About to Blow the Top

The second set of the proGram didn’t give any warning that it was about to blow…no steam…no pre-rumble….it all of a sudden start to spew out the sounds of funkiness with a hot lava movement throuGh ear-holes and open minds. Check the temperature here:

Baraka- Mickey Hart/DJ Logic
Givin’ em What They Love- Janelle Monae Ft. Prince

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Make Believer- Morcheeba
Go- Passafire
Johnny in Dub- Astralasia

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Fantastic Man- William Onyebor
New Found Truths- Catalyst
Try it You’ll like it- Master Plan Inc
Ham Gallery- the Poets of Rhythm

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Mescaline 6- Calibro 35
the Whipper- Cameron Mizell
Hole in the Bag- the New Mastersounds
Revolution- Soulive
Boogie Stupid- John Scofield
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Build an Android- Dopapod
Weird Charlie- Dopapod
Blast- Dopapod

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Cambara 41- Da Lata
Soledad- the Bahama Soul Club Ft. Telmary
La Incognita- Juaneco Y Su Combo
My Money- Intended Immigration

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Take it Back- Shaheed & DJ Supreme
It’s Yours- A Tribe Called Quest
It’s a Time Warp- Brian Jackson & the New Midnight Band
Recurring Cycles- Brian Jackson & the New Midnight Band Ft. M1

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Treat You- Omar (Opolopo Remix)

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the One of the Many

Thank you for choosing, this one of the many out there….The first half of today’s proGram had much in there that was desiGned to use the remote to open minds..Hope you diG what I did:

I Know This Place- Guy Buttery (live in KwaZulu)
Wheels- Fink w/the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

I’m on Your Side- Keb Mo
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Slow Walkin’ Talk- Robert Wyatt
Zo Zo- Gringo Star
Peephole- Gringo Star
Satan is my Toy- Cass McCombs

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I Can Bet- Paul McCartney
Power to the People- Eric Burdon & Billy Preston
Me & Julio Down by the Schoolyard- Paul Simon
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Different- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Hush Hush- Kentucky Knife Fight
Nobody Wants- the Bokononists (live CJSW 9/12/2012)

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I Don’t See Myself- Stay (live in London)
Girls of Belvoir- Mark McDowell

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Careful with That Axe, Eugene- Vespero
This Could be the End of the Line- Zevious
Andromeda- Chrome Hoof

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Maringouin- Miriodor
Buy 2 Take 3- Tatvamsi
September 20th (Soterius Lakshmi)- the Claudia Quintet
Doctor Strange- Owl Brain Atlas

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Kitt- Scientific
Mighty Bird- Todd Clouser
Of Many, One- Brian Haas/Matt Chamberlain
Drive- Brian Haas/Matt Chamberlain

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Funk Out Cancer

I am always honored to speak out on behalf of a solid cause and this week we had a chance to chat with friend of the proGram, Pauli Ryan and Al Falaschi about this year’s event at the Barrymore on 10/19, which will feature Youngblood Brass Band, Phat Phunktion and Mama Digdown’s Brass Band. Al’s wife fouGht a brave battle with her disease and although she left us very young, she asked that her memory be made with assisting to fund the cancer away with a Funk Fest. This disease hits us all (more some than others) and while all we can do it what we can do, it’s all better with some FUNK. Here’s the second half of the show doing my best to funk it away:

From Me To You- Mobley
Freak U- Nils Landgren Funk Unit
Moby Dick- Bonerama (live at the Old Point)
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E La E- Youngblood Brass Band
Well Run Dry- Phat Phunktion
**Live on air chat with Pauli & Al promoting FUNK OUT CANCER**
Miss Madison- Phat Phunktion
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Still Life Moving Fast- Ross McHenry
Distant Oceans Part 1- Ross McHenry
Lost Baggage- Kinny
Cuervo Gold- Bahama Soul Club

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First Tune of the set- Michael Brecker Ft. Mike Stern
Third Stone From the Sun- Pat Metheny
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Echoes (remix)- Lance Herbstrong
Cali Trunk Rattle- Deco
Emulator- the Crystal Method
Rock on it- Qdup Ft. Flex Matthews (Basement Freaks Remix)

