No Saturday Morning This Week

I am off to the land of the chicken wing, my home town, Buffalo, NY, visiting my mom with my kiddos. Therefore, there will be no Saturday Morning this week. The advantage of missing a week is that I will have loads of new music next week. So, see you on the Cinco de Maya! Perhaps we will have a Latin theme.

Play List for April 21, 2007

Low v. Diamond – Stay Awake – Life After Love (EP) (Marrakesh)

The Boggs – Forts – Forts (Gigantic)

~Break~

Andrew Bird – Fiery Crash – Armchair Apocrypha (Wigawam Music)

Andrew Bird – Imatosis – Armchair Apocrypha (Wigawam Music)

Working For A Nuclear Free City – Troubled Son – Working For A Nuclear Free City (Melodic)

MariaTaylor – A Good Start – Lynn Teeter Flower

~Break~

Soulsavers – Kindown Rain – It’s Hot How Far You Fall, It’s the Way You Land

Malajube – Pate Filo – Trompe l’oeil

Malajube – Montreal -40C – Trompe l’oeil

~Break~

Andrew Bird – Plasticities – Heretics – Armchair Apocrypha (Wigawam Music)

Andrew Bird – Heretics – Armchair Apocrypha (Wigawam Music)

The Pierces – Boring – Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge

The Fiery Furnaces – Bitter Tea – Bitter Tea (Fat Possum)

~Break~

Fujiya and Miyagi – Cassettesingle – Transparent Things (Deaf, Dumb, and Blind)

Swati – 2 O’clock In The AM – Small Gods

Andrew Bird – Armchair – Armchair Apocrypha (Wigawam Music)

Andrew Bird – Darkmatter – Armchair Apocrypha (Wigawam Music)

~Break~

Sonia Sanchez – Song #2 (To all the young girls) – from Hearing Voices (hearingvoices.com) (Music by Jamaaladeen Tacuma)

dEUS – 7 days, 7 Weeks – Pocket Revolution (V2)

Peter, Bjorn, & John – Objects of My Affection – Writer’s Block

Scott Carrier – Blind Dog – Hearing Voices.com Podcast

Andrew Bird – Simple X – Armchair Apocrypha (Wigawam Music)

Andrew Bird – Cataracts – Armchair Apocrypha (Wigawam Music)

Bright Eyes – Tourist Trap -

Hearing Voices Can Be A Good Thing

I've posted a link to the Hearing Voices web site. Hearing Voices "is the largest collective of independent radio producers this side of the semi-planet Pluto" (from their web site). If you are interested in good radio stories, check them out.

Saturday Morning - April 14, 2007

Pacha Massive – Pachangueando – All Good Things (Nacional)

Pacha Massive – Don’t Let Go – All Good Things (Nacional)

The Good, The Bad, and The Queen (GBQ) – History Song – The Good, The Bad, and The Queen

The Good, The Bad, and The Queen (GBQ) – 80s Life – The Good, The Bad, and The Queen

Under Byen – Palads – Samme Stof Som Stof (Paper Bag)

Andrew Bird – Heretics – Armchair Apocrypha (Fat Possum)

~Break~

The Rosebuds – Get Up, Get Out – Night Of The Furies (Merge)

Wax Tailor – We Be – Hope & Sorrow (Decon)

The Greyboy Allstars – Still Waiting – What Happened To Television? (Sci Fidelity Records)

~Break~

GBQ – Northern Whale – The Good, The Bad, and The Queen

GBQ – Kingdom of Doom – The Good, The Bad, and The Queen

James Yorkston – Summer Song – The Year Of The Leopard

The Innocence Mission – Love That Boy – We Walked In Song

~Break~

Gringo Star – No Reason – Gringo Star

Loney, Dear – I Am John – Loney, Noir

GBQ – Herculean – The Good, The Bad, and The Queen

GBQ – Behind The Sun – The Good, The Bad, and The Queen

~Break~

Dalminjo – Wouldn’t Wanna Go Without You – One Day You’ll Dance For Me Tokyo

Kevin Hume – Towns Where We Live – The Truth About Ants and Aphids

Peter, Bjorn, & John – Young Folks – Writer’s Block

~Break~

Dean & Britta – The Sun Is Still Sunny – Back Numbers

Pacha Massive – Pachangueando – All Good Things (Nacional)

