This Saturday, January 27th at 3pm & Sunday, January 28th at 12 noon (AZ-MST), join Radio Free Phoenix for a Music & Interview Special with Courtney Odem. Courtney is an Arizona artist who lives in Miami, AZ. She plays a mix of trip-hop and electronica music. Andy Olson will be talking with Courtney about her music and career thus far. Listen in and enjoy the music of Courtney Odem on Radio Free Phoenix on Arizona Music Showcase this weekend!

For the 35th year, it’s A Rock & Roll Christmas with Andy Olson. Join Radio Free Phoenix for a 30 hour slice of the deepest and wildest Christmas Rock & Roll in existence! The show start at 6 pm Christmas Eve and runs to Midnight Christmas Day (AZ-MST).

Expect to hear music from:

Jackson Browne  – Monkees – U2 – Greg Lake – Dan Hicks – Sting –Belle & Sebastian – Smithereens – Cheech & Chong – John Mellencamp – Steve Barton – Old 97’s – Fountains of Wayne – Ramones – George Harrison – Dave Edmunds – Graham Parker – Payolas – Crash Test Dummies – XTC – John Lennon – Dar Williams – The Kennedys – Waitresses – Jethro Tull – REM – Ringo Starr – Royal Guardsman – Kinks – DB’s – Paul McCartney – Bruce Springsteen – NRBQ – T Rex – Jesse Ed Davis – Sting – Max Headroom – Ramones – Bob Rivers – Shawn Phillips – Kenny Vance & The Planotones – Elton Duck –  Leon Redbone & Dr John – Freddy Cannon – Weezer – Tom Waits & Peter Murphy – The Weeklings – Bobby Lloyd & The Skeletons – Mojo Nixon – Doug & The Slugs – Bruce Cockburn – Little Charlie & The Nightcats – Smoking Popes – Talking Meds – Andrew Gold – Keb’ Mo – Riders In The Sky – Aimee Mann & Michael Penn – Chris Squire & Alan White – Loudon Wainwright III – Smithereens – Andrew Gold – Fab Four – The Killers – Max Headroom – Freddy Cannon – Dan Frank & The True Believers – Jack Scott – Cheap Trick  – Donovan – The Kennedys – Keith Richards – The Tacoma Four – Billy Gibbons – Bob Peek Thing – The Bodeans – Payolas – Roy Wood & Wizzard – Graham Parker – Flaming Lips – Jorma Kaukonen – Smashing Pumpkins  – Darts – El Vez – Jan & Dean – Lowen & Navarro – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – The Rooks – Jigsaw Seen – The Reducers – The Cavedogs – Nick Lowe – The Geisels and much more!

A Rock N Roll Christmas first aired in 1988 on Phoenix radio on KSLX and also KDKB and KZON (the Zone) and then back to KSLX and then on Radio Free Phoenix! Join Us at 6pm, this Christmas Eve through Christmas night at 12 midnight (AZ-Mountain Time).

Join us this Saturday, October 28th at 2pm and Sunday, October 29th at 12 pm (AZ-PST) for Radio Freedom, our Guest DJ Show. Our guest host is Pete Humbert of Laveen, Arizona. Pete was a longtime KSTM, The Storm and loves the free-form mix of tunes on Radio Free Phoenix. Join Pete for his 15 favorite songs on Radio Freedom on Radio Free Phoenix!

ANDY OLSON & PETE HUMBERT

This Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 12 noon on Radio Free Phoenix!

This Saturday at 2pm (AZ-PST) and an encore on Sunday at 12 noon, Join Andy Olson for a Music & Interview Special with singer-songwriter, Shawn Phillips. Andy will be talking with Shawn about his musical career, his connection with Donovan, (he co-wrote Season of the Witch), He give a young Joni Mitchell guitar lessons, taught George Harrison how to play the sitar and so much more. Listen for plenty of Shawn Phillips music and the great stories behind the songs, Shawn will be opening up for Dave Mason this Tuesday, October 24th at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix. Get set to listen to a entire hour of Shawn Phillips & his Music on Radio Free Phoenix!

Listen to the interview with Shawn Phillips

This Saturday at 2pm (AZ-PST) and an encore on Sunday at 12 noon, Join Andy Olson for a Music & Interview Special with Dave Mason. Andy will be talking with Dave about his music and solo career, his days with Traffic, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, working with Hendrix on the Electric Ladyland album and so much more. Dave Mason will be in concert, Tuesday, October 24th at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix. Shawn Phillips will be opening up the show. Get set to listen to a entire hour of Dave Mason & his Music on Radio Free Phoenix!

LISTEN TO THE DAVE MASON INTERVIEW BELOW

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Join Andy Olson on Radio Free Phoenix, this Saturday, September 16th at 2pm (AZ-PST) and Sunday at 12 noon for A Music & Interview Special with Roger Boyd, founder and keyboard player with Head East (best know for the song, Never Been Any Reason). Head East will be in concert on September 21st at Celebrity Theater in Phoenix along with Blue Oyster Cult in a Danny Zelisko Presents show. Andy will be talking with Roger about the band, it’s history and also playing songs from their new album, Full Circle. Join us at RFP!

HEAD EAST

Listen to the Music & Interview Special w/ Roger Boyd

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Join us this Saturday, August 12th at 2pm and Sunday, August 13th at 12 pm (AZ-PST) for Radio Freedom, our Guest DJ show. Our guest host will be Mike McCoy of Gilbert, Arizona.

Mike has a long radio history having spent many years on the air and also programing radio stations in Salt Lake City & Rochester, NY.

Mike grew up in Phoenix and first got the radio bug running around KRUX Radio back in the 60’s. His Dad, Al McCoy, was the Program Director and DJ at the station. He met legendary Phoenix DJ, Bill Compton at an Elvis Concert. Bill Compton got his start on KRUX with the KRUX Underground before moving to the Underground KCAC & KDKB.

Join Mike as he plays his 15 favorite songs on Radio Freedom this Saturday at 3pm and Sunday at 12 noon on Radio Free Phoenix!

Andy Olson & Mike McCoy

It is time again for our Radio Free Phoenix Pledge Drive. We need to ask for donations via the Radiothon so we can continue our mission of preserving this great music and sharing it with the world (while remaining commercial-free).

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