WSUMix Fill in

By | |
Leave a comment

Did a fill in show for Mr. Dance yesterday morning before my show, as he was off for the holiday weekend….his show, WSUMix is a dancey sort of thang so I did what came to my dancing mind thru my dancing feets…don’t fail me now….

Miss Candy- the High Decibels
Duke gonna get ’em- the High Decibels
Wipe ’em Off- Da Boyz
Ill Vacation- the Mighty Underdogs feat Lyrics Born
Eye of the Hurricane- SONICBLOOM
the Garden- Cut Chemist
Watch that Sound- DJ Vadim feat emo
—————————
Daydreaming about Dub- Mad Professor/Ariwa Artists
Soul Fire- Tom Tom Club
Love to Love you Baby- Tom Tom Club
Ultra Flava-Heller & Farley Project (Peter Tong Mix)
Gettin’ into it- Sylk 130 (Brother ? Mix)
Last Night a DJ Saved my Life-Sylk 130 (FK Dub)
—————————-
Rumi go Through me- Dub Gabriel
Carried Away- Bassnectar
Qalander- Cheb i Sabbah
PD 7- Anoushka Shankar/Karsh Kale
Silent Song- Eccodek
17 Birds outside my Window- Suphala
——————————
Arruga-Soulive w/Ekene Nwokoye (Tycoon & Kraz mix)
Ride the Wave- the JMC Project
the Melee- the Beastie Boys
Rocket Science- Astronauts of Antiquity
Soup du Jour- Astronauts of Antiquity w/Cee Knowledge

Independent Selection

By | |
Leave a comment

I love being able to choose my own sounds to share….here is more sharing…for your eyes:

20/20 Vision-Charlie Haden w/Bruce Hornsby
Old Joe Clark- Charlie Haden w/Jack Black
Complicated Shadows- Elvis Costello
Every War-Pictures and Sound w/Willie Nelson
————————–
a Great Day for Freedom- David Gilmour (live)
Thriller- Jake Shimabukuro (live)
————————–
Half Human- Jimmy Lloyd
Drinkin’ or Drivin’-purgAtory hill(pat mAcdonald)
Midnight Train- Buddy Guy/Jonny Lang
One Bourbon One Scotch- Zakiya Hooker
Never Going back to Memphis- Shemekia Copeland
—————————
Rocket in my Pocket- Little Feat (live)
Red Dress- the New Orleans Radiators (live)
Shhhh(for a Little While)-Broke Dick Dog
Dirty Hairy Theme- James Taylor Quartet
Mini- Corduroy
Righteous- Quiet Boys
The Gettin’- Arrested Development (acoustic live)
Natural- Arrested Development (acoustic live)
————————-
A Country Song- Catalyst
Snackmaster-Skeebo/Adam/Marcus
Bumbo- Nomo
Feel Alright- Albino!
Magic Fever- Magic Circle Express
Disco Groove- the Checkmates
————————-
You met your Match- Tower of Power
Gary’s song- Alice Smith
Pieces- Supreme Beings of Leisure
————————-
Tuff Enuff- Cherine Anderson
Soon Come- 10 FT Ganja Plant
Bush Rock- 10 FT Ganja Plant
————————
an Afrasian Occasion- Sam Newsome
Iron Man- the Bad Plus
Diplodocus- Frank Zappa
Soul Polka- Frank Zappa
No Exit Strategy-Jim Weider’s Project Perculator
Baby Seals- Mamarazzi
Dollar Pants- MMW

Jackie Greene on the Terrace

By | |
Leave a comment

Just like last week for the Chicago Afrobeat Project show, it was yet another perfect night overhead for music on the terrace. On this night, Jackie Greene brought his get down rock and roll Americana sound and he meant it. The set was high energy and had the large crowd feeling the Thursday night before the 4th of July as more than another Thursday night, but this started people’s celebration weekend. Certainly a touch of the Dead’s “U.S. Blues” was thrown in there just to remind us where we were. Jackie’s band was making themselves known with stylist licks and giving people more of what they wanted~those finely crafty Jackie Greene tunes that the ones attached to the ears can seem to relate to. There were perfect moments to dance and other times to reflect, a great combination on a night made for us.

