July Playlists

July 31, 2011

Romance -- Wild Flag -- 2011 s/t

Out Of Reaches -- Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks -- 2008 Real Emotional Trash

On and On -- Tapes 'n Tapes -- 2011 Outside

Only In Dreams -- Weezer -- 1994 s/t

Freedom Machine -- Junior Brown -- 1998 Long Walk Back

Wanderin' -- Justin Townes Earle -- 2010 Harlem River Blues

Nervous Breakdown -- Wanda Jackson -- 2011 The Party Ain't Over

Goddamn Lonely Love -- Drive-By Truckers -- 2004 The Dirty South

Not Fine -- Drag the River -- 2004 Chicken Demos

Shoulda Oughta -- Tim Barry -- 2006 Rivianna Junction

She Said -- Erik the Viking -- KMSU Sessions

Diamond Ring -- The Takers -- 2009 Taker Easy

(I Don't Need You To) Set Me Free -- Grinderman -- 2007 s/t

July 24, 2011

Gone -- Built to Spill -- 2006 You In Reverse

All These Love Songs -- Lucero -- 2000 s/t

Radio Cure -- Wilco -- 2002 Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Latest Disgrace -- Fugazi -- 1995 Red Medicine

One More Cup Of Coffee -- Bob Dylan -- 1975 Desire

Under Your Spell Again -- Buck Owens

No Place To Fall -- Townes Van Zandt -- 1973 Live At The Old Quarter

There There >> I Will >> A Punchup at a Wedding -- Radiohead -- 2003 Hail to the Thief

As I Sat Sadly By Her Side -- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds -- 2001 No More Shall We Part

Home -- That's What She Said

Samson -- Regina Spektor -- 2010 Live In London

I highly recommend checking out some free live music at the State Fair this year. Morris Day and the Time, Tapes 'n Tapes, Flatpicking guitar championships and the legendary Junior Brown. It's all happening for FREE!! only $9 for pre sale Sate Fair tickets at Cub Foods.

http://www.mnstatefair.org/entertainment/FE_all_stages.html

2 years and counting

On July 3rd, I spent the evening with 5 guys who helped make 2 years a memorable night of live radio. Here is our playlist from that night:



July 3, 2011

Dancing Horse -- Detroit
Be Stiff -- DEVO
Planet Earth -- DEVO
Communication Breakdown -- Fleshtones
Rockin' In the Free World -- Neil Young
Sinkhole -- Drive-By Truckers
Wiser Time -- Black Crowes
Slippery People -- Talking Heads
Rocket Man -- Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Gratitude -- Beastie Boys
Freedom of '76 -- Ween
America the Beautiful -- Ray Charles
Living In America -- James Brown
Chocolate Jesus -- Tom Waits
Baby, I'm an Anarchist -- Against Me!!!
Stick Shifts and Safety Belts -- CAKE
Space Oddity -- David Bowie
Caribou -- PIXIES
Slumber -- Bad Religion


Celebrating 2 years/Freedom
w/ E-Man, Stoli, Smoothy, Lumpy Shithead, Hombre



Following this, I spent some time with my friend Smoothy(pictured here, not actual size) at KMSU. Smoothy has been away in the mystical land of China, teaching math I failed in college to High Schoolers, in their second language. This is slightly different from me learning Calculus in college from a Native Russian teaching for the first time in English.

We also saw some great local music on the patio at Savoy and played a few tunes with local Avant-Garde originals "That's What She Said". I had a chance to hear "The Organic Cowboys" for the first time and enjoyed their high energy set to 6 patrons. Stealing the show was Mankato's "Body Politic". I waited way to long to see these guys play the best local punk I have seen in a long time. They gig every weekend so get out and catch em'. Cheers to Smooth One!


July 10, 2011

Mr. Soul -- Buffalo Springfield
We Call Upon the Author -- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Respect -- Otis Redding
Black Country Rock -- David Bowie
Brand New Stone -- Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Ex-Spectator -- Fugazi
Lovin' Cup -- Rolling Stones
I Will Dare -- The New Standards
If It's True -- Yo La Tengo
Lines Around Your Eyes -- Leftover Salmon feat. Lucinda Williams
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive -- Hank Williams
Tokyo Eye -- Sonic Youth
Retrograde -- Leo Kottke
Born Under A Bad Sign -- Albert King
outro: Memphis -- The Ventures

w/Jim "Smoothy" Snyder



July 17, 2011

Celebration Day -- Led Zeppelin
Jumpers -- Sleater-Kinney
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way -- Leftover Salmon
At Least That's What You Said -- Wilco
Act Naturally -- Buck Ownes & His Buckaroos
Curse of a Drunk -- The Takers
Mind Your Own Business -- Hank Williams
Only Love Can Break Your Heart -- The New Standards
Summer Babe -- Pavement
Never Can Say Goodbye -- Issac Hayes
Mr. Tough -- Yo La Tengo
Shield Your Eyes -- Jawbreaker
City of Refuge -- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

w/ Jim "Smoothy" Snyder

June Playlists

We'll be live for 2 hours this Sunday celebrating 2 years of radio joy. Join us, you don't have to work on Monday...