GBQ – The Bunting Song – The Good, The Bad, and The Queen

GBQ – Natural Springs– The Good, The Bad, and The Queen

~Break~

Beirut – Elephant Gun – Lon Gisland

Saturday Morning - April 7, 2007

Kate Havnevik – Unlike Me – Melanton

The Good, The Bad, and The Queen – Herculean – The Good, The Bad, and The Queen

Let’s Go Sailing – Sideways – single

The Raconteurs – Steady, As She Goes – single

Bierut – Sonic World – Gulag Orkestar

Arcade Fire – No Cars Go – Neon Bible

Fat Freddy’s Drop – Erie – Based On A True Story

Dean & Britta – You Turn My Head Around – Back Numbers

Brandi Carlile – The Story – The Story

Jack Johnson – Better Together – In Between Dreams

Kaki King - Carmine Street – Everybody Love You

Kaki King – Yellowcake - …Until We Felt Red

Fiest – One Evening – Let It Die

Tracy Chapman – Fast Car – Tracy Chapman

Interview and music with Peter Siegel recorded live

Alexi Murdoch – Song For You – Time Without Consequences

Peter Siegel on Saturday Morning

This week, folk/roots singer-song writer Peter Siegel joins me on the program for some talk and live music. Peter plays original music that blends roots, folk, and old-time music, among others, often with humorous and potent political imagery. Peter is carrying on the activist tradition that was so much a part of the earlier days of folk music.

Please join us Saturday Morning April 7th at around 9 a.m. on 107.7 LPFM WVEW, Brattleboro, VT or WVEW.org for live stream.

Peter will be playing a benefit concert at the Full Moon Coffee House in Wendell, Ma Saturday night (April 7, 2007). So, if you like what you hear, you can catch him live and in person that night.

Saturday Morning for March 31, 2007

This week’s feature artist is Beirut. We played cuts from Beirut’s 2006 releases, Gulag Orkestar and Lon Gisland. Also, as usual, we mixed in a bunch of new music from established and emerging artist. Base on phone feedback, Beirut, Toumani Diabate’s Symmetric Orchestra, and the Shackeltons were the big favorites. Thanks for your input.

Next week, I plan to have an interview with singer/song writer Peter Siegal. Peter will be playing some of his music and talking with us about his current plans and new CD.

By the way, if you leave a comment here, which I hope you will, please leave you name and an email address if you would like to hear back from me.

Here’s this weeks playlist. Thanks all. Have a great week.

Bill

Toumani Diabate Symmetric Orchestra – Toumani – Boulevard de l’independence

Thee Raconteurs - Steady, As She Goes – (single)

~Break~

Beirut – The Gulag Orkestar – Gulag Orkestar

Beirut – Prenzlauerberg – Gulag Orkestar

~Break~

Let’s Go Sailing – Sideways –

Love Trio in Dub featuring U-Roy – Hard Livin – Love Trio In Dub

Dean & Britta – You Turn My Head Around – Back Numbers

Junior Boys – Under the Sun – 2007 Live Sessions (iTunes Exclusive)

~Break~

Beirut – Postcards From Italy – Gulag Orkestar

Beirut – Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)– Gulag Orkestar

Nowhere Warm – Kate Havnevik – Melankton

Lulacruza – El Conocimiento – Do Pretty

~Break~

Beirut – Rhineland (Heartland) - Gulag Orkestar

Beirut – Scenic World - Gulag Orkestar

Pal Shazar – People – The Morning After

Break

Una – Fading in C# Minor – The Rain is Over and Gone (EP)

The Shackeltons – Your Movement – The Shackeltons

Fujiya and Miyagi – Conductor 71 – Transparent Things

~Break~

Beirut – Elephant Gun – Lon Gisland

Beirut – My Family’s Role in the World Revolution – Lon Gisland

Toumani Diabate Symmetric Orchestra – Africa Challenge – Boulevard de l’Independance

Saturday Morning for March 24, 2007

Good day, all! Hope you are enjoying this early Spring weather. Here's today play list. You can check out this morning's feature artist, koro player Toumani Diabate and his Symmetric Orchestra this coming Thursday at the Somerville Theater in Somerville, MA. Hope you have a peaceful week. Be kind.

