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Listen To Roadhouse Radio NOW: 03/21/12: Faithful Man ('Til I Met You!), Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables
Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 8:49AM 
This edition of Roadhouse radio is THE BEST SHOW OF THE YEAR (so far)! Trust me.
Thanks to these two new albums, which both are proving to be the best things each artist has released to date. Lee Fields & The Expressions (a buzz band of Pickathon last year; killer backing group!) drops a new LP that kicks off with a title track so good, you want to listen to it again, and again, and again.... it's that hot! "Faithful Man (Til I Met You)" is a lesson in male confliction, ego, and deep soul. Best song of the year!
Todd Snider is now more than just freakin' hilarious and sharp. His new one, Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables (I know, right?) is a fully realised piece of music making with Todd's incredible wit and political lambasting being, of course, the focus. From New York Bankers to West Nashville, Todd lays out with no mercy, pin-point accuarcy, and truth! When listening to this album, I thought "is this what Beck should be"? I love this guy. Fawk the 1%! You'll hear two tracks from this album on this show
The whole thing is GREAT! Click the link!
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 (LISTEN TO THIS SHOW)
| Time | Artist | Song | Album | Label |
| 6:03 | Johnny Hallyday | Hey Joe | Johnny 67 | IMS |
| DJ Comments: Recorded in 1967 by this French rock idol and Elvis follower ; the then-unknown Jimi Hendrix Experience opened for Hallyday's band the previous year ; http://allmusic.com/artist/johnny-hallyday-p24398/biography | ||||
| 6:06 | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Hey Joe | Are You Experienced | Warner Reprise |
| DJ Comments: Jimi Hendrix Experience's debut single, in 1967 (and also on this, their debut album); live video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tUdUVmnWNc ; authorship of the song is uncertain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Joe | ||||
| 6:10 | Tim Rose | Hey Joe | The London Sessions | Market Square |
| DJ Comments: Re-recorded, released on an album of 1978-2000 recordings ; originally recorded and released in 1967 on his debut self-titled album | ||||
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| 6:16 | GravelRoad | Furry | PsycheDelta | Knick Knack |
| DJ Comments: Fri 4/6 @ Funhouse ; This song honoring the late Furry Lewis ; http://gravelroadblues.com/ | ||||
| 6:17 | Charles Bradley and the Menahan Street Band | Stay Away | Newermind:Spin's Tribute to Nevermind | Spin |
| DJ Comments: Sat 5/26 @ Sasquatch ; http://thecharlesbradley.com | ||||
| 6:21 | Lee Fields and the Expressions | Faithful Man | Faithful Man | Truth & Soul |
| DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/leefields ; http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/155355-lee-fields-the-expressions-faithful-man/ | ||||
| 6:25 | Nina Simone | Do I Move You | Nina Simone Sings the Blues | RCA Victor |
| DJ Comments: Live video of this song by the legendary performer and activist from 1988 at Hambourg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzQVjdFZaJg | ||||
| 6:28 | The Paul Butterfield Blues Band | Baby Please Don't Go | Paul Butterfield's Better Days | Bearsville |
| DJ Comments: Vid of Lightnin' Hopkins doing his version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d49m6G9vOrI | ||||
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| 6:33 | Todd Snider | In Between Jobs | Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables | Aimless |
| DJ Comments: Thu-Fri 4/19-20 @ Triple Door ; http://www.toddsnider.net | ||||
| 6:36 | Wooden Wand & the Briarwood Virgins | Winter In Kentucky | Briarwood | Fire |
| DJ Comments: Official vid for this song: http://vimeo.com/36137670 ; http://www.woodenwand.org/ | ||||
| 6:40 | The Deep Dark Woods | Back Alley Blues | The Place I Left Behind | Sugar Hill |
| DJ Comments: Audio of their 2010 appearance in The Roadhouse: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rId=32061 ; http://thedeepdarkwoods.com/wp/ | ||||
| 6:44 | Justin Townes Earle | Down On The Lower East Side | Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now | Bloodshot |
| DJ Comments: New album out next week! Fri 7/6 @ Showbox at the Market; tune in next week to hear his live @ KEXP performance from SXSW! http://www.justintownesearle.com/ | ||||
| 6:47 | Luke Roberts | His Song | The Iron Gates at Throop and Newport | Thrill Jockey |
| DJ Comments: His second album ; http://www.thrilljockey.com/thrill/Luke-Roberts/ | ||||
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| 6:56 | Deer Tick | Unwed Fathers (feat. Liz Isenberg) | Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine | Oh Boy Records |
| DJ Comments: Fri 5/25 @ Sasquatch ; Live videos from their appearance in The Roadhouse late last year: http://blog.kexp.org/2011/12/20/live-video-deer-tick/ ; http://deertickmusic.com/index2.html | ||||
| 6:59 | Dylan LeBlanc | Ain't Too Good at Losing | Paupers Field | Rough Trade |
| DJ Comments: http://www.dylanleblanc.com/ | ||||
| 7:03 | Shovels & Rope | Boxcar | Shovels & Rope | |
