Author: davestankowicz

Dave Stankowicz is a retired educator who lives on an island off the coast of Portland, Maine with his wife Debbie Jordan and their dog Cody. Liberated from the responsibilities of teaching he has found the space and time to pursue so much that interests him. Dave is the former host of the WMPG radio show Palm Wine Radio, and currently hosts Next To Silence - an hour long show that explores different themes, genres, artists and record labels. Next to Silence can be streamed live on Peaks Island Radio at https://peaksislandradio.com on Mondays and Fridays @ 7:00 PM EDT, and Tuesdays @noon. You can also stream archived shows at his site (category: next to silence) He continues his lifelong efforts to master space and time.

April 20, 2026 – Sister Groups Part 1

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This week’s show is Part One featuring sister groups—by blood, by harmony, by instinct. Voices that know each other before the song even starts. There’s a kind of musical shorthand here—tight, intuitive, sometimes eerie—where family becomes sound.

Playlist for the week of April 20, 2026:

00:00:00 Rosemary Clooney; Betty Clooney with Paul Weston and His Orchestra – “Sisters” 

00:05:05 The Roches – “Hammond Song” 

00:10:39 The Roches – “Mr. Sellack”

00:14:38 The Roches – “Big Nuthin’”

00:19:19 The Pointer Sisters — Jump (Original Mix)

00:23:40 The Pointer Sisters — Yes We Can Can
00:29:40 The Pointer Sisters — Fairytale

00:34:43 HAIM — The Wire
00:38:48 HAIM — Los Angeles
00:42:08 HAIM — Falling

00:49:11 The Lijadu Sisters — Danger
00:54:58 The Lijadu Sisters — Orere-Elejigbo
00:59:09The Lijadu Sisters — Life’s Gone Down Low

01:04:03 Heart — Crazy On You
01:08:55 Heart — Barracuda
01:13:17 Heart — Magic Man

01:21:36 The Shaggs — Philosophy of the World

A Reminder:

Next To Silence streams live at:

1700AM and on the web at PeaksIslandRadio.com

On:

Mondays Fridays @7:00PM

Tuesdays @Noon

You can stream past shows at any time.

Go to PeaksIslandRadio.com

Click on Schedule. Open NEXT TO SILENCE

And you will find a treasure trove of great music.

April 13, 2026 – Musical Tribute to Bob Weir

This week’s show is a tribute to Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead and a pioneer of the jam band movement, who passed away on January 10, 2026, at the age of 78 following a battle with cancer and underlying lung issues. He is considered an essential figure in American music for his innovative rhythm guitar style and for spending over six decades building a global community dedicated to musical improvisation and artistic freedom.

Today we will honor his memory in songs that feature his voice and unique guitar style. While Garcia drifted and soared, Weir built the frame—odd chords, sharp angles, rhythm that kept everything moving. He was just 16 when he met Garcia in a Palo Alto parking lot, and within a year he was in the band that became the Grateful Dead, learning as the music unfolded around him. Today’s set follows that path—from the early songs through the solo years, into the stripped-down duets, and back again.

Playlist for the week of April 13, 2026:

00:00:00 Bob Weir – Bob Weir – “Bob Weir on Ripple”

00:00:42 Grateful Dead – “Ripple”
00:08:02 Bob Weir – “Playing in the Band”

00:15:38 Grateful Dead – “Sugar Magnolia”

00:18:55 Grateful Dead – “Truckin’”

00:23:58 Grateful Dead – “The Music Never Stopped”

00:28:31 Grateful Dead – “Hell in a Bucket”

00:34:06 Grateful Dead – “Loose Lucy”

00:39:30 Bob Weir -“Lazy Lightnin’”

00:42:30 Bob Weir – “Looks Like Rain”

00:50:21 Bob Weir – “Only a River”

00:55:46 Bob Weir – “Black-Throated Wind”

01:01:27 Bob Weir – “Supplication”

01:05:47 Weir & Wasserman – “Easy to Slip (Live)”

01:12:31 Weir & Wasserman – “KC Moan (Live)”

01:16:14 Weir & Wasserman – “Looks Like Rain (Live)”

01:22:00 Weir & Wasserman – “Fever (Live)”

01:26:23 Weir & Wasserman – “Blackbird (Live)”

01:29:08 Wolf Bros – “Mexicali Blues (Live)”

01:38:30 Bob Weir – “Cassidy”

A Reminder:

Next To Silence streams live at:

1700AM and on the web at PeaksIslandRadio.com

On:

Mondays Fridays @7:00PM

Tuesdays @Noon

You can stream past shows at any time.

Go to PeaksIslandRadio.com

Click on Schedule. Open NEXT TO SILENCE

And you will find a treasure trove of great music.

Dave

PS: 

Any feedback is greatly appreciated, including suggestions of themes, what you enjoy, what you’d like to see changed.

Email me at:

mrstankowicz@gmail.com