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The Jazzmania Quintette (1928)

A 1928 sound short catching a hot jazz band in full swing.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 4:01 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 6:45 AM UTC

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The cry of jazz (1959)

A 1959 film that argues jazz is an expression of Black Americans' situation, mixing drama, direct address and documentary scenes. Made in Chicago.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 4:10 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 6:55 AM UTC

Also scheduled on: 73:CALL NUMBER

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Box Car Blues (1930)

Early Looney Tunes star Bosko rides the rails as a hobo with a pig pal, in this 1930 cartoon.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 6:34 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 4:45 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 4:41 PM UTC

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jsc2020m000215-DM-2_Crew_Return_to_Ellington_Field (2020)

NASA's Demo-2 crew returns to Ellington Field in Houston.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 4:51 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 7:36 AM UTC

Also scheduled on: 84:T-MINUS

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St. Louis Blues, 1929, Film (1929)

Bessie Smith stars in a 1929 two-reel short built around W.C. Handy's blues. This copy is colorized.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 5:15 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 7:59 AM UTC

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One tenth of a nation. Newsmakers (1954)

A 1954 series on Black achievement: Maude E. Callen's clinic, General Benjamin O. Davis and Dr. F.D. Patterson, plus other newsmakers.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 5:31 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 8:15 AM UTC

Also scheduled on: 40:TUMBLEWEED, 81:HALL PASS

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Congo Jazz (1930)

Bosko's falsetto debut in a 1930 Looney Tunes jungle jam session.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 6:13 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 5:43 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 4:20 PM UTC

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jsc2020m000159-VF_DM-2_Crew_Departs_Ellington (2020)

NASA's Demo-2 crew departs Ellington Field in Houston.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 5:49 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 8:34 AM UTC

Also scheduled on: 84:T-MINUS

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The Racketeer (1929)

A 1929 crime drama with Robert Armstrong, Carole Lombard and Hedda Hopper.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 5:52 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 8:36 AM UTC

Also scheduled on: 22:RACKET

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One tenth of a nation. Parade of progress (1954)

A 1954 series highlights Black political appointments under Eisenhower and local election wins. Parade of progress, newsreel style.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 6:58 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 9:42 AM UTC

Also scheduled on: 73:CALL NUMBER, 81:HALL PASS

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Jazz Rhythm (1930)

A parade of animals leads piano-playing Krazy Kat to an arena where he and a Lion face off in a musical boxing duel. A 1930 Columbia cartoon.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 7:10 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 9:54 AM UTC

Also scheduled on: 13:FIRST WORDS

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Chris-Cassidy_Return-to-Ellington-Field_10-22-2020 (2020)

Astronaut Chris Cassidy's return to Ellington Field in Houston on October 22, 2020, as NASA footage shows it.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 7:18 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 10:03 AM UTC

Also scheduled on: 84:T-MINUS

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Varsity Drag (1927)

Abe Lyman and his Orchestra play Varsity Drag, a toe-tapping jazz-age number.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 7:21 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 10:06 AM UTC

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Rhythm and Blues Revue (1955)

Jazz, swing and musical shorts.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 7:24 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 9:16 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 10:09 AM UTC

Also scheduled on: 15:HOOFER, 62:HEADLINER

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Laundry Blues (1930)

A 1930 cartoon set in a laundry that leans hard on Chinese and Yiddish stereotypes. Dated and offensive, so it needs context.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 8:35 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 11:20 AM UTC

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L000035_FR-F007_Fred-Gregory_Ellington-Field_JSC-1163_2.mp4 (2022)

More NASA footage of astronaut Fred Gregory at Ellington Field.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 8:44 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 11:29 AM UTC

Also scheduled on: 84:T-MINUS

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The Band Beautiful (1928)

The Ingenues, an all-girl vaudeville band, play four numbers including Tiger Rag in this 1928 Vitaphone short.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 9:07 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 11:51 AM UTC

Also scheduled on: 13:FIRST WORDS, 15:HOOFER

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Symphony in black--a rhapsody of Negro life (1935)

