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09/30/2025

"There's Howard Hughes in blue suede shoes
Smiling at the Majorette, smoking Winston ci******es
And as the song and dance begins
The children play at home with needles
Needles and pins"
(Genesis)

Sunday's trip on The Open Road on 885 The SoCal Sound is in the rear view and the music and playlist are archived here. https://www.thesocalsound.org/programs/gary-calamar/
The live show airs Sunday 4-6pm (PT) featuring adventurous pop music, both timely and timeless.

NEW: Jeff Tweedy, Tame Impala, Of Monsters and Men, Neko Case, Spoon, The Third Mind...+ Rilo Kiley, Warren Zevon, Band Of Horses, Yo La Tengo, Throwing Muses, Folk Implosion, Rolling Stones, Lucinda Williams, Courtney Barnett...

A trip back to Lilith Fair with Tracy Chapman, Lisa Loeb, Suzanne Vega, and Sarah McLachlan.

Genesis' The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway LIVE from The Shrine Auditorium from January 1975.

My cool remix of the last great Who song "Eminence Front" with my co-remixers Willie Aron and John Girgus.

XO
Gary

09/29/2025

✨Hump Day Giveaway on More Music in The Morning with Nic Harcourt + Jet - Wednesday, October 1 (between 8:30a & 9:30a PT): The Dandy Warhols at The Bellwether on October 6!

Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.com

09/28/2025

Greetings Fellow Bob Dylan Fans! Please join Lisa Finnie on The Dylan Hours today, Sunday, September 28, from 9-11am, Pacific, for a 2025 FALL PLEDGE DRIVE PREVIEW, featuring:

- A CHAT WITH PHOTOGRAPHER JIMMY WACHTEL +

- THROUGH THE OPEN WINDOW: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 18 (1956-1963) - A SAMPLER 🎶

Greetings Fellow Bob Dylan Fans! Please join me on the show tomorrow, Sunday, September 28, from 9-11am, Pacific, for a 2025 FALL PLEDGE DRIVE PREVIEW, featuring:

- A CHAT WITH PHOTOGRAPHER JIMMY WACHTEL +

- THROUGH THE OPEN WINDOW: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 18 (1956-1963) - A SAMPLER 🎶

The DYLAN HOURS, produced/hosted by yours truly, Lisa Finnie, airs locally in Southern California at 88.5 FM and streams WORLDWIDE at thesocalsound.org every Sunday, from 9 - 11am, Pacific . . .

09/28/2025

It's Aretha Franklin! Tune in to Tangled Roots Sunday morning 7:00AM - 9:00AM Pacific to hear Aretha Franklin, Solomon Burke, Eddie Floyd, James Brown, Ray Charles, Otis Redding and much much more! 88.5FM and thesocalsound.org

09/27/2025

This morning at 8 Pacific on Americana Matinee we'll hear new music from I'm With Her, Ruen Brothers, Rosie Flores & The Talismen, Luther Dickinson, and more. TUNE IN to 88.5FM via a real radio and/or your device of choice on our app and TheSoCalSound.org.

09/26/2025

Support for The SoCal Sound is made possible by Subaru of Glendale - The “Subaru Love Promise” is at the core of their business, showing love + respect to all people as a positive force in the community. Subaru of Glendale is proud to be the #1 in CA! Info at SubaruOfGlendale.com

09/26/2025

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09/26/2025

⚡Current ticket giveaways & upcoming events! 👇

The SoCal Sound has your chance to win a pair of tickets to some great shows! Enter for the chance to win at TheSoCalSound.org/win-tickets or click the Online Giveaways tab in the LINK IN BIO! 🔗

🧡 Members Only: Don't quit just yet when HAIM’s The I Quit Tour stops by The Kia Forum with Dora Jar on October 9! Tickets on sale now at Ticketmaster.com

🧡 Get ready for WAR and Tower of Power with Pancho Sanchez hosted by DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill at YouTube Theater on December 20! Tickets on sale now at Ticketmaster.com

🧡 Enjoy Songs and Stories from Heartbreaker from Mike Campbell and The Dirty K***s at United Theatre on Broadway on December 11! Tickets on sale now at AXS.com