Sunday
Dec042011
Listen To Roadhouse Radio NOW: 11/30/11: Men In Black, Winter In Kentucky, & Grim Reaper Blues
Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 8:08PM
The Entrance Band is a California psyche band featuring Guy Blakeslee (who used to play by himself as Entrance). We're big fans here AST, cuz how can you not love a band who covers Charlie Patton and records something as heavy and direct as "Grim Reaper Blues" (the first song on this show- click the link)? They're also playing Seattle on Tuesday night at The Sunset in Ballard. They are a great live band, and highly recommended!
Also on this show, a set of topical songs that speak to our constant American struggle against the right wing haters - Johnny Cash sings why he wears black, Pete Seeger sings "Waist Deep In The Big Muddy" fresh off the Blacklist (he appears on the Smothers Brothers show in 1967), and Conor Oberst and Todd Snider lay it hard on the recent former President who trashed our country in just eight short years. Odetta sings Dylan's "Masters Of War", and Phil Ochs is "Talking Pay TV". This is classic material! Check it out.
There's also plenty of new material from Wooden Wand (great new album), Tom Waits, Deer Tick, Denver, Deep Dark Woods, Lydia Loveless, Nikki Lane, Lanie Lane, Bonnie Prince Billy, Alabama Shakes, Pharis & Jason Romero, and local artist Lindsay Fuller.
Old nuggets from John Lee Hooker, Big Joe Williams, Loretta Lynn, and Mississippi Fred McDowell.
Dig it NOW!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 (LISTEN TO THIS SHOW)
| Time | Artist | Song | Album | Label |
| 6:00 | Entrance | Grim Reaper Blues | Prayer of Death | Entrance |
| DJ Comments: Tue 12/6 @ Sunset ; http://www.theentranceband.com/web/index.php | ||||
| 6:04 | Entrance | Prayer of Death | Prayer of Death | Entrance |
| DJ Comments: Live vids on their site: http://www.theentranceband.com/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=57 | ||||
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| 6:10 | John Lee Hooker | Think Twice Before You Go | Urban Blues | Bluesway |
| DJ Comments: This song live on Letterman in 1989: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g2zLCt74t0 ; http://www.johnleehooker.com/home.htm ; discography: http://jlhvinyl.com/b-d.html | ||||
| 6:12 | Mississippi Fred McDowell | Goin' Down to the River | Mississippi Blues | Black Lion |
| DJ Comments: Live vid from 1965: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9A6kUSs0WQ | ||||
| 6:17 | Joyce and Johnita Collins | One Morning Soon | This May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw African-American Gospel on 45RPM (1957-1982) | Tompkins Square |
| DJ Comments: 1976 recording of this mother/daughter duo ; review of this amazing 3-disc comp collected by Mike McGonigal: http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-various-artists-this-may/ ; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Collins | ||||
| 6:20 | Big Joe Williams | She Have Broken My Heart | And Friends, Going Back To Crawford | Arhoolie |
| DJ Comments: Feat. John "Shortstuff" Macon on vocals ; http://www.wirz.de/music/maconfrm.htm | ||||
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| 6:25 | Johnny Cash | Man in Black | Man in Black | Columbia Records |
| 6:29 | Pete Seeger | Waist Deep in the Big Muddy | Waist Deep in the Big Muddy and Other Love Songs | Columbia |
| DJ Comments: Live vid from TV appearance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXnJVkEX8O4 | ||||
| 6:33 | Bright Eyes | When the President Talks to God | First Day of My Life | Saddle Creek |
| DJ Comments: This song live, apparently recorded the day he wrote it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFot6SE0MCI ; http://www.conoroberst.com/ | ||||
| 6:37 | Todd Snider | You Got Away With It (A Tale Of Two Fraternity Brothers) | The Devil You Know | New Door |
| DJ Comments: http://www.toddsnider.net/fr_home.cfm | ||||
