SEMI-TWANG – Playlist for March 31-April 1, 2011
April 29, 2011
SEMI-TWANG – Playlist for March 31-April 1, 2011
This week’s show marks the return of the namesake of the show, Milwaukee’s own Semi-Twang. Their second release comes following a 1988 debut. Welcome back fellas! Besides Semi-Twang, the song of the weeks is Robyn Ludwick’s beautiful New Orleans.
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year:
Semi-Twang – Doubting Thomas – WAGES OF SIN (Faux Real) – 2011
Buddy Miller – Why Baby Why – THE MAJESTIC SILVER STRINGS (New West) – 2011
Ronny Elliott – Driving Back in Time – TALES OF HIGHWAYS & LOW ROADS (Baamo) – 2011
Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez – Sweet Tequila Blues – THE NEW BYE AND BYE (Trainwreck – 2002/2010
Robyn Ludwick – New Orleans – OUT OF THESE BLUES (Late Show) – 2011
Greg Trooper – Bulletproof Heart – UPSIDE-DOWN TOWN (52 Shakes) – 2010
Hot Tuna – Mama Let Me Lay It on You – STEADY AS SHE GOES (Red House) – 2011
Gregg Allman – Please Accept My Love – LOW COUNTRY BLUES (Rounder) – 2011
Elvis Presley – I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell – ELVIS IS BACK (RCA/Legacy) – 1961/2011
Tracy K. Houston – Just a Little Too Much – ROCKIN’ LITTLE ANGEL (Songbird) – 2010
Old 97s – Every Night is Friday Night (Without You) – 2011 – THE GRAND THEATRE, Volume 1 (New West) – 2010
The Civil Wars – Forget Me Not – BARTON HOLLOW (Sensibility) – 2010
Diana Jones – Poor Heart – HIGH ATMOSPHERE (Proper American) – 2011
Delphia Blize – Said and Done – WEST RIVER (www.delphiablize.com) – 2010
Semi-Twang – Do Right – WAGES OF SIN (Faux Real) – 2011
Eric Brace & Peter Cooper – Nice Old Man – MASTER SESSIONS (Red Beet) – 2010
Mark Newman – Until the Morning Comes – WALLS OF JERICHO (www.marknewman.us) – 2010
Johnny Clegg – The World is Calling – HUMAN (Appleseed) – 20110
Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Heart in Your Heartbreak – BELONG (Slumberland) – 2011
Brown Recluse – At Last – EVENING TAPESTRY (Slumberland) – 2011
The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger – Jardin du Luxembourg – ACOUSTIC SESSIONS (Chimera) – 2010
Los Lonely Boys – Road to Nowhere – ROCKPANGO (Playing in Traffic) – 2011
Ponderosa – I Don’t Mind – MOONLIGHT REVIVAL (New West) – 2010
Eddie Spaghetti – Never Thought I Would – SUNDOWNER (Bloodshot) – 2011
Drive-By Truckers – The Fourth Night of My Drinking – THE BIG TO-DO (ATO) – 2010
Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers – Whatever’s Left – STARLIGHT HOTEL (Signature Sounds) – 2011
Tara Nevins – Stars Fell on Alabama – WOOD AND STONE (Sugar Hill) – 2011
SEMI-TWANG – Playlist for March 24-25, 2011
April 28, 2011
SEMI-TWANG – Playlist for March 24-25, 2011
We went from a great new Brian Wilson cover for the “Big Love” finale to some jam band, the blues, Brit Pop, and ended with some nice folky sounds. All in good order.
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year:
Natalie Maines – God Only Know – GOD ONLY KNOWS (Sony) – 2011
Blame Sally – Bird in Hand – SPEEDING TICKET AND A VALENTINE (Ninth Street Opus) – 2011
Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers – Let’s Just Be Friends – STARLIGHT HOTEL (Signature Sounds) – 2011
Emma Hill & Her Gentlemen Callers – Meet Me at the Moon – MEET ME AT THE MOON (Kuskokwin) – 2011
Hot Tuna – Second Chances – STEADY AS SHE GOES (Red House) – 2011
Jesse McReynolds & Friends – Ripple – SONGS OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD (Woodstock) – 2010
Dave Alvin – Harlan County Line – HARLAN COUNTRY LINE (Yep Roc) – 2011
John-Alex Mason – My Old Lonesome Home – JOOK JOINT THUNDERCLAP (Naked Jaybird) – 2011
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – Jesus Took My Hand – SCANDALOUS (Lost Highway) – 2011 – 2011
Mavis Staples – Downward Road – YOU ARE NOT ALONE (Anti) – 2010
Mark Newman – Taking Pictures – WALLS OF JERICHO (www.marknewman.us) – 2010
Teddy Thompson – I Feel – BELLA (Verve Forecast) – 2011
Noah & The Whale – Give It All Back – LAST NIGHT ON EARTH (Mercury) – 2011
Dwight Twilley – Me and Melanie – GREEN BLIMP (Big Oak) – 2010
Brown Recluse – At Last – EVENING TAPESTRY (Slumberland) – 2011
Belle & Sebastian – I Can See Your Future – WRITE ABOUT LOVE (Matador) – 2010
Allo Darlin’ – My Heart is a Drummer – ALLO DARLIN’ (Fortuna Pop!) – 2010
Max Eider – My World – DISAFFECTION (Tundraducks) – 2010
Richard X. Heyman – Fire in the Country – TIERS AND OTHER STORIES (Turn-Up) – 2011
Ben Folds/Nick Hornby – Your Dogs – LONELY AVENUE (Nonesuch) – 2010
Ha Ha Tonka – Westward Bound – DEATH OF A DECADE (Bloodshot) – 2011
The Grand Slambovians – Lost Highway – THE GRAND SLAMBOVIANS (Slambovian) – 2010
James Lee Stanley – All About Love – BACKSTAGE AT THE RESURRECTION (Beachwood) – 2010
Grant Peeples – Elisabeth – OKRA AND ECCLESIASTES (Gatorbone) – 2011
William Fitzsimmons – The Tide Pulls from the Moon – GOLD IN THE SHADOW (Nettwerk) – 2011
Lynn Miles – Something Beautiful – FALL FOR BEAUTY (True North) – 2010
SEMI-TWANG – Playlist for March 17-18, 2011
April 26, 2011
SEMI-TWANG – Playlist for March 17-18, 2011
Lotsa rock and blues on this week’s show.
