SEMI-TWANG – Playlist for January 6-7, 2011

The first of two shows dedicated to some of my favorite music from 2010.

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

Jay Semko – JAY SEMKO (Busted Flat) – 2010

Merle Haggard – Mexican Bands – I AM WHAT I AM (Vanguard) – 2010

Johnny Gimble with Jason Roberts – Fiddlin’ Around – CELEBRATING WITH FRIENDS (Cmh) – 2010

Marty Stuart – Little Heartbreaker (The Likes of You) – 2010 – GHOST TRAIN – THE STUDIO SESSIONS (Sugar Hill) – 2010

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

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – Simple Girl – HORSE POWER (Quite Scientific) – 2010

Shawn Mullins – California – LIGHT YOU UP (Vanguard) – 2010

Angus & Julia Stone – Big Jet Plane – DOWN THE WAY (Nettwerk) – 2010

Storyhill – Town Talks – SHADE OF THE TRESS (Red House) – 2010

Court Yard Hounds with Jakob Dylan – See You in the Spring – COURT YARD HOUNDS (Columbia) – 2010

Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers – The Running Kind – ZOE MUTH & THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS (self) – 2010

Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band – So Good – LEGACY (Compass) – 2010

John Francis – Johnny Cash on the Radio – THE BETTER ANGELS (Horse & Rider) – 2010

Jerry Lee Lewis with Mick Jagger – Dead Flowers – MEAN OLD MAN (Verve) – 2010

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

The Coal Men – All the Same – BEAUTY IS A MOMENT (Funzalo) – 2010

Luke Doucet & The White Falcon – Hey Now– STEEL CITY TRAWLER (Six Shooter) – 2010

Bettye LaVette – Isn’t It a Pity – INTERPRETATIONS: THE BRITISH ROCK SONGBOOK (Anti) – 2010

Mavis Staples – We’re Gonna Make It – YOU ARE NOT ALONE (Anti) – 2010

John Mellencamp – No Better Than This – NO BETTER THAN THIS (Rounder) – 2010

Phosphorescent – Heaven, Sittin’ Down – HERE’S TO TAKING IT EASY (Dead Oceans) – 2010

Whitey Morgan & the 78s – Turn Up the Bottle – WHITEY MORGAN & THE 78s (Bloodshot) – 2010

Jim Halfpenny – My Class Ring – TRUTH TRUST & OTHER GHOSTS (Strong Domino) – 2010

Ratatat – Bare Feast – LP 4 (XL) – 2010

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

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals – Paris (Ooh La La) – GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS (Hollywood) – 2010

SEMI-TWANG – Playlist for December 30-31, 2010

Catching up on a few newer releases before the end of the year wrap shows. So happy to hear some “new” Prefab Sprouts.

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

Elvis Costello – A Slow Drag with Josephine – NATIONAL RANSOM (Hear) – 2010

Jim Halfpenny – My Class Ring – TRUTH TRUST & OTHER GHOSTS (Strong Domino) – 2010

David Lockwood – Hideaway – LUCKY ME (Saladay) – 2010

Scott Miller – Star of Bethlehem – CHRISTMAS GIFT (FAY) – 2010

Marti Brom – Forbidden Fruit – NOT FOR NOTHIN’ (Ripsaw) – 2010

Retro Deluxe – What in the Devil Did I Do Last Night? – WATERMELON TEA (Rinkled Rooster) – 2010

Grand Marquis – Good Rockin’ Tonight – HOLD ON TO ME (Grand Marquis) – 2010

Sabrina Weeks & Swing Cat Bounce – Boogie Downtown – TALES FROM LENNY’S DINER (www.swingcatbounce.com) – 2010

The Autumn Defense – I Want You to Say – ONCE AROUND (Yep Roc) – 2010

Prefab Sprout – Let There Be Music – LET’S CHANGE THE WORLD WITH MUSIC (Tompkins Square) – 2010

Belle & Sebastian – Come On Sister – WRITE ABOUT LOVE (Matador) – 2010

Ben Folds/Nick Hornby – Your Dogs – LONELY AVENUE (Nonesuch) – 2010

Frank Hannon – After the Rain – GYPSY HIGHWAY (www.frankhannon.com) – 2010

Everest – Let Go – ON APPROACH (Vapor) – 2010

The Winterlings – Take Give – THE ANIMAL GROOM (self) – 2010

D.B. Rielly – One of These Days (You’re Gonna Realize) – LOVE POTIONS & SNAKE OIL (Shut Up & Play!) – 2010

Red Horse – Scorpion- RED HORSE (Red House) – 2010

Megan McCormick – Things Change – HONEST WORDS (Rykodisc) – 2010

Neil Young – Peaceful Valley Boulevard – LE NOISE (Reprise) – 2010

Roky Erickson with Okkervil River – Ain’t Blues Too Sad – TRUE LOVE CAST OUT ALL EVIL (Anti) – 2010

The Chapin Sisters – Left All Alone – TWO (Lake Bottom) – 2010

Philip Selway – The Ties That Bind Us – FAMILIAL (Nonesuch) – 2010

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

Abby Owens – Rise & Shine – INDIANTOWN (www.abbyowens.com) – 2010

The Ghillies – As Good As It Comes – MEET THE GHILLIES! (Studio 111) – 2010

Green Whiskey – Somewhere West of Thorndale – TRIPLE SHOT HIGH (www.greenwhiskeyband.com) – 2010

Peter Cooper – What Dub Does – THE LLOYD GREEN ALBUM (Red Beet) – 2010