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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.

10/12/2025

It's a great day for spreading peace and love Oct. 14th, 2025 during National I Love You Day and an all new Tuesday Lunch With Abe.

Leading off the guest lineup at 12:30pm PT | 1:30pm MT | 2:30pm CT | 3:30pm ET Carlos Plummer and Kyle Plummer of the Central Coast Film Society chat up their Mon., Oct. 20th Bay Theater 40th anniversary screening of the cult classic 1985 horror-comedy "Re-Animator" in a stunning 4K restoration, plus a never-before-seen narrated slide program of on-set production still photos by Tuesday Lunch host Abe Perlstein. Audience participation encouraged.

Drymen Stirlingshire, Scotland singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer Dave Arcari returns at 1:30pm PT | 2:30pm MT | 3:30pm CT | 4:30pm ET | 9:30pm Scotland time with his new stripped down, all-acoustic solo effort "Still Friends," a Buzz Records release recorded in Arcari's home studio with just two microphones and among other instruments, a custom resonator guitar built by National Reso-Phonic Guitars, San Luis Obispo.

Switching things up at 2:30pm PT | 3:30pm MT | 4:30pm CT | 5:30pm ET | 11:30pm France time, Paris-based pianist, composer, arranger Franck Amsallem circles back leading a trio of himself, bassist David Wong and drummer Kush Abadey on "The Summer Knows (un été 42)," a Continuo Jazz release of originals and interpretations of standards bittersweet with melancholy or vigorously alive, all with brilliant penetrating, refined interplay amongst the musicians.

Austin singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, recording, mixing, and mastering engineer Gurf Morlix is back at 3:30pm PT | 4:30pm MT | 5:30pm CT | 6:30pm ET with another masterful Rootball Records CD "Bristlecone," gothic, weather-worn spaghetti western noir, raw, sparse, evocative slide guitar, searing Telecaster work, and haunted hard-earned truths, but never hopeless.

Plus all manner of new and vintage recordings during the Oct. 14th, 2025 Tuesday Lunch with Abe, 12-6pm PT | 1-7pm MT | 2-8pm CT | 3-9pm ET | 8pm-2am Weds., Scotland time | 9pm-3am Weds., FFrance time on listener-supported, 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.

10/04/2025

6-hours of specially curated primarily new-release recordings for your ears and inner core with an all new Oct. 7th, 2025 Tuesday Lunch With Abe.

Denver pianist, vocalist, composer Dawn Clement returns at 12:30pm PT | 1:30pm MT | 2:30pm CT | 3:30pm ET with a captivating, evocative set of originals plus arrangements of work by Thelonius Monk, Elvis Costello, McCoy Tyner & Sammy Kahn by her eloquent trio featuring two legends of jazz, bassist Buster Williams and drummer Matt Wilson on her resplendent Origin Records outing "Delight."

New Orleans area singer-songwriter Jamie Bernstein returns at 1:30pm PT | 2:30pm MT | 3:30pm CT | 4:30pm ET with a spirit of hope and observations following 3 years of sobriety and recovery on "Zeus," Jamie's voice and guitar recorded by producer/engineer Mark Howard while sailing the Sea of Abaco in The Bahamas under full sail or anchored in tranquil coves.

For something completely different at 2:30pm PT | 3:30pm MT | 4:30pm CT | 5:30pm ET | 11:30am HST Grammy winning guitarist, composer, producer Jim Kimo West, who for decades has been rockin' with Weird Al Yancovich returns with acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, producer David Vito Gregoli presenting "Travelogue," instrumental originals leading listeners to serene retreats celebrating nature's beauty.

Nashville fiddler, singer-songwriter Corrina Rose Lgston Stephens appears at 3:30pm PT | 4:30pm MT | 5:30pm CT | 6:30pm ET under her nickname, Rrinaco presenting original tunes on her Rebel Records CD "Little Songs," simple yet strong, honest, conversational, folk and bluegrass-centric songs by a most unique voice.

Plus a variety of new and vintage sides during the Oct. 7th, 2025 Tuesday Lunch with Abe, 12-6pm PT | 1-7pm MT | 2-8pm CT | 3-9pm ET | 9am-3pm HST on listener-supported, 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 worldwide live & later on demand at www.TheRockCommunityRadio.org.
--> 'Like' or 'Follow' www.Facebook.com/TuesdayLunchWithAbe.

09/28/2025

Hug your neighbor Sept. 30th, 2025 during National Love People Day and a brand new Tuesday Lunch With Abe: new album showcase segments, revealing conversations with the artists, plus eclectic recordings spanning the musicverse.