jackiegreenelive.jpg

Fawcett Turned On

By | |
Leave a comment

Just you Just me- Billy Taylor & Gerry Mulligan (live)
La Fiesta- Chick Corea
Big Chief City- Skeebo Knight
————————
Agents of the Corps- the Submarines
Call of the Wily- Greg Tate’s Garage Band
Sunday on Prozac- Needle
————————-
Got Lucky- the Microscopic Septet
Dropout Boogie- Fast N Bulbous
Call Center Labyrinth- Led Bib
White Wedding- Revolutionary Snake Ensemble
Echidna’s Arf (of You)-Ed Palermo’s Big Band
Funny Cigarettes- Watts Ensemble
Dada- Arthur Kell Quartet
————————–
Green Zone- Jim Weider’s Project Percolator
Noonward Race-the Mahavishnu Orchestra w/John McLaughlin
A little Anarchy Never Hurt Everybody- Gutbucket
————————–
Thrills- Matana Roberts
Return Send-On Ka’a Davis w/Famous Original Djuke Music Players
Red Hail- Tigran Hamasyan
————————-
Anthem for Andrea- Bobby Previte
Don’t Marry Mermaids…- Mamarazzi
Pool of Honey- Global Noize
Riffin’ Ed- MMW
Twin Killers- Marco Benevento
————————–
Hold onto your Man- Andy Narell & Relator
Thoughts of Alice- Lost Days

Feelin’ Crabby

By | |
Leave a comment

Feelin’ a little crabby today, but I don’t think the reflection in the music mirror will show that…Here, look for yourselves:

Turn on Your Love Light- Booby Blue Bland
Castanets- Alejandro Escovedo
————————
Rub me Raw- Warren Zevon
Shut- pat mAcdonald
Love Hotel- Zakiya Hooker
————————–
The Prowl- Dan Auerbach
Good Excuse- the John Butler Trio
3 Degrees- Xavier Rudd
Mama Taught me- the Uglistick
Losing my Mind- Woodfish
El Haz Sensor- Los Tres
—————–
My Little Bag- Geoff Achison
Heart Trouble- Nicole Hart
Higher Ground- Nicole Hart
Some Kind of Beautiful- Nikka Costa
Pack it up- Missy Andersen
Get on your Feet- JTQ
Looking for an Answer-the New Mastersounds w/Dionne Charles
———————
Funky Good Time- Melvin Sparks Band
Brownie Leo & Gus- Skeebo Knight
Fifty Second Street Boogie Down- Catalyst
Sunshine of your Love- George Clinton & P Funk All Stars
J’s Groove- Akiko Tsuruga
**On Air Conversation w/Melvin Sparks**
Pick up the Pieces- Melvin Sparks
Killer Ray-Kyle Asche Trio feat. Mel Rhyne
———————-
Hard Core- the New Orleans Radiators (live)
O Moses- Brother Joscephus & love Revival Revolution Orch.
ST James Infirmary- Allen Toussaint
I’ve got a Home- Blind Boys of Alabama
It’s a Big Army- John Scofield
Jack of Diamonds- David Coen
———————-
Manufactured Consent(Cheney’s got a Gun)-mamarazzi
Bongo Betty- Sam Newsome
Brother Man-Larry MacDonald w/Shaza & Terri Lion
Sun of Shango-Melvin Gibbs Elevated Entity feat Amayo & Blackbyrd McKnight
———————
Alma Ata-the Ananda Shankar Experience & State of Bengal
Jebel- Kasbah Rockers with Bill Laswell
——————–
Orange World- Jake Shimabukuro (live)
All the Same to me- Anya Marina
Static Mind- Girl in a Coma

Chicago Afrobeat Project

By | |
Leave a comment

Terrace soul took form under a beautiful evening sky with sailboats in the near distance and smiley firework displays overhead….The music was rich in nature and presented to us by the Chicago Afrobeat Project, who tears up the stage breathing the intensity of Chicago’s rich music scene into the infectious sounds of afrobeat. Afrobeat’s range of influences — funk, rock, jazz, afro-cuban, high life and juju music – settle into a hypnotic, dance-compelling pulse at the core of CAbP. The group layers a fiery originality around this core through high-energy rock and experimental jazz. Their live act is all together rockin’ and danceable, communicating the opportunity to share experience thru body movements and positive vibrations…The individual players, coming from diverse backgrounds, each hold their own as soloists that ultimately characterize the live shows. Melodic and hard-hitting horn lines create a lyrical flow to the music, delivered by a cutting, driven rhythm section dynamic. Complex call-and-response percussion songs are dispersed throughout the nights gig….making the music as beautiful as the surroundings…..

