Carlos Benjamin
Program HostCarlos Benjamin is the Friday host of The Blend and a rotating host of Rhythm and Roots on Sundays. Carlos has hosted numerous performers for interviews and live on-air performances at WDIY. His radio experience pre-dates the station however, covering the explosive '80s music scene. He created and produced WDIY’s Culture Calendar for 10 years and continues to be plugged into the regional live music scene, extending that experience beyond the Lehigh Valley, most recently in Austin, Texas.
Carlos also hosts Lehigh Valley Arts Salon each year to cover Musikfest, the largest free music festival in the country and The Philadelphia Film Festival, one of the largest film festivals in the northeast.
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The band that calls themselves "neo-hillbillies" from Shoemaker Village, PA, joins WDIY's Carlos Benjamin for a live studio performance and to preview their annual show at Godfrey Daniel's.
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Italian flatpicking guitarist Beppe Gambetta joins WDIY's Carlos Benjamin for a live performance and interview, along with a reading from his recent book, 'Declarations of Love.'
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Steve Brosky joins Rhythm and Roots host Carlos Benjamin to discuss his upcoming performance at Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, which is being filmed for Brosky's feature-length documentary.
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Carlos Benjamin talks with Stephen Ulrich, guitarist for the New York City-based instrumental trio Big Lazy who are coming to Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem on November 11, 2023.
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Reading, PA alt-country band The Youngers return to WDIY for a live performance and interview with WDIY's Carlos Benjamin.
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Harmonica player and vocalist Mark Wenner from Washington, D.C.-based blues and roots rock band The Nighthawks speaks with Carlos Benjamin about the band's new EP, upcoming performance at the Blast Furnace Blues Festival in Bethlehem, and celebrating the band's 51st anniversary.
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Carlos Benjamin welcomes Lehigh Valley singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist George Hrab to talk about his new album Terpsichore and the upcoming album release concert at the Ice House in Bethlehem on April 22.
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June Thomas and Pete Fluck from Lehigh Valley contemporary jazz pop band The Foztones join WDIY's Carlos Benjamin to discuss the band's eclectic approach to music and their upcoming performance at Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem.
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Charles James talks with Andrew Greenblatt and Michael Lerman from the Philadelphia Film Society about the upcoming 31st Annual Philadelphia Film Festival.
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Reading, PA alt-country band The Youngers join WDIY's Carlos Benjamin for a live performance and interview ahead of their show at Musikfest.