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year:
Ha Ha Tonka – Usual Suspects – DEATH OF A DECADE (Bloodshot) – 2011
Shortstack – Lamborghini Nights – PLEASE ELAVE MY MIND (Free Dirt) – 2010
Peter Karp & Sue Foley – Mm Hmm – HE SAID SHE SAID (Blind Pig) – 2010
Sean Ashby – Sweet Tuesday – 24 HOURS OF DAYLIGHT (Black Sparrow) – 2010
Andy Budd – If You Did That Today – RAGTOP MONTEREY (Red Bush) – 2011
Rebecca Pronsky – Hard Times – VIEWFINDER (NMR) – 2011
Tracy K. Houston – A Whole Lotta Lonesome – ROCKIN’ LITTLE ANGEL (Songbird) – 2011
The Jayhawks – Nothing Left to Borrow – THE MYSTERY DEMOS (Legacy/American) – 1992/2011
Green River Ordinance – Where the West Wind Blows – THE MORNING PASSENGERS (www.greenriverordinance.com) – 2010
The Avett Brothers – Head full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise – LIVE, VOLUME 3 (American) – 2010
The O’s – We Are Young – BETWEEN THE TWO (Idol) – 2011
Southeast Engine – At Least We Have Each Other – CANARY (Misra) – 2011
Neil Getz – Not in Love, Just Falling – FACTORY SECOND (Agillator) – 2011
Susan James – Cold Moon on the Highway – HIGHWAYS, GHOST, HEARTS & HOME (www.susanjamesmusic.com) – 2011
The Gaslight Anthem – The Diamond Church Street Choir – AMERICAN SLAND (Side-One Dummy) – 2010
Mark “Pocket” Goldberg – Bumps in the Road – OFF THE ALLEYWAY (www.markpocketgoldberg.com) – 2010
Tweed Funk – Testify – BRINGIN IT (Tweed Tone) – 2011
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – Ballad of Jimmy Tanks – SCANDALOUS (Lost Highway) – 2011
Drive-By Truckers – I Do Believe – GO-GO BOOTS (ATO) – 2011
Drive-By Truckers – Daddy Learned to Fly – THE BIG TO-DO (ATO) – 2010
Andy Friedman – It’s Time for Church – LASERBEAMS AND DREAMS (City Salvage) – 2011
Diana Jones – High Atmosphere – HIGH ATMOSPHERE (Proper American) – 2011
Crooked Still – Sometimes in the Country – SOME STRANGE COUNTRY (Signature Sounds) – 2010
November Guest – Louise – THE ISLAND POND CONNECTION (Shiretown) – 2011
Gary Ogan – You Found the Light – SOUND GROUND (www.soundground.com) – 2010
Mark Newman – She’s the One – WALLS OF JERICHO (www.marknewman.us) – 2010
Philip Selway – By Some Miracle – FAMILIAL (Nonesuch) – 2010
SEMI-TWANG – Playlist for March 10-11, 2011
April 15, 2011
SEMI-TWANG – Playlist for March 10-11, 2011
We started with some rockabilly and wound into the blues and eventually Americana.
