WFUV and The Alternative Side Pack Full Schedules for October

WFUV (90.7 FM) and The Alternate Side, two New York City-based radio stations, have packed a full line-up of offerings for the month of October.

WFUV is a non-commercial, listener-supported public radio station, licensed to Fordham University for over 60 years. Serving the New York area as well as an international audience on the web, and a leader in contemporary music radio, WFUV is Rock & Roots Radio, offering an eclectic mix of rock, singer-songwriters, blues, world and other music, plus headlines from National Public Radio and local news.

The Alternate Side provides New York City's burgeoning indie music scene with a site packed with music news, exclusive videos and a full-time local radio outlet and connects artists and music lovers in the city and across the globe. Listen live at TheAlternateSide.org or on HD Radio at 90.7 FM HD-3 in the New York City.

Coming Up On Words & Music From Studio A in October:
Mondays - Thursdays at 9:00 PM on WFUV (90.7 FM, wfuv.org)

(Take Five, a 5-minute version of each evening's interview, airs every day at 7:40 AM and 4:45 PM and is available to download as podcast at www.wfuv.org/audio/podcast)

Monday, October 4 -- FUV Music Morning Host Claudia Marshall interviews Travis frontman Fran Healy the day before his new solo album is released

Tuesday October 5 -- WFUV Producer Nora Flaherty talks to Mark Spitz, author of Bowie: A Biography, which comes out in paperback today

Wednesday, October 6 -- With a new album set to come out on October 12th and a Beacon Theatre performance coming up later this month, times are good for Alabama singing sibling duo The Secret Sisters, who chat with WFUV Music Director Rita Houston

Thursday, October 7 -- FUV Music Midday Host Darren DeVivo sits down with internationally-acclaimed local rocker Jesse Malin before his 2-night stint at Bowery Electric

Take Five ONLY Friday, October 8 -- Oxford, Mississippi indie rock band Colour Revolt talks to The Alternate Side Host Alisa Ali

Monday, October 11 -- Before 2 nights at Terminal 5, DC via Brooklyn soul man Citizen Cope visits Rita Houston

Tuesday, October 12 -- Claudia Marshall talks to singer/songwriter Ryan Bingham about his new CD, Junk Star, and upcoming Bowery Ballroom show

Wednesday, October 13 -- Elektra Records founder Jac Holzman stops by to talk about the record industry with Rita Houston

Thursday, October 14 -- 90s alternative-rock greats The Posies talk to Darren DeVivo

Take Five ONLY Friday, October 15 -- Seven-piece Welch indie pop group Los Campesinos! join Alisa Ali

Monday, October 18 -- The Chapin Sisters, daughters of folk singer Tom Chapin,visit Claudia Marshall in advance of their CMJ showcase at The Living Room the following night

Tuesday, October 19 -- Russia's wildly popular Mumiy Troll come to the States and talk to The Alternate Side's Kara Manning

Wednesday, October 20 -- Darren DeVivo interviews the great Mississippi bluesman Charlie Musselwhite

Thursday, October 21 -- The Indigo Girls will be opening this year's WFUV Live at Zankel series on Saturday, October 23, but first they talk to longtime friend fan Rita Houston

Take Five ONLY Friday, October 22 -- Former Secret Machines guitarist Benjamin Curtis's new band School of Seven Bells talk to Alisa Ali

Coming Up In October On TheAlternateSide.org:

October 4 -- Philly's glam-garage rockers Free Energy's debut album, Stuck on Nothing, was produced by James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem, and when the guys dropped by Studio A, they kicked out raucous versions of "Bang Pop," "Free Energy" and "Dream City."

October 11 -- Longtime favorites of The Alternate Side, The Postelles are still readying their debut album, due out October 12, but came by to play tracks from their White Night EP. They guys even covered Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog."

October 18 -- Former Secret Machines guitarist Benjamin Curtis and twins Alejandra and Claudia Deheza form School of Seven Bells, who play New York's Santo's Party House on October 23, show off their tattoos and play a trio of tracks from their sophomore album Disconnect From Desire: "Bye Bye Bye," "I L U" and "Dust Devil."

October 25 -- The Mississippi band Colour Revolt made it to the Bronx to unveil songs from their new album The Cradle and told us about their partially fan-funded label.