Rock & Roots

Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of October 30th 2023

By DeBraun Thomas

Published November 3, 2023 at 8:30 AM EDT

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Hiss Golden Messenger (The Wondering), Slow Pulp (Doubt), Scott Whiddon (Maybe That's Enough For Now), Jason Mraz (Details In The Fabric (Demo)), The Record Company (Roll With It), The Gaslight Anthem (Spider Bites), & Duran Duran Featuring Victoria DeAngelis (Psycho Killer)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues had music for the changing season... of the witch with a show titled Halloween Magic! Featuring music from artists and bands from Magic Slim, James Brown, Lake Street Dive, ELO, Leon Russell, Van Halen, T-Rex, Billy Paul, & more! The full show can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show was filled with plenty of ghoulish grooves! Featured music from Blue Magic, Prince, Dusty Springfield, Otis Redding, Janet Jackson, OutKast, Nina Simone, Slave, Grace Jones, & more! A full playlist can be found here.

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DeBraun Thomas

DeBraun Thomas fell in love with radio at a young age but only had interest in working in radio after learning Funk musician Sly Stone got his start in radio. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Thomas moved to Lexington in 2009 to attend the University of Kentucky and pursue a career in radio. Thomas joined WRFL in 2009 and through the UK school of Journalism, Thomas had 2 features air on WUKY. In October of 2012, Thomas began interning at WUKY and produced the Unghosting of Medgar Evers. In August of 2013 Thomas became a staff member at WUKY and since that time, Thomas regularly produces the weekly segment Local Music Mondays which highlights local musicians in Lexington. Thomas hosts the Crunkadelic Funk Show which airs Saturday nights at 9pm and also produced a documentary on the 50th anniversary of the March on Frankfort. In addition to producing and hosting a radio show, Thomas also explores his other passion as a musician in Lexington.

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