Acutely Alternative is coming back, bringing you even more artists who deserve your attention. This semester, get ready to hear more fresh releases from artists that are currently touring. Whether you're looking for a beat you can move to or some introspective lyrics, this show has got you covered.
# of Episodes
65230
Host
mia
First Aired
April 6th, 2005
Last Episode
October 2nd, 2026
Previous broadcasts
S03EP02
DJ Hammy guest!!
Acutely Alternative
Anna Justen, and more.
The Healing
Neko Case, Fruit Bats, Women, Free Cake For Every Creature, and more.
discomfort
Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley, Pinegrove, Elliott Smith, and more.
Friends of Folk
Smerz, Water From Your Eyes, George Clanton, Candelabro, and more.
Dew Decibels
Cigarettes @ Sunset, Nothing But Thieves, Your Mate's Ex, Fontaines D.C., and more.
where everything was beautiful
Bettie Serveert, The Microphones, Dinosaur Jr., Silversun Pickups, and more.
Philadelphia
Dinosaur Jr., Chapterhouse, Slint, Kurt Vile, and more.
Goat Talk
The Cardigans, Bowery Electric, Pot Valiant, Toe, and more.
golden record
Free Cake For Every Creature, Operelly, Life Without Buildings, Pencil Legs, and more.
Roadtrip
Scud Mountain Boys, Iron Solemn, Sufjan Stevens, Travis, and more.
cornerstone
Portishead, Squirrel Flower, Alix Page, This Is Lorelei, and more.
SonicSphere
Fleet Foxes, Purple Mountains, Mad Season, Naked Giants, and more.
SonicSphere
The Wailers, The Sonics, DJ Shadow, Jimi Hendrix, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 10/2/26, 5:04 AM
Björk, The Radio Dept., Chet Baker, Squarepusher, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 10/2/26, 4:05 AM
Sunny Day Real Estate, bar italia, David Thomas Broughton, The Clientele, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 10/2/26, 3:02 AM
Cameron Winter, Daniel Avery, Leonard Cohen, Alice Phoebe Lou, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 10/2/26, 2:02 AM
Neil Young, ISIS, ENHYPEN, David Kauffman, and more.
1
Rome Streetz, MAVI, Armani Caesar, JID, and more.
Boom Bap Rap with Kory
Unwound, John Mayer, and more.
Season 5 Episode 2 - Life1
pretty self explanatory
WRB2B
underscores, Red House Painters, MGNA Crrrta, Pixies, and more.
thats hectic
Caroline Polachek, Weatherday, VON DI, deBasement, and more.
sodapop
SILVERWINGKILLER, Cowgirl Clue, New Order, Guerilla Toss, and more.
Heaven's Gate
Oklou, Vegyn, HANDSOMEBOY TECHNIQUE, NEW YORK, and more.
spirituality in POP
Cosette, ROSALÍA, Sofia Gubaidulina, umru, and more.
g1rlpl4y
Madonna, Orbital, Carol, Sally Shapiro, and more.
g1rlpl4y
Cobra Killer, and more.
Special Occasion
The Cure, Ninajirachi, Ichiko Aoba, slayr, and more.
M8Ultra
Alex G, Altinbas, Cimadevilla, Elias Rønnenfelt, and more.
The Black Lodge
Helen Sun, Pretty Sick, Dean Blunt & Inga Copeland, George Clanton, and more.
Stone in Focus
Steve Hauschildt, A. G. Cook, Twelve, Aphex Twin, and more.
Stone in Focus
Aphex Twin, Cocteau Twins, and more.
Episode 1
Part Time, Saint Etienne, Mirror Kisses, The Avalanches, and more.
Ep 2: Indie
Turnstile, Love Spells, Spacey Jane, Jack Murnin, and more.
G+M^2
Palace, and more.
Season 2 Episode 1
Manic Street Preachers, 12 RODS, Brian Eno, Placebo, and more.
Irregular Doctor No. 9
Kylie Minogue, Charli xcx, LSD and the Search for God, Ninajirachi, and more.
Cinematic Time Warp Tracks
Vígh Mihály, Vegyn, bar italia, Burrrn, and more.
1
Jeff Buckley, Them, Sasha Salk, Andy Stott, and more.
SoLuna
DJ Shadow, Elias Rønnenfelt, and more.
HORIZONS
Turnstile, Justice Smith, Thomas Day, Julieta Venegas, and more.
the boston massacre (yankees sweep the red sox)
Phish, The Something Specials, The Babe Rainbow (aus), Congress The Band, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 10/1/26, 5:05 AM
Vashti Bunyan, The Durutti Column, Bowery Electric, The Radio Dept., and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 10/1/26, 4:02 AM
Cameron Winter, LTJ Bukem, Radiohead, Dean Blunt, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 10/1/26, 3:04 AM
Wes Montgomery, Blonde Redhead, Modest Mouse, Bill Evans Trio, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 10/1/26, 2:04 AM
Acetone, "Blue" Gene Tyranny, Nick Drake, Sisters of Mercy, and more.
episode 1
Jejune, Jawbreaker, Pencey Prep, Sunny Day Real Estate, and more.
No Fun Club
Silverstein, and more.
Real Emo Consists Of...
cutting up the elephant, The Ritornello Form, Marquette, junejunejuly, and more.
Fortune's Fool
Messer Chups, Dave Edmunds, Jim Burgett, Men United, and more.
Dreams and Nightmares
Ministry, The Cure, The Chameleons, Big Electric Cat, and more.
GOTH IS DEAD
The Chameleons, In Apostasia, and more.
Episode 1: First Episode
Natalia Lafourcade, Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, Pavement, Mazzy Star, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 9/30/26, 8:02 PM
Dove Ellis, and more.
sub show
Olēka, Quadeca, DERBY, Suicide, and more.
Carpool
Shallowater, Quadeca, Marcus Charles, New Order, and more.
EP2: HAIR
Sweetback, The Cardigans, King Krule, Sweet Trip, and more.
Got Rot?
Leon Bridges, Vulfpeck, The Last Dinner Party, Pearl Jam, and more.
Got Rot?
Leon Bridges, Julia Jacklin, Mary J. Blige, Pearl Jam, and more.
ep2
Miranda Lambert, Björk, The Dream Academy, Prince, and more.
#01
Unwound, Fiddlehead, Foljad, David Thomas Broughton, and more.
Magnified
Fleshwater, Failure, Modest Mouse, Unwound, and more.
The Real Sunny D
Kitty Craft, Life Without Buildings, and more.
Asian Flush
Forsaken Autumn, Chestnut Bakery, Pasteboard, Subsonic Eye, and more.
Asian Flush
FOG, The Cure, and more.
EP2: CYCLICAL V ROTE
Koop, Machine Girl, People Under The Stairs, Boards of Canada, and more.
Scritch Scratch I was Taking a Bath
John Mayer, and more.
Quintessential Classical
Richard Wagner, Richard Strauss, Carl Maria von Weber, and more.
Keepin' It Classy
Shallowater, Radiohead, Johannes Brahms, Clara Schumann, and more.