Blitzen Trapper

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Indie folk-rock band Blitzen Trapper on getting signed to Sub Pop Records and the beer scene in their home state of Oregon.

Playlist:

• Blitzen Trapper - "Your Crying Eyes" - American Goldwing
• Blitzen Trapper - "Stolen Shoes & a Rifle"  - Furr
• Blitzen Trapper - "Furr" - Furr
• Blitzen Trapper - "Black River Killer" - Furr
• Blitzen Trapper - "Might Find it Cheap" - American Goldwing
• Blitzen Trapper - "Gold for Bread" - Furr
• Danger Mouse & Jay-Z/the Beatles - "Justify My Thug" - the Grey Album
• Symphony of Science's John D. Boswell - "Mr. Rogers Garden of Your Mind"
• The Soul Searchers - "Ashley's Roachclip" 

Find Blitzen Trapper at: http://www.blitzentrapper.net/

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Fishbone

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Punk/ska legends Fishbone star in this week's episode of Tour Date.

Podcast Playlist:

Fishbone - "Party at Ground Zero" - The Essential Fishbone 
George Clinton & the Parliment Funkadelic - "Give Up the Funk (live)" 
Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Aeroplane" 
Fishbone - "The Suffering" - The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx 
The Ramones - "I Wanna Be Sedated" 
Fishbone - "Alcoholic" - Chim Chim's Badass Revenge 
Fishbone - "Shakey Ground" - The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx 
Fishbone - "Skankin' to the Beat" - The Essential Fishbone 
Fishbone - "Lemon Meringue" - Give A Monkey A Brain And He'll Swear He's The Center Of The Universe 
Fishbone - "Crazy Glue" - Crazy Glue 
Badboe - "Funk In The Air (Fort Knox Five remix)"

Find Fishbone at: http://fishbone.net/ 
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Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars

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Ruben Koroma, founder of Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, talks with DJ about the band's Vermont connections, and their upcoming gig this Saturday, July 7, at Higher Ground in South Burlington.

Featuring musical snippets in this episode from Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars and a few other artists in this playlist order:

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Star tracks:

• "10 Toman Teti M'Ba Akala " - Radio Salone
• "Gbara Case" Radio Salone
• "Goombay Interlude" - Radio Salone
• "Goombay Mani (Trouble)" - Radio Salone
• "Refugee Rolling" - Living Like a Refugee
• "Remake the World" - Radio Salone
• "Get Down on It" - Kool & the Gang
• "It Takes a Nation (instrumental) - Ice Cube

Find Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars at: http://www.sierraleonesrefugeeallstars.com/
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Ben Sollee

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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

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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

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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/
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The Blow

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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 
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Steep Canyon Rangers

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Episode 1: Steep Canyon Rangers. Go backstage to learn more about the band's influences, life on the road, and more.

Featuring musical snippets and songs from the Steep Canyon Rangers 

"Hide Behind a Rock" - from the album: Rare Bird Alert 
"Atheists Don't Have No Songs" - from the album: Rare Bird Alert 
"There Ain't No Easy Street" - from the album: Deep in the Shade 
"King Tut" - from the album: Rare Bird Alert 
"Knob Creek" - from the album: Nobody Knows You 
"Between Midnight and the Dawn" - from the album: Nobody Knows You 
"Nobody Knows You" - from the album: Nobody Knows You

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