June 26, 2011

Artists Only -- Talking Heads -- 1978 More Songs About Buildings and Food
Ramrod -- Bruce Springsteen -- 1980 The River
Rounder's Blues -- Pert Near Sandstone -- 2007 Up & Down the River
Master of Sparks -- ZZ Top -- 1980 Tres Hombres
You Can Have It All -- Yo La Tengo -- 2000 And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out
Perfect Day (acoustic demo) -- Lou Reed -- 1972 Transformer
Tried and True -- Ween -- 2003 Quebec
Spit On A Stranger -- Pavement -- 2010 Quarantine the Past
Take It All Away -- Cake -- 2004 Pressure Chief
Soon -- Squirrel Nut Zippers -- 1998 Perennial Favorites
Beautiful & Damned -- Drag the River -- 2006 Esta Loco
Equalized -- Jawbreaker -- 2002 etc.
Lucifer Sam -- Pink Floyd -- 1967 Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Mansion On the Hill -- Neil Young -- 1990 Ragged Glory




June 19, 2011

Here To Fall -- Yo La Tengo -- 2009 Popular Songs
That Summer Feeling -- Jonathan Richman -- 1992 I, Jonathan
Wouldn't It Be Nice -- Beach Boys -- Live In London
Whiskey & Beer -- Erik the Viking -- 2011 KMSU Sessions
When I Ran Off And Left Her -- Drive-By Truckers -- 2011 Sometimes Late At Night
Aunt Avis -- Widespread Panic -- 1998 Panic In The Streets
Supernatural -- Cowboy Junkies -- 2011 Demons Vol. 2
Bug -- Vic Chesnutt -- 1991 West of Rome
Everyone Is Golden -- Portugal. The Man -- 2009 The Satanic Satanist
Act Naturally -- Buck Owens -- 1988 Live from Austin City Limits
Tube -- Phish -- 1999 Hampton Comes Alive
Sing It Again -- Beck -- 1998 Mutations
outro: Chamber of Commerce -- Leo Kottke

Erik the Viking

Last Sunday my friend Erik Oftedahl stopped by the KMSU for a live in-studio performance. Hearing ETV perform these songs live, just me and him, was a moving experience. I've known Erik for about 10 years through mutual friends. It was my great pleasure to have him in-studio and we hope to make this a re-occurring event.

Check out his site at www.erikthevikingmusic.com to keep abreast of his tour schedule or if you wanna book him at a local venue. He's got an EP out, "Like" him on facebook and he'll let you know how to pick up a copy.


Free Download of the show is available here.

The post-show session is available here.


June 12, 2011

Mess With Time -- Built to Spill -- 2006 You In Reverse
Cracks In A Photograph -- Ryan Adams -- The Suicide Handbook
She's Just That Kind Of Girl -- Lucero -- Rebels, Rogues & Sworn Brothers
Bar and the Beer -- The White Buffalo
Break>>Place Position -- Fugazi -- End Hits
Never Make it Home -- Split Lip Rayfield
Dead Horses -- Erik The Viking
She Said -- Erik The Viking
Leave Me If You Dare -- Erik The Viking
White Freightliner Blues -- Townes Van Zandt -- 1977 Live at the Old Quarter
I Miss My Home -- Erik The Viking
outro: Guitar Freakout -- The Ventures

w/ Erik Oftedahl

Playlist June 5, 2011

June 5, 2011

Like A Hurricane -- Neil Young & Crazy Horse -- 1979 Live Rust
The Kids Are Alright -- the Who -- 1965 The Who Sings My Generation
Help Me Rhonda -- The Beach Boys -- 1974 Endless Summer
Live Free -- Son Volt -- 1995 Trace
Radio -- The Hackensaw Boys -- 2007 Look Out!
Your Voice Is Music -- Chad Price -- 2010 Smile Sweet Face
Never Gonna Change -- Drive-By Truckers -- 2004 The Dirty South
I Don't Believe You -- Cat Power -- 2003 You Are Free
Hollywood Ending -- Sleater-Kinney -- 2002 One Beat
Shadow Of A Doubt -- Sonic Youth -- 1986 EVOL
Like Spinning Plates>>Idioteque -- Radiohead -- 2001 I Might Be Wrong
Bobby McGee -- Kris Kristofferson -- 2010 Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends
outro: Bad Bad Leroy Brown -- The Venures

Saw this today...

Looks like Ben Nichols will be doing this benefit gig at Grumpy's NE the day before his solo gig at the entry. Good thing Dick Balls lives within spitting distance of GNE.

Speaking of that Ben Nicholas gig, My friend Erik the Viking is meeting me at KMSU studios on June 12th for an in-studio recording. Be sure to check out the show that night for a listen of that recording. I'm hoping to cut a KMSU ep for Erik and make him go see Ben.

Speaking of speaking of...had another productive session with local Mankato avant-garde troupe "That's What She Said" in the studio this last week. We were able to lay down 6 solid tracks before Zach hits the road to Peru for 2 years! Good luck to you sir. I'll try and trow some of those recordings up on this blog in the next few days.

