We begin with a couple of veterans from Australia. Deniz Tek of Radio Birdman is back with the new record called Detroit. Leadfinger is lead by Stewart Cunningham and has been around since the grunge days. The most famous band from Boise Idaho is Paul Revere and The Raiders. Mark Lindsay was their singer and he has a brand new album Life Out Loud. Guided By Voices has another new record, I lost the count. Brimstone Howl singer John Ziegler has a new band called The Lupines and we check it out. JJ And The Real Jerk are from California and we check out their latest EP In The Alleyway. Krayolas are back with Canicas Marbles. Finally, legendary Thalia Zedek of Come and Uzi has a new EP called Six and we also played one song from her recent gig in Grog Shop.
Fish In Oil – Ala Hendrix;
Leadfinger – Pretty Thing;
Deniz Tek – Can of Soup;
Radio Birdman – Burned my eye;
Tumbleweed – Queen of Voodoo;
Mark Lindsay – Show Me the Love;
Paul Revere And The Raiders – 1001 Arabian Nights;
Arthur Big Boy Crudup – That’s All Right (Blues Alphabet);
Rod Bernard – That’s Alright Mama;
The Tunes – Fits Like A Glove;
Guided By Voices – Record Level Love;
The Lupines – Ohio;
Ronnie Lane And Eric Clapton – Debris;
Natural Child – I’m Gonna Try;
Thalia Zedek Band – Dreamalie;
Thalia Zedek Band – Ship (Live in CLE);
JJ And The Real Jerks – Bottle And Can Retirement Plan;
The Krayolas – Epitaph Street.
Today is the 10 year anniversary of what I think was probably the best show I ever put on air. That Saturday morning, as a tip of my friend Badger, we had a singer songwriter from Hammon, LA Damien Youth who is a local and underground legend who is putting out self released tapes and cd-rs since the 80s. He played a live set and also selected a number of songs from his musical collection. Today we revisit parts of that show and also check up with Damien and hear his two fresh songs that he sent to us. As a bonus, we also have a brand new song for Zane Armstrong, Damien’s songwriting partner.
And… we’re back from our usual Summer break. The break was long, but without huge shakes in musical world. Also, not too many great records happened in the past two months while we were gone. My favorite record this summer is definitely Rainer Ptacek session with Calexico members that came out now, but it was recorded way back in 1997, mere months before Rainer passed away. The cd is called Roll Back The Years, and I really wish I could. We lost a lot when Rainer left 14 years ago. From Austin, we have new records for The Krayolas and John Wesley Coleman. From Memphis, we have new records for Jack Oblivian and Bo-Keys. We also have new Brian Wilson, whose new record is centered around Disney movies.
Texmex rock’n’roll attraction from Austin, Krayolas is no stranger to power pop and roots rock. All these musical threads coexist interleaved in their sonic tapestry. Long Leaf Pine follows up their album La Conquistadora from last year and it definitely helps that one of the notable guests on the record is legendary Augie Mayer, Sir Douglas’ keyboardist. Perhaps the best example on what Krayolas are capable of pulling out is the second song on this LP, Corrido Twelve Heads In A Bag, a cinematic story of a drug cartel battle on the border with Mexico. Rock’n’roll has always been a bold mixture of traditional American genres and Long Leaf Pine is more than a respectable representative in that sense.
Today’s show is dedicated to Duane Jarvis, singer, songwriter and session musician based in Los Angeles. He died from colon cancer on April 1st this year at only 51. Another dedication goes to the students of Zagreb who are protesting against new tuition fees over there. Buddy and Julie Miller are for the first time at The Little Lighthouse with their new album Written in Chalk. The Velvematics is a new power-pop name from Akron. Krayolas are back with a brand new album Long Leaf Pine. It’s my favorite album of the season, so look out, I’ll be reviewing it soon.
Today’s show brings a very special block dedicated to legendary keyboardist Augie Meyers, original member of Sir Douglas Quintet who is making a sensational comeback these days with The Krayolas. We also have a brand new CD for John Doe who joined with The Sadies, re-recording a selection of classical country songs. Indie rockers Superchunk are back with a new single and Cat Power covered Dylan on her new EP.