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Wednesday, May 7, 2008 | 10:00 to 12:00 | Playlist
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New Artist Song Album Label Comments
Talib Kweli Say Something (feat. Jean Grae) Eardrum Blacksmith/Warner
Machine There But For The Grace Of God (VA) Mantronix: That's My Beat Soul Jazz
* Soul Messengers Victory (VA) Soul Messages from Dimona Numero Group U.S. ex-pats recorded in (living in?) Dimona, Israel c. late 70s
Lil' Lavair & The Fabulous Jades Cold Heat (VA) Cold Heat: Heavy Funk Rarities 1968-1974 Now-Again L.A. c. 1970
The Propositions You've Been Chose Funky Disposition Luv N' Haight from Detroit, early 1970s
* Eberhardt Mills The Curse EP self-released
The Countdown Quartet I'm A Breakdown The Countdown Quartet Yep Roc 1999
* Killer Filler Wild Trip Filler Up! NDM Ltd. new from Crispy Bess & co.
* Seth Kauffman Digging Research self-released love this
* Cantwell Gomez & Jordan Gold Is Where You Find It Hot Licks & Rhetoric 307 Knox Rounding out a set of all local music...
Emmylou Harris Tulsa Queen Luxury Liner Warner Bros. 1977. Emmylou plays at NC Museum of Art this summer! See http://ncartmuseum.org/events/summerconcert.shtml
Fayssoux I Know It's Over Early Red Beet Fayssoux McLean, then Fayssoux Starling, sang on many of Emmylou's 1970s-80s records, incl. this song. Emmylou returns the favor here on Fayssoux's new album.
Rodney Crowell I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried The Essential Rodney Crowell Columbia-Legacy by request -- thanks!!
Buddy Miller It's Been A Change Cruel Moon HighTone
* Willie Nelson One In A Row One Hell Of A Ride (box set sampler) Columbia-Legacy 1966. This set celebrates Willie's 75th bday last month
* Megafaun His Rope Bury The Square Radium
* Eleanor Roosevelt Queen Of Sweetwater Walker With His Head Down Skuntry early 1990s, St. Louis
* Jeffrey Lewis End Result 12 Crass Songs Rough Trade all covers of the punk band Crass
* The Weird Weeds Dream Songs I Miss This Autobus new from Austin
* Spires That In The Sunset Rise Morning song This Is Fire Secret Eye new from Chicago
* Retribution Gospel Choir Somebody's Someone Retribution Gospel Choir Caldo Verde band that includes members of Low
* Black Keys Remember When (Side B) Attack & Release Nonesuch new from Akron
* Stella Haskill Mes Tis Polis Ta Stena (Alleyways of Instanbul) (VA) Victrola Favorites: Artifacts from Bygone Days Dust-to-Digital Collection of 78 rpm records, played on a 1924 Victrola phonograph, captured w/a single mic and presented to you on this glorious 2-CD set. This one's Greek, c. 1950
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys The Thingamajig (VA) Victrola Favorites: Artifacts from Bygone Days Dust-to-Digital 1952
Noble Sissle and His Orchestra The Basement Blues (VA) Victrola Favorites: Artifacts from Bygone Days Dust-to-Digital 1931. This 78 record stated on the label: "Low-downer than any Low-down Blues."
* Sankofa Strings Viper Mad Colored Aristocracy Music Maker Members of Carolina Chocolate Drops formed this band prior to CCD. This song was originally cut by Noble Sissle's Swingsters in New Orleans in 1938.
Tift Merritt Virginia, No One Can Warn You Bramble Rose Lost Highway Thanks for the request!
Carlene Carter It Takes One To Know Me Stronger Yep Roc New one from Carlene, first in a long dang time.
Carl Smith Kisses Don't Liee The Essential Carl Smith Columbia-Legacy Carlene's dad. 1954.
Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn Our Hearts Are Holding Hands Ernest Tubb & The Texas Troubadours: Waltz Across Texas Bear Family also by request via wxdu.org -- Thanks!