[Dead-Air]

This week's edition of What's This Called? features some special Christmas presents I'm going to be sharing with the listeners.

Tune in to KPSU Saturday, December 22nd from Noon to 1 PM Pacific Time (that's 10-11 PM in Bethlehem, where it's often rather difficult to get a room around this time of year...) for a show that won't feature a lot of holiday carols, but will be delivering a couple gifts for real!

As always the show will:

STREAM LIVE LIKE A ROW OF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS RIGHT HERE!

as well as blast through the audio snow of the old fashioned radio from:

1450 AM in the Portland OR/Vancouver WA metro area
and 98.1 FM on the Portland State University campus!

I got to have Christmas a bit early this year when a huge package arrived at my door from Beta-lactam Ring Records a couple days ago containing full new releases from the likes of Volcano the Bear, Soriah, George & Caplin, LSD March, Seven that Spells, and a sampler with everyone from Anakrid to the seasonally appropriate Christus & the Cosmonaughts!

What's more, BLR gave me a gift to share with the What's This Called? listeners: I have two $25 gift certificates to the Beta-lactam Ring Records Online Store to the first two listeners to call me during the program at (503) 725-5945 - No Strings (or ribbons) Attached!

That might seem like enough for a show in and of itself, but I also have stuff on tap from Eet, The Family Snar-Snar Orchestra, The Books, Volume Ghost, Moodring, and (this one's essential...) Christmas Decorations!