THURSDAY MORNING MIX
June 24, 2010
Scott Foley

* Marah, "Bright Morning Stars" Life is a Problem (Valley Farm, 10)
* Sara Petite, "Doghouse Rose" Doghouse Rose (Self, 10)
* Mike Stinson, "Jukebox in Your Heart" Jukebox in Your Heart (Stag, 10)
* Jayhawks, "Falling Star" Jayhawks (aka the Bunkhouse Album) (Lost Hwy, 10)
* Susan Cowsill, "River of Love" Lighthouse (Threadhead, 10)
* Cowboy Junkies, "My Fall" Remnin Park (Latent, 10)
* Paul Thorn, "You Might Be Wrong" Pimps and Preachers (Perpetual Obscurity, 10)
* Ronnie Fauss, "The Last" Songs From the Old Frontier Vol 1 (FTG, 09)
* Cindy Bullens, "Love Gone Good" Howling Trains & Barking Dogs (MC, 10)
* My Morning Jacket, "All the Best" Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows (Oh Boy, 10)
^ The Beauties, "Hearts Are Down" The Beauties (Six Shooter, 10)
* Samantha Crain, "Lions" You (Understood) (Ramseur, 10)
* Sam Baker, "Orphan" Pretty World (Self, 07)
* The Sadies, "Tell Her What I Said" Darker Circles (Yep Roc, 10)
* Chris McGarry, "Backwards Through My Veins" And the Weary Eyes Reply (Self, 10)
* Les Sampou, "Long Hard Train" Lonesomeville (Self, 10)
* Chatham County Line, "Saturdays & Sundays" Wildwood (Yep Roc, 10)
* Ryan Bingham, "Southside of Heaven" Mescalito (Lost Hwy, 07)
* John Henrys, "Peace of Mind" White Linen (9lb, 10)
* Peter Case, "Somebody Told the Truth" Wig! (Yep Roc, 10)
* Mark Olson, "Little Bird of Freedom" Many Colored Kite (Ryko, 10)
* Blitzen Trapper, "The Tree" Destroyer the Void (Sub Pop, 10)
* Supersuckers, "Roadworn and Weary" Must've Been High (Sub Pop, 97)
* Alejandro Escovedo, "Tender Heart" Street Songs of Love (Fantasy, 10)
* David Jacobs-Strain, "Neon Star" Terraplane Angel (Self, 10)
* My Morning Jacket, "Lullabys Legends and Lies" Twistable Turnable Man (Sugar Hill, 10)

THURSDAY MORNING MIX

June 17, 2010

Scott Foley

Been airing tunes from Elizabeth Cook's Welder for almost two months now. Started off with the refreshingly clever "El Camino," and have stopped down on at least four other tracks over the weeks. And everytime I play something, I am taken by surprise how much I am taken by Cook's voice, her writing and the clean, tasteful production of Don Was. That's the way a good album works, just sneaking up on me rather than returning to the disc in hopes it'll catch.

By the way, save next Thursday morning on your appointment book for one of the more promising debuts of the year: The Beauties' self-titled debut CD. Just need to find a track sans profanity ... We'll also dig further into The Second Best Colorado CD of the Year by Chris McGarry.

