Technical Difficulties...

I returned home from the Manchester Orchestra concert last night just in time to hear the show. Sounded like I was doing battle with Bob Parlocha again, no doubt a result of the recent switch from CST to CDT. My favorite part is when we talk at the same time.

MO was great! I had not heard much of them and was pleasantly surprised to hear the sounds of a full fledged indie rock band. I could have gone without the sea of Blackberry and iPhone screens...kids these days. Also, opening act The Features was a treat to watch as well. Tough staff at the Varsity, within a few minutes of the house lights coming on, my friends and I were asked to leave as we chatted finishing our beers...

Next up, Hackensaw Boys at the Cabooze and Deadbolt at Station 4.

If you made it through the argument between me and Bob, here's what you heard:

March 21, 2010

River's Rising -- Leftover Salmon -- 1997 Euphoria
The Letter -- The Box Tops -- 1967
No Fun -- The Stooges -- 1969 The Stooges
Este Noche -- Let's Go Bowling -- Freeway Lanes
Littlest Things -- Lily Allen -- 2006 Alright, Still
Not Fine -- Drag The River -- Chicken Demos
This Ain't No Picnic -- Minutemen -- 1984 Double Nickles on the Dime
One Man's Dream -- Greazy Meal -- 1996 Visualize World Greaze
Cliche Guevera -- Against Me! -- 2003 As the Eternal Cowboy
Shuffle & Shine -- The Stairwell Sisters -- 2008 Get Off Your Money
Margo and Harold -- Drive-By Truckers -- 2010 The Big To-Do
Stone Free -- The Jimi Hendrix Experience -- 1967 Are You Experienced?
Here -- Pavement -- 1992 Slanted & Enchanted
You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go -- Bob Dylan -- 1975 Blood On the Tracks
Alex Chilton -- The Replacements -- 1987 Pleased to Meet Me
outro: Pat Donohue -- Stompin' at the Savoy

Studio C

R.I.P. Alex Chilton & Peter Graves

Spring is Here

Had a great time in St. Paul yesterday at the Happy Gnome's 3rd annual Firkin Fest. What's a Firkin? It's a cask conditioned ale that has fresh yeast added to it in the secondary fermentation stage usually dry hopped with a little something special. Firkins are a great way for the breweries and brewers to try new things and show off some of their favorite recipes. I give first prize to Great Divide's Oak Aged Yeti, just yum.

Heading back to Minneapolis to see Manchester Orchestra this evening, wishing I was at 7th Street for Tapes 'N Tapes, glad I'm not at Roy Wilkins for Alice in Chains. Here's last week's playlist. I've also got a link to a kick-ass Drive-By Truckers show from 2002 at Pine Hill Farm courtesy of ninebullets.net Be sure to check out their great SXSW coverage.





March 14, 2010

Mule -- Gov't Mule -- 1995 Gov't Mule
Can't Feel A Thing -- Lucero -- 2009 1372 Overton Park
Army's on Ecstasy -- Oysterhead -- 2001 The Grand Pecking Order
A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing -- Face to Face -- 2002 How to Ruin Everything
Do You Like Me? -- Fugazi -- Red Medicine
Birthday Boy -- Drive-By Truckers -- 2010 The Big To-Do
You Didn't Have To Go All the Way -- Junior Brown -- 1993 Guit With It
Flying Saucer Rock and Roll -- Sleepy LaBeef
Bad Reputation -- Reverend Horton Heat -- 1980 Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em
Whole Lotta Love/Can't Stop the Spring -- Flaming Lips -- 2006 20 Years of Weird: 1986-2006
Turned Into A Martian -- Crimson Ghosts -- 2004 Some Kinda Hits
Car -- Built to Spill -- 2000 Live
If You Could Save Yourself (You'd Save Us All) -- Ween -- 2003 Quebec
Everything Sux -- Descendents -- 1996 Everything Sucks
Angry Chair -- Alice in Chains -- 1996 Unplugged
Mountain Air -- Pat Donohue -- 2008 Freeway Man


http://ninebullets.net/archives/drive-by-truckers-live-at-pine-hill-farm-2002

On a Foggy Night...

I'm taking a listen to Nighthawks at the Diner by Tom Waits recently purchased from the internet. Great record. Hope to get this one on the air as soon as that second studio gets fixed. Here's the playlists from the last 2 weeks. The show from Feb 28th was never aired due to a file error. I hope to get that one up as maybe a download.



