The Infinite Fretboard is a deep dive into incredible guitar playing and the limitless sounds of fretted instruments from around the world. Free-form and genre-bending, the show travels through rock, jazz, fusion, folk, bluegrass, prog, blues, classical, and beyond. Whether it’s guitar, mandolin, bass, or something more unexpected, every episode highlights expressive, creative, and virtuosic playing—featuring iconic masters alongside new artists who are redefining what’s possible on the fretboard.
Prog
That’s So Last Century!
An exploration of the vast trove of music from the 20th century, from 1999 back to 1928, across multiple genres, generally tied together by a theme of sorts. Lots of the various styles of rock, pop, blues, soul/funk, jazz and more. Sometimes observing musician birthdays and/or album release anniversaries. Once in a while throwing in a new-ish song just to keep you on your toes. Striving for an interesting and enjoyable mix of the familiar and obscure. Requests, questions, comments welcome here: [email protected] Thanks for listening!
Brews & Blues
Buffalo Mike hosts a hybrid music/talk radio show featuring most genres of music that ended up on the “B” sides of albums and 45s, but could have easily been “A” side material, discusses the art & science of home and commercial brewing with local brewers, and investigates local Asheville events. The second hour of his show features strictly blues music and interviews.
Brown Mountain Lights
Free-form
Musical Trips
Saturday 11am-1pm
join Andy for an exploration
to the bluesy bottoms &
freaky peaks of audible expression.
We ride
in the psychedelic
easy chair
and jam songs
that resonate
our world,
history
& country.
Some scream for justice.
Others Cry for love.
A music show inspired
by nature’s magic &
big tent diversity.
Listen Saturday
to detangle the sonic knots
in our heads.
Don’t miss
the Steep Climb
of the week:
a freshly-hatched
experimental
audio challenge.
Follow us at BROWN MOUNTAIN LIGHTS
Cesspool of Sin
Cesspool of Sin is a freeform radio show curated by your host Minx, with a focus on upbeat and heartfelt tunes composed by underrepresented groups, and across all genres. Minx is always finding new music to tickle your earholes, so strap on in, relax and enjoy the ride! Cesspool of Sin airs Sundays from noon-2 p.m.
Closer to the Edge
Professors JD and TED present a “Prog Variety Show” every Thursday where they spin the finest classic and modern Progressive Rock and related music from around the world! Progressive Rock (now called Prog to encompass the many sub-genres) evolved in the late 60’s/early 70’s from Psychedelic music to elevate rock to new levels of artistry. Prog bands, then and now, push rock’s technical and composition boundaries by going beyond the standard rock or popular verse-chorus song based structures. Also, the arrangements often incorporate elements drawn from classical, jazz and world music. Long, multi-dimensional pieces are more common while songs with lyrics are sometimes conceptual, abstract, or based in fantasy. Musically, unusual time signatures are frequent as is orchestration and many ‘movements’ within one song. Prog bands sometimes use “concept albums” to tell an epic story or tackle a grand overarching theme. Progressive Rock was popular in the 70’s with bands: Yes, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Genesis, ELP, Pink Floyd, Renaissance and many more; and was revived in the 90’s in the UK with Porcupine Tree, eventually expanding around the world in the 2000’s, including the USA! Major sub-genres of Prog are Progressive Metal, Avant-Garde, Jazz Rock/Fusion, Prog Folk, Progressive Electronic, Psychedelic/Space Rock and many others, plus Proto-Prog. Check out the following sites for historical info and current releases: Prog Magazine, The Prog Report and Prog Archives . Contact [email protected] or [email protected] to make a request!