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year:
Elvis Presley – A Mess of Blues – ELVIS IS BACK (RCA/Legacy) – 1960/2011
Old 97s – Please Hold On While the Train is Moving – THE GRAND THEATRE Volume 1 (New West) – 2010
Marti Brom – Get a Little Goner – NOT FOR NOTHIN’ (Ripsaw) – 2010
Tracy K. Houston – Knockin’ on the Backside of Your Heart – ROCKIN’ LITTLE ANGEL (Songbird) – 2010
Eddie Spaghetti – Cow boy Boots – SUNDOWNER (Bloodshot) – 2011
Grant Peeples – Cowboy Gothic – OKRA AND ECCLESIASTES (Gatorbone) – 2011
Malcolm Holcombe – Reckon to the Wind – TO DRINK THE RAIN (Music Road) – 2011
Guthrie Kennard – Motorcycle – MATCHBOX (Rango) – 2010
Truth & Salvage Co. – Pure Mountain Angel – TRUTH & SALVAGE CO. (Megaforce) – 2010
Gregg Allman – Little By Little – LOW COUNTRY BLUES (Rounder) – 2011
Retro Deluxe – Watermelon Tea – WATERMELON TEA (Rinkled) – 2010
Eli Paperboy Reed – Just Like Me – COME AND GET IT! (Capitol) – 2010
The Grand Slambovians – Very Happy Now – THE GRAND SLAMBOVIANS (Slambovian) – 2011
The Bridge – Big Wheel – NATIONAL BOHEMIAN (Woodberry) – 2010
Patrick Sweany – Corner Closet – THAT OLD SOUTHERN DRAG (NMR) – 2011
Teddy Thompson – I Feel – BELLA (Verve Forecast) – 2011
William Fitzsimmons – The Winter from Her Leaving – GOLD IN THE SHADOW (Nettwerk) – 2011
Caitlin Cary & Matt Douglas – Horse on a Bus – THE SMALL PONDS (Last Chance) – 2010
Rachel Harrington – The Last Jubilee – CELILO FALLS (Skinny Dennis) – 2011
Eric Brace & Peter Cooper – Circus – MASTER SESSIONS (Red Beet) – 2010
Greg Trooper – Could Have Been You – UPSIDE-DOWN TOWN (52 Shakes) – 2011
Joe Bonamassa with Glenn Hughes – Heartbreaker – DUST BOWL (J&R Adventures) – 2011
Lucinda Williams – Seeing Black – BLESSED (Lost Highway) – 2011
Edie Brickell – Been So Good – EDIE BRICKELL (RaceCarlotta) – 2011
The Jayhawks – Leave No Gold – HOLLYWOOD TOWN HALL (Legacy/American) – 1992/2011
Danny Schmidt – Houses Sing – MAN OF MANY MOODS (Red House) – 2011
SEMI-TWANG – Playlist for March 3-4, 2011
April 8, 2011
SEMI-TWANG – Playlist for March 3-4, 2011
A good mix of mostly new music.
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year:
Los Lonely Boys – Fly Away – ROCKPANGO (Playing in Traffic) – 2011
Andy Budd – Ragtop Monterey – RAGTOP MONTEREY (Red Bush) – 2011
Buzz Cason – I Brake for Angels – WORKING WITHOUT A NET (Arena) – 2010
Jessica Shepherd – Humpty Dumpty – YOU’RE COUNTRY NOW (Skylark) – 2011
Rebecca Pronsky – Mercury News – VIEWFINDER (NMR) – 2011
Dylan LeBlanc – Ain’t Too Good at Losing – PAUPERS FIELD (Rough Trade) – 2011
David Olney – I’ve Got a Lot on My Mind – DUTCHMAN’S CURVE (Deadbeat) – 2010
Lucinda Williams – Kiss Like Your Kiss – BLESSED (Lost Highway) – 2011
Jackie Bristow – Freedom – FREEDOM (self) – 2011
Cary Appel – New Favorite – CARY APPEL (www.caryappel.com) – 2011
Caitlin Cary & Matt Douglas – Gypsy Cards – THE SMALL PONDS (Last Chance) – 2010
Kip Boardman – Mysterious Stranger – THE LONG WEIGHT (Ridisculous) – 2010
Nathan Moore – Can’t Fly to Heaven – DEAR PUPPETEER (The Royal Potato Family) – 2011
Tom Prasada-Rao – Last One Gone – GOODNIGHT REGRET (www.tomprasadarao.com) – 2010
Elvis Presley – Little Sister – ELVIS IS BACK (RCA/Legacy) – 1961/2011
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – Messin’ – SCANDALOUS (Lost Highway) – 2011
Big Head Blues Club – On My Mind – 100 YEARS OF ROBERT JOHNSON (Big) – 2011
Devon Allman’s Honeytribe – Sir Duke – SPACE ACE BLUES (Provogue) – 2010
Exene Cervenka- Brand New Memory – THE EXCITEMENT OF MAYBE (Bloodshot) – 2011
Drive-By Truckers – Pulaski – GO-GO BOOTS (ATO) – 2011 – 2011
Eddie Spaghetti – Party Dolls and Wine – SUNDOWNER (Bloodshot) – 2011
Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez – Don’t Speak in English – THE NEW BYE & BYE (Trainwreck) – 2010
The Civil Wars – 20 Years – BARTON HOLLOW (Sensibility) – 2011
Ben Ottewell – All Brand New – SHAPES & SHADOWS (ATO) – 2011
The Barn Swallows – Maybelle – THE BARN SWALLOWS (self) – 2011
Gibson Brothers – Want VS. Need – HELP MY BROTHER (Compass) – 2011
Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus – Wrong End of Love – RAY OF HOPE (Berkalin) – 2011
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