February 19 Playlist: Lenny Kravitz Special

We observed International Women’s Day 2026 by compiling a playlist that celebrated and hopefully elevated the voices of our sonic sisters, past and present. The entire program is available to restream by clicking on this link.

• THE SURFRAJETTES Toxic
• LIZ PHAIR Extraordinary
• THE RUNAWAYS Cherry Bomb
• HEART Barracuda
• PAT BENATAR Heartbreaker
• SISTER ROSETTA THARPE Jericho
• BIG MAMA THORNTON Hound Dog
• KOKO TAYLOR I’m a Woman
• BREWSTER MOONFACE Tin Woman
• CAROLE KING Breaking Up is Hard to Do
• BETTY-ANNE Laughter in the Rain
• TINA TURNER The Bitch is Back
• ARETHA FRANKLIN Respect
• INGRID MICHAELSON Maybe
• JULIA GARGANO & JOAN CADDELL A Man Like That
• KING LIKE MOM Fragrance
• LISA SCHERMA Love Me Just a Little
• JOAN JETT Bad Reputation
• HOLE Celebrity Skin
• SPUTNIK THE BAND They Don’t Know
• SARAH BORGES Mercy of the Moon
• LUCINDA WILLIAMS Six Blocks Away
• SUZI QUATRO Little Miss Lovely
• THE DARTS Zombies on the Metro
• THE DRACU-LAS I’m Blue
• MONA FREAKA Last Song
• LISA LeBLANC 5,748 KM
• BLONDIE I’m Always Touched By Your Presence, Dear
• THE BEACHES I Ran
• THE LIVERBIRDS Why Do You Hang Around Me
• MANIC HONEY Problems
• THERINA BELLA Starcrossed
• TORI AMOS Stronger Together
• CHAPPELL ROAN The Subway
• GARBAGE When I Grow Up
• GIFTSHOP We Want You
• KILLDEER Never Enough
• SISTER ROSETTA THARPE This Train

We marked the day by filling our space with the voices of extraordinary women from across the musical spectrum, past and present. The entire program is available to restream at your pleasure. Simply click here to access it in all its feminine glory.

• X RAY LOVE On My Stereo
• THE SURFRAJETTES Toxic
• ANN WILSON Missionary Man
• THE DETROIT COBRAS Stay Down
• DOROTHY Tombstone Town
• THE PRETENDERS Stop Your Sobbing
• LIVVA JONES & ANGELA TINARI Joker
• HALESTORM Gold Dust Woman
• PIXIES Gigantic
• LIZ PHAIR Sweet Jane
• THE HELLFLOWERS Girl U Want
• B-52s Give Me Back My Man
• BREWSTER MOONFACE Hot Rod Girl
• CASTLE BLACK Radio Queen
• ROBERTA FLACK Killing Me Softly
• ARETHA FRANKLIN You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman
• BARBARA LEWIS Hello Stranger
• PATTI SMITH Because the Night
• CONCRETE BLONDE Happy Birthday
• PARAMORE Rose Colored Boy
• SPUTNIK THE BAND Good Company
• KILLDEER Nice Enough
• GIFTSHOP Anything, Anything (I’ll Give You)
• RHONDA FUNK ‘Til I Don’t
• BRANDI CARLILE The Story
• THE METAL BYRDS Good Harbour
• NORA KELLY BAND Hymn for Agnostics
• SCARLETT TAYLOR Reckless Love
• MANIC HONEY Nothing Comes Out
• THERINA BELLA Starcrossed
• LISA SCHERMA I Gotta Go to Church
• JOAN CADELL & THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR Piece of Heaven
• ELOUR Good Girl
• THE INTERRUPTERS Bad Guy
• ANNIE GOLDEN Hang Up the Phone
• AMY WINEHOUSE Back to Black
• INGRID MICHAELSON The Way I Am
• ROYAL SHE Rollercoaster
• KATE BUSH This Woman’s Work
• PJ HARVEY This is Love
• JOAN JETT Riddles
• ALICIA KEYS Girl on Fire