Petaluma composer, trumpeter Sarah Wilson's music takes the spotlight at 12:30pm PT | 1:30pm MT | 2:30pm CT | 3:30pm ET leading her Brass Tonic sexet while drawing inspiration from Viennese painter Thomas Reinhold, the community spirited traditions of brass band, marching and New Orleans parade music, and the euphoria and joy of being in the creative moment on her new Brass Tonic Records CD "Incandescence."

At 1:30pm PT | 2:30pm MT | 3:30pm CT | 4:30pm ET vocalist, songwriter Susan Krebs returns with her honest, authentic voice on "Little Did I Dream," a luscious collection of swingin' standards and originals blending traditional jazz with feelings of renewal and regeneration on this her 10th album accompanied by her crack L.A. band The Local Outfit.

Changing gears at 2:30pm PT | 3:30pm MT | 4:30pm CT | 5:30pm ET Sav Madigan and Katie Larson of The Accidentals help us appreciate the small things in life on "Time Out #3" with compelling, relatable lyrics and a pop appeal rooted in folk and Americana featuring lush instrumentation and soaring harmonies.

At 3:30pm PT | 4:30pm MT | 5:30pm CT | 6:30pm ET it's a transcendent sonic journey by Canadian-based/South African-born recording artist Jim Gelcer known for his jazz stylings and bhakti-inspired performances and multi-instrumentalist David "Vito" Gregoli with sublime atmospheric ambient enchantment on their "Quiet Expanse."

Plus all manner of other material during the Tues., Sept. 30th, 2025 Tuesday Lunch with Abe, 12-6pm PT | 1-7pm MT | 2-8pm CT | 3-9pm ET on listener-supported, 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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09/21/2025

The Sept. 23rd, 2025's Tuesday Lunch With Abe radio series presents three new and one remastered multi-album legacy release plus lots more during the 6-hour broadcast.

WAR celebrates 55 years as a band at 12:30pm PT | 1:30pm MT | 2:30pm CT | 3:30pm ET when highlights from their new Far Out Productions, Rhino Records, Warner Music Group 5-disc box set "The CD Collection 1971-1975" are featured honoring their groundbreaking early five essential remastered albums fusing funk, jazz, Latin rhythms, soul, rock and psychedelia into a genre-defying sound all their own.

At 1:30pm PT | 2:30pm MT | 3:30pm CT | 4:30pm ET | 5:30pm ADT Antigonish, Nova Scotia guitarist, composer, educator Kevin Brunkhorst leads a quintet on his Calligram Records release "After The Fire," jazz originals reflecting recent global and personal challenges offering hope, solace, wonderment, and optimism.

Baltimore keyboardist, composer and newest member of the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra, Lafayette Gilchrist is next at 2:30pm PT | 3:30pm MT | 4:30pm CT | 5:30pm ET with his New Volcanoes ensemble and a plea for compassion, care and love during turbulent times on "Move With Love," their swaggering hip-hop, deep-bottom funk, jazz-infused live club recording on Morphius Records.

At 3:30pm PT | 4:30pm MT | 5:30pm CT | 6:30pm ET Duluth and Minneapolis–based violinist Clifton Nesseth and guitarist Paul Sauey's band Ponyfolk's debut album "The Woods Have Shown Us" features lush string orchestrations, guitar, bass pedals, vocal harmonies, cello, pump organ, and box drum, an homage to old time American and Nordic music through the lens of a chamber ensemble inspired by echoes of Nordic ancestors' songs and culture carried over from their Nordic countries.

Plus a whole lotta this 'n' that during the Tues., Sept. 23rd, 2025 Tuesday Lunch with Abe, 12-6pm PT | 1-7pm MT | 2-8pm CT | 3-9pm ET on listener-supported, 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.

09/15/2025

National Guacamole Day and an eclectic music safari coincide with Sept. 16th, 2025's Tuesday Lunch With Abe featuring new and remastered legacy releases throughout the 6-hour broadcast.

Ashland, Oregon fanciful folk-rock troubadour Ian George leans in at 12:30pm PT | 1:30pm MT | 2:30pm CT | 3:30pm ET with "A Fair" and "The Kingdom Of My Youth," two engrossing, atmospheric albums to help inspire your attending his free show at The Siren, Morro Bay, Fri., Sept. 19th

At 1:30pm PT | 2:30pm MT | 3:30pm CT | 4:30pm ET Chicago trumpeter, composer Chad McCullough's remarkable international collaboration with three pillars of Macedonian jazz is heard on their Calligram Records outing, "Transverse" where American jazz sensibilities combine with Macedonian folklore rhythms.

