Alternate Take: Listen to Mary Timony, Jalen Ngonda, a spotlight on ‘Europeras’ and more

Listen to “Alternate Take” with Liz Warner every Thursday from 8-10 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET.

Mary Timony, vocalist and guitarist of the American band Ex Hex, at NOS Primavera Sound in Porto in 2015.

Mary Timony, vocalist and guitarist of the American band Ex Hex, at NOS Primavera Sound in Porto in 2015.

This week on Alternate Take, listen to new music from Mary Timony of Helium, Jalen Ngonda, an unearthed cut from Alice Coltrane and a different take on the song “Jaguar” by DJ Rolando.

Plus, hear my interview with Yuval Sharon, artistic director at Detroit Opera, and Zac Bru of Detroit Bureau of Sound, about “Europeras 3 & 4,” taking place March 8-10 at The Gem Theatre in Detroit.

Alternate Take Playlist for Feb. 29, 2024

  • “Yambú (feat. Daymé Arocena) [Sacred Rhythm Mix]” – Joe Claussell
  • “Mahal” – Glass Beams
  • “La Vie en Rose” – Grace Jones
  • “Persian Love” – Holger Czukay
  • “Electric Garden (Deep Jazz in the Garden Mix)” – Juan Atkins, Moritz von Oswald & Borderland
  • “Pan Over the Hill” – ML Buch
  • “My Room” – Ty Segall
  • “Jaguar” – The Dirtbombs
  • “In a Landscape” – John Cage
  • “A Wonderful Life” – Carl Craig
  • “Dawn of Reflection” – DJ 3000
  • “Love With No Heart” – SSM
  • “Dominoes” – Mary Timony
  • “Shiva-Loka” – Alice Coltrane

Listen to Alternate Take every Thursday from 8-10 p.m. on 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org.

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  • Liz Warner
    Liz Warner — known to late-night Detroit audiences as Liz Copeland — is an award-winning multimedia journalist specializing in audio. She started in Detroit as a nightly live radio producer and host on WDET in 1995.