“G”roovin’ w/the New Mastersounds

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Had the chance to do a live on air phone interview with Eddie Roberts, guitarist and producer of the soulful entity known as the New Mastersounds. Hailing from Leeds, UK these guys know how to funk the lights out of it from top to bottom and start to finish. This one was special to me as I just absolutely dig the sound they produce, a Meters twist with a splash of dirty moss covered rock and groove~(from bone crushing drum beats to mind melting organ fingertromping bass defying bass flaps and the righteous-NESS of funky git-tar riffs). With a new album out and a Mid-west tour to support it, one of my favorite bands (been spinning them since I first started radio) made their way to a city that appreciates solid soul-felt funk. During the conversation, I asked Eddie to play a track for the ladies , The Minx and not only did the band rip it out and twist it up with a funky-ass know, the MisterG introduction was one for the books. Thanks Eddie. Matter of fact…here is the evenings set list:
Flimsy
102%
Pinky & Perky
M.R.G.
Minx
Six Under
In the Middle
All I Want
33 (Pete Start)
Colorado Sun
San Frantico
Bus Stop
One Note
Encore:IDRIS/BB/Can’t Hold Me

Opening the night was Moon Taxi, a jammin’ rock outfit from Nashville, Tennessee with some funky riffs that warmed it up just right.

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David Sanchez at The Union

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David Sanchez weaves the multi-cultural threads of North and Latin American cultures into a colorful musical tapestry, the common ground being the spirit of the drum. Sanchez’ robust sound, taut melodic focus and stirring rhythmic articulation reflect a talent wise beyond his years. His sense of originality transcends mere technical concerns. Sanchez is searching for fresh ways to enrich the jazz vocabulary. “I wanted to be in touch with my roots,” says Sanchez, “which come from Latin America. I believe that Latin jazz was born in the U.S., but I also believe that we are really one: North America, South America, the Caribbean. There are native people in these places who are related to each other. I’m trying to put that together in my music, trying to get in touch with the unity of it all while I integrate the stylistic elements from the different regions.” In late 1991, Dizzy Gillespie spoke glowingly of his latest protege, “There’s a young tenor player from Puerto Rico – the youngest member of the United Nation Orchestra – … David Sanchez, good, very reserved mind, very old mind, knows his changes, knows where he’s going and knows where he’s coming from.” Unarguably one of the most important and exciting young artists to emerge on the jazz scene in recent years, Sanchez’ uncommon talent, dedication and personal charisma will assuredly place him among the giants of jazz in the coming years….oh and by the way, he has since been awarded a Grammy….and on this night the room felt what mentor and student work so hard to achieve–oneness. This was the headline event for the Isthmus Jazz Fest and spirits were uplifted thrrough Mr. Sanchez’ saxophone and tight tight band…man were they tight.
Before the David Sanchez show I caught a set from the Tim Whalen Nonet, which totally made Coltrane’s Alabama come out to play while dazzling a filled up room at der Rathskeller at the UW with improvised spirit and soul.

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H20 Drip

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Been less than 100%~required an H2O drip to make this show happen…and happen I believe it still did.

Drag N Fly- Dale Watson
Ten Four- Dale Watson
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Run for a long time- Blind Boys of Alabama
Grits ain’t Groceries- Little Milton
Make a Little Love- Alex Chilton
Shake your Hips- Lou Ann Barton
I want a little Sugar in my Sugar Bowl-Nina Simone
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Don’t that Bring you Back- Diane Durrett (live)
Ferocious- Nikki Armstrong
Come Together- Dr. Lonnie Smith
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Master Bedroom- Max Allen
Thriller- Jake Shimabukuro (live)
Papa was a Rascal- James Booker
Take me Back- Mose Davis
Don’t Mess with Bill- Mose Davis
I Wish- Jack Prybylski
Pee Wee (revisited)- Tony Bunn
Walter L-Burton/Methany/Swallow/Sanchez
Fearless- Marco Benevento Trio (live)
Sugar Baby Blues- Omar Sosa
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Where’s the Party at- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave. (live)
Little by Little- Missy Andersen
Confused- Sugarbitch
Push you off the Bridge- Jane Wiedlin
Gyi Ma Gyi- Dadon (live Tibetan Freedom Concert)
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Coming Over Tonight-Cherine Anderson w/Chuck Fenda
Orphans Cry- Taj Weekes & Adowa
Jubulani- Zoro
Steppin’- Albino! Band
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Call me SUPER BAD-Little Sammy D & Newborn
In the Mix- the JMC Project
**Live on air conversation with Dale Watson**
Texas Boogie- Dale Watson
Accusation- the Juan Maclean
all I want right now- the New Mastersounds
you got it all- the New Mastersounds
Baby Bouncer- the New Mastersounds
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Dogs of Santiago- Lipbone Redding
Generation Fade- Xavier Rudd
Opportunity- Florin Niculescu

Isthmus Jazz Festival

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Now in its 21st year, the Isthmus Jazz Festival is a two-day celebration of America’s homegrown art form. The free festival kicks off the summer season in one of Madison’s most beautiful outdoor settings, the Memorial Union Terrace, with Lake Mendota as a glittering backdrop. A diverse crowd of students, jazz aficionados and casual fans fill the tables to hear a lineup that reflects a century’s worth of jazz styles. Dixieland, big-band swing, bebop, Latin jazz and free jazz are all part of the mix, along with contemporary derivations like funk and hip-hop. The festival is committed to honoring jazz’s glorious tradition while keeping one eye fixed on the future.

Check out more on it here.

2009 JAZZ FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Friday, June 5

4 – 5:30 pm: Patrick Breiner Trio
6 – 7:30 pm: Gerri DiMaggio
8 – 9:30 pm: New Breed Quintet
10 – close pm: Madison Jazz Orchestra

Saturday, June 6

12:30 – 1:30 pm: Mama Dig Down’s Brass Band (beginning on Library mall)
2 – 3:30 pm: High School Jazz All-Stars
3:30 – 4:30 pm: Edgewood College Big Band
5 – 6 pm: Jan Wheaton
6:30 – 8 pm: Tim Whalen Nonet
8 – 9:30 pm: Headliner David Sanchez, ticketed event in the Wisconsin Union Theater
8:30 – 10 pm: Get Down, Mr. Cat!
10:30 pm – close: Madisalsa

Sax Master Sam Butera R.I.P.

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Sam Butera, the hard-driving, hard-swinging New Orleans saxophonist who was Louis Prima’s longtime musical partner, died Wednesday in Las Vegas following a long illness. He was 81. Mr. Butera joined Prima’s band in 1954. With singer Keely Smith, they built one of the most popular acts in the golden age of Las Vegas. Mr. Butera cooked up the arrangements that gave the likes of “Just a Gigolo”/ “I Ain’t Got Nobody” and “Jump Jive An’ Wail” maximum impact. “Louis’s ace-in-the-hole was Sam Butera,” said Gia Prima, the fifth of Louis’s five wives and the singer in his band from 1962 to 1975. “That animal attraction that they had, with Sam’s honking sax and Louis’s jumping and jiving — without Sam, Louis couldn’t have pulled it off.” Mr. Butera grew up in the 7th Ward. His father owned Poor Boys Grocery & Meat Market. One evening the elder Butera took his son to see a big band, and asked the boy which horn he liked the best….”The saxophones were closest, so I pointed to the saxophones,” Mr. Butera recalled in a 1996 interview. “The next day I had a horn.”

Please see the rest of the article from Keith Spera here.

