Tuesday, April 19, 2011

4/11/11 - Everything But The NPR News

As in, "Jazz, Blues and NPR News" for all of you fans of public radio, particularly Portland public radio. This show is dedicated to the most American of all musical forms, and features some of my favorite pieces of music in jazz and blues.

4/11/11 - Everything But The NPR News


Playlist:

Taj Mahal - Good Morning Miss Brown
Duke Ellington - Magenta Haze
Count Basie - Flat Foot Floogie
Keb' Mo' - Dirty Low Down and Bad
Gutbucket - 4 9 8 
Led Bib - Power Walking
Weather Report - Palladium
Acid House Kings - Windshield
Bob Crosby and the Bobcats - Way Back Home 
The Head and the Heart -- Cats and Dogs
Ella Fitzgerald - Oh Johnny
Movits - One Take - Take One
Muddy Waters - You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had
Hillstomp - Nope
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats
Otis Redding - Hard To Handle
Maynard Ferguson - Chameleon
Louis Armstrong and Louis Jordan - You Rascal, You
The Joy Formidable - Maruyama
Lupe Fiasco - Till I Get There
Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
Corey Harris - Catfish Blues 
Not Like This - Go On
Iron & Wine - The Devil Never Sleeps
Kithkin - Broken Submarines
Son House - Forever On My Mind
The Head and the Heart - Winter Song
Tom Waits - Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis 
The Minders - Bicycle
Movits - 40 Bars
The Dubliners - Whiskey in the Jar



And, as is becoming tradition, there's loads of bonus material added in, music that wasn't played when the show was aired. Download the mp3, put it in iTunes and check out the file's "Lyrics" section to view the complete playlist. 


Monday, April 11, 2011

Updates! Delayed Updates!

i know, it's been a while, but finally, here is the Cuban show from before Spring Break,

3/10/11 - Caribbean Soundwaves

focusing on mambo, salsa, and the extraordinary singers and musicians of Cuba, along with some other familiar sounds of the Caribbean.


Playlist: 

Beny Moré - Conocí La Paz
Mambo All-Stars - Perfidia
Apple Juice Kid - Kick
The Webelos - Yo La Mango
Orquesta Aragón - Baile del Suavecito
Tito Puente - Lego Mijian
New Rebelution - Dem Youth
Starfucker - Millions
Pegasus Dream - Its Ill Eagle
Cachao y Su Ritmo Caliente - Pamparana 
Public Property - Lay Low
Nidia Mazón - Nuevamente Vendras
Frank Sinatra - When the Wind Was Green
Perez Prado - The Peanut Vendor
Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco - El Paso del Mulo
Mambo Big Band - Cuando Te Vea
The Webelos - Tsunami Season
Cabin Dogs - Thinkin 'Bout You And Me
Winston Scotland - On the Track
Pegasus Dream - Smaug the Golden
Carolina Chocolate Drops/Luminescent Orchestrii - Escoutas [Diga Diga Diga]
Jack Costanzo - Harlem Nocturne
Carlos Gardel - Sol Tropical
Starfucker - Mona Vegas
Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers - Tequila
Beny Moré - Guaracha Cubana Que Bueno Baile Usted
Ibrahim Ferrer y Chopin Choven - Monte Adentro
Neil Young - Changing Highways
Bob Marley - Mr. Brown
Nidia Mazón - Tus Ojos Me Denuncian




And more recently, the show from April 4,

4/4/11 - Bastards of Young

Less of a theme going on here, but i tried to focus on 80s and 90s alternative, and anything that influenced it or sounds like it. And, maybe you can tell, The Replacements were in my thoughts throughout all this. Hope you like it.


Playlist:

Chicago - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
The Replacements - Talent Show
Bruce Springsteen - The Ties That Bind 
Asobi Seksu - Deep Weird Sleep
Uncle Tupelo - Flatness
Television - See No Evil
Brutes - Same Difference
Dom - Bochicha
Fugazi - Back to Base
Jimmy Eat World - What Would I Say To You Now
Fiction Company - Company Ink
Echo and the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
Nirvana - Drain You
The Master Colony - Take Me Away
Elliott Smith - Last Call
David Bowie - Queen Bitch
The Pogues - Jesse James
Cage The Elephant - Aberdeen
Hole - Violet
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Sowing Seeds
Cahill - Empty Nest
Quasi - Peace and Love
The Replacements - Bastards of Young
Cold War Kids - Louder Than Ever 
Warren Zevon - Wild Age
Pegasus Dream - Birds Stay 
Apple Juice Kid - Valentine
Frank Sinatra - Hello Young Lovers
Neil Young - Piece of Crap
The Greenhornes - Get Me Out Of Here




But that's not all! Because i like you, i've included some bonus songs in each show, five for the first and TWELVE for the second! To find out the names of the extra bands and their respective tracks, download  the mp3 and, in iTunes or whatever you use, go the the Lyrics section of the track. There you will find the complete playlist.

Or, you can just ask me. But this way is more fun.


Enjoy! And keep an eye out for this week's show... i'm certain i will have it edited and ready to go within the week!



p.s. Also, the St. Patrick's Day show. Major recording issues with that one, might take a while to get it ready for human ears. Stay tuned.