The Pop Shop

Lots to celebrate this week, as Minnesota becomes the 12th state in the nation to allow same-sex marriage, and Ms. Finch completes another revolution around the sun. Love and Liberty abound!

Liberty Finch pilots the Doobieliner back to the ’70s for some late-night FM spins. Also on deck: smooth R&B from Rufus Thomas, Lee Sain, the Meters and Eli Paperboy Reed; soul-inspired Brit-Pop by the Yardbirds, the Who, the Knack, and Spencer Davis Group; a birthday track for the enchanting Ann-Margret, listener requests and more.

And comin’ up Friday, May 3, Liberty Finch and DJ Izzy fill in for Glen Leslie on Jet Set Planet! Don’t miss this audio cocktail, from 9-10:30pm on KFAI.

The Pop Shop takes a trip to the psychedelic side…….acknowledging the 70th anniversary of Bicycle Day and the discoveries of Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann first person to synthesize, ingest and learn about the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). On April 16, 1943, he performed a self-experiment, and less than an hour later was being escorted home—by bicycle—by his lab assistant. Hofmann died in 2008 at the age of 102. Tonight we free our minds and let the music carry us away……….

Liberty Finch and DJ Izzy welcome music aficionados John Eller (Shiny Lights) and Dave Biljan (The Flip Side) to the studio. Join us as we delve deep into the pop oeuvre. Listen, laugh, learn!