Paul's Boutique Show on WRIR 97.3 FM

David Crosby was the most vital Byrd - by all accounts, trouble to himself and those around him; but the most vivid and creative of that musical tribe. Like many great partnerships, he and Jim McGuinn chafed against each other but generated an exquisite noise between them: Crosby had a voice like honey that draped over McGuinn’s more ant-like tones. I wish I’d seen them in action - those guitars that seemed to floss your brain between the ears, coated with the warmth of Crosby’s dominant harmonies: their records alone made me want to levitate.

David was also - to me - the most interesting element of CSN&Y, musically, even if drugs could get the better of him and bonsai his contributions. He let jazz, folk and rock’n’roll flow into each other, like a child playing with cups of water by a sink. There was a liquid quality to his songs and music.

As a person he was wonderful yet could on occasion be ghastly, apparently - like John Lennon himself. Overbearing at times, he nonetheless was very supportive of other artists, from Joni Mitchell up to Snarky Puppy.

Because David did such a great job in pulling himself out of the narcotic vortex in the late 1980s he seemed like he’d be around forever. It’s disturbing that he’s gone, almost as much as it’s sad: people like Crosby were built to endure, the way their love of music does. So even 81 seems too soon for him to be called away. Rave on, David…

Just like Ol’ Kris Kringle I’ve been spending all year working hard to bring you all the obscure, weird, fun, maudlin holiday songs you need and demand. 11am!!

Friends, Freaks, gals, ghouls, mommies, mummies and wolf people - It's that time of year again for Count Trackula to bring you two hours of dastardly delights and fiendish finds on the Paul's Booootique Show!

it's also the WRIR fall fund drive so please consider making a donation online at wrir.org!

Saturday, October 23rd from 11am-1pm!

The Boutique is going back-to-back weeks with a whole slew of power pop, alt-rock, college rock, trade school rock, online schooling rock, post-graduate rock, and more fictional genres. Audit along from 11am-1pm!

https://www.wrir.org/2021/04/24/the-pauls-boutique-show-april-24-2021-we-be-fun-drive-jammin/ Have a listen to my fun drive special and consider making a donation if you haven’t yet. Big thanks to everyone that has donated to the spring fun drive!

The Paul's Boutique Show - April 24, 2021, We Be Fun Drive Jammin' - WRIR 97.3 fm - Richmond Independent Radio WRIR-LP 97.3 FM broadcasts news, views and music that would otherwise be unrepresented on the public airwaves. The programming schedule covers seven days a week, 24 hours a day. WRIR also serves as the official emergency broadcast outlet for the City of Richmond, Virginia.

The Boutique is nothing if not topical!

The Paul's Boutique Show: March 27, 2021 - Stuck in Your Ear Canal - WRIR 97.3 fm - Richmond Independent Radio WRIR-LP 97.3 FM broadcasts news, views and music that would otherwise be unrepresented on the public airwaves. The programming schedule covers seven days a week, 24 hours a day. WRIR also serves as the official emergency broadcast outlet for the City of Richmond, Virginia.

The Paul’s Boutique Show is live at 11 am. Going to be a funky good time!

The Paul's Boutique Show is on the air with a mess of pop tunes for this messy Saturday morning. 11 am on wrir.org and 97.3 FM!

RIP to Hank Aaron, truly one of the all-time greats who broke the home run record while dealing with horrifying racist abuse and death threats.

In doing so he inspired popular songs like Bill Slayback's "Move Over Babe, Here Comes Henry!"

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Outside the leaves are turning to yellow and bloody red while pumpkins are busy undergoing their yearly spicing ritual and though this promises to be a singularly weird Halloween, don't fear (well, maybe do!) because it's time once again for the Paul's Booootique show! Trick or treat yourself to all of the spine-tingling chills and thrills you crave this Saturday at 11am EST.

Please also make a donation to the WRIR fall fund drive while you do because a Richmond without WRIR would truly be a frightening development.

Opening Day anthem by John K. Sampson

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Hi. Need an escape from the relentless, crushing onslaught of dreadful news?!? Cue the dancing hotdogs, It's the Paul's Boutique Show today from 11am-1pm! wrir.org

Spend your Independence Day at home with the Paul’s Boutique Show at 11 am. Guaranteed Lee Greenwood free!

Hey friends! The Boutique is back with two hours of tunes at turns groovy, angry, disorienting and lovely including brand new music by SAULT. 11 AM!!

