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! ❤️

We exceeded our fundraising goal during our May Marathon! Thank you to everyone who gave money and bought merch to help keep Gutsy going.

Funds go directly to paying for our broadcasting service and required music licensing. We appreciate the support!

Note: Bandana design above is for sale in our Gutsy Shop. Thanks to DJ Roy for the designs.

Band Camp: DJ Spotlight Show

DJ Brian in Nevada (Hidden Drives, every other Tuesday 9 pm-11 pm ET) recently broadcast a show on June 4th featuring many Gutsy DJs and their side projects/bands.

World premiers, lo-fi recordings, and plenty of talent to be found in this playlist! If you missed the show, don’t worry, you can find it over on Mixcloud. Thank you to Brian for highlighting our Gutsy DJs!

Welcome Our New DJ!

Colette from Nebraska: Every other Thursday from 11 pm-1 am ET through the summer

On Kids These Days, certified Gen Z, chronically-online DJ Colette will describe a new slang term, meme or online trend and curate a youngster-approved playlist to describe it. Tune in to hear what all the cool kids are saying and listening to!

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

Top 5

This month, to fuel your summer travel, we present Top 5 Songs for a Road Trip by Floris in Minnesota. Tune in once a month on Wednesdays from 7-9 PM ET for Floris’ show with a lively mix of old and new music. Next show is on August 21.

1. 🚗 Stop Driving Like an Asshole by I See Hawks in L.A.

2. 🚗 I Left My Wallet in El Segundo by A Tribe Called Quest

3. 🚗 Indianapolis by The Bottle Rockets

4. 🚗 The Way by Fastball

5. 🚗 Lake Pontchartrain by Ludo

Playlist of the Month

Dan in California had a great LGBTQ show this month to celebrate Pride. You can check out the live recording from this show on Mixcloud. And catch his show every other Tuesday from 11pm-1am ET.

• The XX - Crystalised

• Dusty Springfield - Don't Forget About Me

• Norma Tanega - You're Dead

• Glitoris - Spit Hood

• Courtney Barnett - Before You Gotta Go

• Tegan and Sara - Alligator (Four Tet Remix)

• Lambrini Girls - Lads Lads Lads

• Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection

• The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom

• Caetano Veloso - Irene

• Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side

• Lady Gaga - Aura

• Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day

• Lavender Country - Cryin' These Cocksucking Tears

• Scissor Sisters - Running Out

• Harry Partch - Cloud-Chamber Bowls

• Judas Priest - Breaking the Law

• The Magnetic Fields - The Book Of Love

• The B-52s - Private Idaho

• Perfume Genius - Queen

• Queen - Another One Bites the Dust

• Wendy Carlos - Main Title (The Shining)

• Anohni & The Johnsons - For Today I Am A Boy

• Jayne County & The Electric Chairs - Max's Kansas City

• Ratwyfe - Cryptid (Mothman)

• Ezra Furman - Restless Year

• Little Richard - Tutti Frutti

• R.E.M. - It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

• CocoRosie - Witch Hunt

• Kae Tempest - The Beigeness

• The Oozes - DBSAC

• Fever Ray - Triangle Walks

• David Bowie - Heroes

. . . Blips . . .

• Did you know that DJ Emily in Maryland (Mondays at 9 pm) has a great newsletter on Substack called Crisis of Your Creating? Musings on music, books, movies and art!

• Since we’re at the midway point of the year, many publications have been featuring their Best of 2024 So Far lists. Here are a few for you to enjoy:

  New York Times
  Rolling Stone
  Pitchfork
  The Guardian

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.