DJs

Song Club Radio Hour / Joel Myers

Song Club Radio Hour, airing Fridays from 10-11pm, is a show where participants are given a randomly selected song title along with a combination of three prompts and parameters. Using these guidelines, they have one week to write and record a song. Host Joel Myers compiles all of the submissions and the resulting show is a magical potluck of songs and sounds no one has ever heard before! Welcome to Song Club Radio Hour. Most of the club is localized to the Pacific Northwest, with some clubbers on the east coast and California. A few of the members are located right here in Port Townsend. Please feel free to reach out with questions, comments and ideas: Email SongClub. Or leave them a voicemail (they may even play it on the show) : 208-595-7664.

Roots & Twang / Karen Anderson

Roots & Twang, airing Fridays from 3-5pm, is your weekly dose of Country, Roots and Americana music hosted by Karen Anderson, the “Truck Driver’s Daughter.” Karen brings a diverse mix of artists you won’t hear on commercial Country radio stations, and breaks the stereotypes of the genre with her eclectic musical selections. Some listeners say, “It’s the country show for people who don’t like country.” Tune in on Fridays from 3:00 to 5:00 pm and discover the country music lover in your soul!

“This is my dad Charlie Anderson in 1972 with the steel delivery truck that he loved to drive. I grew up listening to him singing Okie From Muskogee and A Boy Named Sue, among others, and country music just got into my soul. When I was a teenager, I rebelled against the twang and ventured off into the worlds of punk, new wave and reggae. Then in 1981, while working as a clerk at Tower Records, I snapped up a copy of Elvis Costello’s newly released Almost Blue, and the country torch was reignited to burn brighter than ever.” Email Karen.

Radio Kilombo / David Bonobo & DJ Brazil Nut

Radio Kilombo, airing weekly on Thursdays from 9-10pm, curates the Earth’s finest collection of seductive African and Afro-Latin grooves. The selections are three parts club culture, one part roots culture, and all parts positive. From Global Bass to Afro-Latin Folkloric to Rare Groove, join us for our weekly convocation, hear the story of the rhythms, and let the music stir your soul!

In 2001, David Bonobo created the program ¡SouLbRosO! for KillRadio.org, an L.A.-based internet radio collective. In 2010, he launched the now defunct Radio Machete podcast network. It included his own program, El Ritmo Subversivo, which he brought to KPTZ 91.9 FM in Port Townsend, WA in 2018. In 2021, it was re-branded as Radio Kilombo with new co-host Thais Oliviera. DJ BoNobO has played for club and festival audiences across Mexico, Cuba, California, and Washington state. As a music journalist, he has interviewed Lila Downs, Rocky Dawuni, Sidestepper, Sandra Izadore, Jeremy Sole, Celso Piña, Antibalas, and more.

Thais Oliveira hails from Sao Paolo, Brazil’s largest city. Her father was a Jazz musician, and she has absorbed much of his musical knowledge through osmosis. After working as a journalist in Sao Paolo for several years, she set out to see the world. While traveling, she met her husband in Alaska before going on to visit Europe, Mexico, and Cuba. She has long held a deep fascination with African culture within her native Brazil, and she considers herself to be a student of that and other forms of African rooted culture across the Caribbean, Latin America, and Africa. Thais brings a wealth of experience and first hand knowledge of Brazilian music with her as she embarks on this new adventure as co-host of Radio Kilombo.

Interstellar Underwear/DJ Mars

On Mondays from 3-5pm, enjoy an exhilarating trip around the rock ’n’ roll universe. Interstellar Underwear is the cheeky name of the weekly radio program hosted by DJ Mars. You’ll hear classic, garage, punk, new wave and psychedelic rock from the 1960s until now, mixed with rock outliers like reggae/dub, doo wop, and whatever else he finds floatin’ around in space. And if you’re into killer cover versions, he’s “Got Ya Covered” with his weekly exploration of this far-out corner of the galaxy. It all makes for a unique journey worth taking – and if you listen a few times you might even be able to say Interstellar Underwear without wincing!

DJ Mars is known to his relatives and friends alternately as Mars, Marsh, or Marshall; he’s originally from California but has lived the majority of his life here in the Evergreen State. Marshall has DJ’ed at KCMU Seattle (the pre-KEXP college radio station) and at KJET Seattle. Mars plays guitar and bass, and enjoys writing and graphic design. He lives with his partner, Barbara, and their two cats (Kurt & Francine) in Chimacum. Email Mars.

Musical Chairs/Lizzz

“Round and round she goes, where she stops, nobody knows. But when the music stops, be sure to grab your chair so you can stay in the game.” Often times during Musical Chairs you are bound to hear an eclectic mix of Soul, Rap, R&B, Punk, Metal, Noise, Retro and hints of classic rock. Always looking toward the future and featuring new releases, Musical Chairs is fearless in curating a wide range of sounds to keep you informed, interested and entertained. Tune in every Saturday evening from 6 to 8pm.

Attention Please! / Team

Airing noon to 12:30pm, and repeating 5-5:30pm on Mondays and noon to 12:30pm on Saturdays, this feature program gives voice to upcoming events and campaigns of interest to the listening community, through interviews with sponsoring organization spokespersons. Interviews are conducted by rotating KPTZ hosts Jim Burke, Phil Andrus, Larry Stein, and Steve Evans. Following the weekly broadcast, the archived shows are added to the KPTZ Podcasts page.

Cats in Our Laps / Phil Andrus

Cats in Our Laps, hosted by Phil Andrus presents two hours of music, short readings, and conversation. Open to humans and cats of all ages and critters of all species. On Sundays from 7-10pm. Email Phil.

Buzzy Donahue Show / Buzzy Donahue

The Buzzy Donahue Show airs Fridays 9:30-11am and Wednesdays 1-3pm. Says Buzzy, “We are so lucky to have our own community radio station here in Port Townsend. Radio is a powerful medium that connects people with the place where they live and the rest of the world. I love radio, I’m a radio baby. I grew up in the 60’s in San Francisco which opened my eyes to great music. Rock and Roll, R&B, world music, I love it all. Let’s start Fridays together, rocking out.” Email Buzzy.

Vinyl Village / Jerry Osborne

As far back as he can remember, Jerry Osborne has proudly stated “music is my life.” And he isn’t kidding. His desire to play music on the radio became a reality in 1961, when he became the DJ at his high school in Los Angeles. Three years later, he got his first full-time (and paying!) radio show on KREO in Indio CA. Over the next 24 years he climbed the ladder to major markets and top-rated stations like Sacramento (KXOA), San Francisco (KYA), and Phoenix (KNIX-FM and KOOL-FM).

Jerry Osborne’s Vinyl Village is his Wednesday show from 7-8pm for 2019 and beyond. As the name implies, Jerry focuses on the original Vinyl Era – the 1940s to the 1980s – but he will expand those parameters in both directions when necessary.

Listeners can participate via a Facebook Message or Email Jerry. Just say you’d like to pick one. We’ll contact you, record your request, and you’ll be on the show.

For a more comprehensive recap of Jerry’s many music-related projects and productions, click here.

Booklovers’ Cafe / Cris Wilson

Booklovers’ Cafe airs alternate Tuesdays at 12:10pm right after calendar and the following Sunday at noon. Join Cris as she interviews authors from the northwest and more. Discover fascinating people and great reads! Email Cris.
You can listen to past Book Lovers’ Cafe shows at KPTZ’s podcast page.