Today we have new albums for Bob Pollard’s Ricked Wicky (third one this year already) and a new one for Israel Nash (who used to go by Gripka). Robert Forster (ex Go-Betweens) also has a new one out. We also introduce the new hopefuls of the Americana genre The Yawpers from Denver and the instrumental virtuosos from Los Angeles – Trabants. We have a new sponsor: a store for various oddities: Pugsley’s Room in Cleveland!
Rufus Jaganeaux – Opelousas Sostan;
Ricked Wicky – Red Legged Pygmalion;
Yawpers – Burdens;
Lucero – I’m In Love With a Girl;
Big Star – I’m In Love With A Girl;
Israel Nash Gripka – Strangers;
Robert Forster – I’m So Happy For You;
The Go-Betweens – You Won’t Find It Again;
Cobra Verde – Transmission (Live in CLE);
Warsaw – Transmission;
Trabants – Freakout;
The Byrds – Eight Miles High;
Kontiki Suite – Keep Up With My Old Self;
Fuzz – Say Hello.
Today we go back to Ricked Wicky – Robert Pollard’s new band with his old friends. It’s already their second album this year. Umreti Fit, a band from Szeged in Hungary, has a new record Zvezde na plafonu, their first LP. Sonny Landreth, legendary guitar player from Louisiana is also back with the new record. Also in Louisiana, we check out a new singer songwriter here at the Little Lighthouse, Johnny Sansone. Other new names in today’s show are Mesa Cosa, a Mexican/Australian band and Tough Age from Vancouver CA. Finally, we check out a new song by Kelley Mickwee, out of Austin, recorded live in Cleveland.
Robert Pollard is as active as ever. We introduced his new band Ricked Wicky just recently, and now he also has a new solo record. We also introduce Home Blitz from Princeton NJ, which reminds me on Game Theory. Faux Ferocious come from Nashville and we check out their studio and live recordings from their show in Cleveland. Thee Oh Sees are back with the new LP called Mutilator Defeated At Last. Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris have a new album together. They first worked together 40 round years ago, so it’s a nice anniversary. Fauntleroys is a supergroup consisting of Alejandro Escovedo, Ivan Julian (ex Voidods) and Linda Pitmon (ex Zsu Zsu’s Petals and Miracle 3). We finish with a tribute to Bobby Irwin, drummer in Nick Lowe’s band who passed away recently.
We have some nice new projects for the familiar faces at The Little Lighthouse. Jeffrey Evans (68 Comeback, Gibson Bros) plays with Ross Johnson (Panther Burns) occasional gigs in Memphis and now an album of a set they recorded back in 2008 with Jim Dickinson is finally out on a disc. Robert Pollard gathered some old Dayton friends and formed a new band called Ricked Wicky (actually the name of one of his first bands). Tim Lee and Susan Bauer celebrate a 33rd and 1/3 anniversary with an LP of the same title. We introduce some new names in this show this time: Germ House from New Mexico, Two Gallants from San Francisco and The New Piccadillys who play Mersey beat versions of well rock’n’roll standards (mostly!).