One For The Thanksgiving Weekend: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Here's a great Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee performance of "Long Gone (Like a Turkey Through The Corn)" 

R.I.P. fashion designer Pam Hogg, 1959-2025

Sadly, designer to the stars Siouxsie Sioux, Björk, Rihana, Kylie Minogue and others has passed away at 66. She'll be greatly missed.

Pete Rock plays The Phoenix Dec 14 followed by CL Smooth Dec 19

Great to have Pete Rock and former partner CL Smooth playing separate shows in Torono – don't count on a reunion anytime soon. 

Get tickets for Pete Rock's show on Dec 14 here and/or for CL Smooth's show on Dec 19 right here. 

Midweek Mixdown: Downtown Soulville with Mr. Fine Wine

Here's another sweet set of vintage soulful swingers from Matt "Mr. Fine Wine" Weingarden. 

Sez Mr. Fine Wine...

"The latest Downtown Soulville show on New Jersey radio station WFMU has now been permanently archived for anytime listening along with 25+ years of previous shows! Give it a listen at your leisure. Here's the playlist and a link to the sound file."

Check out Mr. Fine Wine's Downtown Soulville show from November 15th right here.

Watch Dead Moon's Toody Cole & her band live in Melbourne, Australia

Here's Toody Cole rockin' out with her Portland pals from The Spurs at PBS FM's studio in Melbourne, Australia recently. 

Here's the scoop...

Toody Cole, co-founder and mainstay of iconic Oregon group Dead Moon and the godmother of raw DIY rock 'n' roll, dropped by the Collingwood Yards studio of PBS 106.7 FM in Melbourne while in Australia for the first time fronting her own band, following three decades of appearances here with Dead Moon, Pierced Arrows and as a duo with her late great husband Fred Cole. In Toody Cole & Her Band, she is joined by Kelly Haliburton and Christopher March (on drums and guitar respectively) of fellow Oregon outfit Jenny Don't & The Spurs. 

The performance originally aired on Fang It! on Thursday November 20, 2025 - you can listen back to the audio archived here: pbsfm.org.au/program/fang-it/2025-11-20/17-00-00

Western World

Psychedelic Nightmare

Dagger Moon

Walking On My Grave

Caroline

Johnny

54-40 Or Fight

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Paul Maybury. 

Video by Patrick Turnbull / Two Way Media (instagram.com/twowaymedia1).

PBS FM is a member-funded community radio station based in Naarm (Melbourne), Australia. We have a dedicated team of volunteers broadcasting specialist music programming 24/7 via 106.7FM & PBS Digital in Naarm, and worldwide via www.pbsfm.org.au and the PBS app.

Michael Weston King previews new album with "La Bamba In The Rain"

Borne of grief, Michael Weston King's forthcoming album Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore is due early next year. Listen to the first track.

LINKS

Michael Weston King site: https://michaelwestonking.com/

Americana UK Michael Weston King - "La Bamba In The Rain"

Mamoru Banzai rocks Mossop's Social House, Wednesday

Ichi-Bons guitar slinger Mamoru Banzai hits Mossop's Social House (56 Yonge) for two sets (6:30 pm and 8 pm)

Sez Mamoru... 

"On Wednesday, November 26th, I will be playing 2 sets (6:30 pm & 8 pm) of electrified country blues at Mossop's Social House! No cover. Come by for some cocktails, food and music!" 

You can reserve a table at Mossop's right here. Watch Mamoru in action right here and over here. Those Ichi-Bons play the Shameful Tiki's 10th Anniversary Party at 777 Queen St. West on Friday (November 28). Watch Mamoru and his Ichi-Bons get down Dick Dale-style with a special guest in Paris below.