Return of the Viking

It's that time of year again, when we all get the chance to take a day off from our grueling work schedule and reflect on how nice a long weekend is. Then this guy comes to town. He mooches off your friends on your favorite watering hole's patio, harasses your friend Jerry for several hours, feeds you drinks at the local karaoke bar, and then subjects you to the crappiest pizza in town. The good news is, the next day, he sits in on your radio program and plays live in the studio for you.

I've uploaded this show to my mediafire site so you can join in on the fun. Come back soon Erik.

September 4, 2011

Loosin' Everyone -- Drag the River -- 2005 Live at the Green Door OKC

Party Lights -- Junior Brown -- 2005 Live at the Continental Club

It Overtakes Me -- Flaming Lips -- 2006 At War With The Mystics

Frizzle Fry -- Primus -- 1990 Frizzle Fry

Secret -- Forrest Day

Paint it Black -- The Rolling Stones -- 1966 Aftermath

Cliche -- Erik the Viking

Train Song -- Erik the Viking

The Long Cut -- Uncle Tupelo -- 1993 Anodyne

Walking Spanish -- Tom Waits -- Rain Dogs

When You're Gone -- Lucero -- 2002 Tennessee

Nighttime -- Erik the Viking

Lucky -- Warren Haynes -- 2004 Live at Bonnaroo

Why She's Acting This Way -- TVZ -- 1973 Live at the Old Quarter

Pink Moon -- Nick Drake

w/Erik Oftedahl

Listen to the show here

And we're back...with August Playlists

August 28, 2011

The Ledge -- The Replacements -- 1987 Pleased To Meet Me

Hang Them All -- Tapes 'n Tapes -- 2008 Walk It Off

Powerman -- The Kinks -- 1970 Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround

Rollercoaster -- Sleater-Kinney -- 2005 The Woods

Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You -- Bob Dylan -- 1969 Nashville Skyline

Like A Rolling Stone -- Drive-By Truckers -- 2009 Fine Print

Love Hurts -- Jenny & Johnny -- 2011 RSD 7"

Take This Job and Shove It -- Johnny Paycheck

Shine On Sweet Jesus -- Flaming Lips -- 1990 In A Priest Driven Ambulance

Summer Babe (Winter Version) -- Pavement -- 1991 Slanted & Enchanted

Whiter Shade of Pale -- Procol Harum

Power To Love -- Hendrix -- 1970 Band Of Gypsys

Love Ain't For Keeping -- The Who -- 1971 Who's Next?

outro: Jumpin' Jack Flash -- The Ventures

August 21, 2011

Magic Bus -- The Who -- On Tour
Clampdown -- The Clash -- 1979 London Calling
Do It Yourself -- Drive-By Truckers -- 2003 Decoration Day
Day Tripper -- The Fleshtones -- 2011 Brooklyn Sound Machine
Christine's Tune -- Flying Burrito Bros. -- 1969 Guilded Palace of Sin
Straight to the Top -- Tom Waits -- 1987 Frank's Wild Years
The Kid -- Ben Nichols -- 2008 The Last Pale Light In The West
Rust Colors -- Whiskey & Co. -- 2010 Rust Colors
Once Upon A Time In The West -- Dire Straits -- 1979 Communique
Insistor -- Tapes 'n Tapes -- 2006 The Loon
Tumbling Vine -- Jeff Bridges -- 2011 Jeff Bridges
Don't You Take It Too Bad -- TVZ -- s/t
Your Voice Is Music -- Chad Price -- 2010 Smile Sweet Face
New Momma -- Neil Young -- 1975 Tonight's The Night
Roll Another Number -- Neil Young -- 1975 Tonight's The Night

August 14, 2011

Highway Patrol -- Junior Brown -- 1993 Guit With It

San Francisco -- Lucero -- 2006 Rebels, Rogues and Sworn Brothers

On and On -- Tim Barry -- 2008 Manchester

Bring it On Down to My House -- Willie Nelson and Asleep At The Wheel

Hang Dog -- Drag The River -- 2004 Gabba Gabba...Hey Buddies

Kelly Country -- Drag The River -- 2004 Gabba Gabba...Hey Buddies

Modern Drunkard -- Drag The River -- 2004 Gabba Gabba...Hey Buddies

Go It Alone -- Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit -- 2011 Here We Rest

Ramblin' Man -- Hank Williams

Till I Get It Right -- Jon Doe and the Sadies -- 2009 Country Club

Silly Liza Jane -- The Stairwell Sisters -- Get Off Your Money

The Silver Tongued Devil and I -- Kris Kristofferson -- 1971 The Silver Tongued Devil and I

Powder Blue -- Ween -- 1996 12 Golden Country Classics

Ride Ride Ride -- Vetiver -- 2011 The Errant Charm

There's A Gonna Come A Day -- Buck Owens

The Weight -- The Band -- The Last Waltz

August 7, 2011

You Still Believe In Me -- Beach Boys -- Pet Sounds
Gone Daddy Gone -- Violent Femmes -- 1982 s/t
I'm Gonna Make It Better -- She & Him -- 2010 Volume One
A Burning Snowman -- The Sadies -- 2004 Favourite Coulors
Every Part Of Me -- Steve Earle -- 2011 I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
Mendocino -- Sir Douglas Quintet -- 1969 Mendocino
How Much Can I Do -- Los Lobos -- 2005 Live at the Fillmore
LA Freeway -- Jerry Jeff Walker -- A Man Must Carry On
People -- Silver Jews -- 1998 American Water
Love Like This -- Drive-By Truckers -- 1999 Pizza Deliverance
Sometimes At Night -- Jessica Lea Mayfield -- 2011 Tell Me
Over It -- Dinosaur Jr. -- 2009 Farm
Thru The Fan -- Jon Snodgrass -- 2009 Visitor's Band
Keep it Simple -- The Hackensaw Boys -- 2002 Keep It Simple
Last Minute Shakedown -- Son Volt -- 1997 Straighaways

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