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An eclectic blend of jazz, psychedelic rock, vintage Americana twang, western swing, folk & more.

Once weekly 6-hour celebration of free form radio hosted by Abe Perlstein. Call-in and---when COVID ends---in-studio guests, live performance, spoken word, long forgotten recordings, and new music showcase segments spanning many genres. Tuesdays, 12-6pm PST, broadcasting live from Central Coast Community Radio, KEBF-FM 97.3 (Cayucos, Morro Bay, Los Osos, CA.) and KZSR-FM 107.9 (Paso Robles and portions of Templeton and Atascadero, CA.); streaming live at www.CentralCaliforniaRadio.org.

07/21/2025

A perfect companion to National Hammock Day, the Tues., July 22nd, 2025 Tuesday Lunch With Abe: four new albums, lively conversation, new singles and all manner of vintage sides.

Miami jazz guitarist, composer, arranger, university educator Russ Spiegel, a touring, teaching, recording whirlwind drops in at 12:30pm PT | 1:30pm MT | 2:30pm CT | 3:30pm ET with "Nitty Gritty," his 7th album, an organ trio on four originals, classics and modern jazz arrangements, "A Man and a Woman" and some "Norwegian Wood."

Two-time Grammy Award-winner, Albany, California violinist Mads Tolling pays tribute to his violin heroes at 1:30pm PT | 2:30pm MT | 3:30pm CT | 4:30pm ET in collaboration with Danish musicians, guitarist Jacob Fischer and bassist Matthais Petri on "Masters of Jazz Violin" a Gateway Music release featuring compositions by Stéphane Grappelli, Jean Luc-Ponty, Stuff Smith and others.

Cincinnati pianist-composer-arranger, educator Ben Tweedt's debut original indie album, "Life Cycle" joined by bassist, Justin Dawson and drummer, Tom Buckley explores reoccurring themes in the everyday life of a working Midwest musician at 2:30pm PT | 3:30pm MT | 4:30pm CT | 4:30pm ET .

At 3:30pm PT | 4:30pm MT 5:30pm CT | 6:30pm ET Compass Records' dynamically remastered 30th anniversary release of Guy Clark's 1995 "Dublin Blues" with help from Sam Bush, Rodney Crowell, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith and others leads listeners on tongue and groove medications on life and love, an exquisite Americana portrait of the human condition by the legendary late Guy Clark.

Plus, favorites you've never heard.

The Tues., July 22nd, 2025 Tuesday Lunch with Abe, 12-6pm PT | 1-7pm MT | 2-8pm CT | 3-9pm ET on listener-supported, commercial-free, all-volunteer 97.3 & 107.9 The Rock.

FM-97.3: Los Osos, Baywood, Morro Bay, Cayucos

FM-107.9: Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero

Streaming live & later on demand at www.TheRockCommunityRadio.org

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07/13/2025

Expand your musical horizons Tues., July 15th, 2025 with an all new 6-hour Tuesday Lunch With Abe showcasing four new albums plus revealing conversations with the artists behind the music.

San Luis Obispo folk-rock icon Craig Nuttycombe circles back at 12:30pm PT | 1:30pm MT | 2:30pm CT | 3:30pm ET affording a sneak preview of his soon-to-be-released “Limestone Wizard”. Plus, how to attend his Sunday, July 20th live listening event at The Bunker, San Luis Obispo co- hosted by Craig and producer Damon Castillo.

Veteran fiddler, guitarist, vocalist Suzy Thompson dials up from Virginia at 1:30pm PT | 2:30pm MT | 3:30pm CT | 4:30pm ET with "Suzy Sings Siebel - Volume One”, a heartwarming tribute to the songs of overlooked '70s singer-songwriter Paul Siebel with help from Cindy Cashdollar, John Sebastian, and others.

Portland singer-songwriter Jeff Rymes returns at 2:30pm PT | 3:30pm MT \ 4:30pm CT | 5:30pm ET with Jeff Rymes & The Phantom Zodiacs' "Zodiac Shuffle," a hearty blend of bayou vibes, driving beats, and righteous grooves with some heavy-hitters backing him up.

Austin, Texas Gothic Folk-Rocker Gurf Morlix rounds out the show for his fifth appearance at 3:30pm PT | 4:30pm MT | 5:30pm CT | 6:30pm ET. Morlix produced, recorded, mixed, mastered, and played all instruments on "A Taste of Ashes" in his trademark mysterious, hushed vocals on rough-around-the-edges, blues-based gloomy grunge originals.

