Thursday Evening Vibes

It's been a beautiful, sun-filled day at Seaside Park. We've heard great sets from Cosmic Dust Bunnies, Ryan Montbleau & Friends, and Strangefolk. As night sets in and Dark Star Orchestra hits the main stage, we expect the jams to come hard and heavy. Stay with us for the set break. We'll be speaking with Sam Cutler, former tour manager for both the Grateful Dead and the Rolling Stones.

Solar Bus

The Solar Bus is a demonstration and education project created by The Harmony Institute to promote awareness of issues relating to:

• Biodiesel Fuel
• Vegetable Oil as Fuel
• Other Alternative Fuels
• Solar Energy
• Energy Conservation
• Peace, Politics, and the Environment

We'll have an interview with them at 5:30 PM today. 

We're underway on the main stage!

"The Wheel" has been played, Gordie has welcomed the Vibe Tribe back, and Road to the Vibes winners Cosmic Dust Bunnies have taken the stage. Noodle dancing on a warm, dusty field is the order of the day. Happy Vibes!

"More drums in the my monitor please!"

Cosmic Dust Bunnies on the Main Stage

The Furthur bus is here

Janet interviewed the folks at Ken Kesey's famous bus. Keep it tuned to 89.5 to hear it. 

Retro Rock Throwbacks

Kevin Gallagher in throwback mode

A new feature this year is the Retro Rock Throwback. Produced by audio/video documentarian & photographer Kevin Gallagher, these pieces provide a look back to the historical foundation of today's rock music scene. Kevin assembled them from interviews he's done and archived material harvested from the wilderness of the internet. Some additional editing was done by Peter Bochan. These pieces were used during WPKN's "Under the Influence" specials, a look at how chemicals have influenced culture. Keven can be heard on WPKN alternating Mondays, 4-7 PM.

Thursday Broadcast Schedule

• 10:00 AM Vibes Kickoff with Radio Vibes
• 12:00 PM Home Page with Binnie Klein & Duo Dickenson
• 1:00 PM Vibe Quest with Terry Hopper & the Radio Vibes crew
• 3:00 PM Radio Vibes Pregame show
• 4:00 PM Cosmic Dust Bunnies
• 5:00 PM Sam Hopkins in the WPKN studio
• 5:35 PM Ryan Montbleau & Friends
• 6:45 PM Scott Harris in the WPKN studio
• 7:00 PM Strangefolk
• 8:30 PM Scott Harris in the WPKN studio
• 9:00 PM Dark Star Orchestra Set I
• 10:30 PM Bruce Swan in the WPKN studio (time is approximate)
• 11:15 PM Dark Star Orchestra Set II
• 1:00 AM Ed Flynn: Church of the Sacred Riff

Stage music broadcasts are by agreement with the artists. 
WPKN's regular program schedule will be streamed on wpkn.org while Radio Vibes airs on 89.5 FM. 

As ready as we're going to be

We got a little taste of what's to come. The stage looks and sounds good. 

Of course, this is what radio looks like. This year we even have color bars. 

That's it from backstage at Gathering of the Vibes tonight. We'll be on the air chatting with Cliff Furnald beginning at 8:00 AM, and the Radio Vibes Kickoff show begins at 10. 

Remember, WPKN's regular irregular schedule of programming will continue all weekend on the stream at wpkn.org. 

Happy trails!