
Tune in to Pickled Beats to get a taste of some tangy tracks, salty samples, and vinegary virtuosos. Each week we will open the lid to a different facet of sound that connects artists across genres, decades, and cultures.
# of Episodes
60919
Host
DJ Isaac Newton
First Aired
February 28th, 2005
Last Episode
March 30th, 2026

Previous broadcasts
An Apple A Day
Jordana, Elliott Smith, Geese, Lucy Dacus, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 3/30/26, 4:05 AM
Suicide, Radiohead, Boards of Canada, Silver Jews, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 3/30/26, 3:00 AM
Kevin Green, Four Tet, bar italia, Quarters of Change, and more.
Dark Classical.
Dj Spirit is actually a polymath and likes Classical music, so he plays it tonight.
Moth Hour
Dean Blunt, Smog, Oklou, Radiohead, and more.
Cross Fade
LTJ Bukem, Bert Jansch, Pixies, Kaustradamus, and more.
Spring 2026 Show #6
Tortoise, Alvvays, Yellow House, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and more.
snuffleupagus
Unwound, Life Without Buildings, This Heat, Love Spirals Downwards, and more.
Episode 6
Chihiro Yamanaka, Ryo Fukui, Wes Montgomery, Sweet Trip, and more.
Cool for Cats
Oscar Peterson Trio, Chet Baker, Clifford Brown, Hank Mobley, and more.
The Low Down
Ron Carter, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Sarah Vaughan, and more.
Yard Sale
Mekons, Electrelane, Simon & Garfunkel, Blood Orange, and more.
dancing!
Billen Ted, Pale Saints, Display, LCD Soundsystem, and more.
Seasick Stereo
Ravyn Lenae, Tyla, Duster, KAROL G, and more.
Don't Say Me!
Dove Ellis, Indigo Girls, Glee Cast, and more.
777
Wolf Alice, Sparklehorse, Phoebe Bridgers, Annika Bennett, and more.
Fresh Picked
Samia, and more.
Stim Stereo
Nothing But Thieves, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Kowloon, Horsegirl, and more.
The Family Tree
Autumn's Grey Solace, Helvetia, Earth, Wind & Fire, Sting, and more.
Sisters Sowing Seeds
Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, Ida, The Strokes, Galaxie 500, and more.
Gospel Connection Prayz Fest
Marcus Rogers, Pastor Mike Jr., Richard Smallwood, Fresh Start Worship, and more.
Gospel Connection Prayz Fest
Pastor Joseph Pace Sr., and more.
Bits and Pieces
PJ Harvey, Samia, Florence + The Machine, Geese, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 3/29/26, 4:01 AM
Andy Stott, Purple Mountains, Boards of Canada, Difference Engine, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 3/29/26, 3:01 AM
Cap'n Jazz, The Clientele, MJ Lenderman, Codeine, and more.
Khan Academy
Starflyer 59, Natalia Lafourcade, Flotation Toy Warning, Ida, and more.
The Old School Zone/Midnight Love Zone
Saturday March 28, 2026 Remote Broadcast.
The Old School Zone/Midnight Love Zone
Ochre, Autumn's Grey Solace, Ichiko Aoba, Flotation Toy Warning, and more.
End of march randomness
End of March Randomness
WRBB SYNDICATED PROGRAMMING
Pinback, Unwound, Massive Attack, Nina Simone, and more.
abandon the rule
Ed's Redeeming Qualities, Fred Hersch Trio, Acetone, Pinegrove, and more.
This is Not a Genre
The Strokes, Weezer, Queen, Foo Fighters, and more.
Super Stupid
Ochre, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, and more.
Hirruy and friends
Larry June, Miguel, Steve Lacy, Frank Ocean, and more.
Back Bay Blues
Al Green, Gladys Knight, Grover Washington, Jr., Khruangbin, and more.
Groove Interlude
Nick Drake, Björk, Built To Spill, The Cardigans, and more.
De Música Ligera
David Kauffman, Canaan Amber, Origin Unknown, Destroyer, and more.
Timeless Hip Hop
Kendrick Lamar, Teyana Taylor, Fabolous, Destiny's Child, and more.
Gospel Connection International
Ko'rale, Konola, Anita Wilson, Journeys Music, and more.
Daughters of Lillith
Sinach, Dean Blunt, The American Analog Set, Burrrn, and more.
Raised on Rock
The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Lenny Kravitz, and more.
Punk's Dead Tired
Radiohead, Your Arms Are My Cocoon, Mineral, Purple Mountains, and more.
Episode 7: Bitter-Sweet
Fred Hersch Trio, The Replacements, James, David Bowie, and more.
Season 3, Episode 6
"Ready or Not: Here I Come"
Huntington Hip-Hop
Rey Spyder, Claytone, Trent Bishop, OneShotAce, and more.
Weird Science
MF Doom, The Pharcyde, Eazy-E, Wu-Tang Clan, and more.
seaSON 5 EPISODE 8
Unwound, Nirvana, The Verve Pipe, The Bonnie Nettles, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 3/27/26, 9:02 PM
Linda Perhacs, Pavement, Magnolia Electric Co., Tindersticks, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 3/27/26, 8:03 PM
Pinback, Helvetia, Arcade Fire, John Coltrane Quartet, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 3/27/26, 7:06 PM
Daniel Avery, "Blue" Gene Tyranny, David Kauffman, The Sugarcubes, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 3/27/26, 6:04 PM
Joy Division, Lou Reed, Andy Stott, Vashti Bunyan, and more.
good afternoon
Parquet Courts, MJ Lenderman, Etran de L'Aïr, Prewn, and more.
a tad sad
The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Bowery Electric, Tame Impala, and more.
Ra Ra Radio
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Fleetwood Mac, Jeff Buckley, Snail Mail, and more.
The Common Room
Joni Mitchell, Holden, David Bowie, Jacob Sacks, and more.
s3 ep 4
Malcolm Todd, Charli xcx, Wallice, Lily Allen, and more.
The Setlist
Lil Ugly Mane, Sabrina Claudio, and more.
2x07
SASSYBUG MIX
g1rlpl4y
The Sundays, Esthero, Saint Etienne, Res, and more.
g1rlpl4y
Everything But The Girl, Dana and Alden, and more.
Almost Famous
Radiohead, Atlas Sound, Al Green, Gladys Knight, and more.
Quintessential Classics
Gwenifer Raymond, mark william lewis, Piotr Kurek, The Radio Dept., and more.
The Kitchen
Mazzy Star, Helvetia, The Bobby Fuller Four, Dion & The Belmonts, and more.
Ep 7: Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium
Chanel Beads, james K, Erika de Casier, Astrid Sonne, and more.
Detaux
ML Buch, and more.
Far From the Tree
Arcade Fire, The Clientele, C-Clamp, Talk Talk, and more.
S01EP07
Is this... summer themed again?
Acutely Alternative
Kitty Craft, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 3/27/26, 4:02 AM
This Heat, Aventura, John Mayer, Nothing, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 3/27/26, 3:04 AM
Low, Purple Mountains, Cocteau Twins, The Hollies, and more.
alternative realities
Standing On The Corner, David Kauffman, ISIS, Björk, and more.