The Razor and Die Show

The Razor and Die Show On The Razor & Die Show, every Friday from 4-6pm, you will hear local & international music of multiple genres from various decades. Every Friday 4-6pm!

Occasionally DJ Di will host interviews and in-studio acoustic performances! On the air since September 2004! Razor and Die surprise you every week with selections ranging from big band swing to three chord punk. Local and International guests in the studio! Visit us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube! The Razor and Die Show on 88.7 WLUW Chicago! Studio Phone: 773-508-9589
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FYI
05/30/2026

FYI

This is an Embryos special alert! 🚨🚨🚨! Push Puppets are opening the show on Friday, June 12th at Ravenswood Manor Park! This is for real! Not even kidding with ☮️&💜
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05/29/2026

Playlist 29 May 2026
*local

*McLuhan - King Bizzzarroo - 2025 single (June 6th at Copper Fiddle Distillery in Lake Zurich) (Chicago)

Jefferson Ross - Red State Blues - Low Country Wedding - 2026 (Atlanta)

Clay Dubose - When Heroes Say Goodbye - Father Time & Mother Nature - 2026 (Texas)

Southern Culture On the Skids - Come As You Are/Lucifer Sam - The Kudzu Ranch - 2010 - (Pink Floyd/Nirvana) (Chapel Hill,NC)

The Lemonheads - The Key Of Victory - 2025 single (Boston)

The Lemon Twigs
The Lemon Twigs - My Heart Is In Your Hands Tonight - Look For Your Mind! - 2026 (Hicksville, Long Island, New York)

THE BABLERS
The Bablers - Holding Me Tight Tonight - Like The First Time - 2025 (Finland)

*Rookie - Fake Grass - Rookie - 2020 (Chicago)

The Maureens
The Maureens - Seventeen - Don't Give Up - 2026 (Utrecht, Nederland)

The Box Tops - Neon Rainbow - The Letter/Neon Rainbow - 1967 (request!) (Memphis, Tennessee)

The Mighty Lemon Drops - Happy Head - Happy Head - 1986 (Wolverhampton, UK)

Muck and the Mires
Muck and the Mires - Hey Sunshine - The Ghost of Roky Erickson - 2026 ep (Boston)

Gnome Music
The Gnomes - Magic Man - More - 2026 (Frankston, Australia)

The Dickies - Eve Of Destruction (edit) - The Incredible Shrinking Dickies (Expanded Version) - 1979 (artist Best Of) (Barry McGuire) (request!) (LA)

Blue Oyster Cult - Screams - Blue Oyster Cult - 1972 (request!) (Long Island, NY)

Radio Birdman - You Just Make It Worse - Zeno Beach - 2006 (Australia)

The Peawees
The Peawees - Baby I'm In No Mood For You - More Scraps - 2026 (LaSpezia, Italy)

Wyld Gooms - No No No - 2026 single (LA)

The Monkees - Good Times (feat. Harry Nilsson) - Good Times! - 2016 (LA)

The Kinks - Supersonic Rocket Ship - Everybody's In Show Biz - 1972 (London)

Derek Crawford Music
*Derek Crawford - Real Killer - 2026 single (upcoming album release) (Chicago)

*The New Colony Six - Dandy Handy Man - Revelations - 1968 (Chicago)

Kevin Robertson
Scott and Kevin Robertson - To You - Robertson - 2026 (Aberdeen, Scotland)

Marshall Crenshaw - Right Now - Downtown - 1985

The Greenberry Woods
The Greenberry Woods - Very Good Year - It's All Good, Sugar... 2026 (Maryland, DC)

Camper Van Beethoven - Good Guys & Bad Guys - Camper Van Beethoven - 1986

The Embryos
*The Embryos - Man Of The Year - Full Disclosure - 2026 ep (Chicago)

Modernettes - No Tears - Gone But Not Forgotten - 1981 (Vancouver)

Wormstew
Wormstew - Sheriff Brody - Last Days Of Loma - 2026 (Long Beach, CA)

Starr and The Czars
Starr and the Czars - Deborah Deevine - It's the Bad Times - 2025 (DC)

Frank Viele - The Hearts We Left Behind - The Trouble With Desire - 2026 (New England)

The Unswept
*The Unswept - She's a Lot Like You - Minor Blemishes - 2019 (Chicago)

Dolph Chaney and the Phins
*Dolph Chaney - Cuddle Party - This Is Dolph Chaney - 2021 (Chicago)

The Unswept, Dolph Chaney & The Phins and Andy Bopp at Montrose Saloon on Sunday, June 7 at 6pm

Sour Ops
Sour Ops - Problem Number Next - Bikers Make Better Lovers - 2026 (Nashville)

The Devin Cuddy Band - Livin' Hard Ain't Easy - 2026 (Toronto)

*Gin Palace Jesters - With This Ring - For Better Or For Worse - 2015 (Chicago)

