SEMI-TWANG – Playlist for February 25-26, 2010

SEMI-TWANG – Playlist for February 25-26, 2010
A soulful start with a great new record by Mayer Hawthorne. We zigged and zagged and went out with some nice pop by Butch Walker.
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year:
Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangement – A STRANGE ARRANGEMENT (Stones Throw) – 2009

Eric Bibb – A Good Woman – BOOKER’S GUITAR (Telarc) – 2010

Steve Howell – Downtown Blues – SINCE I SAW YOU LAST (Out of the Past) – 2009

Grandpa Elliot – We’re Gonna Make It – SUGAR SWEET (Hear Music) – 2009

The Steel Wheels – Love You Like I Should – RED WING (www.thesteelwheels.com) – 2010

Josh Williams – Stealin’ Away – DOWN HOME (Pinecastle) – 2009

Larry Stephenson with David Parmley – Teardrop Town – 20th ANNIVERSARY (Pinecastle) – 2009

Solas – The Ghost of Tom Joad – THE TURNING TIDE (Compass) – 2010

The Chieftains featuring Ry Cooder – The Sound of Mexico – SAN PATRICIO (Hear) – 2010

Los Cenzontles with David Hidalgo – Pajaro Cu – SONGS OF WOOD & STEEL (self) – 2009

Johnny Cash – Cool Water – AMERICAN VI: AIN’T NO GRAVE (American) – 2010

Kris Kristofferson – Good Morning John – CLOSER TO THE BONE (New West) – 2009

The Avett Brothers – Tin Man – I AND LOVE AND YOU (Columbia) – 2009

Joe Firstman – Mr. Winston – EL PORTO (Rock Ridge) – 2009

James Gordon – Joy-Ann – MY STARS YOUR EYES (Borealis) – 2009

Jory Nash – Our Time Again – NEW BLUE DAY (Thin Man) – 2009

Barney Bentall – Catch That Train – THE INSIDE PASSAGE (True North) – 2009

Electric Rag Band – Goin’ Down – IF YOU GOT SOME (www.ragband.com) – 2009

Asylum Street Spankers – Right and Wrong – GOD’S FAVORITE BAND (Spanks-a-Lot) – 2009

Clem Snide – Wal-Mart Parking Lot – THE MEAT OF LIFE (429) – 2010

Vampire Weekend – Holiday – CONTRA (XL) – 2010

Freedy Johnston – It’s Gonna Come Back to You – RAIN ON THE CITY (Bar None) – 2010

Kelley Ryan – That’s All – TWIST (Manatee) – 2010

Somebody’s Darling – Horses – SOMEBODY’S DARLING (Palo Duro) – 2009

Reckless Kelly – Forever Yet – SOMEWHERE IN TIME (Yep Roc) – 2010

Bob Schneider – Trash – LOVELY CREATURES (Kirtland) – 2009

The Little Stevies – Somewhere We’ve Just Been – LOVE YOUR BAND (MGM) – 2009

Butch Walker & The Black Widows – House of Cards – I LIKED IT BETTER WHEN YOU HAD NO HEART (One Haven) – 2010

SEMI-TWANG – Playlist for February 11-12, 2010

SEMI-TWANG – Playlist for February 11-12, 2010

Upcoming local shows include I See Hawks in L.A. and Jack’s Mannequin with Fun. New Jimi Hendrix and some old Feelies.

Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year:

I See Hawks in L.A. – I See Hawks in L.A. (demo) – SHOULDA BEEN GOLD 2001-2009 (American Beat) – 2000/2010

Old Californio – California Goodness – WESTERING AGAIN (Californio) – 2009

Rick Shea – Back Home to the Blues – SHELTER VALLEY BLUES (Tres Pescadores) – 2009

McCabe & Mrs. Miller – I Remember California – TIME FOR LEAVING (Magnetic) – 2010

Harlem Parlour Music Club – Goodbye Charade – SALT OF THE EARTH (Harlem Parlour) – 2009

Josh Williams – The Last Song – DOWN HOME (Pinecastle) – 2009

Byrd & Street – Let Me Be Your Friend – LOVE BROKE THE FALL (www.byrdandstreet.com) – 2009

Meg Hutchinson – Being Happy – THE LIVING SIDE (Red House) – 2010

The Little Stevies – People Need People – LOVE YOUR BAND (MGM) – 2009

Karan Casey & John Doyle – The False Lady – EXILES RETURN (Compass) – 2010

Grada – Abe’s Axe – NATURAL ANGLE (Compass) – 2010

Jon Shain – Driving Them Crazy – TIMES RIGHT NOW (Flyin’ Records) – 2009

Jaime Michaels – Red Western Flyer – CROOKED (frumdahart) – 2009

Richard Shindell – Balloon Man – NOT FAR NOW (Signature Sounds) – 2009

Jimi Hendrix – Valleys of Neptune – VALLEYS OF NEPTUNE (Experience Hendrix/Legacy) – 1970/2010

Clem Snide – Stoney – THE MEAT OF LIFE (429) – 2010

The Feelies – The Last Roundup – THE GOOD EARTH (Bar None) – 1986/2009

Monsters of Folk – Say Please – MONSTERS OF FOLK (Shangri La) – 2009

The Twisters – Doghouse – COMEOUT SWINGIN’ (Northern Blues) – 2009

Rosie Flores & The Pine Valley Cosmonauts – This Cat’s in the Doghouse – GIRL OF THE CENTURY (Bloodshot) – 2009

T Bird & The Breaks – Juice – T BIRD & THE BREAKS (self) – 2009

Levon Helm – Growin’ Trade – ELCTRIC DIRT (Vanguard) – 2009

Steve Earle – Marie – TOWNES (New West) – 2009

Reckless Kelly – Blossom – SOMEWHERE IN TIME (Yep Roc) – 2010

The Villains – Let’s Forget About It Tonight – THE VILLAINS (DCM) – 2009

Jack’s Mannequin – Miss California – THE GLASS PASSENGER (Sire/WB) – 2008

Fun – All the Pretty Girls – AIM & IGNITE (Nettwerk) – 2009