Vintage Vibes Radio with Lois and Alex Bartolomei

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG.

The Gazette features (usually) weekly shows from the student radio station WSRN. The shows are picked by the WSRN Board. You can find podcasts of all the student shows on WSRN’s site, or listen live online or on 91.5 FM.

Staff member Lois Bartolomei and her son Alex run the show Vintage Vibes. They had this description of the show:

Vintage Vibes features great music from the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and more. Lois (LLDJ) has worked at Swarthmore’s Mullan Tennis Center since 2000 and serves as the show’s Editor in Chief while Alex (DJ Super B), a Berklee College Alum and New Media Director @ VP Records in NY is the show’s voice (for the most part) and creative director. Each week we aim to play the best tunes from any genre, be it funk, blues, rock, swing, reggae, jazz & more! This weeks show features music from Eric Clapton, Taj Mahal, James Brown, John Mayall, Lucky Peterson, Tom Waits, Lowell George…the list goes on! Don’t forget to tune in! It’s sure to be a hit!

You can also download the mp3.

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