Sophisticated, upbeat, feel-good, funktastic quartet Garaj Mahal is next at 2:30pm PT | 3:30pm MT | 4:30pm CT | 5:30pm ET with a smokin' hot mix of jazz-world-fusion from their newest, "Rotifer."

At 3:30pm PT | 4:30pm MT | 5:30pm CT | 6:30pm ET The Grateful Dead's resolutely experimental "Blues For Allah" recorded in Bob Weir's home studio and originally released in 1975 has been beautifully remastered for this 50th anniversary deluxe 3-CD edition including two bonus discs of 1975 and 1976 live concert material.

Plus lots more during the Tues., Sept. 16th, 2025 Tuesday Lunch with Abe, 12-6pm PT | 1-7pm MT | 2-8pm CT | 3-9pm ET on listener-supported, volunteer-staffed 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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09/06/2025

What are you and your ears doing Tuesday? A memorial tribute to rock royalty Mark Volman, co-founder of The Turtles and Flo & Eddie gets things rollin' with remastered hits, deep cuts and rare live performances at the top of the Sept. 9th, 2025 Tuesday Lunch With Abe radio and live streaming broadcast.

Featured guests include 12:30pm PT | 1:30pm MT | 2:30pm CT | 3:30pm ET Brooklyn jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader Noah Haidu sporting his new Infinite Distances Records release, "Standards III."

Next at 1:30pm PT | 2:30pm MT | 3:30pm CT | 4:30pm ET it's the return of East Lansing, Michigan trombonist, arranger Michael Dease presenting his Origin Records CD "City Life: Music of Gregg Hill."

At 2:30pm PT | 3:30pm MT | 4:30pm CT | 5:30pm ET St. Louis, MO.-based bassist Dan Eubanks of the veteran Chicago bluegrass act Special Consensus affords insight to the band's new album "Been All Around This World."

The cavalcade of talent wraps up at 3:30pm PT | 4:30pm MT | 5:30pm CT | 6:30pm ET with Portland's Mark Tegio and Austin Smith showcasing "Cracks" the debut of their 4-piece Americana outfit The Lowtimers.

All that and lots more during the Tues., Sept. 9th, 2025 Tuesday Lunch with Abe, 12-6pm PT | 1-7pm MT | 2-8pm CT | 3-9pm ET on listener-supported, volunteer staffed 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.

09/01/2025

Five new albums, conversations with the artists, plus new & obscure music Sept. 2nd, 2025 when World Coconut Day and an all new Tuesday Lunch With Abe hosts Lewisburg, Pennsylvania drummer/composer Phil Haynes and New York guitarist/composer Ben Monder at 12:30pm PT | 1:30pm MT | 2:30pm CT | 3:30pm ET toting their Corner Store Jazz Records release "Transitions," airy, spacious, amorphous, atmospheric, lyrical weightless, and at times tense and urgent mood pieces.

At 1:30pm PT | 2:30pm MT | 3:30pm CT | 4:30pm ET Japanese-born, New York-based composer/vocalist/shamisen player Emi Makabe circles back with "Echo" her 2nd album. Her classically trained voice explores themes of loss, memory & cultural connection inspired by her father's pandemic-era passing via the unique sounds of the shamisen, flute, spoken word, a guest appearance by guitarist Bill Frisell, all resulting in a haunting, richly textured fusion of traditional Japanese music and jazz.

At 2:30pm PT | 3:30pm MT | 4:30pm CT | 5:30pm ET tuba maestro Jim Self having played on over 1500 motion picture and television soundtracks returns with his 24th album "My America 3: My Country," country tunes arranged by Kim Scharnnberg, performed by 1st-call players bridging the divide between jazz and Americana.

New York pianist/composer Julian Shore drops by at 3:30pm PT | 4:30pm MT | 5:30pm CT | 6:30pm ET. Julian Shore Trio's Chill Tones Records CD "Sub Rosa" is a captivating set of originals and renditions of Brian Wilson, Duke Ellington, Wayner Shorter, and Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein pieces.

76-year-old retired elementary school teacher, Vietnam war vet, and Georgia singer-songwriter, backcountry acoustic guitarist Ernie Palmer joins in at 4:30pm PT | 5:30pm MT | 6:30pm CT | 7:30pm ET with rustic, earthy tales of bootlegging, mountain feuds, murder, love and cotton mills on "A Teacher, A Preacher, & A Bad Farmer."

