On Friday January 1, at 2:00 p.m., Pittsburgh guitarist and fiddler Art Lindsay will join Mandorichard (host of WRCT’s Wednesday folk show Whiskey Before Breakfast) for WRCT’s annual Hank Williams tribute show.

Mandorichard tells us that, “In the wee hours of the morning on January 1, 1953, Hank Williams died in the back of an automobile from way too much whiskey, “vitamins,” and drugs consumed before, during, and after breakfast for way too many years. A sad end to the career of one of the most influential 20th century American musicians.”

During the show, Art and Mandorichard will present some of the thousands of recordings Hank made in a national career that spanned just six years.

So turn down the sound on the football game or whatever holiday tripe is on the tube, and tune in to WRCT’s annual Hank Williams tribute, Friday, January 1, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., only on 88.3 FM, Pittsburgh, or streaming from this very website

On Thursday, December 10, legendary Blue Öyster Cult drummer, Albert Bouchard, will join Eric Jackson Lurie on WRCT’s Court’s In Session.

Bouchard is the catalyst for the classic Saturday Night Live skit “more cowbell” that refers to Blue Öyster Cult’s 1976 classic song “Don’t Fear the Reaper.” He and Eric will talk about the release of Bouchard’s new record, ReImaginos a re-imagining of Imaginos, a Blue Öyster Cult album released in 1988.

Catch all the excitement starting at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, December 10 on 88.3 FM, Pittsburgh, or streaming from this very website!

Some Poems is a new, weekly WRCT Public Affairs show being produced by Scott King.

Scott says that, “My goal is to provide WRCT’s listeners with an hour of poetry and other forms of literature, purely for the sake of enjoyment and appreciation, and to spotlight the talent of our community. I am not an English major, and I do not know what I’m talking about in the slightest, but I’m going to have fun with it anyways.”

Tune in to 88.3 FM Pittsburgh — or catch the stream from this very website — at 4:30 p.m. Sundays or 9:00 a.m. Fridays — to listen to Scott work on his dramatic poetry voice. Where else but on WRCT!