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Karma- Lorn
Red Hot Flo from Kokomo- Eva Taylor & Clarence Williams Blue Five (Jazz Vampires & DJ Jazzy Jeff Remix)
Green and Gold- Victor & Malachi DeLorenzo

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Sea of Marmara- Bombay Dub Orchestra
La Cumbia Dictodura- Skip & Die (Frikstailers Remix)
Big Beast Anthem- Policy

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Get Ready VIP- Congo Natty ft. Rebel MC/Nanci Correia/Daddy Freddy/Phoebe IRONDREAD Hibbert

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Pattern Powered

During the first half of the show……As the sonGs went the patterns of the soundwaves create a new look to an old branch:

Antiphon- Midlake
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Preach- Jocelyn & Lisa (live CJSW 12/30/2012)
Mellow Yellow- Mary Chapin Carpenter
Nervous Wreck- Sera Cahoone
Go to Hell- Star Anne

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Come to My Party- Black Joe Lewis
Toast of the Land of 10,000- the 4 on the Floor
King of the Jungle- the 4 on the Floor
Make it Back- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Cut me Off- SISU

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Joe 90 Theme- the Giant Blue Zeta Puppies
Lucifer Sam- the Luck of Eden Hall (live in London)

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My Blind Life- the Yardbirds (live @ BB Kings Blues Club)
Tin Pan Alley- Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble (live 4/1/1980 Austin TX)
Your Love is my Disease- Sean Chambers
Rollin’ & Tumblin’- Tedeschi Trcuks Band (live)
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Six Hands- Rubblebucket
Queenie Eyes- Paul McCartney

Wiggle Worm- G Love & Special Sauce
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Chapter One- the Natural Yogurt Band
the Demon Part 2- Catalyst
Trip to Your Heart- Sly & the Family Stone (mono)
Party Hearty- Master Plan Inc

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The Donkey- The Poets of Rhythm
The Butcher’s Bride- Calibro 35

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Refused to be Saved- Elvis Costello & the Roots
Did Everyone Meet Siadon that Night- the Cactus Channel
Al Green Song- John Scofield

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The Blue Clue

The second half of the proGram got down to where we wash away the blue. The clue to it lies within you, let the music shower you with the newness of the day, and the opportunity for chance….and as always…listen:

Bag Up- Master Plan Inc
No Mess on my Thing- the Poets of Rhythm
You Filthy Bastards!- Calibro 35
Mary Jane- Keller Williams with More Than a Little (live)
Jorge Buccio- the Cactus Channel

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Blackberry Jam- Frootful
Funky Miracle- Bonerama (live Old Point Bar 1/27/2001)
Scoop- Marcus Miller (live Spring ’02)
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Clock at the Top of the Town- Todd Clouser
Into the Rif- Marc Ribot & Shahzad Ismailey

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Wider Than the Sky- Quantic
City of Amber- Bombay Dub Orchestra

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Lonely (Instr)- Wax Tailor
It all Came to me in a Dream- RJD2 Ft. Blueprint
You Ain’t the One (Tall Black Guy Remix)- Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten Orchestra
Never Be your Woman- Naughty Boy Ft. Wiley & Emeli Sande

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Anfibios- Tremor
Malivio son Redub- Novalima (Mr. R Edit)
Machete- Systema Solar
Dream Like a Baby- Tetine

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Black Out Days- Phantogram
Torre- Polica

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Anti Capitalista- Skip & Die (Bomba Estereo Turbina Remix)
Press Pause- Pretty Lights

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Under the Leaf

The first half of today’s show was unburied from the undercarriaGe…..check carefully each time you are down around the ground…sometimes up doesn’t mean the sky..

Lava Diviner- Botany
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I’m Not Your Woman- Megan Bonnell
Introduction- Noah & the Whale
All Through the Night- Noah & the Whale

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Pat- Eggnoise
She Loves You- Badwolf
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Buddha- Sendelica (live in London)
Johnny Remember Me- Astralasia

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Hey Baby (land of the new rising sun)- M.A.C.C.
Form a Straight Line- Sugar Shack
TMI- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
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Backwoods Company- the Wild Feathers
Blood Stop- Kill it Kid

Rock Weird (weird rock)- Goon Moon
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Truly Freaking Out- Tim Kasher
The Wind- Pierre de Gaillande
Sing About it- the Wood Brothers