| 6:39 | Phil Ochs | Talking Pay TV | The Broadside Tapes 1 | Smithsonian Folkways |
| DJ Comments: Recorded in 1963 ; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Phil_Ochs_songs | ||||
| 6:41 | Odetta | Masters of War | Odetta Sings Dylan | RCA |
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| 6:48 | Wooden Wand & the Briarwood Virgins | Wither Away | Briarwood | Fire |
| DJ Comments: KEXP post about 'em: http://goo.gl/15r6l ; Live this year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwxApH9nTxk ; http://www.woodenwand.org/ | ||||
| 6:52 | Denver | Toledo | Denver | Self Released |
| DJ Comments: Portland band featuring Eric Earley of Blitzen Trapper, and Tom Bevitori (Alela Diane's husband and bandmate) among many others ; http://www.denvertheband.com/home.html | ||||
| 6:57 | Wagons | Life's Too Short | Rumble, Shake and Tumble | Thirty Tigers |
| DJ Comments: NPR piece about this Australian band: http://www.npr.org/2011/10/04/141045166/wagons-roots-music-american-style ; http://www.wagonsmusic.com/ | ||||
| 7:00 | Great American Taxi | Maud Only Knows | Paradise Lost | self-released |
| DJ Comments: Produced by Todd Snider ; http://www.greatamericantaxi.com/ | ||||
| 7:03 | The Deep Dark Woods | Back Alley Blues | The Place I Left Behind | Six Shooter |
| DJ Comments: Audio of their 2010 Roadhouse appearance: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rId=32061 ; http://thedeepdarkwoods.com/ | ||||
| 7:07 | Deer Tick | Chevy Express | Divine Providence | Partisan |
| DJ Comments: Played live in The Roadhouse earlier this month; check kexp.org soon for streaming audio ; http://www.deertickmusic.com/ | ||||
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| 7:07 | Lydia Loveless | Jesus Was a Wino | Indestructible Machine | Bloodshot |
| DJ Comments: Audio of her 11/7 KEXP in-studio: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rId=33776 ; http://lydialoveless.com/; live footage of her song "Steve Earle": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIkMtKSprqw | ||||
| 7:20 | Nikki Lane | Coming Home To You | Walk of Shame | IAMSOUND |
| DJ Comments: Live vid of this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TeCvVCNXyI ; http://missnikkilane.com/ | ||||
| 7:22 | Loretta Lynn | Portland, Oregon (feat. Jack White) | Van Lear Rose | Interscope Records |
| DJ Comments: Produced by Jack White (who also sings on this track) ; live vid of them both: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GALP3BN8U3A ; http://www.lorettalynn.com/50/ | ||||
| 7:26 | Lanie Lane | My Man | Ain't Hungry/My Man | Third Man |
| DJ Comments: Jack White-produced U.S. debut from this Australian singer ; @ 2012 SXSW ; http://lanielane.net/ | ||||
| 7:29 | Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside | Against The Law | Dirty Radio | Partisan Records |
| DJ Comments: Live vids from their summer appearance in The Roadhouse: http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2011/08/15/live-video-sallie-ford-the-sound-outside/ ; http://www.sallieford.com/ | ||||
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| 7:36 | Amateur Radio Operator | Oh Death Where Is Thy Sting | Ball of Wax 26: A Tribute to the Anthology of American Folk Music | Ball of Wax |
| DJ Comments: Seattle band, from the Ball of Wax tribute comp to Harry Smith and the Anthology of American Folk Music ; http://goo.gl/CICJI ; http://www.myspace.com/amateurradio | ||||
| 7:39 | Jeremy Burk | Shine on Me | Ball of Wax 26: A Tribute to the Anthology of American Folk Music | Ball of Wax |
| DJ Comments: More Seattle music from that Ball of Wax 26 ; http://www.myspace.com/jeremyburkmusic ; audio from 2009 KEXP appearance: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rId=30528 | ||||
| 7:43 | Justin Townes Earle | Harlem River Blues | Harlem River Blues | Bloodshot Records |
| DJ Comments: This song live in 2010 at an in-store in TN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLIN17QcXN8 ; http://www.justintownesearle.com/ | ||||
