We first make a stop at San Francisco where we catch up with Charles Moothart and Ty Segall, both well known to the regular inhabitants of The Little Lighthouse. Tommy Stinson put forces together with Chip Rogers and released an album as Cowboys in the Campfire. Also in California, we check out the new name for us, Decibels. Over in Texas, we introduce Nite Sobs and Emily Wolfe. In Salt Lake City, we introduce an upcoming young multi instrumentalist and singer songwriter Makki Jones. Internationally, we hear new music from The Empire Strikes and Zac from Italy. Fran Aschroft has new songs, and back in the original New Wave and Punk days, Fran was in The Monos!
The Lemon Twigs – My Golden Years
Charles Moothart – Roll
Ty Segall – My Best Friend
Ty Segall – I’m Free
Fuzz – Nothing People
Nite Sobs – Do You Wanna Be in Love
The Decibels – Enough
Red Mass – A Boy and His Robot
Outtacontroller – Gimme Nothin’
The Empire Strikes – Take it easy
Fran Ashcroft – Longhaired Git
The Monos! – Teenage confessions
Lemonheads – Seven Out
Zac – Summer Dreamers
Tommy Stinson’s Cowboys in the Campfire – Karma’s Bitch
Bash And Pop – Friday Night Is Killing Me
The Replacements – Awake Tonight
Emily Wolfe – Silencer
Makki Jones – A New World
The Beatles – I Need You
Today we have one new band with all female members. The Beverleys – three ladies from Toronto. Jenny Don’t ails from Portland and fronts her punk rock band Don’t. We also introduce the new band for Chris Shaw from Ex Cult, Ty Segall and Charles Moothart from Fuzz called Goggs. The man that made my favorite record last year, Andy Gabbard visited Cleveland and played some new tunes. My field recorder was ready. We also introduce Cowboys from Bloomington IN and a Toronto supergroup Highest Orders. One of the most pleasant surprises this week is Leland Sundries from New York and their new record called Music For Outcasts. Senior Service is an instrumental band from UK. Prkos Drumski covers Fairport Convention by the camp fire and we check it out.
Today we introduce Fernando Viciconte and Mean Jeans from Portland, OR. Also, from England, we have the three ladies from Thee Jezebels and afro-punk by The Heavy. Charles Moothart from San Francisco is a buddy of Ty Segall and we hear his band CFM for the first time today. Guida from Italy are back with a new album called Guida Speaks Evil. The news comes to us that Andrew Loomis, drummer of the legendary Dead Moon passed away on March 8, so we prepared a block of Dead Moon songs to remember him by.