Listen to 103.3 fm WPRB on Wednesday, June 2nd at 8:00 pm ET as Jon Solomon welcomes British twee sensations Tender Trap live in-studio.

With a pedigree that includes members of Heavenly, Marine Research, Allo Darlin’ and Police Cat, Tender Trap are making a rare trip to the United States in support of their third album “Dansette, Dansette,” which shall be released stateside on Slumberland in June 2010.

A video for the infectious song “Girls With Guns” is below:

Listen to 103.3 fm WPRB on Wednesday, April 28th at 8:00 pm ET as Jon Solomon welcomes legendary New Jersey jokecore band Detention to his show.

Back together for the first time in two decades, Detention’s appearance on WPRB is just their second show since their heyday. The band can be seen live one more time, at The Record Collector in Bordentown, NJ on Saturday, May 1st.

Listen to the band’s bile-coated 1983 single “Dead Rock N Rollers”:

Here’s a brief video preview of Wednesday night’s session:

Mark your calendars, set the clocks: Jon Solomon’s 22nd Annual 24-Hour Holiday Radio Show is almost here! The marathon begins on Wednesday, December 24 at 6:00 PM ET and ends Thursday, December 25 at 6:00 PM ET.

It’s not Christmas without Jon’s annual holiday marathon. Seriously! From the absurd and bizarre to the beautiful and almost-kinda-holy, Jon’s show traverses the terrain of holiday music. No two marathons are alike, and perhaps that’s why listeners both near and far flock to the radio and/or webstream. So says Inside Jersey:

Forget the Bing Crosby-Nat King Cole-Mariah Carey loop that seems to air on every station in every mall – Solomon mixes covers of traditional hits with songs by bands from the region, recordings lost to attics and basements, and esoteric picks like “Mr. Russian, Please Don’t Shoot Down Santa’s Sleigh,” a Cold War-era number.

Which is not to be confused with “Can Santa Miss Those Missiles,” Solomon says.

Jon wants you to know that if you would like to make some requests, by all means get in touch.

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Listen to 103.3 fm WPRB on Wednesday, November 4th at 8:00 pm ET as Jon Solomon welcomes comedian Andy Kindler to his show.

Kindler, who is a regular correspondent on the Late Show with David Letterman, has recently released a DVD of a 2003 performance called “I Wish I Was Bitter (sic).”

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Here’s video of Kindler on Letterman from 2008, trying to find a life coach:

At WPRB, we’ve never hidden our love for The Feelies – a band considered by some DJs in our ranks to be New Jersey’s finest export. Right up there on the top shelf with The Feelies are the band’s many side projects, groups like Yung Wu, The Trypes and tonight’s guests Wild Carnation.

Listen to 103.3 fm WPRB on Wednesday, September 23rd at 8:00 pm ET as Wild Carnation performs live on Jon Solomon’s show.

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Here’s a live video of the song “Saab Story” from their most recent record “Superbus”:

Listen to 103.3 fm WPRB on Wednesday, September 16th at 8:00 pm ET as High Two recording artist Whales & Cops performs live on Jon Solomon’s show.

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Here’s a video for their song “Futuro Futuro!” off of their debut ep “Great Bouncing Icebergs”:

Catch Whales & Cops live on Friday, September 18th at Pilam in Philadelphia with labelmates Make A Rising.

Listen to 103.3 fm WPRB on Wednesday, September 9th at 8:00 pm ET as High Two recording artist Adam Arcuragi makes his fourth appearance on Jon Solomon’s show.

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Arcuragi’s latest album, “I Am Become Joy” was released yesterday and he’ll be playing selections from that fine disc and other surprises.

Here’s video of Adam and his traveling caravan performing “The Belgian” on One Take New York.

Listen to 103.3 fm WPRB on Wednesday, September 2nd at 8:00 pm ET as Kiam recording artist Choo Choo La Rouge visits Jon Solomon’s show to play live.

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Boston/Philly/Providence trio Choo Choo La Rouge stop by WPRB tonight in support of their Kiam record “Black Clouds.”

In addition, Jon will be joined in studio by former WPRB DJ Greg L. from “The Good, The Bad & The Ugly”, who will be picking records for the show’s final hour.

Enjoy the very clever video for CCLR’s song “Here Come The Guns”:

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This Swedish trio came to WPRB two weeks ago on their first tour of the United States and they’ll be playing songs from their about-to-be-released domestic debut “Survival Strategies In A Modern World.”

Watch their video for “Security By Design” while you wait for their set to start!:

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Chris was a founding member of Purple Ivy Shadows. Here’s a taste of what he’s up to now: