Rural Alberta Advantage by ipickmynose

“Wow” “…wow. That was … great.”

I was backstage at the Bottom of the Hill for the ipickmynose presents show with the Rural Alberta Advantage. It was just me, Nils and a guy named Travis from KALX–Amy and Paul had gone back to their hotel to change. Travis had asked Nils to do a quick acoustic song to accompany the interview they just did and after a brief misstart Nils stunned me with a version of “In the Summertime.” He finished and after a long pause I could barely choke out a compliment.

the Rural Alberta Advantage – In the Summertime (acoustic) (mp3, for KALX)

If you like this you should also check out the solo piano version of the song on the RAA’s daytrotter session. And, of course, I highly recommend buying the original version if you don’t have it yet.

Nils from the Rural Alberta Advantage at the Bottom of the Hill

Starting with an impromptu invitation to John Vanderslice four years ago, I hosted a string of a dozen and an half bands on KZSU, including some of my favorite local bands. I’ve decided to compile some of my favorite songs from those sessions into a digital album that I’m offering here for free. I’m really excited about this and I hope you enjoy it half as much as I am.

The download includes mp3s of all the songs, the album art as a jpg and a special cut-out version of the album art* as a pdf that you can use to create your own album sleeve if you want to burn album to disc.

IPMN KZSU: the Ipickmynose sessions (zip file, mediafire link)

Here’s the tracklist:

1. Joe Pug – Call It What You Will [recorded 11.20.2008]
2. The Dodos – Fools [recorded 7.11.2007]
3. The Ian Fays – Lemon Tree [recorded 5.28.2008]
4. John Vanderslice – Dear Sarah Shu [recorded 8.25.2005]
5. The Botticellis – Betrayed [recorded 5.14.2008]
6. Beatbeat Whisper – Lulu [recorded 6.6.2007]
7. The Light Footwork – Exit Row [recorded 12.13.2006]
8. Two Sheds – You [recorded 5.21.2008]
9. John Vanderslice – Dead Slate Pacific [recorded 7.25.2007]
10. Geographer – Rushing In, Rushing Out [recorded 4.30.2008]
11. The Morning Benders – Loose Change [recorded 6.6.2007]
12. Or, the Whale – Crack a Smile [recorded 2.27.2008]
13. Toromiro – Last Couple [recorded 2.25.2009]
14. Winterbirds – Cold Hand Killer [recorded 8.20.2008]

Special thanks to: the bands, of course, for playing great sessions and creating some special music. To Smurph for engineering the sessions. To Andy and Dave for helping get together the album and make it much better than what it was in raw form.

* Astute observers will realize this album sleeve idea is influenced by the One AM Radio’s An Assembly CDr EP, which I recommend you download as well.

If you listened to my radio show you almost definitely heard me play soul and you probably heard me play some soul gospel. There’s so compelling about some of it–fervor mixed with hard soul. I’ve pulled out some my favorites to share here.

Soul Gospel 8:

• Shirley Ann Lee – There’s a Light (mp3) (buy)
  
  This one is so simple: guitar, steady rim hits and voice, but it also succeeds by making all those work together so well. Her voice has so much depth to it.
• The Wright Specials – Ninety-Nine and a Half Won’t Do (mp3) (buy)
  
  Who doesn’t love a real rouser? This is an soul song that’s been done by everyone from Diana Ross to Wilson Pickett to Creedence Clearwater Revival, but there’s something about the energy in this one.
• Sam Cooke – Were You There (mp3) (buy)
  
  I had to include a song that brought soul from the church context to the secular. “Touch the Hem of His Garment” is amazing, but this version of the traditional song can’t be missed. Sam’s voice is top notch here but so are the backup vocals.
• Trevor Dandy – Is There Any Love (mp3) (buy)
  
  I think repetitive songs are just fine if what is repeating is completely awesome. I love the beat and the vocals and apparently so does Kid Cudi.
• Aretha Franklin – People Get Ready (mp3) (buy)
  
  There are so many good versions of People Get Ready. I love the original by Curtis Mayfield/ the Impressions and the live version by the Chamber Brothers is great too, but between the sweet production and Aretha’s unsurpassed voice on this one, I had to pick it.
• Rev. Columbus Mann – They Shall Be Mine (mp3) (buy)
  
  Motown (often on their sub-labels) actually put out some gospel, including the Wright Specials track above and this one. This one is very straightforward, but it’s just a really good example of this style.
• Gospel Supremes – Sinner Man (mp3) (buy)
  
  From the first notes of this song, I feel like it’s running away and all I can do is hold on. There’s something untamed and uncontrolled about it.
• Universal Jubileers – Childhood Days (mp3) (buy)
  
  This is a great soul funk song with some sweet pop sensibilities that happens to be about Jesus. The music definitely reminds me of another song, but the vocals are all original.