Plus, a whole bunch of this and that during the Tues., July 15th, 2025 Tuesday Lunch with Abe, 12-6pm PT | 1-7pm MT | 2-8pm CT | 3-9pm ET on listener-supported, commercial-free, all-volunteer 97.3 & 107.9 The Rock.

--> FM-97.3: Los Osos, Baywood, Morro Bay, & Cayucos, California
--> FM-107.9: Paso Robles, Templeton, & Atascadero, California
--> Streaming live & later on demand at www.TheRockCommunityRadio.org
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07/08/2025

Tues., July 8th, 2025, an all new 6-hour Tuesday Lunch with Abe showcasing four new albums, conversations with the artists, and more!

Chicago jazz vocalist Elaine Dame returns at 12:30pm | 1:30pm MT | 2:30pm CT | 3:30pm ET reimagining '70s pop as hip, modern jazz on “Reminiscing” backed by top Chicago players on Chaka Kahn's funk-soul classic, 'Tell Me Something Good,' Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here,' Maria Muldaur's 'Midnight at the Oasis' and more.

At 1:30pm | 2:30pm MT | 3:30pm CT | 4:30pm ET guitarist, composer, educator, scholar Jake Hertzog discusses his new album with The Ozark Jazz Philharmonic, "The Ozark Concerto for Guitar, Jazz Orchestra, and String Quartet," a classically-slanted work in seven parts with jazz accessories and shadings; a Zoho Music release.

Composer, arranger Aaron Shragge brings his custom microtonal trumpet and shakuhachi flute at 2:30pm PT | 3:30pm MT | 4:30pm CT | 5:30pm ET leading his quartet, Whispering Worlds on the all original "Cosmic Cliffs," a diverse musical palette of global, ambient, Indian ragas, as well as interactive experimental jazz.

Come 3:30pm PT | 4:30pm MT | 5:30pm CT | 6:30pm ET the spotlight is on the Christian Parker produced group, American Cosmic Revival Volume 1. Their Subcat Records | Edgewater Music Group release is "Back at Home: A Tribute to the International Submarine Band" which used to be fronted by the now late hippie hillbilly, country-rock legend, Gram Parsons.

That's the Tues., July 8th, 2025 Tuesday Lunch with Abe, 12-6pm PT | 1-7pm MT | 2-8pm CT | 3-9pm ET on listener-supported, commercial-free, all-volunteer 97.3/107.9 The Rock.

FM-97.3: Los Osos, Baywood, Morro Bay, Cayucos
FM-107.9: Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero
Streaming live & later on demand at www.TheRockCommunityRadio.org
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06/30/2025

Celebrate postal workers for delivering the mail on National Postal Worker Day, Tues., July 1st, 2025 while tuning in an all new Tuesday Lunch With Abe.

At 12:30pm PT | 1:30pm MT | 2:30pm CT | 3:30pm ET learn about efforts to complete the purchase of and preserve public access to Cuesta Inlet, a treasured scenic open space in Los Osos on the Morro Bay National Estuary. Margarete Schmidt, Marcel Stieber, and Arianne Olarig of Save Cuesta Inlet discuss ensuring the transfer of Cuesta Inlet from private property to public domain for hikers, kayakers, bird watchers, dog lovers, painters, families and wildlife.

L.A.-based avant-pop, nerd-punk, indie garage rock singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Charlie Christmas, also known as journalist Chuck Crisafulli for work published in Rolling Stone, the L.A. Times, Hollywood Reporter, High Times, and author of books such as Me and a Guy Named Elvis rings up at 1:30pm PT | 2:30pm MT | 3:30pm CT | 4:30pm ET with "Spoonfuls," his self-described "pleasantly unsettling sounds for slightly odd listeners."

At 2:30pm PT | 3:30pm MT | 4:30pm CT | 5:30pm ET Boulder, Colorado singer-songwriter, guitarist Reverend Freakchild presents his newest pair of Treated and Released albums, a sermon of deep soul blues on his solo acoustic "Bare Bones," and the just-out acoustic/electric "A Bluesman Of Sorts," previously unreleased originals, old favorites, remixes of previously released tracks, all framed by his mantra: “Music is my religion. Through song I seek transcendence!”