R.I.P QUEEN of the blues

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There was a moment where even the blues took a break, Grammy Award-winning blues legend Koko Taylor, 80, died on June 3, 2009 in her hometown of Chicago, IL, as a result of complications following her May 19 surgery to correct a gastrointestinal bleed. On May 7, 2009, the critically acclaimed Taylor, known worldwide as the “Queen of the Blues,” won her 29th Blues Music Award (for Traditional Female Blues Artist Of The Year), making her the recipient of more Blues Music Awards than any other artist. In 2004 she received the NEA National Heritage Fellowship Award, which is among the highest honors given to an American artist. Her most recent CD, 2007’s Old School, was nominated for a Grammy (eight of her nine Alligator albums were Grammy-nominated). She won a Grammy in 1984 for her guest appearance on the compilation album Blues Explosion on Atlantic.

Please see the entire news piece from Miss Taylor’s website here and take a moment to remember how she sang those blues to you.

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Dale Watson the Trucker Session II

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Maybe it was because on of my favorite people in the world when I was younger, grandpa was a truck driver, maybe not….I have always dug certain country sounds and let me tell you Dale Watson has exactly what I search for. On Hyena Records, the Truckin’ Sessions Vol. 2 is a tribute to the truck driving men (even a truck drivin’ queen) and pays great homage to those who commandeer the mighty 18-wheeler rig as a way of live. His soulful baritone voice tells you to listen and it means it…..his songwriting is so sharp I listen and feel like I am aboard the rig myself. Some of the tales carry on with wit and others take loneliness & sadness and gives them a face atop the body of these mystical characters on America’s highways. I often wonder about the tales of the road that grandpa NEVER told me about….

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Dale Watson will be in my area here in WI, but keep a look out for when/if he is playing out near you
06-12 | Chicago, IL | Martyr’s
06-13 | Middleton, WI | Club Tavern (2PM set)
06-13 | Janesville, WI | Bass Creek Golf Course @ The Big Red Open (8PM set)
08-09 | Green Bay, WI | Oneida Casino
08-10 | Green Bay, WI | Oneida Casino
08-11 | Green Bay, WI | Oneida Casino
08-12 | Green Bay, WI | Oneida Casino
08-13 | Green Bay, WI | Oneida Casino
08-14 | Green Bay, WI | Oneida Casino
08-15 | Green Bay, WI | Oneida Casino

Voice of a Bridge

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Had the chance to discuss the Steel Bridge Songfest taking place on June 11-14 in beautiful Door County WI USA with one of the many involved in the project, pat mAcdonald. Four days of music and discovery based around the well-being of an historic steel bridge which for many stands for so much more than mere traffic distribution. The significance of this and any bridge is so much more than what too many see it as….here’s my way to connect:

