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"Big Carnivorous Feast" with mark (archive)

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 | 10:00 to 12:00 | Playlist
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Neko Case & Her Boyfriends Set Out Running Furnace Room Lullaby Bloodshot/Mint My fave CD from 2000. Gotta be up in the top 5-10 still.
Neko Case & Her Boyfriends Whip The Blankets Furnace Room Lullaby Bloodshot/Mint
Amy Allison Shadow Of A Man Sad Girl Diesel Only 2002
* Joanna Newsom Baby Birch Have One On Me Drag City new, nice. Upcoming show Sold Out.
* Hurray For the Riff Raff Little Things Young Blood Blues self-released From New Orleans. New. Alynda Lee Segarra, Yosi Pearlstein, and friends.
* Mose Allison Everybody Thinks You're An Angel The Way Of The World Anti- Another terrific Joe Henry-produced record. The 82-year-old is back after no albums since he turned 70 (!). This'n was written by his daughter, Amy (see above). Mississippi native who has been called "the William Faulkner of Jazz."
* Fania All Stars Intro San Juan 73: First Concert in Puerto Rico Fania/Código sweeeeet recordings from Coliseo Roberto Clemente, 1973
Fania All Stars Mi Debilidad (w/Ismael Quintana) San Juan 73: First Concert in Puerto Rico Fania/Código
* Celio Balona Tema de Batman (VA) Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas Tropicalia In Furs awesome 1967-76 stuff on this disc
* Magical Radiophonic Heart Las Flores de Mal Bande de Turistas Nacional new from Buenos Aires
* Chocquibtown San Antonio Oro Nacional new from the Pacific coast of Colombia
* Árbol Mi Novia se Cayó en un Pozo Ciego (VA) Vos Sabés Como Te Esperaba Nacional covers of songs by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs (Argentina). Árbol is also from Argentina.
Patti Smith Free Money Horses Arista 1975. Listened to this whole album real loud the other day. Yes.
The Gories Smashed I Know You Be Houserockin' Crypt CD combining the first two Gories LPs. This song was from the Alex Chilton-producted one from 1990.
The Gories Ghostrider I Know You Be Houserockin' Crypt ditto
Sir Douglas Quintet Image Of Me The Prime of Sir Douglas Quintet: The Best of the Tribe Recordings Westside a fine Harlan Howard tune
Merle Haggard If I Could Only Fly If I Could Only Fly Anti- 2000
* Humble Tripe Wish You Well Counting Stars 307 Knox new from Durham
* The Besnard Lakes Like The Ocean, Like The Innocent Pt. 1: The Ocean The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night Jagjaguwar fabulous new one from Montreal
The Besnard Lakes Like The Ocean, Like The Innocent Pt. 2: The Innocent The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night Jagjaguwar " "
Taj Mahal Leaving Trunk Taj's Blues Columbia/Legacy Sleepy John Estes song. Comp of some tunes from Taj's late 60s & early 70s recordings. Taj Mahal appears at MERLEFEST this year. www.merlefest.org for info! If you would like a FREE pair on 1-day passes to any festival day, call me now: 684-8870.
* The Wilders God Made Me (A Little Crazy) Bull Shoals b/w God Made Me (A Little Crazy) Free Dirt new from Kansas City. Appearing again at MerleFest.
The Steep Canyon Rangers Lucky Streak The Steep Canyon Rangers Rebel also at MerleFest again. Local! Yipppeee!
Little Feat One Clear Moment Let It Roll Warner Bros. Never thought I'd see Little Feat at MerleFest, but, yep, they're coming.
* Shout Out Louds 1999 Work Merge new from Sweden
The Postal Service Such Great Heights Such Great Heights EP Sub Pop 2003
Neung Phak Diew Tob Diew Tob Mono Pause Abduction 2004 from Oakland, Calif.
Loretta Lynn When The Tingle Becomes A Chill When The Tingle Becomes A Chill MCA