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Empty Orchestra

by Angelica Vergel

Http://radiofreebrooklyn.comRadio Free Brooklyn is a non-commercial community freeform Internet radio station, streaming original content by artists and residents of NYC’s most populous borough 24/7.We live in an age in which the media is too often used as a means to constrain and restrict rather than express. Radio Free Brooklyn is building a communication infrastructure to strengthen the community of artists and residents of NYC’s most populous borough.Our Mission:We chose Internet radio not only because it is the most accessible medium for many, but because radio can be so many things: a subversive apparatus, a political cudgel, a prank, a ritual, a bond. We broadcast not the commercial dross that clogs the terrestrial airwaves, but original programming as diverse as the programmers themselves – stories, sound art, radical ideation, comedy, sex, and experimentation yet unheard. We are a community organization - all are welcome to participate.

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Episodes

  1. Empty Orchestra - Angelica's Moody Set

  2. Empty Orchestra Episode 82 - "Karaoke Marathon part 2"

    Amanda and Angelica are back at it again!

  3. Empty Orchestra Episode 81 - "Florida Karaoke!"

    Amanda flies solo with a set all about Florida and a karaoke challenge of Florida based bands. Featuring a dreamy set of songs selected by Amanda and Angelica that reminded them of their once home, the sunshine state!

  4. Empty Orchestra Episode 80 - "80's Karaoke!"

    Amanda and Angelica are joined by Radio Free Brooklyn founder and host of Frequency Theory, Tom Tenney, as they celebrate their 80th episode with a show dedicated to the 1980's!

  5. Empty Orchestra Episode 79 - Piano Karaoke with Mark!

    Amanda and Angelica are joined by Mark Piro for Empty Orchestra's first edition of live piano karaoke on the radio! We interview Mark about his experience playing Sid Gold's Request Room (165 W 26th St), how he came to be a karaoke piano player, and of course sing live karaoke on the radio! Be…

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  6. Empty Orchestra Episode 78 - "Reflections of a 12-hour Karaoke Marathon"

    We recapped Angelica's 12-hour karaoke birthday marathon. A LOT to discuss!

  7. Empty Orchestra Episode 77 - "Quartets"

    It's the beginning of the fourth season of Empty Orchestra on Radio Free Brooklyn! We celebrate with playing our favorite quartets!

  8. Empty Orchestra Episode 76 - "Mmm Food pt. 2"

    Amanda and Angelica revisit food as a theme in karaoke in celebration of Amanda's new food centric radio show, Reciprocity Radio! We are also joined by Pan, host of Pandemoneum on Radio Free Brooklyn!

  9. Empty Orchestra Episode 75 - "Birthday Karaoke"

    Angelica and Amanda celebrate a slew of spring birthdays with an episode all about birthday karaoke!

  10. Empty Orchestra Episode 74 - "Arena Rock"

    Amanda and Angelica are joined by special guests Amberly, Butch, Andy, and Lauren to discuss the much loved karaoke genre, Arena Rock! Get ready to rock as we discuss what makes Arena Rock so great, debate over "Don't Stop Believing", and sing the hits from Kiss, Queen, Boston, and more!

  11. Empty Orchestra Episode 73 "MTV's 120 Minutes"

    Angelica is in the studio alone and is playing music featured in MTV's 120 Minutes! Amanda calls in from Chicago and her brunch crew karaokes' The Cure's Boys Don't Cry!

  12. Empty Orchestra Episode 72 "Money!"

    Amanda and Angelica chat about karaoke the night before; Angelica gets mansplain after she karaokes; Amanda reads the hip hop playlist; and RFB's Elann (Lost & Rewound) calls in and karaoke's Mo Money Mo Problems!

  13. Empty Orchestra Episode 71 "The Weather!"

    Amanda and Angelica continue their April celebration with a show all about the weather! Sun, rain, wind, April has it all and so does our set and karaoke challenge!

  14. Pot Luck Dinner with Amanda

    Amanda of Radio Free Brooklyn's Empty Orchestra fills in for the bi-monthly Pot Luck Dinner slot with a set of dreamy, hazy, synthy songs inspired by the onset of Spring. Check out Empty Orchestra on Radio Free Brooklyn every Sunday at 3 p.m. → EmptyOrchestraRadio.com ← → A.M. ←

  15. Burning Bridges fill-in with Amanda

    A spur of the moment live fill-in guest set for Burning Bridges with Amanda from Empty Orchestra.

