Tonic: The Funky Groove Show

07/11/2025

Groove is in the heart... or on your radio dial! 📻 Tune in TONIGHT, Fri., July 11, 9-11 PM Central for this week's funky grooves and get all the good feels! Listen LIVE, online, worldwide, at www.KGOU.org, your local KGOU - Your NPR Source station in OK, or tell your smart speaker to play KGOU. 🌀

07/08/2025

It takes a LOT of vinyl records to record a whole season of Tonic: The Funky Groove Show! 🥵 Now that Season Five has wrapped and we're revisiting past episodes from the season, here's a glimpse of all the records I procured for this season alone. (This doesn't include the other records I played from my existing collection!) Thanks to many vinyl dives in antique stores, record shops, garage and estate sales, and promo copies sent by record labels and bands, I added dozens more records to my collection... and I'll be doing it all again soon for Season Six, which starts in October. Until then, wish me happy hunting (and here's hoping I have enough room in my vinyl racks to fill these babies in)!

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07/04/2025

Tune in tonight, Friday, July 4, and spend your Independence Day evening gettin' funky with an encore broadcast from Season Five. And if you'd like a patriotic twist, we'll be switching over to a live simulcast from Norman's annual Fourth Fest in Reaves Park to hear some music serving as the backdrop for the city's fireworks display. 💥 Then, we'll jump right back in and finish out the night with more funky tunes, like normal. Tune in and listen LIVE, 9-11 PM Central, online, worldwide, at www.KGOU.org, your local - Your NPR Source station in OK, or tell your smart speaker to play KGOU. 🇺🇸

06/27/2025

It’s almost time! Tune in for tonight’s funky mix, 9-11 PM Central on KGOU, for your weekly dose of instrumental funk, groove, soul, disco, jazz, hip-hop, and more, from the 1960s to the 2020s. Listen online at www.KGOU.org, your local KGOU - Your NPR Source station in OK, or tell your smart speaker to play KGOU!

06/26/2025

The fourth Thursday of each month means it's time for FUNK NITE, tonight, June 26, 7-9 PM at The Sound Bar in Oklahoma City. This month's event will be slightly different; in Michael B's absence, we'll hear a special all-vinyl episode from Season Two of Tonic, which uses vinyl records from Michael's personal collection to tell the story of his rise to funkateer status. The SoundBar is the perfect setting for groovy music and funky storytelling, and we hope you'll bring a friend, enjoy a refreshing beverage from the bar, and cozy up to the comfy furniture on-hand. (Don't worry, Michael B will be back for July's event!) The SoundBar is located at 712 N. Broadway Ave., on the second floor, in Automobile Alley, OKC - hope you can make it!

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06/24/2025

This Thursday, June 26th, is our monthly Funk Nite at The Sound Bar in Oklahoma City, 7-9 PM! Although Michael B will be in abstentia this month, we'll keep the spirit of the monthly excursion into funky vinyl by hearing a special all-vinyl episode from Season Two of Tonic, wherein Michael will tell an autobiographical story of the rise of his love of funk music, through records from his own collection. Bring a friend, grab a fresh cocktail from the bar, and sink into some comfy furniture and enjoy this unique vinyl listening experience, as only the SoundBar can provide. Located at 712 N. Broadway Ave., on the second floor, in Automobile Alley, OKC.

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06/23/2025

Thursday night in OKC! 💪🏻

🎶 Get ready to groove because Fourth Thursdays are all about that funk! 💃🕺
We’re bringing you electronic funk vibes from across the decades, curated by Michael B, host of "Tonic: The Funky Groove Show" on KGOU.

🎧 Michael’s out on the town tonight, so we’re spinning two of his (and our!) favorite recent Tonic broadcasts.

🙌 Big congrats to Michael for his cover art feature on the new Redtenbacher’s Funkestra: The Colours of Joni (Mitchell) tribute album!

06/22/2025

Funk Nite is back THIS THURSDAY, June 26, 7-9 PM at The Sound Bar in Oklahoma City! This month, in my absence, we’ll keep the vinyl spinning by revisiting a special all-vinyl episode from Season Two. Much in the way you usually hear me in person, I’ll be there in spirit, broadcast on loudspeakers and telling a personal story revealed through records from my own vinyl collection. Enjoy music on my vinyl recordings and storytelling, plus tasty drinks at the bar, lots of vinyl to shop, and an overall cool vibe for hanging with friends. Outside food is welcome, too! The SoundBar is located at 712 N. Broadway Ave., on the second floor, in Automobile Alley, OKC - hope you can make it!

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06/20/2025

Get ready to set sail on the high seas of FUNK! ⛵️ Tonight’s special-themed edition is all about sailing and life on the open sea, with funky songs about sailboats, ocean life, and yes, even pirates! 🏴‍☠️ Listen LIVE tonight, Friday, June 20, 9-11 PM Central, online, worldwide, at www.KGOU.org, your local KGOU - Your NPR Source station in OK, or tell your smart speaker to play KGOU. All aboard! 🛳️

06/19/2025

Jazz In June, Norman, OK starts TONIGHT!! Join us at Andrews Park at 7:30 for a fantastic night of live music under the stars! More lineup info online at www.jazzinjune.org - gonna be SO MUCH FUN!! 🎶🎷

06/13/2025

Let's crank up the HEAT! 🥵 Tonight's hot-hot, funky mix includes new music by Adam Deitch, Ari J Teitel, and Sam Fribush (SAM FRIBUSH ORGAN TRIO); Ari Joshua Artist Page; and Kuna Maze, plus classic funk by Stanley Clarke, and SO MUCH MORE. Tune in and listen LIVE tonight, Friday, June 13, 9-11 PM Central, online, worldwide, at www.KGOU.org, your local KGOU - Your NPR Source station in OK, or tell your smart speaker to play KGOU. Can you handle the FUNK?? 😵‍💫

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06/12/2025

Friday night is comin' in HOT, with a funky-fresh mix of tunes you won't wanna miss! 🔥 Listen in Fri., June 13, 9-11 PM Central, for tunes by Redtenbacher's Funkestra, Cinephonic, Savana Funk & GAUDI, Music soup Organ Trio, and loads more! Listen LIVE online, worldwide, at www.KGOU.org, your local KGOU - Your NPR Source station in OK, or tell your smart speaker to play KGOU. Gonna be a great night! 🌙

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