Yawpers are back with their third album and so is Eamon McGrath, this time with the newest single. We dig into Memphis neo-traditionalists, Luther Dickinson collaborates with Amy Helm, Amy LaVere, Sharde Thomas and the Como Mamas as Sisters of the Strawberry Moon and another four of his friends, Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla and Allison Russell, perform together as Our Native Daughters. Also down south, our good friend Kim Simpson has a new album and we check out Helen Rose for the first time in our show. Veteran and legendary musician who played with Iggy Pop, David Bowie and Todd Rundgren, Hunt Sales is back in a new project. Finally, Scientists visited our town and we check out their new song.
Prix – Love You All Day Long;
The Yawpers – Dancing on My Knees;
Eamon McGrath – GUTS;
Peter Sarstedt – Easter Eggs;
Turtles – You Showed Me;
Luther Dickinson & Sisters of the Strawberry Moon – Fly With Me;
Our Native Daughters – Mama’s Cryin’ Long;
Those Pretty Wrongs – Fool of Myself;
The Hot Dogs – Another Smile;
Luther Russell – The Sunnyland;
Chris Bell – Speed of Sound;
Jimmy Webb – Psalm One-Five-O;
Kim Simpson – By Lake Kavano;
Helen Rose – John Coltrane on the Jukebox;
Dream Syndicate – John Coltrane Stereo Blues;
Pontiac Brothers – Be Married Song;
Gun Club – She’s Like Heroin;
Flesh Eaters – She’s Like Heroin;
Hunt Sales Memorial – Way on My Own;
The Scientists – Self Doubt;
The Scientists – Self Doubt (Live in CLE).
Today we have a somewhat acoustic oriented show. The mood is set by Julie Christensen and her Stone Cupid who are back with an acoustic but gritty new album. We also check out the new music from Kim Simpson over in Texas who has gone political on his new album. Judy Dyble who used to be Fairport Convention is back with a new album, actually second in a year. She’s very active recently. Ray Davies of The Kinks is also back with the second installment of his Americana series. We introduce Jill Jackson from Scotland and Lucy And The Rats from London, although Lucy Spazzy comes originally from Australia. Dead Rock West are on our live in Cleveland segment.
Today we introduce Nikki Hill Рsinger from North Carolina with a special brand of passionate soulful voice and hard rocking music. Also, from Lille, France, we have a new band with Polish last names The Arrogants. Another new band is All Them Witches from Nashville with fresh sound and long songs. Our friend Kim Simpson helped Jesse Sublett (ex Skunks) on his new record. Kelley Stoltz from San Francisco has a new record too, as well as King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard. Legendary power pop band from Ohio, Blue Ash recently got a nice retrospective album with previously unreleased demo songs. All of this and more in our new show today!
Today we begin with some vinyl reissues from Superior Viaduct – 100 Flowers and Flesh Eaters. Then we hear a Sweet Apple B side, which is a cover of Scientists’ Frantic Romantic. Then we go to Italy, where our friends Cheap Wine have a new record, tenth in seventeen years! Jesse Winchester who passed away earlier this year, recorded an LP worth of stuff which has just come out and we check it out. Singer songwriter Kim Simpson returns with music set to the DuÅ¡ko Trifunović lyrics. And Maggie Björklund who we know well from her collaborations with Howe Gelb and John Doe has a record on her own. Also, Mike Watt and his Italian sailors visited my town, and we have it on a tape. Il Sogno Del Marinaio! The most famous musician out of Boise ID, Paul Revere passed away and we pay a small tribute to his legacy.
Today we say the last goodbyes to Kevin Ayers of Soft Machine and Tony Sheridan who sang with The Beatles back in their Hamburg days. The two rockers passed away recently. We also have some new stuff. We have new music for the Austinites Kelly Willis and her husband Bruce Robison and our good friend Kim Simpson. They all have new records out. Billy Childish has recently put out a record with his Spartan Drags, and that opens out new show. Donovan put out a record that he started making in 1970 with John Phillips and The Jazz Crusaders. Mikal Cronin has a new single out. We also have Freedy Johnston from his recent gig in Cleveland and one new name: Colleen Green from Oakland CA.
Today’s episode has a completely different format than the other episodes of The Little Lighthouse. The entire show is a bit longer today and it’s fully dedicated to one book. The book is called Early ’70s Radio, The American Format Revolution and it’s written by the good friend of our show Kim Simpson from Austin TX. Some of you may remember him as a solo artist and as a band leader of The Mad Dukes. He was a guest on our show a few years ago in Salt Lake City. Today he and I chat about his book about the early ’70s radio in USA, what led to it and how it influenced the world around it and the radio of today. The book is a result of Kim’s several years of research and it’s based on his doctoral dissertation in media studies. Although it’s an informative and detailed academic work, it is also full with trivia and stories about forgotten moments in history of pop music that it feels as if shopping in a fun thrift shop. We also had Kim playing on his guitar five ’70s medleys which parallel the chapters of the book. So, we hope this is will be fun for you all and perhaps you will also consider getting Kim’s book as well. All info about the book can be found on Kim’s blog 
Sad news comes to us that the soul legend Solomon Burke died last week in Netherlands. This happened in the middle of the times when his revived career saw new heights. However, in his honor, we play some of his classic hits from the sixties and we dedicate this show to him. We also have some new stuff in today’s show. Australian band You Aim I is back with a self-titled album and Kim Simpson with a new ep which he entitled The Price Is Right. The new name in today’s show is Stephanie Finch, collaborator of Chuck Prophet. The album is called Cry Tomorrow. We also feature the new recordings for Tim Lee and Sweet Apple that one can find on Internet (or as a Japanese only bonus in the case of Sweet Apple).
Sid Griffin now lives in England, but his work is still deeply drenched in Americana. He puts out books about music and he plays in a bluegrass band called The Coal Porters. They have a new album called Durango and we check it out in this episode. We also check out the new one for the Canadian band The Sadies. It’s called Darker Circles. In our short-lived Salt Lake City Lighthouse series we had a guest musician called Kim Simpson as a guest and he played a live set for us. His band The Mad Dukes have