It’s Local 518 Thursday on WEXT! October 12th

It’s Local 518 Thursday! At 9:00 p.m., tune in to WEXT Radio at 97.7 and 106.1 FM, at 89.1’s HD2 station, via online stream at www.wextradio.org or by using the free app for iOS and Android devices. You can also ask Siri and Alexa to “play WEXT Radio” too!

For tonight’s Local 518 Show, I’ve got a hot rOctober playlist featuring…
Beached Bodies – “Hangnail“
JFUEGO – “Like You“
Citrus Maxima – “Chinese Restaurant“
The Kings of Nothing – “Drift Away“
The Grand Mals – “Urethane“
Laveda – “Surprise“
The Dumbanimals – “Lollygagger“

The Attic Classic: The startup version of alternative garage rockers NORTH AGAIN was ready to play in 1992. And play they did, as much and wherever they could. Founding members Kostas “Gus” Hais (g/v), Jamie St. Denis (b), Rob Wheeler (d/v) and Larry Winchester (g) hit those stages hard, putting on loud, sloppy, angst-ridden rock n roll shows—and I mean that in the best possible way.

Late that year, they caught the attention of Howie Glassman, who booked them frequently at Albany rock club Bogies. It didn’t take long for Paint Chip Records guru and founder of legendary Albany band Dirty Face, Dominick Campana, to take notice of them.

The band signed on to Dom’s label and, in April of 1993, recorded and released their debut 7-inch single, pressed onto blue vinyl, the rocking “Throw Yourself” b/w a short instrumental “Black Guitar.” It gave the band a boost, expanded their following in the area, and got some good reviews from national underground ‘zines.

Two more songs appeared on the 1993 Paint Chip compilation CD ‘Lead Into Gold.’ North Again continued to record several more records and play shows until it all finally ended around the year 2000. Out of the ashes rose the guitar-driven modern rock of Blackcat Elliot, but that is an Attic Classic for another day.

The Attic Classic is “Throw Yourself” from that first single.

Within the playlist above, click on the artist/band and song featured on the WEXT Radio Local 518 Show to learn more about them and support them by listening to & purchasing the songs. Did you miss the show? Listen to it and previous ones on the WEXT Radio Local 518 Show webpage. Have music you want us to hear? Submission guidelines can be found at the webpage link, too. Send us stuff!