  16. Empty Orchestra Episode 70 - "April Showers Bring May Flowers"

    Angelica and Amanda celebrate April and spring with a bouquet of songs all about flowers!

  17. Empty Orchestra Episode 69 - "2 HOUR KARAOKE MARATHON!!"

    Amanda and Angelica celebrate Empty Orchestra's 69th episode with a sexy 2 hour live karaoke marathon featuring fellow Radio Free Brooklyn hosts Jason Trachtenburg of Thought Patterns, Shane Gasteyer of Everybody Plays The Fool, Cooper Wilhem of Into The Dark, Elann Danziger of Lost and Rewound,...

  18. Empty Orchestra Episode 68 - "Women's History Month"

    Angelica and Amanda celebrate women's history month with a set of amazing female performers and and all female karaoke challenge! We sing, we share, and Amanda somehow survives her hangover! Don't miss out!

  19. Empty Orchestra Episode 67 - "IDGAF karaoke with Daniel!"

    Angelica and Amanda are joined by Daniel Kelly of the NYC based band Moral Panic. We knocked back some tall boys, shot the shit, sang a lot of karaoke, and debuted two new tracks from Moral Panic's upcoming release on Slovenly Records! Moral Panic will be playing Saturday March 18th at Bar...

  20. Empty Orchestra Episode 66 - "Karaoke from 20 years ago: 1997!"

    Amanda and Angelica throw it back to 1997 with a playlist and karaoke challenge of our favorite songs from 20 years ago! We're joined by a special guest and we revisit some beloved radio hits from our youth, so don't miss out!

  21. Empty Orchestra Episode 64 "Karaoke Tracks pt. 2"

    Amanda and Angelica revisit one of Empty Orchestra's earliest themes "karaoke tracks" or songs that we think sound like karaoke backing tracks! We broke out the turntables and dusted off our record collections to bring you a set of dreamy, synthy songs for your listening pleasure.

  22. Empty Orchestra Episode 63 - "Heartbreak"

    Amanda and Angelica return with another Valentines day episode of Empty Orchestra, this time with a playlist and karaoke challenge all about heartbreak.

  23. Empty Orchestra Episode 62 - "Chinese Lunar New Year"

    We celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year and played songs about fire, roosters, and the moon!

  24. Empty Orchestra Episode 61 - "Boy Bands"

    We're joined in the studio with guests Alex & Jansen as we have serious discussions and karaoke about boy bands.

  25. Empty Orchestra Episode 60 - "Protest Songs pt. 2"

    Amanda and Angelica are back with another set of protest songs (of the feminist persuasion) and stories about their experiences at the Women's March in both Washington D.C. and New York City!

  26. Empty Orchestra Episode 59 - "Names pt. 2"

    Angelica and Amanda are back with a second episode all about songs featuring names! Our first episode got so many responses that we had to do a second!

  27. Empty Orchestra Episode 58 - "Names"

    Need idea for karaoke serenade for a specific person's name? We have tons of songs!

  28. Empty Orchestra Episode 57 - "Firsts"

    Amanda and Angelica kick off the new year with an episode all about firsts with a playlist and karaoke challenge of debut albums and their first tracks. We play everything from Queen to Orange Juice, get a call from our friend Elann, and Angelica sings too! Happy 2017!

  29. Empty Orchestra Episode 56 - "Mid-Tempo"

    Empty Orchestra further investigates the space between the unspoken karaoke law "ballads or bangers" and celebrates those songs that aren't quite either with an episode centered on mid-tempo music. Songs for the sensual, shy, and subdued ensue and of course Angelica and Amanda both karaoke their...

  30. Empty Orchestra Episode 55 - "Country Ladies"

    Amanda and Angelica explore the world of Honky Tonk women with an episode dedicated to the ladies of country music! We celebrated the release of Darlin' Darlin's The Long Haul by previewing a track from the new EP and even sang some country karaoke to boot!

  31. Empty Orchestra Episode 54 - "The Last Waltz"

    Angelica and Amanda are joined by former guest and friend of the show, Evan, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the beloved music documentary The Last Waltz.

  32. Empty Orchestra Episode 53 - "Gilmore Girls"

    We're joined in the studio with our friends Leah and Jason to talk & karaoke about Gilmore Girls!

  33. Empty Orchestra Episode 52 - "Trios"

    We celebrate our 3rd Season on Radio Free Brooklyn with trios!

