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.

06/04/2026

Area 22 Radio #776
Wednesday June 3, 2026
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TVOD "Rerun"
The Rallies "You Set Me Free"
The Black Keys "She Does It Right"
Paper Pools "This Light"
Vacations "Holy Grail"
Bass Drum of Death "Never Gonna Drink About You"
Violet Grohl "Cool Buzz"
Guided By Voices "Advance Without Dropping"
As Above "Upside Down"
Afloat "Need to Know"
Gurriers "Nobody's Coming To Save You"
Editors "Call It In"
No Joy "My Crud Princess"
Telehealth "The Telehealth Shuffle"
Brnda "Books are Bad"
combobox "The Party"
Fair Panic "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" (Cover Song of the Week!)
Jon Hood "Ocean"
Modest Mouse "Picking Dragons’ Pockets"
Ages and Ages "What Can I Do"
The Sheila Divine "I Climbed Inside a Whale"
Bike Routes "Shadows"
Cola "Polished Knives"
Touch Girl Apple Blossom "Tell"
Die Feen "F.I.T.S."
Stoner Control "The Bar Near Where Jeff Lives"
Turnover "Wheelie For No One"
FILM "Reassurance"
Wild Pink "Round Of Applause At The End Of The World"

What a wonderful Wednesday! See you next week only on Radio Fairfax Public Access!

05/21/2026

Area 22 Radio #775
Wednesday May 20, 2026
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King Ropes "Albertson's Parking Lot"
Junior Varsity "Radio"
HighSchool "149"
Public Opinion "Balloon Man Running"
The Black Keys "Who’s Been Foolin' You"
Die Feen "Megabucks"
Lowsunday "Someone To Talk To"
little image "THE PRESSURE"
Julez and the Rollerz "I Don't Know You"
Cola "Forced Position"
Cryptid Summer "Don't look now"
Krooked Kings "Telephobia"
Jupe Jupe "A Game of Wait and See"
Thrillhouse "Drain"
The Breeders "Limehouse"
The Make Three "The Truth Hurts Everybody" (Cover Song of the Week!)
total tommy "Pretty Little Mouth"
Young the Giant "Bitter Fruit"
Kim Gordon "PLAY ME"
Korean Boyfriend "Spando (Radio Edit)"
Bad Optics "No Friction (Prime Benefits)"
Deadbeat Beat "Heaven"
The High Curbs "TIL THE END"
Touch Girl Apple Blossom "The Springtime Reminds Me Of..."
Lime Garden "Undressed"
Muo Duo "Communication Breakdown"
Fat Dog "Go Love Urself"
The Pretty Flowers "Tough Love"
Basement "The Way I Feel"
Allah-Las "Ultramarine"

Back at it with a fun mix today! Don't miss next Wednesday!

05/07/2026

Area 22 Radio #773
Wednesday May 6, 2026
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Die Feen "You've Been Warned (Radio Edit)"
Ages and Ages "Feel Amazing"
Mute Swan "Shadow Of"
KINSALE "Cannot Be Found"
The Greenberry Woods "That Girl"
Afloat "Knuckles"
The Yum Yum Tree "Follow You Anywhere"
They Might Be Giants "They Might Be Feral" (Happy Birthday Flans!)
Cheekface "MFT"
The Noise Who Runs "This Song Sucks (Mind The Gap)"
Young the Giant "Bitter Fruit"
Lucy Dacus "Planting Tomatoes"
Lime Garden "Do You Know What I'm Thinking"
Courtney Barnett "One Thing At A Time"
Wooden Overcoat "Home"
Editors "Call It In"
Devvy Dub "Vision"
Death Cab for Cutie "Punching the Flowers"
Ecce Shnak "Vincent"
Sweet Unrest "All The Same (La Di Da)"
Broken Social Scene "The Call"
Citizen "Highs and Lows"
Hammok "The Scene"
Soft Loft "Caught"
Tory Silver "Your God"
Basement "The Way I Feel"
TV Star "Lodestar"
Velocity Girl "Pop Loser"
Kerala Dust "FEVER"

Another fine Wednesday on Area 22! Check out these great bands! See you next week!

04/30/2026

Area 22 Radio #772
Wednesday April 29, 2026
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Robyn "Really Real"
WOODEN OVERCOAT "Home"
Deadbeat Beat "Dying On That Hill"
Thrillhouse "Drain"
Deer Tick "Mary Singletary"
White Denim "That's Rap (feat. Jessie Payo)"
Jon Hood "Primrose"
Modest Mouse "Picking Dragons’ Pockets"
Lucy Dacus "Planting Tomatoes"
Conscious Pilot "Internet Support"
Afloat "Knuckles"
Fai Laci "Have You Nothing Left To Say"
Social Distortion "Born To Kill"
The Sleeveens "I Was Born on Saturday Night"
KINSALE "Give Me One Thing"
The Greenberry Woods "All I Want Is You"
Sweet Unrest "All The Same (La Di Da)"
Devvy Dub "Vision"
The Dambuilders "I Hope We're Not Too Late"
Glom "Glass"
Friko "Choo Choo"
Future Islands "One Day"
Lime Garden "Maybe Not Tonight"
The Library Is On Fire "(it's interference) (feat. Mike Watt)"
Public Opinion "Balloon Man Running"
TV Star "Lodestar"
Soft Loft "Caught"
Romeo Void "Never Say Never" - Happy Birthday Debora Iyall!

