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Wednesday, March 25, 2009 | 10:00 to 12:00 | Playlist
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Pine Leaf Boys w/Anna Laura Edmiston Pine Grove Blues (VA) Allons Boire un Coup: A Collection of Cajun and Creole Drinking Songs Valcour A nice little Lousiana label, recently started by "the next generation" of Cajun/Creole musicians. Check 'em out!
* Beausoleil Bosco Stomp Alligator Purse Yep Roc New on Yep Roc. Beausoleil's millionth album or so. Recommended.
Clifton Chenier Tu Peux Cogner (Mais Tu Peux Pas Rentrer) Frenchin' The Boogie Sunnyside
* Dwight "Red" Lamb Danish Galop (VA) Art of Field Recording, vol. 2 Dust-to-Digital
Nathaniel Mayer White Dress Why Don't You Give It To Me? Alive Detroit singer who had some hits as a young dude in the 60s but then sorta disappeared. Returned for this 2007 release with a smokin' greasefire of a band
The Deviants Garbage Ptooff! Decca 1967 British heavy rock. Really good.
* Dan Melchior Und Das Menace Mr. Oblivian Mr. Oblivian b/w Piledriver Nitemare #2 Columbus Discount New
* Mark Sultan Hold On Hold On b/w I Hear A New World Sub Pop New
* Rockpile Play That Fast Thing (One More Time) Quiet Please... The New Best Of Nick Lowe Yep Roc New 2-disc set!
Jim Ford Long Road Ahead The Sounds Of Our Time Bear Family This CD comprises JF's only album, "Harlan County," with a few other rare singles and prev. unreleased masters. This one was on Harlan County in 1969.
Z.Z. Hill Snap Your Fingers The Complete Hill Records Collection/United Artists Recordings, 1972-1975 Capitol country soul at its finest...
Bobby Womack Fact Of Life / He'll Be There When The Sun Goes Down Anthology Capitol 1973
* Fredda Barry White (VA) Le Pop: Les Filles Groove Attack
* The Nu Band Lower Eastside Blues Lower East Side Blues Porter "the sweet spot between the language of bop and free expression" per one review...
* Flaco Jimenez w/The West Side Horns Ta Bueno Compadre (VA) Keep Your Soul: A Tribute to Doug Sahm Vanguard Excellent--and overdue--tribute to Sir Doug, who died in 1999
Doug Sahm Crazy Baby Juke Box Music Texas Music Group Sir Doug play it all: Rock, pysch, country, blues, Tex-Mex. But, as the late great Jerry Wexler said, "R&B--That's Doug's address--the main one, where he gets his mail."
Jo Privat feat. Matelot Ferret Java Manouche (VA) Rough Guide to Gypsy Swing World Music Network
* Luminescent Orchestrii Moldavian Neptune's Daughter Nine Mile Balkan music from NY. A traditional Moldavian tune arranged their way.
* Ferhat Tunç Xanim Ninay Ateste Sinandik Ozdemir "Kurdish prog pop from a Balkan Billy Bragg"
Billy Bragg Little Time Bomb Worker's Playtime Yep Roc Late 80s-- recently re-released w/ bonus material by Yep Roc
* Phosphorescent I Gotta Get Drunk To Willie Dead Oceans Playing Duke Coffeehouse tomorrow night, Thurs. March 26th
Justin Treviño I Only Make You Happy When I Cry More Loud Music and Strong Wine Heart of Texas
* Buddy & Julie Miller The Selfishness In Man Written In Chalk New West feat. Emmylou Harris
* Sara Lov Frankie Seasoned Eyes Were Beaming Nettwerk
* Bosque Brown Soft Love Baby Burnt Toast Vinyl Bosque Brown is a group from Dallas featuring the voice and songs of Mara Lee Miller
Blaze Foley Why Do You Treat Me Thisaway? Cold, Cold World Lost Art
Ramblin' Jack Elliott Please Remember Me A Stranger Here Anti- Terrific set of 10 Depression-era blues tunes from a great American singer. Joe Henry produces.