Acutely Alternative
Acutely Alternative is your new favorite station for anything and everything alternative, bringing you a wide variety of artists that you probably haven’t heard of but certainly won’t forget. Join me at 5am every Friday to discover your new favorite song.
# of Episodes
62275
Host
WRBB's Robot DJ
First Aired
April 5th, 2005
Last Episode
May 27th, 2026
Previous broadcasts
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/27/26, 11:04 AM
Michael Nau, Illusion Hills, Billy Joel, Nirvana, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/27/26, 10:03 AM
ISIS, Horsegirl, Mineral, Cinnamon, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/27/26, 9:01 AM
The Strokes, Ida, Bowery Electric, Julee Cruise, and more.
Terms & Conditions
Niños Del Cerro, Tom Waits, The Field Mice, Smog, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/27/26, 7:02 AM
Pot Valiant, Life Without Buildings, Bob Dylan, Elias Rønnenfelt, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/27/26, 6:03 AM
Boards of Canada, Rocketship, Linda Perhacs, Beach House, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/27/26, 5:03 AM
LTJ Bukem, Pavement, Aventura, Unwound, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/27/26, 4:04 AM
Radiohead, Burrrn, Everyone Asked About You, Jackson C. Frank, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/27/26, 3:07 AM
Alex G, DJ Shadow, Angels Of Light, Sisters of Mercy, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/27/26, 2:02 AM
Rogér Fakhr, µ-Ziq, Shame, The Cardigans, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/27/26, 1:02 AM
Adrianne Lenker, Pinback, The Blue Nile, Everything But The Girl, and more.
Off the Record
Frank Zappa, Steely Dan, Tyler, The Creator, Chris Rainbow, and more.
Whatz Up Boston
Axellboy, Drizz Kidd, Bill Evans Trio, Widderstein Buaba - Kleinwalsertal, and more.
Columbia Drive
Mazzy Star, Novo Amor, Caiola, Noah Kahan, and more.
DJ Slim G's Last Hoedown
Radiohead, Bert Jansch, Whitney, Atlas Sound, and more.
Red Head Redemption
Josh Turner, T.G. Sheppard, Ella Langley, Big & Rich, and more.
Friends of Folk
Magnolia Electric Co., Radiohead, Codeine, Minwhee Lee, and more.
Goat Talk
Sade, Daft Punk, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Honeyyy, and more.
Remix Nation
Joined by a special guest, today's episode is all about songs that have been creatively reimagined!
The Avalanches
To a land down under we go
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/26/26, 1:05 PM
AdriAnne Lenker, Life Without Buildings, King Krule, This Heat, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/26/26, 12:02 PM
Pixies, Bowery Electric, Toe, Adrianne Lenker, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/26/26, 11:02 AM
David Kauffman, Failure, The Radio Dept., Bill Evans Trio, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/26/26, 10:05 AM
Acetone, Ichiko Aoba, Sunny Day Real Estate, Slint, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/26/26, 9:00 AM
Blonde Redhead, Bob Dylan, Sprain, The Cardigans, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/26/26, 8:04 AM
Tindersticks, Silver Jews, Elliott Smith, The Field Mice, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/26/26, 7:08 AM
Pinegrove, Squarepusher, Sunny Day Real Estate, Alex G, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/26/26, 6:03 AM
Alice Phoebe Lou, Kitty Craft, Cocteau Twins, Nick Drake, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/26/26, 5:04 AM
Honeyglaze, Giles Corey, Your Arms Are My Cocoon, The Jackson 5, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/26/26, 4:04 AM
iceage, Andy Stott, King Krule, Pale Saints, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/26/26, 3:02 AM
Alison's Halo, The Mamas & The Papas, Yo La Tengo, Nothing, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/26/26, 2:03 AM
Pet Shop Boys, Unwound, Sunny Day Real Estate, Songs: Ohia, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/26/26, 1:03 AM
Fairuz, Yusef Lateef, Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, Alberto Sordi, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/26/26, 12:04 AM
Honeyglaze, Rogér Fakhr, Massive Attack, Atlas Sound, and more.
Spin & Study
Mazzy Star, Title Fight, Piotr Kurek, Pale Saints, and more.
mini season 3 episode 2
julia is in spain :((((((((
Episode 2
Indie Rock
Got Rot?
C-Clamp, John Coltrane Quartet, Bob Dylan, Yusef Lateef, and more.
Season 6. Episode 2.
Vampire Weekend, Cocteau Twins, Traffic, Mt. Joy, and more.
How's the London Fog?
Le Tigre, Standing On The Corner, Traffic, PinkPantheress, and more.
Eat the Static Star!
Crisis Actress, Cusp, Franz Ferdinand, MENU, and more.
tapedeck
Julee Cruise, Standing On The Corner, Tacoma Radar, Suicide, and more.
golden record
bar italia, ENHYPEN, Fred Hersch Trio, The Cure, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/25/26, 3:02 PM
The Strokes, David Kauffman, Ferkat Al Ard, Rocketship, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/25/26, 2:06 PM
Burrrn, Sprain, Animal Collective, Galaxie 500, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/25/26, 1:07 PM
The Radio Dept., Quarters of Change, Elliott Smith, Portishead, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/25/26, 12:03 PM
The Field Mice, Blonde Redhead, The Cure, Duster, and more.
Inter Alia
Racing Mount Pleasant, Four Tet, Cameron Winter, Songs: Ohia, and more.
Sound Atlas
Everyone Asked About You, Dove Ellis, Drop Nineteens, Johnny Cash, and more.
Welcome To The Forum
Modest Mouse, Mineral, American Football, Yusef Lateef, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/25/26, 8:04 AM
Origin Unknown, Blonde Redhead, Newfound Interest in Connecticut, Portishead, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/25/26, 7:05 AM
Niños Del Cerro, Sonic Youth, Bob Dylan, Difference Engine, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/25/26, 6:03 AM
MJ Lenderman, The Durutti Column, Floating Points, OutKast, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/25/26, 5:03 AM
Naoki Zushi, Pinegrove, Ichiko Aoba, The Jackson 5, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/25/26, 4:02 AM
Toe, Failure, The American Analog Set, Rocketship, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/25/26, 3:04 AM
Unwound, David Kauffman, Smog, Morphine, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/25/26, 2:04 AM
Protomartyr, Sprain, Niños Del Cerro, Elliott Smith, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/25/26, 1:02 AM
Sunny Day Real Estate, Andy Stott, The Hollies, Aphex Twin, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/25/26, 12:03 AM
Cameron Winter, Double Virgo, Björk, John Coltrane Quartet, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/24/26, 11:02 PM
iceage, Tindersticks, "Blue" Gene Tyranny, The Red Thread, and more.
#1 The 60s
The 60s
Taxi to Pluto
Peter Cat Recording Co., Songs: Ohia, Pale Saints, bar italia, and more.
Velvet Frequency
Smash Mouth, Matt Duncan, Dire Straits, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and more.
Ra Ra Radio
Floating Points, Dove Ellis, Vegyn, Pavement, and more.
Keepin' It Classy - Week 1
Antonín Dvořák, Arturo Márquez, Mount Eerie, Jean Sibelius, and more.
Broadcast #1.1: Saëns, Mozart
On the music of Saint-Saëns and Mozart...
The Classical Style
Camille Saint-Saëns, François Couperin, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/24/26, 4:02 PM
Black Country, New Road, Nick Drake, Quarters of Change, Wire, and more.
Testing Things Out
Isabel's Dream, Flotation Toy Warning, MJ Lenderman, Dean Blunt, and more.