Next at 3:30pm PT | 4:30pm MT | 5:30pm CT | 6:30pm ET , New York City jazz pianist, composer, arranger David Janeway walks us through his SteepleChase Records album "Forward Motion" with virtuoso drummer Billy Hart and bassist Cameron Brown.

The Tues., July 1st, 2025 Tuesday Lunch with Abe, 12-6pm PT | 1-7pm MT | 2-8pm CT | 3-9pm ET on listener-supported, commercial-free, all-volunteer 97.3 & 107.9 The Rock.

FM-97.3: Los Osos, Baywood, Morro Bay, Cayucos
FM-107.9: Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero
Streaming live & later on demand at www.TheRockCommunityRadio.org
'Like' or 'Follow' www.Facebook.com/TuesdayLunchWithAbe.

06/23/2025

Six hours of new albums and prime cuts from the past shaken, stirred and heard during the Tues., June 24th, 2025 Tuesday Lunch With Abe.

At 12:45pm PT | 1:45pm MT | 2:45pm CT | 3:45pm ET listen in for the results of four world class musicians having collaborated in Santa Fe, New Mexico for a recording date on "Positive Energy," a Summit Records release by The Greg Abate Quartet featuring a broad range of compositions and moods by returning guest, alto-saxophonist/educator/bandleader Greg Abate.

Returning at 1:30pm PT | 2:30pm MT | 3:30pm CT | 4:30pm ET New York guitarist/composer Andy Bianco presents "Live On A Midsummer Night In NYC" a compelling new release by the Andy Bianco Quartet captured across two performances with tenor saxophonist Adam Niewood, organist Brad Whiteley and--split between the two dates—drummers, Paul Wells and Wayne Smith Jr.

San Francisco Bay guitarist, composer, producer wunderkind Carl Weingarten circles back at 3:30pm PT | 4:30pm MT | 5:30pm CT | 6:30pm ET with the new Multiphase Records CD "Songs For A Perigee Moon" a rich blend of acoustic and electric slide guitar across eleven evocative, imaginative, melodic ambient tracks backed by other accomplished players.

Plus selections from new albums "Heavy From The Sky" by The Jared Strout Band, "I Remember Bill" by Chaco Ramirez, "LLEAGUE" by The Reddish Fe**sh with The New Jersey All Stars, and Max Wareham's "Daggomit!" and more throughout the show.

That’s the Tues., June 24th, 2025 Tuesday Lunch with Abe, 12-6pm PT | 1-7pm MT | 2-8pm CT | 3-9pm ET on listener-supported, commercial-free, all-volunteer 97.3 & 107.9 The Rock.

FM-97.3: Los Osos, Baywood, Morro Bay, Cayucos
FM-107.9: Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero
Streaming live & later on demand at www.TheRockCommunityRadio.org
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06/15/2025

Don a pair of headphones or ear buds, sit back, relax, and/or get up and dance like no one's watching as the Tues., June 17th, 2025 Tuesday Lunch With Abe broadcasts six-hours of uplifting music as a potent balm to current world events.

At 12:30pm PST | 1:30pm MST | 2:30pm CST | 3:30pm EST from the ether in between the tropical lounges of 1930s Los Angeles and h***y tonk beer joints of rural '50s California comes the Santa Cruz-based singer-songwriter duo of Poi Rogers: bassist Carolyn Sills and guitarist, lap-steel, and master whistler Gerard Egan fresh from their Live Oak Music Festival performance with their Moon Lasso Music Records debut album "Twilight Blues."

At 1:30pm PST | 2:30pm MST | 3:30pm CST | 4:30pm EST L.A. drummer, producer, arranger, educator Peter Erskine celebrates the music of two iconic Viennese composers having moved to Hollywood in 1929 and 1934 whom set the standards for film scoring. Peter Erskine & The Jam Music Lab All-Stars' Origin Records album "Vienna To Hollywood, Impressions of E.W. Korngold & Max Steiner" re-imagines their timeless movie scores filtered throuigh dynamic improvised jazz.