Bonus: pre-soul gems:

• Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Didn’t It Rain (mp3) (buy)
  
  I feel like no discussion of soul gospel would be complete without bringing up Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who mixes blues, driving guitar and distinctive vocals with gospel songs.
• Rev. Sister Mary Nelson – Judgement (mp3) (buy)
  
  This is a pretty old gospel recording but you can definitely hear some stylistic elements that carry over into the soul gospel tunes above.

If you want to hear more and better selections of music like this, hope Deep Fried and Sanctified comes back on the air at KZSU.

You should be saying yay.

Joe Pug at KZSU last November

Joe Pug (myspace) whose 2008 release, the Nation of Heat EP, hit me quite hard has released the outtakes from that session as a new EP, In the Meantime and it’s free on his website.

You should check it out because, well, it’s free and Pug makes good music. Pug operates solidly within the framework of “folk” music but he makes brilliant and gorgeous songs within that. The EP includes the track “A Thousand Men”, which Joe did an amazing version of when he came to KZSU. Unfortunately the first bit of that live version of the track was lost in a glitch, but I’ve included a fragment of it that still manages to blow me away anyway.

Joe Pug – A Thousand Men (mp3)

Joe Pug – A Thousand Men (fragment, live at KZSU) (mp3)

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The blogs have been abuzz with this next bit of info that you’ve probably already seen and you’ve probably seen me talk about Fanfarlo on this blog one or twenty-three times, so I’ll keep this short.

Fanfarlo (myspace) is offering their full-length debut Reservoir, which already plugged, for $1 through July 4. Not only that but that but it include 4 bonus tracks (one of which, the acoustic version of “Drowning Men”, is below) which aren’t even on the import version I bought from them. I’m a sucker for Fanfarlo’s nicely orchestrated, dramatic pop songs and this is a great way to get into them. Get it at their website while you can.

Fanfarlo – Drowning Men (Acoustic Version) (mp3)

Fanfarlo – I’m a Pilot (mp3)

Fanfarlo at Central Presbyterian during SxSW 2009

cred: me

Just a reminder that my last radio show is this afternoon. I’m on the air on KZSU starting in a at 3pm PST doing my “I once was Canadian” radio show. I’m doing 3 hour of music, stories, special call-ins and more. Listen in from 3-6pm PST.

During either show you can listen online or at 90.1 FM. You can also follow along with my playlist online.

Update Show and playlist from my last show:

KZSU – I once was Canadian 6/23/09 [second hour] (mp3)

KZSU – I once was Canadian 6/23/09 [second hour] (mp3)

KZSU – I once was Canadian 6/23/09 [third hour] (mp3)

• Low – (That’s How You Sing) Amazing Grace
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• Unwed Sailor – Last Goodbyes [sound bed]
• Iron & Wine – Waitin’ For A Superman
• Jose Gonzalez – Hand On Your Heart
• Crooked Fingers – Solitary Man
• Cat Power – I Found a Reason
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• the Botticellis – I Feel Betrayed [Live at KZSU]
• Belle And Sebastian – Sleep the Clock Around
• Beirut – Scenic World
• the Dodos – the Ball [Live at KZSU]
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• Candie Payne – By Tomorrow
• Henry Lumpkin – Don’t Leave Me
• Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Oh How I’d Miss You
• The Wright Specials – Ninety-Nine and a Half Won’t Do
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• Sam Cooke – Having A Party
• Shirley Ann Lee – There’s a Light
• Ruby Andrews – You Made a Believer Out of Me
• Smokey Robinson & the Miracles – The Tracks of My Tears
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• P:ano – All of November, Most of of
• the Morning Benders – Loose Change [Live at KZSU]
• Wooden Birds – Bad
• Pinback – Loro
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• John Vanderslice – Up Above the Sea
• Bon Iver – Skinny Love
• Mountain Goats – Against Pollution
• Magnolia Electric Co – Shiloh Temple Bell
• Fionn Regan – Put A Penny In The Slot
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• Charles Wright and the 103rd St. Rhythm Band – Movin’ On Up/ I Can’t Turn You Loose
• David Ruffin – Anything You Ask For
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• the Rural Alberta Advantage – Don’t Haunt this Place
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• Neutral Milk Hotel – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

cred: ipickmynose

As I mentioned last week, I won’t be applying for a radio show next quarter or in the foreseeable future. Last week’s show was a special, as is this week’s and next week’s. The show, which is called “I Once Was Canadian”, on KZSU 90.1FM will runs on Tuesdays from 3-6pm PST. Listen on the “radio” (remember those?) or online.

