
It was great to have Pokey Lafarge back in The Roadhouse!
Pokey LaFarge is a 29 year-old with an old soul. He’s been playin’ and livin’ old-time for ever increasing audience over the past few years, and his 3rd full-length LP is coming out this June 4th on Third Man Records. He’s been living in St Louis and is well acquainted with the Mississippi River, floods, and nicely pressed slacks. I weakly asked for some Jack White inside gossip, but Pokey's too professional.
Jump directly to KEXP's archive page here and listen to the whole 30-minute session now. It starts at 6:15pm
On the rest of the show there's music from Old Cow Medicine Show who's Ketch Secor produced the new Pokey LaFarge record, Baby Gramps from Pickathon 2002, a Gramps disciple Kit Stymie Stovepipe's old band Inkwell Rhythm Makers, and everyone's freak folk masters The Holy Modal Rounders, and the unofficial 1975 album from The Unholy Moldal Rounders which is really a Michael Hurley record minus the main Rounders (Stapfle & Weber) called Have Moicy!
There's a set of bands playing the American Standard Time stage at FolkLife Monday Memorial Day May 27th, like The Slide Brothers (check the video link of them on Conan O'Brien in the playlist below) and The Sojorner's, Vancouver's excellent gospel vocal group. There's also new music from the Howlin' Brothers, but it's mostly older stuff from the White Stripes, Son House, Josh White, Nina Simone, Fairport Convention, Richard & Mimi Farina, and an obscure late 60's band from the Bay Area called Joy Of Cooking (classic name!).
Check the music by clicking the link!
(LISTEN TO THIS SHOW)
| 6:01 |
Bobby Mitchell |
I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday |
The Rock 'n' Roll Era: The New Orleans Sound |
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| 6:03 |
Willie Nix |
Baker Shop Boogie |
The Complete Sun Singles, Volume 1 (disc 1) |
Bear Family Records |
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DJ Comments: 1953 Sun single ; http://www.wirz.de/music/nixfrm.htm |
| 6:06 |
Washboard Sam |
Bucket's Got a Hole in It |
When the Sun Goes Down, Volume 3: That's Chicago's South Side |
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| 6:09 |
Muddy Waters |
Corrina Corrina |
Live Sessions |
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| 6:12 |
Lightnin' Hopkins |
Shaggy Dad |
Mojo Hand: The Anthology |
Rhino |
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DJ Comments: Originally released on 1967 self-titled album on Verve-Folkways |
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| 6:16 |
Pokey LaFarge |
Central Time |
Live @ KEXP 2013-05-15 |
KEXP |
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DJ Comments: Right here in The Roadhouse! See 'em Fri 5/17 @ Tractor! http://www.pokeylafarge.net/ |
| 6:20 |
Pokey LaFarge |
What the Rain Will Bring |
Live @ KEXP 2013-05-15 |
KEXP |
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DJ Comments: All new songs, from their upcoming album on Third Man Records! Video of this song (in the rain): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrD-VujFprY |
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| 6:30 |
Pokey LaFarge |
Close the Door |
Live @ KEXP 2013-05-15 |
KEXP |
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DJ Comments: On NPR (including a Tiny Desk Concert): http://www.npr.org/artists/128958878/pokey-lafarge-and-the-south-city-three ; http://www.pokeylafarge.net/ |
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| 6:39 |
Pokey LaFarge |
Day After Day |
Live @ KEXP 2013-05-15 |
KEXP |
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DJ Comments: Thanks to Pokey LaFarge for stopping by The Roadhouse! Catch them Fri in Seattle @ Tractor ; Sat in Spokane @ Bing Crosby Theater ; here's video from their 2011 appearance in The Roadhouse: http://blog.kexp.org/2011/08/10/live-video-pokey-lafarge-and-the-south-city-three/ |
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