ChicagoAfrobeat4.JPG

Hopefully some Peace

By | |
Leave a comment

R.I.P. Michael Jackson….Known by so many for so many reasons….but the only reason to really care was for the person making the music and that art he produced was and might always be immeasurable. Too many songs that matter to list…to many albums that were great and set the bar for musicians around the globe to strive for…..whether you follow the pop scene that became Michael Jackson’s world, you know his music….you know his videos and you probably at one point in your life, shared one of your favorite moments with Michael through his music. I am so happy that I got to share moments with his music that I connected with others over……I always rooted for Michael and hoped he could just disappear into the “never never land” he so deeply tried to create for people to escape with.. Rest peacefully…….

michael_jackson.jpg
Dance to your own Michael Jackson

and a Picnic to follow..

By | |
Leave a comment

a perfect day to play and get together for food with a friend. Here’s the playing portion that I am happy to always share with you:

Miss Maybelle- R.L. Burnside
Muhammad Ali & His Gang vs Mr Tooth Decay-Louis M Gottschalk
——————–
Rock These Blues Away-Zakiya Hooker & John Lee Hooker
Shake, Rattle & Roll- Jeff Healy
Jambalaya- Jeff Healy
Light Up my Pipe-the New Orleans Radiators (live)
Sent to the Edge- Geoff Achison
Bootbanger- Geoff Achison
Lost & Found- Al & the Transamericans
———————-
Fishies- the Cat Empire
Dream- the JMC Project
Disco Truck- the JMC Project
I Can’t Stand the Rain- Missy Andersen
2NITE- Bria Valente
———————-
Thunder- S.M.V.
Splatch-Fusion for Miles feat. Jefff Richman
Baboon Strength- Charlie Hunter
Take it Easy- Akiko Tsuruga
Mission Impossible- Mose Davis
———————-
Cultural Survival- David Sanchez
Kansas City-Jimmy Witherspoon feat Robben Ford (live)
Hymm of the Orient- James Carter
Crazy Rhythm-Chet Baker w/the Bradley Young Trio
Improv #1-A New Brain for Arnie
Life of the Mind- Club d’Elf (live)
———————-
Little Wing- the Reptile Palace Orchestra
Poder- Rupa & the April Fishes
Not so Easy- Rupa & the April Fishes
Kasidim Tants- Yid Vicious
Citizen Boris- Golem!
Massacre Sonica- Kinky
———————–
Diaraby Magni- Vieux Farka Toure
Mousso tilou- Dobet Gnahore
Kargashai- Mamer
———————–
He Barrido el Sol- Les Tres
No Duermas Mas- Sumo
No Face Enemy- Albino!

R.I.P. Ali Akbar Khan

By | |
Leave a comment

Ali Akbar Khan, 87, a Bengali musician who was regarded as one of the finest artists of Indian classical music and who helped popularize the genre in the West through appearances on television, record and stage, died June 18 at his home in San Anselmo, Calif., of a kidney ailment. The son of a revered musician and teacher, Mr. Khan began intensive training as a child and partnered with sitar player Ravi Shankar — his future brother-in-law — performing duets throughout India. So, our hearts do go out to our friends the Shankar’s and their entire family. Mr. Khan was a virtuoso of the sarod, a 25-string instrument in the lute family. His chosen musical genre is based in part on the concept of the raga, which consists of improvised music based on a variety of scales. From these scales, or permutations of them, Indian musicians follow traditional forms but add their own inflections and feeling. Once, the late American violinist Yehudi Menuhin, who became one of his earliest champions in the West, said he considered Mr. Khan “an absolute genius, the greatest musician in the world.” As a young man exploring musical journeys, I was fortunate enough to see this amazing artist live at our local performing arts center and left that building a new person…I often speak of Mr. Khan when discussing in open my travels and explorations in sound hearing with anyone giving him such high praise as a road of his own in my adventures.

