Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – May 5-6, 2011
May 25, 2011
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – May 5-6, 2011
Elvis Costello is in Oakland this weekend with his Wheel of Songs.
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year:
Paul Simon – So Beautiful or So What – SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT (Hear) – 2011
Greg Brown – Where Are You Going When You’re Gone – FREAK FLAG (Yep Roc) – 2011
Harry Manx & Kevin Breit – Nothing I can Do – STRICTLY WHATEVER (Stony Plain) – 2011
Damon Fowler – Fruit Stand Lady – DEVIL GOT HIS WAY (Blind Pig) – 2011
Elvis Costello – Dr. Watson, I Presume – NATIONAL RANSOM (Hear) – 2010
Steve Earle – Every Part of Me – I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE (New West) – 2011
Paul Pigat – Lonesome Whistle – BOXCAR CAMPFIRE (Little Pig) – 2009
Jeffrey Foucault – Last Night I Dreamed of Television – HORSE LATITUDES (Signature Sounds) – 2011
Jon Pousette-Dart – Me and the Rain – ANTI GRAVITY (Little Big Deal) – 2011
Eliza Gilkyson – Death in Arkansas – ROSES AT THE END OF TIME (Red House) – 2011
Court Yard Hounds – Skyline – COURT YEARD HOUNDS (Columbia) – 2010
Foster & Lloyd – If It Hadn’t Been for You – IT’S ALREADY TOMORROW (Effen Ell) – 2011
Semi-Twang – I Can’t Read Your Mind – WAGES OF SIN (Faux Real) – 2011
Teddy Thompson – Looking for a Girl – BELLA (Verve Forecast) – 2011
Dengue Fever – Cannibal Courtship – CANNIBAL COURTSHIP (Fantasy) – 2011
R.E.M. – Every Day is Yours to Win – COLLAPSE INTO NOW (Warner Bros.) – 2011
The Rural Alberta Advantage – Under the Knife – DEPARTING (Saddle Creek) – 2011
Dawes – Time Spent in Los Angeles – NOTHING IS WRONG (ATO) – 2011
Kip Boardman – Runnin’ Right – THE LONG WEIGHT (Ridisculous) – 2010
k.d. lang & The Siss Boom Band – Heaven – SING IT LOUD (Nonesuch) – 2011
Ziggy Marley – Forward to Love – WILD & FREE (Tuff Gong) – 2011
Boris Garcia – Mighty High – TODAY WE SAIL (Porchwerk) – 2011
Hot Tuna – Angel of Darkness – STEADY AS SHE GOES (Red House) – 2011
Riley Etheridge Jr. – Northeast Texas Women – POWDER KEG (Rock Ridge) – 2010
Brian Wright – Pretty Little Pennies – HOUSE ON FIRE (Sugar Hill) – 2011
Alela Diane – White Horse – ALELA DIANE & WILD DIVINE (Rough Trade) – 2011
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – April 28-29, 2011
May 18, 2011
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – April 28-29, 2011
Finally, some new Greg Brown! And, Foster & Lloyd are back together. You’d think that would be enough but there was more.
