THURSDAY MORNING MIX

October 28, 2010

Scott Foley

Glad to have the new Two Cow Garage release on this week's Episode, walking the line between bombast and nuance. Their stuff has always been just a bit over the line for an early morning show, but I appreciate their heart. Speaking of which, FoCo's Drag the River has released the bare bones demo versions of their 2011 CD tracks, showing more maturity and songcraft than ever before.

On a completely unrelated front, and undiscovered Johnny Cash and Ray Charles track, recorded more than a decade ago, has surfaced. A soulful, heartfelt take on Kris Kristofferson's classic "Why Me Lord."

* Two Tons of Steel, "Cryin' Eyes" Not That Lucky (Smith, 09)
* Big Smith, "My Overalls" Roots Shoots & Wings (Mayapple, 10)
* Glenna Bell, "Honky Tonk Man" Perfectly Legal (Self, 10)
* Marshall Chapman, "Big Lonesome" Big Lonesome (TallGirl, 10)
* Gourds, "My Name is Jorge" Cow Fish Fowl or Pig (Sugar Hill, 02)
* Jeff Finlin, "Stones Must Roll" Tao of Motor Oil (Bent Wheel, 10)
* Defibulators, "Dum-Dum" Corn Money (City Salvage, 10)
* Hayes Carll, "King of the Road" Imus Ranch Record 2 (New West, 10)
* Tallest Man on Earth, "Like the Wheel" Sometimes the Blues is Just a Passing Bird (Dead Oceans, 10)
* Ryan Bingham, "Weary Kind" Crazy Heart (New West, 10)
* Boulder Acoustic Society, "How Many Times a Day" Champion of Disaster (Self, 10)
* Avett Bros, "Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise" Live Volume 3 (American, 10)
* Abby Owens, "Indiantown" Indiantown (Self, 10)
* Drag the River, "Here's To the Losers" 2010 Demons (Suburban Home, 10)
* Rev Horton Heat, "Revival" Revival (Yep Roc, 04)
^ Two Cow Garage, "Lydia" Sweet Saint Me (Suburban Home, 10)
* Thrift Store Cowboys, "Ghost Trails" Light Fighter (Self, 10)
* Musketeer Gripweed, "River Callin" Dyin' Day (Self, 10)
* Yvette Landry, "One More Broken Heart" Should Have Known (Soko, 10)
* Blitzen Trapper & Alela Diane, "The Tree" Destroyer of the Void (Sub Pop, 10)
* Ray Charles & Johnny Cash, "Why Me Lord" Rare Genius (Concord, 10)
* Whitey Morgan, "Turn Up the Bottle" Whitey Morgan & the 78s (Bloodshot, 10)
* Corb Lund, "The West Just Fades Away" CBC Radio 2s Song Quest: Road Songs (CBC, 10)
* David Olney, "Covington Girl" Dutchman's Curve (Deadbeet, 10)
* Luke Doucet, "Sundown" Steel City Trawler (Six Shooter, 10)
* Munly & the Lupercalians, "Grandfater" Petr & the Wulf (Alt Tentacles, 10)
* Graham Wilkinson, "Ragamuffin" Yearbook (Township, 10)
* Kim Richey, "In the Years to Come" Wreck Your Wheels (Thirty Tigers, 10)

THURSDAY MORNING MIX

October 21, 2010

Scott Foley

"Sinister" is the word conjured by the new release by Colorado artists Munly & the Lupercalians. Their new CD, Petr & the Wulf gives a dark twist to Prokofiev's classic children's story. Peter ("Petr") and his grandfather ("Grandfater") are there, as well as the duck, the cat, the wolf ("Wulf") and the three hunters. A key member of Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Munly and co have even brewed a "pre-history of Lupercalia" on their MySpace home. Perfect for the upcoming Halloween holidays ...

Also this Episode, we further celebrate another worthy Colorado-related act, Travel By Sea, whose Two States and the Blindness That Follows is one of the strongest releases of the last couple months. Likewise, Thrift Store Cowboys' new effort almost sounds like a new band (in a good way). Lots of good stuff this week!