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It’s all Over now, Baby Blue- Bonnie Raitt
I got a Little- Rising Sons Ft. Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder (in mono)
Choo Choo Mama- Sean Chambers
Whisper in your Soul- Gov’t Mule Ft. Grace Potter

That Did it- Tedeschi Trucks Band (live)

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Viewsounds

I want to thank friend of the proGram, Thollem McDonas for being a guest…We discussed his upcoming workshop and concert at the University of Wisconsin, another show at the Frequency. The time we spent talking brouGht to the front his volunteer work with the Orquesta Libertad and the seven year documentary of Interdependent Music & Art in North America and Europe. We welcome you to be an active part in these arts and we do have a voice in where the future leads. The View from these sounds was spectacular:

Them Blues- Frootful
Who is Walt Druce- the Cactus Channel
Lavabo (Instr)- Benjamin Siksou & the Horndogz

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Lowell- Kneebody
Hands of Fatima- Medeski Martin & Wood/Bachir Attar/Marc Ribot
Wholly O- Carol Morgan Ft. Mike Stern
Get Up!- the Matthew Finck Jonathan Ball Project
West Coast Blues- Diane Hubka Ft. Anthony Wilson

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Macumba- Nilson Matta’s Black Orpheus
Broadway- David Chesky
Closing Window- Brian Haas/Matt Chamberlain
An Empty House- Brian Haas/Matt Chamberlain
We are a Generation- Todd Clouser

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Philospphical Ecstacy- Keyngdrum/Lund
Anarchy & Molecules- Keyngdrum/Lund
**Live on air Conversation with Thollem McDonas**
The Ageless of Reason- Keyngdrum/Lund
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Road to Kfarmishki- Sultans of String
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Transmitting- Heaven’s Gate
Drone- Heaven’s Gate

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What a Wonderful World- Gloria Estefan

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Prairie Prayer E

The first half of today’s proGram was inspired by the sounds of the prairie…if you’ve never been, I suGGest a walk into and sit quietly and just listen….there’s a lot going on in what many just see as weeds and tall grass…go get some:

May is Blood Month- Jordan Klassen
Guess Who Ran Off With The Milk Man- the Pipettes
Summer Days- Diego Garcia
American Lit- Tim Kasher

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Spanish Lace Blues- Rising Sons Ft. Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder
I’ve Been Searching- the Blind Boys of Alabama
I Shall Not Be Moved- the Blind Boys of Alabama

Yield not to Temptation- Phantom Blues Band
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Wastin’ my Mind- the Wood Brothers
Bad Things- Rayland Baxter

Country Ghetto- JJ Grey (live WTTS Vol.13)
Space Kitty Blues- Purgatory Hill
When the World Gets Small- Gov’t Mule Ft. Steve Winwood
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I Feel Fine- Jhameel
Lost in Space- the Giant Blue Zeta Puppies

Can’t be Still- Reverend OrganDrum
Seven & the Spirit- John Ginty
*WSUM ID/Greenarrowradio Promo- John Ginty*
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Kids- Saskwatch
Better Days to Come- The Natural Yogurt Band
Space Echo- the Natural Yogurt Band
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You Turn me On- Master Plan Inc
Path of Life- Poets of Rhythm

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Astral Splash Down

I want to thank Har Mar Superstar for bringing his heroic ways…formally a villain perhaps to the second half of the proGram. We spoke about his latest release “Bye Bye !7”, his upcoming show on the 23rd at the High Noon Saloon and how the mayor of Minneapolis named September 20, Official Har Mar Superstar day. The splash down of space dust was released heavy within the chosen tuneaGe:

Funky Train- Poets of Rhythm
Younger Generation- Master Plan Inc.
How Slick is Slick- Master Plan Inc.
Sing a Simple Song- Sly & The Family Stone (original mono master)

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X Ray Bear- the Cactus Channel
Gettin’ Earnest- Frootful
Second Best- Saskwash

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Late Night Morning Light- Har Mar Superstar
12:12- Har Mar Superstar

**Live on air Conversation with Har Mar Superstar**
Lady, You Shot Me- Har Mar Superstar
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Green and Gold- Victor & Malachi DeLorenzo
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Peter Pan’s Pantry- Big Ass Truck
Hangin’ with Rourke- Akashic Record Ft. Mr. Rourke
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African in New York- Blitz the Ambassador
Sufi Hadra- Falu, Aiyb Dieng & Bill Laswell

