
The Evan "Funk" Davies Show | WFMU
WFMU
Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.
Location:
East Orange, NJ
Genres:
Music Podcasts
Networks:
WFMU
Description:
Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.
Twitter:
@efd
Language:
English
Contact:
WFMU P.O. Box 2011 Jersey City, NJ 07303-2011 201-200-9368
Website:
http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/ED
Episodes
JAMES MASTRO & the GOLD STARS live set! from Jun 25, 2025
6/25/2025
the pets - "breaking point road" - wet behind the ears
led zeppelin - "when the levee breaks" - led zeppelin iv [0:04:51]
dean carter - "sizzlin' hot" - call of the wild! [orig 1968] [0:11:30]
electric six - "the rubberband man" - zodiac [0:14:04]
john miles - "can't keep a good man down" - sympathy [0:17:39]
tubeway army - "steel and you" - s/t [0:22:15]
mott the hoople - "ballad of mott the hoople (march 26, 1972-zurich)" - s/t [RIP Mick Ralphs, who co-wrote this song] [0:26:58]
bad company - "can't get enough of your love" - s/t [Written by Mick Ralphs] [0:31:58]
eraser - "trans air force 2" - hideout [bandcamp] [0:46:11]
daughter of the vine - "cosmic eye" - mystic valley pkwy [with Margaret Garrett of Mr Airplane Man. They'll be part of the Meadowlark Festival Sept 12-14 at Stone Ridge Orchard. Sunflower Bean, Cut Worms, Mystery Lights and others also on the bill!
bandcamp] [0:49:42]
the beths - "metal" - straight line was a lie [bandcamp] [0:55:17]
jeanines - "coaxed a storm" - how long can it last [playing Friday night at Trans Pecos with Lightheaded, Love, Burns, and the Frenchmen!
bandcamp] [0:59:50]
Set: JAMES MASTRO & THE GOLD STARS live on WFMU!
engineered by Tom Unish
James Mastro - vocals, guitar
Tony Shanahan - bass, vocals
Chris Robertson - guitar, mandolin, vocals
Megan Reilly - vocals, acoustic guitar
Dennis Diken - drums, vocals
latest album Dawn Of A New Error (MPress) available on bandcamp
Keep up with James at
james mastro & the gold stars - "right words, wrong song" - live on wfmu [1:06:34]
james mastro & the gold stars - "my god" - live on wfmu [1:10:11]
james mastro & the gold stars - "three words" - live on wfmu [1:13:53]
james mastro & the gold stars - "everywhere" - live on wfmu [1:18:15]
james mastro & the gold stars - "never die" - live on wfmu [1:23:16]
james mastro & the gold stars - "river runs forever" - live on wfmu [1:28:36]
james mastro & the gold stars - "someday someone will turn your head around" - live on wfmu [special guest Lahna Deering on backing vocals] [1:35:00]
james mastro & the gold stars - "gold stars medley in e minor" - live on wfmu [1:39:26]
james mastro & the gold stars - "chat with efd" - live on wfmu [1:47:22]
girls on grass - "goth punk hillbilly angel" - stages ep [not on bandcamp yet but I bet it will be soon!] [1:58:10]
psych-o-positive - "electric fratboy" - single [bandcamp] [2:00:34]
florry - "first it was a movie, then it was a book" - sounds like... [bandcamp] [2:03:55]
hallelujah the hills - "grateful dead sweater (6 of diamonds)" - deck [bandcamp
The Deck album consists of four separate sub-albums: Hearts, Diamonds, Spades, and Clubs. Oh, and there are also two Jokers.] [2:10:42]
the bongos - "mambo sun" - the shroud of touring: live in 1985 [2:13:30]
creem circus - "oh no rock and roll" - get.switched.on! [live on the show next week!
bandcamp] [2:28:27]
cheap trick - "big eyes" - in color [2:31:26]
technopolice - "sortir le soir..." - single [2:34:34]
self improvement - "scam" - syndrome [bandcamp] [2:36:33]
automatic - "is it now?" - single [bandcamp] [2:38:35]
the minus 5 - "the garden of arden" - oar on, penelope! [bandcamp] [2:46:35]
seely jurgens band - "came out good in the end" - single [bandcamp] [2:49:46]
the special pillow - "i saw a flying saucer" - single [playing live tomorrow night at Pet Shop in Jersey City, with the aforementioned Psych-o-Positive (!) and Our Bodies Themselves
bandcamp] [2:54:27] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/153470
Duration:03:09:39
back from vacation with NO new record store finds?! from Jun 18, 2025
6/18/2025
sunrise - "just want you around" - s/t [co-produced by Bruce Johnston?!] [0:00:00]
melony - "my corona" - satisfiction [the Melony-aissance continues!] [0:03:23]
999 - "homicide" - 7" [0:06:09]
la cage - "i am what i am" - 12" [partial CanCon!] [0:10:20]
the doll - "desire me" - 7" [0:16:38]
the waterboys - "where the action is" - where the action is [0:20:01]
miss eaves - "3 jobs" - how it is [still available on bandcamp] [0:23:20]
sly & the family stone - "i want to take you higher" - stand! [RIP Sly] [0:26:53]
the beach boys - "you're so good to me" - endless summer [RIP Brian] [0:32:04]
chris stamey - "don't talk (put your head on my shoulder)" - anything is possible [I'll be talking with Chris about this and more on my show on July 9! Chris & band are playing at City Winery on Thursday July 10.] [0:46:20]
now - "this glimmer is" - now does the trick [Now playing live on Radio Ravioli tonight, with Linda Smith and Cindy!
bandcamp] [0:49:46]
the royal arctic institute - "immer alles" - s/t [Playing live on Scott Williams' show in the next few weeks!
