June 2011
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Thanks for Sharing Your 2011 Faves!
The Kickdrums - Had Too Much To Dream Last Night
The Set List - Set 12: (Final set of the night. It goes by, so fast.)
»The Kickdrums / Had Too Much to Dream Last Night
**Album due 6/28.
http://www.thekickdrums.com/
»The Satin Peaches / Red
**Backed w/ Scorpio. Also found on the Arsenic EP. Free download at
http://fivethreedialtonerecords.bandcamp.com/album/red
Thanks for catching the show tonight. Listener favorites for 2011 (so far) on the show next week. Have I heard from you?
Niki And The Dove - The Fox
The Set List - Set 11:
»Handsome Furs / What About Us
**Married, Montreal-based, duo Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry
release album due Tuesday. http://handsomefurs.com/
»Niki & The Dove / The Fox
**Duo from Stockholm. Free download at
http://www.nikiandthedove.com/fox-inbox/
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - How Can U Luv Me
The Set List - Set 10:
»Unknown Mortal Orchestra / How Can U Luv Me
**9/19 at The Majestic in Detroit w/ Toro Y Moi.
Debut LP. http://www.unknownmortalorchestra.com/
»The Jackson 5 / I Want You Back (SPK Mix)
**Tonight’s guilty pleasure. MJ’s been gone 2 years today.
Surviving Jacksons talk reunion. http://bit.ly/ihJMZn
Sleepy Vikings - Flashlight Tag
The Set List - Set 8:
»City and Colour / We Found Each Other in the Dark
**Fall dates announced. Playing the Fillmore in Detroit on 11/25.
http://cityandcolour.ca/
»Sleepy Vikings / Flashlight Tag
**Sextet from Tampa, playing tonight in Nashville.
http://sleepyvikings.wordpress.com/
»Big Dudee Roo / Michigan
**Played the Wayland Summer Festival today.
Free download at http://bigdudeeroo.bandcamp.com/
Add Ends
The Set List - Set 7:
»William Elliott Whitmore / Bury Your Burdens in the Ground
**Album due 7/12. 7/15 at the Strutt in K’zoo.
7/16 at Small’s in Hamtramck. http://www.williamelliottwhitmore.com/
»Bon Iver / Towers
**Picture it The Walkmen, Fleet Foxes & Bon Iver 9/15.
Lucky bastards in Phoenix. http://boniver.org/
»When Saints Go Machine / Add Ends
**4-piece from Copenhagen. http://www.whensaintsgomachine.com/
See the video - http://www.youtube.com/user/WHENSAINTSGOMACHINE
Favorite Albums for 2011 . . .
The list is starting to grow.
Iron & Wine
Gang Gang Dance
Bell X1
tUnE-yArDs
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Dale Earnhardt JR. Jr.
Delicate Steve
F*@ked Up
Ponytail
J. Mascis
Foster the People
Friendly Fires
Dolorean
James Vincent McMorrow
Wye Oak
Devotchka
Generationals
We’ll feature listener favorites next weekend.
Is your favorite on here?
Washed Out - Eyes Be Closed
The Set List - Set 6:
»Washed Out / Eyes Be Closed
**AKA Ernest Greene from Atlanta. Debut LP due 7/12.
http://www.facebook.com/washed.out
BOBBY / The Shed
**Touring in support of Mountain Man.
http://www.facebook.com/bobbytheband
I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo
The Set List - Set 5:
»Capital Cities / I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo
**Playing tonight in San Francisco with Audiafauna.
http://www.facebook.com/capitalcities
»Making Friendz / Luv Cruizin
**Latest project from Tami Hart.
http://www.myspace.com/makingfriendz
Bodies Of Water, Mary, Don't You Weep
The Set List - Set 3:
»Bodies of Water / Mary, Don’t You Weep
**For a short time you can snag the tracks for free at
http://www.bodiesofwater.net/
»Generationals / I Promise
**Playing a free show in Grant Park 6/30 for Taste of Chicago.
http://generationals.com/
The Best of 2011 - so far!
I want to feature some of our favorites on the show next week! What is/are your favorite album(s) of 2011 to date?
Safe and Sound
Capital Cities - “Safe and Sound”
**Debut EP from L.A. duo Ryan Merchant & Sebu Simonian.
Free download at http://capitalcities.bandcamp.com/album/capital-cities
Making Friendz - Situation
Making Friendz - “Situation”
**Album due Tuesday.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Making-Friendz/153308008025567
Can't Make Up My Mind
Selebrities - “Can’t Make Up My Mind”
**Brooklyn trio create self-described “voguish summertime goth”.
http://selebrities.tumblr.com/
Mikelah
Superhumanoids - “Mikelah”
**L.A. based 4-piece drop the single tomorrow.
http://superhumanoids.com/
Sharing a few tracks from this past weekend. Here’s the complete play list, in case you missed it.