Love Land- Charles Wright
Angel Dance- Los Lobos
Three Little Birds-Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band
Jaula- Eljuri w/Johnette Napolitano
I told you Before- Cecilia Villar Eljuri
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Kantoi- Zee Avi
Love Train- Keb Mo
Don’t you Push me Down- Taj Mahal
Toe Jam-The BPA w/David Byrne & Dizzee Rascal
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Get up-Kalet & Zozo Afrobeat
All Night-Damian JR GONG Marley w/Stephen Marley
Shine on Jamaica- Cherine Anderson
Steppin’ into Zion- Kwame Bediako
For Today- Taj Weekes & Adowa
Creation- G.P.G.D.S.
Dawn- Heavyweight Dub Champions w/Tranzporter & Dr. Isreal
People in High Place-Burning Spear w/Bootsy & Bernie
Having a Party- Lee SCRATCH Perry
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Behind the Mask- Eccodek
Bledstyle- Kabash Rocker w/Bill Laswell
Rabat- Beats Antique
Ma Hine Cocore-Vieux Farka Toure (Yossi Fine 3rd Bass Mix)
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Nina Kaba- Famoro Dioubate’s Kakande
Bombay- Maneo
Dance with Wood- Global Drum Project
Ganges Delta Blues- Ry Cooder & V.M. Bhatt
Station Blues- Corey Harris
Glu Glu- Omar Sosa
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Nube Negra- Otmaro Ruiz
Akundun- Eva Ayllon
Jam #1- Tanaora
Seremoni Tiga- Markus Schwartz
Ay Valeria!-Ricardo Lemro & Makina Loca
Bella Con me- Giorgio Conte
Svegliami- Scarlet Balanga
Game up Bigger Pickle- Clara Bellino
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Wifey- Puppetbox
Kimberley- Puppetbox
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Seeing Things- pat mAcdonald
Wrecking ball- Liv Mueller & Paulie Rocco
Steel Shine- Rob Atwood feat Kim Manning
***On Air Conversation w/pat mAcdonald***
Steel Yourself- Jackson Browne & pat mAcdonald
Concrete & Steel- Jane Wiedlin & Early Thomas
Leavin’ it all Behind- Todd Carey/Freedy Johnston/melaniejane
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Complicated Shadows- Elvis Costello
Mama Guitar- Andy Griffith
She Does Everything for me- We the People
Best in Town-Hodges Brother & the Hi Rhythm Section
Get in Get Out- Randall Bramblett
Desert of Love- David Gans
Daphne- Florin Niculescu
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Little Bird (Reprise)-Sara Wasserman w/Christian McBride
Leap of Faith-Sara Wasserman w/DJ Logic & Rob Wasserman
Fly Away- Sara Wasserman w/Aaron Neville

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pat mAcdonald~Thanks for the time….

What’ll it turn out to be?

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I be Rockin’ w/Mrs. Benoit-Mike & the Ravens
I got a Woman- Rev OrganDrum
Love Work & Money- Josh Charles
No Bothering You- Paul Sanchez
Liberty- Ben Senterfit
Falling Leaves- Lisa Bianco
Jenny’s Got a Pony- Los Lobos
Killer Ray-Kyle Asche Organ trio feat. Melvin Rhyne
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You don’t Know me at All- Bettye LaVette
Rocket- Nikki Armstrong
Blue Eyed Soul- Diane Durrett (live)
Keep Pushin’- Nikka Costa
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Two Against them all- Floyd Miles
I’ll go Crazy- World Famous Blue Jays
Get Up(Feel like being a)Sex Macine-Q Burns Abstract Message
Hot Pants- Scarnela
Freak- Sugarbitch
There’s no Satisfaction- Vampyros Lesbos
The Tin Drum-the New Mastersounds
14th Street Hustle- Cadillac Jones
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Buttermilk- Ticklah
Pick up the Pieces- Melvin Sparks
Slowfoot- Nils Landgren Funk Unit
Who Needs Love- Keith Kilgo
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Give it up or Turnit Loose- Christian McBride Band (live)
Water- the Everyone Orchestra (live)
MPD- the Poogie Bell Band
Kid Rock Deluxe- Sex Mob
Decrepit Heart- Secretary
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Burning Down the House-Tom Jones & the Cardigans(Pepe Deluxe Mix)
Funky Brooklyn- the Pimps of Joytime
Friday Night(Hundred Dollar Bill)-G Love & Special Sauce
Cha Cha Cha 57- Tao of Groove
Groovin’ w/Miguel-Skeebo Knight feat. Miguel Castro
Hummus Around the Horn- Mecca Bodega (live)
Personal Thing- King Johnson (live)
Millionaire- Solomon Burke
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Talkin’ Bout a Revolution- Playing for a Change
Uncle- Xavier Rudd