| 7:46 | Gregg Allman | Floating Bridge | Low Country Blues | Rounder |
| DJ Comments: His first new album since 1997 ; this song live in the studio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CgRbQOBbl0 ; http://www.greggallman.com/ | ||||
| 7:50 | These United States | Pleasure and Pain and Pride and Me | Crimes | United Interests |
| DJ Comments: Currently working on 5th album ; live on KEXP in 2010: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rId=31999 ; http://theseunitedstates.net/ | ||||
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| 7:56 | Tom Waits | Talking at the Same Time | Bad as Me | ANTI- |
| DJ Comments: Brand new! Check the listening party here: http://www.tomwaits.com | ||||
| 8:01 | Eilen Jewell | I Remember You | Queen of the Minor Key | Signature Sound |
| DJ Comments: Live vid of another song from this new album, recorded at 2011 SXSW: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBni41NEVaQ ; http://eilenjewell.com/home.cfm | ||||
| 8:04 | Jolie Holland & The Grand Chandeliers | June | Pint of Blood | ANTI- |
| DJ Comments: More info about this new album: http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/06/jolie-holland-pint-of-blood.html ; http://www.myspace.com/jolieholland | ||||
| 8:07 | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Young Blood Blues | Hurray For The Riff Raff | Loose Music |
| DJ Comments: Scenes from Treme w/Hurray for the Riff Raff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9En0_MxH_eI ; http://hurrayfortheriffraff.com/ | ||||
| 8:13 | Lindsay Fuller | Everything I Ever Had | You, Anniversary | ATO |
| DJ Comments: Sat 12/10 @ Tractor ; http://www.lindsayfuller.com/ ; live in KEXP studio in 2010: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rId=31840 | ||||
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| 8:19 | Wooden Wand & the Briarwood Virgins | Winter In Kentucky | Briarwood | Fire |
| DJ Comments: Live vid of the song "Sumtime" earlier this year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjLIA-f0DSs ; www.woodenwand.org/ | ||||
| 8:22 | Alabama Shakes | Hold On | Alabama Shakes | Self-Released |
| DJ Comments: Plan ahead: Tue 1/31/12 @ Crocodile ; http://www.alabamashakes.com/ | ||||
| 8:26 | Black Keys | So He Won't Break | Attack & Release | Nonesuch |
| DJ Comments: New album "El Camino" out Dec 6 ; preview 5 songs at http://www.theblackkeys.com/news/5-songs-el-camino | ||||
| 8:31 | Gary Clark Jr. | Bright Lights | The Bright Lights EP | Warner Bros. |
| DJ Comments: This song live last year at Crossroads Guitar Festival: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_ZeDn-hHGE ; http://www.garyclarkjr.com/ | ||||
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| 8:39 | The Moondoggies | Undertaker | Don't Be a Stranger | Hardly Art |
| DJ Comments: Sat 12/17 @ Neptune ; Hear Kevin Murphy live last week in The Roadhouse w/Drew Christie: http://goo.gl/5TlkH ; http://moondoggiesmusic.com/ | ||||
| 8:43 | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | New Whaling | Wolfroy Goes to Town | Drag City |
| DJ Comments: Recently did a live chat w/The Guardian: http://goo.gl/1pYGJ ; This song live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAbRFLVmaGc ; http://www.dragcity.com/artists/bonnie-prince-billy | ||||
| 8:48 | Gillian Welch | The Way It Will Be | The Harrow & The Harvest | Acony |
| DJ Comments: This one live w/David Rawlings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paE_WxZEJA8 ; http://www.gillianwelch.com/ | ||||
| 8:53 | Pharis & Jason Romero | Engine 143 | A Passing Glimpse | Lula |
| DJ Comments: Dec 10-11 @ Seattle Folk Festival ; http://www.seattlefolkfestival.com/artists.html ; http://www.jasonandpharis.com/ | ||||
| 8:57 | Librarians | Glass of Water | Lorem Ipsum | self-released |
| DJ Comments: Out of Bellingham ; http://www.myspace.com/librarians | ||||
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