As Duke Ellington composes his symphony, the film cuts to a band playing a staged version of the music. A 1935 short.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 10:27 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 1:12 PM UTC

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L000035_FR-F006_Fred-Gregory_Ellington-Field_JSC-1163.mp4 (2022)

NASA footage of astronaut Fred Gregory at Ellington Field.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 10:37 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 1:21 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 84:T-MINUS

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St. Louis blues (1929)

Bessie Smith finds her man Jimmy has gone to her room with another woman, and sings W.C. Handy's blues about it. A 1929 short.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 10:59 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 1:43 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 13:FIRST WORDS, 15:HOOFER

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Jam session (1942)

Duke Ellington and his bassist play C Jam Blues at Harlem Cats Eatery, and band members wander in one by one to join. A 1942 Soundie.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 11:15 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 1:59 PM UTC

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100 000 Subscribers - A Special Message from Farya Faraji (2023)

Farya Faraji thanks his viewers for 100,000 subscribers in a special message.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 11:18 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 2:03 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 100:FRESH CUT, 101:REEL LIFE

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Stories in Song (1928)

Adele Rowland sings four songs with Mildred Brown at the piano. A 1928 short with some film wear near the end.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 11:30 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 2:15 PM UTC

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[Palm Springs aerial views; USC marching band footage; Rose Bowl, 1937 marching band footage--Ira Gershwin--home movies] (1937)

Palm Springs from the air, then a USC football game with the Trojan Marching Band and card stunts, and the 1937 Rose Bowl band.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 11:40 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 2:24 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 73:CALL NUMBER, 85:FAMILY REEL

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20K Subscribers Celebration Epic Belgian Music Emotional You Will Cry HD 4K 60FPS (2022)

A 20K subscriber celebration with epic Belgian music, billed as emotional enough to make you cry.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 11:41 AM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 2:26 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 100:FRESH CUT, 101:REEL LIFE

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Young Mr. Jazz (1919)

A 1919 comedy short from the Hal Roach studio with Harold Lloyd and Snub Pollard.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 12:42 PM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 3:26 PM UTC

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Soundie - Ten Pretty Girls and Ill Make You Mine (1930)

An unknown singer performs two songs, Ten Pretty Girls and I'll Make You Mine, in a jukebox-style short.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 12:52 PM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 3:36 PM UTC

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300K Subscribers & Patreon Announcement (2025)

Farya Faraji marks 300K subscribers and announces a Patreon.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 12:55 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 100:FRESH CUT, 101:REEL LIFE

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Song of the Scarlet Flower (1919)

A 1919 silent drama based on Johannes Linnankoski's novel, with its title set in a scarlet flower.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Airing Now (3:01 PM UTC) • Tomorrow at 1:08 PM UTC

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Swing You Sinners! (1930)

Dave Fleischer's 1930 cartoon: Bimbo is chased through a graveyard by spooks who swing to the jazz. Dated humor of its era.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 4:41 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 2:49 PM UTC

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56 290 Subscriber Celebration 4K HD 60FPS Modern Warfare 2 Gameplay Featuring Nicolae Ceaușescu (2022)

A 56,290 subscriber celebration that mashes Modern Warfare 2 gameplay with Nicolae Ceausescu.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 4:49 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 2:57 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 100:FRESH CUT, 101:REEL LIFE

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Jazz Babies (1928)

A 1928 short with a jazzy title. Little is known beyond that.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 4:54 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 3:01 PM UTC

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Office Blues (1930)

A 1930 short with a blues title from director Mort Blumenstock.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 4:58 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 3:05 PM UTC

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Bardcore & Neo-Medieval vs Actual Medieval Music (2024)

Farya Faraji compares bardcore and neo-medieval music with the real thing.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 5:07 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 3:14 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 100:FRESH CUT, 101:REEL LIFE

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The Jazz Fool (1929)

A 1929 cartoon from Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, early sound era, about a jazz-crazy Mickey.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 6:07 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 4:14 PM UTC

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Boulgaroktόnos - Epic Byzantine Music (2022)

