Today we check out the new music from Neko Case and Magnetix. Singer-songwriter from Canada Clara Engel is back with a new guitar oriented EP called In the Fog. We introduce new names at the show, Hot Lunch from San Francisco, Freezing Hands from Tucson AZ, Hanging Stars from London. Shannon Shaw is also back both as a solo artist and as a singer with her band Shannon and The Clams. All of that and more in the new episode of The Little Lighthouse.
Bill Fox – How It Feels;
The Mangetix – Gorilla and Crocodile;
Hot Lunch – Haul of Meat
Hot Lunch – She Wants More;
The Schizophonics – World Of Our Own;
The Karamazov Project – Under The Gun;
Wreckless Eric – Have a Great Day;
Giants In The Trees – Sasquatch;
Part Time Lover (Live in CLE);
Mo Troper – Rock’n’roll will change the World;
The Safes – Hometown;
The Freezing Hands – Comeback Kid;
The Hanging Stars – Honeywater;
Big Eyes – Leave This Town;
Patsy’s Rats – Givin’ Up;
Shannon And The Clams – I Leave Again;
Shannon Shaw – Make Believe;
Kelly Willis – Only You;
Ruby Boots – Somebody Else;
Neko Case – Pitch or Honey;
Clara Engel – Sway.
Today we have a new tune from Eamon McGrath. Giant Sand also came back with a re-recording of one of their oldest tunes Tumble and Tear. Eli Paperboy Reed teamed up with High and Mighty Brass Band on a new album. We also introduce Texxcoco from the picturesque Las Palmas, Garage in July from Grabovec in Croatia and Greed Island from Dover, NH. We make dedications to Danny Kirwan of Fleetwood Mac and Jon Hiseman from Colloseum. Both of them passed away recently.
We have a lot of new music from our heroes today. Matthew Sweet has a new album and so does Holly Golightly with her Brokeoffs. Krist Novoselic returned as a bass player and accordionist of a new band called Giants In The Trees. Jillian Raye, however, is the front woman of the band. We also introduce Chris Price from LA. Also from LA, we have Groovy Movies. Shirley Davis from Madrid, Spain and Bottle Kids from Chicago, IL are also here for the first time. We also pay respect to Ralph Carney, instrumentalist from Akron OH, who passed away back in December. We know him well from his work with Tom Waits on Rain Dogs.
King Khan and Sean Spits have a new album together as Louder Than Death. Catl is also back with their new album Bide My Time Until I Die. We introduce Habibi from Brooklyn, Sunny Slopes from Carrboro, NC, Black Rainbows from Italy and Blind Owls from Corpus Christi, TX. Mike St Jude And The Valentines are live in Cleveland. Today’s episode is dedicated to the memory of Glenn Branca, one of the greatest contemporary composers, who grew out of the New York underground rock scene as a part of Theoretical Girls, but made his mark on the avant-garde neo-classical scene. He Passed away from throat cancer on Mat 13 this year.