Ben Sollee

Singing cellist Ben Sollee sits down with DJ Llu on this week's episode of Tour Date.

Featuring musical snippets in this episode from Ben Sollee and a few other artists in this playlist order:  

• "Built for This" from Live at the Grocery on Home
• Ben Sollee free riffing on his new mandolin 
• "It's Not Impossible" from Live at the Grocery on Home 
• "The Globe" from Live at the Grocery on Home 
• "Bury Me With My Car" from Live at the Grocery on Home
• "Shady Grove" by Doc Watson from the Essential Doc Watson
• "Only a Song" from Dear Companion
• "A Change is Gonna Come" - cover of Sam Cooke's classic track
• "Barbie Girl" by Aqua 
• "Work It (instrumental)" by Missy Elliott

Cake

A look back at Cake's 20-year career in alternative rock — and find out why the band has a long-running feud with goats. Cake plays the Midway Lawn at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction on Saturday, June 16. 

Featuring musical snippets in this episode from the band Cake:

• "Opera Singer" - Comfort Eagle
• "Never There" – Prolonging the Magic
• "Sheep Go to Heaven" - Prolonging the Magic
• "Sick of You" – Showroom Compassion
• "The Distance" – Fashion Nugget
• "I Will Survive" – Fashion Nugget
• "Long Time" – Showroom Compassion
• "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" - Comfort Eagle
• "Love You Madly" – Comfort Eagle
• "Arco Arena" - Comfort Eagle

 

 

Christian McBride

Jazz bassist Christian McBride talks about what makes him tic as a musician, what it's like to win a Grammy and his second passion: football.

Featuring musical snippets in this episode from Christian McBride and his variety of bands:

• "Getting To It" – Getting to It
• "Brother Mister" – Kind of Brown
• "Stick & Move" – Kind of Brown
• "Sitting On a Cloud" – Live at the Tonic
• "Clerow’s Flipped" – Live at the Tonic
• "Used Ta Could" – Kind of Brown
• "It’s Your Thing" – Conversations with Christian
• "Night Train" – Getting To It
• "Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag" – by James Brown, Live at the Garden
• "Little Sunflower" – Number Two Express

Find Christian McBride at: http://www.christianmcbride.com/
Find Seven Days at: www.sevendaysvt.com
Find DJ Llu at: www.djllu.com

The Blow

DJ Llu interviews Khaela Maricich of lo-fi indie band the Blow as she prepares the first new Blow record since 2007. Be one of the first to hear the Blow's new sound in this episode.

Featured music samples:

• "True Affection" from the Blow’s highly acclaimed Paper Television album
• A live snippet of what the Blow’s new sound is like, from their Waking Windows Festival appearance at the Monkey House in Winooski
• "Hock it (We Two Remix)" from the album Poor Aim
• "Holiday" by Madonna
• "Parentheses" from the album Paper Television
• "The Love that I Crave" and "Hey Boy" both from the record Poor Aim
• And a bit of Yacht’s "I Walked Alone" (an instrumental remix)

Find the Blow at: http://www.myspace.com/theblowus 
Find Seven Days at: www.sevendaysvt.com 
Find DJ Llu at: www.djllu.com