Brave New World
Looking for a voice outside the mainstream? A real alternative? Brave New World brings you music that jumps, kicks, whispers, and screams its way into your soul. It's often loud because it's about emotion, but often quiet for the same reason.
Photo credit: Marc Goldstein
RECENT SHOWS
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Highway 61 to Zuma
Join Brave New World host TRICIA HALLORAN for a live special, Highway 61 to Zuma, music from the decade between 1965 and 1975, including Dylan, Bowie, Beatles, Stevie Wonder, …
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Robert Forster and Grant McLennan
Tricia Halloran hosts a live session with Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, the founding members of the beloved and influential Australian band The Go-Betweens. …
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Kristen Hersh
Otherworldly singer-songwriter and Throwing Muses founder Kristen Hersh comes to entertain with stories and songs from her new album.
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Sixteen Deluxe
Sometimes they sing all sweet and nice, but I don't think they really are. Sixteen Deluxe can flip a pretty pop song into squalling guitar noise and then back before you know …
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Steve Wynn
Steve Wynn fronted one of L.A.'s best bands, The Dream Syndicate, and has been releasing excellent solo albums ever since. He brings his intriguing music, soulful singing, …
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Refrigerator
Refrigerator's new album is, as always, charmingly idiosyncratic in tone and lyric content, but warmly welcoming musically, with sophisticated melodies and production. They …
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Mecca Normal
If Patti Smith and Tom Verlaine had demented younger siblings, they would be the Vancouver duo known as Mecca Normal. Their work is never less than astonishing - jagged …
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Mark Mulcahy
The poignant songwriting of Miracle Legion's Mark Mulcahy has only grown stronger through the years, join Brave New World to hear that memorable voice and an acoustic …
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Pomegranate
The trio known as Pomegranate make moody rock that somehow still sounds energetic and fun; downbeat songs that sound celebratory and find the happiness in a bad situation.
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Program Details
Host
Tricia Halloran
Tricia Halloran has served as Director of A&R for HUM since 2002. HUM creates soundtracks for world-class brands such as Honda, Citibank, Lexus, Apple, Toyota, and Anheuser-Busch. Halloran sources both emerging recording artists and established stars to create original music for commercials. She also heads up HUM’s music supervision division that researches and licenses existing recorded material, matching the right track with the right spot.
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