Zeeto on the Radio

24/08/2026

GUITAR FREAKS - TAKE NOTICE!
My middle hour concert last week (August 18) featured Michael Hedges. After the concert I played Michael’s tribute to his friend and fellow guitar superstar, Pierre Bensusan, followed by Pierre returning the favor to Michael. On my Tuesday, August 25, 2026 show I’ll do a little favor returning of my own, featuring Pierre Bensusan in concert at AyurPrana in Asheville, NC from Nov. 19, 2025.
There will also be lots of new music in my first and third hour - The Punch Brothers, Ken’ Mo’, Danni Nichols, Lindsay Lou, The Womack Sisters, Shaun Murphy, Pieta Brown, Maya de Vitry, The Revivalists, The Red Clay Strays, GA-20 with Charlie Musselwhite, Cara, Rhiannon Giddens and Sheryl Crow featuring Jesse Welles.
If you can't listen live, you can still give it a listen. When my show ends at 3:00, each of the three hours will be published as a podcast. You can hear it by going to Apple Podcasts and searching “WPKN” (https://wpkn.transistor.fm/shows), or “Zeeto” (https://feeds.transistor.fm/mike-zito).
Any questions, comments, concerns, suggestions? Zeeto can be reached at [email protected].

16/08/2026

27/07/2026

You may have read about the goings on at Levon Helm’s studio (or seen posts saying things like “I support Amy Helm). If not, here’s a link: https://theoverlooknews.com/amy-helm-removed-from-management-in-levon-helm-studios-power-shift/. I thought it was appropriate to dedicate my middle hour to Amy - in concert at the Hamilton in Washington D.C. That concert will take place at 1:00.
There’ll be lots of new stuff in the other two hours (Renee Fleming and Bela Fleck; The Punch Brothers; Cara; Steep Canyon Rangers; Cinder Well; the Head and the Heart; American Aquarium and more) as well as a reissued release from 1996 with Mose Allison, Van Morrison, Ben Sidran and Georgie Fame.
If you can't listen live, you can still give it a listen. When my show ends at 3:00, each of the three hours will be published as a podcast. You can hear it by going to Apple Podcasts and searching “WPKN” (https://wpkn.transistor.fm/shows), or “Zeeto” (https://feeds.transistor.fm/mike-zito).
Any questions, comments, concerns, suggestions? Zeeto can be reached at [email protected].

29/06/2026

Since Mike Horyzun and I inherited the noon to 3:00 show on Tuesdays on WPKN, we’ve tried to play great music (new and old) and present a special feature in our middle hour. For today, I go back to 2014. The Mavericks celebrated their 25th year together by playing the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival for the second year in a row. On Tuesday 6/30 at 1:00, give a listen to that concert. It features solos by many members of the band, and of course, the incredible voice of the late Raul Malo.
If you can't listen live, you can still give it a listen. When my show ends at 3:00, each of the three hours will be published as a podcast. You can hear it by going to Apple Podcasts and searching “WPKN” (https://wpkn.transistor.fm/shows), or “Zeeto” (https://feeds.transistor.fm/mike-zito).
Any questions, comments, concerns, suggestions? Zeeto can be reached at [email protected].

25/05/2026

The 2026 Americana Honors & Awards Nominations were released last week. From the start of the show at noon, I'll be featuring the songs, musicians and bands that were nominated. New releases and old favorites after that.
If you can't listen live, you can still give it a listen. When my show ends at 3:00, each of the three hours will be published as a podcast. You can hear it by going to Apple Podcasts and searching “WPKN” (https://wpkn.transistor.fm/shows), or “Zeeto” (https://feeds.transistor.fm/mike-zito).
Any questions, comments, concerns, suggestions? Zeeto can be reached at [email protected].

Zeet

18/05/2026

My first hour on May 19, 2026 features new releases from Van Morrison, Taj Mahal, The James Hunter Six, Ryan Bingham, Josiah and the Bonnevilles, and Della Mae (as well as some older favorites).
My middle hour (1:00) is a concert of Dave Mason’s from 1986 in Minneapolis, MN. I’ve been thinking a lot about Dave Mason since his passing last April 19. I chose this concert because I liked the stripped down/accoustic feel of it (just Dave and Jim Krueger). Plus, their setlist included a number of songs that surprised me.
In the third hour there’s a tribute to Hollywood, acting and moviemaking, plus an inspirational (for me certainly) ending from Angelique Kidjo with the Soweto Gospel Chorus.
If you can't listen live, you can still give it a listen. When my show ends at 3:00, each of the three hours will be published as a podcast. You can hear it by going to Apple Podcasts and searching “WPKN” (https://wpkn.transistor.fm/shows), or “Zeeto” (https://feeds.transistor.fm/mike-zito).
Any questions, comments, concerns, suggestions? Zeeto can be reached at [email protected].

Zeeto

11/05/2026

My show on WPKN on Tuesday, May 12 from noon - 3:00 is a tribute to Marcia Ball. For over 50 years, Marcia Ball has played piano with elements of zydeco, swamp blues, Louisiana blues, and boogie woogie. She has been nominated for five Grammys. She has won Blues Music Awards Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year seven times. She has been inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame. Named Official Texas State Musician by the Texas State Legislature. Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. Inducted into the Gulf Coast Music Hall of Fame. Named a Texas Music Legend by the Texas Songwriters Association. Just last year, she was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame
In October 2025, Ball announced she was diagnosed with A.L.S. and that she would be retiring from touring and performing.
My show starts off with an interview I was honored to do with Marcia in 2016. Highlights from “Home with the Armadillo – A Tribute to Marcia Ball,” held January 29 at the Paramount Theatre in Austin follows the interview. More than a concert, the evening felt like a homecoming—one that celebrated not only an extraordinary career, but a cultural legacy that continues to inspire generations - a "love letter" from the Austin community to Marcia. I follow the concert with new songs by Adeem the Artists, Mon Rovia, Mark Erelli Hiss Golden Messenger and Taj Mahal.
If you can't listen live, you can still give it a listen. When my show ends at 3:00, each of the three hours will be published as a podcast. You can hear it by going to Apple Podcasts and searching “WPKN” (https://wpkn.transistor.fm/shows), or “Zeeto” (https://feeds.transistor.fm/mike-zito).