They Often Cry Outreach

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St. Lucian roots reggae artist Taj Weekes launches TOCO SOCCER in St. Lucia, through his charity They Often Cry Outreach (TOCO), by bringing hundreds of soccer balls, uniforms and equipment to both primary and secondary schools and local charity groups on the island. The soccer gear will be distributed during a press conference in the Conference Room at the Olympic Committee, Olympic House in Barnard Hill on Friday, May 29th at 1:00 pm. Built on the belief that one soccer ball can be not only a source of joy to a child but also improve health, self-discipline, self-esteem and confidence, TOCO SOCCER was inspired by Weekes’ own childhood in St. Lucia, where he experienced first-hand the benefits of the game. Building these traits in children strengthens their ability to move through society with the knowledge that they can live beyond their circumstances and take responsibility for their own health and well-being, an important element in diabetes prevention, so prevalent in St. Lucia today. Through TOCO’s recent efforts, BIOLA University of Southern California has pledged five annual scholarships to qualified soccer players who exhibit strong grade point averages and testing scores. These scholarships will be awarded to St. Lucian students through TOCO SOCCER and are an exciting asset to the charity’s mission. TOCO is collaborating with RISE (St. Lucia) Inc. for this event and is honored to have the support of Dr. Jacqueline Bird and Dr. Stephen King, the latter whom will be addressing the group at the press conference. RISE and TOCO share the common goal of supporting and engaging youth so that they may take the lead in their own development and contribute something of value to the community as well. They Often Cry Outreach (TOCO) was founded in 2008 by Taj Weekes in effort to help underprivileged, at-risk and orphaned children in the Caribbean and beyond through sport, enrichment, educational and wellness programs. With the support of the World Association of Former United Nation Interns and Fellows (WAFUNIF), the International Consortium of Caribbean Professionals (ICCP) has named Taj Weekes a Goodwill Ambassador to the Caribbean in recognition of his efforts through TOCO.

For more information on Taj Weekes, visit www.TajWeekes.com and www.TajAndAdowa.com, www.TheyOftenCryOutreach.org

and along came the Hussy

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Original 2 piece garage rock-N-roll punk group the Hussy stopped bye the studio to spin some of their favorite tunes, lot of vinyl was spun and the chatter was unforgettable on such a blue skied day. A happy caller named Dayna won a Hussy tee-shirt (which is way cool) and I got a chance to get a garage rock punk type of a show under my belt with several local artists and independent labels working to make new music and musicians have a chance to get their art out there…..Here is what we all played when the needles hit the 7″ splits:

Oh Apollo- Mystery Girls
Irukandji- Smith Westerns
Volcano- Turbo Fruits
Candy- Tuff Bananas
Plant the Seed- the Honey Slides
Rock -n- Roll no Rules- the Points
Safe at Home- The Goodnight Loving
Breakdown- the Reatards
The River- the Zygoteens
Headset- the Hussy
Summertime Road- the Barbaras
Molly Molly- the Midwest Beat
Automatic- Sleeping in the Aviary
Timebox- the Plexi 3
Glimpse of a Ghost- the Forbidden Tigers
Sexiest- Sonic Chicken 4
Greed Money Useless Children- Jay Reatard
Wild Life- Cheap Time
She Likes it- Dead Ghosts
Borrowed Time- Pink Reason
ICU- Black Time
Buzzards & Dreadful Crows- Guided by Voices
One Time- the Hussy
Snakes- the Hussy
Hey Come On- Verbena

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the Human Machine

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I was in the driver seat making radio with a human edge for 5 hours today…There is a computerized box that’ll do it when the ones with pulses cannot, but I can’t let that happen if i can avoid it~The final hour and a half was dedicated to giving the local 2-piece the Hussy some airtime to spin some of their favorite tunes, mostly on 7″ splits…More on that tomorrow…The first portion is a fill in hour for Mad Mad Marcus who does a soul/rock show~here’s my human machine portion of the program:

Take a Ride- George Soule
Foggy Mountain Top- Van Morrison
Memphis in the Meantime- Gregg Allman
On Fire- JJ Grey & Mofro
Long Haired State- scrapOmtic
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Stuck to you- Nikka Costa
I Still want to be your Baby- Bettye LaVette
Son of a Preacherman-Soul Summit feat Susan Tedeschi (live)
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Oh Baby- Ministry of Sound
I’ll Always love my mama- Intruders
The Finest- SoS Band
Mr Pitiful- Tower of Power feat. Sam Moore
Since you’ve Been Gone…-Tower of Power
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It ain’t Necessarily so- Mary Lou Williams
Ghetto:Misfortunes Wealth- the 24 Carat Black
This is the Lost Generation-the Lost generation
Fedmie’s Flight- Jazzanova
Sensationnel- Le D
Blue Monday- Flunk
Sing a Simple Song-Sly & Family Stone w/Chuck D/D’angelo/Issac Hayes
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Makes you Extatic- the Tao of Groove
the Arrival- DeeJay Om
Joy Oh Oh Oh The Bengal Tiger- DeeJay Om
Kese Kese- dj cheb i Sabbah
Vishnu Dub- Club d’Elf
Hunter Gatherer- JFJO (live)
Missouri Uncompromised-Burton/Metheny/Swallow/Sanchez(live)
All one Tribe- Skeebo Knight
Mouse- Secretary
Melt- Dirk Quinn
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Black Satin-Fusion for Miles feat. Jimmy Herring
E Ticket Ride- Mike Watt
Don’t you Ever Wash that Thing?-Ed Palermo Big Band
Flat Pack Fantasy- Led Bib
Bolide Debile- Miriodor
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Come to me- Golem!
Gypsy Queens- Balkan Beat Box
Bury me Standing- Mad Juana
Nasty Tasty- Luminescent Orchestrii
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Chicky- Oojami
Hit Parade- David Last vs Zulu
Thank you Girl- Pressure Cooker
Feel like Jumping- Lee SCRATCH Perry
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Obama- Fula Flute
Ce n’est pas Bon- Amadou & Mariam
Back Atcha- Corey Harris
Sangare- Vieux Farka Toure
Time Has Come- Daby Toure & Skip McDonald
Maliba- Toubab Krewe (live)
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Roller Roller Rollerland- Mike & the Ravens

Global Ears Wrapped Around

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Dance to the End of Love-Leonard Cohen (live)
What’s That- Elliott Murphy feat. Oliver Durand
Two More Zeros- Leroy Powell
Love Stands Time- Cashman
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Underground- Chris Whitley & Jeff Lang
Big Black Ben- Samuel James
Edward’s Thrump up- Jamming with Edward
Highland Fling- Jamming with Edward
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Bright Mississippi- Allen Toussaint
Anna Ann- Davis Coen
I just Wanna Hang Around with you-scrapOmatic
Nite Vidual- Kyle Asche Organ Trio
Ugly Man- Henry Turner Jr & Flavor
Peace Love & Happiness- G Love & Special Sauce
Supermarket Blues- Eugene McDaniels
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American Woman-Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave (live)
Trees- Depth Quartet
Hello Goodbye- Akashic Record
Tang the Hump- Stanton Moore
Circle Limit- Robert Walter’s 20th Congress
Covert Mini Putt- Dirk Quinn Band
James Brown Medley:-Soul Summit (live)
~I Feel Good
~I Got the Feeling
Jamestown- the Poogie Bell Band
Take it as it Comes-Sugarman Three & Co w/Charles Bradley (Aphrodisiac Soundsystem Remix)
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Bonita- Pimps of Joytime
Caresss- David Last vs Zulu
Accusations- the Juan MacLean
Dance until Dawn- Astronauts of Antiquity
Kantoi- Zee Avi
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Humble Me- Sharon Jones & the Dapkings
Funky or What- Celia Baron
Oh Miss Havisham- Secretary feat. Big Boss
Bassatron- Exaltron
Breezeword- the Poogie Bell band
For Malena- Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog
Get on your Feet- JTQ
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Electric Jello- Watts Gnu
Don’t Worry About Tomorrow- Van Morrison

