Welcome to the Gutsy Radio newsletter! We‘ll keep it short and sweet letting you know about all the amazing music and DJs you can find on gutsyradio.org.

Gutsy Radio is a decentralized community radio station featuring music, talk, performance, and experiments broadcast live from around the United States. Each program is curated solely by its DJ, host, or performer. We present an eclectic and exciting variety of ad-free shows every night of the week and weekend mornings.

Gutsy Radio Celebrates Five Years

And we truly appreciate your support! Thank you for sticking with us on the airwaves for FIVE amazing years. Our first live broadcast was on April 6, 2020 and since then the station has hosted 75 DJs, over 4,800 shows and tons of fun!

🌟 Gutsy Radio founder, Mark, hosted an anniversary show with flashbacks, stories and special call-ins on March 29 to kick things off. Listen here if you missed it. And stay tuned for more special programming!

🌟 Call the Gutsy Hotline at 410-989-5070 and leave a message congratulating us for 5 years on air. Or join the Gutsy family by becoming a member on Kofi or by becoming a DJ. We’d love to have you.

Sunday, April 20, 2025 — Live!

Join Gutsy DJs at PinBaltimore on Sunday, April 20 from 6 to 10pm! We’ll be closing out three days of freeplay and pinball competitions, live music and more at Holy Frijoles in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood. Join us in person or listen LIVE online.

Welcome New DJs!

Chris in Maryland is on air every Saturday at 12pm ET. It's "Coffee with Chris," two hours of great talk, hot takes, and even hotter tracks from today, yesterday, and tomorrow.

Benny in Minnesota is on at 10am ET every other Sunday morning with “Sunday Mornings with Benny,” easing you into your day with fun favorites, and surprising you with alternative bangers. 

Ingo in Colorado (DJ zuLAUT) broadcasts at noon ET every fourth Sunday, serving up a brilliant brunch of electronica with varieties of reggaeton, pop, EDM, and much more!

Hop onto our Discord server to let them know you’re listening! See our Gutsy schedule here.

Top 5

This month, we present DJ Adam in Georgia’s Top 5 Songs for Spring Vibes. Tune in every other week on Fridays from 11pm- 1am ET to hear “Notes From Underground.”

1. 🌼 Blondie: In the Sun, 1976. More of a summer song I guess….

2. 🌼 Brian Eno: Here Come the Warm Jets, 1974.

3. 🌼 Iggy Pop: Lust for Life, 1977. Can one song be an invigorating, life-reaffirming clarion call suitable for Carnival Cruise AND a junkie anthem? Yes!

4. 🌼 Belle & Sebastian: We are the Sleepyheads, 2006. The lyrics are a bummer, but the sound is like driving in a convertible on the way to brunch.

5. 🌼 Chicago: Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is? 1969.

Playlist of the Month

DJ Roy in North Carolina’s ode to the big blue ocean was broadcast live on March 11, 2025. Whales, Melville, and more! Easy listening for these early spring days. Listen on Mixcloud!

Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti - Whales Of Sirius
Brian Eno - The Big Ship
Gordon Lightfoot - Ode to Big Blue
The Velvet Underground - Ocean
Eden Ahbez - Tradewind
Sonic Youth - Moby-Dik
Lead Belly - We're In The Same Boat, Brother
Mary Lattimore - We Wave From Our Boats
The Byrds - Oil In My Lamp
Hiroshi Yoshimura - In the Sea Breeze
John Carpenter & Alan Howarth - First Chase
Liars-Who Is the Hunter?
Deuter Deep Sea
El-P - Tougher Colder Killer
Gary Higgins - The Great Sperm Whale
Tom Kazas - Journey of the Whales
Low - Over the Ocean
Slint - Good Morning, Captain (Evanston Riff Tape)
Haruomi Hosono - Sea
The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt
William Ackerman - Three Observations Of One Ocean
His Name Is Alive - Chances Are We Are Mad (Chances R)
Dr. Octagon - Wild And Crazy
Ulla Straus - Oil
Boduf Songs - Found on the Bodies of Fallen Whales
Douglas Wood - Hunt and Capture
Chromatics - The Killing Spree
Enno Velthuys - Under Water
Grizzly Bear - Knife
The Black Angels - The Boat Song
Bill Orcutt - The Ocean Will Find Its Shore
Ralph Stanley - O Death
Cocteau Twins & Harold Budd - Sea, Swallow Me

. . . Blips . . .

DJ CJ in North Carolina published a post on Reddit called All the albums I used on my all-vinyl internet radio show last night. Read about how he broadcasts while spinning vinyl here.

Employees of the Month, DJs Chris & Micah in Maryland were interviewed in the Baltimore Banner. The article celebrates the book, Scene Seen, designed by Chris, and which showcases 85 Baltimore musicians photographed by Micah. See a playlist of music by the bands on Apple Music.

DJ Kitty in Colorado put on a hot 4-hour hip hop show on March 25. It reached #63 on Mixcloud’s global Old School Hip Hop chart!

New releases by our DJs!
Poinsettia’s fourth record, Dark Farce / Bright Light featuring DJ Vince in NC.
New tracks by DJ Chase Carter and DJ Deadphone… both in Detroit!

Gutsy, Too! kicks off our broadcasting Monday through Friday from 5 to 7pm ET. Hand picked from our growing archive of over 2,300 shows, re-listen to all the variety that makes Gutsy Radio great. The schedule is listed each week on Instagram @gutsy_radio and gutsyradio.org.