Last two shows:

• Today: African and old-timey music. I’ll shed some light on some of my other favorite music.
• June 23: Retrospective. Stories, call-ins and some of my favorite songs in my almost seven years in college radio.

You can follow along today’s playlist online during the show.

Update: Here’s the show and the playlist.

KZSU – I once was Canadan (African+Old-timey Special) [ hour] (mp3)

KZSU – I once was Canadan (African+Old-timey Special) [ hour] (mp3)

KZSU – I once was Canadan (African+Old-timey Special) [ hour] (mp3)

Miriam Makeba – Pata Pata
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• Toumani Diabate – Djelika [sound bed]
• La Drivers Union Por Por Group – Otsokobila
• Amadou & Mariam – Ce N’est Pas Bon
• Konono No 1 – Paradiso
• Johnny Clegg & Juluka – Umfazi Omdala
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• Kasai Allstars – Kafuulu Balu
• Solomon Linda’s Original Evening Birds – Mbube
• Prince Zulamkah – Ligiligi
• Koernag Namadlanga – Ngiyalila
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• King Sunny Ade – Yoruba
• [Group] – Amandla!
• Miriam Makeba – Beware Verwoerd (Naants’ Indod’Emnyama)
• Jabulisa Mkhize – Bakhuluma Ngathi
• Mathula Home Singers – Bhula Wesangoma
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• Hip Hop Pantsula – Lefatshe Je
• Mzwandile Qotyoi, Dizu Plaatjies, Jose Luis Quintana – Yontoni Nale Izange
• Muungano National Choir, Kenya – Kyrie
• Blanket Mkhize – Blanket’s Guitar solo
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo – How Long?
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• Laurie Lewis – The Maples Lament
• New Lost City Ramblers – Cyclone of Rye Cove
• Estil C. Ball – Pretty Polly
• Hobart Smith – Railroad Bill
• Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet – Golden Gate Gospel Train
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• Horton Barker – Two Sister
• Tangle Eye – Katy Left Memphis
• Lesley Riddle – John Henry
• Henagar-Union Sacred Harp Convention – New Britain, 45t
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• Alabama Sacred Harp Singers – David’s Lamentation
• Bob Dylan – House Carpenter
• Roscoe Holcomb – Black Eyed Susie
• Hobart Smith – Cindy
• Kilby Snow – Home Sweet Home
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• Roosevelt Graves and Brother – Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind on Jesus)
• Tommy Jarrell – The Drunken Hiccups
• Almeda Riddle – Bury Me Beneath the Willow

cred: ipickmynose

With a bit of sadness, I won’t be applying for a radio show next quarter or in the foreseeable future. My last three shows will all be specials. The show, which is called “I Once Was Canadian”, on KZSU 90.1FM will runs on Tuesdays from 3-6pm PST. Listen on the “radio” (remember those?) or online.

Last three shows:

• Today:All vinyl show. I’ll be playing indie rock and soul all off of 7″s, 12″s and at least one 10″. Hopefully better than my last attempt at this.
• June 16: African and old-timey music. I’ll shed some light on some of my other favorite music.
• June 23: Retrospective. Stories, call-ins and some of my favorite songs in my almost seven years in college radio.

You can follow along today’s playlist online during the show.

Update Here’s today show (well most of it–I went over about 10 minutes and the mp3s below don’t have that) and playlist. Click through to the playlist linked above to see what releases these tracks are off of. It wasn’t without mistakes, but it went pretty well.