| DJ Comments: Cary Ann Hearst & Michael Trent ; playing Pickathon this year! Daytrotter session from 2011: http://www.daytrotter.com/#!/concert/shovels-and-rope-cary-ann-hearst-and-michael-trent/20054611-37382452 ; http://www.caryannhearst.com/ | ||||
| 7:08 | Hayes Carll | Another Like You | KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories) | Lost Highway Records |
| DJ Comments: Thu 4/12 @ Triple Door ; http://www.hayescarll.com/ | ||||
| 7:11 | Silver Jews | Honk If You're Lonely | American Water | Drag City |
| DJ Comments: Great live footage from a few years back: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SIkTee6HNQ ; http://www.silverjews.net/ | ||||
| 7:14 | G. Love | Milk and Sugar | Fixin' to Die | Brushfire Records |
| DJ Comments: Live vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAls_CdsM_Q ; http://philadelphonic.com/home/ | ||||
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| 7:21 | Tom Waits | Face to the Highway | Bad as Me | ANTI- |
| DJ Comments: Bits of brilliance from the man himself: http://www.tomwaits.com/wit/ | ||||
| 7:25 | Lanie Lane | What Do I Do | ||
| DJ Comments: Touring her homeland, Australia, this month, supporting Brian Setzer! http://lanielane.net/ | ||||
| 7:28 | Punch Brothers | Patchwork Girlfriend | Who's Feeling Young Now? | Nonesuch |
| DJ Comments: Stream audio of their KEXP in-studio earlier this month: http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rId=33894 ; Live vid of this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MtujO99Czw ; http://www.punchbrothers.com/ | ||||
| 7:35 | Alex McMurray | You've Got to Be Crazy to Live in This Town | How to Be a Cannonball | Threadhead |
| DJ Comments: http://www.alexmcmurray.com/ | ||||
| 7:40 | Randy Newman | Kingfish | Good Old Boys | Reprise Records |
| DJ Comments: Great live footage of this song about Huey P Long: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG0LIcmd9VU ; http://randynewman.com/ | ||||
| 7:43 | Grayson Capps | Waterhole Branch | Wail & Ride | |
| DJ Comments: http://www.graysoncapps.com/ | ||||
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| 7:50 | Gene Clark | White Light | White Light | A&M |
| 7:53 | The Flatlanders | Bhagavan Decreed | More a Legend Than a Band | Rounder |
| DJ Comments: Original recordings from 1972 | ||||
| 7:56 | Lee Hazlewood | If It's Monday Morning | Requiem for an Almost Lady | Reprise Records |
| 8:00 | Phosphorescent | Wolves | Live at KEXP, Volume 5 | KEXP |
| DJ Comments: See the video of this lovely performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBM5TQKGJO8 ; http://phosphorescentmusic.com/ ; @ Pickathon this year! http://pickathon.com/lineup/ | ||||
| 8:05 | Willie Nelson | I'd Have to Be Crazy | The Sound in Your Mind | Columbia |
| DJ Comments: Still recording, still touring, still Willie ; http://www.willienelson.com/ | ||||
| 8:08 | Neil Young | Roll Another Number (for the Road) | Tonight's the Night | Reprise |
| DJ Comments: Still recording, still touring, still Neil Young ; http://www.neilyoung.com/ ; this song live in 2001: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64zcZ6UdKAU | ||||
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| 8:14 | Wooden Wand & the Briarwood Virgins | Big Mouth USA | Briarwood | Fire |
| DJ Comments: This song live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b060lZuFwMM ; http://www.woodenwand.org/ | ||||
| 8:17 | Todd Snider | West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gown | Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables | Aimless Records |
| DJ Comments: Thu-Fri 4/19-20 @ Triple Door ; http://www.toddsnider.net | ||||
| 8:22 | Jeremy Burk | Halfhearted Concept | I Hope You Find What You're Looking For | West Advocate |
| DJ Comments: Local boy! Sat 4/28 in Bellingham @ Cabin Tavern, and Thu 5/3 @ Conor Byrne (in Seattle) ; http://www.westadvocate.com/ | ||||
| 8:26 | Denver | Hot Denver #2 | Denver | self-released |
| DJ Comments: http://www.denvertheband.com/home.html (no, this isn't John Denver. yes, that is a John Denver album cover. we can't make it go away) | ||||
| 8:30 | Denver | Ballroom Slip-cut | Denver | self-released |
| DJ Comments: Portland band featuring Eric Earley of Blitzen Trapper and Tom Bevitori, among others | ||||
| 8:32 | The Kinks | Muswell Hillbilly | Muswell Hillbillies | Rhino |
| DJ Comments: Cool live vid of this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjGLKg5SvC8 | ||||
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| 8:40 | Freakwater | My Old Drunk Friend | Feels Like the Third Time | Thrill Jockey |
| 8:44 | Tommy Womack | On & Off The Wagon | Now What! | Cedar Creek |
| DJ Comments: Pals with Todd Snider ; http://www.tommywomack.net/ | ||||
| 8:46 | Fred Eaglesmith | Betty Oshawa | 6 Volts | AML |
| DJ Comments: Sat 5/19 on Bainbridge Island @ Treehouse Cafe ; http://www.fredeaglesmith.com/ | ||||
| 8:50 | Charlie Parr | Gospel Plow | Keep Your Hands on the Plow | House of Mercy |
| DJ Comments: Sun 3/25 @ Tractor, and on this show next week! http://www.charlieparr.com/ | ||||
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| 8:55 | The Heligoats | Goodness Gracious | ||
| DJ Comments: http://theheligoats.com/ | ||||
| 8:58 | Jack Wilson | Dogwood Days | Jack Wilson | Fluff and Gravy Records |
| DJ Comments: From Austin *and* Seattle! http://www.austinsound.net/2011/03/22/jack-wilson-jack-wilson-sr/ | ||||
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