Today we have new songs for the Sub Pop band Beachwood Sparks who were a big surprise some ten years ago when they first appeared. They are back with the new music after almost a decade of silence. King Tuff aka Kyle Thomas has a new single out and we check it out today. Ty Segall joined forces with White Fence on their new album together called Hair. New name in today’s show is a Nashville group of musicians go by the moniker The Altered Statesman. In our segment Live In Cleveland we have Joe Grushecky. Today’s show is dedicated to Levon Helm, legendary drummer of The Band who died recently.
Don Nix – My Train’s Done Come And Gone;
The Band – The Weight;
The Band – Jemima Surrender;
Beachwood Sparks – Forget The Song;
The Altered Statesman – All Your Goodies Are Gone;
Parliament – All Your Goodies Are Gone;
Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers – Hideaway;
Mike O’Neill – This Is Who I Am;
The Inbreds – Tell The Truth;
King Tuff – Wild Desire;
Gentleman Jesse – Covered Up My Tracks;
Bill Fox – I Only Did It Cuz I Felt So Lonely;
Eamon McGrath – Young Canadians;
Ty Segall and White Fence – Time;
Fotomaker – Pain;
Janis Joplin – A Woman Left Lonely.
More bad news this week… Steve Popovich, rock maverick from Cleveland who indebted the world with many great records died last week in Tennessee at the age of 68. Steve was a musical promoter and record label owner in the golden age of ’70s when he helped manage careers of Bruce Springsteen, Cheap Trick, Boz Scaggs, Joe Grushecky, Southside Johnny, Ronnie Spector, Meat Loaf, Johnny Cash – just to name a few. He was a rare breed, a promoter who truly cared for the music he was promoting, someone who believed in what he liked, even if there was no conventional logic for pushing what he pushed. In that way, he is a true inspiration. We also say goodbye to Benny Spellman, a New Orleans singer who also died last week in his hometown at the age of 79. He left behind exciting early rock songs such as Fortune Teller and Lipstick Traces On A Cigarette, both written by Allen Toussaint. We also throw in a few new records. We introduce Dead Rock West from LA, a band clearly influenced by X. Also, we have new albums for Kate Maki and John Paul Keith. Mama Rosin, zydeco band from Switzerland is also back with a collaboration with Hipbone Slim.