Today we start off with the retro 50s sound of Crystal & Runnin’ Wild from Belgium. We follow that up with another retro band, Fever Feel lead by two brothers from Canada Landon Franklin and Logan Gabert. They are inspired by the 70s sound. Luther Russel is probably the most faithful keeper of Big Star fire. After his excellent project with Jody Stephens, Those Pretty Wrongs, he is back with te new solo record. Hedvig Mollestad is a guitar virtuoso from Norway and Crows are a new band from London. Two old-timers are back. Legendary Robin Trower has an excellent new record and so does the legendary psychedelic magicians Chocolate Watchband. Today’s show is dedicated to Boris Popović, the leader of Croatian band Running Party who passed away recently.
Boz Scaggs – Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered;
Crystal & Runnin Wild – Recipe For Agony;
Fever Feel – Come to Me;
John Wesley Coleman III – Baby I Like Your Style;
Guided By Voices – Windshield Wiper Rex;
Luther Russel – Talking to Myself;
Robin Trower – Little Girl Blue;
Red Devil Ryders (Live in CLE);
CFM – Wolf Behind My Eyes;
Shagg – Rustbelt Reject;
Hedvig Mollestad Trio – Bewitched, Dwarfed and Defeathered;
Running Party – Memories;
ESC Life – Say You Will;
The Long Ryders – Walls;
Gorilla – Mary Anne;
Chocolate Watchband – Bombay Pipeline;
Crows – Dysphoria.
The best news for this show is that Jody Stephens from Big Star and Luther Russel of Freewheelers formed a new band called Those Pretty Wrongs (after a Shakespeare’s poem). Their new record is made in Memphis Ardent Studios with the old Big Star equipment and while it definitely draws on that sound, it’s definitely not a cheap nostalgic take on a beloved band. It underlines on just how much Jody was integral to this band. We also have new music from Fort Wayne’s Left Lane Cruiser, and Pat Todd. We have no less than two supergroups today. Hard Working Americans are Todd Snider and Dave Schools from Widespread Panic together with and Neal Casal. Hard working Canadians are Tuns with Chris Murphy of Sloan, Matt Murphy of Super Friendz and Mike O’Neill of The Inbreds. We also check out Fifty Foot Combo from Belgium and The Hunches from Portland OR.