April 2024

Here’s the playlist for 4-28-2024, a show in which I was disconnected from Gamebird temporarily, I paid tribute to Mike Pinder, had as a featured artist Rain Parade (and got to it all in one week), and had Jake’s Leg as the live segment:

Hour 1

1. Reddy Teddy, “Boys and Girls” [Reddy Teddy (1976)]
2. The Forty Nineteens, “We’re Going to Las Vegas” [New Roaring Twenties (2021)]
3. Brian Eno, “China My China” [Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) (1974)]
4. Hindu Love Gods, “Walkin’ Blues” [Hindu Love Gods (1990)]
5. The Moody Blues “From the Bottom of My Heart” [Go Now (1965)]
6. Jerry of the Circus, “Hippo with a Toothache” [OTR (1937)]
7. Five Minute Mysteries, “The Masquerade” [OTR (1947)]
8. Sonic Youth, “Teen Age Riot” [Daydream Nation (1988)]

Hour 2

9. The Moody Blues, “In the Beginning” [On the Threshold of a Dream (1969)]
10. The Moody Blues, “Lovely to See You” [On the Threshold of a Dream (1969)]
11. Roxy Music, “The Thrill of It All” [Country Life (1974)]

New Music Express

12. St. Vincent, “Broken Man” [All Born Screaming (2024)]
13. Iron & Wine, “You Never Know” [Light Verse (2024)]
14. Judith Hill, “Flame” [Letters from a Black Widow (2024)]
15. Justice, “Saturnine” [Hyperdrama (2024)]
16. Charley Crockett, “$10 Cowboy” [$10 Cowboy (2024)]
17. Gospelbeach, “Nothin’ But a Fool” [Wiggle Your Fingers (2024)]
18. Ian Hunter, “Kettle of Fish (Feat. Taylor Hawkins)” [Defiance Pt. 2: Fiction (2024)]

Featured artist: Rain Parade

19. Rain Parade, “Talking in My Sleep” [Emergency Third Rail Trip (2023)]
20. Rain Parade, “What’s She Done to Your Mind” [Emergency Third Rail Trip (2023)]

Hour 3: Rain Parade, continued

21. Rain Parade, “Kaleidoscope” [Emergency Third Rail Trip (1983)]
22. Rain Parade, “You Are My Friend” [Explosions in the Glass Palace EP (1984)]
23. Rain Parade, “Night Shade” [Behind the Sunset: Live in Japan EP (1985)]
24. Rain Parade, “1 Hr 1/2 Ago” [Behind the Sunset: Live in Japan EP (1985)]
25. Rain Parade, “My Secret Country” [Crashing Dream (1985)]
26. Rain Parade, “Fertile Crescent” [Crashing Dream (1985)]

Live Segment: Jake’s Leg

27. Jake’s Leg, “Intro” [Live at Old Rock House, St. Louis MO 12-23-2023]
28. Jake’s Leg, “Walking the Dog” [Live at Old Rock House, St. Louis MO 12-23-2023]
29. Jake’s Leg, “Fire on the Mountain” [Live at Old Rock House, St. Louis MO 12-23-2023]

Here’s the playlist for 4-21-2024, a show in which I told about Biden’s false claim that his uncle was eaten by cannibals, I had Absolute Grey as the featured artist, and the Kyle Hollingsworth Band as the live segment:

Hour 1

1. New York Dolls, “Stranded in the Jungle” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
2. Brian Eno, “Burning Airlines Give You So Much More” [Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) (1974)]
3. The J. Geils Band, “First I Look at the Purse” [The J. Geils Band (1970)]
4. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, “I’Gonna Booglarize You Baby” [The Spotlight Kid (1972)]
5. Kate Bush, “Eat the Music” [Eat the Music single (1993)]
6. Faces, “Cindy Incidently (BBC Session)” [1970-1975: You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (1973/2015)]
7. Parry Gripp, “Here Comes the Hoagieman” [Wawa Commercial (2011)]
8. Jerry of the Circus, “A Gale Threatens the Circus” [OTR (1937)]
9. Five Minute Mysteries, “Marks of Death” [OTR (1947)]
10. Buzzcocks, “What Do I Get?” [Operator’s Manual: Buzzcocks Best (1978/1991)]

Hour 2

11. Iggy and the Stooges, “Raw Power” [Raw Power (1973)]

New Music Express

12. Pearl Jam, “Dark Matter” [Dark Matter (2024)]
13. T-Bone Burnett, “He Came Down” [The Other Side (2024)]
14. Cloud Nothings, “Final Summer” [Final Summer (2024)]
15. Infinite River, “Sky Diamonds Raga” [Tabula Rasa (2024)]
16. Ian Hunter, “People (feat. Joe Elliot)” [Defiance Pt. 2: Fiction (2024)]
17. Dr. Feelgood, “Milk and Alcohol (Live)” [Live in Caen (2024)]

Featured artist: Absolute Grey

18. Absolute Grey, “Watching Waiting (Live)” [A Journey Thru The Past (1988)]
19. Absolute Grey, “Killing Birds (Live)” [A Journey Thru The Past (1988)]
20. Absolute Grey, “Hug Hug (Live)” [A Journey Thru The Past (1988)]

Hour 2: First by request Pearl Jam, then Absolute Grey, continued

21. Pearl Jam, “Waiting for Stevie” [Dark Matter (2024)]
22. Absolute Grey, “Fork in the Road Blues” [Sand Down the Moon (1989)]
23. Absolute Grey, “Sand Down the Moon” [Sand Down the Moon (1989)]
24. Absolute Grey, “Nose Bleed – A Field Guide to the Birds” [Sand Down the Moon (1989)]
25. Absolute Grey, “Elements (Live)” [Greenhouse – Live Bonus Tracks (2024)]
26. Absolute Grey, “Umbrella (Live)” [Greenhouse – Live Bonus Tracks (2024)]
27. Kyle Hollingsworth Band, “Racer X” [Live at The Arts Campus at Willits, 2-17-2022]
28. Kyle Hollingsworth Band, “Trip the Light Fantastic” [Live at The Arts Campus at Willits, 2-17-2022]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 4-14-2024, in which I mourned the death of O.J. Simpson…and C.J. Snare, I presided over the Ides of April, and had Indobox for the live segment:

Hour 1

1. Firehouse, “Don’t Treat Me Bad” [Firehouse (1990)]
2. Dwight Twilley, “Taxman” [The Beatles (2009)]
3. John Mayall, “Taxman Blues” [New Year, New Band, New Company (1975)]
4. The Jook, “King Capp” [7-inch single (1973)]
5. Elvis Costello & the Attractions, “Pump It Up” [New Guitars in Town: Power Pop 1978-82 (1978/2024)]
6. Elvin Bishop, “Let It Flow” [Let It Flow (1974)]
7. Jerry of the Circus, “Jerry’s Lawyer Is Son of Clown” [OTR (1937)]
8. Five Minute Mystery, “Murder Sounds the Alarm” [OTR (1947)]
9. Stone Temple Pilots, “Dancing Days” [Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin (1995)]
10. Nirvana, “Do You Love Me?” [Hard to Believe: A Tribute to Kiss (1992)]
11. The Test Pressings, “Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes” [We All Shine On: Celebrating the Music of 1970 (2022)]

Hour 2

12. Firehouse, “Reach for the Sky” [Hold Your Fire (1992)]

New Music Express

13. Maggie Rogers, “So Sick of Dreaming” [Don’t Forget Me (2024)]
14. Girl in Red, “Too Much” [I’m Doing It Again Baby! (2024)]
15. Mark Knopler, “Two Pairs of Hands” [One Deep River (2024)]
16. Shabaka, “As the Planets and the Stars Collapse” [Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace (2024)]
17. Nia Archives, “Silence Is Loud” [Silence Is Loud (2024)]
18. The Half-Cubes featuring Jon Rubin and Tommy Dunbar, “The Girl” [The Girl single (2024)]

Featured artist: Absolute Grey (part one)

19. Absolute Grey, “More Walnuts” [Greenhouse (1984)]
20. Absolute Grey, “Notes” [Greenhouse (1984)]
21. Absolute Grey, “Remorse” [Greenhouse (1984)]

Hour 3: Absolute Grey, continued

22. Absolute Grey, “My Own” [What Remains (1986)]
23. Absolute Grey, “Bad Influence” [What Remains (1986)]
24. Absolute Grey, “What Remains” [What Remains (1986)]
25. Absolute Grey, “Painted Post” [Painted Post EP (1987)]
26. Absolute Grey, “Closer Apart” [Painted Post EP (1987)]

Live segment: Indobox

27. Indobox, “Catch Her in the Red” [Live at North Shore Beach Club, Philadelphia PA, 9-27-2014]
28. Indobox, “Once Upon a Life” [Live at North Shore Beach Club, Philadelphia PA, 9-27-2014]

Here’s the playlist for 4-7-2024, in which I retold the story of the earthquake, played two completely different songs called “Run Run Run”, and played The Seth Yacovone Band for the live segment:

Hour 1

1. Led Zeppelin, “Trampled Under Foot” [Physical Grafiti (1975)]
2. The Black Crowes, “Bedside Manners” [Happiness Bastards (2024)]
3. Judas Priest, “Heading Out to the Highway” [Point of Entry (1981)]
4. The Flys, “Fun City” [New Guitars in Town: Power Pop 1978-82 (1978/2024)]
5. Big Fun, “I Feel the Earth Move” [A Pocketful of Dreams (1990)]
6. Jerry of the Circus, “Bank Found But Will the Key Work” [OTR (1937)]
7. Five Minute Mysteries, “Misfit Clue” [OTR (1947)]
8. Hayseed Dixie, “You Shook Me All Night Long” [A Hiilbilly Tribute to AC/DC (2001)]
9. NRBQ, “Shake, Rattle and Roll” [At Yankee Stadium (1978)]

Hour 2

10. Dolph Chaney, “I Wanted You” [This Is Dolph Chaney (2021)]
11. The Faces, “Shake, Shudder” [First Step (1970)]

New Music Express

12. Vampire Weekend, “Capricorn” [Only God Was Above Us (2024)]
13. Khruangbin, “May Ninth” [A La Sala (2024)]
14. The Libertines, “Run Run Run” [All Quiet on the Eastern Esplande (2024)]
15. The Libertines, “Merry Old England” [All Quiet on the Eastern Esplande (2024)]
16. Jane Weaver “Love in Constant Spectacle” [Love in Constant Spectacle (2024)]
17. Pernice Brothers, “I Don’t Need That Anymore (feat. Neko Case)” [Who Will You Believe (2024)]

Featured artist: The Feelies (part two)

18. The Feelies, “Time for a Witness” [Time for a Witness (1991)]
19. The Feelies, “What She Said” [Time for a Witness (1991)]
20. The Feelies, “Real Cool Time” [Time for a Witness (1991)]

Hour 3: The Feelies, continued

21. The Feelies, “Nobody Knows” [Here Before (2011)]
22. The Feelies, “Should Be Gone” [Here Before (2011)]
23. The Feelies, “When You Know” [Here Before (2011)]
24. The Feelies, “In Between” [In Between (2017)]
25. The Feelies, “Stay the Course” [In Between (2017)]
26. The Feelies, “Run Run Run” [Some Kinda Love: Performing the Music of The Velvet Underground (2023)]
27. The Feelies, “There She Goes Again” [Some Kinda Love: Performing the Music of The Velvet Underground (2023)]

Live segment: Seth Yacovone Band

28. Seth Yacovone Band, “Baldheaded Blue” [Live at Spanked Puppy, Colchester, VT 5-28-2023]
29. Seth Yacovone Band, “Down on the Bayou” [Live at Spanked Puppy, Colchester, VT 5-28-2023]
30. The Rolling Stones, “It’s All Over Now” [12 x 5 (1964)]