Area 22 Radio

Area 22 Radio Area 22 is an internet radio show heard on the public station Radio Fairfax every Wednesday 6-8PM Eastern! First Broadcast: October 1, 2008

Generally music from the late 70s thru today... with a strong emphasis on Indie Rock. Take a look at our playlists. We bet you'll see something you like. Take a listen and we bet you'll hear something new that you will like! Hosted by:
Brian Murphey
Nikki Blake

The show is streamed live every Wednesday, 6-8pm U.S. Eastern Time...
• Internet Web Browser: http://fcac.broadcasttool.stream/high
• Di

rectly on your mobile device: http://fcac.broadcasttool.stream/high
• TuneIn app: http://tunein.com/radio/Radio-Fairfax-s24818/
• Simulcast on Ch. 37: Verizon FiOS, Cox, Comcast (Fairfax & Loudoun)

BANDS
We love playing new unknown/underknown bands. If you think your band fits in with the other stuff on our playlists feel free to email us and get us a copy to review/play! (WAV, AAC, & 320k MP3 only) [email protected]

OUR SHOW NAME
Several people have asked so...
Area 22 is a section of the brain which allows you to differentiate between melody, pitch, and sound intensity.

05/29/2025

Area 22 Radio #740
Wednesday May 28, 2025

BRONCHO "Get Gone"
Delivery "Exacto"
Public Body "Hijinx"
Wolf Alice "Bloom Baby Bloom"
No Joy "Bugland"
HalfCutLemon "Ointment"
Star Matriarch "'Geisha' Means 'Open-Minded'"
The B-52's "Rock Lobster" (Special Request!)
ROSCOE TRIPP "moUse Rat"
Vundabar "Stallion Running"
Deep Sea Diver "What Do I Know"
Orla Gartland "Pest"
The Beths "Metal"
Dolly Parton "Magic Man (Carl Version) [feat. Ann Wilson]" (Cover Song of the Week!)
Shaky "Help Me Understand"
Late Night Drive Home "she came for a sweet time"
Siouxsie & The Banshees "Running Town"
Mary Timony "No Thirds"
L.A. WITCH "Lost at Sea"
Frankie and the Witch Fingers "Gutter Princess"
BAT BOY "Brave"
Dirty Nice "Better If We Don't"
Charm School "Figure 8"
Pretty Rude "Debbie & Lynn"
Sunflower Bean "Sunshine"
Mamalarky "Feels So Wrong"

Be sure to check out these super cool bands and don't miss AREA 22 Radio every Wednesday 6-8pm EST, 3-5pm PST only on Radio Fairfax Public Access!

05/22/2025

Area 22 Radio #739
Wednesday May 21, 2025

Public Body "Dimension"
The Convenience "I Got Exactly What I Wanted"
TVOD "Party Time"
DUCKBOY "MOLDY MEMORIES (peer pressure turned me into a diamond)"
Lucius "Old Tape"
Wishy "Over and Over"
Car Seat Headrest "Equals"
Matt Berninger "Bonnet Of Pins"
Dead Bars "Missed Connection"
Suzanne Vega "Speakers' Corner"
Sunflower Bean "There's A Part I Can't Get Back"
Sydney Sprague "As Scared As Can Be"
Meggie Lennon "My Best Self"
The Extensions "Praise You" (Cover Song of the Week!)
gardens & villa "Body"
White Denim "Econolining"
Ceramic Animal "Eyes On You"
Nation of Language "Inept Apollo"
Sun Atoms "Take This Love"
Glorybots "Apnea"
Roseblood "Running Wild"
Star Matriarch "'Geisha' Means 'Open-Minded'"
Wolf Alice "Bloom Baby Bloom"
King Isis "PERMANENTLY BROKEN"
Pretty Rude "Debbie & Lynn"
BRONCHO "Think I Pass"
Late Night Drive Home "she came for a sweet time"

Thanks for joining us this Wednesday and make sure you check out these awesome bands! We'll be back next week 6-8pm EST/3-5pm PST on Radio Fairfax Public Access!

05/15/2025

Area 22 Radio #738
Wednesday May 14, 2025

Ista "Aim for the Heart"
SEE NIGHT "Being Good Is Supposed To Be Easy"
Wishy "Fly"
The Driver Era "You Keep Me up at Night"
Baxter Dury "Allbarone"
Lucius "Impressions (feat. Madison Cunningham)"
Wilby "Pleaser"
TVOD "Empty Boy"
Roseblood "Running Wild"
DUCKBOY "MOLDY MEMORIES (peer pressure turned me into a diamond)"
Bat Boy "Brave"
The Beths "Metal"
Samia "Spine Oil"
Toro y Moi & Brijean "Genius of Love" (Cover Song of the Week!)
The Slim Kings "Togetherness"
Lady Pills "Sugarcube (feat. Will Dailey)"
Isis King "PERMANENTLY BROKEN"
Car Seat Headrest "True False Lover"
Matt Berninger "Bonnet Of Pins"
Lorde "What Was That"
PUNCHBAG "You Used To Be So Sexy"
Aluminum Boys "Common Pleas"
EGOISM "Sydney"
Suki Waterhouse "On This Love"
Arcy Drive "Inchin' Up"
Present Peasant "Corporate America Revisited"
BADBADNOTGOOD "Found A Light (Beale Street)"

Thanks for your support this week! Make sure you check out these awesome bands! Tune in next Wednesday 6-8pm EST, 3-5pm PST only Radio Fairfax Public Access