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Pad Fenike- Gipsy.CZ
Gypsy Tango- Gipsy.CZ
BumTras- Boban & Marko Markovic Orchestra

Trapped by Love- Manu Chao
Le Rendez Vous- Manu Chao
Peruvian Groovon’- Del Exilio
Tukupakata- Systema Solar

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Green & Gold- Malachi & Victor DeLorenzo
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You are we am I (Blue Mix)- TJ Rehmi
Roots East Dub- Ian Sandler
Zindagi- Spy From Cairo

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To Crack the Ground

The first part of today’s proGram was quakin’ and shakin’ the very ground you can stand upon. The results were left deep within the cracks:

Nobody- Ryan Shaw (live WTTS Studios)
Promise not to Think About Love- Basia Bulat
Big Wheel- Cass McCombs

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Safe Side- Gambles
My Gun- The Rubens
Bottom of the River- Delta Rae

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No Television- The Can’t Tells
I go to Sleep- SISU

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I Saw Her Standing There- Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Sparky- Chuck E. Weiss
If the River Was Whiskey (Divin’ Duck Blues)- Rising Sons Ft. Taj Mahal/Ry Cooder
My Aching Back- Phantom Blues Band
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Well I Done Got Over it- Buddy Guy
Back For a Taste of Your Love- Jonny Lang
Changes- Kid Jonny Lang & the Big Bang
One More Time- JC Crossfire
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World Boss- Gov’t Mule Ft. Ben Harper
Don’t Waste it- the Broadcast

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WSUM ID/Greenarrowradio Promo- John Ginty
Mirrors- John Ginty Ft. Warren Haynes
Hang ’em High- Reverend OrganDrum
the Only One- Morphine
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I Told you I was Freaky- Keller Williams with More Than a Little (live)
Cab Calloway’s Flow- Banjamin Siksou & the Horndogz
Ready Set Go- Kneebody
Swing- Jacob Bain & Publish the Quest

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Tunnelvisions

I want to thank David William Henzie Skogen of Youngblood Brass Band for once aGain gracing our airwaves…this time to discuss a new album (Pax Volimi ,Tru Thoughts), the show at the Majestic on Thursday, September, 19th and the allure of educating students with/of/about the music. The music selected was selected under the advanced direction of tunnelvisions:

Earle- Billy Iuso & Restless Natives (live 10/27/08 Sandpiper Lounge)
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Song for the Man- the Beastie Boys
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Wrestlevania- Youngblood Brass Band
***Live on air Conversation w/David of Youngblood Brass Band***
Overtime- Youngblood Brass Band
The Old Rugged Old Cross/His Eye is on the Sparrow- Youngblood Brass Band
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Cissy Strut- Jason Lee Bruns Jazz Collective (live at Catalina Jazz Club)
Jam- Carol Morgan Ft. J.Sipe/K.Vivens/C.Cortez
When the Levee Breaks- Carol Morgan Ft. C.Cortez/N.Lienhard/K.Vivens/J.Sipe
Walk this Way- the Jost Project

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Sugarfoot Stomp (Pete Rock Remix)- Vince Giordino & the Nighthawks
Ghost in the Groove- Policy
Un Amor A Mais- Da Lata

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Gentleman- Just a Band/Bajah/Chance the Rapper
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Quicksand- Yancey Boys Ft. Common & Dezi Page
Pants Vs. Dress- Lizzo
Ancient Mother- DJ Sol Rising Ft. Wisdom

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Deep South- Layo Paskin & Matthew Bushwacka!

