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"Back Up & Push" with mark (archive)

Wednesday, November 2, 2005 | 10:30 to 12:00 | Playlist
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New Artist Song Album Label Comments
George Jones Still Doin' Time The Essential George Jones: The Spirit Of Country Epic / Legacy
* Freakwater Cathy Ann Thinking of You Thrill Jockey Tonight! Local 506!
Freakwater Scratches On The Door Dancing Under Water Thrill Jockey
* Ola Belle Reed I've Endured (VA) Classic Bluegrass vol. 2 Smithsonian Folkways Ola Belle grew up in the NC mtns. This is from 1976.
Gillian Welch Lowlands Soul Journey Acony
* Silver Jews Punks In The Beerlight Tanglewood Numbers Drag City
* The Mendoza Line Catch A Collapsing Star Full Of Light And Full Of Fire Misra
* Elizabeth McQueen & The Firebrands A1 On The Jukebox Happy Doing What We're Doing Freedom Pub Rock tribute... a set of mostly covers by an Austin band. Dave Edmunds, Dr. Feelgood, Squeeze, Graham Parker, et al are revisited...
Dave Edmunds Trouble Boys The Dave Edmunds Anthology (1968-90) Rhino
Heartless Bastards Done Got Old Stairs And Elevators Fat Possum Contrary to what I said on the air, this band is NOT opening for James McMurtry at The Pour House Nov 3rd. I was momentarily memory impaired & forgot that Mr. McMurtry calls his own (separate) back-up band "The Heartless Bastards." Sorry for any confusion.
* Thee Shams Something Happening Sign The Line Shake It
James McMurtry We Can't Make It Here Childish Things Compadre Tomorrow night... at The Pour House. [Broadcast listeners: sorry for the blips... had to edit out a couple bad words...]
* Kind Of Like Spitting Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends Learn The Songs Of Phil Ochs Hush
* Dolls White Dove The Dolls Huume
Brian Eno Wire Shock Nerve Net Opal / Warner Bros.
* Emmanuel Jal & Abdel Gadir Salim Elengwen Ceasefire Riverboat / World Music Network Amazing Sudanese hip-hop
* Cherish The Ladies The Old Maids of Galway / The Sunny Banks / The Flooded Road to Glenties / Free & Easy Woman Of The House Rounder Brand new 10th record from a fine Celtic group. A set of reels here...
* Tim O'Brien Pretty Fair Maid In The Garden Fiddler's Green Sugar Hill One of two recent O'Brien releases. This one has a bit of a Celtic flavor to it.
* Marah Sooner Or Later If You Didn't Laugh You'd Cry Yep Roc The new Marah record was recorded live in the studio. Much more raw than previous couple records... more like the live show, I guess.
* We Are Wolves T.R.O.U.B.L.E. Non-Stop Je Te Plie En Deux Fat Possum Wow!!!!!!!!!!
Unholy Trio There Stands The Glass Pure Country self-released feat. Dave Gay on bass (Freakwater bassist)
Loretta Lynn Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight) The Best of Loretta Lynn, vol. 2 MCA