KZSU – I once was Canadian 6/9/09 [first hour] (mp3)

KZSU – I once was Canadian 6/9/09 [second hour] (mp3)

KZSU – I once was Canadian 6/9/09 [third hour] (mp3)

• Neutral Milk Hotel – The King of Carrot Flowers Part 1
• Neutral Milk Hotel – The King of Carrot Flowers Part 2 & 3
• Neutral Milk Hotel – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
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• Crooked Fingers – You Must Build a Fire (live)
• Magnolia Electric Co. – It’s Made Me Cry
• Ohbijou – Darcy
• Johnny Flynn – Ghost of O’Donahue
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• My Brother, the Welder – Vanderhorst 1999
• Two Sheds – Good Intentions
• Pedro the Lion – Long Way Around the Sea
• Mark Kozelek – Bad Boy Boogie (Version 1)
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• Elliott Smith – Angeles
• Jason Molina – No Moon on the Water
• Delorean – Ghost of David
• Mountain Goats and Alastair Galbraith – Raja Vocative
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• Magnetic Fields – All the Umbrellas in London
• American Analog Set – First of Four
• Wooden Birds – Bad
• Death Cab for Cutie – I Will Possess Your Heart (10″ Mix)
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• John Vanderslice – Advancing Army Clip
• the Mommyheads – (Waiting for A) Remedy
• the Morning Benders – Waiting for a War
• Modest Mouse – I’ve Got It All (Most)
• BOAT – Topps
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• Fanfarlo – Harold T. Wilkins
• the Notwist – Boneless
• Mates of State – These Days
• Camera Obscura – French Navy
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• Basia Bulat – Touch the Hem of His Garment
• the Supremes – When the Love Light Starts Shining Through His Eyes
• Smokey Robinson & the Miracles – Tracks of My Tears
• Diana Ross & the Supremes with the Temptations – Ain’t Nothing like the Real Thing
• Al Green – Lo and Behold
• Aretha Franklin – People Get Ready
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• Beach Boys, the – Good Vibrations
• the Beatles – The Night Before
• Dion & the Belmonts – the Wanderer
• Bill Haley & the Comets – What I’d Say
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• Cat Power – the Greatest
• Archers of Loaf – Web in Front
• Seam – Autopilot

cred: ipickmynose

After a week off, I’m back on the air. My radio show, which is called “I Once Was Canadian”, on KZSU 90.1FM will run until 6pm PST. Listen on the “radio” (remember those?) or online. Maybe you want to listen?

You can follow along with my playlist online.

Update: Here’s my playlist and show. Unfortunately I missed the first hour.

KZSU – I once was Canadian 6/2/09 [second hour] (mp3)

KZSU – I once was Canadian 6/2/09 [third hour] (mp3)

• Iron & Wine – The Trapeze Swinger
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• Mark Kozelek – Up to My Neck in You [sound bed]
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• Fionn Regan – Put a Penny in the Slot
• Great Lake Swimmers – Concrete Heart
• Elvis Perkins In Dearland – Shampoo
• M. Ward – Rave On
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• Tallest Man on Earth – Shallow Grave
• Sufjan Stevens – Vito’s Ordination Song (acoustic version)
• Alexi Murdoch – Breathe
• Dawes – When My Time Comes
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• The Deep Dark Woods – All The Money I Had Is Gone
• Anni Rossi – Wheelpushers
• Dirty Three – Great Waves
• Swim Party – Sunlight & Sprawl
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• Wooden Birds – Bad
• Pinback – Anti-Hu
• ms john soda – Solid Ground
• Lightning Bug Situation – Message to Myself after Franny was Born
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• Laura Veirs – Where Gravity Is Dead
• Bishop Allen – The Ancient Commonsense Of Things
• Jake Shimabukuro – Thriller
• John Vanderslice – Too Much Time
• Mirah – Generosity
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• Adele – Best for Last
• Candie Payne – By Tomorrow
• Raphael Saadiq – Big Easy
• James Hunter – Carina
• Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens – What Have You Done?
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• Sam Cooke – Bring It on Home
• David Ruffin – Anything You Ask For
• Smokey Robinson & the Miracles – Tears of a Clown
• Henry Lumpkin – Don’t Leave Me
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• Alder Ray – A Little Love (Will Go a Long Way)
• The Orchids (US) – That Boy is Messin’ Up My Mind
• the Cadillacs – Speedo
• The Ronettes – Be My Baby
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• Camera Obscura – My Maudlin Career

cred: ipickmynose

Baseball is shortening my show again this week, so I’ll be on till 4:50pm PST. My radio show, which is called “I Once Was Canadian”, on KZSU 90.1FM will run until 6pm PST (or, actually, just before due to baseball again). Listen on the “radio” (remember those?) or online.