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A Surprise Place to Hide

The biG surprise today was a special hot off the plane chat with the headliner of today’s Sun Prairie Blues Festival, Mr. Walter WOLFMAN Washington. I have been playing his music over the airwaves since I stared doing this trip many years aGo now. It was an honor to finally have him sending his love on the proGram. Also guesting on the first part of the show was the man who handed the phone to Walter, Tony Menzer….we spoke on Lorenzo MenzerSchmidt, getting the best acts on the stages of this years festival and his group that’ll be playing this year, the Velveetatones. So, if you felt like hiding…I hope you had room for me:

Nothing- Aisha Burns
Schemes- Gambles

Save it for a Rainy Day- the Jayhawks (live Triple M Studio)
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Charleston Chew- the Howlin’ Brothers
Dixie Fried- the Howlin’ Brothers

Rocky Road- Bela Fleck
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Twilight at the Zuq- Strunz & Farah
Tuesday Night- Alfonso Ponticelli & Swing Gitan
Paquito- Harmonious Wail Ft. Gonzalo Bergara
Faux Nouveau- Mischievous Swing

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Samba Samba- Gipsy Kings
Encuentros- Sultans of String

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Dalla Stazione Centrale- Funky Mama
How did this Happen- the Cactus Channel
I Could be Wrong- Saskwatch
Don’t Wanna Try- Saskwatch
Family Affair- Sly & the Family Stone

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Benedict Boogaloo II- Frootful
Time is Tight- Reverend OrganDrum
I Got a Woman- Reverend OrganDrum
The Quirk- John Ginty Ft. Albert Castiglia
Dodge the Arrow- the Broadcast
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Big Boy Pete- Phantom Blues Band
Flyin’ So High- Rising Sons Ft. Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder
Going to Brownsville- Lorenzo MenzerSchmidt
** Live on air unexpected chat with Walter WOLFMAN Washington**
***Live on air Conversation with Tony Menzer***
Rack ’em Up- Jonny Lang

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ThrouGh the Lamb’s Ear

The second half of yesterday’s proGram felt smooth to the touch but had it’s rouGh wild side just inching over:

Big Jack- Big Ass Truck
The Delinquent- Saskwatch
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Stand!- Sly & the Family Stone (live from Isle of Wight Festival)
Rock me Baby- BB King/Trey Anastasio & the Roots (live)
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The Bounding Hound- Frootful
Wooden Boy (part 3)- the Cactus Channel
Funk for Freaks- Basement Freaks Ft. Charlie Funk

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Salvia Pt. 2- Club d’Elf (live Lizard Lounge 10/12/06)
Voices of the People- M1, Brian Jackson & the New Midnight Band Ft. Juma Sultan
Liberation Psychology- M1, Brian Jackson & the New Midnight Band Ft. Bobby Seale

The Lottery- the Stepkids
Summer Song- Ronnie Foster (Remix by Diamond D for Diggin’)
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Dikembe- Blitz the Ambassador
Pleasure Power- Afrolicious
Afrodisco Beat 2013- Tony Allen/M1/Baloji

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Fisherman- Yancy Boys Ft. J.Rocc/Vice & Detroit Serious
I Work Hard- Pillowfight
Red Blood- Nappy Riddem Ft. Brittany Tanner
Autobuzz- Tremor

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This is How we Do it- Aluna George
Vibe Vendetta- Pretty Lights
Balkumbia- Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)- Balkan Beat Box
The Myth (DJ Cam remix)- Una

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Where the Sky and Sea Meet

I had the pleasure of chatting live on air today with Basia Bulat as she prepares to open for Jim James tomorrow evening at the Majestic. We spoke of her multi-instrumentalisticness….how she makes her music feel so lush and she invited me on staGe to be her band, so I got that going for me. It was like we were chums from way back and the folks heading to the show should be ready to adopt a new friend. The music selected during the first half is where the sky seems low and the sea hiGh….Check it:

Clickety Clack- Bruce Reaves
Steel Bridge Song- pat mAcdonald
No. 49- Michael McDermott (live Triple M Studio)
Yucatan- Eric Hester (live Triple M Studio)
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New- Paul McCartney
Down the Road- Chuck E. Weiss
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Chime Blues- Jim Allchin
Blues Blues Blues- JC Crossfire

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Catch me I’m Falling- George Soule
My World Tumbles Down- George Soule
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Tall Tall Shadow- Basia Bulat
**Live on air LauGhtime Conversation with Basia Bulat**
Who Dropped That?- the F&G Band Ft. Sandra Taylor
Mashallah!- Heart
Pleased to Meet- Leerone

