RIP Vic Chesnutt

2 years ago Vic Chesnutt left us by his own devices. He left behind a legion of fans and songs that convey his unique view of the world. Vic was a prolific songwriter and influenced many artists in the Athens, GA scene and beyond. I was introduced to his music through Widespread Panic, who collaborated with Vic through the project "Brute".

It is always my great honor to bring in co-host Bob Parlocha. Bob has turned me on to so much great jazz throughout the years. Unfortunately, last Sunday Bob was not into Vic on my level.

I archived the show on Mediafire so it can be enjoyed as long as they allow it. Take a listen. I also posted a link to the interview that Vic did with "Fresh Air" and Terri Gross. It aired just 24 days before he died.

December 25, 2011

Soft Picasso -- 1990 Little

Stupid Preoccupations -- 1991 West Of Rome

When I Ran Off and Left Her -- 1993 Drunk

Aunt Avis -- 1993 Drunk

Gravity of the Situation -- 1993 Drunk

Guilty by Association -- 1995 Is The Actor Happy?

Swelters -- 1996 About To Choke

Prick -- 1998 The Salesman & Bernadette

Stay Inside -- 2003 Silver Lake

To Be With You -- 2005 Ghetto Bells

Warm -- 2007 North Star Deserter

When The Bottom Fell Out -- 2009 At The Cut

Flirted With You All My Life -- 2009 At The Cut

Rips In The Fabric -- 2010 Skitter On Take-off

R.I.P. Vic Chesnutt

Fresh Air Interview aired 12-1-2009

Embrace the Sound remembers Vic Chesnutt

December Playlists

Join us this Sunday, Christmas Day, for a 1 hour tribute to Vic Chesnutt. The Athens, GA singer/songwriter passed away on 12/25/2009.




December 18, 2011

Thanks A Lot -- Ernest Tubb -- 1999 Live at the Lonestar Cafe
Rocky Raccoon -- Charlie Parr -- 2011 MN Beatle Project Vol. 3
Stop Breathin' -- Pavement -- 1994 Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Christmas Katie -- Widespread Panic -- 2000 Another Joyous Occasion
Shake For Me -- John Hammond -- 1972 Duane Allman Anthology
Who's Been Talkin' -- Howlin' Wolf -- 1962 s/t
Little Red Rooster -- The Doors -- 1983 Alive She Cried
Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis -- Tom Waits -- 1978 Blue Valentine
Helter Skelter -- Red Pens -- 2011 MN Beatle Project Vol. 3
Mrs. Claus' Kimono -- Drive-By Truckers -- 2009 Fine Print
Sad Songs & Waltzes -- Willie Nelson -- 1973 Shotgun Willie
I Want You (She's So Heavy) -- Tapes 'n Tapes -- 2011 MN Beatle Project Vol. 3
Why Don't We Do It In The Road? -- The 4onthefloor -- 2011 MN Beatle Project Vol. 3
outro: Marc Turner -- Pure Imagination



December 11, 2011

Loosin' Everyone -- Drag the River -- 2002 Closed
Tell Her What I Said -- The Sadies -- 2010 Darker Circles
Ain't Waitin' -- Justin Townes Earle -- 2010 Harlem River Blues
Who Do You Love -- Townes Van Zandt -- 1977 Live at the Old Quarter 1973
Little Martha -- Leo Kottke -- 1995 Live
Good -- Jason Isbell & 400 Unit -- 2009 s/t
Nervous Lonely Night -- Jessica Lea Mayfield -- 2011 Tell Me
The Hardest Part -- Ryan Adams & The Cardinals -- 2005 Jacksonville City Nights
My Favorite Things -- The New Standards -- 2005 Candy Cane EP
Life On Mars? -- David Bowie -- 1971 Hunky Dory
We've Been Had -- Uncle Tupelo -- 1993 Anodyne
Santa Left a Booger In My Stocking -- Aqua Teen Hunger Force -- 2009 Have Yourself a Meaty Little Christmas
I've Got a Tiger By The Tail -- Ernest Tubb -- 1965 My Pick of the Hits
When I Ran Off and Left Her -- Drive-By Truckers -- 2011 Sometimes Late at Night EP
Furr -- Blitzen Trapper -- 2008 Furr
outro: Sleigh Ride -- Los Straitjackets