You can follow along with my playlist online.

Update: Here’s my show and playlist.

KZSU – I once was Canadian 5/19/09 [first hour] (mp3)

KZSU – I once was Canadian 5/19/09 [second hour] (mp3)

• P:ano – All of November, Most of of
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• Matt Pond Pa – Summer Is Coming
• Sufjan Stevens – No Man’s Land
• Andrew Bird – Fake Palindromes
• Laura Veirs – Where Gravity Is Dead
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• Apples in Stereo – Glowworm
• Olivia Tremor Control – Hideaway
• Beulah – Gene Autry
• Neutral Milk Hotel – Holland, 1945
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• The One Am Radio – Cast Away
• Low – In the Drugs
• The Low Anthem – Ticket Taker
• Sun Kil Moon – Gentle Moon
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• Or, The Whale – Fight Song
• Bruce Springsteen – The Last Carnival
• Bonnie Prince Billy – Death Final
• Great Lake Swimmers – Palmistry
• Langhorne Slim – Restless
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• Booker T – Get Behind The Mule
• Gospel Supremes – Sinner Man
• Shirley Ann Lee – There’s a Light
• Sam Cooke – Ain’t That Good News
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• Basia Bulat – Touch the Hem of his Garment

cred: ipickmynose

After last week’s baseball-shortened show, I’ll be returning to (almost) a full three hours starting in a couple minutes here (3pm PST). My radio show, which is called “I Once Was Canadian”, on KZSU 90.1FM will run until 6pm PST (or, actually, just before due to baseball again). Listen on the “radio” (remember those?) or online.

You can follow along with my playlist online.

KZSU – I Once was Canadian 5/12/09 [first hour] (mp3)

KZSU – I Once was Canadian 5/12/09 [second hour] (mp3)

KZSU – I Once was Canadian 5/12/09 [third hour] (mp3)

Update: Here’s my show and playlist

• Iron & Wine – Trapeze Swinger
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• Iron & Wine – Waiting for Superman
• Bonnie Prince Billy – Beware Your Only Friend
• Bruce Springsteen – The Last Carnival
• Moyra Mcbride & Maxon Blewitt – Disorder
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• Low – Venus
• Elvis Perkins In Dearland – Shampoo
• Sufjan Stevens – Casmir Pulaski Day
• Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah
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• Anni Rossi – Wheelpushers
• Lily Allen – The Fear
• Regina Spektor – Fidelity
• Theresa Andersson – Birds Fly Away
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• Ben Kweller – Falling
• Aimee Mann – The Scientist (Live)
• Ben Folds – Brick
• Bishop Allen – Corazon
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• Say Hi – Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
• An Horse – Little Lungs
• The Long Winters – The Commander Thinks Aloud
• John Vanderslice – Peacocks in the Video Rain
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• the Wooden Birds – Bad
• Justin Vernon And Aaron Dessner – Big Red Machine
• Great Lake Swimmers – Everything Is Moving So Fast
• The Deep Dark Woods – All The Money I Had Is Gone
• Mirah – Shells
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• Booker T – Get Behind The Mule
• Ruby Andrews – You Made a Believer Out of Me
• David Ruffin – Anything You Ask For
• Smokey Robinson and the Miracles – Tears of a Clown
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• L. Hollis & The Mackadoos – Bui Bui [sound bed]
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• The Spinners – I’ll Always Love You
• Sam Cooke – You Send Me [demo]

show poster by Random Found Objects

Today marks the release of Magnolia by the Wooden Birds (myspace). As you may have learned from my post about the band, they’re the new band of Andrew Kenny of American Analog Set. It also has member of Ola Podrida and Lymbyc Systym in it. As I mentioned in that previous post, Magnolia is a really great record and I’d recommend it, especially if you like American Analog Set-like acoustic drone pop.

I’m proud to announce that ipickmynose will be presenting their show at the Rickshaw Stop on May 31. If the two shows of theirs that I saw at SxSW are indication, this will be a really good one.

The Wooden Birds – False Alarm (mp3)

the Wooden Birds – Bad (mp3)

the Wooden Birds – Anna Paula (Live on Woxy) (listen to the whole Woxy session)

You can buy Magnolia from insound (or they have it on vinyl + mp3). Rumor has it that the first handful of CDs are autographed by Andrew Kenny himself.