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Nothing But a Driver- the Bottle Rockets
Everybody’s Got a Mountain to Climb- the Allman Brothers
Kind of Bird- Gov’t Mule (live Roseland Ballroom 12/31/95)
The Awakening- Les Claypool & the Holy Mackerel
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Sweet Spot- Buck 69
James Bond Theme- Reverend OrganDrum
Switch- John Ginty
Dashboard- Big Ass Truck

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World apart toGether

The second half to the Sunday open schedule fill in was world separated no more..what lies around that corners is unknown but familiar..just take a little peek:

Duende del Amor- Ottmar Liebert
Honeysuckle Rose- Mischievous Swing
Sugarita- Gaucho
Joseph Joseph- Olli Soikkeli

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Malandrino- Gogol Bordello
Sing Sing Cocek- Slavic Soul Party (Robert Soko Remix)
We Are One- Watcha Clan (Robert Soko Remix)
Balkan Beast- Gypsy Hill (Robert Soko Remix)
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Escucha Que- Todo Mundo
Freedom- Todo Mundo
Rebel Soul- Mishka
Forgive Me- the Green
Hey Mr. Big Man- Tippa Lee
Sensimilla- Jim Brown

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Char a- Noura Mint Seymali
Mimouna- Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa
Respect- Triad Trust ImprovED
My Brother- Triad Trust ImprovED

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the Mother- Xavier Rudd
Thoughts- Ram Dass & Kriece
Maand- Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon
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Sia Benedetto Ci Fici Lo Mundo- Newpoli
Como Si Nada- Alex Cuba

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Hey Hee Hi Ho- MMW (IllyB Remix)
Horizons- Afrolicious

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GrowinG Jazz

In this Sunday morning open schedule fill in…..the jazzification Grew and stretched tall….catch it before it disappears:

Song to John PT 2- Resonance
Impressions- Jason Lee Bruns Jazz Collective (live @ Catilina Jazz Club 4/29/12)
Bemsha Gandinga- Jason Lee Bruns Jazz Collective (live @ Catilina Jazz Club 4/29/12)

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Sonnymoon- Fourplay
Mongomarley- Mike Freeman Zonavibe
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Things are Getting Better- Cannonball Adderley with Milt Jackson
Moonglow- Art Tatum
Oh, Lady be Good!- Zoot Sims
I Should Care- Bill Evans Trio

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Round Midnight- Thelonious Monk & Gerry Mulligan
Birk’s Works- Dizzy Gillespie/Joe Pass/Ray Brown/Mickey Roker

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Conundrum- the Matthew Finck Jonathan Ball Project
Can’t Find My Way Home- the Jost Project
Twisted Blues- Wes Montgomery

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Transcendental Tripping- David Chesky
Undercurrents (a requiem for the victims of Hurricane Katrina)-Art Ensemble Syd with Michael Gregory Jackson

Losing Our Minds- M1/Brian Jackson & the New Midnight Band Ft. Gregory Porter
Headhunters- M1/Brian Jackson & the New Midnight Band

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Doin’ the Thang- Etienne Charles
How About you?- Oscar Peterson & Stephane Grappell (live Copenhagen ’79)

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Crawl to the Finish

The second part of yesterday’s proGram was a chance to creep back into the minds of the Frail Pagans. Victor and I have taken a few weeks off from our reGularly scheduled open forehead time on the show…so it was good to reintroduce ourselves to ourselves. We spoke about the business as usual end of the Violent Femmes…what the way cool cello lead act Nineteen Thirteen is up to and how Vic is working on his acting, his drums to track and the remembrance writing for Modern Drummer magazine retrospecting his drum instructor, Mr. Joe Pulice. And I spun a few acts Victor is working with and yes, there was other sounds as well….For yourself to reacquaint with you:

29S is a Good Road- Lorenzo MenzerSchmidt
A Quiet Walk- Victor DeLorenzo
Gonna Wanna- Victor DeLorenzo

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Frail Pagans Intro- Victor DeLorenzo
*Live on air Frail Pagains the “Getting to reKnow you” edition w/Victor DeLorenzo*
Frail Pagans Outro- Victor DeLorenzo
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Let Your Feet Stink- The F & G Band Ft. Sandra Taylor
Candy Wrapper Blues- Bandallamas
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I’m on Fire- Slightly Stoopid & Friends (live 9/13/11 TRI Studio)
Running the Gauntlet- Les Claypool & the Holy Mackerel
Holy Mackerel- Les Claypool & the Holy Mackerel
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Desert Rose- Sting & Cheb Mami (live)
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ZZ Top- the Mackrosoft
Bison Slide- the Cactus Channel