The Sept. 2nd, 2025 Tuesday Lunch with Abe, 12-6pm PT | 1-7pm MT | 2-8pm CT | 3-9pm ET on The Rock Community Radio.

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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08/23/2025

Four new albums, a bunch of singles, revealing chats with musicians, plus lots more new and vintage fare during the Tues., Aug. 26th, 2025 Tuesday Lunch With Abe.

Brooklyn singer-songwriter Christian Rutledge's debut album "An Inch Of This New York Mile" on Aqualamb Records is today's 12:30pm PT | 1:30pm MT | 2:30pm CT | 3:30pm ET offering, an Americana love letter to the city and people of New York full of spare lyric-driven tunes delivering vignettes of real life, angst, wit, longing, love and loss.

At 1:30pm PT | 2:30pm MT | 3:30pm CT | 4:30pm ET Boston-based clarinetist, composer, Glenn Dickson returns, this time with electronic musician, composer Bob Familiar. Their Dickson & Familiar CD "All The Light Of Our Sphere" commands a fresh electro-acoustic approach with lush melodic improvisation, tonal modulation and evolving loops making for soaring orchestral sounds recorded live with no overdubs.

Richmond, Virginia singer-songwriter Stephen Jacques returns for his sixth appearance at 2:30pm PT | 3:30pm MT | 4:30pm CT | 5:30pm ET with "Pioneers And Fragrant Flowers," his 13th release with stories of western migration, frontier wagon train life, gunfights, villains, saloons, Native American reality, and beautiful wide open spaces.

Byran Bay, east coast Australia's Kymrie Henge, Mobius Barnaby, Reuben Loire and Tristan Dafoe of The Heart Collectors , nominated for 2025 International Folk Music Awards Best Album of The Year appear at 3:30pm PT | 4:30pm MT | 5:30pm CT | 6:30pm ET | Weds., 8:30am AEST bursting with creative passion, mesmerizing harmonies, cinematic soundscapes and skillful song craft on "Alchymie," their 6th studio effort on Spins The Gold | MGM Records.

An musical oasis of exploration and wonderment compliment 'Be Kind To Humankind Week' during the Aug. 26th, 2025 Tuesday Lunch with Abe, Tues., 12-6pm PT | 1-7pm MT | 2-8pm CT | 3-9pm ET & Weds., 5am-11am AEST on listener-supported 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

08/18/2025

The Aug. 19th, 2025 Tuesday Lunch With Abe: three new albums; one new book; four guests.

First up at 12:30pm PT | 1:30pm MT | 2:30pm CT | 3:30pm ET Brooklyn baritone saxophonist, composer, arranger Saul Dautch leads a top-notch quintet of New York players on his debut original release "Music For The People." Dautch's melodic baritone stylings and warm sound compliment his hip, catchy compositions spanning multiple styles on this Doubleton Records CD.

Returning at 1:30pm PT | 2:30pm MT | 3:30pm CT | 4:30pm ET Sacramento pianist, composer, arranger Dave Bass accompanied by double bassist Tyler Miles and drummer Steve Helfand presents "Dave Bass Trio Nuevo Vol 2" seamlessly melding bebop, classical, Latin, and pop for a richly textured high energy selection of music bound to take listeners on surprising journeys.

A sneak peak at Omnivore Recordings about-to-be-released remixed, remastered reissue of NRBQ's live 1992 "Honest Dollar" album is next at 2:30pm PT | 3:30pm MT | 4:30pm CT | 5:30pm ET. Though missing $1 bills signed by the band and inserted into random copies of the original album, count on 'Ridin' In My Car,' 'Wacky Tobacky,' a guest appearance by John Sebastian on harmonica on the Lovin' Spoonful's 'Amy's Theme,' a rip-roaring version of Little Richard's 'Lucille', two previously unissued bonus tracks, and more!

At 3:30pm PT | 4:30pm MT | 5:30pm CT | 6:30pm ET learn about Chronicle Books lavish new coffee table book "The Grateful Dead by Jim Marshall – Photos and Stories from the Formative Years, 1966-1977" in conversations with the book's curators: David Gans, music journalist, host of The Grateful Dead Hour and co-host of Sirius XM's Tales from the Golden Road, and Amelia Davis, owner/manager of Jim Marshall Photography from which 52,704 photos, 1,352 proof sheets, and 168 boxes of Kodachrome slides Marshall left behind when he died in 2010 at 74 form the basis for this stunning 288 page opus.

The Aug. 19th, 2025 Tuesday Lunch with Abe, 12-6pm PT | 1-7pm MT | 2-8pm CT | 3-9pm ET on listener-supported 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

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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.]