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Saturday morning playlist

Here's today's Saturday morning playlist. Heavy on roots and insurgent country thanks to Jon Langford, James McMurtry, Neko, Sarah Borges and more. Check out these and more tunes on my BlipFM station.

• James McMurtry – Ruby and Carlos
• Chuck Prophet – ¡Let Freedom Ring!
• Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles – Me And Your Ghost
• Holly Golightly – Your Love is mine
• Neko Case – Buckets Of Rain (Bob Dylan Cover)
• "Detroit Cobras ~ "Cha Cha Twist" My Fav Cobras tune"
• Sally Timms – Drunk By Noon
• "Roxy Music – Jealous Guy  
• Neil Young – Cinnamon Girl
• Adrian Belew – I'm Down
• Beach House – Beach House - Norway
• Jon Langford  "Book of Your Life"
• Daniel Lanois – Power Of One
• Chris Whitley – Her Furious Angels
• Joe Pug – Bury Me Far From My Uniform
• John Doe – Golden State
• Jon Langford "1234Ever" --  Good Saturday to you all!

 

3 by American Master Guy Clark

Three wonderful songs performed by Guy Clark. "Parking Lot," "Boats to Build," and "LA Freeway." Great music not heard often enough. 

 

Boats to build, for those who only know the Jimmy Buffett version, here's the song as performed by the songwriter with a little help from Verlon Thompson.

 

 

 

It's a Bobby Bare Jr. Kind of Evening

Having a Bobby Bare Jr. evening thanks to a set of swell downloads from Daytrotter. Don’t know how I missed these last year. Covers of Bread and America as only Bare Jr. can do them, and his classic “I’ll be around.” Free registration to Daytrotter required, but worth your time. Great tunes. Also worth a listen Bare Jr.’s new release, A Storm, A Tree, My Mother’s Head.

 

Your Monday Morning Fred Fix

Don't know about you, but I woke up this morning in need of a Fred Eaglesmith fix. Ever since we saw Fred, his band, and the Fabulous Ginn Sisters earlier this spring, I've wanted more.

Here's the video for "I Would" off of Fred's new release "Cha-Cha-Cha."

And here's an article on the making of the video for "I Would."

Finally, a few blurry photos from the last time I saw Fred, April 9, 2010, at Fitzgerald's Nightclub.

"Cha Cha Cha" will be released on June 15 and is available for pre-order now.

Also shared much of this information on my Facebook Fan Page Mike's All Night Records. If you haven't visited yet, what are you waiting for? After all, it's open all night.

Reviews for Alan Jackson's new album feature raves for Eaglesmith's "Freight Train"

Alan Jackson's new release has drawn mixed reviews. One thing critics can agree on: Fred Eaglesmith's "Freight Train," covered by Jackson is a mighty good song.

• Review: Alan Jackson in comfort zone on new CD by Michael McCall (Huffington Post): "CHECK THIS TRACK OUT: The title song, written by Fred Eaglesmith, is a hard-rolling acoustic boogie tune that gives the singer and his expert studio band a chance to fire up some locomotive power."
• Review by JOHN WIRT in 2TheAdvocate.com:  "And there’s the occasionally less comfortable song, the best of which is title track “Freight Train,” a Fred Eaglesmith song driven by a racing train beat and yearning to get out of Dodge."
• Winnipeg Free Press: "Heck, who but Alan Jackson could cover a classic from the catalogue of Canadian alt-country icon Fred Eaglesmith (the title track) and make it sound like it was something he wrote himself?"
• CD review: Alan Jackson’s “Freight Train” By Michael Corcoran: "On his latest album, which hits stores today, the Georgia native finds such originals as “Every Now and Then,” the pandering lead-off track “Hard Hat and a Hammer” and “That’s Where I Belong” (surprising only because it took Jackson this long to write a song called “That’s Where I Belong”) overshadowed by such writers as Fred Eaglesmith (title track) and Jay Knowles and Adam Wright (“Taillights Blue”). "
• Alan Jackson Roars On With 'Freight Train' by Deborah Evans-Price (TheBoot.Com)