Big Sir – Blutrausch (Smooth Interlude) - Und die Scheiße ändert sich immer

Toumani Diabate Symmetric Orchestra – Toumani – Boulevard de l’independance

Toumani Diabate Symmetric Orchestra – Boulevard de l’Independance – Boulevard de l’Independance

Bluetones – Baby, Back Up – Blutones

Wax Tailor featuring Charlotte Savary – To Dry Up – Hope and Sorrow

Wax Tailor – Que Sera – Tales of the Forgotten Melodies

~Break~

Toumani Diabate Symmetric Orchestra – Ya Fama – Boulevard de l’Independance

Toumani Diabate Symmetric Orchestra – Mali Sadio – Boulevard de l’Independance

Beirut – Elephant Gun – Lon Gisland

Bright Eyes – Tourist Trap – Four Winds

The Pinker Tones – TMCR Grand Finale – The Million Color Revolution

~Break~

Toumani Diabate Symmetric Orchestra – African Challenge – Boulevard de l’Independance

Toumani Diabate Symmetric Orchestra – Wasso – Boulevard de l’ Independence

Arcade Fire – No Cars Go – Neon Bible

Toumani Diabate Symmetric Orchestra – Mamadou Diaby – Boulevard de l’Independance

~Break~

Sia – Breathe Me – Six Feet Under, Vol. 2 (Soundtrack)

The Reconteurs - Steady, As She Goes – single

The Early Years – All One and Zeros Early Years (Matador Records)

Mew – Am I Wry? No – Frengers (Sony)

~Break~

Toumani Diabate Symmetric Orchestra – Tipha Niang – Boulevard de l’Independance

Toumani Diabate Symmetric Orchestra – Single – Boulevard de l’Independance

Play List March 17, 2007

Big Sir – Blutrausch (Smooth Interlude) - Und die Scheiße ändert sich immer

Album Leaf – Always For You – Into The Blue Again

~Break~

Kate Havnevik – Travel In Time – Melankton

Kate Havnevik – You Again – Melankton

El Perro Del Mar – People – El Perro Del Mar (Memphis Industries)

Dean & Britta – You Turn My Head Around – Back Numbers

~Break~

Kate Havnevik –Not Fair– Melankton

Kate Havnevik – In Don’t Know – Melankton

Dana Falconberry – Sadie – Ten Birds On One Wire

Carina Round – Come To You – Slow Motion Addict

~Break~

Brandi Carlile – The Story – single release

The Fiery Furnaces – Bitter Tea – Bitter Tea (Fat Possum)

Kate Havnevik – Serpentine – Melankton

Ollie Byrd – Chaka Khan – Barrel O’Fun (Stereotype)

~Break~

Kate Havnevik – Sleepless – Melankton

Kate Havnevik – Suckerlove – Melankton

Halou – Honeythief – Wholeness and Separation (Vertebrae)

dEUS –7 Days, 7 Weeks – Pocket Revolution (V2)

~Break~

Kate Havnevik – No Where Warm – Melankton

The Shackeltons – Your Movement – The Shackeltons

The Shins – Phantom Limb – Wincing The Night Away

Tahiti 80 – Changes - Fosbury

~Break~

Kate Havnevik – Unlike Me – Melankton

Play List for March 10, 2007

Dave Fischoff – Rain Rain Gasoline – The Crawl

Peter, Bjorn and John – Young Folk – Writer’s Block

Arcade Fire – Intervention – Neon Bible

Arcade Fire – Neon Bible – Neon Bible

~Break~

The Pinker Tones – TMCR Grand Finale – The Million Colour Revolution

Kate Havnevik – Unlike Me – Melankton

Kate Havnevik – Not Fair- Melankton

~Break~

Arcade Fire – Black Mirror - Neon Bible

Arcade Fire – Keep The Car Running - Neon Bible

Lavender Diamond – You Broke My Heart – Cavalry of Light

Michael Brook – Want II – RockPaperSiccors

~Break~

Arcade Fire – Black Wave/Bad Vibration – Neon Bible

Arcade Fire – Ocean of Noise – Neon Bible

DJ Shadow – This Time – The Outsider

Bright Eyes – Tourist Trap – Four Winds

~Break~

Pacha Massive – Don’t Let Go – All Good Things

Fountains of Wayne – Yolanda Hayes – Traffic and Weather

Arcade Fire – The Well and the Lighthouse – Neon Bible

Arcade Fire – Antichrist Television Blues – Neon Bible

~Break~

The Shins – Phantom Limb – Wincing the Night Away

Album Leaf – Always for You – Into the Blue Again

Arcade Fire – No Cars Go – Neon Bible

Play List for 24 February 2007

Miles Davis – Round Midnight – Round About Midnight (remastered)