Gary Lewis & the Playboys - This Diamond Ring - 1965 single (LA)

Marc Valentine
Marc Valentine - When The Light Has Gone - Uncommon Side Effects - 2026 (UK/LA)

The Move - Fire Brigade - 1968 single

The Lovin' Spoonful - Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind - Do You Believe In Magic? - 1965

45 Souls
*45 Souls - You & Me - Scrapbook - 2025

*Deano & Jo - My Evil Twin - Deano & Jo - 2023 (Chicago/Austin)

*Kent Rose - Jungle Jaguar Pants (feat. Chris Casello) - All That American Night - 2016 (Chicago)

Deano & Jo with Kent Rose at Cary's Lounge 5/30

Jeremy & The Harlequins - Only A Man - 2026 single (NYC)

Jason Ringenberg - Stoned on Rhinestones - Rhinestoned - 2021 (Illinois/Nashville)

The Spongetones
The Spongetones - (I Really Need) To Kiss You - 2026 single (Charlotte, NC)

George Rotalo - Blue Wind - Mean of Stars - 2006 (Lucia Pamela)

Brother Derek
*Brother Derek - Cell Phone Resurection - Parade Rest - 2022 (Chicago)

The Del-Byzanteens - My World is Empty Without You - b-side of 12" single "Girl's Imagination" - 1981 (NYC) (1966 single by The Supremes)

Matthew Payne - Heartsick - Better Times - 2026 (Austin)

Graham Parker - Protection - Squeezing Out Sparks - 1979 (North Carolina)

Chris Church - Life On a Trampoline - Obsolete Path - 2025

The Second Summer
*The Second Summer - I Should - 2026 single (Chicago)

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Spinning tunes and hosting local/international musicians and songwriters since 2004! Visit us on Facebook and check out our YouTube Channel for live performances! Tune in to WLUW on Fridays from 4 until 6pm!

FYI
05/29/2026

FYI

Time to go! It’s highway whatever or bust! Check if Jason is coming to your town or not. May 28 Farmer Jason Edwardsville Public Library, Edwardsville, IL
May 29 Jason Ringenberg
Molly’s House Concerts Lincolnwood, IL
May 30 Jason Ringenberg
XbK Annex Des Moines, IA
May 31 Jason Ringenberg
Private House Concert St Louis Park, MN
June 5 Jason Ringenberg House Concert Caseyville, IL
June 6 Farmer Jason Tower Grove Farmers Market St Louis, MO
June 6 Farmer Jason Private Concert Mattis Pointe Senior Center St Louis, MO
June 13 Farmer Jason Jeanie Woodworth Library, White Bluff, TN
July 6 Farmer Jason Oak Ridge Public Library Oak Ridge, TN
July 15 Farmer Jason John P. Holt Brentwood Public Library Brentwood, TN

Spinning "Jungle Jaguar Pants" by  Kent Rose
05/29/2026

Spinning "Jungle Jaguar Pants" by Kent Rose

FYI next week!
05/29/2026

FYI next week!

Only two weeks until The Unswept return to Montrose Saloon in Chicago on Sunday, June 7 at 6pm with Dolph Chaney and the Phins and Andy Bopp

We’ll be playing songs from the new EP “Bittersweet on Repeat,” along with plenty of loud guitars, harmonies, and power pop goodness.

Would love to see you there.

Spinning The New Colony Six
05/29/2026

Spinning The New Colony Six

Tasty news. The show starts at 3pm! Yum!
05/29/2026

Tasty news. The show starts at 3pm! Yum!

05/22/2026

Playlist 22 May 2026, Extended
*local

The Knack - Seven Days Of Heaven - Knackology: The Zen Recordings - 2026 (artist collection of recordings) (LA)

David Bowie - Slow Burn - Heathen - 2002 (Brixton, London, UK)

Cloud Studies
Cloud Studies - Cloud Cartography (Extended) - 2026 single (London)

The Embryos
*The Embryos - Same Guy - Full Disclosure - 2026 ep (Chicago)

*The Males - Kiddie-A-Go-Go - A Blast From The Cellar! (Lost Gems From the 60's Garage Explosion) - (various artists) - 2025 (Chicago)

The Pretty Things - What's Good For the Goose - More Electric Banana - 1969 (Sidcup, Kent, England)

Pizzicato Five - Twiggy Twiggy - What's Up Matador: Matador Records comp - (various artists) - 1997
(Tokyo)

The Lovin' Spoonful - Priscilla Millionaira - Everything's Playing - 1967 (NYC)

Gnome Music
The Gnomes - Don't Worry - More - 2026 (Frankston, Australia)

The Hollies - The Mighty Quinn - Words and Music By Bob Dylan - 1969 (Bob Dylan) (request!) (Manchester, England)

Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons - Queen Jane Approximately - Sing Big Hits By Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Bob Dylan - 1965 (request!) (Bob Dylan)

The Searchers - Since You Broke My Heart - Meet The Searchers - 1964 (Liverpool)

Being Dead
Being Dead - Rock 'N Roll Hurts - EELS - 2024 (Austin, TX) (Sunday at Salt Shed) (request!)