R.I.P. Ali Akbar Khan

ali-akbar-khan.jpg

Read the rest of the article from the Washington Post here.

What I’ve been Ear-Drummin’

By | |
Leave a comment

Things I may or may not always share over the air, but here’s what has been tickling those sensitive sound spots in my ears:

Frank Zappa’s Trance-Fusion
Sam Newsome’s Global Unity
The Prodigy’s Invaders Must Die
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Chasm
HuDost’s Trapeze
Nels Cline’s Coward
MSTRKRFT’s FIST OF GOD
Deep Forest’s III
Donnie Williams & Park Place’s The Power
Chick Corea’s Works
Mozart’s Piano Sonatas Klaviersonaten KV 309 & 331 as performed by Claudio Arrau

Ear-Tube-sd.jpg

Dale Watson in Middleton WI

By | |
Leave a comment

Before I started my Waterfront Festival adventures, I made the short trip to Middleton to the Club Tavern to see the one and only Mr. Dale Watson. Dale seemed to know just about everyone in town never mind the folks at the show…it was quite warming to see a gentleman of country music being more than that….and then the Honky Tonk began. As we spoke of in our recent on air conversation, true country and western songs were treated kindly and requests were easily achieved…Dale’s good that way for sure. I sure enjoy honky tonk and hard edged country music for before my time really, and this music on this day and any other day finding this band on stage sure did hit the spot. I appreciate the energy put into working to assist the independant truckers develop some kind of health care that doesn’t sink them, if they can get any at all…Oh there is a lot to like about Dale Watson and I hope I point you in the right direction with my honesty. His new album the Truckin’ Session Volume 2, as I mentioned a few posts back is exciting, rebellious and just in its causes…I am proud to have it in my music collection and the ability to share it with others is appreciated. (Thanks Dale/Kevin/Hawk/Moose)

dalewatson2.jpg

Waterfront Festival Part Deux

By | |
Leave a comment

vft.JPG

Mon Aime Vieux Farka Toure made things seem like the should for me….The sound of his guitar transcends music and clears a journey out of once was a pathless landscape. And on this journey I was happy to be able to spend some time catching up with Tim and Vieux before and after the show as it is always nice to spend time with people from past moments…..The music that Vieux and his band put out at this festival had the crowd in an amazement whirl~there were new dances being born right before my eyes…the African Jam Blues rock and roll deeply rooted in traditional Malian Blues music has gone in its own direction and it just GOES. The charm and charisma is a part of Vieux that flows off onto the crowd easily and kept a “connection” with the listeners~people became more than festival goers…I run out of words for my experiences with sounds and people that deeply affect me and Vieux and his music keep me pretty quiet at times….I managed to pick up the new cd FONDO to do the talking for me in the upcoming weeks.
fondo.jpg

Bonsoir, Catin was on before Vieux and featured authentic cajun music that is energetic, passionate and heart-felt, leading the Madison crowd to cut a, well… cut a festival lawn into a dusty dance square filled with couples embraced in a Cajun swing. Bonsoir, Catin is an all-woman Cajun band. Their music is an expression of what it is to be a Cajun woman–feminine, classy, smart, brave, take-charge, and no-nonsense, and has emerged as one of South Louisiana’s most exciting new Cajun bands.

bonsoir.gif

2009 Waterfront Festival

By | |
Leave a comment

This year for the Marquette Neighborhood Association’s Waterfront Festival brought entertainment from around the globe, local fare and goods and a LOT of people for a real good gathering of spirit and sound. This year was the 20th anniversary of the event and the music was joyous and raucous and sweat-inducing danceable so many people came to bask both days in the seductive lakeshore breeze. The community celebrated in Yahara Place Park on June 13th and 14th at the confluence of the Yahara River and Lake Monona where the cottonwoods provided the ideal canopy for this rite of spring. On Saturday I saw Taj Weekes and Adowa bring the gentle conscious voice of today thru Island sounds delight the audience with vibes and grooves of a folk reggae, words to hear and rhythms to move your body to…this hours after Taj called in to do another phoner on the program where we discuss his music and his beliefs of giving back (see early post here). I always enjoy giving artist who give back time to share on the airwaves.
tadowa.jpg