Modil– Music - Midnight Green

~Break~

Big Sir – Brutrausch (Smooth Interlude) – Und Die ScheiBe Andert Sich Immer

Big Sir – Rejoice the Rig – Und Die ScheiBe Andert Sich Immer

Imogen Heap – The Walk – Speak for Your Self

Keane – Bad Dream – Under the Iron Sea

Break

Ulrich Schnauss- Knuddelmaus – Far Away Trains Passing By

Big Sir – The Freeways of My Mind - Und Die ScheiBe Andert Sich Immer

Big Sir – Hey Soldier - Und Die ScheiBe Andert Sich Immer

Regina Spector – Samson –

UCLA Awaken Acapella – Hide and Seek

~Break~

Sia – Breathe Me – Six Feet Under: Vol. II (Sound Track)

Barenaked Ladies – Bank Job – Barenaked Ladies are me

Jesse Boggs -Dubya’s Word - State of the Union Undone (Hearing Vocies)

Neil Young – Looking For a Leader – Living With War

~Break~

Big Sir –Cause That Shit’s Too Evil (And She’s Just a Gangsta Bitch) - Und Die ScheiBe Andert Sich Immer

Big Sir –Get Off The B - Und Die ScheiBe Andert Sich Immer

~Break~

Fat Freddy’s Drop – Roady – Based On a True Story

Big Sir –Pelo de Elote - Und Die ScheiBe Andert Sich Immer

Natalie Walker – No One Else – Urban Angel

Yo La Tengo – Moby Octopad – I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One

~Break~

Nawang Kechog

Was That Polka I Just Heard on Saturday Morning

I'm away this week and couldn't get a decent rebroadcast loaded into the auto dj. Sorry. I'll be back with some excellent new music next week. Feature artist next week will most likely be Big Sir.

Hope all's well. Have a great week.

Peace

b

10 February 2007 Play List

Danilo Venturi - Sottovoce – La Perla: Noir

Danilo Venturi – Atelier – Wayne Coleman Remix – La Perla: Noir

Joe Sample – Seven Years of Good Luck – Spellbound

Chris Botti – Lisa – Night Sessions

Simple Minds - Mandala day - Street Fighting Years

Simply Red – Something Got Me Started - Stars

~BREAK~

Regina Spekter – Fidelity – Begin To Hope

Jill Cunniff – Lazy Girls – City Beach

Cat Empire – Car Song

Califone – A Chinese Actor

~BREAK~

Barenaked Ladies – Easy – Bare Naked Ladies Are me

PJ Harvey – A Place Called Home – Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

2 Bite Pie – Here I Come – 2 Pie Island

Big Sir – Blutrausch - Smooth Interlude

~BREAK~

Una – Fading In C# Minor – The Rain Is Over and Gone

Pal Shazar – People Talk – The Morning After

Natalie Walker – Urban Angel – Urban Angel

Los Amigos Invisibles – Gorditas de Mario – Sounds Eclectico

~BREAK~

Matisyahu – Time Of Your Song – Youth

Fat Freddy`s Drop – Cay`s Crays – Based On A True Story

Chris Botti – Streets Ahead – Night Sessions

Berut – Elephant Gun – Lon Gisland

Beatles Redux

I'd be interested to hear what people thought about cuts played this morning from the Beatles new release, "Love", a remix of many of their original songs. I know some were uncomfortable with the new mixes. I like them.

Here's today's play list. Thanks for tuning in. B.

