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Flashlite #829

Roots rock and blues update today with new music from Sue Foley from Canada, Amythyst Kiah from Tennessee and GA-20 from Boston, MA. We also have an interesting project around the former Last Poets members. Introducing Kai Strauss from Vienna Austria, Hendrik Rover and Los Miticos GTs from Spain, Kitti from Glasgow Scottland, Michelle David and True-tones from Amsterdam, Danielle Nicole from Missouri and Shotgun Sawyer from Auburn.

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Jerron Paxton – So Much Weed
Shotgun Sawyer – Bye Bye Baby Boogie
Danielle Nicole – Fireproof
Fantastic Negrito – Runaway from You
Jalen Ngonda – It Takes a Fool
Michelle David and The True-tones – Brothers And Sisters
Sue Foley – In My Girlish Days
Kyshona – Heaven is a Beautiful Place
Lizzie No – Banks of the Rio Grande (Live at the Hideout)
Amythyst Kiah – Silk And Petals
Kitti – Must Be Somethin’
Silkroad Ensemble, Rhiannon Giddens – Have You Seen My Man
JD Simo and Luther Dickinson – Street People
Hendrik Rover y Los Miticos GTs – La Noria
GA-20 – Cryin’ & Pleadin’
Howlin Rain – Down a Drain
The Reverend Shawn Amos – Revelation
Kai Strauss – Travelin’ Man
The Last Poets and Tony Allen ft. Egypt 80 – Gash Man

Flashlite #828

Get your freak had out! Psych update today with new music by Rosalie Cunningham from UK, Basic from Philadelphia, Delving and Colour Haze from Germany, Upupayama from Parma, IT and White Canyon and the 5th Dimension from Brazil.

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Jon S Williams – Interlude
Rosalie Cunningham – Heavy Pencil
Basic – New Auspiscious
The Art Woods – Sweet Mary
Delving – Vanish With Grace
Colour Haze – Magnolia
Dream Machine – Top of Creation
Upupayama – Moon Needs The Owl
White Canyon & The 5th Dimension – Golden Key
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – The Dripping Tap

Flashlite #827

Welcome to the first regular show of 2025! We have some new tunes for you. We start with The Jackets from Bern in Switzerland. Then we go to California and hear the new single from Javier Escovedo of Zeros. Ambrose Kenny Smith is busy with Morlocs and King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard. Now he is with a third band, Gum. We check that out today. Des Demonas are from Washington DC and have a new, exceptionally sounding record. Syd Straw is back with a new single. David Nance has an album of outtakes. We also introduce The Gypsy Moths from Boston and Spyrals from California. Show closes with a special tribute to Slim Dunlap, legendary guitarist of Replacements and many other configurations from Minneapolis.

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Buzz Barker and The Atomic Bums – Land of The Free
The Jackets – Coco Loco
Javier Escovedo – Work It Out
Beachwood Sparks – Wild Swans US Radio Mix
Gum – Old Transistor Radio
Des Demonas – Restructuring
Golden Palominos – Diamond (Ney York City 1986)
Syd Straw – Take Back the Night
The Gypsy Moths – Heart To Break
Pelazo – Ten Feet Deep
David Nance – I Stood Alone In The Grocery Store
The Spyrals – UH HUH
Bound Beggars – All Over Again
The Replacements – Achin’ To Be
Spooks – Laugh It Up
Bob Dunlap and Symphonic Fuzz – Loud Loud Loud Guitars
Slim Dunlap – Ain’t Exactly Good
Slim Dunlap – Cozy

Flashlite #826 – The Best of 2024 Pt 2

Continuation of our review of best albums in 2024! As I mentioned last week, this time I won’t rate them in a form of a chart, but just simply list them without a special announcement for the record of the year. We continue with good tunes, this week featuring Doris Melton, Grace Cummings, JD Simo and Luther Dickinson, Daniel Romano, Lemon Twigs, Redd Kross, Best Bets, Leyla McCalla, Gabriel Naim Amor, Delta 21, Dale Crover, Cody Dickinoson, Rowdy, Jessica Boudreaux, Scott Reynolds, Madeleine Peyroux, Little Albert and The Resonars.

