The volcano is lit up in a blazing eruption with some seriously cool cats in the house – none other than the legendary Otto Von Stroheim, the Tiki Oasis mastermind, and the groovy Retro-Kool artist and TikiTokking daddy, Shag!!! This show we dove deep into the waves with these mega Kahunas: getting the 10-20 on Shag-doings, plus an exclusive sneak peek at this groovy-spectacular news and artist lineup for the one and only Tiki Oasis.

Rest In Power Tina Turner. This night – Rollin’ on a River. Nuff Said. 9:58 PM   Ike & Tina Turner Bold Soul SisterPulp Fusion 10:03 PM   Eric Donaldson Come a Little CloserSkinhead Revolt 10:05 PM Bobby Valentín Keep The FaithLet’s Turn On Arrebatarnos Fania 10:08 PM   Charles Hodges Slip Around 10:11 PM Charif Megarbane Tayyara WarakTayyara Warak (Habibi Funk 026) – Single HABIBI Funk Records 10:14 PM Ike & Tina Turner Game of LoveCAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) 10:29 PM  

Yep, it was that time again when we asked you to please support the MCH, KXLU, to help keep public radio Funky and Free! Mucho thanks for anything you could give, and it was 100% online. You could have gone to kxlu.com to make your donation, and if you wanted, earmarked your support in the comments section for our 35-year-old, Cat & Monkey show. Every donation over 25 bucks would have gotten a set of

We’re saddened to hear of the passing of Lester Sterling, alto saxophonist of the pioneering band, The Skatilites. He was the last living hornsman of the original lineup, and with “Ska” Sterling having departed this doomed planet, a page is now turned in music history. The Skatilites as a functioning legacy/tribute band still play and keep their music alive (with original vocalist Doreen Shaeffer), but we tip our pork pie tonight to Lester and his

Last night as we bushwacked through overgrown jungles, passed long-forgotten idols, and basked in mysterious landscapes both real and heavily concocted. Spring hadn’t sprung until the growl of the tiger reverberated through the quiet village on our annual Martin Denny Easter Exotic-extravaganza! THRILLED to a seven-octave vocal range! TREMBLED upon reaching landfall of the Forbidden Island, and SWOONED over hypnotizing hula hips! Music from Martin Denny, Les Baxter, Yma Sumac, Tak Shindo, Arthur Lyman, Elizabeth

Flight 889 embarks with another nonstop, first-class ticket from ANALOG AFRICA! This time originating from their Ecuadorian hub, thrill to the jet set electronicos and irresistible rhythms of artist Polibio Mayorga! Melding traditional music of Ecuador with captivating, modern, and psychedelic sounds, he created some of the finest Andean Cumbias beamed from the future. Add into the mix some Saigon Soul, Indonesian Funk, and Jamaican Jamdowns to the Birthday blues of Son House and Sister

Survival of the Fattest: Tardi Gras Edition We don’t have to worry about being late to the party because we are the party. ! Laissez faire bon temps rouler! 10:02 PM Professor Longhair Go to the Mardi GrasFess 10:04 PM James Black Mist(I Need) Altitude Night Train International 10:08 PM Walter Wolfman Washington & the Soul Powers Goody Man 10:11 PM Rhythm Masters Black ConversationNew Orleans Funkiest Delicacies Funky Delicacies 10:14 PM James “Sugar Boy” Crawford & His Cane Cutters Jock-A-Mo 10:26

The flames of passion reignite a Molotov tradition – LOVEFEST! Love Loves to Love Love. Spinning songs smitten with gaining, losing, keeping, increasing, complicating, and simplifying love. No matter what current state of cupidity you find yourself in, humming along or playing the home game of counting the times a “love” word is mentioned in each song – very much encouraged! 10:02 PM Dionne Warwick I Say a Little PrayerDionne Warwick’s Golden Hits Part 2 10:05

Wrapped up the Year of Kohara, last night we brought you 365 days of sound. Before tipping our hat to ’22, we took a listen back to some of our favorites of the finest: new acquisitions, reissues, and new releases from some of our favorite labels on the planet, ANALOG AFRICA, Radio Martiko, Souma Records, Soul Jazz, and Soundway just to name a few! We also played some special tribute sets to the life and

Solstice of Soul. The best time of the year. 10:04 PM James Brown feat. Frankie Crocker with Sad Sam Introduction to Star TimeLive at the Apollo, Vol. II (Deluxe Edition) 10:06 PM James Brown Bring It UpLive At The Apollo, Vol. II (Deluxe Edition) Polydor 10:08 PM James Brown Money Won’t Change You / Out Of SightLive At The Apollo, Vol. II (Deluxe Edition) Polydor 10:10 PM James Brown & The Famous Flames Just You and Me, DarlingIt’s a Man’s Man’s