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year:
Greg Brown – Let the Mystery Be – FREAK FLAG (Yep Roc) – 2011
Eric Hanke – Gotta Little – FACTORY MAN (www.erichanke.com) – 2011
Foster & Lloyd – That’s What She Said – IT’S ALREADY TOMORROW (Effen Ell) – 2011
Wanda Jackson – Shakin’ All Over – THE PARTY AIN’T OVER (Nonesuch) – 2011
Steve Earle – Heaven or Hell – I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE (New West) – 2011
Peter Case – Ballad of the Minimum Wage – THE CASE FILES (Alive) – 2011
Michael Fracasso – Eloise – SAINT MONDAY (LFR) – 2011
Eliza Gilkyson – Slouching Towards Bethlehem – ROSES AT THE END OF TIME (Red House) – 2011
k.d. lang & The Siss Boom Band – Sugar Buzz – SING IT LOUD (Nonesuch) – 2011
The Waifs – Beautiful Night – TEMPTATION (Compass) – 2011
The Gaddabouts – Gonna Hold On – THE GADDABOUTS (RaceCarlotta) – 2010
Pousette-Dart Band – I Don’t Know Why – THE BEST OF (Little Big Deal) – 1977/2010
Jon Pousette-Dart – Heaven is Here – ANTI GRAVITY (Little Big Deal) – 2011
R.E.M. – Überlin – COLLAPSE INTO NOW (Warner Bros.) – 2011
The Rural Alberta Advantage – Two Lovers – DEPARTING (Saddle Creek) – 2011
The Belle Brigade – Sweet Louise – THE BELLE BRIGADE (Reprise) – 2011
Elbow – Open Arms – BUILD A ROCKET BOYS! (Downtown) – 2011
Joe Krown, Russell Batiste, Jr., Walter Wolfman Washington – Out of the Dark – TRIPLE THREAT (www.joekrown.com) – 2011
Tracy Nelson – Shoot My Baby – VICTIM OF THE BLUES (Delta Groove) – 2011
Semi-Twang – When the Winds Kicks Up – WAGES OF SIN (Faux Real) – 2011
Ted Russell Kamp – Georgia Blue – GET BACK TO THE LAND (Dualtone) – 2011
Robyn Ludwick – Out of These Blues – OUT OF THESE BLUES (Late Show) – 2011
Lauren Sheehan – Satisfied Mind – ROSE CITY RAMBLE (www.laurensheehanmusic.com) – 2011
Town Mountain – Five Shots of Whiskey – STEADY OPERATOR (Pinecastle) – 2011
Buxter Hoot’n – Thought I Heard You Say – BUXTER HOOT’N (www.buxterhootn.com) – 2011
Cow Bop – Tennessee Waltz – TOO HICK FOR THE ROOM (B4Man) – 2011
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – April 21-22, 2011
May 13, 2011
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – April 21-22, 2011
We started with some vintage Pousette-Dart Band and came out on the other side with Teddy Thompson. Whew!
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year:
Pousette-Dart Band – Amnesia – THE BEST OF (Little Big Deal) – 1977/2010
Jon Pousette-Dart – Better Every Day – ANTI GRAVITY (Little Big Deal) – 2011
Jeffrey Foucault – Pretty Girl in a Small Town – HORSE LATITUDES (Signature Sounds) – 2011
John Oates – It’s All Right – MISSISSIPPI MILE (PS) – 2011
Steve Earle – Waitin’ on the Sky – I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE (New West) – 2011
Semi-Twang – The Wages of Sin – WAGES OF SIN (Faux Real) – 2011
David Lowery – Marigold – THE PALACE GUARDS (429) – 2011
Gomez – Options (ATO) – 2011
Ponderosa – Old Gin Road – MOONLIGHT REVIVAL (New West) – 2010
Luke Doucet & The White Falcon – Thinking People – STEEL CITY TRAWLER (Six Shooter) – 2010
Los Fabulocos featuring Kid Ramos – The Coffee Song – DOS (Delta Groove) – 2010
Brian Wright – Striking Matches – HOUSE ON FIRE (Sugar Hill) – 2011
Buxter Hoot’n – Out the Door – BUXTER HOOT’N (www.buxterhootn.com) – 2011
Ha Ha Tonka – Made Example Of – DEATH OF A DECADE (Bloodshot) – 2011
