The Underwhelmed Helmsman
@hatandbeard.bsky.social
Host of Zig Zag Wanderer Wednesday 6-9am on 106.1FM KONR-LP Anchorage, AK
https://www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wanderer/
https://www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wanderer/
Yesterday's show wound up being mostly jazz: Satchidananda at 55 into some Pharoah, a block of heat from the Cohran family, new Chad Taylor Quintet, full Perseverance Flow from NIS, and a few tracks from the new Gold Bolus comp.
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
![Photo is of the zig zag wanderer setlist for 4feb26 which goes as follows:
Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda
Pharoah Sanders - Lumkili (Live at the East, NYC, 1971)
Pharoah Sanders - Love Is Here (Part 3) [Live]
Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy - White Nile
Philip Cohran and the Artistic Heritage Ensemble - Unity
Kelan Philip Cohran & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Spin
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Sankofa
Sons Of Kemet - In The Castle Of My Skin
Steve Reid - Lions of Juda (feat. The Legendary Master Brotherhood)
Sun Ra - Island In the Sun
Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra - Spiral Parable 1a (Live)
Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra - Future Shaman
Chicago Underground Duo - Two Concepts for the Storage of Light
Chad Taylor Quintet - Paradise Lawns/October 29th
Bark Culture - Slippy's Tune
Jason Adasiewicz - River Blindness (Trio)
Natural Information Society - Perseverance Flow
Mikel Patrick Avery - igewansi
Icy Demons - Hold the Air Inside](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tkaoq7xxdtdkd3edg276we6z/bafkreiazl32mlpjkpuq4wjw6baqc7clon2goqk7xar7dkat2tcnrsk3dyi@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Yesterday's show wound up being mostly jazz: Satchidananda at 55 into some Pharoah, a block of heat from the Cohran family, new Chad Taylor Quintet, full Perseverance Flow from NIS, and a few tracks from the new Gold Bolus comp.
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
3dec25 show now on mixcloud. New heat from: Cunningham/Cooper, Fussell/Elkington, Michael Beach, Church Car, The Early (ft P Shiroishi), Winged Wheel, Jessica Moss, Natural Info Society, Animal Surrender!, and [ahmed]. Plus a grip of tunes from Sahel and covers of David Allan Coe & the Minutemen.
![Image lists playlist for this show:
Tara Cunningham & Jack Cooper - When Reaching
Jake Xerxes Fussell & James Elkington - Chile Roast Waltz
Michael Beach - No One Knows Any Better
Bill Callahan - Drover
Dirty Three - Indian Love Song
Ghost - RabiRabi
The Dwarfs of East Agouza - Neptune Anteater
Alvarius B. - Forgive me, my Love
Rising Shotgun - Spotlight
Sunwatchers & Eugene Chadbourne - The Price of Paradise
Eugene Chadbourne - Knock On the Door
Dog Faced Hermans - The Rain It Raineth
Jeff Tobias - Political Solution
Church Car - Goat Studies
The Early - Chopaghetti (ft Patrick Shiroishi)
Winged Wheel - Beautiful Holy Jewel Home
Jessica Moss - until all are free
Natural Information Society - Perseverance Flow (Jump Rope Edit)
75 Dollar Bill - I.New New II.The Worm III.Like Laundry
Fatou Seidi Ghali - Migrid Noulhawan
Les Filles de Illighadad - Inssegh Inssegh
Mamman Sani - Lidda
Animal, Surrender! - A Boot for Every Bane
أحمد [Ahmed] - Farah 'Alaiyna [Joy Upon Us]
Ipek Eginli - Clouds are whatever you make them out to be.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tkaoq7xxdtdkd3edg276we6z/bafkreihgxb7st5pjkpfyznzffjckkhhagtj24rjpgwynkhkqrnqi7zpbj4@jpeg)
December 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
3dec25 show now on mixcloud. New heat from: Cunningham/Cooper, Fussell/Elkington, Michael Beach, Church Car, The Early (ft P Shiroishi), Winged Wheel, Jessica Moss, Natural Info Society, Animal Surrender!, and [ahmed]. Plus a grip of tunes from Sahel and covers of David Allan Coe & the Minutemen.
