Tim da Flower Punk Lynch, one of our original columnists and still a regular cointributor to our radio charts, launched a new show last month. The Saturday Ham Jam originates from KPIG in San Francisco from 1PM-3PM Pacific Time. This week’s installment will feature conversations and performances from guests JJ Grey (Mofro), Nathan Moore and

Heather Combs, with streaming details located on the KPIG site.

Sam Champion: Gossip Girl and the U.K.

New York-based quartet Sam Champion will travel overseas next week for a short

tour of London. The group will play three shows, including stops at The Old
Blue Last (11/4), The FLY (11/5) and Club Fandango “ ":mailto: 229 Club (11/8), in

support of its new U.K. EP Be Mine Everyone (which features
tracks from the group’s forthcoming U.S. studio album). In other news, Sam
Champion bassist Jack Dolgen was featured in an episode of Gossip Girl.
Dolgen was hired as a music coach on the show for a few episodes and scored
some face time playing his instrument on a recent episode.