Neil Diamond – I’m a Believer – THE BAND YEARS (Columbia/Legacy) – 1967/2011
Bob Dylan – Talking John Birch Paranoid Blues – IN CONCERT BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY 1963 (Columbia/Legacy) – 2011
Andy Friedman – Going Home (Drifter’s Blessing) – 2011 – LASERBEAMS AND DREAMS (City Salvage) – 2011
William Fitzsimmons – The Tide Pulls from the Moon – GOLD IN THE SHADOW (Nettwerk) – 2011
Abbie Gardner – Nellie – HOPE (www.abbiegardner.com) – 2011
Red Molly – The End of the Line – JAMES (self) – 2010
Amy Speace – Galbraith Street – LAND LIKE A BIRD (Thirty Tigers) – 2011
Alela Diane – To Begin – ALELA DIANE & WILD DIVINE (Rough Trade) – 2011
Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers – Whatever’s Left – STARLIGHT HOTEL (Signature Sounds) – 2011
Tara Nevins – You’re Still Driving That Truck – WOOD AND STONE (Sugar Hill) – 2011
Robyn Ludwick – Can’t Go Back – OUT OF THESE BLUES (Late Show) – 2011
Ted Russell Kamp – California Wildflower – GET BACK TO THE LAND (Dualtone) – 2011
Experimental Pilot – Baby Don’t Leave – TALES OF HIGHWAYS & LOW ROADS (Baamo) – 2011
Teddy Thompson – Gotta Have Someone – BELLA (Verve Forecast) – 2011
SEMI-TWANG – April 7-8, 2011
May 4, 2011
SEMI-TWANG – April 7-8, 2011
The return of the band Semi-Twang with their new release Wages of Sin plus a set of nice covers and a new Alison Kraus track.
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year:
Semi-Twang – When the Wind Kicks Up – WAGES OF SIN (Faux Real) – 2011
Alison Kraus & Union Station – Paper Airplane – PAPER AIRPLANE (Rounder) – 2011
Robyn Ludwick – Can’t Go Back – OUT OF THESE BLUES (Late Show) – 2011 – 2011
Steve Earle – This City – I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE (New West) – 2011
Bruce Robison – Heartache to Houston (www.brucerobison.com) – 2010
Nick Lowe – Love So Fine – LABOUR OF LUST (Yep Roc) – 1979/2011
John Oates – You Make My Dreams Come True – MISSISSIPPI MILE (PS) – 2011
Elvis Presley – Fever – ELVIS IS BACK (RCA/Legacy) – 2011 – 1960/2011
Bettye LaVette – Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – INTERPRETATIONS: THE BRITISH ROCK SONGBOOK (Anti) – 2010
Matraca Berg – Racing the Angels – THE DREAMING FIELDS (Dualtone) – 2011
Lori McKenna – All I Ever Do – LORRAINE (Signature Sounds) – 2011
Jesse & Noah Bellamy – Towtruck – LANDFALL (Luna Chick) – 2011
Buddy Miller – I Want to Be With You Always – THE MAJESTIC SILVER STRINGS (New West) – 2011
Exene Cervenka – Falling – THE EXCITEMENT OF MAYBE (Bloodshot) – 2011
Those Darlins – Waste Away – SCREWS GET LOOSE (Oh Wow Dang) – 2011
Art Gomperz Band – Spanish Grass – A DIFFERENT STORY TO TELL (All About Murray) – 2011
Hot Tuna – Goodbye to the Blues – STEADY AS SHE GOES (Red House) – 2011 – 2011
Neil Getz – Penny Candy- FACTORY SECOND (Agillator) – 2011
Boris Garcia – Walking Barefoot – TODAY WE SAIL (Porchwerk) – 2011
Sleepy Vikings – Twin Peaks – TALES OF HIGHWAYS & LOW ROADS (Baamo) – 2011
Richard X. Heyman – Only for You – TIERS AND OTHER STORIES (Turn-Up) – 2011
Dodos – Black Night – NO COLOR (Frenchkiss) – 2011
Semi-Twang – Billy’s Heartsick – SALTY TEARS (Warner Bros.) – 1988
Semi-Twang – It’s That Time Again – WAGES OF SIN (Faux Real) – 2011
John Sieger – Nashville 2 Pt. Tragedy – THE SHAMING OF THE TRUE (Faux Real) – 2008
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