* Deer Tick, "Twenty Miles" Black Dirt Sessions (Partisan, 10)
* Nathaniel Rateliff, "Wimper and Wail" In Memory of Loss (Rounder, 10)
* Michael Perry & the Long Beds, "Somewhere South of Sunday" Tiny Pilot (Amble Down, 10)
* Gina Villalobos, "What I'd Give" Rock 'n' Roll Pony (Kick, 04)
* Stone River Boys, "Love's Gonna Make It" Love On the Dial (Cow Island, 10)
* Fred Eaglesmith, "I Would" Cha Cha Cha (Lonesome Day, 10)
* Avett Brothers, "Spanish Pipedream" Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine (Oh Boy, 10)
* Kevin Welch, "Marysville" Patch of Blue Sky (Music Road, 10)
* Old 97s, "Four Leaf Clover" Too Far To Care (Elektra, 97)
* Drag the River, "Trainwreck" Bad at Breaking Up (Suburban Home, 09)
* Trapper Haskins & the Bitter Swill, "Comes a Darkness" Alluvium (Self, 10)
* Deadstring Brothers, "Adalee" Sao Paulo (Bloodshot, 10)
* Shinyribs, "East TX Rust" Well After Awhile (Nine Mile, 10)
* Ray Wylie Hubbard, "The Messenger" Crusades of the Restless Knights (Philo, 99)
^ Elizabeth Cook, "I'll Never Know" Welder (31 Tigers, 10)
* Chris McGarry, "This Heathen City" And the Weary Eyes Reply (Self, 10)
* Johnny Cash, "Ain't No Grave" American VI: Ain't No Grave (American, 10)
* Sara Petite, "Magnolia" Doghouse Rose (Self, 10)
* Alejandro Escovedo, "Shelling Rain" Street Songs of Love (Fantasy, 10)
* Lori McKenna, "Bible Song" Bittertown (Signature Sounds, 04)
* Joe Pug, "Bury Me Far (From My Uniform)" internet single (Self, 10)
* Yarn, "These Bars Don't Look Too Friendly" Come On In (UFO, 10)
* Blitzen Trapper, "The Man Who Would Speak True" Destroyer of the Void (Sub Pop, 10)
* Peter Case, "The Words In Red" Wig! (Yep Roc, 10)
* Les Sampou, "My My My" Lonesomeville (Self, 10)
* Rev Peyton's Big Damn Band, "Redbuds" The Wages (Side One Dummy, 10)
* Sarah Jarosz w/Black Prairie, "Queen of the Silver Dollar" Twistable Turnable Man: Tribute to Shel Silverstein (Sugar Hill, 10)
* Mark Erelli & Jeffrey Foucault, "Wyoming Wind" Seven Curses (Self, 10)

THURSDAY MORNING MIX
June 10, 2010
Scott Foley

This week I will embark on a search for unexpected pleasure. After serving me well for nearly 8 years, my musical Box of Awesome is falling apart. It carries a couple dozen CDs that have made the cut, having landed in my mailbox at KRFC. After a quick listen, I will either slide a new arrival into the NOPE pile, or house it in my BoA. Of course, reason dictates that I first preview more certain things, like today's debuts of Mark Olson, Shinyribs and Chapin Sisters, followed by lesser-known maybes. But those maybes pile up, patiently awaiting their turn. On any given week, a couple of those will make it onto my add list, and a couple will make their way back to the land of NOPE.

So, this week I've committed to going through most of these least of these. I've always defined my show in part by what happens between the bigger names. I like to think that the CD by Dave McCann and the Firehearts will receive as fair a hearing as anything else. So here's to you, Danielle Doyle, Stoneyhoney and Shane Lamb. You've made the first cut. Guthrie Kennard, J Shogren and Ted Lukas & the Misled: This week you'll have your chance. With any luck, come next week's Episode, I hope to facilitate a meeting with our listeners.

* Chip Robinson, "Bee Sting" Mylow (Red River, 10)
* Audra Mae, "Happiest Lamb" Happiest Lamb (Side One Dummy, 10)
* Kasey Anderson, "All Lit Up" Nowhere Nights (Red River, 09)
* David Jacobs-Strain, "How Long" Terraplane Angel (Self, 10)
* Frazey Ford, "Firecracker" OBADIAH (Nettwerk, 10)
* Jayhawks, "Good Long Time" Jayhawks (aka the Bunkhouse Album) (Lost Hwy, 10)
* Mark Olson, "Little Bird of Freedom" Many Colored Kite (Ryko, 10)
* Paul Thorn, "Better Days Ahead" Pimps and Preachers (Perpetual Obscurity, 10)
* Mary Gauthier, "Another Day Borrowed" The Foundling (Razor & Tie, 10)
* Susan Cowsill, "Dragon Flys" Lighthouse (Threadhead, 10)
* Todd Snider, "Boy Named Sue" Twistable Turnable Man (Sugar Hill, 10)
* Peter Case, "Look Out!" Wig! (Yep Roc, 10)
* Terri Hendrix, "Slow Down" Cry Till You Laugh (Wilory, 10)
* Jason Webley, "Almost Time To Go" Cost of Living (11 Records, 08)
* Trampled by Turtles, "Wait So Long" Palomino (Banjodad, 10)
^ Shinyribs, "Shores of Galilee" Well After Awhile (Nine Mile, 10)
* Fred Eaglesmith, "Dynamite and Whiskey" Cha Cha Cha (Lonesome Day, 10)
* Sam Quinn, "So Strong" Fake That Sunk a Thousand Ships (Ramseur, 10)
* Chapin Sisters, "Let Me Go" Oh Hear the Wind Blow (Lake Bottom, 10)
* Blitzen Trapper, "Man Who Would Speak True" Destroyer of the Void (Sub Pop, 10)
* Claire Small, "Angels Over Texas" How Do You Like Love (Freedom, 10)
* Norman, "Bellfountain Stars" Hay Hay Make a Wish (Timber Carnival, 10)
* Jim Lauderdale, "Between Your Heart and Mine" Patchwork River (Thirty Tigers, 10)
* Drunk On Crutches, "Caroline (Go Back To Bed)" People Places Things (Self, 10)
* Cowboy Junkies, "Little Dark Heart" Renmin Park (Latent, 10)
* Steel Wheels, "Nothing You Can't Lose" Red Wing (Self, 09)