Mörglbl in MADISON

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I had my face and backside rocked off last night at the Crystal Corner Bar as the power trio from France called Mörglbl kicked it into overdrive and just kept on going. Supporting an album that is to be released in the states beginning of June, the Primus-like-Vai power jazz for the deaf sound crept through the crowd into waiting ears as riffs turned into rips that shredded the air between amp and ear. These guys have a blast rockin’ too, with antics that will lift a smile out of you with a drumming backbone that comes right out at you encouraging a foot to stamp and a head to bop with a metal spring. Christophe Godin (known as the best guitarist in France) certainly kept the strings bent heavy and you could almost smell the fire coming off the frets as he tore thru the neck in ways that spoke in an accent at times to me. For me, not too much can beat a serious power trio, and Mörglbl has now even added to what I once thought was a fair definition to that term…If Prog rock is something you like to experiment around and you’ve somehow missed these guys, let me lead you to the water…and DRINK!

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pat mAcdonald & MelanieJane

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Stopped by the Overture for a little Thursday after hours music and beverage and the show was Pat mAcdonald & MelanieJane. The songs were of biting humor and rock and roll with just enough of a bluesy touch where you could feel the heads bobbing with a certain known understanding. Pat creates songs that people want to hear and share with people they care about. These songs carried a load of tongue and cheek humor easily caught for those paying attention…..I found the new sounds and songs to be a bit refreshing and the delivery was certainly something to be seen in person. MelanieJane seems to backbone the sounds with her rhythm makers and percussive ways while busting out the electric cello at times to further captivate the listening ears..I have a feeling you’ll be hearing a little more about these two coming up in the near future on greenarrowradio…Stay Tuned.

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Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks

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On a Friday night you want to be entertained right? Of course. Whether Friday or not, Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks is a guaranteed smile waiting to happen, and then there is also the music. On this night at the Majestic Theater, We were privileged to feature a CD release party in an intimate seating gathering of swing jazz and sassy wit. “Tangled Tales” is the new album from Mr. Hicks and the Hot Licks, offered on Surfdog Records. There was shameless and face-slapping plugs about the new releases as one can easily gather when the title track was played with an uncanny innuendo that only could be fitting in the middle of a tune…..There were several treats of the new release, but none hit me as much as the groups version of Horace Silvers’ “Song for my Father”….jazzy to perfection. “Long Come a Viper” was the song of the night for me, as it toyed with me and kept filling me up and wanting more, while an old favorite “I Scare Myself” set that smile and extra hop in my bounce in motion. Every time I get the chance to interview Dan and then see his show live, I come away wishing that everyone has a chance to get a little Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks in their week.

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a day of Sun & Sounds

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A beautiful afternoon to get going in directions unknown~tanning tunes on the beaches of togetherness..Ahhhh come one come all join in the day of sun and sounds….

Josephine- Eric Lindell
She Said yeah- Webb Wilder
Lady Day & John Coltrane- Eric Lindell
Sweet Jane- Lou Reed (live)
Should I stay or Should I blow- the BPA w/Ashley Beedle
Video Nasty- Lisa Loeb & Steve Reynolds
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Shake it up- Jake Shimabukuro
Tall Fiddler- Tommy Emmanuel
Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky- Michael Douchet
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Funky Phone- Celia Baron
Nobody’s Baby- Sharon Jones & the Dapkings
Shelter- JTQ w/Rose Windross
Something Stank-George Clinton & P Funk w/Sativa
Threadin’ the Needle- Liquid Soul
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Street Sound- Pimps of Joytime (Nicodemus remix)
Let’s get Sick- Rithma feat Mitch Manker
Happy House- the Juan Maclean
Chapter 7- Mister Rourke
-evil genius
-midnight resurrection
-universe & beyond
-slow decay of the mind
Midwest- DJ Rewind
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Dream Boss- Secretary feat Big Boss
Regyptian Strut- Ed Palermo Big Band
Woe is uh me Bop- Fast N Bulbous
Sweet Chili- Led Bib
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Jabberwocky- Branford Marsalis Quartet
Orient Express-Joe Zawinul & the Zawinul Syndicate
Chinese Go Go-David Fiuczynski/Rufus Cappadocia
Can you Feel it- OGOGO
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Those Girls- Kinky
Tucheses & Nenes- Golem!
Spanish Fly- David Last vs Zulu
Sultan Song- Rob Wasserman
Rapanagatun-Zakir Hussain & the Rhythm Experience
Underwater City-Suphala w/Mazz Swift & David Gotay
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Proverbs- Mamer
Celebration- Mamer w/Bela Fleck
D’Gary Jam- Bela Fleck & Friends
Riddem- Daby Toure & Skip McDonald
Moose- Toubab Krewe (live)
Bassque Revolution- Erik Scott
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Shooting Hoops- G Love & Special Sauce
Try (a little bit harder)- Janis Joplin