2:30pm PST | 3:30pm MST | 4:30pm CST | 5:30pm EST welcomes internationally acclaimed photographer Arthur Tress and Morro Bay photographer/writer David Weisman discussing "100 Views of Morro Rock" Arthur's latest book featuring the microcosm of life springing around it with commentary and text by Weisman. Don't miss their Fri., June 20th 5:30pm photo presentation, Q&A, and book signing at The History Center of San Luis Obispo and the Sat., June 21st 1:00pm screening of the feature film documentary "Arthur Tress: Water's Edge", Q&A and book signing at The Bay Theatre, Morro Bay.

Closing the show a special tribute to the late composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, producer, Brian Wilson beginning at 3:30pm PST | 4:30pm MST | 5:30pm CST | 6:30pm EST featuring the Beach Boys and Wilson's solo work spanning an amazing 64-year career.

The Tues., June 17th, 2025 Tuesday Lunch with Abe, 12-6pm PST | 1-7pm MST | 2-8pm CST | 3-9pm EST on listener-supported, commercial-free, all-volunteer 97.3 & 107.9 The Rock.

-- FM-97.3: Los Osos, Baywood, Morro Bay, Cayucos
-- FM-107.9: Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero
-- Streaming live & later on demand at
www.TheRockCommunityRadio.org
-- 'Like' or 'Follow' Tuesday Lunch with Abe.

06/11/2025

Brian Wilson has gone to the great surfin’ safari beyond. Thanks for a lifetime of great music and memories.

06/09/2025

The Tues., June 10th, 2025 Tuesday Lunch With Abe radio series shepherds a 6-hour cosmic journey exploring the wonders of four new albums, engaging conversations with creative concerns behind the music, plus random laffs, snorts, and chuckles along the way.

Sweden-based singer-songwriter-guitarist Blues legend Eric Bibb dials up at 12:30pm PST | 1:30pm MST | 2:30pm CST | 3:30pm EST | 9:30pm Sweden time, his new Repute Records CD, "Eric Bibb Live at the Scala Theatre, Stockholm" in hand.

Philadelphia singer-songwriter-guitarist Jefferson Berry delivers the goods at 1:30pm PST | 2:30pm MST | 3:30pm CST | 4:30pm EST with Jefferson Berry & The UAC's latest all-original "Born Into A Blizzard" CD.

At 2:30pm PST | 3:30pm MST | 4:30pm CST | 5:30pm EST, take a deep dive into Grateful Shred's "Might As Well," their debut album of Grateful Dead songs never studio recorded by the band itself. Grateful Shred performs live closing out San Luis Obispo's Live Oak Music Festival, Sunday night, June 15th.

3:30pm PST | 4:30pm MST | 5:30pm CST | 6:30pm EST ushers in highlights of "The Music Never Stopped," Rhino Records' 3-disc compilation of choice live concert recordings by The Grateful Dead.

The Tues., June 10th, 2025 Tuesday Lunch with Abe, 12-6pm PST | 1-7pm MST | 2-8pm CST | 3-9pm EST on listener-supported, commercial-free, all-volunteer 97.3 & 107.9 The Rock.

--> FM-97.3: Los Osos, Baywood, Morro Bay, Cayucos
--> FM-107.9: Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero
--> Streaming live & later on demand at
www.TheRockCommunityRadio.org
--> 'Like' or 'Follow' www.Facebook.com/TuesdayLunchWithAbe

06/04/2025

Dean Johanesen kindly shared his awesome video clip of his Tuesday Lunch with Abe radio showcase of his ‘Semi-Tennessee’ EP. Enjoy!

06/02/2025

Tues., June 3rd, 2025, It’s Love Conquers All Day via an all new Tuesday Lunch With Abe presenting four new albums, revealing conversations with the artists, plus more new and vintage fare spanning the musicverse.

New York producer/trumpeter Volker Goetze returns at 12:30pm PST | 1:30pm MST | 2:30pm CST | 3:30pm EST with "Little Big Top" a Motéma Music label duo project featuring recently departed legendary accordion master/ composer Guy Klucevsek where ballroom, barroom, bo****lo, circus, concert hall and jazz club intermingle with folk traditions from 'round the world delivering a hybrid new expression.

1:30pm PST | 2:30pm MST | 3:30pm CST | 4:30pm EST welcomes Laramie, Wyoming pianist/composer Ben Markley leading a straight-ahead post-bop quintet on his all-original O2A Records CD "Tell The Truth" paying tribute to '60s Blue Note sessions with deep grooves, sweet swing and dynamic exchanges among the star players.