26nov25 now on mixcloud. New heat from Chad Taylor Quintet, Underground Spiritual Game, and Asher Gamedze. A block of Chad Taylor drum work to open, a grip.of Akron/Family to close and all sorts goodness in between - including a brass band cover of Moondog.
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
December 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
26nov25 now on mixcloud. New heat from Chad Taylor Quintet, Underground Spiritual Game, and Asher Gamedze. A block of Chad Taylor drum work to open, a grip.of Akron/Family to close and all sorts goodness in between - including a brass band cover of Moondog.
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
5nov25 show now on mixcloud. Feat new and new-ish from: Gwenifer Raymond, Sir Richard Bishop, Wilde Vier, Jeff Tobias, Verity Den, & Winged Wheel. Plus 15mins on Sharrock bliss in support of Herbie Mann & Wyatt's take on The Internationale for the NYC mayor-elect.
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
November 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM
5nov25 show now on mixcloud. Feat new and new-ish from: Gwenifer Raymond, Sir Richard Bishop, Wilde Vier, Jeff Tobias, Verity Den, & Winged Wheel. Plus 15mins on Sharrock bliss in support of Herbie Mann & Wyatt's take on The Internationale for the NYC mayor-elect.
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
22oct25 show is up on mixcloud. A bit truncated due to the day job. New tracks from Melvin Gibbs, Jeff Tobias and the West Virginia Snake Handler Revival recording in Sublime Frequencies. A live banger from Broadcast. A Floyd cover from Libya. Etc
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
October 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
22oct25 show is up on mixcloud. A bit truncated due to the day job. New tracks from Melvin Gibbs, Jeff Tobias and the West Virginia Snake Handler Revival recording in Sublime Frequencies. A live banger from Broadcast. A Floyd cover from Libya. Etc
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
8oct25 now is up on mixcloud. New tunes from Sun Ra, Chad Taylor Quintet, Jeff Tobias, Dave Ruder, Stereolab, Tortoise, Underground Spiritual Game, and Mulatu Astatke. Tracks from Neneh & Don but, alas, no eagle eye....
October 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
8oct25 now is up on mixcloud. New tunes from Sun Ra, Chad Taylor Quintet, Jeff Tobias, Dave Ruder, Stereolab, Tortoise, Underground Spiritual Game, and Mulatu Astatke. Tracks from Neneh & Don but, alas, no eagle eye....
17sep25 up on mixcloud. Featuring new heat from Underground Spiritual Game, Mulatu Astatke, The Dwarfs of East Agouza, Dave Ruder, Jeff Tobias, Animal Surrender!, Zachary Cale, and Modern Nature. No show next Wednesday as I'll book out on the water for work
September 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
17sep25 up on mixcloud. Featuring new heat from Underground Spiritual Game, Mulatu Astatke, The Dwarfs of East Agouza, Dave Ruder, Jeff Tobias, Animal Surrender!, Zachary Cale, and Modern Nature. No show next Wednesday as I'll book out on the water for work
I'm out of town for work this week, so there'll sadly be no zig zag wanderer tomorrow morning. If I were on air, though, I'd definitely spin some [crime jazz music]
September 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I'm out of town for work this week, so there'll sadly be no zig zag wanderer tomorrow morning. If I were on air, though, I'd definitely spin some [crime jazz music]
27aug25 up on mixcloud. Birthday props for Coltrane and Sharrock. A block featuring the late Jim Kimball (RIP). New tunes from Chris Cochrane, Motherfuckers JMB & Co, Michael Beach, Jim White, Winged Wheel, and Prolapse. Etc etc
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
August 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
27aug25 up on mixcloud. Birthday props for Coltrane and Sharrock. A block featuring the late Jim Kimball (RIP). New tunes from Chris Cochrane, Motherfuckers JMB & Co, Michael Beach, Jim White, Winged Wheel, and Prolapse. Etc etc
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
Attention morning commuters & heads in our radius with tuners
August 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Attention morning commuters & heads in our radius with tuners
13aug25 up on mixcloud. Tons of new heat on this one from the likes of Tim Barnes, Chris Cochrane, Thee Reps, Jeff Tobias, Zachary Cale, Wolfgang Perez, Sir Richard Bishop, Editrix, Wombo, Chad Taylor, and Melvin Gibbs. And that's just the brand new stuff....