Boulgaroktonos, an epic Byzantine music piece named for the Bulgar-Slayer.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 6:19 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 4:27 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 100:FRESH CUT, 101:REEL LIFE

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Marion Harris: Songbird of Jazz (1928)

Singer Marion Harris, billed as the Songbird of Jazz, in a 1928 short.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 6:26 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 4:34 PM UTC

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Begin Again (2026)

Evil robots, software engineers and endless meetings in an AI-driven short that started as a music video experiment. The comedy of impossible problems.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 6:41 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 4:48 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 75:KALEIDO, 100:FRESH CUT

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Song Impressions (1928)

A 1928 short of song impressions.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 6:46 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 4:53 PM UTC

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[All-American news--excerpts. 1942-1945] (1942)

Excerpts from the first newsreel series made for Black audiences, 1942 to 1945, with orchestral musicians and wartime home front stories.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 6:55 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 5:03 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 23:MUSTER, 73:CALL NUMBER, 80:EXTRA EXTRA, 85:FAMILY REEL

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Brightest and Best - American Christmas Carol feat. Michael Burnyeat (2025)

Farya Faraji and world musicians perform Brightest and Best, an American Christmas carol, with Michael Burnyeat.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 7:00 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 5:08 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 101:REEL LIFE, 201:HOLIDAZE

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Eubie Blake plays his Fantasy on Swanee River (1923)

Eubie Blake at the piano plays his Fantasy on Swanee River in two styles, in one of the first sound-film appearances by a Black artist. 1923.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 7:04 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 5:12 PM UTC

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All-American news. (1942)

The first newsreel made for Black audiences, August 1942: a Baltimore merchant mariner who survived a sinking, and the Navy's Great Lakes Band.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 7:11 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 5:18 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 80:EXTRA EXTRA

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Comfort Zone : A Digital Short Film In Kannada language With English Subtitles (2020)

A Kannada-language thriller, part one of a short film series, made on a budget of 13,000 rupees and presented with English subtitles.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 7:14 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 5:21 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 75:KALEIDO, 100:FRESH CUT

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Band drill (1894)

A marching band led by its leader, from the show Milk White Flag. An 1894 Edison view of a stage number.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 7:41 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 5:48 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 70:FLICKER

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All-American news. (1944)

November 1944 newsreel for Black audiences: a war worker's time-saving idea wins an award, and the Navy's Great Lakes jazz musicians show up.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 7:42 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 5:49 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 50:INKWELL, 54:SQUIGGLE, 73:CALL NUMBER, 80:EXTRA EXTRA

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DENOUEMENT A History Of SIFT (2023)

A documentary tracing almost three decades of the band Sift, from Boston to Greensboro, crossing genres and lineups along the way.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 7:48 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 5:55 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 101:REEL LIFE

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Leonard-Cushing fight (1894)

A six-round boxing match between Mike Leonard, the 'Beau Brummel' of the ring, and Cushing, filmed in 1894 by Edison's team.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 8:36 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 6:43 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 70:FLICKER

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Boarding House Blues (1948)

Jazz, swing and musical shorts.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 8:37 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 6:44 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 15:HOOFER, 62:HEADLINER

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dr. Gallai Mária - Autizmus és Seth F. Henriett (Fajcsák Henrietta) (2013)

A 2013 musical short film connecting Dr. Maria Gallai's talk on autism with artist Seth F. Henriett. Hungarian-language.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 10:03 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 8:10 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 100:FRESH CUT

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Song Birds as Neighbors (1920)

Birds are nature's check against insect pests, says this 1920 Bray short. A cameraman shoots in the woods and kids build bird houses.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 10:05 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 8:12 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 87:HABITAT

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Caldonia (1945)

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five play Caldonia and more in this 1945 musical short about a bandleader chasing a Hollywood deal.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 10:18 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 8:25 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 11:BANTER, 15:HOOFER

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Entre Le Boeuf Et lÂne Gris - French Christmas Chant (2024)

Farya Faraji and world musicians sing a French Christmas chant, Entre le Boeuf et l'Ane Gris.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 10:37 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 8:44 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 101:REEL LIFE, 201:HOLIDAZE

