Jazz / funk / rock drummer of little renown in New York City with Afroskull, Dark Streets, The Wild Koba, Touque, Time Machine Appetizer, and many others […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://heads.social/@jasonisaacdrums, follow @ap.brid.gy to interacthttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gyhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mz74faazln52This is super cool! The oldest known recording of spoken Louisiana Creole has been published. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/30/us/louisiana-creole-recording-lorenzo-dow-turner.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M1E.SQdg.tsoEtq47jPKA&smid=url-share31 Oct 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz74faazln52https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mz6gkj33gxr2Today on the Crescent City Connection, the sound of America's most haunted city, with an hour of spooky songs from the House Of Shock. It's the CCC Halloween special! 10am eastern (9 central) on @WFMU's Rock'n'Soul stream! https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/17006331 Oct 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6gkj33gxr2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mz24mzdai6z2Tonight is the 40th anniversary party for Paddy Reilly's Music Bar in Manhattan, and I shall be there with Dark Streets to play the songs of The Pogues and more. 7pm at the corner of 29th St. and 2nd Avenue. Free show!29 Oct 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz24mzdai6z2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3myvvxle4oaj2I'm a few days late in sharing this, but WNYC's 2026 Public Song Project (An Odyssey In The Public Domain) is a masterpiece of radio storytelling and production. My colleagues Simon Close (producer) and Amber Bruce (mixing engineer) knocked it out of the park! Featuring appearances by Nick […] https://heads.social/@jasonisaacdrums/11751664128122885128 Oct 2026 04:27 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3myvvxle4oaj2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3myvju6csvbz2Some guy on reddit found an ultra-rare Charley Patton Paramount 78 in his grandparents' Victrola. It's Mean Black Moan b/w Heart Like Railroad Steel, in what looks like far better condition than any other surviving copy. For delta blues fans, this is a major find! […] https://heads.social/@jasonisaacdrums/11751578967353486928 Oct 2026 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3myvju6csvbz2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mymqylp65uu2This week on the Crescent City Connection: a birthday tribute to Earl Palmer! For WFMU's Singles Going Steady week, I'm playing a selection of hit singles (and a couple of b-sides) featuring the legendary session drummer. The first half of the show features hits from his years in New Orleans […] https://heads.social/@jasonisaacdrums/11749602112046587924 Oct 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mymqylp65uu2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3myfhdetle7o2Tonight I'm filling in for Rob Weisberg's excellent world music show Transpacific Sound Paradise on the WFMU main stream (a.k.a. the radio.) And it's Singles Going Steady week, so I've prepared an hour of funky 45s from the continent of Africa! Join me from 8 to 9pm on @WFMU!21 Oct 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfhdetle7o2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3my3agfvnhen2llraiser special on the Crescent City Connection: New Orleans Off The Record - an hour of unreleased live tapes from the NOLA greats. Please join me at 10am eastern / 9am central on WFMU's Rock'n'Soul stream! https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/16964717 Oct 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3my3agfvnhen2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxzkpbxjssc2oh hey, I'm playing with Stephanie Marie and the Double Knit Players tonight! 8:30pm at the Parkside Lounge in NYC. Fun set of country/rock/soul originals and a couple of choice covers.16 Oct 2026 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxzkpbxjssc2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxrqcg2kfoy2I'm playing at Barbès in Brooklyn tonight with Davis Rogan! New Orleans piano straight from the heart of the Tremé (the neighborhood) and Treme (the TV show). Great set of Davis originals and classic NOLA R&B covers from 7 to 8:30.13 Oct 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrqcg2kfoy2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxr732kkunz2Here we go again ... https://gothamist.com/news/new-york-public-radio-ceo-steps-down-after-8-months-on-job13 Oct 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxr732kkunz2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxr72aqmsr32This should be obvious to anyone who has ever managed an automation system. https://mastodon.social/users/MikeElgan/statuses/11742953158495567413 Oct 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxr72aqmsr32https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxp3np6xoix2If you missed the most recent Crescent City Connection episode, it's worth circling back for. An hour of great New Orleans and Louisiana bands playing tunes from the classic rock songbook. Enjoy the show, and please donate to the WFMU Hellraiser! https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/16936912 Oct 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxp3np6xoix2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxjmebd45f52Today on the Crescent City Connection, a Hellraiser special: NOLA plays the rock canon! A selection of classic rock covers by some of our New Orleans and Louisiana favorites. 