd Beauty Mix)
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single (self-released)
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11:05am
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Wilco Local
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Hot Sun
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Hot Sun Cool Shroud (dBpm)
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11:02am
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Dennis Wilson
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Pacific Ocean Blues
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Pacific Ocean Blue (Epic)
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7/24 - 10am hour
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10:59am
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Madlib
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Old Age (Youngblood)
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The Beat Konducta, Vol. 1-2: Movie Scenes (Stones Throw)
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10:56am
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Maceo And All The King's Men
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Maceo
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Doing Their Own Thing (House of the Fox)
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10:50am
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Boulevards
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Boulevards Theme: Way of Life
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Carolina Funk: Barn Burner on Tobacco Road (Normaltown/New West)
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10:48am
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Dan Brantley
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Get It Right Or Leave It Alone
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...King Funk (Ace Records)
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10:42am
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Rudy De Anda Local
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Hey Mr. Sun
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Closet Botanist (Karma Chief)
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10:39am
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Michael Kiwanuka
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Floating Parade
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single (Polydor)
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10:38am
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Angélica Garcia
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Color De Dolor
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Gemelo (Partisan)
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10:30am
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KOKOKO!
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Motema Mabe
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BUTU (Transgressive/PIAS)
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10:24am
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Nina Simone
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Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter
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Anthology (RCA)
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10:19am
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This Is Lorelei
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An Extra Beat for You and Me
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Box for Buddy, Box for Star (Double Double Whammy)
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10:15am
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Bruce Springsteen
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I'm On Fire (Cousin Cole's Bad Desire Mix)
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Tambourine Dream (Flangrant Fowl)
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10:08am
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Cassandra Jenkins
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Betelgeuse
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My Light, My Destroyer (Dead Oceans)
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10:05am
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Minnie Riperton Local
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Les Fleurs
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Come To My Garden (Varese Sarabande)
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Track Notes: Request from Heather
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10:03am
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Bob Marley & The Wailers
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Kinky Reggae
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Catch A Fire (Island)
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Track Notes: Unreleased Original Jamaican Version
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10:00am
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Marc Mac Presents visioneers
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Ike's Mood I
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dirtyoldhiphop (BBE)
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7/24 - 9am hour
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9:54am
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Black Star
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Re-Definition
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Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (Rawkus)
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9:51am
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Lupe Fiasco Local
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Cake
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Samurai (1st and 15th Too/Thirty Tigers)
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