* Pieta Brown, "Lullaby" Pieta Brown (Rubric, 2002)
* Elvis Costello, "I Lost You" National Ransom (Hear, 10)
* Southern Culture on the Skids, "Bone Dry Dirt" Kudzu Ranch (Kudzu, 10)
* Yvette Landry, "Should Have Known" Should Have Known (Soko, 10)
* Star Anna, "Crooked Path" Crooked Path (Malamute, 08)
* Travel By Sea, "Eventually" Two States and the Blindness That Follows (Autumn Tone, 10)
* Railroad Earth, "Black Elk Speaks" Railroad Earth (One Haven, 10)
* Guy Clark, "New Cut Road (live)" Live From Austin TX (New West, 07)
^ Munly & the Lupercalians, "Petr" Petr & the Wulf (Alt Tentacles, 10)
* Cadillac Sky, "Tired Old Phrases" Letters in the Deep (Dualtone, 10)
* Thrift Store Cowboys, "Regardless" Light Fighter (Self, 10)
* Kasey Chambers, "Down Here on Earth" Little Bird (Essence, 10)
* Richard Buckner, "Ariel Ramirez" Since (MCA, 98)
* Ben Weaver, "Maiden Cliff" Mirepoix & Smoke (Bloodshot, 10)
* Secret Sisters, "Tennessee Me" Secrets Sisters (Beladroit, 10)
* Chad Price, "This Cross" Smile Sweet Face (Suburban Home, 09)
* Old 97s, "Champaign Illinois" Grand Theatre Vol 1 (New West, 10)
* Fred Eaglesmith, "Wilder Than Her" Drive In Movie (Vertical, 95)
* Abigail Washburn, "City of Refuge" City of Refuge (internet, 10)
* Paper Bird, "Motown Man" Anything Nameless and Joymaking (Self, 08)
* Jimmy Lafave, "This Road Before" Re-Creation Blues / This Road Before (Red House, 10)
* Brennen Leigh, "Rolling Green Hills" The Box (Self, 10)
* Adam Haworth Stephens, "Second Mind" We Live on Cliffs (Saddle Creek, 10)
* Glenna Bell, "These Days" Perfectly Legal (Self, 10)
* Larkin Poe, "Long Hard Fall" Spring an EP (DefPig, 10)
* Tired Pony, "Point Me at Lost Islands" Place We Ran From (Mom + Pop, 10)
* Raul Malo, "Staying Here" Sinners & Saints (Fantasy, 10)
* Elton John & Leon Russell, "Jimmie Rodgers' Dream" The Union (Decca, 10)
* Arliss Nancy, "Stella Lovely" Truck Stop Roses (Backbone, 10)

THURSDAY MORNING MIX

October 14, 2010

Scott Foley

Like Diana Jones, Glenna Bell has a voice that stands out among others. Both women are definitely twang-friendly, and would probably have not seemed terribly out of place fifty years ago. The cut featured in this week's Episode is a duet with John Evans, a cover of a song written for a Clint Eastwood film of the same name.

Not a ton of debuts this week, altho we did finally get ahold of a radio-friendly take on the best song from Ryan Bingham's Junky Star.

* Ryan Bingham, "Depression" Junky Star (Lost Hwy, 10)
* Solomon Burke, "Vicious Circle" Nashville (Shout Fact, 06)
* Dave Gleason, "Pale Blue" Turn and Fade (326 Records, 10)
^ Glenna Bell, "Honky Tonk Man" Perfectly Legal (Self, 10)
* Railroad Earth, "Potter's Field" Railroad Earth (One Haven, 10)
* Robert Plant, "Harm's Swift Way" Band of Joy (Rounder, 10)
* Yonder Mt String Band, "East Nashville Easter" Yonder Mt String Band (Vanguard, 06)
* James Hyland & Joint Chiefs, "Snowy River" Celestial Navigation (Ananaki, 10)
* Possessed by Paul James, "Old Man Souls" Feed the Family (Hillgrass Bluebilly, 10)
* Trishas, "Give it Away" They Call Us the Trishas (Fatty Four, 10)
* Kevin Welch, "Great Emancipation" Patch of Blue Sky (Music Road, 10)
* Band of Heathens, "Millionaire" Ether Sessions (Self, 10)
* Drew Emmitt, "Take the Highway" Long Road (Compass, 08)
* Avett Bros, "Colorshow" Live Vol 3 (American, 10)
* Chapin Sisters, "Trouble" Two (Lake Bottom, 10)
* Marshall Chapman, "Rode Hard and Put Up Wet" Goodbye Little Rock and Roller (Tall Girl, 03)
* Raul Malo, "Sinners & Saints" Sinners & Saints (Fantasy, 10)
* Hot Rize, "Diamond Joe" internet single (Self, 10)
* Old 97s, "Magician" Grand Theatre Vol 1 (New West, 10)
* Secret Sisters, "I've Got a Feeling" Secret Sisters (Beladroit, 10)
* April Smith & Great Picture Show, "Terrible Things" Songs for a Sinking Ship (Self, 10)
* Whitey Morgan, "Bad News" Whitey Morgan & the 78s (Bloodshot, 10)
* Defibulators, "Corn Money" Corn Money (City Salvage, 10)
* Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams, "The Ring" Sinners & Saints (Self, 10)
* Mars Arizona, "Jesus Aint Coming Back (That Way)" High Desert (Big Barn, 10)
* Paul Thorn, "Better Days Ahead" Pimps & Preachers (Perpetual Obscurity, 10)

THURSDAY MORNING MIX

October 7, 2010

Scott Foley

Have to admit, being a card-burning Music Snob, I was somewhat disheartened by the tremendous popularity of the Avett Bros I and Love and You CD last year (similarly concerned that Mumford & Sons' Sigh No More presently rests at #3 on the iTunes album charts, wedged awkwardly between Jason Mraz and Lil Wayne ...). The Avett's Live Vol 3 returns us to the glory days of banjos, Pretty Girls and shouted vocals. It's sure to be a letdown for new fans. On the other hand, it does sit just above Drake at #23 on iTunes. And I hear Glee is considering an Avett-centric episode soon.

