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Flashlite #347

BanditosToday we have some international highlights. Les Grys Grys come from France and Souls Surfers from Russia. Banditos come from Birmingham AL. Also, some new blasts from the familiar faces: Dave and Phil Alvin are back with the new record as well as John Mayall. Joe Ely is also back and doing very well on the country top 40 albums charts with his new record Panhandle Rambler. Cobra Verde played a live show recently and included their brand new song in the playlist… and the tape was rolling! Big shout-out to our long time listener Tom Haun!

The Gods – Maria;
Tough Age – Flotsam;
Les Grys Grys -It’s Mighty Crazy;
Nomads – The Way (You Touch My Hand);
Cobra Verde – New Song (Live in CLE);
Pat And Lolly Vegas – Satisfaction;
Beatles – Tell Me Why;
Terry And Louie – Can Ya Tell Me (How Life Goes On);
Dirty Fuse – Mdnight Heat Wave;
The Soul Surfers – Raw;
John Mayall – War We Wage;
Jimi Hendrix Experience – Gypsy Eyes (Blues Alphabet);
Dave and Phil Alvin – Sit Down Baby;
Banditos – Golden Grease;
Joe Ely – Honky Tonk Masquerade;
Joe Ely – Southern Eyes;
Leaving Trains – Always Between Wars.

Flashlite #280

Amy LavereToday we represent the brand new album by the phenomenal Memphis bass player Amy Lavere. She also participated in an interesting project called the 78 Project which is set around recording modern musicians by cutting directly onto a 78RPM acetate the way it was done back before the magnetic tapes were invented. The project was started by Lavinia Jones Wright and Alex Steyermark as a nod to the great American blues archivist Alan Lomax. We also check out the new tune recorded by Frank Black and the Catholics, inspired by the great SST band called Angst. Alvin brothers Dave and Phil, the founding members of the Blasters, are back together with a new album called Common Ground and it’s all about the Big Bill Broonzy old songs. Finally, we represent a piano and drum duet from Chicago, The Claudettes.

Clive Gregson and Christine Collister – No Word Of A Lie;
catl. – Save Myself;
Dex Romweber Duo – So Sad About Us;
Fuzz – Merry Go Round; (Live in CLE)
Frank Black And The Catholics – Angst;
Angst – Love Dissolves;
John Lennon – How;
Amy LaVere – How;
Amy LaVere – Railroad Boy (Died of Love);
Richard Thompson – The Coo Coo Bird;
Blind Willie Johnson – The Soul Of A Man; (Blues Alphabet)
Big Bill Broonzy – You Changed;
Dave and Phil Alvin – You’ve Changed;
Leadfinger – Don’t Think Twice;
The Only Ones – Prisoners;
NRBQ – It’s Not So Hard;
The Tunes – 09.98.6;
The Forty Nineteens – Only Time Will Tell;
The Claudettes – New Oreleans Yard Sale (New 11-Bar Blues).