After the show I chilled with Taj and the band for a bit, keeping it real with hula hoops and kindness…..we watched as Rupa and the April Fishes prepared backstage before an amazing set of eminently eclectic, genre bending and body moving music from this San Francisco based group creating lively, romantic and instantaneously appealing music with influences from many areas of the globe….there is too much going on within this groups on identity to write but I do suggest you check them out.
rupa_april_fishes.jpg

Days off….INjoy

By | |
Leave a comment

I have a short vacation before moving onto my summer routine and I am gonna enjoy it….Musically I think I m getting off to a good start…Let’s take it in:

Truckin’ Queen- Dale Watson
Texas Boogie- Dale Watson
—————————
This is Ridiculous- New York Dolls
Three is a Magic Number- Bob Dorough
Evelyn is not Real- My Morning Jacket
Mendocino- Shawn Sahm
Deep Dark Hole- Los Lobos
—————————
I want some More- Dan Auerbach
Heartbroken, in Disrepair- Dan Auerbach
So Many Nights- the Cat Empire
Use Me- Pete Yorn & Kinky
Crimson & Clover- Prince
—————————–
Trip- M. Nahadr
Return Send-On Ka’a Davis w/Famous Original Djuke Music Players
Love to Tical- Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber
Night School- Ed Palermo Big Band
——————————-
Waiting- Nomo
La Koolie- Albino! Band
——————————-
Raju- John McLaughlin & Chick Corea (live)
The Wind The Snow The Water-Green Light (live)
Hole in the Bag the New Mastersounds
Thermal Bad- the New Mastersounds
Dry Spell- Ticklah
Rise & Shine- Karl Denson’s tiny Universe
Kamasutra- Vampyros Lesbos
——————————–
Stand up and Dance- Missy Anderson
Let’s Dance- Beyondo
Saidi Song- Turbo Tabla
Courage- Vieux Farka Toure
——————————-
Strange Universe- Moon Boot Posse
Set the Children Free- Larry McDonald w/Toots Hibbert
Sense of Purpose- Buju Banton
Dark Clouds- Taj Weekes & Adowa
Little Fire- Taj Weekes & Adowa
Orphans Cry- Taj Weekes & Adowa
**On air Conversation w/Taj Weekes**
———————————
Ice Cream- Jack Prybylski
Presto- Chinese Baroque Players

1st live album for Jake

By | |
Leave a comment

Ukulele Master and friend of the program, Jake Shimabukuro has his first live album released on Hitchhike Records. There are several moments during one of Jake’s live shows to be amazed by what sound can be made with a four stringed instrument, but imagine it being captured and sifted through by the artist after several performances were recorded and the best of the best (as seen through Jake’s eyes) were put on the first full-length CD since 2006′ “Gently Weeps”. The 17 song album include 12 originals ( 4 of which are brand new) and 5 covers (including an incredible version of J.S. Bach’s “Two Part Invention No.4 in D Minor” and a unique interpretation of Michael Jackson‘s “Thriller”. Not only does this release capture the innovation behind the sound that Jake can create musically but the playfulness and joy that accompanies the art with the artist….Checkout “Jake Shimabukuro LIVE” for more of what I mean.

Jake Shimabukuro Live.jpg

R.I.P. Kenny Rankin

By | |
Leave a comment

Kenny Rankin first gained acclaim as one of the guitarists on Bob Dylan‘s landmark 1965 album, “Bringing it all Back Home,” had been preparing to record an album of new material when he became ill a few weeks ago. Recording sessions scheduled with producer Phil Ramone were canceled as his health began to deteriorate. “That he was still at the top of his game is one of the saddest parts of his passing for me,” Denny Stilwell, president of Mack Avenue Records, said in a statement. “He performed the new material in our office over the last few months and his voice was still in its finest form — he sounded absolutely amazing. Our hearts and prayers are with his family.” Mr. Rankin will always be revered as a brilliant pop vocalist and highly regarded musician-songwriter whose stylings ranged from jazz to pop to the world music influences he picked up as a child in New York.

rankin.jpg