Well, not exactly. I didn’t really skip past this hot month. I just didn’t do some of my shows. I spent part of the time in Texas, and part of it in Sacramento–two areas of the country that aren’t exactly cool this time of year. So no time machine magic after all.
However–in Texas, I got to hang out with the gang from Spyderpop Records. We ate bbq, Tex-Mex, and cake together, went to a Texas Rangers baseball game, did a few live webcasts, drove through the drive through at Whataburger at 3:00 a.m., and saw much live music. All on about 5 hours of sleep a night.
That said, it’s good to be back on the air at Woody Radio. This is where I belong. But I brought a little bit of Texas home with me to California, and to Woody Radio. This week’s show features a 7 song Spyderpop and Spyderpop-adjacent set. What does that mean? Well, Spyderpop Records is going out on tour. They’re doing something like 7 shows in 10 days, up and down the Golden State (California, for those still not in the know). They’re bringing Bill Lloyd, The Lannie Flowers Band, Danny Wilkerson, and Chris Church to selected cities. And in those cities, bands like Maple Mars, Blake Jones & The Trike Shop, Bellygunner, and Trip Wire are opening for them. Fantastic times. The Sacramento stop is at the Blue Note Brewing Company in Woodland, CA, Sunday, August 4th. Anyway, you should go to one or more of those shows–you’ll love every bit of it. spyderpop.com
And as for this show, well, 57 tracks, great (and sometimes odd) segues, a “fortune cookie report”, and some pithy commentary from yours truly. Yep, I’m back. I hope you listen and enjoy.
Artist | Title | Album
Duncan Faure | Nightfall | Anthology
Death Of Samantha | Conviction | If Memory Serves Us Well
The Corner Laughers | Stonewords | Ultraviolet Garden
Desario | Formula One | III
Michal Towber | Old | No Resolution
Michael Simmons | Rudderless Day | First Days of Summer
The Schramms | In Error | Omnidirectional
Jason Berk | Changes By The Day | Everything Old Is New Again
Tawny Thiele | Happy Together | The Fowl Tone Sampler
Liz Phair | 6’1″ | Exile in Guyville
The Bobbleheads | Listen You Know | Myths And Fables
Nushu | Another Rainy Weekend | Nushu
The Decibels | All Of Your Lies | Scene, Not Herd
Blake Jones & The Trike Shop | Sun Up | Everybody’s Unplugged Except Martin
Lannie Flowers | Circles | Circles
Maple Mars | Citizen Roger | Galaxyland
Danny Wilkerson | How She Lost My Heart | Wilkerson
Chris Church | Something Completely | Limitations Of Source Tape
Bellygunner | Medicine | Machine Gun Built For Two
Bill Lloyd | Miracle Mile | Working The Long Game
Victor Sotelo | Hey Paul! | Homeland Insecurities
The Mysteries of Life | Coat of Arms | Bad Advice
Jonemery | If You Think You’re Heartbroken Now | Wrecked
Trip Wire | Bottle Rocket | Once & Always
Salt | A Song For Jerome | The Loneliness Of Clouds
The Armoires | Alesandra 619 | Zibaldone
The Morning Line | Synthadamus | Single release
Wade Johnson | You Know It | Single release
Kelley Ryan | Monkey To Man | Beyond Belief: A Tribute To Elvis Costello
Don Hawkins | If I Were A Pen | Stutter Step
Nick Lowe | Big Kick, Plain Scrap | Labour of Lust
Raistalla | Good Work | Raistalla
The JAC | Jackson | Drugs Trucks & Jesus
Smoking Popes | Before I’m Gone | Destination Failure
Matt Langlois | You Are My Weekend | Merde!
HUGElarge | Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White | HUGElarge
Krista D | Penny for your Thoughts | Look at me… I’m Krista D
Bill Mumy | Having You Around | Lockford
The Ks | 13 Steps | Can’t Get it Together
Little Guilt Shrine | Exit Flagger | Boy Girl Boy
Dwight Yoakam | The Late Great Golden State | Population Me
Rachel Taylor Brown | Little Gyre | Run Tiny Human
In Deed | Song to You | Everest
Richard X. Heyman | In A Sunlit Room | Pop Circles
Sunshine Boys | Caroline Yes | Blue Music
The Feelies | Pass The Time | In Between
Natalie Cortez & The Ultraviolets | Three Times | Twitch!
Sex 66 | Numb | Grew Up Down
Felsen | Rock and Roll’s Not Dead | I Dont Know How to Talk Anymore
Elk City | Ride The Slide | Everybody’s Insecure
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions | Perfect Skin | Rattlesnakes
Rich McCulley | Far From My Angel | Far From My Angel
John Hiatt | Slow Turning | Slow Turning
R Stevie Moore | The Winner | Afterlife
Spygenius | Godfearing | Pacéphale
Pugwash | Everyone Knows That You’re Mine | Silverlake
Jayhawks | Real Light | Tomorrow The Green Grass
Bonus: More photos from my Texas trip:
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