What a Wednesday! We'll be right back at it next week, same time, same place :)

04/23/2026

Area 22 Radio #771
Wednesday April 22, 2026
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Edging "This Head"
Fleur Electra "Get it Right"
Basement "The Way I Feel"
Friko "Still Around"
La Sécurité "Bingo"
Lime Garden "Cross My Heart"
Katie Alice Greer "Talk To Leslie"
Kim Gordon "GIRL WITH A LOOK"
The Dambuilders "Shrine"
Guided By Voices "Advance Without Dropping"
Die Feen "The Party"
Conscious Pilot "Internet Support"
KINSALE "Cannot Be Found"
The Greenberry Woods "Very Good Year"
Inner Wave "IF YOU LIKE"
ISTA "Waves"
Those Looks "Your Woman" (Cover Song of the Week!)
Thrillhouse "Drain"
Deer Tick "Mary Singletary"
Jupe Jupe "Alive Inside of You"
Heavy Bloom "Woke Up"
Jon Hood "DNA"
Ladytron "I See Red"
Miki Berenyi Trio "Island Of One"
Ages and Ages "Inspiration"
The Yum Yum Tree "Follow You Anywhere"
Elephant Stone "Everything Evil"
Broken Social Scene "The Call"
Soft Loft "Caught"
They Might Be Giants "Hit The Ground"

Hope everyone had a great Earth Day! Fun show today! See you next Wednesday, only on Radio Fairfax Public Access!

04/09/2026

Area 22 Radio #770
Wednesday April 8, 2026
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La Sécurité "Snack City"
Katie Alice Greer "Unglued"
Lambrini Girls "Cult of Celebrity"
Trainwreck Boyfriend "Freakshow"
The Yum Yum Tree "Follow You Anywhere"
Mute Swan "Hypnosis Tapes"
The Bug Club "Yours (If You Want Me)"
Edwyn Collins "A girl like you" (From Empire Records OST for Rex Manning Day!)
Propellerheads "History Repeating (feat. Dame Shirley Bassey)"
Ratboys "The World, So Madly"
Jo Passed "Alright"
Elephant Stone "Everything Evil"
Fai Laci "Have You Nothing Left To Say"
Jupe Jupe "Alive Inside of You"
Jon Hood "DNA"
Ladytron "I See Red"
The Breeders "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" (Cover Song of the Week)
cootie catcher "Going Places"
Jack White "G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs"
Prince Daddy & the Hyena "Big-Box Store Heart"
HighSchool "One Lucky Man"
The Voidz "Where No Eagles Fly"
Soft Loft "Caught"
Heavy Bloom "Woke Up"
Death Cab For Cutie "Riptides"
Goose "Good2B"
The Dambuilders "Shrine - 2006 Remaster"
Squeeze "Why Don't You"
Angine de Poitrine "Sarniezz"

It was a fine Rex Manning Day and a very fun Area 22 Radio! See you next Wednesday, only on Radio Fairfax Public Access!

04/02/2026

Area 22 Radio #769
Wednesday April 1, 2026
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Roscoe Tripp "Can't Wait to See You Again"
Mute Swan "Like a Chump"
Ages and Ages "Feel Amazing"
Elephant Stone "Everything Evil"
Friko "Choo Choo"
Trainwreck Boyfriend "Freakshow"
Thrillhouse "I'll Still Be There"
Cola "Hedgesitting"
Prince Daddy & the Hyena "Big-Box Store Heart"
Bike Routes "Delicate"
Kim Gordon "POST EMPIRE"
Sunglaciers "Dead Stop"
Optic Sink "Lucky Number"
Nora Kelly Band "Imposter Syndrome"
Lambrini Girls "Cult of Celebrity"
Haters "wander//wonder"
Sunday Mourners "Careers In Acting"
Aka Belle "Fittin' In (Clean)"
Merwulf "Strike Gold"
Miki Berenyi Trio "Island Of One"
Soft Loft "Caught"
cootie catcher "Straight Drop"
Gladie "Talk Past Each Other"
Brennan Wedl "Six O'clock News"
Future Islands "Find Love"
Death Cab for Cutie "Riptides"
Cheekface "Black Site"

No fooling around, it was a great show! See you next Wednesday on Radio Fairfax Public Access!

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