Coldplay - A Rush of Blood To The Head – Six Feet Under, Everything Ends (Sound Track)

Sia – Breathe Me - Six Feet Under, Everything Ends (Sound Track)

Beatles – Eleanor Rigby – Love

Beatles – I Am The Walrus – Love

Beatles – I Want To Hold Your Hand – Love

Imogen Heap – Headlock – Speak For Yourself

~Break~

Beirut – Elephant Gun – Lan Gisland

Kristin Hersh – In Shock – Learn To Sing Like A Star

Beatles – Drive My Car/The Word/What You’re Doing – Love

Beatles – Gnik Nus – Love

Beatles – Something/ Blue Jay Way – Love

~Break~

Deerhoof - +81 – Friend Opportunity

Yo La Tengo – Moby Octopad – I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One

Yo La Tengo – Sometimes I Don’t Get You – I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass

Death Cab For Cutie – Transatlanticism - Six Feet Under, Everything Ends (Sound Track)

~Break~

Alexi Murdoch – 12 – Time Without Consequences

Beatles – Octopus’s Garden – Love

Beatles – Lady Madonna – Love

Beatles – Black Bird – White Album

~Break~

Big Sir – Blutrausch (Smooth Interlude) – Blutrausch (Smooth Interlude)

Johanna Kunin – Fireflies – Electric Cloud

Beatles – Here Comes The Sun – Love

Interpol – Direction – Six Feet Under Sound Track

Beatles – Come Together - Love

Live Music on Saturday Morning

I want to thank the Spiral Farm Band for stopping by this morning and playing a full set of music for us. They play tonight at the Mole's Eye in Brattleboro. They are great musicians and great fun to listen to live. Check them out.

So, I am hooked on live music on the show. If you are a musician or know one who would like to come on the program, get in touch with me.

Here's the play list from today's show. Hope you have a great weekend.

Wallmen – Mrs. Polateen – Electronic Home Entertainment system

Los Lobos – The Village – The Town And The City

Kaki King – Yellow Cake – Until We Felt Red

Corinne Bailey Rae – Like A Star – Corinne Bailey Rae

Keane – Put it Behind You- Under the Iron Sea

Decemberists – The Crane Wife – The Crane Wife

Brandi Carlile - Tragedy - Brandi Carlile

Alexi Murdoch – Song For You – Time Without Consequences

Alexi Murdoch – Dream About Flying – Time Without Consequences

They Might Be Giants – Hopeless Deep Despair – Mink Car

Fat Fredy’s Drop – Ernie – Based On True Story

Jack Johnson – Better When We’re Together - In Between Dreams

Jack Johnson - Never Know - In Between Dreams

**Spiral Farm Band live in studio**

Eric Clapton – Signe – Clapton Unplugged

Eric Clapton – Before You Accuse Me – Clapton Unplugged

Spiral Farm Band live on Saturday Morning

We enter new territory this week when the Spiral Farm Band from Putney, VT stops by Saturday Morning for a live performance and some chat. Hope you can join us. Below is the remnants of last Saturday's play list. Two members of the Spiral Farm Band were in to check out our set up, so I was just throwing stuff on and not able to write it down. Hope to you'll join us this week on Saturday Morning.

20 January 2007 Play List

Yo-Yo Ma – Going to School - Appassionata

Yo-Yo Ma – Sonata In A Major for Violin and Piano - Appassionata

Yo-Yo Ma – SonataThre Preludes: II Andante Con Moto e Poco Rubato - Appassionata

Imogen Heap – Headlock – Speak for Yourself

Imogen Heap – Goodnight and Go – Speak for Yourself

Thievery Corporation – Amerimacka – The Cosmic Game

~Break~

PJ Harvey – Good Fortune – Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea

Keane – Nothing In My Way - Under The Iron Sea

Lifehouse – Blind – Lifehouse

~Break~

Decemberists – Sons & Daughters – The Crane Wife

The Hold Steady –Hot Soft Light – Boys and Girls In America

Imogen Heap – Have You Got It In You?– Speak for Yourself

Imogen Heap – Loose Ends – Speak for Yourself

~Break~

Heather O’Neil – The Jesus Story - This American Life

Imogen Heap – Hide and Seek – Speak for Yourself

New Radicals – You Get What You Give – Maybe You’ve Been Brain Washed Too

Alexi Murdoch - All My Days - Time Without Consequence

This week on Saturday Morning

Good week's end my friends! It's Friday, so time to start thinking about a loose plan for tomorrow's show. I have to plan so much in my life, I don't like to plan too much for the radio show (which is obvious if you have ever heard the show). But, I have a few ideas for tomorrow.