Meanwhile, be sure to give Erik the Viking a listen and check out Blues Fest in St. Peter on June 11...Absolutely Free!!





Erik the Viking

That's What She Said

May Playlists

May 29, 2011

That Much Further West -- Lucero -- 2003 That Much Further West
Go It Alone -- Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit -- 2011 Here We Rest
Hot Burrito #2 -- Dinosaur Jr. -- 1991 Green Mind
Well Respected Man -- The Kinks
Party Lights -- Junior Brown -- 1993 Guit With It
Disbelieve -- Drag the River -- 2005 Live at the Starlight
Made Up Dreams -- Built to Spill -- 1997 Perfect From Now On
Meet Me in the Morning -- Bob Dylan -- 1975 Blood On The Tracks
Dead Flowers -- Townes Van Zandt -- 1993 Roadsongs
Nervous Lonely Night -- Jessica Lea Mayfield -- 2011 Tell Me
Something -- Booker T. & the M.G.'s -- 1970 McLemore Ave
Time Tough -- Toots & the Maytals
Give it Back -- Lagwagon -- 1994 Trashed
At Least That's What You Said -- Wilco -- 2005 Kicking Television



May 22, 2011

Hard Time Killing Floor Blues -- Skip James -- 2011 Today!
Tombstone Blues -- Bob Dylan -- 1965 Highway 61 Revisited
Good Golly Miss Molly -- Meat Puppets -- 1986 Out My Way
Queen Jane Approximately -- Bob Dylan -- 1965 Highway 61 Revisited
The Late John Garfield Blues -- John Prine
Danko/Manuel -- Drive-By Truckers -- 2004 The Dirty South
Take These Chains From My Heart -- Ray Charles
Steven's Steel -- Tut Taylor
Half and Half -- Vassar Clements
Nashville Blues -- The New South
The last Pale Light in the West -- Ben Nichols -- 2010 The Last Pale Light in the West
Stopping By -- Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit -- 2011 Here We Rest
Mary the Ice Cube -- Primus -- 2003 Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People
outro: Don't Mess Around With Jim -- The Ventures



May 15, 2011

Hot Burrito #2 -- The Flying Burrito Bros. -- 1969 The Guilded Palace of Sin
Ballad of a Thin Man -- Bob Dylan & The Band -- 1974 Before the Flood
As Much As Such -- The Sadies -- 2004 Favourite Colours
Heart On A String >> Save it for Sunday -- Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit -- 2011 Here We Rest
For the Singer of REM -- fIREHOSE -- 1990 If'n
Step Aside -- Sleater-Kinney -- 2002 One Beat
Hey Joni -- Sonic Youth -- 1988 Daydream Nation
Fraulein -- Townes Van Zandt -- 1972 The late Great Townes Van Zandt
You Show Me Yours -- Willie Nelson -- 1979 Sings Kristofferson
Hang Dog -- Drag the River
The Grobe -- Ween -- 2000 -- White Pepper
When the Whip Comes Down -- Rolling Stones -- 1978 Some Girls
Cold, Cold Heart -- Jerry Lee Lewis -- 1970 The Golden Cream of the Country
Untrustable/Part 2 (About Someone Else) -- Built to Spill -- 1997 Perfect From Now On



May 8, 2011

Thickfreakness -- The Black Keys -- 2003 Thickfreakness
Federal Dust -- Silver Jews -- 1998 American Water
Nightfall -- Tapes 'n Tapes -- 2011 Outside
Palaces of Montezuma -- Grinderman -- 2010 Grinderman 2
Diamond State Heartbreak -- Lucero -- The Attic Tapes
Never Could Believe -- Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit -- 2011 Here We Rest
Racing in the Streets -- Justin Townes Earle -- 2011 RSD 7"
Half As Much -- Hank Williams
Duke & Cookie -- Strength in Numbers -- 1989 Telluride Sessions
Deja Vu -- Deadweight -- 2003 Stroking the Moon
Nasty Fancy -- Monotonix -- 2011 Not Yet
Let It Go -- The Draft -- 2006 In A Million Pieces
Sluttering -- Jawbreaker -- 1995 Dear You



May 1, 2011

The Glory of Man -- Minutemen -- 1984 Double Nickels on the Dime
We've Met -- Jason Isbell & 400 Unit -- 2011 Here We Rest
I'll Be The One You Want Someday -- Jessica Lea Mayfield -- 2011 Tell Me
Gravity's Gone -- Drive-By Truckers -- 2007 A Blessing and A Curse
If It's True -- Yo La Tengo -- 2009 Popular Songs
Free Form -- Pink Floyd -- 1972 Obscured By Clouds
Amazing G. -- Drag the River -- 2006 Esta Loco
Hour Of The Idiot -- Meat Puppets -- 2011 Lollipop
Waiting on the Sky>>Molly-O>>Meet Me In the Alleyway -- Steve Earle -- 2011 I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends -- Kris Kristofferson -- 2010 Early Demos
Who Do You Love -- John Hammond
He Can't Come Today -- Ray Manzarek -- 1974 The Golden Scarab
Plastic People -- The Mothers of Invention -- Absolutely Free