Brokedown Radio #2
With J.M. Hart
Brokedown Radio Episode 2 Track List
| Artist | Title |
|---|---|
| Old Saw | Blood Sumac [Bed Music] |
| Dr. John, The Night Tripper | Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya |
| Paris 1942 | Revolution Blues |
| Richard Pinhas & Merzbow | Paris 2 |
| Page McConnell | Dropping In |
| Hermann Szobel | Transcendental Floss |
| Jack Kerouac/Steve Allen | I’d Rather Be Thin Than Famous |
| Howard Wales/Jerry Garcia | Venutian Blues |
| Muriel Grossmann | Contemplation |
| Robyn Hitchcock | Waterloo Sunset |
| Old Saw | Ribbons of Marble |
| The Allman Brothers Band | Whipping Post (Live) |
| The Grateful Dead | Dark Star (excerpt featuring Gary Duncan & Ken Kesey) |
| Townes Van Zandt | Waiting ‘Round To Die |
| Vasthi Bunyan | Where I Like To Stand |
| Bunion | The Men On The Rigs |
| Matthew J Rolin | Candle |
| John Renbourn | Faro Annie |
| Circles Around The Sun | Peace Reprise |
| Wet Tuna | Love Is A Universal Thing |
| Barry Walker Unit | Sweet Gum in Ash |
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Between 2017 and 2024, J.M. Hart was host of the Grateful Dead themed Brokedown Podcast on Osiris Media. Now, NQRA welcomes Hart to the airwaves with a brand new radio show—(almost) no talk, (almost) all jams, Brokedown Radio.
Episode 2 has some serious attention to segues and many serious bangers. Here are just a few of the highlights in the second Brokedown Radio, here on NQRA.
Episode Highlights
Page McConnell – “Dropping In”
In late 2025, Phish’s Page McConnell surprised fans with an unannounced solo side of ambient instrumentals, appropriately titled, Something Will Land. The equally appropriately-titled “Dropping In” is one of the eight zonkathons from this disc. Dig.
Jack Kerouac/Steve Allen – “I’d Rather Be Thin Than Famous”
Taken from the legendary 1959 release, Poetry For The Beat Generation, “I’d Rather Be Thin Than Famous” includes the immortal line: “I don’t wanna be fat.” Trust your French-Canadian jazz-loving old pal to tell it like it is, daddy-o.
Old Saw – “Ribbons of Marble”
One of the great, unsung releases from 2025, Old Saw’s The Wringing Cloth album was released as a stunning (now sold out) double LP. “Ribbons of Marble” is one of the record’s highlights, featuring droning synth, and repetitive banjo strumming to send you to seventh heaven.
Matthew J. Rolin — “Candle”
Columbus, OH resident Matthew J. Rolin is one of the most studios guitar players around today, and it shows. “Candle” is taken from his collection Twos, which came out on the Dead Currencies label, collecting pieces from between 2021 and 2023.