WPKN Special Broadcasts

Residual Groove hits around the 1:25 mark! Residual Groove rolled through the WPKN studios yesterday, blending soul, funk, and jazz into a live in-studio set and interview with Martha Nachman. The band’s deep-pocket grooves and improvisational edge brought serious energy to the room. Big love to Dave Golden and Rod Richardson for holding it down behind the board. Find out more from @residualgroove...

Dr. D (Dwayne Smith), Kiden Smith, Steve di Costanzo, and guests present a special podcast exploring the music, traditions, and history of Juneteenth; the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States and celebrating Black freedom, resilience, and cultural achievement. Featuring the eclectic sounds of Beyoncé, Big K.R.I.T. feat. B.B. King, Nina Simone, Earth, Wind & Fir...

This Saturday March 28, 2026, from 12 to 3pm, we here at WPKN will be using these airwaves to pay tribute to our dear friend and programmer Pete Stewart. Beginning in August of 1988, Pete Stewart brought his unique perspective, humble heart, and compassion, conviction, and strong sense of community to WPKN. We will be sharing memories, stories, and reflecting on the incredible person and programme...

Connecticut's fave raves The Problem With Kids Today performed live on the WPKN airwaves with a blistering 45 minute set of tunes from their rocketing album Take It! The band packed into the WPKN Community Room dazzling a crowd of ~20 fans and friends. Don't miss this essential raw document of the current Connecticut rock scene!

Chris Ruggiero's monthly Preservation Sound Radio program presented a mindblow of an archival find. Via Chris: "I restored a full 90min 1/4” recording of Bob Alexander’s The Good City Rock Show as aired on WBAI NYC Weds 9/17/77…. The day after Elvis Died. Alexander interviews Johnny Thunders and Walter Lure of The Heartbreakers just two weeks before the release of their first LP “L/A/M/F”. They di...

Many thanks to those who paid reverence to the Puerto Rican, Afro-Cuban, and Latin grooves of Lou Pomales' La Esquina Latina this past Sunday . 50+ years of a WPKN broadcasting powerhouse, uniting many in Sunday afternoon song. Dig the picture of WPKN revolutionaries above including (left to right) Kevin Gallagher ( Digging in the Dirt, GaiaGram ), Bob Johnson ( Second Saturday Magazine ), Lou Pom...

This WPKN Special Broadcasts Podcast features songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Joe Flood in studio with Brendan Toller, DJ B the T Jr. of Shake 'N' Vibrate Radio . Karen Schoemer of the New York Times says Flood has “songs bursting with eccentric characters ... a voice that perfectly straddles the fence between country and the blues…” And it's those kind of qualities that have taken Flood tow...

Goodnight Moonshine join WPKN's Mike Horyczun for a beautiful in-studio and performance ahead of their myriad of appearances in the Northeast.

WPKN's Valerie Richardson, Martha Willette Lewis, and Brendan Toller lead a special live broadcast from New Haven's Erector Square Open Studios featuring interviews with Eric March, Oi Fortin, Lesley Finn, Janet Warner, Adrian Martinez, Paul Theriault and more.

WPKN's debut in-studio live concert broadcast with Black Rock, Bridgeport musician, Gold Eris! http://www.golderismusic.com   Gold Eris was formed by singer/songwriter Thomas Oliverio in 2017. Indie/Alt/Artrock, with influences including David Bowie, St. Vincent, and notes of 90's grunge, Gold Eris recorded and self-released their debut album, Born A Quitter, in 2020. It is available on all major...

WPKN's first live in-studio broadcast concert with CT avant-twanger, Lys Guillorn! https://www.lysguillorn.com/ Lys Guillorn is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and multi-disciplinary artist based in Shelton, Connecticut. They are of the same musical school as Laura Veirs, and Kristin Hersh, with a little Emmylou Harris thrown in: dreamy, lyric-driven, melodically interesting, and undef...

WPKN's Mike Horyczun hosts an interview and performance with singer/songwriter, Shawn Taylor ahead of his show at the Black Bear Americana Music Fest, October 11-13, in Goshen, CT, and, November show at Best Video in Hamden, CT.

On August 18, in the middle of the day, residents of the Naugatuck Valley and surrounding areas received weather advisory warnings on their cell phones. Within hours, many found themselves standing inside their homes in several feet of water, forced to move to higher ground. Those on the roads were trapped, unable to drive, as floodwaters from surrounding waterways quickly inundated roads and home...

WPKN's inaugural LIVE REMOTE broadcast from Black Rock Porchfest featuring the musical stylings and live sets from THE ZAMBONIS & THE COVERALLS!