* Rachel Harrington, "Sunshine Girl" Bootlegger's Daughter (Skinnydennis, 07)
* Nathaniel Rateliff, "Laughing" In Memory of Loss (Rounder, 10)
* Marty Stuart, "Bridge Washed Out" Ghost Train (Sugar Hill, 10)
* Jon Langford, "Strange Ways to Win Wars" Old Devils (Bloodshot, 10)
* Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez, "Laredo" New Bye and Bye (Train Wreck, 10)
* Peter Rowan, "So Good" Legacy (Compass, 10)
* Rhythm Angels, "Listen to October" Girls Like Us (High Horse, 09)
* Kasey Chambers, "Down Here on Earth" Little Bird (Essence, 10)
* Old 97s, "Every Night is Friday Night (Without You)" Grand Theatre Vol 1 (New West, 10)
* Drive-by Truckers, "Perfect Timing" Brighter Than Creation's Dark (New West, 08)
* Luke Doucet, "Hey Now" Steel City Trawler (Six Shooter, 10)
* Munly & the Lupercalians, "Grandfater" Petr and the Wulf (Alt Tentacles, 10)
* Elana James, "Goodbye Liza Jane" Elana James (Snarf, 07)
* Emmylou Harris, "How She Could Sing the Wildwood Flower" All I Intended To Be (Nonesuch, 08)
* Adam Haworth Stephens, "Heights of Diamond" We Live on Cliffs (Saddle Creek, 10)
* Brent Amaker & the Rodeo, "Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk" Please Stand By (Spark & Shine, 10)
* Secret Sisters, "Tennessee Me" Secret Sisters (Beladroit, 10)
* Boulder Acoustic Society, "Shelter" Champion of Disaster (Self, 10)
* Tony Joe White, "Aint Doing Nobody No Good" The Shine (Swamp, 10)
^ Avett Bros, "Pretty Girl From Matthews (live)" Live Volume 3 (American, 10)
* Elvis Costello, "One Bell Ringing" National Ransom (Hear, 10)
* Truth & Salvage Co, "Heart Like a Wheel" Truth & Salvage Co (Silver Arrow, 10)
* Darden Smith, "Sierra Diablo" Marathon (Self, 10)
* John Doe, "Losing Kind" Forever Hasn't Happened Yet (Yep Roc, 05)
* Breathe Owl Breathe, "Own Stunts" Magic Central (Hometapes, 10)
* The Heyday, "Midnight Cold" Till We See the Sun (Self, 10)
* Todd Snider, "Vinyl Records" New Connection (Oh Boy, 02)

THURSDAY MORNING MIX

September 30, 2010

Scott Foley

Thanks to JoAnn of Friday Morning Mix notoriety for joining me in studio this Episode to "complete the circle of community." And grand thanks, too, to all who called in to help us meet our a.m. goal.

Big New Releases this Episode from Old 97s and Elvis Costello, who continues on his journey through the realm of americana. Alongside his Impostors from 2009's Secret Profane & Sugarcane, Costello is joined by guests Vince Gill, Buddy Miller, Leon Russell and more. Old 97s will be visiting the Boulder Theatre in January.

Radney Foster "Little Revival" Revival (Devil's River, 09)
April Smith & Great Picture Show "Movie Loves a Screen" Songs For a Sinking Ship (Self, 09)
Caleb Klauder "Worn Out Shoes" Western Country (Quicksilver, 10)
Ray Wylie Hubbard "The Messenger" Crusades of the Restless Knights (Philo, 99)
Ray Lamontagne "Devil's in the Jukebox" God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise (RCA, 10)
SteelDrivers "Angel of the Night" Reckless (Rounder, 10)
Southern Culture on The Skids "It's the Music That Makes Me" Kudzu Ranch (Kudzu, 10)
Hot Club Of Cowtown "Long Way Home" Wishful Thinking (Gold Strike, 09)
Tim O'Brien "Turn the Page Again" Traveler (Sugar Hill, 04)
Boulder Acoustic Society "How Many Times a Day" Champion of Disaster (Self, 10)
Preservation Hall Jazz Band "There Is a Light" Preservation (Preservation Hall, 10)
Old 97s "Please Hold On While the Train is Moving" Grand Theatre, Vol 1 (New West, 10)
Raul Malo "Saint Behind the Glass" Sinners & Saints (Fantasy, 10)
Bap Kennedy "Elvis Hank & Me" Lonely Street (Dresssed to Kill, 00)
Travel by Sea "Glimpse of the Day" Two States & the Blindness That Follows (Autumn Tone, 10)
Kasey Chambers "Little Bird" Little Bird (Essence, 10)
Great American Taxi "New Madrid" Reckless Habits (Thirty Tigers, 10)
Elvis Costello "Five Small Words" National Ransom (Hear, 10)
Mavis Staples "Downward Road" You Are Not Alone (Anti, 10)
Jeffrey Foucault "He Was in Heaven Before He Died" Shoot the Moon Right Between the Eyes (Signature Sounds, 09)