December 4, 2011

Longer & Stronger -- Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings -- 2011 Soul Time Vol. 1
I Just Wanna Make Love To You -- Rolling Stones -- 1989 Singles-London
Statesboro Blues -- Allman Brothers Band -- Live at the Fillmore East
Big Bad Bill is Sweet William Now -- Ry Cooder -- 1978 Jazz
Rings -- Leo Kottke -- 1983 Time Step
When You Said I Love You -- Hackensaw Boys -- Keep It Simple
The Woman and The Bell -- Punch Brothers -- 2010 Antifogmatic
Sexie Sadie -- Lucy Michelle & the Velvet Lapels -- 2009 MN Beatle Project Vol. 1
Strange Design -- Phosh -- 1995 Madison Square Garden NYE
My Evergreen -- Squirrel Nut Zippers -- 1998 Christmas Caravan
What If We All Stop Paying Taxes? -- Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings -- 2011 Soul Time Vol. 1
Some -- Built To Spill -- 1996 The Normal Years
Step Aside -- Sleater-Kinney -- 2002 One Beat
Brave Captain -- fIREHOSE -- 1986 Ragin', Full On
outro: So Flute -- St. Germain

November Playlists

November 27, 2011

Over It -- Dinosaur Jr. -- 2009 Farm

Warning Sign -- Local Natives -- 2009 Gorilla Manor

Fight Test -- Flaming Lips -- 2002 Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

Such Great Heights -- The New Standards -- 2008 Rock & Roll

After The Scene Dies -- Drive-By Truckers -- 2009 The Big To-Do

Kickin' Our Heatrs Around -- Buck Owens -- On The Bandstand

Party Lights -- Junior Brown -- 1993 Guit With It

The Boat -- Chuck Ragan -- 2007 Feast or Famine

Aunt Avis -- Vic Chesnutt -- 1993 Drunk

You're Not My Same Sweet Baby -- Mickey Newbury -- 1971 Frisco Mabel Joy

No Lonesome Tune -- Townes Van Zandt -- 1972 The Late Great Townes Van Zandt

God Is In The House -- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds -- 2001 No More Shall We Part

Fee -- Phish -- 2988 Junta

Gold Soundz -- Pavement -- 1994 Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain

outro: 5-4=Unity -- Pavement

November 20, 2011

Ballad of a Thin Man -- Bob Dylan & The Band -- 1974 Before the Flood

That Much Further WEst -- Lucero -- 2003 That Much Further West

Wreck of the Old 97 -- Johnny Cash -- San Quentin

Picking Up the Signal -- Son Volt -- 1997 Straightaways
Codine -- Jason Isbell & 400 Unit -- 2011 Here We Rest

I Ain't Living Long Like This -- Emmy Lou Harris -- 1978 Quarter Moon

Tears Don't Matter Much -- Lucero -- 2003 That Much Further West

Thru the Fan -- Jon Snodgrass -- 2009 Visitor's Band

I Could Never Be Ashamed of You -- Hank Williams JHC

Eight Miles High -- Leo Kottke -- 1971 Mudlark

At Least That's What You Said -- Wilco -- Kicking Television

Mine Tonight -- Lucero -- 2003 That Much Further West

Periodically Double or Triple -- Yo La Tengo -- 2009 Popular Songs

When You Decided To Leave -- Lucero -- 2003 That Much Further West

November 13, 2011

Secret Agent Man -- Johnny Rivers -- Golden Hits

She's About A Mover -- Sir Douglas Quintet -- 1969 Mendocino

Hot Burrito #2 -- Flying Burrito Bros. -- 1969 Guilded Palace of Sin

At The Crossroads -- Sir Douglas Quintet -- 1969 Mendocino

A Song For You -- Gram Parsons -- 1973 GP

Me I'm Feeling Fine -- Guy Clark -- 1976 Texas Cookin'