Wooden Birds at SxSW

Two local bands are opening the show. The first of those is The Old Fashioned Way, a local, baritone-voiced indie pop band that’s been getting some good press in the area.

Rounding out the bill is Goh Nakamura (myspace), a local songwriter that I’m excited to see. His music reminds me at times of late-era Elliott Smith, though there are many influences that go into his music.

Goh Nakamura – Sarah Rose (mp3)

If you want to hear more of Goh’s stuff, you can get Ulysses, his most recent album for free at his website. You can also check out the Bay Bridged feature podcast about him.

Here’s the info you need to know for the show:

5/31 the Wooden Birds, the Old-Fashioned Way, Goh Nakamura @ Rickshaw Stop, 8pm, $10 (advance)/$12 (door), a/a

Buy tickets for the show. I’d like to point out that the Rickshaw Stop has been pretty rad and set up their own online ticketing service with $1.25 service fees, so it’s actually 75 cents cheaper to buy tickets ahead of time, even with the fee.

Andrew Kenny of Wooden Birds, by Adrian Bischoff

cred: ipickmynose

My show will be shortened by a Stanford baseball game today, so I’ll be on from 3pm till just before 5pm today doing my radio show, which is called “I Once Was Canadian”, on KZSU 90.1FM. Listen on the “radio” (remember those?) or online.

You can follow along with my playlist online. Next week I’ll return to my 3-6pm slot as usual.

Update Here’s the show and the playlist:

KZSU – I once was Canadian 5/5/09 [first hour] (mp3)

KZSU – I once was Canadian 5/5/09 [second hour] (mp3)

• American Analog – Set Make It Take It
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• Silian Rail – Not The Wind, Not The Flag [sound bed]
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• Sigur Ros – Untitled 4
• Nada Surf – Your Legs Grow
• Death Cab for Cutie – Why You’d Want to Live Here
• An Horse – Shoes Watch
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• Telekinesis! – Coast of Carolina
• Say Hi – Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
• Tegan & Sara – The Con
• Rogue Wave – Man-Revolutionary!
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• Boat – Elephant Ears
• Candie Payne – One More Chance
• Camera Obscura – French Navy
• Beach Boys – Why Do Fools Fall in Love
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• The Orchids (US) – That Boy is Messin’ Up My Mind
• the Satintones – Going to the Hop
• Marv Johnson – Come to Me
• Alder Ray – A Little Love (Will Go A Long Way)
• Nick Drake – Blues Run the Game
• Simon & Garfunkel – Poem on the Underground Wall
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• Psapp – The Camel’s Back [sound bed]
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• Great Lake Swimmers – Concrete Heart
• Andrew Bird – Tenuousness
• Seabear – Arms
• Damien Jurado – Last Rights
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• Wintersleep – Weighty Ghost
• Beirut – On A Bayonet

cred: ipickmynose

I’m on the air doing my radio show, which is called “I Once Was Canadian”, on KZSU 90.1FM.

You can listen in each week to hear me Tuesdays from 3-6pm. Listen in!

During either show you can listen online or at 90.1 FM. You can also follow along with my playlist online.

Update Here’s the show and playlist:

KZSU – I once was Canadian 4.28.09 [first hour] (mp3)

KZSU – I once was Canadian 4.28.09 [second hour] (mp3)

KZSU – I once was Canadian 4.28.09 [third hour] (mp3)

• Cat Power – Cross Bones Style
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• Les Savy Fav – Precision Auto
• Superchunk – The Question Is How Fast
• Sebadoh – Not a Friend
• Seam – Rafael
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• Mates of State – Proofs
• Low – Dinosaur Act
• Matt Pond PA – Red Ankles
• Magnetic Fields – Strange Powers
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• Sigur Ros – Gobbledigook
• Amadou & Mariam – Ce N’est Pas Bon
• Beirut – La Llorona
• Lily Allen – Never Gonna Happen
• Yeasayer – Tightrope
• Animal Collective – My Girls
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• Andrew Bird – Effigy
• Anni Rossi – Wheelpushers
• Songs For Moms – 1906
• Magnolia Electric Company – Hammer Down
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• Great Lake Swimmers – Concrete Heart
• Basia Bulat – I Was a Daughter
• Bonnie Prince Billy – There Is Something I Have To Say
• The Deep Dark Woods – Farewell
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• Adem – These Are Your Friends
• Joel P. West – Bark and Feathers
• Damien Jurado and Gathered in Song – Airshow Disaster
• the National – Secret Meeting
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• the Vogues – Five O’Clock World
• The Crystals – Uptown
• Gran Prix’s – You Drive Me Crazy
• the Ad Libs – He Ain’t No Angel
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• Curtis Lee Pretty – Little Angel Eyes
• Ben E. King – So Much Love
• David Ruffin – Anything You Ask For
• Candie Payne – All I Want to Hear
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• John Vanderslice – Too Much Time
• Mason Proper – Fog
• Bishop Allen – The Ancient Commonsense Of Things
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• the Mountain Goats – Golden Boy