bandcamp] [0:53:02]
sunflower bean - "nothing romantic" - mortal primetime [bandcamp] [0:58:54]
jose james - "miss you" - 1978: revenge of the dragon [bandcamp] [1:02:17]
james mastro - "right words, wrong song" - dawn of a new error [James Mastro & the Gold Stars live on my show one week from today!
bandcamp] [1:14:03]
grim globs - "jackie glacier" - single [bandcamp] [1:16:36]
st. divine - "swallow" - you can't go forward and you can't go back [bandcamp] [1:20:54]
the whimbrels - "scream for me" - s/t [bandcamp] [1:24:35]
lightheaded - "the garden" - thinking, dreaming, scheming! [bandcamp
London-area friends can catch them at the Skepwax Weekender at the end of July!] [1:30:42]
savak - "moon over marine park" - squawk! [bandcamp
Playing live on the show on Wednesday July 30!] [1:41:11]
diane electro - "ich sauf allein" - definitiv jein [bandcamp] [1:45:38]
düül suns - "lying eyes" - single [bandcamp] [1:48:06]
j.g.g. - "bombolla 6" - bombolla [bandcamp] [1:54:15]
darling black - "deep down in the ground" - single [look for it on bandcamp on Friday!] [1:56:16]
sloan - "live forever" - based on the best seller [bandcamp
Album (their 14th!) out on Sept 26, the day before my birthday!] [2:12:09]
pulp - "grown ups" - more [bandcamp] [2:15:32]
roseblood - "doublespeak" - s/t [Kathy Foster from the Thermals, Hurry Up, All Girl Summer Fun Band, etc.
bandcamp] [2:21:50]
the prof. fuzz 63 - "narcoleptic driver's ed teacher" - my <3's still beatin' but i'm dead2u [They'll be around our area in August, touring with Secret Monkey Weekend!
bandcamp] [2:24:47]
creem circus - "riff down" - get.switched.on! [Playing live on the show in two weeks (July 2)!
bandcamp] [2:28:45]
swansea sound - "oasis v blur" - single [bandcamp] [2:38:08]
heavenly - "portland town" - single [bandcamp] [2:40:24]
ellyd - "were you ever loved" - single [bandcamp] [2:43:48]
the penrose web - "never too soon" - the least of our concerns [Ian Button and Alan Crockford
bandcamp] [2:47:08]
b. hamilton - "i've been outside, it's alright / on a different day" - b. hamilton (2025) [bandcamp] [2:50:23]
kid gulliver - "24 hours" - single [bandcamp] [2:56:19] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/153229
Duration:03:08:46
it is time from Jun 4, 2025
6/4/2025
the flys - "living in the sticks" - 7" [0:00:00]
basczax - "karleearn photography" - va-earcom 2 [0:03:03]
yo la tengo - "ohm" - fade [0:09:14]
kirsty maccoll - "walking down madison" - electric landlady [0:15:52]
alan fox - "please don't go (dance remix)" - 12" [0:22:22]
starbreaker - "the sound of summer" - 7" [0:27:57]
hotwax - "she's got a problem" - hot shock [bandcamp] [0:39:56]
pearl harbor & the explosions - "you got it (release it)" - s/t [reissue of 1980 LP with bonus tracks, of which this is not one] [0:42:14]
bart and the brats - "rat" - missed hits [bandcamp] [0:44:38]
pypy - "you make no sense (live)" - va-dot dash mixtape vol. iii [bandcamp] [0:46:59]
chime oblivion - "kiss her or be her" - s/t [bandcamp] [0:49:55]
the penrose web - "the other man inside my head" - the least of our concerns [bandcamp] [1:00:28]
pip blom - "ring" - grip ep [bandcamp] [1:03:28]
doc burner - "one last dance" - unobedient [bandcamp
check out his Drop In appearance from last May] [1:08:03]
melony - "wearing shades on rainy days" - satisfiction [1:11:35]
hunx and his punx - "alone in hollywood on acid" - walk out on this world [bandcamp] [1:14:21]
dew claw - "escape velocity" - e.l.f. [bandcamp] [1:25:21]
the electric light orchestra - "four little diamonds" - strange messages [1:28:46]
dummy - "soonish (wishy's deep ecstasy mix)" - bubbelibrium dlc [a "a full album re-imagining" of Dummy's Free Energy album
bandcamp] [1:32:36]
modern nature - "pharoah" - the heat warps [bandcamp
New album out in August!] [1:36:42]
luke haines & peter buck - "the pink floyd research group" - going down to the river ...to blow my mind [bandcamp
new album out in July!] [1:41:35]
deradoorian - "digital gravestone" - ready for heaven [bandcamp] [1:53:44]
ladymonix - "move my body" - va-klubnacht 01 [bandcamp] [1:57:59]
clive from accounts - "save me" - the very best of clive from accounts [Just the best artist name.
bandcamp] [2:03:38]
jesus jones - "move mountains" - liquidizer [2:07:42]
marnik - "under teika" - single [2:10:59]
the whimbrels - "she is the leader" - s/t [bandcamp
Record Release show at The Broadway on June 26, album out the next day] [2:23:20]
psychedelic furs - "mr. jones" - talk talk talk [2:29:58]
31Ø8 - "gravity" - grn [bandcamp] [2:33:46]
florry - "first it was a movie, then it was a book" - sounds like... [bandcamp] [2:39:22]
füriöüsbäll - "starfield" - i'll be your arsonist [bandcamp] [2:46:21]
the laureates - "youthy, natural" - and not even then [bandcamp] [2:49:29]
some sunny day - "edinburgh" - single [2:53:42] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/152755
Duration:03:08:40