First up, it looks like the feature artist will be Imogen Heap and her 2005 album Speak for Yourself.

Second, I just got Yo-Yo Ma's new "Greatest Hits" cd, Appasionato, so I may be inspired to play some of that. I like it.

Third, I have a piece from This American Life I'd like to share. It's a great story, beautifully told. I'll say no more, and see if I'm inspired to play it tomorrow.

Here's the tip of the week: I recently discovered a newer public radio program that I think is the best radio on the air right now. The program is called RadioLab from WNYC in New York City. It is this great montage of a radio program that takes an idea and mixes stories and interviews and sound effects and great editing into an hour long program. And just to keep up interested, they have only produced 5 shows a year over the past two years. You can check them out here. You can also podcast the show from iTunes or from WNYC directly. It is truly great stuff. Smart, innovative, imaginative, and ya just might learn something, too.

Okay, hope to see you all tomorrow. Send a note or call. Let me know what you think of the show. Can't wait to find out what I'm going to play.

peace

13 Jamuary 2006 Play List

Thanks for the notes from those who wrote during the show. Glad you liked some of todays offerings. Make this a great week. Serve others, be kind. Here is this weeks play list:

Natalie Walker – Urban Angel – Urban Angel

Brandi Carlile – What Can I Say – Brandi Carlile

Fat Freddy’s Drop – Ernie – Based On A True Story

Fat Freddy’s Drop – Cay’s Crays – Based On A True Story

~Break~

Decemberists – Sons and Daughters – The Crane Wife

Racetrack – Don’t Sit On the Pickets – Go Ahead And Say it

The Hold Steady – Stuck Between Stations – Boys And Girls in America

~Break~

Fat Freddy’s Drop – This Room– Based On A True Story

Fat Freddy’s Drop – Ray Ray – Based On A True Story

Imogen Heap – Headlock – Speak For Yourself

Imogen Heap – Hide and Seek – Speak For Yourself

UCLA Awaken Acapella – Hide and Seek –

~Break~

U2 – Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – Joshua Tree

Thievery Corporation – Marching the Hate Machines - The Cosmic Game

Fat Freddy’s Drop – Flashback– Based On A True Story

Fat Freddy’s Drop – Roady– Based On A True Story

~Break~

Airpushers - Pollo Masala Disco Express – Themes For the Ordinarily Strange

Beck – Think I’m In Love – The Information

They Might Be Giants – Mink Car – Mink Car

They Might Be Giants – Hopeless Bleak Despair – Mink Car

~Break~

Fat Freddy’s Drop – Wandering Eye – Based On a True Story

Update

Hey y'all! Hope your week is ending on an up note. Just wanted to let you know, finally picked up Imogen Heap's 2005 CD, Speak For Yourself. I like it. I'll be playing some tomorrow morning along with Fat Freddy's Drop.

Also, the Spiral Farm Band is planning to stop by the studio for a set in the second hour on January 27. They play that night at in Brat. More details later.

Hope to see you around tomorrow morning.

Be kind to each other.

This week on Saturday Morning and Coming Attractions

Hey there. Hope the New Year is off to a good start. It's all good my friends. I've gotten the Reggae bug, and want to listen to nothing else lately. So, this week we are featuring Fat Freddy's Drop, some boys from down under who fuse Reggae sounds with jazz, dub, and maybe a little R &B. Hope you can join us on Saturday Morning.

And, coming up on the program....it looks like we are going to have our first live in-studio performance. We will host the Spiral Farm Band on either Saturday January 20 or 27. They will come by to talk about their music and what makes them tick. They will also perform, which is the best part. They are a very tight local blue grass (I think that's a fair description) band of very talented musicians and singers. Whether or not your into this kind of music, I think you will enjoy their sound. They are just good. It's not the usual Saturday Morning fare, but it's good music, so I hope you'll tune in. More later as the details become known.

Still lovin' this weather. My kids are aching for snow. I'm imagining I live in California.

Peace