Alan Freed DJed what is now called ‘Oldies’

I’m very excited.

While on a mid-afternoon jaunt down to Westlake–side note: I never knew that was there. Like the Bay Area’s own Levittown. It’s a little odd but I’d like to go back with my camera–and I was scanning through the AM band, trying to hear the the Pens turn the game around, when I heard an unmistakable sound. It was a song that could only be on an oldies station. Love the Pens, but the dial didn’t move for the rest of the afternoon. I heard the likes of the Supremes, the Boxtops, the Shangri-Las and so many others. I grew up on oldies radio and it just has so much of the best music made to date.

As much as I like listening to my fellow DJs, there’s been a small but significant hole in my life for the last few years. It’s a what-to-listen-to-in-the car hole and it’s oldies radio shaped. You may have heard me lament on this before.

It’s been there for a few years since KFRC-FM switched to classic rock. The new station is also KFRC but on the AM band at 1550. It’s broadcasting the “True Oldies” syndicated channel. I’d like to point out that it’s not really “true oldies”–I’d call that mid-’50s to the end of the ’60s rather than the ’60s and ’70s this channel plays. And I’d prefer something that is programmed locally than some syndicated program. But even for these faults, I’m happy that it’s around.

And, finally, I’d like to reiterate that I think I’d make a good oldies programming director if anyone out there is hiring. (I’d use a smiley emoticon here if I believed in emoticons.)

cred: ipickmynose

As of a couple minutes ago, I’m on the air doing my “I Once Was Canadian” radio show on KZSU 90.1FM.

You can listen in each week to hear me Tuesdays from 3-6pm. Listen in!

During either show you can listen online or at 90.1 FM. You can also follow along with my playlist online.

KZSU – I once was Canadian 4.21.09 [first hour] (mp3)

KZSU – I once was Canadian 4.21.09 [second hour] (mp3)

KZSU – I once was Canadian 4.21.09 [hour hour] (mp3)

Update Here’s the show and the playlist:

Mogwai – Stanley Kubrick
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• Friends Of Dean Martinez – Landfall
• Explosions in the Sky – Catastrophe and the Cure
• Do Make Say Think – In Mind
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• Silian Rail – Drunken Boat
• Grandchildren – Saturn Returns
• Lymbyc Systym – Processed Spirits
• Unwed Sailor – Aurora
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• Grouper – Heavy Water/ I’d Rather Be Sleeping
• Beatbeat Whisper – Lulu
• Crooked Fingers – Weary Arms
• Songs:Ohia – Blue Chicago Moon
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• Neil Halstead – Martha’s Mantra (For the Pain)
• Horse Feathers – Working Poor
• Damien Jurado – Omaha
• Joel P. West – Paper Boats
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• Geographer – Leave
• Cymbals Eat Guitars – Wild Phoenix
• Bishop Allen – Shanghaied
• Dr. Dog – The Old Days
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• Beach Boys – Wouldn’t It Be Nice (stereo)
• Wanda Jackson – Funnel of Love
• The Soul Survivors – Expressway to Your Heart
• Sam Cooke – You Send Me
• Sam Cooke – Bring It On Home To Me
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• Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Oh How I’d Miss You
• the Supremes – Run, Run, Run
• the Wright Specials – Ninety-Nine and a Half Won’t Do
• Jimmy Ruffin – What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
• David Ruffin – Anything You Ask For
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• Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – We’re a Winner/ I Can’t Turn You Loose (Reprise)
• Fontella Bass – Hold On this Time
• Ruby Andrews – You Made a Believe Out of Me
• Smokey Robinson & the Miracles – The Tears of a Clown
• Marv Johnson – Come to Me
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• Great Lake Swimmers – Palmistry
• Bon Iver – Brackett, W9