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 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.
Again, we bring a show with new music almost exclusively arranged from the new female artists. Ex Hex from Washington DC are back with the new record It’s Real. Last Daze from Nashville TN have a new single. Also from Nashville, we have Dawn Landes. We introduce Exbats from Arizona. Phoebe Bridges and Conor Oberst (from Bright Eyes) have a new band called Better Oblivion Community Center. Stumpwater is an old band from Saginaw MI. Their vintage, unreleased material has been discovered and published by Drag City Records. At the end of the show, we say goodbye to Dick Dale and Andre Williams who passed away within a day from each other, both in their early 80s.
Today we have an excellent selection of new songs that come from some amazing ladies. Solvej Schou comes from Pasadena CA, and she just announced her new album. Katarina Pejak is from Belgrade, Serbia and has her first US release out. Then we take a short train ride West, to a nearby town of Vinkovci, Croatia where we catch the new PunÄke single. Kerri Powers comes travels between Massachusetts and Connecticut and there she is at The Little Lighthouse too. We also introduce Lonesome Shack from Bellingham, WA and Vandoliers from Dallas, TX. Baby Spiders may be a new name for us, but two members of Lotion are hiding behind it: Tony Zajkowski and Rob Youngberg. Robert Forster, the legendary Go-Between is back with the new record too. We wrap things up with a live in Cleveland recording of All Them Witches. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Scott Walker.
Today we start with two american singer-songwriters: Gurf Morlix and Steve Gunn. We also end with two ladies with the same first name: Mary Bragg from Nashville and Mary-Elaine Jenkins from New York City. Right in the middle, we check out the new tunes from the legendary Meat Puppets and the Memphis supergroup Motel Mirrors. We also pay respects to Hal Blaine, a phenomenal drummer and a Wrecking Crewman that played on a lot of hits, and very inventively so.
Today’s show kicks off with the new single for John Petkovic (Cobra Verde) and Pat Carney (Black Keys), together as Sad Planets. We also introduce the new releases from Motorpsycho and Specials who reunited after many years. We introduce Low Life from Sydney Australia and Katla from Iceland. Shagg is a new quartet from Cleveland and we also hear one of their songs recorded live. Sara Romweber, drummer of Let’s Active, Snatches of Pink and Dex Romweber Duo passed away at the age of 55 on March 4th, and today’s show is dedicated to her memory.
Ultimate Painting duet is back with the new album over in UK. Another duet, husband-and-wife Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland are back with the new album of blues standards as Whitehorse. Another husband-and-wife duet, Mark Nicholas and Alison Cotton over in UK, is presented here for the first time as The Left Outsides. We know nothing of Palmyra Delran’s marital status, but she is also back with the new album and almost every song out there features someone to help her in a duet. Speaking of duets, Colin Linden teamed up with Luther Dickinson, and we check that out in this episode. We also hear new music from Rosali Middleman from Philly, Pedro the Lion from Seattle and Lost Bayou Ramblers from Broussard, Louisiana.
Guided by Voices and A Place To Bury Strangers are back with new albums, and we check that out in this show. We also introduce Mike Krol from Los Angeles, Bazooka from Greece, Yurt from Dublin, Ireland, Spice Boys from Sweden, Crack Pipes from Austin TX and Writhing Squares from Philadelphia. So, this week is one of the heavier, more psychedelic playlists. Enjoy!
Today we introduce Autogramm from Vancouver, Canada, Greenberry Woods from Baltimore, Ok Glass from Los Angeles and New York City, Keiron Phelan from London UK and Distortion Tamers from Greece. Emma Ruth Rundle from Los Angeles is back with a solo record and we check that out. We have a tribute to Dean Ford, the vocalist from Marmalade that passed away recently.
Today we have a new project from Corin Tucker and Peter Buck together, called Filthy Friends. White Denim from Austin TX and Royal Trux from Washington DC are back with new singles. Richard Lloyd had a recent album which fell between the cracks, but we catch up. Sunwatchers who we know from a recent collaboration with Eugene Chadborune also have a new song out on their own. John Mayall teamed up with Todd Rundgren for a new song. Our friend from Australia, Jon S Williams has a solo acoustic record. We introduce Mary May from Croatia. Our friend Clara Engel is working on a new album and