10am eastern / 9 central on WFMU's Rock'n'Soul stream! https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/169369 #WFMU10 Oct 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxjmebd45f52https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxhfj3l4vpm2I'm playing at the Mercury Lounge tonight with Dark Streets! We open the night at 9pm with a set of Pogues classics, and then we're followed by the Clash tribute band Straight To Hell. After their set we'll load up the stage with both bands for a […] [Original post on heads.social]09 Oct 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxhfj3l4vpm2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mx3amgsxzqy2Seen at my college radio station this weekend. TikTok is in, Twitter is out. (No surprise there.) What a great reunion weekend it was! It was great seeing all the different generations collide, from the 1960s to the 2020s. And hopefully next time we'll get more […] [Original post on heads.social]04 Oct 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx3amgsxzqy2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mwxynjkkce42Today on the Crescent City Connection: we kick off WFMU's Hellraiser with an hour of Baton Rouge bangers! It's Blues with a capital B (and more) from Louisiana's capital city. 10am eastern / 9 central on the Rock'n'Soul Radio stream from @WFMU! https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/169110 #WFMU03 Oct 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwxynjkkce42https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mwvx632yamk2RE: https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive/117372502801681620 It's College Radio Day! And coincidentally, I am heading upstate today for an alumni reunion and 60th anniversary celebration at my own college station, WHRW in Binghamton, NY. I'll be on the air tonight from midnight to 1am […] https://heads.social/@jasonisaacdrums/11737261048815903002 Oct 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvx632yamk2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mwgq2y6v2ud2Wow, there's a new Morphine album coming out! https://stereogum.com/2512392/morphine-announce-new-album-cocoon-featuring-recordings-mark-sandman-made-before-his-1999-death/music26 Sep 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgq2y6v2ud2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mwgfwyyo7n52The Crescent City Connection is comin' up at 10am eastern / 9 central with an hour of easy rockin' records from New Orleans and Louisiana. Get down with some NOLA sounds on WFMU's Rock'n'Soul stream! https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/16883726 Sep 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgfwyyo7n52https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mwerhguzfny2Getting ready to play some Pogues songs with Dark Streets tonight! 7 to 10pm at Paddy Reilly's, 29th St. and 2nd Ave. Free show!25 Sep 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwerhguzfny2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mwbuxzeyet42Tonight I'm playing with Time Machine Appetizer at the Riverdale Neighborhood House in the Bronx. It's the last outdoor show of the season for their Music In The Garden Series. Our instrumental grooves should pair nicely with the cool breeze and the setting sun. Free show at 6:30pm!24 Sep 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbuxzeyet42https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvuqmgdifhs2The Saturday morning second line is back! The Crescent City Connection show returns to WFMU's Rock'n'Soul stream starting TODAY at 10am eastern / 9 central. Tune in and join me this morning because we've got some celebrating to do! https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/168636 #WFMU19 Sep 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvuqmgdifhs2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvqdnryvwch2I'm back at Mama Tried tonight to play some drums with Local 76! Original blues-rock jams from 8:30 to 10 (or whenever the noise complaints shut us down) at one of Brooklyn's finest dives. With Christopher Davidson (guitar and vocals), Bill Bell (guitar), Dan Asher (bass) and yours truly.17 Sep 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqdnryvwch2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvonzdm2cdw2Hey, I'm in AM New York this week! The show I played with Stephanie Marie last Saturday was included in a write up about the new B Scene club in the East Village. Click through to read all about it, and for some good photos too […] https://heads.social/@jasonisaacdrums/11728414680691928617 Sep 2026 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvonzdm2cdw2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvlrqxn2l4b2I witnessed an interesting meeting of the generations at a pizzeria in Manhattan tonight. Teenager trying to buy a slice could not grasp it when the cranky older Italian fella behind the counter kept telling her "cash or card only; we don't take Apple Pay." Kid just kept trying to find where she […] https://heads.social/@jasonisaacdrums/11727765473183184315 Sep 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlrqxn2l4b2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvgahag7k2q2Summer vacation is over for Dark Streets! TODAY from 4 to 7pm we're returning to action with our annual outdoors show at Mama Tried. Come sing and dance to the music of The Pogues (and much more) in the backyard of one of Brooklyn's finest dive bar institutions.13 Sep 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgahag7k2q2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mveqpwx2glh2ICYMI, I will not be on the air at WFMU tonight because I am not on the new fall schedule. Nick The Bard will take you through the overnight from 3 to 6am, and I'll be fast asleep. 😴 BUT my Crescent City Connection show returns to WFMU's Rock'n'Soul Radio stream next Saturday at 10am! See ya there!13 Sep 2026 04:22 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mveqpwx2glh2https://bsky.app/profile/jasonisaacdrums.heads.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvdgqamjlia2Tonight I'm playing with Stephanie Marie and her ace band for opening weekend of B Scene! It's a new East Village music spot at 50 Avenue B. Two sets of rock & soul classics and Stephanie originals, w/ special guests. 8pm showtime, tickets here […] [Original post on heads.social]12 Sep 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:3blxtzrraydahwlcdtr6i4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdgqamjlia2