SEMI-TWANG – Playlist for September 16-17, 2010

We started out with R.E.M. demo (where you can actually understand the lyrics!) and wound up with Marty Stuart with many stops in between.

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

R.E.M. – Bandwagon – FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION – THE ATHENS DEMOS (Capitol) – 1986/2010

Robert Plant – Angel Dance – BAND OF JOY (Rounder) – 2010

Jesse McReynolds & Friends – Franklin’s Tower – SONGS OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD (Woodstock) – 2010

Jim Lauderdale – El Dorado – PATCHWORK RIVER (Emergent) – 2010

Mark Olson – Scholastica – MANY COLORED KITE (Rykodisc) – 2010

The Chapin Sisters – I Can Feel – TWO (Lake Bottom) – 2010

Jerry Lee Lewis with Eric Clapton & James Burton – You Can Have Her – MEAN OLD MAN (Verve) – 2010

Eli Paperboy Reed – You Can Run On – COME AND GET IT (Capitol) – 2010

The Black Keys – Sinister Kid – BROTHERS (Nonesuch) – 2010

Kenny Neal – Blind, Crippled, Or Crazy – HOOKED ON YOUR LOVE (Blind Pig) – 2010

Frazey Ford – One More Cup of Coffee – OBADIAH (Nettwerk) – 2010 

Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers – The Running Kind – ZOE MUTH & THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS (self) – 2009

Red Horse – Don’t Mind Me – RED HORSE (Red House) – 2010

Tom Jones – If I Give You My Soul – PRAISE & BLAME (Lost Highway) – 2010 – 2010

Megan McCormick – Shiver – HONEST WORDS (Rykodisc) – 2010

Paul Collins – Do You Wanna Love Me? – KING OF POWER POP! (Alive Natural Sounds) – 2010

Peter Case – Ain’t Got No Dough – WIG! (Yep Roc) – 2010

The Blue Shadows – Wonder ‘Bout Me – ON THE FLOOR OF HEAVEN (Bumstead) – 2010

Dale Earnhart Jr. Jr. – God Only Knows – HORSE POWER (Quite Scientific) – 2010

Magic Kids – Phone – MEMPHIS (True Panther Sounds) – 2010 

Harlem – Someday Soon – HIPPIES (Matador) – 2010

Railroad Earth – Long Walk Home – RAILROAD EARTH (One Haven) – 2010

Buxter Hoot’N – Motion – IN ANOTHER LIFE (www.buxterhootn.com) – 2010

Mic Harrison & The High Score – I’m Still Lost – GREAT COMMOTION (Real Much) – 2010

Ryan Montbleau Band – Songbird – HEAVY ON THE VINE (Blue’s Mountain) – 2010

Justin Townes Earle – Wanderin’ – HARLEM RIVER BLUES (Bloodshot) – 2010 – 2010

Darrell Scott – Long Wide Open Road – A CROOKED ROAD (Full Light) – 2010

Marty Stuart – Bridge Washed Out – GHOST TRAIN – THE STUDIO SESSIONS (Sugar Hill) – 2010

SEMI-TWANG – Playlist for September 2-3, 2010

A show that kind of defined the current state of Americana with both Robert Plant and Tom Jones.  Huh?

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

Robert Plant – Central Two-O-Nine – BAND OF JOY (Rounder) – 2010

Mark Olson – Many Colored Kite – MANY COLORED KITE (Rykodisc) – 2010

Tom Jones – Run On – PRAISE & BLAME (Lost Highway) – 2010

Les Copeland – Anna Lee – DON’T LET THE DEVIL IN (Earwig) – 2010

Heart – There You Go – RED VELVET CAR (Legacy) – 2010

Paul Thorn – Better Days Ahead – PIMPS AND PREACHERS (Perpetual Obscurity) – 2010

Johnny Gimble with Willie Nelson – Lady Be Good – CELEBRATING WITH FRIENDS (Cmh) – 2010

Hot Club Sandwich – Cow Cow Boogie – AND IF ONLY (www.hotclubsandwich.com) – 2010

The Two Man Gentlemen Band – A Gentlemen Stomp – DOS AMIGOS UNA FIESTA (Serious Business) – 2010

Shinyribs – East TX Rust – WELL AFTER AWHILE (Nine Mile) – 2010

Justin Townes Earle – One More Night in Brooklyn – HARLEM RIVER BLUES (Bloodshot) – 2010

Peter Himmelman – Georgia Clay – THE MYSTERY AND THE HUM (Himmasongs) – 2010

The Black Crowes – Bad Luck Blues Eyes Goodbye – CROWEOLOGY (Silver Arrow) – 2010

Jerry Lee Lewis with Keith Richards – Sweet Virginia – MEAN OLD MAN (Verve) – 2010

Jon Langford & Skull Orchard – Getting Used to Uselessness – OLD DEVILS (Bloodshot) – 2010

Doctor G & The Mudcats – We’ve Been Here Before – MY DADDY’S BLUES (Cheatham Street) – 2010

John Arthur Martinez – Can’t Outdrink the Truth – PURGATORY ROAD (Apache Ranch) – 2009

Jay Semko – Before You Leave Canada – JAY SEMKO (Busted Flat) – 2010

The John Henrys – Stars Align – WHITE LINEN (9LB) – 2010

Truth & Salvage Co. – 101 – TRUTH & SALVAGE CO. (Megaforce) – 2010

Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses – The Wandering – JUNKY STAR (Lost Highway) – 2010

Dylan LeBlanc – Low – PAUPERS FIELD (Rough Trade) – 2010

Jim Lauderdale – Good Together – PATCHWORK RIVER (Emergent) – 2010

Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band – Don’t Ask Me Why – LEGACY (Compass) – 2010

The Steeldrivers – The Price – RECKLESS (Rounder) – 2010

Peter Ostroushko – Memories of Tyler, Texas – WHEN THE LAST MORNING GLORY BLOOMS (Red House) – 2010

October 12, 2010

SEMI-TWANG – Playlist for August 26-27, 2010

A bunch of good, new music this week from rockabilly to power pop.

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

Jerry Lee Lewis with Gillian Welch – Please Release Me – MEAN OLD MAN (Verve) – 2010

Buzz Cason – I Was There When the Deal Went Down – WORKING WITHOUT A NET (Arena) – 2010

D.B. Rielly – Loving You Again – LOVE POTIONS & SNAKE OIL (Shut Up & Play) – 2010

Justin Townes Earle – Harlem River Blues – HARLEM RIVER BLUES (Bloodshot) – 2010 

The John Henrys – Stars Align – WHITE LINEN (9LB) – 2010

The Sadies – Whispering Circles – DARKER CIRCLES (Yep Roc) – 2010

The Dirty Guv’nahs – Wide Awake – YOUTH IS IN OUR BLOOD (self) – 2010

Dylan LeBlanc – Tuesday Night Rain – PAUPERS FIELD (Rough Trade) – 2010

Peter Himmelman – Sit Tight – THE MYSTERY AND THE HUM (Himmasongs) – 2010

Reckless Kelly – Pure Quill – SOMEWHERE IN TIME (Yep Roc) – 2010 

Opie Hendrix – Girl from Portland – CAMINO ALTO (Def Texan) – 2010

The Weepies – When You Go Away – BE MY THRILL (Nettwerk) – 2010

Red Horse – Blue Chalk – RED HORSE (Red House) – 2010

Storyhill – World Go Round – SHADE OF THE TRESS (Red House) – 2010

Houston Jones – Still Waters – JERICHO ROAD (Summerhill) – 2010 

Natalie Merchant – Calico Pie – LEAVE YOUR SLEEP (Nonesuch) – 2010

Lissa Schneckenburger – Fisher’s Hornpipe – DANCE (Footprint) – 2010

Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band – The Family Demon – LEGACY (Compass) – 2010

Jim Lauderdale – Jawbone – PATCHWORK RIVER (Emergent) – 2010

Mic Harrison & The High Score – Talk to You Tonight – GREAT COMMOTION (Real Much) – 2010

Jerry Castle – Charades – DON’T EVEN ASK (My World) – 2010

Sid Selvidge with Amy Speace – Dimestore Angel – I SHOULD BE BLUE (Archer) – 2010

Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers – I Used to Call My Heart a Home – ZOE MUTH & THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS (self) – 2010 – 2010

Bill Kirchen with Commander Cody – Don’t Work That Cheap – WORD TO THE WISE (Proper American) – 2010 

Shinyribs – Who Built the Moon – WELL AFTER AWHILE (Nine Mile) – 2010

Karen Elson – The Ghost Who Walks – THE SHOST WHO WALKS (XL) – 2010

Bobby Bare, Jr. – One of Us Has Got to Go – A STORM – A TREE – MY MOTHER’S HEAD (30 Tigers) – 2010

The Young Veins – Maybe I Will, Maybe I Won’t – TAKE A VACATION! (One Haven) – 2010