Fred Eaglesmith and the Ginn Sisters play Friday, April 9 at Fitzgerald's Nightclub in Berwyn, Illinois, 9pm, $15 TW/advance tickets. Here's what you might expect:

January 30 episode of The Waiting Room packed with 26 new and amazing songs

Another wonderful edition of the world's greatest music show, "The Waiting Room" on WOXY last week.  Our genial hosts, One Half of Drunk Country & The Woman of The House, introduced us to 26 new and amazing songs by the likes of:

• The Treats – The Brief Ballad Of The So-So Kid
  
• Puerto Muerto – Arcadia
  
• Danny & The Champions Of The World – Your People
  
• Analog Rebellion – Brain ≠ Heart (I Need To Know)
  
• Basia Bulat – Run
  
• The Tallest Man On Earth – King Of Spain
  
• UTE – Panic–Float
  
• These New Puritans – Attack Music
  
• Fragments Of Winter – Astonishing
  
• The Bears Of Blue River – Me, Me, Me
• Woozy Viper – Love Scented Candles
  
• The Secret Love Parade – Always You
• The Magic Theatre – Steamroller
  
• And many more

Seriously, if you're not hip TWR, I wonder what you're waiting? Subscribe to the weekly podcast or listen online. 

Videos by some of the bands featured on the January 30 episode of The Waiting Room:

James McMurtry releases Live in Europe CD/DVD

One of my favorite live music experiences of SXSW 2008 was seeing James McMurtry and his band. So good, I went back two days latter to catch another set at the Continental Club. Raw power, pure emotion, swamp rock guitar and smart song writing combine to make McMurtry's music a great listen live or on disc. He's one of music most authentic storytellers and along with his band the Heartless Bastards, he just plain rocks. I'm looking forward to this collection from his recent European tour. 

Countrychart.com review of Live in Europe

James McMurtry Web site

Avett Brothers coming to Memorial Auditorium in Athens, Ohio, Feb. 24

One of my favorite bands, one of my favorite venues: The Avett Brothers will play Memorial Auditorium in Athens, Ohio, Wednesday, February 24. 

The concert is a partnership between Stuart's Opera House (another one of my favorite venues) and the Ohio University Performing Arts Series.

Big sun. Big fun. Bloodshot Records 15th Anniversary Block Party

Who knew some of the hottest weather and best music of summer 2009 would be saved for mid September? Bloodshot Records 15th Anniversary Beer-B-Q at The Hideout was a sun-drenched, beer-soaked, bbq-fueled blast.

Big fun led by insurgents Jon Langford, Sally Timms, Bobby Bare Jr., The Blacks and more. Sorry I had to depart (due to the dreaded "previous obligations") before Alejandro Escovedo and the Waco Brothers, but I thoroughly enjoyed the time spent and look forward to 16.

• Bloodshot Records on Amazon
• Jon Langford on Amazon
• Bare Jr. on Amazon
• Bloodshot Records Homepage
• Chicago Tribune: Bloodshot Records bands pay rollicking tribute to Chicago-based label
• Timeout Chicago: Live Review Bloodshot Records 15th Anniversary
• A Hearty Thank You for the Hideout Anniversary Party! (Bloodshot)
  

New Kris Kristofferson album: "Closer to the Bone" due September 29

Kris Kristofferson releases "Closer to the Bone" on September 29. Available in multiple configurations, including:

• Limited Deluxe Edition
• Audio CD
• Digital
• 180g Vinyl

Special limited deluxe edition includes an 8-song bonus CD of Kristofferson performing live at the Olympia Theater in Dublin, Ireland on March 21, 2008; and a fold-out color poster.

Along with the release, Kristofferson's label announced the launch of a new Web site.