There's honestly never a bad time to listen to the music and message of Curtis Mayfield, but this song written in 1974 seems truly prophetic today:

"Hardening crimes is a part of the times, and it's rough for some people to live
Disease can move fast but it don't have to last
It is now the nation's turn for all to be concerned
We can be freer still, it is the people's will
And bring back the power for the people"

Power to the people. Black lives matter. Justice for all. Care for all.

Curtis Mayfield - Power to the People Curtis

One consequence of this pandemic is that I've been making a whole bunch of playlists as a coping mechanism. Which one will it be today? Tune in at 11 am to find out!

Don't fret if you missed the show this weekend or just want to listen again while you work or play at home. It’s archived for a few weeks on the WRIR website:

The Paul's Boutique Show - May 9, 2020 - WRIR 97.3 fm - Richmond Independent Radio WRIR-LP 97.3 FM broadcasts news, views and music that would otherwise be unrepresented on the public airwaves. The programming schedule covers seven days a week, 24 hours a day. WRIR also serves as the official emergency broadcast outlet for the City of Richmond, Virginia.

Tomorrow's Boutique is a trippy, groovy, sublime and occasionally funky mix of folk, psych, girl-group, R&B and outsider music from all over the world including this incredible 60's Thai Beat number. Saturday at 11 am!

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The WRIR Spring fund drive is officially over, but it's not too late to donate and it's also not too late to listen to my show from April 25, filled with a whole bunch of rare and obscure pop and rock goodies:

The Paul's Boutique Show - Spring FUN drive Special - WRIR 97.3 fm - Richmond Independent Radio WRIR-LP 97.3 FM broadcasts news, views and music that would otherwise be unrepresented on the public airwaves. The programming schedule covers seven days a week, 24 hours a day. WRIR also serves as the official emergency broadcast outlet for the City of Richmond, Virginia.

Just sharing this performance by the Chords on Top of the Pops because it rules:

The Chords - Maybe Tomorrow 1980 The Chords, top of the pops I saw this band at the Greyhound in Chadwell Heath they were ace

It's been a little while now since I've had the pleasure to do a show during the WRIR FUNdrive. This time will be different as it's just going to me in the booth.

Though things are insanely tough right now, I think it presents an opportunity to prioritize those things that you truly value and I sincerely hope that the Paul's Boutique Show has helped you feel less alone. Any donations are greatly appreciated! 11am-1pm.

Tomorrow's Boutique features music by John Prine, Bill Withers and Adam Schlesinger, songwriting and performing greats who passed away recently due to this horrible Covid-19 pandemic.

I'll also have some hip-shakin' R&B and some tracks that are currently resonating with me given all this time alone at home as well as a Greenhearts demo track that we wrote a while back, but never recorded. We were able to collaborate on it Postal Service-style and I've added a little coda at the end to capture current events.

Saturday at 11 am!

When you're under quarantine with your mates at the lake house, but you still like to rock:

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Last week's Boutique featuring two hours of glam rock and/or glam inspired tunes is online if you missed it. RIP to Alan Merrill of Vodka Collins and the Arrows (both featured on the show) and co-writer of "I Love Rock and Roll." He passed away on March 29 due to complications from covid-19.

The Paul's Boutique Show - March 28, 2020 - Glam Slam - WRIR 97.3 fm - Richmond Independent Radio WRIR-LP 97.3 FM broadcasts news, views and music that would otherwise be unrepresented on the public airwaves. The programming schedule covers seven days a week, 24 hours a day. WRIR also serves as the official emergency broadcast outlet for the City of Richmond, Virginia.

Don't know about you, but I could sure use some uplift. And for me, that sometimes means glam rock. So today's Boutique is dedicated to big, brash, sometimes dumb, often melodramatic rock and roll.

So metaphorically put on your tight shiny pants (or literally if you've got 'em!!) and groove a little to today's glam slam from 11am-1 pm!

Hey friends, hope the latest Paul's Boutique show provides a bit of musical comfort while you hunker down. It's online here:

The Paul's Boutique Show - March 14, 2020 - WRIR 97.3 fm - Richmond Independent Radio WRIR-LP 97.3 FM broadcasts news, views and music that would otherwise be unrepresented on the public airwaves. The programming schedule covers seven days a week, 24 hours a day. WRIR also serves as the official emergency broadcast outlet for the City of Richmond, Virginia.

The Boutique is back tomorrow morning after a bit of a hiatus and I'm bringing the goods including a pair of tickets to see Wye Oak at the Broadberry on March 5!

WRIR. 11 am. Saturday.

The Paul's Boutique is live and on the air at 11 am. Tune in and turn up!

As 2020 gets off to a terrifying start, won't you join me this morning for a fond look back at some of the best songs of 2019. 11 am!