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Weekly Schedule
Monday
DJ Heretic Overnight
Up all night. No Boomtown Rats. What could go wrong?
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Up Too Early
DJ Heretic keeps the decks warm for Ariel. Kind of a placeholder, really.
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Waking Up With Ariel
Ariel is the buzz in your eardrums. No better way to start your day!
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Ariel in the Morning
Tunes on tap, charm provided as a courtesy.
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Afternoon Drive
No variety whatsoever. He just plays THIS.
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Into Dusk with Heretic
Bringing you home, enveloping you in a reverb blanket.
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Ariel in Twilight
From dusk to dark, Ariel brings shimmer to your evening.
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Ariel Late Night
Walk with Ariel, as she guides you into the darkness.
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DJ Heretic Overnight
Up all night. No Boomtown Rats. What could go wrong?
close Up Too Early
DJ Heretic keeps the decks warm for Ariel. Kind of a placeholder, really.
close Waking Up With Ariel
Ariel is the buzz in your eardrums. No better way to start your day!
close Ariel in the Morning
Tunes on tap, charm provided as a courtesy.
close Afternoon Drive
No variety whatsoever. He just plays THIS.
close Into Dusk with Heretic
Bringing you home, enveloping you in a reverb blanket.
close Ariel in Twilight
From dusk to dark, Ariel brings shimmer to your evening.
close
The Shoegaze Collective
Master Paul has been a one-man cheering section and tastemaker for the shoegaze scene for over a decade. He plays the music that gives him life, every week.
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Ariel Late Night
Walk with Ariel, as she guides you into the darkness.
closeWednesday
DJ Heretic Overnight
Up all night. No Boomtown Rats. What could go wrong?
close Up Too Early
DJ Heretic keeps the decks warm for Ariel. Kind of a placeholder, really.
close Waking Up With Ariel
Ariel is the buzz in your eardrums. No better way to start your day!
close The Shoegaze Collective
Master Paul has been a one-man cheering section and tastemaker for the shoegaze scene for over a decade. He plays the music that gives him life, every week.
close Ariel in the Morning
Tunes on tap, charm provided as a courtesy.
close Afternoon Drive
No variety whatsoever. He just plays THIS.
close Into Dusk with Heretic
Bringing you home, enveloping you in a reverb blanket.
close Ariel in Twilight
From dusk to dark, Ariel brings shimmer to your evening.
close
Drowned in a Sea of Sound
Join your host, Krissy of Whimsical (and guest on so many stellar recordings) as she spins up the tunes that inspire and enchant her.
close Ariel Late Night
Walk with Ariel, as she guides you into the darkness.
closeThursday
DJ Heretic Overnight
Up all night. No Boomtown Rats. What could go wrong?
close Up Too Early
DJ Heretic keeps the decks warm for Ariel. Kind of a placeholder, really.
close Waking Up With Ariel
Ariel is the buzz in your eardrums. No better way to start your day!
close Drowned in a Sea of Sound
Join your host, Krissy of Whimsical (and guest on so many stellar recordings) as she spins up the tunes that inspire and enchant her.
close Ariel in the Morning
Tunes on tap, charm provided as a courtesy.
close Afternoon Drive
No variety whatsoever. He just plays THIS.
close Into Dusk with Heretic
Bringing you home, enveloping you in a reverb blanket.
close Ariel in Twilight
From dusk to dark, Ariel brings shimmer to your evening.
close
Ariel Late Night
Walk with Ariel, as she guides you into the darkness.
closeFriday
DJ Heretic Overnight
Up all night. No Boomtown Rats. What could go wrong?
close Up Too Early
DJ Heretic keeps the decks warm for Ariel. Kind of a placeholder, really.
close Waking Up With Ariel
Ariel is the buzz in your eardrums. No better way to start your day!
close Ariel in the Morning
Tunes on tap, charm provided as a courtesy.
close Afternoon Drive
No variety whatsoever. He just plays THIS.
close Into Dusk with Heretic
Bringing you home, enveloping you in a reverb blanket.
close
New Tracks Weekend
Just the newest releases, all vying for regular rotation spots.
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New Tracks Weekend PRIME
A one-hour block of our most recent charting tracks, as voted by listeners via the DKFM app.
close New Tracks Weekend
Just the newest releases, all vying for regular rotation spots.
closeSaturday
New Tracks Weekend
Just the newest releases, all vying for regular rotation spots.
close New Tracks Weekend PRIME
A one-hour block of our most recent charting tracks, as voted by listeners via the DKFM app.
close New Tracks Weekend
Just the newest releases, all vying for regular rotation spots.
closeSunday
New Tracks Weekend
Just the newest releases, all vying for regular rotation spots.
close New Tracks Weekend PRIME
A one-hour block of our most recent charting tracks, as voted by listeners via the DKFM app.
close New Tracks Weekend
Just the newest releases, all vying for regular rotation spots.
close Ariel Late Night
Walk with Ariel, as she guides you into the darkness.
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News
New Tracks Weekend, October 10-12, 2025
Sixty-plus new tracks vie for your attention this weekend, and we're thrilled to share them all with you (or at least as many as we can fit). Headliners include Lorelle Meets the Obsolete, Just Mustard, Mint Tea, Maud Anyways, yujin, Bad Bloom, The Far Field, Trillion (pictured above), and Startographers. But there's so much more. We're also spinning up new sounds from The City Gates, Tombstones In Their Eyes, Pale, […]
New Tracks Weekend, October 3-5, 2025
An epic shoegaze tour through Kalamazoo and Portland (with an offshore excursion in between), and we're more than a little behind, to be honest. We've made efforts to try and catch up this weekend, and the new music haul is considerable. Headliners this weekend include Softcult, Hazel English, A Shoreline Dream with Mark Gardener (cover image above), Diffident Daffodils, the return of Glish, fawn, AloneKitty (new album imminent), Whitelands, Sulk, […]
DreamGaze PDX meets Tremolo SEA Festival
If you're looking at the graphic above and scratching your head, don't be concerned. There are few effective ways to promote what an unusual but crucial pairing this is, bringing some of the best in shoegaze and dream pop to the great Pacific Northwest. Two Festivals, One Dreamy Weekend This year marks a strong showing for dreamy, shoegaze-, and dreampop-oriented festivals on the West Coast. DreamGaze PDX in Portland, Oregon, […]
Listeners Most Loved Tracks of the Past Month
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Last Night I Lived Slow Salvation
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Gemini Slow Salvation
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Blurry The Giraffe Told Me in My Dream
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Down Triathalon
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Emo Song The Haunted Youth
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memory cube Welcome Strawberry
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