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Doris Melton – Getting It Even Pt 2
Grace Cummings – Common Man
JD Simo and Luther Dickinson – Do The Rump
Daniel Romano’s Outfit – Generation End
The Lemon Twigs – Rock on Over and Over
Redd Kross – What’s In It For You
Best Bets – Spooky Signals
Leyla McCalla – Tree
Gabriel Naim Amor – September Escapade
Delta 21 – Fly Trap
Dale Crover – Doug Yuletide
Cody Dickinson – Homewrecker
Rowdy – All In My Head
Jessica Boudreaux – Exactly Where You Wanna Be
Scott Reynolds – Barista
Madeleine Peyroux – Showman Dan
Little Albert – Blue and Lonesome
The Resonars – At Journey’s End


The Best Albums in 2024
Motorpsycho - Neigh!!
Guadalupe Plata - La Runa
The Hypos
Omni - Soubenir
Zerodent - Human Races
Makki Jones - Message From The Indigo Children
Sara Petite - The Empress
Corey Ledet Zydeco- M?é?dikamen
Colin Cutler - Tarwater
David Nance & Mowed Sound
Ty Segall - Three Bells
Charles Moothart - Black Holes Don't Choke
Osees - Sorcs 80
J Mascis - What Do We Do Now
Rosali - Bite Down
Lydia Loveless - Nothing's Gonna Stand in My Way Again
Ann Savoy - Another Heart
Doris Melton - Reflected Perspective
Grace Cummings - Ramona
JD Simo and Luther Dickinson - Do The Rump
Daniel Romano's Outfit - Too Hot To Sleep
The Lemon Twigs - A Dream Is All We Know by
Redd Kross
Best Bets - The Hollow Husk of Feeling
Leyla McCalla - Sun Without the Heat
Gabriel Naim Amor - Stories
Delta 21 - Live at Blues?-?Rock Festival Osijek
Dale Crover - Glossolalia
Cody Dickinson - Homemade
Rowdy
Jessica Boudreaux - The Faster I Run
Scott Reynolds - Magic Beans & Time Machines
Madeleine Peyroux - Let's Walk
Little Albert - The Road Not Taken
The Resonars - Electricity Plus

Flashlite #825 – The Best of 2024 Pt 1

Today we play some albums that we liked very much in 2024 here at The Little Lighthouse. This year, I just list them without any particular valorization. But we have some good tunes from Motorpsycho, Guadalupe Plata, The Hypos, Omni, Zerodent, Makki Jones, Sara Pettite, Corey Ledet, Colin Cutler, David Nance, Ty Segall, Charles Moothart, Osees, J Mascis, Rosali, Lydia Loveless, Ann Savoy and Doris Melton. Tune in next week for a few more!

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Motorpsycho – This is Your Captain
Guadalupe Plata – Zapateado
The Hypos – Badway
Omni – INTL Waters
Zerodent – Better Believe Me
Makki Jones – Everything’s Connected
Sara Petite – Le Petit Saboteur
Corey Ledet – Mo Gin In Ta Lamou
Colin Cutler – New Tattoo
David Nance – Mock The Hours
Ty Segall – To You
Charles Moothart – One Wish
Osees – The Neo Clone
J Mascis – Old Friend
Rosali – Slow Pain
Lydia Loveless – Toothache
Ann Savoy – Cajun Love Song
Doris Melton – Getting It Even Pt 1

Flashlite #824

Blues and roots rock update today with new music from John Mastro and Iain Siegal duet, She Brought Me Gasoline from Zagreb, Croatia, Fantastic Negrito from Oakland CA, Agalisiga from Oklahoma, Joy Clark from New Orleans, Andrew Bryant from Mississippi. Some heavy weights today as well. Rhiannon Giddens has new music on an album and singles, Luther Dickinson has two projects out – a collaboration with J.D. Simo and another one with John Medeski, Johnny Vidacovich and Dominic Davis. Kyshona and Shannon LaBrie joined forces for a new single.

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Jalen Ngonda – It Takes a Fool
Johnny Mastro, Iain Siegal (November release) – Dog Won’t Hurt
She brought me gasoline – The last rocket
Delta 21 – Mr. Blow by
Fantastic Negrito – Devil in My Pocket
Agalisiga – Ahyvdawalohi (Thunder)
The Liquorice Experiment – Rattlesnake
Joy Clark – Lesson
Andrew Bryant – The Ghost Of Howlin’ Wolf
The Mystery Lights – Mighty Fine & All Mine
Kyshona and Shannon LaBrie – Do What Feeds Your Soul ft. Shannon LaBrie
Rhiannon Giddens – How I Long for Peace (with Crys Matthews & Resistance Revival Chorus)
The Reverend Shawn Amos – Back to the Beginning
Luther Dickinson – Mars – Speaking In Tongues
J.D. Simo and Luther Dickinson – Come and Go with Me
Cody Dickinson – Can’t Feel At Home-converted
Jerron Paxton – So Much Weed

Flashlite #823

Singer-songwriter special today with new music from Beth Lee in Austin, Fiver from Toronto, Elizabeth Moen from Chicago, Shemekia Copeland from New York, Helen Rose from New Orleans, Sophie Gault from New York, Mo Kenney from Dartmouth in Canada, Michelle Malone and Rosali. Carla Torgensen of Walkabouts is back with a new record as well.