The Rosebuds - Woods
The Set List - Set 11:
**Deleon / High is the Moon
Casata
JDub
**Album due Tuesday.
http://www.myspace.com/ilovedeleon
**Jessica Lea Mayfield / Blue Skies Again
Blue Skies Again (single)
Nonesuch PRO-CDR-528271
**Played Bonnaroo last night. Touring w/ The Avett Bros. in July.
http://www.jessicaleamayfield.com/
**The Rosebuds / Woods
Loud Planes Fly Low
Merge MRG 384
**Duo from Raleigh, NC released their album this week.
http://therosebuds.com/
Marianne Faithfull - The Stations
The Set List - Set 9:
**Marianne Faithful / The Stations
Horses and High Heels
Naïve Records 109
**Album due 6/28. Marianne covers The Gutter Twins.
http://www.mariannefaithfull.org.uk/
**Son Lux / Chase
We Are Rising
Anticon ABR0114CD
**Son Lux is Ryan Lott.
http://www.facebook.com/sonlux
The Go! Team - Secretary Song
The Set List - Set 7:
**Cold Cave / Catacombs
Cherish the Light
Matador 921
**Prepping more North American dates for July.
http://coldcave.tumblr.com/future
**Friendly Fires / Blue Cassette
Pala
XL CD 530
**Playing tonight in Mexico City. http://www.wearefriendlyfires.com/
**The Go! Team / Secretary Song
Rolling Blackouts
Memphis Industries MI 0178CD
**New video for “Voice Yr Choice”. http://vimeo.com/23312415
Frank Turner - I Am Disappeared
The Set List - Set 4:
**Paleo / Lighthouse
Fruit of the Spirit
Partisan PTSN023CD
**Album due 6/21. http://www.paleo.ws/
**Farewell Continental / A Story from the Bottom of the Sea
¡Hey Hey Pioneers!
Paper + Plastick 91
**Playing tonight in Anaheim, CA.
http://farewellcontinental.com/
**Frank Turner / I Am Disappeared
England Keep My Bones
Epitaph 87163-2
**Easily my favorite track of the night!!!
Playing the Magic Stick in Detroit on 10/27.
http://frank-turner.com/blog/
The Set List - Set 3:
**Tiger Darrow / New Beginning
You Know Who You Are
Tiger Darrow
**Singer and Actress. http://www.tigerdarrow.com/
**The Shivers / Irrational Love
More
Silence Breaks SHH-002
**NYC duo Keith Zarriello & Jo Schornikow.
http://www.facebook.com/shiversnyc
**Sam Bisbee / Renegade Lover
You + Me = Us
Sam Bisbee
**Singer/songwriter from NYC.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sam-Bisbee/
Apple of My Irony
The Set List - Set 1:
**Maritime / Apple of My Irony
Human Hearts
Dangerbird Records 058
**Free download of “Paraphernalia” at
http://www.facebook.com/maritimesongs
**Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. / Skeletons
It’s a Corporate World
Warner Bros. 527706
**Back in MI in 2 weeks to play St. Andrews Hall in Detroit on 6/25.
http://www.daleearnhardtjrjr.com/
**Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi; feat. Norah Jones / Problem Queen
Rome
EMI/Parlophone 946852
**DM and DL discuss the project.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHDrWfndze0
**Raphael Saadiq / Movin’ Down the Line
Stone Rollin’
Columbia 88697605602
**Daytrotter session from last month.
http://bit.ly/lyRzvK
The Road
The Set List - Set 12:
**The Chaw / The Road
**Thurston Moore / Orchard Street
**Quiet Countries / In All Directions
Mudhoney - Good Enough
The Set List - Set 11:
**Mudhoney / Good Enough
**Boris / Tru, La La
Vampire Weekend
The Set List - Set 2:
**Bear Lake / We Were The Young
(Playing taste of Ann Arbor tomorrow afternoon. Opening for Bedouin Soundclash
on 6/24 at St. Andrew’s Hall. http://www.bearlakemusic.net/)
**Vampire Weekend / I’m Going Down
The Set List - Set 1:
Nik Freitas / Affected
Saturday Night Underwater
Little Record Company CDLR005
**Touring the U.S. with Jenny and Johnny through next week.
http://www.nikfreitas.com/home.cfm
Sam Bisbee / Give It All You Got
You + Me = Us
Sam Bisbee
**Free download of “Us” at http://www.sambisbee.com/
Nat Baldwin - "A Little Lost"
Nat Baldwin - “A Little Lost”
Nat covers the late Arthur Russell on his new album People Changes. Wow! Kind of loving this track right now. Listen for it and tracks by Sam Bisbee, The Coathangers and Sleepy Vikings this weekend. Also sharing MI acts The Crane Wives, Bear Lake and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Come on Saturday!!!
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - Skeletons
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - “Skeletons”
**The Detroit duo release their debut full-length, It’s a Corporate World, next Tuesday. We’ll sample a track or two on the show this weekend.