  34. Empty Orchestra Episode 51 - "Protest Songs"

    Empty Orchestra closes out its second season with a somber episode, in which we reflect on our feelings on the current state of American politics with a set of protest songs that we felt mirrored our collective grief and anger. Stay strong and never stop fighting.

  35. Empty Orchestra Episode 50 - "Celebrating 50 Episodes!"

    Join us in celebrating two amazing seasons of Empty Orchestra! We revisit past guests, callers, and karaoke'ers in an amazing sound collage made by Angelica and hear two of our favorite performers from the past two seasons singing in full! Don't miss out on this episode!

  36. Empty Orchestra Episode 49 - "Spooky Karaoke"

    Amanda and Angelica are joined by Cooper of Into The Dark for a spooky karaoke episode featuring shufflemancy and plenty of creepy tunes!

  37. Empty Orchestra Episode 48 - "Boozy Karaoke"

    Empty Orchestra goes to the bar with an episode all about boozy karaoke. Drinking songs from all sorts of musical genres, and of course, live karaoke!

  38. Empty Orchestra Episode 47 "Embarrassing Karaoke"

    Yes, embarrassing karaoke does exist! Shane from RFB's "Everybody Plays the Fool" calls in! We karaoke!

  39. Empty Orchestra Episode 46 "Karaoke from 1996!"

    Amanda and Angelica delve into karaoke 20 years ago, with an episode all about songs from 1996!

  40. Empty Orchestra Episode 45 - Diva Karaoke with Alex and Jamie

    Jame and Alex join hosts Amanda and Angelica for a stirring discussion and sing-a-long devoted to Divas!

  41. Empty Orchestra Episode 44 - Amanda's Karaoke Wish List

    Amanda flies solo with a set all about her dream karaoke songbook.

  42. Empty Orchestra Episode 43 - "Slow Jams"

    Amanda and Angelica slow things down with a sensuous episode all about Slow Jams.

  43. Empty Orchestra Episode 42 "Television Theme Songs"

    Angelica and Amanda are joined by the one and only Bob Lancaster to discuss our favorite TV Show theme songs! We talk Jessie Frederick, TGIF, CSI, and more! Special thanks to Alice and Elann for some excellent call in karaoke singing!

  44. Empty Orchestra Episode 41 - "Karaoke Duets Part Deux"

    We revisit duets again with special guests: Richard & Rod. We chat, karaoke, soundboard, and pick our fantasy duets!

  45. Empty Orchestra Episode 40 - "Dance Moves!"

  46. Empty Orchestra Episode 39 - "New Wave Karaoke"

    New Wave! Call-in Karaoke! Phone call about the Pyramid Club! The return of rating karaoke bars! What more can you want?

  47. Empty Orchestra Episode 38 - "Angelica's Karaoke Wishlist"

    Angelica is alone in the studio and reflects on songs she wishes were in karaoke books.

  48. Empty Orchestra Episode 37 - "New York!"

    Amanda and Angelica are joined by special guest Eli to discuss being from and living in thie great city we all call home. We cover it all from Sinatra to Seinfeld, so be sure not to fuhgetabout listening to this episode!

  49. Empty Orchestra Episode 36 - "The Beach!"

    This episode of Empty Orchestra is all about the beach! Angelica is California dreaming after her recent trip to L.A. and Amanda can't wait to get back to the Rockaways! Listen in for some coastal Pokemon tips, surf inspired tunes, and of course some karaoke!

  50. Empty Orchestra Episode 35 - "Solo Soul pt. 2"

    Amanda flies solo with a second edition of "Solo Soul". In this episode she focuses on girl groups and female vocalists! Chart toppers intermingle with lessen known cuts, and of course there's some karaoke!

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Http://radiofreebrooklyn.comRadio Free Brooklyn is a non-commercial community freeform Internet radio station, streaming original content by artists and residents of NYC’s most populous borough 24/7.We live in an age in which the media is too often used as a means to constrain and restrict rather than express. Radio Free Brooklyn is building a communication infrastructure to strengthen the community of artists and residents of NYC’s most populous borough.Our Mission:We chose Internet radio not only because it is the most accessible medium for many, but because radio can be so many things: a subversive apparatus, a political cudgel, a prank, a ritual, a bond. We broadcast not the commercial dross that clogs the terrestrial airwaves, but original programming as diverse as the programmers themselves – stories, sound art, radical ideation, comedy, sex, and experimentation yet unheard. We are a community organization - all are welcome to participate.

HOSTED BY

Angelica Vergel

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