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
August 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
13aug25 up on mixcloud. Tons of new heat on this one from the likes of Tim Barnes, Chris Cochrane, Thee Reps, Jeff Tobias, Zachary Cale, Wolfgang Perez, Sir Richard Bishop, Editrix, Wombo, Chad Taylor, and Melvin Gibbs. And that's just the brand new stuff....
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
www.mixcloud.com/Zig_Zag_Wand...
23jul25 now up on mixcloud. New tracks from The Sorcerers, Sir Richard Bishop, Gwenifer Raymond, Steve Gunn, Eli Winter, Thee Reps, and Prymek/Fuchs/Rose. An obligatory Ozzy tune (RIP). The best 'Me & Mrs Jones' cover. Bonus shot of the longest my hair has been in nearly 2 decades
July 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
23jul25 now up on mixcloud. New tracks from The Sorcerers, Sir Richard Bishop, Gwenifer Raymond, Steve Gunn, Eli Winter, Thee Reps, and Prymek/Fuchs/Rose. An obligatory Ozzy tune (RIP). The best 'Me & Mrs Jones' cover. Bonus shot of the longest my hair has been in nearly 2 decades
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Frank Miller’s The Hamburglar
July 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Frank Miller’s The Hamburglar
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I'd like to invite you to set aside 7:22 of your day to listen to "Life Mask" by Thee Reps. Sam Morrison wrote it. Like much of Sam's music, it operates according to a very personal and odd geometrical logic. When the violin comes in you will know what I mean. theereps.bandcamp.com/track/life-m...
Life Mask, by Thee Reps
from the album Cryptocartography
theereps.bandcamp.com
July 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I'd like to invite you to set aside 7:22 of your day to listen to "Life Mask" by Thee Reps. Sam Morrison wrote it. Like much of Sam's music, it operates according to a very personal and odd geometrical logic. When the violin comes in you will know what I mean. theereps.bandcamp.com/track/life-m...
9jul25 now up on mixcloud (link/bio). Featuring new heat from Tim Barnes, Sir Richard Bishop, Gwenifer Raymond, ENSEMBLE NIST-NAH, Hearts & Minds, and Cheer-Accident. Plus:
![Setlist for 9jul25:
Tim Barnes - Day Goes All the Time (feat. Joshua Abrams, Roberto Carlos Lange & Chad Taylor)
Tim Barnes - At the Threshold (feat. Darin Gray, Glenn Kotche & Jim O'Rourke)
On Fillmore - Foli Ke
Oren Ambarchi - Tre
Jim O'Rourke - Please Patronize Our Sponsors
Chris Corsano - I Don't Have Missions
Rangda - Tres Hambres
Sir Richard Bishop - Barbary
Sir Richard Bishop - They Shall Take up Serpents
Gwenifer Raymond - Jack Parsons Blues
Ofir Ganon - Miel
ENSEMBLE NIST-NAH - Pasang
Eberhard Schoener - Gong-Gede
Horse Lords - Law of Movement
Sunwatchers - Ape Phases
Hearts & Minds - Horizon
Eric Dolphy - Burning Spear (Alternate Take)
John Coltrane - When Lights Are Low (with Eric Dolphy) [Live]
Los Piranas - El nuevo Prometeo
U.S. Maple - The State Is Bad
Dead Rider - Two Nonfictional Lawyers
Bill Callahan & Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Our Anniversary (feat. Dead Rider)
Azita - It's Understanding
Cheer-Accident - Gold-Plated Savior
Shannon Wright - The Caustic Light
World Of Pooh - Dominance & Submission
Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 - Change Your Mind
Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 - Hurricane](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tkaoq7xxdtdkd3edg276we6z/bafkreiagondsbbx2m45hnic5csofwqd46o4fy4dpli2fln3nhhlruuzn6u@jpeg)
July 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
9jul25 now up on mixcloud (link/bio). Featuring new heat from Tim Barnes, Sir Richard Bishop, Gwenifer Raymond, ENSEMBLE NIST-NAH, Hearts & Minds, and Cheer-Accident. Plus:
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jul25 is up on mixcloud. Featuring new ish from Orcutt Shelly Miller, Tim Barnes, Stereolab, Cheer-Accident, Savak, Activity, Wombo, Modern Nature, and Thee Reps.