Spookilau XI 10:06 PM Walt Disney The Haunted Mansion Commercial 10:08 PM Walt Disney Company The Haunted Mansion Intro 10:09 PM Giallos Flame Body SnatchersLive from Dunwich – EP DC Recordings 10:12 PM Olivier Natal Black MistThe Five Venoms 10:13 PM Baligh Hamdi Chaka ChikoInstrumental Modal Pop of 1970s Egypt 10:17 PM The Phantom Surfers Monster From the Surf 10:19 PM Richard Rodney Bennett The Witches 10:21 PM Nang Maew Pee Surapon alias The Fox 10:36 PM Tom Waits What’s He Building?Mule Variations (Remastered) Anti/Epitaph 10:39

Behold! Help yourself to the evidence and documentation of our transmission below. We’ve archived the following playlists of our evening escapades for your dining and dancing pleasure.

To appease the Gods and propitiate the rites of spring, there must be a ceremony, so prepare to sacrifice your evening in reverent homage to the artists of The Martin Denny Easter Special. This yearly ritual will invoke the adventurous, mysterious, and passionate spirits of faraway places, crouching tigers, and forbidden temples. One of the crumbling pillars of MCH has always been Exotica music and we are more than qualified to captain this chugging jungle cruise up the rivers charted by Martin Denny, Les Baxter, Yma Sumac, Arthur Lyman, Tak Shindo, Elizabeth Waldo, Korla Pandit, and other lost souls. Join us in our effort to put the Island back into Easter.

Coming up this evening, sweet rocksteady from The Heptones, Tropical Cumbia from Ranil y Su Conjunto, A Bollywood Freakout, Singapore Pop from the Siglap 5, and a beauty from Los Tonks – taken from “Algo Salvaje,” as seen below. If that wasn’t enough, we’ll sweeten the deal with a strange, funky monkey, a high stakes visit to Encino Royale, and yes, a song embarrassingly enough, called Tater Poon. 

With the recent passing of Bunny Wailer, a chapter is closed on one of the greatest singing groups in Jamaican music (or anywhere for that matta), and a sure-fire favorite of ours. Tonight we’ll play a set of early ska and soul shimmering with the sweet harmonies of Bob, Bunny, and Pete! Also on the slate, some head bobbing jazz covers, headbanging garage, and a head-scratcher from birthday boy, William Shatner, when he takes on The Cramps!

An original recipe show tonight with all the herbs and spices you come to expect. Tune in and hear a nod to the late, toasting legend, URoy, fight the law with Los OVNI’s (en Español) , dig some deep Soul, Swedish pop from teenage Agnetha (pre-Abba!), and the return of Japanese “Rockabirri” hero, Masaki Hirao! Featured here in all her splendor, Ponchita, singer of Sonora Casino and wife of bandleader/founder Hugo Macedo. Tonight’s first song is their far-out, kitchen sink descarga, “Astronautus a Mercurio” that will leave you floating in your tin can! Add to this a new monkey song and another caper of Encino Royale and we’ve got a bucket-full of fun.

Our salutary spins from late greats Big Daddy URoy, the father of Jamaican toasting, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Champion of the Beats and founder of City Lights Book Store! Also in our sights, a set lurking with Secret Agents, Special Agents and Travel agents, and the venal validation of 60’s Mexican garage goons, Los Sinners, by none other than Luis Buñuel!

Sometimes you cast your fate to the wind…

…and it just blows.

Seems like most guests to the Mahi Mahi room eventually become our good pals – it’s just how we seem to roll. One of our most beautiful friendships has been with the Lion of Los Angeles, Plague Bard and Bouzouki Banger, Zander Schloss. On a recent visit to our Soul Shakin’ Safehouse, Zander stopped by for an evening of Shrimp Po Boys, stories of life on the road and the birth of his new music label, Piece of Pie Records! Ever the traveling troubadour, he also brought along his guitars and filled our night with some in-studio songs! 

It’s one of those nights we wait all year for, when we turn a bug into a feature competing for the “Survival of The Fattest.” What would Mardi Gras be without the music and culture of New Orleans, Louisiana and even South Texas where the edges get blurry as they give way to the swamps . From the uptown strutting of the Second Line Drummers, to the twinkle of the Will-O-Wisp near a shotgun shack in the Bayou, we’ll be serving up Blues, R&B, Soul, Funk and Zydeco. Take it from the “Queen of the Gulf Coast herself,” Barbara Lynn, and tune in ‘else “You’ll Lose A Good Thing!”