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Worked that Direction

The first part of today’s proGram had the flashers on and the hazard cones set…I want to thank JT/Allison for being return guests to the proGram as their band, Birds of Chicago play the High Noon Saloon tonight. We had a nice conversation with highlighted their travels the past year, new tunes being worked upon and we shared plenty of lauGhs. They are always a welcomed part of the show. I gave away three pair of tickets to this evenings good times..Here is the detour we took around:

Black Rose- Piers Faccini
I Only Said- Kenny Feinstein
Happiness- Iska Dhaaf

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Little Jose- Grey Reverend
This Way- Grey Reverend
Iskra Goodbye- Grooms

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Magic Bus- the Who (live at Leeds)
Luigi’s Starlite Lounge- Chuck E. Weiss
Juvenile Delinquent- Chuck E. Weiss
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Trippin’ Over Dragons- Billy Iuso Ft. Ivan Neville/Jaik Miller
Strollin’ with Bones- Reverend OrganDrum
Joyful Noise- the Derek Trucks Band
All Night Train- the Allman Brothers
She’s a Healer- Neil Young
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Radar- Chris Whitley Ft. Dave Matthews & Bruce Hornsby
There is Something on Your Mind- Arnold McCuller
There’s More Where that Came From- George Soule
M’Lady- Sly & the Family Stone (oriGinal master in mono)
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True to Myself- Ziggy Marley (live in Triple M Studio)
Tender Man- Mike Bleck
Take me Out to the Ballgame- Eddie Vedder (live @ Wrigley Field)
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The Wide Sea- Birds of Chicago
**On air Conversation w/JT & Allison of Birds of Chicago**
Sugar Dumplin’- Birds of Chicago
Cannonball- Birds of Chicago

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Where the Fire meets wood

I happened to fill in the second part of the Sunday open schedule fill in show with sounds from around…meetinG in the center where the fire meets wood. The start of the set was an almost eleven minute Raga from Ravi Shankar in his living room…followed immediately by new sounds from “Soul March” and by the end of the show, I featured friend of the proGram Sunny Jain’s Red Baraat as we prepare for them to d’hol and brass the Memorial Union Terrace this September. And maybe next week, I’ll throw another loG on the fire:

Raga Bhairavi- Ravi Shankar (live in his Living Room)
Behag- Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon
Madness- Katayoun Goudarzi & Shldjaat Khan

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Husband- Balafon Marimba Ensemble
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You Can’t Dance- TRIAD TRUST ImprovED
Tikifite- Noura Mint Seymali
Karaw- Vieux Farka Toure (live 2011 Amarrass Desert Festival)

Maktoube- Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa
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Andalucia- Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica
Tu Nombre- Alex Cuba

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Big Talk- Red Baraat

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Something Jazzified

Hey, I like my Sunday start to be jazzerific…and so I did an open schedule fill in to do just that….here is how I tied the jazzification into your day:

Opus 1- Resonance
Prelude/So What- Resonance
Tea For Two- Kanji Ohta & the Jazz Family w/Jimmy Heath (live 9/23/02)
Esprit de Four- Fourplay

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In A Gadda Da Vida- the Jost Project
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The Amazing Demme- Donald Harrison Jr.
If by Air- J.Redman/A.Parks/M.Penman/E.Harland
Bloomdido- Charlie Parker
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Cosmos #2- Michael Ray & the Cosmic Krewe
6666- Michael Ray & the Cosmic Krewe
Legacy- Chick Corea
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Deconstruction- David Chesky
Flat Out- the Wolff & Clark Expedition

Metisse- Omar Sosa (live a FiP)
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Geppetto- The Matthew Finck Jonathan Ball Project Ft. Randy Brecker
West Coast Blues- Wes Montgomery
Head Hunting- the Headhunters
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Turn Your Lights Down Low- Etienne Charles
Dear Lord (give me strength)- Preservation Hall Jazz Band

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Pledge for Peace- Chick Corea Ft. Stanley Clarke & Ravi Coltrane (live)

(Can You Guess Which Track in this list is almost 15minutes in duration?)

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