Pretty much all new bands in the show today. We introduce Ancient Shapes from Canada, Big Hogg from Glashow, Scotland, Selwyn Birchwood from Florida and Telestons from Greece. Eyelids are kind of a supergroup from Portland with members from Guided By Voices, Decembrists and some other less known bands. Famed E-Streeter who is keeping garage rock alive in his radio show, Little Steven is back with a solo record and Chuck Berry songs which were recorded in the past decade are finally coming out posthumously.
The Improbables – Scorched Earth;
Ancient Shapes – Public Hymns;
Guided By Voices – Deflect Project;
Meat Puppets – Lake of Fire (Live in CLE);
Big Hogg – Augogo;
Chuck Berry – Big Boys;
Pat Todd And The Rankoutsiders – I Hear You Knockin’;
Morphine – Have A Lucky Day;
Selwyn Birchwood – Reaping Time;
Little Steven – Saint Valentine’s Day;
Tav Falco – Kumbetta;
Telestons – Ekavi’s Motocycle;
Eyelids – Slow It Goes;
The Apples in Stereo – Strawberry Fire;
Walker Brothers – Land Of 1000 Dances;
Gun Club – Land Of 1000 Dances.
Today’s show is dedicated to Clarence Clemons, the original saxophonist of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band. We start with three E Street songs in which I think Clarence particularly shined. We also have new albums for the Serbian band Eva Braun and college rock legends The Silos. Their new album is an unusually shiny summer deal and it’s call Florizona – obviously a name that connects Florida and Arizona. Talking about Arizona, Howe Gelb also has a new album called Snarl Some Piano. It’s mostly a piano record, and we check it out today as well. We hear, Tommy Stinson is about to finish up recording the new record and some of the songs that will appear on this album were beautifully showcased on Minnesota Public Radio. The one that I picked for today has a part co-written with Paul Westerberg. And finally, we introduce a new name at the Little Lighthouse, his name is Frederick Squire and he has a new single with Kate Maki. The last song on the playlist is an old underground hit for the Cleveland band Death of Samantha. They had a brief reunion last weekend when Doug Gillard, their original guitarist, returned to town.