Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – November 17-18, 2011
Song of the week is Jeffrey Lewis’ Cult Boyfriend which goes surprising well with a little does of William Shatner.
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year
Merle Haggard with Willie Nelson – Workin’ Man Blues – WORKING IN TENNESSEE (Vanguard) – 2011
Slaid Cleaves – Texas Top Hand – SORROW & SMOKE (Music Road) – 2011
Robert Earl Keen – Show the World – READY FOR CONFETTI (Lost Highway) – 2011
The Gourds – Your Benefit – OLD MAD JOY (Vanguard) – 2011
Dan Crary & Thundernation – Deep River Blues – PERFECT STORM (Blue Night) – 2011
Jerry Butler & The Blu-J’s – A Stranger in My Own Home Town – THE SONGS OF DIXIE & TOM T. HALL (self) – 2011
Mary Flower – Boogie Woogie Dance – MISERY LOVES COMPANY (Yellow Dog) – 2011
Ry Cooder – Humpty Dumpty World – PULL UP SOME DUST AND SIT DOWN (Nonesuch) – 2011
Etta James – Groove Me – THE DREAMER (Verve Forecast) – 2011
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings – Gonna Find Me a New Love – COLLECTOR’S EDITION BOX SET RADIO SAMPLER (Proper American) – 2011 – 2011
Trombone Shorty – The Craziest Things – FOR TRUE (Verve Forecast) – 2011
Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire – ASHES & FIRE (Pax-Am) – 2011
The Jayhawks – High Water Blues – MOCKINGBIRD TIME (Rounder) – 2011
Chris Isaak – Trying to Get to You – BEYOND THE SUN (Vanguard) – 2011
Levee Town – Four Leaf Clover – PAGES OF PAPERWORK (Levee Town) – 2011
Girls Guns and Glory – Sweet Nothings – SWEET NOTHINGS (Lonesome Day) – 2011
John Paul Keith – Dry County – THE MAN THAT TIME FORGOT (Big Legal Mess) – 2011
Dex Romweber Duo – I Wish You Would – IS THAT YOU IN THE BLUE? (Bloodshot) – 2011
The V-Roy – Cold Beer Hello – SOONER OR LATER (F.A.Y.) – 1996/2011
William Shanter with Brad Paisley – Space Cowboy – SEEKING MAJOR TOM (Cleopatra) – 2011
Jeffrey Lewis – Cult Boyfriend – A TURN IN THE DREAM-SONGS (Rough Trade) – 2011
Wilco – Black Moon – THE WHOLE LOVE (dBpm) – 2011
Matt the Electrician – Crying – ACCIDENTAL THIEF (self) – 2011
The Happen-Ins – Just the Way It Always Was – THE HAPPEN-INS (Avenue West) – 2011
Glen Campbell – In My Arms – GHOST ON THE CANVAS (Surfdog) – 2011
Sloan – She’s Slowing Down Again – THE DOUBLE CROSS (Yep Roc) – 2011
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – AKA…Broken Arrow – HIGH FLYING BIRDS (Mercury) – 2011
Kris Delmhorst – CARS (Signature Sounds) – 2011
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – November 10-11, 2011
December 19, 2011
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – November 10-11, 2011
Some good rockabilly and a little trip to Austin this week.