THURSDAY MORNING MIX

June 3, 2010

Scott Foley

Back from New York City and the Book Expo, after a week away. For god knows what reason, today's Episode featured a good amount of cover songs. No fewer than three (3) new albums find sometimes unlikely artists paying tribute to John Prine, Shel Silverstein and Graham Nash, respectively. Crooked Fingers' second Reservoir Songs disc features a reverent take on a John Hartford classic. And a nice pairing of folkers Mark Erelli and Jeffrey Foucault offer an uncharacteristically electric run through a Springsteen (Bruce) murder song.

This Episode's Best Thing Ever comes from Audra Mae's "Lightning In a Bottle." I made lightning in a bottle / But I forgot the recipe ... I could listen to this on rotation (and I am).

* Sean Hayes, "When We Fall In" Run Wolves Run (Self, 10)
* Steve Earle, "City of Immigrants" Washington Square Serenade (New West, 07)
* David Jacobs-Strain, "Hurricane Railroad" Terraplane Angel (Self, 10)
* Mars Arizona, "Jesus Aint Coming Back (That Way) High Desert (Big Barn, 10)
* Paul Thorn, "I Don't Like Half the Folks I Love" Pimps and Preachers (Perpetual Obscurity, 10)
* Audra Mae, "Lightning In a Bottle" Happiest Lamb (Side One Dummy, 10)
* Bobby Bare Jr, "Flat Chested Girl From Maynardville" Young Criminals Starvation League (Bloodshot, 02)
* My Morning Jacket, "Lullabye Legends and Lies" Twistable Turnable Man: Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein (Sugar Hill, 10)
* Elizabeth Cook, "Rock n Roll Man" Welder (31 Tigers, 10)
* John Prine, "Glory of True Love (live)" In Person & On Stage (Oh Boy, 10)
* Old Crow Medicine Show, "Angel From Montgomery" Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows (Oh Boy, 10)
* Kevin Welch, "Great Emancipation" Patch of Blue Sky (Music Road, 10)
* Sons of Bill, "Roll on Jordan" Far Cry From Freedom (Self, 06)
* Hank Williams III, "Lost in Oklahoma" Rebel Within (Sidewalk, 10)
* Alela Diane, "There's Only One" Be Yourself: Tribute to Songs For Beginners (Grassroots, 10)
* The Sadies, "Postcards" Darker Circles (Yep Roc, 10)
* Bill Kirchen, "I Don't Work That Cheap" Word To the Wise (Proper, 10)
* Shinyribs, "Who Built the Moon" Well After Awhile (Nine Mile, 10)
* Patty Griffin, "Mad Mission" Living With Ghosts (A&M, 96)
* Samantha Crain, "Santa Fe" You (Understood) (Ramseur, 10)
* Crooked Fingers, "Gentle On My Mind" Reservoir Songs Vol 2 (Foreign Leisure, 10)
* Rev Peyton's Big Damn Band, "Just Getting By" The Wages (Side One Dummy, 10)
* Mark Erelli & Jeffrey Foucault, "Johnny 99" Seven Curses (Self, 10)
* Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson, "Sweetest Waste of Time" Rattlin Bones (Sugar Hill, 08)
* Fred Eaglesmith, "Shallow" Cha Cha Cha (Lonesome Day, 10)
* Tift Merritt, "Live Till You Die" See You On the Moon (Fantasy, 10)
* Willie Nelson, "My Baby's Gone" Country Music (Rounder, 10)