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.

December Marathon!

Believe it or not, Gutsy Radio will be 5 years old in 2025! Thanks to generous supporters like you we’ve been able to keep it going. THANK YOU.

Twice a year — in December and May — we aim to raise $2,500 in funds to pay for half our annual operating expenses. All donations are tax-deductible and go directly to paying for our broadcasting service and required music licensing. Every little bit helps!

And stay tuned for an upcoming announcement about a monthly Kofi subscription. There will be new perks for sustaining members of our Gutsy Listening Club!

For a limited time, we’re bringing back our DJ-designed tote bags! Need a gutsy way to wrap a gift? Pop it in a Gutsy tote! Need some last-minute gifts for friends and family? You'll find custom apparel, bandanas, drinkware, and cold weather gear in our shop. A perfect way to support the station!

Welcome New DJs!

Daria in Pennsylvania broadcasts live every four weeks on Sundays at 11 pm ET. Catch Daria’s next show, on December 22 to hear a mix of vintage electronica, experimental, psychedelic, chill wave, shoegaze and more!

Jamario in Michigan (aka DJ Deadphone) broadcasts from Detroit, the home of techno, every other Wednesday at 11pm ET. Catch Jamario’s next show on December 25 to hear electro, house, ghetto tech and footwork and more!

Hop onto our Discord server to let them know you’re listening!

See our Gutsy Schedule here

Scene Seen

DJs Chris and Micah from Employees of the Month (Monday at 9pm ET, every four weeks) have published a new book on the Baltimore music scene! Designed and photographed by our talented DJs, Scene Seen: Baltimore Band Portraits 2016–2024 has over 200 portraits of 85 bands and shows off Baltimore’s vibrant neighborhoods. Check out this interview with Chris and Micah on WYPR to hear more about it.

Top 5

This month, we present DJs Shari and Tom’s Top 5 Songs of 2024. Tune in every other Saturday from 7-9pm ET for S and T’s Library, a deep dive into their personal music library with new tunes to keep things fresh. Due to the holidays, their next show will be January 4.

1. 🌟Conversion by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

2. 🌟Rev John/Friend by Greg Mendez

3. 🌟Jam the Phones by Anna McClellan

4. 🌟She’s Leaving You by MJ Lenderman

5. 🌟A Country Dance by Joanna Sternberg

Playlist of the Month

DJ Slaz from Pennsylvania has the perfect playlist if you want to relax after a hectic day preparing for the holidays. The 134th show of Ear Rational Radio, In a Mellow Mood, was broadcast live on Monday, November 4th. Listen to the entire show over on Mixcloud and tune in every other Monday from 7-9 PM ET for more Ear Rational Radio shows.

Bob Marley - Mellow Mood
S.O.S. Band - Just Be Good To Me
Clairo - Sexy To Someone
Faces - Glad and Sorry
Esy Tadesse - Egzio
Robert Palmer - From A Whisper to a Scream
Fatboy Slim - Demons
Female Species - Coast to Coast
Jayhawks - Save It For A Rainy Day
Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown
Joni Mitchell - Coyote
Night Moves - Border on Border
Real Estate - Holding Pattern
Thomas Dolby - The Flat Earth
PJ Harvey - We Float
Diego García - You Were Never There
Red Hot Chili Peppers- Scar Tissue
Case/lang/viers - Honey and Smoke
Dylan LeBlanc - Cautionary Tale
Dinosaur Jr. Severed Lips
Helado Negro - Running
Joesef - Limbo
Cat Power - The Greatest
Johnny Nash - Hold Me Tight
Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
Jorge Bem - Caramba!
Fleetwood Mac - Hypnotized
Black Sabbath - Planet Caravan
Last Shadow Puppets - Time Has Come Again

. . . Blips . . .

🎅🏽 Our Winter Holiday playlist on Mixcloud is currently at 71 shows… that’s 142 hours of Gutsy seasonal music! Cheers!

Our Best of 2024 Show is a snack-sized taste of the eclectic music we play on Gutsy Radio! DJs shared their favorites from the last year. The 2024 edition will be on Thursday, January 9, hosted by Evan in South Carolina. Join us!

DJ Kitty in Colorado made it to #15 in the Soft Rock charts and #57 in the Easy Listening charts on Mixcloud with her show on November 17, 2024. Listen to the recording here!

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 and gutsyradio.org.