04/24/2025

Area 22 Radio #737
Wednesday April 23, 2025

The Wild Jumps "Common Sense Is a Super Power"
Teen Mortgage "Possessed"
Sunflower Bean "Champagne Taste"
My Son the Doctor "Julie"
New Translations "Rat People"
Julez & The Rollerz "Call Me Up"
Host Family "Dromedary"
Dotsun Moon "Bring Love"
Suzanne Vega "Rats"
Yumi Zouma "Bashville on the Sugar"
Strange Pilgrim "Little Bugs"
Strange Neighbors "Silk and Cyanide"
Babe Rainbow "LONG LIVE THE WILDERNESS"
Harkness "Ciao To the Beauty"
Fontaines D.C. "It's Amazing To Be Young"
The Moog Cookbook "Novocaine For the Soul" (Cover Song of the Week!)
The Kickback "Very Nice Time"
Replaced By Robots "Are We Falling in Love or Am I Just Losing My Mind"
Two-Man Giant Squid "Give & Take"
Blondshell "23's A Baby"
Lady Pills "Goo Dreams (feat. Sadie Dupuis)"
SHAKY "Help Me Understand"
Grub Lord "Katy May"
S**T "Syd Sweeney"
Buddy Wynkoop "Stress Fracture"
Billy Nomates "Plans"
Shura "World's Worst Girlfriend"
Miki Berenyi Trio "Gango"
Röyksopp "Impossible (feat. Alison Goldfrapp) [True Electric] [Mixed]"

If you enjoyed this weeks show, make sure you tune in next Wednesday! Thanks for listening to AREA 22 Radio, only on Radio Fairfax Public Access!

04/17/2025

Area 22 Radio #736
Wednesday April 16, 2025

Delivery "What For?"
Lucius "Gold Rush"
Mamalarky "Broken Bones"
Teen Mortgage "I Don’t Wanna Know"
Sunshine Slackers "Crevasse"
Minor Threat "Salad Days" (Happy Birthday Ian!)
Vundabar "Hurricane"
Sea Lemon "Crystals (feat. Benjamin Gibbard)"
Replaced By Robots "Since You Broke My Ouija Board"
L.A. WITCH "Eyes of Love"
Miki Berenyi Trio "A Different Girl"
Wet Leg "catch these fists"
Buddy Wynkoop "Electric City"
Frankie Cosmos "Vanity"
Pom Pom Squad "Downhill"
The Quilz "Girl U Want (Devo Cover)" (Cover Song of the Week!)
Two-Man Giant Squid "Weird Recordings (you've got some)"
Kula Shaker "Charge of The Light Brigade"
Sweet Arrow "Taking My Girl"
Bowling Shoes "Laundry"
Jangus Kangus "No Future In This"
Televillian "Dreams"
TVOD "Uniform"
New Translations "Rat People"
ROSCOE TRIPP "We All"
Plum Vision "Have It All"
Dead Bars "Missed Connection"
My Son the Doctor "Julie"
Mein "Silent Golden"

Make sure you show these bands some love by checking them out! Don't miss AREA 22 Radio every Wednesday 6-8pm EST, 3-5 PST only on Radio Fairfax Public Access!

04/10/2025

Area 22 Radio #735
Wednesday April 9, 2025

Mamalarky " #1 Best of All Time"
Fair Panic "Entirely True"
Greer "Had Enough"
Dream, Ivory "At Zero"
Shurr Jr. "Ashes"
The Hives "Enough Is Enough"
Emi Pop "No Puedo Dormir"
Washed Out "The Hardest Part"
NEIKED & Portugal. The Man "Glide"
Babe Rainbow "Aquarium cowgirl"
almost monday "jupiter"
Famous Friend "Care"
The Drums "I Want It All"
Replaced By Robots "Are We Falling in Love or Am I Just Losing My Mind"
The Cribs "Running Into You"
L.A. WITCH "Kiss Me Deep"
Sunflower Bean "Champagne Taste"
Bush "Wild Horses" (Cover Song of the Week!)
Bush "Machinehead (Remastered)" (Special Birthday Shout Out)
Buddy Wynkoop "Racing"
Moreish Idols "Railway"
Stereolab "Aerial Troubles"
Sparks "Drowned In A Sea Of Tears"
DEVAURA "VERTIGO"
Santigold "L.E.S. Artistes"
Wilby "Pleaser"
Charm School "I Wanna Feel It"
Dead Bars "Missed Connection"
Miya Folick "Felicity"
Saya Gray "..THUS IS WHY ( I DON’T SPRING 4 LOVE )"
Bob Mould "When Your Heart Is Broken"

Make sure to check out these awesome bands and don't miss AREA 22 Radio next Wednesday only on Radio Fairfax Public Access!

04/09/2025

Area 22 Radio is on air right now! Lots of great new music!

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Fairfax, VA • Portland, OR • Washington DC
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About Area 22 Radio

Area 22 is an internet radio show heard on the public station Radio Fairfax every Wednesday 6-8PM Eastern (3-5 Pacific)!

Generally we play music from the 80s thru today with a strong emphasis on current alternative/indie rock... Take a LISTEN and we bet you'll hear something new that you will like!

Hosted by: Brian Murphey & Nikki Blake

•• LISTEN •• The show is streamed live every Wednesday, 6-8pm U.S. Eastern Time... • Internet Web Browser: http://stream.fcac.org:8000/high • Directly on your mobile device: http://stream.fcac.org:8000/high • TuneIn app: http://tunein.com/radio/Radio-Fairfax-s24818/ • Simulcast on Ch. 37: Verizon FiOS, Cox, Comcast (Fairfax & Loudoun)