Mr. Soul -- Neil Young -- Sugar Mountain 1968

On the Way Home -- Neil Young -- Massey Hall 1971

Journey Through the Past -- Neil Young -- Massey Hall 1971

Unknown Legend -- Neil Young -- Dreamin' Man 1992

Get Behind the Mule -- Booker T. -- 2009 Potato Hole

Reunion Time -- Booker T. -- 2009 Potato Hole

Potato Hole -- Booker T. -- 2009 Potato Hole

All Things Neil

Preparations have begun for the Neil Young day sponsorship at KMSU. This Friday, November 11, we'll be celebrating the 66th birthday of Neil Young by dedicating programming from 6am-3pm to all things Neil. I'll be co-hosting with Gully from 9am-11:30am so be sure to tune in or stream us on-line at kmsu.org

Requests are welcome!

Thanks for your support!

Listeners missed out on the voice message contest for pledges, but the station did raise over $19,000 in pledges for our fall drive. Thank you so much to those listeners and local businesses that contributed to making great radio at KMSU!

Speaking of great radio, here's two weeks of playlists:

November 6, 2011

Vampire Blues -- Neil Young

Marry Me -- Drive-By Truckers

The Open Road -- John Hiatt

Night Jogger -- Those Darlins

Circulation -- Thurston Moore

Do You Like Me -- Fugazi

I Will Destroy You -- That's What She Said

All In All -- Drag the River

Confession -- Drag the River

Smokefinger -- Drag the River

Mendocino -- Sir Douglas Quintet

One Hundred Years From Now -- The Byrds

Lungs -- Townes Van Zandt

outro: Flight of the Passing Fancy -- Squirrel Nut Zippers




October 30, 2011

Darkness is a Teenager's Friend -- Messer Chups

Roadside Cross -- Deadbolt

Halloween -- Misfits

Zombie Dance -- The Cramps

Red Right Hand -- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Zombie in a Mini Skirt -- Messer Chups

The Boy and His Father -- T.S. Leonhardt

Murder in the Red Barn -- Tom Waits

Creep Me -- Deadbolt

Zombie Christ -- Star Fucking Hipsters

Skulls -- Misfits

w/ T. S. Leonhardt & Benjamin J. Findley

The Boy and His Father

During the month of October, our good friends at Shuffle Function encouraged listeners to submit their own radio dramas, inspired by the recordings of Judson Fountain.

Coop Tom and I each wrote a drama, and we were able to produce and record one of them this week with the help of sound effects specialist Mr. Benjamin J. Findley. It is called "The Boy and His Father" and you can hear it this Sunday night at 11:30pm on KMSU.

If you can't wait or stay up late, I also posted it on my mediafire site here.

Enjoy!

Have you ever clipped a Wizzard's beard?

Premiered the new track "Happy" from the new 3 Minute Hero album last week on the show. I also plugged the KMSU Sessions, which are available for free, just ask! I'll be working with local bluegrass artists "Beg for Justice" next week on volume 3.

Bass Brand Brass Band opens for 3 Minute Hero tomorrow night at Patrick's in St. Peter. Music starts at 8pm.

October 23, 2011

Happy -- 3 Minute Hero -- 2011 F-Minus: Uncollected Works

Lust -- 3 Minute Hero -- 1998 Everyday Ninjas

Robot Factory -- 3 Minute Hero -- 1999 Operation Brown Star

Women Without Whiskey -- Drive-By Truckers -- 2002 Southern Rock Opera

Used To Call Me Baby -- Split Lip Rayfield -- 2001 Never Make It Home

Hate and Jealousy -- Lucero -- 2003 That Much Further West

White Horse -- That's What She Said -- KMSU Sessions Vol. 1

Tell Me Tell Me -- That's What She Said -- KMSU Sessions Vol. 1

Leave Me If You Dare -- Erik the Viking -- KMSU Sessions Vol. 2

Whiskey & Beer -- Erik the Viking -- KMSU Sessions Vol. 2

Brooklyn -- Youngblood Brass Band -- 2003 Center-Level-Roar