July 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
jul25 is up on mixcloud. Featuring new ish from Orcutt Shelly Miller, Tim Barnes, Stereolab, Cheer-Accident, Savak, Activity, Wombo, Modern Nature, and Thee Reps.
Missed last week cuz my mom was visiting and I took her to our property deep in the woods north of Talkeetna for a few days. 18Jun25 show is up on mixcloud though, featuring new tracks from Spiritual Jazz 18, The Sorcerers, Stereolab, Nightshift. Wombo, and Gwenifer Raymond. Plus...
June 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Missed last week cuz my mom was visiting and I took her to our property deep in the woods north of Talkeetna for a few days. 18Jun25 show is up on mixcloud though, featuring new tracks from Spiritual Jazz 18, The Sorcerers, Stereolab, Nightshift. Wombo, and Gwenifer Raymond. Plus...
11:30 pm in the land of the midnight sun
June 14, 2025 at 8:05 AM
11:30 pm in the land of the midnight sun
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New single from Rob Mazurek’s Exploding Star Orchestra, recorded in São Paulo 🇧🇷
from the album ‘Holy Mountains’ coming June 27
tratore.ffm.to/exploding
from the album ‘Holy Mountains’ coming June 27
tratore.ffm.to/exploding
The Mountain Speaks | Exploding Star Orchestra e Rob Mazurek
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June 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
New single from Rob Mazurek’s Exploding Star Orchestra, recorded in São Paulo 🇧🇷
from the album ‘Holy Mountains’ coming June 27
tratore.ffm.to/exploding
from the album ‘Holy Mountains’ coming June 27
tratore.ffm.to/exploding
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![• Alex Chilton, the former lead singer of Big Star, recalled receiving middle-of-the-night phone calls from Wilson asking him to sing on a recording of "Shortenin' Bread'' ("He was telling me I have the perfect voice for it"). [31]
• The Monkees' Micky Dolenz said that when he tripped on LSD with Wilson, John Lennon, and Harry Nilsson, Wilson played "Shortenin' Bread" on piano "over and over again". [291
• Biographer Peter Ames Carlin wrote that Elton John and Iggy Pop were bemused by an extended, contumacious Wilson-led singalong of "Shortenin' Bread", leading Pop to flee the room proclaiming, "I gotta get out of here, man. This guy is nuts!"[32]
• Musician Alice Cooper recalled that Wilson considered "Shortenin' Bread" to be the greatest song ever written. According to Cooper, when he asked why, Wilson responded
"I don't know, it's just the best song ever written." [33]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cfy5rgqvohpdqxgu2geb5u2b/bafkreiezoi2xwo35alw7yhztpyuwpiuikzdsnj63tek5fzaspvfj2dxgve@jpeg)
No show this morning as my car's in the shop. Think I'm gonna drop down into a 90s underground boxset hole for the rest of the day...
June 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
No show this morning as my car's in the shop. Think I'm gonna drop down into a 90s underground boxset hole for the rest of the day...
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In five days Vox Union's contract expires. If Vox can't get this done we need to boycott every single Vox property - The Verge, New York Mag, Vox dot com, Thrillist, Curbed, Grub Street, etc. Unsubscribe from pods too. Support their strike.
only 5 days left in our current CBA. we need a fair contract
June 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
In five days Vox Union's contract expires. If Vox can't get this done we need to boycott every single Vox property - The Verge, New York Mag, Vox dot com, Thrillist, Curbed, Grub Street, etc. Unsubscribe from pods too. Support their strike.