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The mystic swing (1900)

A professor and Mephisto compete in magic, making young ladies appear and vanish from a swing. An Edison trick film, 1900.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 10:40 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 8:47 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 70:FLICKER

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JAMES P. JOHNSONS YAMEKRAW 1930 AFRICAN AMERICAN JAZZ SHORT EXPERIMENTAL FILM XD5041 (1930)

A 1930 jazz short built around James P. Johnson's Yamekraw rhapsody, named for a Black community near Savannah. Gershwin's pal, an experimental spin.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 10:41 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 8:48 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 75:KALEIDO

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Irv Williams (2013)

A documentary portrait of Minnesota jazz musician Irv Williams, a 2012 Hometown Media Award winner for best independent documentary.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 10:51 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 8:58 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 100:FRESH CUT, 101:REEL LIFE

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Paradise Island 1930 (1930)

A young woman sails to the South Seas to marry her fiance, only to find he has become a drunk. An early talkie romance.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 11:21 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 9:28 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 86:POSTCARD

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Qadish Moryo - Aramaic Christmas Chant (2025)

Farya Faraji and world musicians perform Qadish Moryo, an Aramaic Christmas chant.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 12:30 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 10:37 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 101:REEL LIFE, 201:HOLIDAZE

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Play! Girls (1937)

Jazz, swing and musical shorts.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 12:37 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 10:44 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 15:HOOFER

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Rain Man & Krysta Youngs - Habit (T-Mass Remix) (Panic Pills) (2016)

A trap remix by T-Mass of Rain Man and Krysta Youngs' Habit. Modern electronic music, not old-time anything.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 12:48 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 10:55 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 202:DRIFT

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Song for Miss Julie, A (1945)

Jazz, swing and musical shorts.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 12:52 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 10:59 PM UTC

Also scheduled on: 15:HOOFER

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Relaxing Ancient Greek Music Vol. II (2022)

Relaxing ancient Greek music, Volume II, performed by Farya Faraji and world musicians. Lyre-ish, calm, and timeless.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Today at 1:59 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 12:07 AM UTC

Also scheduled on: 101:REEL LIFE, 202:DRIFT

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Song of Freedom (1936)

Paul Robeson plays a London dock worker discovered by an impresario who becomes a singing star. A 1936 drama from an era when Black roles were often limited.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 2:08 AM UTC

Also scheduled on: 12:SWOON

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Staffan Var En Stalledräng - Swedish Christmas Carol (2025)

Farya Faraji and world musicians perform Staffan Var en Stalledrang, a Swedish Christmas carol.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 3:21 AM UTC

Also scheduled on: 101:REEL LIFE, 201:HOLIDAZE

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The Song Of Bernadette Part 1 (1943)

Jazz, swing and musical shorts.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Tomorrow at 3:27 AM UTC

Also scheduled on: 35:SEANCE

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The Weird Melodies of Ancient Greek Music - feat. Aristoxenus (2023)

Musician Farya Faraji performs reconstructions of ancient Greek melodies, built from surviving fragments and the theory of Aristoxenus.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Mon, Nov 2 at 4:56 AM UTC

Also scheduled on: 34:OFFBEAT, 101:REEL LIFE

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The Song of Bernadette Part 2 (1943)

Jazz, swing and musical shorts.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Mon, Nov 2 at 5:16 AM UTC

Also scheduled on: 35:SEANCE

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The Christmas Duck Song (2023)

Bryant Oden and Forrest Whaley's Christmas Duck Song, an internet novelty about a quacking holiday wish.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Mon, Nov 2 at 6:22 AM UTC

Also scheduled on: 87:HABITAT, 201:HOLIDAZE

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The Song Writers Revue (1930)

A 1930 musical revue short about songwriters, with Sammy Lee, Dave Dreyer and Fred Ahlert credited. Early-sound tunes and tap.

Next Showing CH 90 HEPCAT: Mon, Nov 2 at 6:25 AM UTC

Also scheduled on: 62:HEADLINER

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