The Maureens
The Maureens - Me & My Friend - 2026 single - (Utrecht, Nederland)

Sour Ops
Sour Ops - Opting Out - 2026 single (Nashville)

Hindu Love Gods - Raspberry Beret - Hindu Love Gods - 1990 (Prince)

*Kent Rose & Chris Casello - Pretty World Of Make Believe - All That American Night - 2016 (Chicago)
(City News Cafe tomorrow 11am)

The Unswept
*The Unswept - Downtown Bridge - Bittersweet On Repeat - 2026 ep (Chicago) (The Montrose Saloon June 7th)

Paul Coady & The Edsel Brothers
*Paul Coady and The Edsel Brothers - Hey Baby now - There Comes a Time - 2025 (Chicago) (Montrose Saloon June 13th)

The Numbers - Catylepsy - Alternative Su***de - 1978 (Bristol)

*Vacancy Chain - Let It Ring Out - Count The Stars - 2023 (Milwaukee/Chicago)

The Cynz
The Cynz - You Wreck Me - Confess - 2026 (NJ/NY)(Tom Petty)

The Melmacs
The Melmacs - Lifetime - EUPHANCHOLIA - 2026 (Leipzig/Dresden, Germany)

The Lizards - A Secret - Below the Surface - 2026 (Barcelona)

The Electric Mess - She Has a Funny Walk - The Electric Mess - 2009 (NYC)

Dulcet Tones
Dulcet Tones - Hold On - Back To Bassett - 2026 ep (Swindon)

Sleeper - Lie Detector - The It Girl - 1996 (London)

The Teardrop Explodes - Colours Fly Away - Wilder - 1981 (Liverpool)

The Names - Postcards - b-side of "Calcutta" 12 inch single - 1982 (Brussels)

The Greenberry Woods
The Greenberry Woods - December Boy - It's All Good, Sugar... 2026 (Maryland/DC)

The Mothers Of Invention - Jelly Roll Gum Drop - Cruising With Ruben & The Jets - 1968 (LA)

The Ohio Express - Jacksonville Station - Mercy - 1969 (Mansfield, Ohio)

Harry Nilsson - The Puppy Song - Harry - 1969 (LA)

Byrds - Borrowing Time - Byrds - 1973 (LA)

The Woggles
The Woggles - Little Red Wagon - Stop And Take a Minute - 2026 (Sydney, Australia)

Muck and the Mires
Muck and the Mires - The Ghost of Roky Erickson - 2026 ep (Boston)

Oh! Gunquit - Gutter Stars - Flex - 2025 (London)

Stupidity
Stupidity - Carolina - 2026 single (Sweden)

The Paranoid Style
The Paranoid Style - White Wine Whatever - Known Associates - 2026 (DC)

Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Room With No Number - Goodbye Cruel World - 1984 (UK)

The Corner Laughers - Red Yarrow, Yellow Yarrow - Concerns Of Wasp and Willow - 2026 (Redwood City, CA)

The Turtles - Eve Of Destruction - It Ain't Me Babe - 1965 (LA)

Low Cut Connie - Can't Be Wrong - 2026 single (Philadelphia)

The Second Summer
*The Second Summer - I Should - 2026 single (Chicago)

Brad Marino - Murder and Violence - Agent of Chaos - 2026 (New Hampshire)

Kevin Robertson
Kevin & Scott Robertson - Smile and Wave - Robertson - 2026 (Aberdeen, Scotland)

The Mighty Lemon Drops - Inside Out - World Without End - 1988 (UK)

Go Time
*Go Time - Stabs You In The Back - 11 - 2026 (Chicago)

*AJ Rosales - Phosphene - Live AJ EP - 2026 (Chicago) (Tuesday at Friendly's in Berwyn)

Skids - Sweet Suburbia - Scared To Dance - 1979 (Scotland)

*Shifties - Forgiveness - Take It All Back - 2025 (Chicago)

The Mommyheads - All In The Way It Was - Acorn - 1989 (NYC)

Justin J Kelly - Isolation - 2026 single (Melbourne, Australia)

NRBQ - Tonight You Belong To Me - Grooves in Orbit - 2026 (1983 remastered and bonus tracks - this is a bonus track)

The Roxies - Animals - 2025 single (Berlin, Germany)

The Rockerati - 16 Tons - 2017 single (UK)

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Spinning tunes and hosting local/international musicians and songwriters since 2004! Visit us on Facebook and check out our YouTube Channel for live performances! Tune in to WLUW on Fridays from 4 until 6pm!

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