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.

THANK YOU!

During our December Marathon we raised over $2,000 (116% of our goal!) to pay for half our annual operating expenses. All donations directly fund our broadcasting service and required music licensing. We can’t operate Gutsy Radio without these.
❤️ We truly appreciate your support!

New! Gutsy Playlists on Mixcloud

Mixcloud.com hosts our endlessly eclectic archive of great Gutsy shows by DJs from across the nation. See the playlists on our gutsyradio channel here organized by DJ shows and themes. (Shoutout to DJ Brian for the help!)

If you're viewing gutsyradio's show page on a PC or Mac, find the MORE tab under the page's header. A dropdown menu will display all of our special mixes, identified with a [G], as well as archives of individual show titles and DJs.

If you're viewing our user page on Mixcloud's phone apps, simply swipe left on the tabs under the header until you find the show title, DJ or playlist you're after. When the playlist name is highlighted, it'll display the playlist below, and you can scroll to find an individual show to play within the list.

Our archive grows every day, so check back often and enjoy your free access to thousands of hours of amazing curated music and talk from Gutsy Radio. And if you’re into direct links, here’s a cheat sheet to all the playlists!

Welcome New DJs!

Sev in California broadcasts live every other Sunday from 7 pm -9 pm ET. Sev's show, SPILL THE CELSIUS, is a bracing mix of contemporary artists and sigma commentary about life. Listen Sundays for maximum aura!

Chase in Michigan hosts CC RADIO live every fourth Saturday from 7 - 9 pm ET. Chase DJs a freeflowing, dizzying mix of house, techno and drum and bass with a special edge that could only come out of the Motor City!

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

See our Gutsy schedule here

Top 5

This month, we present DJ CJ’s Top 5 Songs for Winter. Tune in every other week on Sundays from 9 - 11 pm ET to hear CJ’s expertly-curated set of music on vinyl. ✨ AND ✨ there’s often a prize giveaway! Next show is on January 26!

1. ❄️ I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm by Billie Holiday

2. ❄️ Cold Weather Blues by Muddy Waters

3. ❄️ White Winter Hymnal by Fleet Foxes

4. ❄️ Snow by Innocence Mission

5. ❄️ Winter by Tori Amos

Playlist of the Month

Our Best of 2024 Show broadcast on January 9, 2025 is now available on Mixcloud. Hosted by Evan in South Carolina, the show features favorite songs of Gutsy DJs from the last year.

Link to Spotify playlist <––––––> Link to Apple Music playlist

Van Halen - Panama
Father John Misty - She Cleans Up
The Cure - Endsong
DJ Shadow - Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt
Moses Sumney - Me in 20 Years
Lucius - Next to Normal
Arab Strap - Sociometer Blues
Peel Dream Magazine - Lie In the Gutter
Donna Blue - Labyrinthe
Baby Rose & BADBADNOTGOOD - Caroline
Gillian Welch / David Rawlings - North Country
MJ Lenderman - You Don't Know The Shape I'm In
Raphael Rogiński - Blue Train
Super-City - Sanctuary
October and The Eyes - All My Love
Basic Bitches - Make Art
Shellac - Canada
We Hate You Please Die - Adrenaline
Georgia Gets By - Madeline
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Conversion
Nala Sinephro - Continuum 8
Cinema Hearts - Fender Factory
Luvcat - He's My Man
Rosali - Rewind
Strawbs - Flying
Joni Mitchell - Free Man In Paris
Barbara Lynn - Lonely Heartaches
Pavement - Greenlander
Charli xcx - Apple
Boards Of Canada - In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country
Sixpence None the Richer - Breathe Your Name
Projet > Renard) Ost) - Quiet Sentence (See Grouped Retirement)
MJ Lenderman - Wristwatch
Kim Gordon - BYE BYE

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Our Instagram account has up-to-date info about what’s on tonight (and every night)!

Join us on Discord! Did you know you can chat with DJs and other listeners while listening to the radio? Some of our DJs also take requests and post links to Bandcamp during their shows. It’s a lively and fun way to chat about music and more.

To join Discord, head over to gutsyradio.org and click on the pulsing black circle in the bottom righthand corner. Accept the invite, continue to Discord and then create your username and password. You’ll be all set to join the conversation live over at Discord.

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.