The Lotus Land Show

It’s a miracle, DJ Mike Rutz is hosting Lotus Land!

Wed, May 21, 2025

Tonight at 5pm, I return to the WRIR airwaves and will center the show around (what else) live music! I’ll give you a mini Activate!-style concert calendar for your ears, play some bands I’ve seen recently, and air an interview with Michael Lowery of Future Islands in anticipation of their show this Saturday in Richmond. Plus, I have tickets to give away for A Place to Bury Strangers at Richmond Music Hall.

photo by Frank Hamilton

Show archive

Playlist

    Time: May 21 - 5:00:14 pm
  • The Squirrely Years Revisited

    Ministry, “Revenge (Squirrely Version)”

    from The Squirrely Years Revisited

    Cleopatra Records - 2025

    • Time: May 21 - 5:06:06 pm
  • A Joyful Noise

    Gossip, “Get a Job”

    from A Joyful Noise

    Columbia - 2012

    • Time: May 21 - 5:11:22 pm
  • One Step More and You Die

    Mono, “Loco Tracks”

    from One Step More and You Die

    Temporary Residence Ltd. - 2002

    • Time: May 21 - 5:18:57 pm
  • The Exuviae of Gods, Pt. 2

    Mournful Congregation, “The Forbidden Abysm”

    from The Exuviae of Gods, Pt. 2

    20 Buck Spin - 2023

    • Time: May 21 - 5:25:55 pm
  • Future Mantis - EP

    Future Mantis, “Funeral Mimes”

    from Future Mantis - EP

    Future Mantis - 2024

    • Time: May 21 - 5:30:14 pm
  • Massive Aggressive

    Municipal Waste, “Relentless Threat”

    from Massive Aggressive

    Earache Records Ltd - 2009

    • Time: May 21 - 5:32:20 pm
  • Lust for Sacrilege

    Calabrese, “Down in Misery”

    from Lust for Sacrilege

    Spookshow Records - 2015

    • Time: May 21 - 5:38:11 pm
  • We're OK. But We're Lost Anyway.

    Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp, “Beginning”

    from We're OK. But We're Lost Anyway.

    Bongo Joe - 2021

    • Time: May 21 - 5:43:12 pm
  • Live Rust

    Neil Young & Crazy Horse, “Powderfinger (Live)”

    from Live Rust

    Reprise - 1979

    • Time: May 21 - 5:59:28 pm
  • In Evening Air

    Future Islands, “Walking Through That Door”

    from In Evening Air

    Thrill Jockey Records - 2010

    • Time: May 21 - 5:59:29 pm
  • Brotherhood

    New Order, “Bizarre Love Triangle”

    from Brotherhood

    WM UK - 1986

    • Time: May 21 - 6:05:48 pm
  • Freedom of Choice

    Devo, “Gates of Steel”

    from Freedom of Choice

    Warner Records - 1980

    • Time: May 21 - 6:14:46 pm
  • The Far Field

    Future Islands, “Ancient Water”

    from The Far Field

    4AD - 2017

    • Time: May 21 - 6:19:14 pm
  • As Long As You Are

    Future Islands, “For Sure”

    from As Long As You Are

    4AD - 2020

    • Time: May 21 - 6:28:51 pm
  • People Who Aren’t There Anymore

    Future Islands, “Iris”

    from People Who Aren’t There Anymore

    4AD - 2024

    • Time: May 21 - 6:31:59 pm

  • Hot Lava, “Chinatown Bus”

    from Queen of Fools

    Hot Lava - 2025

    • Time: May 21 - 6:35:12 pm
  • Four-Leaf Clover - EP

    Camo Face, “Reason Why”

    from Four-Leaf Clover - EP

    Camo Face - 2024

    • Time: May 21 - 6:40:06 pm
  • Transfixiation

    A Place to Bury Strangers, “Supermaster”

    from Transfixiation

    Dead Oceans - 2015

    • Time: May 21 - 6:42:39 pm
  • Poor Boy Smokin' Blues - Single

    Bong Wizard, “Poor Boy Smokin' Blues”

    from Poor Boy Smokin' Blues - Single

    self - 2025

    • Time: May 21 - 6:46:00 pm
  • Singles From The Tomb - Single

    Blazing Tomb, “Tortured Minds (feat. Enforced)”

    from Singles From The Tomb - Single

    Creator-Destructor Records - 2025

    • Time: May 22 - 6:50:00 am
  • My Years with UFO

    Michael Schenker Group, “Doctor Doctor (feat. Joe Lynn Turner & Carmine Appice)”

    from My Years with UFO

    earMUSIC - 2024

    • Time: May 22 - 6:55:00 am
  • Tweekend

    The Crystal Method, “Blow Out”

    from Tweekend

    Tiny E Records - 2008