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year:
Merle Haggard – The Sermon on the Mount – THE LOST NOTEBOOKS OF HANK WILLIAMS (Egyptian/CMF/Columbia) – 2011
The Cash Box Kings – Off the Hook – HOLLER & STOMP (Blind Pig) – 2011
John Paul Keith – Afraid to Look – THE MAN THAT TIME FORGOT (Big Legal Mess) – 2011
The V-Roy – Amy 88 – SOONER OR LATER (F.A.Y.) – 1998/2011
Glen Campbell – Hold on Hope – GHOST ON THE CANVAS (Surfdog) – 2011
Bob Schneider – Let the Light In – A PERFECT DAY (Kirtland) – 2011
Honeyhoney – All on You – BILLY JACK (Lost Highway) – 2011
Dale Watson & The Texas Two – Drive Drive Drive – THE SUN SESSIONS (Red House) – 2011
George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Bo Diddley – 2120 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE (Capitol) – 2011
Kenny Vaughan – Mysterium – V (Sugar Hill) – 2011
Southern Culture on the Skids – Swamp Thing – ZOMBIFIED (Kudzu) – 2011
Ian Siegal & The Youngest Sons – Moonshine Minnie – THE SKINNY (Nugene) – 2011
North Mississippi Allstars – Ain’t None O’ Mine – KEYS TO THE KINGDOM (Songs of the South) – 2011
Tedeschi-Trucks Band – Don’t Let Me Slide – REVELATOR (Masterworks) – 2011
Wilco – Dawned on Me – THE WHOLE LOVE (dBpm) – 2011
Chris Weaver Band – Standing in Line – STANDING IN LINE (American Roots) – 2011
The Kenneth Brian Band – Texas By Tonight – WELCOME TO ALABAMA (Southern Shift) – 2011
Charlie Wood & His Swamp Gang Revue Band – Modern Day Cowboy – KEEPIN IT REAL (Groove Gator) – 2011
The Happen-Ins – Never Said – THE HAPPEN-INS (Avenue West) – 2011
The Ghost Wolves – Big Star – IN YA NECK! (www.theghostwolves.com) – 2011
Dex Romweber Duo – Death of Me – IS THAT YOU IN THE BLUE? (Bloodshot) – 2011
Amy Speace – Real Love Song – LAND LIKE A BIRD (Thirty Tigers) – 2011
Red Molly – Do I Ever Cross Your Mind – LIGHT IN THE SKY (www.redmolly.com) – 2011
Rita Hosking – Something You Got – BURN (www.ritahosking.com) – 2011
Lera Lynn – Happy Ever After – HAVE YOU MET LERA LYNN? (Slow) – 2011
The Deep Dark Woods – Sugar Mama – THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND (Six Shooter) – 2011
Brett Detar – Coasts – BIRD IN THE TANGLE (Ravensong) – 2010
Darryl Lee Rush – Letter From a Soldier – DARRYL LEE RUSH (Coastal Bend) – 2011
Andy Statman – Long Journey Home – OLD BROOKLYN (Shefa) – 2011
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – November 3-4, 2011
December 19, 2011
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – November 3-4, 2011
A little bluesier show than most.
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year:
Levon Helm – THE LOST NOTEBOOKS OF HANK WILLIAMS (Egyptian/CMF/Columbia) – 2011
Del McCoury Band – I’m Lonesome I’m Blue – OLD MEMORIES: THE SONGS OF BILL MONROE (McCoury) – 2011
Wanda Jackson – Blue Yodel #6 – THE PARTY AIN’T OVER (Nonesuch) – 2011
Candye Kane – Down with the Blues – SISTER VAGABOND (Delta Groove) – 2011
The Jayhawks – Stand Out in the Rain – MOCKINGBIRD TIME (Rounder) – 2011
Wilco – Standing O – THE WHOLE LOVE (dBpm) – 2011
Joe Henry – Room at Arles – REVERIE (Anti) – 2011
The Kenneth Brian Band – Welcome to Alabama – WELCOME TO ALABAMA (Southern Shift) – 2011
Charlie Wood & His Swamp Gang Revue Band – Alabama Stars – KEEPIN IT REAL (Groove Gator) – 2011
Stewart Francke – Sidewalk Dimes – HEARTLESS WORLD (Blue Boundary) – 2011
Garrett J. Brown – Tuesday – PRIORITIES (Copy Cats) – 2011
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings with Paul Carrack – Tobacco Road – COLLECTOR’S EDITION BOX SET RADIO SAMPLER (Proper American) – 2011
Jim Keller – Julianne – SOUL CANDY (Hi-fi in Motion) – 2011
Paul Kelly – Love Never Runs on Time – SONGS FROM THE SOUTH Volumes 1 & 2 (Universal) – 1994/2011
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis – What Quid? – SMOKING IN HEAVEN (Verve Forecast) – 2011
Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton – Layla – PLAY THE BLUES (Reprise) – 2011
Pieta Brown – I Want It Back – MERCURY (Red House) – 2011
Ronnie Fauss – It’s a Long, Long Way – MULLIGAN (FTG) – 2011
Ronnie Fauss – The Last – NEW SONGS FOR THE OLD FRONTIER, Volume 1 (FTG) – 2011
Robert Earl Keen – Top Down – READY FOR CONFETTI (Lost Highway) – 2011
Matt the Electrician – All I Know – ACCIDENTAL THIEF (self) – 2011
McKnight & Bogdal – I Hate You – ZOMBIE NATION (Desert Highway) – 2011
Tom Waits – Raised Right Men – BAD AS ME (Anti) – 2011
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound – Everything Will Be Fine – WANT MORE (Bloodshot) – 2011