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With apologies to Merle Travis. avantRadio first performed this bit opening for George Carlin at an ACLU event in San Pedro, California in Sept. Backstage, Carlin shared his sage advice: “That was great!! Keep kicking those bastards in the balls!!!”

Jack Kerouac and Lenny Bruce showed the modern power of the rhyming and the rhythm.

A penitent shares his concerns with his confessor who has other things on his mind, followed by Sleepy James’ “War Jones”

avantRadio premieres Jennie Webb’s original play about a woman trying to help a friend who’s involved in a difficult relationship starring Susan Angelo and Maria Spassoff. Followed by Sleepy James’ rendition of Pete Seeger’s “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy.”

avantRadio‘s first production. The Mark Twain classic features Tom Allard and Terry Evans, followed by Ellen Geer and Melora Marshall’s rendition of the IWW version of “Onward Christian Soldiers”.

avantRadio celebrates Black History. Every year in February, we honor the great many worthy African-Americans who have helped make this country great. In honor of Black History Month, we slam some famous African-Americans who really deserve it. Earnestine Phillips joins … Continue reading →

avantRadio goes Broadway….with apologies to Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence and Natalie Wood. Backers audition tape availible upon request for our new musical project

was a collective of artists, dedicated to peaceful opposition to the takeover of American Society by sinister forces. It was formed in 2002 as a reaction to the Bush administration’s headlong plunge into war.     AvantRadio was a loose confederation of … Continue reading →