Too young too soon

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Todo el Mundo Es Kitsch- Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog
Friends- Marco Benevento
Left Hand of Clyde- Club d’Elf (live)
Muchas Gracias- MMW
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The Liberator- Nels Cline
Arcadia Finlandis- David Fiuczynski
Leper- Reeves Gabrels
She says She does- Darren Gaines & the Key Party
Red Moon- Al Di Meola
Falkan’s Maze- Yellowjackets feat. Mike Stern
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Fluxura- the Karl Walters Trio
Night Train Express- the Microscopic Septet
6435789- Tower of Power w/Huey Lewis
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Blue Drag- Allen Toussant
Hoob a Joob- Paul Sanchez
Wake me up to say Goodbye- Paul Sanchez/John Boutte
But I like the Message- John Scofield
You got Something- Movin’ Melvin Brown
Ghetto Street- Dumpstaphunk (live)
Second and Dryades- Galactic w/Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
Tuff Love- Galactic w/Trombone Shorty
I get High- Porter/Batiste/Stoltz (live)
Opium Jacuzzi- Liquid Soul
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Get Down on it- Wayman Tisdale
Do I Do- Deborah Flores feat. Marcus Miller
Never Gonna- Wayman Tisdale w/Toby Keith
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Wrong about me- Brett Dennen
Sexy Waitress- Jimmy Landry w/Lefty Williams Band
Give me Back my Numbers- Geoff Achison
Texas Me- Delbert McClinton
Change in the Weather- Davis Coen
Girl- Sol Creech band
Come Together- Dr. Lonnie Smith
Something to Make you Happy- the Derek Trucks band
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Sensiamilla Street- Bert & Ernie
Supa Soul- Astronauts of Antiquity
Stay Human- Michael Franti & Spearhead (Stereo Steambath remix)
Totally Awesome- Honchie

R.I.P. Wayman Tisdale

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“Wayman Tisdale, who scaled the heights in two high-profile careers as a professional basketball player and a chart-topping recording star, died May 15 of cancer at a hospital in Tulsa. He was 44…..” That is how the article in the Washington Post starts, but from knowing some folks who know him so very well, there is so much more to the man, the smile, the grace and the talent. You as a caring and observant person will be able to find out Wayman’s basketball stats (An incredible college career, an Olympic gold and a long NBA career) and locate the tunes he created by going to many varied musical getting spots of your liking~but it is from the people who knew him best that i recall how the “Big Man” was a gentle soul with a smile that made things better….I will staill be able to share Wayman’s music with you but there’s more to pass along. Before his tragic death on May 15, 2009, he created The Wayman Tisdale Foundation, which is committed to making a difference in the lives of individuals with cancer as well as amputees. “I believe the best way to help is to provide support and resources. I know we can make a difference one person, one family at a time”.

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Let’s all work together to finish what Wayman has started.

Donations can be made to:
The Wayman Tisdale Foundation
c/o Paul Samuels
Morgan Stanley
2200 S. Utica Place
Suite 500
Tulsa, OK 74114.