2:30pm PST | 3:30pm MST | 4:30pm CST | 5:30pm EST features Chicago bassist, arranger, educator Rodney Whitaker and "Mosaic: The Music of Gregg Hill" on Origin Records delivering vibrant interpretations supercharged with fiery interaction and deep swing on this, the fourth collaboration between Whitaker and Hill.

L.A. singer-songwriter, guitarist David Steinhart, following a decade with folk trio The Furious Seasons and nearly thirty solo albums to his credit returns at 3:30pm PST | 4:30pm MST | 5:30pm CST | 6:30pm EST with "Released," ten sophisticated, finely crafted, sparkling, hook-laden, emotionally invested folk pop numbers on love, loss and hope.

Soul-stirring music and conversation: the Tues., June 3rd Tuesday Lunch with Abe, 12-6pm PST | 1-7pm MST | 2-8pm CST | 3-9pm EST on listener-supported, ad-free, all-volunteer 97.3 & 107.9 The Rock.

--> FM-97.3: Los Osos, Baywood, Morro Bay, Cayucos
--> FM-107.9: Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero
--> Streaming live & later on demand at www.TheRockCommunityRadio.org
--> 'Like' or 'Follow' Tuesday Lunch with Abe Perlstein.

05/25/2025

Tues., May 27th, 2025, National Nothing to Fear Day, ideal for letting go of your worries, fears, and embrace the unknown with courage and confidence during an all new Tuesday Lunch With Abe spotlighting four new albums plus conversations with the personalities behind the music.

The music safari begins At 12:30pm PT | 1:30pm MT | 2:30pm CT | 3:30pm ET with highlights from Japanese born, Lansing, Michigan-based trombonist, composer Nanami Haruta's brilliant, gorgeous, robust debut album "The Vibe" an Origin Records release co-produced by master trombonist and baritone saxophonist Michael Dease.

At 1:30pm PT | 2:30pm MT | 3:30pm CT | 4:30pm ET Chicago baritone saxophonist, composer, arranger Jimmy Farace leads a nonet with a string quartet via his timeless, striking debut "Hours Fly, Flowers Die" a mix of originals and beautifully arranged Duke Ellington and Kurt Weill compositions on this Shifting Paradigm Records CD.

2:30pm PT | 3:30pm MT | 4:30pm CT | 5:30pm ET marks the return of Brooklyn alto saxophonist, composer, arranger Randal Despommier with his Sunnyside Records release "South," a return to his New Orleans roots; originals and interpretations of Professor Longhair, Allen Toussaint, Charles Mingus, and Sidney Bechet co-produced with longtime collaborator, pianist Jason Yeager.

3:30pm PT | 4:30pm MT | 5:30pm CT | 6:30pm ET welcomes back Chicago drummer, composer Gustavo Cortiñas with his Desafio Candente Records CD "The Crisis Knows No Borders" an all-original musical narrative of unity and empathy while addressing sustainability and global interconnectedness which transcend borders, in turn manifesting in tragic armed conflicts, poverty, famine climate disasters and forced migration.

Music with depth, meaning and soul-stirring positivity: the Tues., May 27th Tuesday Lunch with Abe, 12-6pm PT | 1-7pm MT | 2-8pm CT | 3-9pm ET on listener-supported, commercial-free, all-volunteer 97.3 & 107.9 The Rock.

--> FM-97.3: Los Osos, Baywood, Morro Bay, Cayucos
--> FM-107.9: Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero
--> Streaming live & later on demand at
www.TheRockCommunityRadio.org
--> 'Like' or 'Follow' www.Facebook.com/TuesdayLunchWithAbe.

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4-hours and 20-minutes of free form radio hosted by Abe Perlstein. Call-in and in-studio guests, live performances, and sets of music bound to please even the most jaded listeners. WHEN: Tuesdays, 12:00 to 4:20pm PST > broadcasting live from Central California Community Radio, KEBF-FM 97.3 (Cayucos, Morro Bay, and Los Osos, CA.) and KZSR-FM 107.9 (San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero, portions of Garden Farms and Santa Margarita, CA.); streaming live at www.CentralCaliforniaRadio.org. [Photo of Central Coast keyboardist/vocalist, Rick Beaumont by Abe Perlstein.]