Antena Livre

Monday morning at Antena Livre started with a fado track I'd never heard. That's the charm. This music radio from Portugal refuses to be pinned down. You'll hear fado legends like Amália Rodrigues, then suddenly a 1980s Brazilian pop song, then some obscure indie from Porto. The transitions are rough. But stick with it. The afternoon block on Saturday was all Portuguese rock from the '90s - think Xutos & Pontapés and Ornatos Violeta. That alone made the rough patches worth it. It feels like a real person is at the controls, not an algorithm. To listen to Antena Livre online is to accept its qu…