Rock & Roots

Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of February 24th 2025

By DeBraun Thomas

Published February 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM EST

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Counting Crows (Spaceman In Tulsa), Fontaines D.C. (It's Amazing To Be Young), Suki Waterhouse (Dream Woman), Hurray For The Riff Raff (Pyramid Scheme), Patterson Hood Featuring Waxahatchee (Forks Of Cypress), & Galactic & Irma Thomas (Where I Belong)!

Monday evening on Joe's Blues celebrated two of the greatest of all time with a show titled Nina & Otis! Featuring music from the extensive catalogs of Nina Simone and Otis Redding! The full playlist can be found here.

Saturday night on The Crunkadelic Funk Show was a vibe in itself! Featured music from The Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Common & Patrick Stump, Muni Long & Mariah Carey, Gary Clark Jr. Featuring Keyon Harrold, Omar Apollo & Daniel Caesar, Duran Bernarr Featuring Ari Lennox, Syd Featuring Khelani, Deva Mahal, Kendrick Lamar Featuring SZA, OutKast, & more! The full episode 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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