February 28, 2010

The Girl From Impanema -- Stan Getz -- 1989 The Bossa Nova Years
Lazy Days -- The Flying Burrito Brothers -- 1970 Burrito Deluxe
Here Comes Your Man -- Pixies -- 1989 Doolittle
Tomorrow Morning -- Drag The River -- 2005 Live at the Starlight
Far Away -- Sleater-Kinney -- 2002 One Beat
Anti-Orgasm -- Sonic Youth -- 2009 The Eternal
Stranger Than Fiction -- Bad Religion -- 1994 Stranger Than Fiction
When The Bottom Fell Out -- Vic Chesnutt -- 2009 At The Cut
Lady Jane -- Rolling Stones -- 1966 Aftermath
Borrowed Tune -- Neil Young -- 1975 Tonight's the Night
George Jones Talking Cell Phone Blues -- Drive-By Truckers -- 2009 Fine Print
Black Wings -- Tom Waits -- VH1 Storytellers
Tournament of Hearts -- Weakerthans -- 2007 Reunion Tour
outro: Trashmen -- Misirlou

-- All digital show from studio C

**The Lost Show - never aired**



March 7, 2010

Sometimes -- fIREHOSE -- 1987 If'n
Flower Girl -- The Cowsills
Flowers on the Wall -- The Statler Brothers -- Flowers on the Wall 1966
Curse of a Drunk -- The Takers -- 2009 Taker Easy
Rusty Cage -- Johnny Cash -- 1996 Unchained
Rita -- Los Lobos -- 2005 Live at the Fillmore
Mr. Completely -- Trey Anastasio -- 2002 Trey Anastasio
Metal Guru -- T-Rex -- 1972 The Slider
Better Off Without a Wife -- Tom Waits -- 1975 Nighthawks at the Diner
Return -- Drag the River -- 2009 Bad at Breaking Up
Take Me -- George Jones & Tammy Wynette
Great Big Explosion -- Detroit -- 1990 A Brand New Testament
Jesus, etc -- Wilco -- 2005 Kicking Television
Uncontrollable Urge -- DEVO -- 1978 Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO
Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad -- The Clash -- 1978 Give 'Em Enough Rope
James K. Polk -- They Might Be Giants -- 1996 Factory Showroom
outro: Pat Donohue

-- All digital show from studio C

More Playlists

Finally getting around to adding these 2. The show this week is going to be great. Lots of music from local hero Robby Vee, Guest star awesome Tom, and a look into what really makes Joe Stack tick.

Headed out to Trey Anastasio Band at the State theater tonight, missing One Fast Move in St. Peter...decisions decisions. Also, just got word I heading to see Manchester Orchestra at the Varsity on March 21, love that venue. And, a big happy 40th birthday to my friend Brian "The Hombre" "Excuse me, did you say, Nichols?" Nichols. Cheers to you!




February 14, 2010

Love's In Need of Love Today -- Stevie Wonder -- Songs in the Key of Life
If Not For You -- Bob Dylan -- 1970 New Morning
I Will Dare -- The New Standards -- 2005 The New Standards
In My Life -- Johnny Cash -- 2002 American IV: The Man Comes Around
Sing It Again -- Beck -- 1998 Mutations
Waylon -- Drag the River -- 2003 Gabba Gabba...Hey Buddies
Almost Like Being In Love -- Incumbens III -- 2003 Shades of Green
This Guy's In Love With You -- Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass -- Beat of the Brass
Be Here To Love Me -- Townes Van Zandt -- 1969 Our Mother Mountain
Journey Through the Past -- Neil Young -- 1973 Time Fades Away
Always on My Mind -- Willie Nelson -- 1982 Always On My Mind
Slow Dancing -- Lucero -- 2002 Tennessee
By My Side -- Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals -- 1995 Fight For Your Mind
Never Never Gonna Give You Up -- Cake -- 2007 B-Sides and Rarities
Everyday -- Buddy Holly



February 7, 2010

Raw Power -- The Stooges -- 1973 Raw Power
Stupid Preoccupations -- Vic Chesnutt -- 1991 West of Rome
Redemption Song -- Bob Marley & The Wailers -- 1980 Uprising
Somewhere in the Night -- SMOG -- 1996 The Doctor Came at Dawn
Crash on the Levee (Down in the Flood) -- Bob Dylan & the Band -- 1975 The Basement Tapes
Opportunity -- Elvis Costello and the Attractions -- 1980 Get Happy!!
Embrace the Sound -- Armchair Martian -- 2001 Monsters Always Scream
(Are You) The One I'm Looking For -- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds -- 1997 The Boatman's Call
I Walk the Line -- Don Helms
Communication Breakdown -- Led Zeppelin -- 1969 I
Cement, Clay and Glass -- New Riders of the Purple Sage -- 1973 The Adventures of Panama Red
Tribe -- Andy Summers and Robert Fripp -- 1984 Bewitched
My Drawers -- The Time -- 1980 Ice Cream Castle
Blow With Ry -- Jamming with Edward -- 1972

28th & Stonewall

Things have been fairly quiet 'round these parts. I don't get around to the blog too much during the week because of my "job", which is a shame. Wanted to give a shoutout to Tim Barry and his new Album 28th & Stonewall. Reports from Tony are good, I'm excited to receive my copy. It reached #33 on the Billboard Independent charts last week. For now, take a listen:

Buncha Playlists

January 31, 2010

Shine On You Crazy Diamond parts I-V -- Pink Floyd -- 1975 Wish You Were Here
The Golden Age -- Beck -- 2002 Sea Change
The Mollusk -- Ween -- 1997 The Mollusk
Be Here To Love Me -- Norah Jones -- 2004 Feels Like Home
Tonight I'll be Staying Here With You -- Bob Dylan -- 1969 Nashville Skyline
Time Won't Let Me -- The Pietasters -- 1997 Willis
Dude Drives a Chick Car -- Detroit -- 1990 A Brand New Testament
Fran Tarkenton -- Detroit -- 1990 A Brand New Testament
Superstar -- Sonic Youth -- 2008 Hits Are For Squares
Earl's Breakdown -- Earl Scruggs Review -- Live at Austin City Limits
Codeine -- Trampled by Turtles -- 2005 Blue Sky and the Devil
Virginia Reel Around the Fountain -- Built to Spill -- 2000 Live
outro: Ventures -- Batman theme




January 24, 2010

Smoke -- Lucero -- 2009 1372 Overton Park
Homeless Child -- Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals -- 1997 The Will to Live
I'd Like to Love You Baby -- JJ Cale -- 1974 Okie
Hold On -- Tom Waits -- 1999 Mule Variations
Makin Flippy Floppy -- Talking Heads -- 1983 Speaking In Tongues
Good Enough for Granddad -- Squirrel Nut Zippers -- 1995 The Inevitable
Subterranean Homesick Blues -- Cobra Skulls -- UTI
Mind Eraser (No Chaser) -- Them Crooked Vultures -- 2009 S/T
doublewhiskeycokenoice -- Dillinger 4 -- 1998 Midwestern Songs of America
Do the Double Bump -- Rufus Thomas -- The Funkiest Man Alive
The Man Whole Sold the World -- David Bowie -- 1972 The Man Who Sold the World
Stolkholm Syndrome -- Muse -- 2003 Absolution
Be Stiff -- Devo -- 1980 DEV-O Live
Blue Run -- Hackensaw Boys -- 2006 Keep it Simple




January 17, 2010

Dancing in the Moonlight -- Thin Lizzy -- 1978 Bad Reputation
Shield Your Eyes -- Jawbreaker -- 2002 Etc.
Skulls -- Misfits -- 1986 Misfits
My Shadow -- Jay Reatard (RIP) -- 2006 Blood Visions
Whiskey -- Trampled by Turtles -- 2004 Songs From a Ghost Town
Johnny Cash -- String Cheese Incident -- 1997 Born on the Wrong Planet
Still In Love With You -- Trampled by Turtles -- 2007 Trouble
Got to be There -- Toots and the Maytals -- 1975 Funky Kingston
Far Far Away -- Wilco -- 1996 Being There
Son of Orange County -- Frank Zappa and the Mothers -- 1974 Roxy & Elsewhere
Not Fine -- Drag the River -- 2004 Chicken Demos
Hang Them All -- Tapes N Tapes -- 2008 Walk it Off
I Like the Lights -- Lifter Puller -- 1997 Half Dead & Dynamite
Your Cheatin' Heart -- Hank Williams -- 1978 Greatest Hits




January 10, 2010

Narcolepsy -- Ben Folds Five -- 1999 The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
Warm -- Vic Chesnutt -- 2007 North Star Deserter
Aunt Avis -- Widespread Panic -- 1997 Bombs & Butterflies
Flirted With You All My Life -- Vic Chesnutt -- 2009 At the Cut
A Well Respected Man -- The Kinks -- 2002 Ultimate Collection
Crimson & Clover -- Tommy James and the Shondells -- 1993 Best of...
You're Wrong -- NOFX -- 2006 Never Trust a Hippie EP
My Friend, My Friend -- Phish -- 1993 Rift
Celebration Day -- Led Zeppelin -- 1970 III
Split Myself In Two -- Meat Puppets -- 1984 II
She Thinks I Still Care -- George Jones
The Bottle Let Me Down -- Cracker -- 2003 Countrysides
I'm On My Way -- Yo La Tengo -- 2009 Popular Songs
I Know There's An Answer -- Beach Boys -- 1967 Pet Sounds
outro -- Sugarfoot Rag -- Junior Brown

another playlist

January 3, 2010

Debaser -- Pixies -- 1989 Doolittle
Brave Captain -- fIREHOSE -- 1986 Raggin' Full On
Born Under Punches -- Talking Heads -- 1980 Remain In Light
Black Wings -- Tom Waits -- 1999 VH1 Storytellers
Electioneering -- Radiohead -- 1999 Ok Computer
Mexicola -- Queens of the Stone Age -- 1998 S/T
You're Just Like Me -- Deadbolt -- 1996 Tijuana Hit Squad
Sink Hole -- Drive-By Truckers -- 2003 Decoration Day
Sixteen -- Lucero -- 2005 Nobody's Darlings
Theologians -- Wilco -- 2004 A Ghost Is Born
Don't Try -- Built to Spill -- Ancient Melodies of the Future
The Deadly Rhythm -- Refused -- Shape of Punk To Come
Worm Mountain -- Flaming Lips -- 2009 Embryonic
Shape I'm In -- The Band -- 1978 The Last Waltz