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Jim Spencer – Second Look
Beth Lee – Only You
Fiver – Spinning Out and Going Nowhere
Fiver – Why Do I Have To Choose
Suzy Sigurenza – Someone Else
Elizabeth Moen – Purple Flowers
Shemekia Copeland – Broken High Heels
Shemekia Copeland – The Wrong Idea
Kim Richey – Joy Rider
Helen Rose – Wolf Tones
Sophie Gault – Kick the Devil Away
Caroline Peyton – Still With You
The Walkabouts – Loom Of The Land
Carla Torgerson – Happy
Mo Kenney – Signs of Life
Cathy Harmer – Lady Full Of Dreams
Sally Colahan – Framed
Michelle Malone – Like Mother Like Daughter
Rosali – Hey Heron
Country Spice – Clouds

Flashlite #822

Fresh garage rock today with new music by Cheater Slicks from Columbus OH, Los Chicos from Madrid, Spain, Lola Lola from Porto, Portugal, Muck and The Mires from Boston, Class from Tucson AZ, The Meanies from Melbourne AI, Atlantic Thrills from Providence RI, Doctor Velvet from Amsterdam, Fan Club from Seattle WA and Los Bluffs from Ponferrada Spain.

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The Rolling Stones – She Said Yeah
Cheater Slicks – Rock n Roll
Los Chicos – Another Night In Eden
1-800 Mikey – Butterfly
Th Losin Streaks – I Mean You
Lola Lola – Little Witch
Muck and the Mires – Take Me Back To Planet Earth
The Sleeveens – Full Dollar
The Mings – Timebomb
Class – Burnout City
The Meanies – I Agree
The Liquorice Experiment – Pretty Baby
Gabriel Naim Amor – The Start Over
Atlantic Thrills – Bone Rattle
Doctor Velvet – Messed Up
Hard-Ons – I Like You A Lot
Victims – Television Addict
Fan Club – I Was A Stray
Los Bluffs – Never enough
Snarling Dogs – Hour at a Time
Prljavo Kazaliste – Neki djecaci
Motorpsycho – A Memory

Flashlite #821

Going back to Louisiana today – we’re listening to the music either made in Louisiana or is inspired by Louisiana. We start off with a few New Orleans style brass bands. We introduce Funkrust Brass Band from New York and Cleveland’s Da Land Brass Band. From New Orleans, we check out the new tune from Hot 8 Brass Band and we check out Ghost Town Brass Band from Massachusetts. Out of Lafayette, we check out a cajun duet of two ladies – The Holiday Playgirls. Rose an the Bros from Ithaca are back with a new album. Andy Baylor over in Melbourne has a new album called Arcadiana and Duke Robilliard checks in with his new album. On zydeco side of things, we have the new music by Rockin’ Dopsie Jr and we introduce New York’s Jerron Paxton with his harp.

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Feufollet – A Saint-Martin
Funkrust Brass Band – Kill Yr Idols
Da Land Brass Band – Phatbone Anthem
Wit’s End Brass Band – Wanna Know Why
Hot 8 Brass Band – New Orleans
Hot 8 Brass Band – Big Tuba
Ghost Town Brass – Ghost Town
Bruce Daigerpont – Disco Et Fais Do Do
Quintron and Miss Pussycat with Steve Riley – Chatterbox
The Holiday Playgirls – Wondering
Duke Robillard – Are You Going My Way
Dr. John – Mean Cheatin’ Woman
Corey Ledet – Swiv-mo
Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. and The Zydeco Twisters – Dopsie Zydeco
Andy Baylor n Melbourne Roots allstars – Tamworth Two-Step
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys – Evangeline Waltz Two Step
Rose & The Bros – Crazy Love
Rose & The Bros – Memories Behind
Jerron Paxton – Little Zydeco
Soul Creole – Trois Rangs

Flashlite #820

Today we first check in with Melvins. They have a new single and their drummer Dale Crover has an album that contains a collaboration with Tom Waits. Nick Lowe is back and so are The Chesterfield Kings. We also hear new music for The Okmoniks from San Francisco, Mystery Lights from NYC, Armories from California, Junipers from UK, Cheap Cassettes from Seattle. Gories put out an unreleased single recorded years ago.

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Nick Lowe – So It Goes
Melvins – My Discomfort Is Radiant
Dale Crover with Tom Waits – Glossolalia
Redd Kross – Terrible Band
Best Bets – When You Walk Out
The Okmoniks – Don’t Wanna See You
The Mystery Lights – In The Streets
Dallas Brake – Vanishing Act
Rowdy – Just The Tip
The Armoires – We Absolutely Mean It
The Junipers – She Looked Up At the Stars
The Screaming Trees – Bring Down The Sun
Hayley Thompson-King – Mid-nite Convenient
The Gories – Cry Girl
The Chesterfield Kings – If I Had To Leave
Greg ‘Stackhouse’ Prevost – ROADKILL RAG
The Cheap Cassettes – How I Got What I Wanted
The Cheap Cassettes – Everyone But You
Nick Lowe – Crying Inside
Nick Lowe – Big Kick Plain Scrap