Archives - Songs from the first 26 weeks

2/18/2011
Happy Friday people! And a beautiful Friday it is! Song-of-the-weekend time.  Well, I just can't seem to snap out of the 'singer-songwriter' mood this week. If you like that genre, you'll love these guys.  From northern Virginia, this is Martinez & Guthrie with "I'd Say Go."  ENJOY!

Martinez & Guthrie - "I'd Say Go" released as a single
Listen to "I'd Say Go"






2/11/2011 

Hey all...it's FRIDAY! Song-of-the-weekend time. This one is for the good minister (and half decent apparel salesman) Ted Wright. Originally recorded for a Jayhawks album 'Tomorrow the Green Grass' (that I can't believe is almost 20 years old), this is a gospelly song called "Up Above My Head". It actually never made it on the album, but has just been released on a recent re-issue of the record...ENJOY!

The Jayhawks - "Up Above My Head" from the re-issue of 'Tomorrow the Green Grass'
Listen to 'Up Above My Head'








2/4/2011 

another week gone by!....song-of-the-weekend time. Caught these guys on Austin City Limits last weekend and was really impressed. Originally from Seattle they're now based in Charleston, SC. From their third studio album (which, for better or worse is Grammy nominated), this is Band of Horses with "Older"....ENJOY!

Band Of Horses - "Older" from the album 'Infinite Arms'
Listen to "Older"






1/28/2011 

Song-of-the-weekend time! I just bought the new album from Philly's (Cherry Hill, NJ actually) Amos Lee and it's tremendous. He has one of the most silky smooth voices ever and is such a good songwriter. I love this one! Windows Are Rolled Down....brand new! ENJOY!

Amos Lee - "Windows Are Rolled Down" from the album 'Mission Bell'
Listen to 'Windows Are Rolled Down'






1/21/2011 

Happy Friday everyone! Song-of-the-weekend time. This song about the doctor is apropos for today seeing that I'm running a fever and feeling bad all day. This is Matt Costa with "Emergency Call". Reminds me of the Grateful Dead. ENJOY!

Matt Costa - "Emergency Call" from the album 'Unfamiliar Faces'
Listen to 'Emergency Call'









1/14/2011 

Hi all....it's FRIDAY...time for a song-of-the-weekend selection. Personally, I'm wiped out from the redeye trip home from Vegas so we're going mellow and we're just gonna chill a bit. It's Sam (from Green Bay) and Ruby (from Ghana, Africa) making music together in Nashville, TN as Sam & Ruby. ENJOY!

Sam & Ruby - "This I Know" from the album 'The Here and The Now'
Listen to "This I Know"





1/7/2011 

I know, I know....you CAN"T believe I missed last Friday's song-of-the-weekend. What's that? You didn't notice? Oh. OK, anyway....Stumbled across this artist a couple of days ago for the first time. And I like what I hear! Wikipedia describes them as a "soul/funk/R&B/blues/southern rock band"...guess that covers that. From Jacksonville, FL this is JJ Grey & Mofro with Fireflies. ENJOY!

JJ Grey & Mofro - "Fireflies" from the album 'Lochloosa'

Listen to "Fireflies"

12/24/2010 

Happy Friday & Christmas Eve all! Strolling down memory lane and re-discovered this delicious little number from Jason & The Scorchers. From Nashville, they were blending country with rock n roll long before most. This is from way back in 1985 and it's a souped up version of Bob Dylan's "Absolutely Sweet Marie." ENJOY!

Jason & The Scorchers - "Absolutely Sweet Marie" from the album 'Lost and Found'
Listen to "Absolutely Sweet Marie"








12/17/2010 

Ok everybody...Friday's song-of-the-weekend selection will be familiar to my more 'experienced' friends. This is live Indigo Girls with their version of the Gladys Knight and the Pips hit "Midnight Train to Georgia."...have a great weekend and ENJOY the music!

Indigo Girls - "Midnight Train to Georgia" from the album '1200 Curfews'
Listen to "Midnight Train to Georgia"

12/10/2010

Happy Friday peoples!  The song-of-the-weekend comes from 'down under' this time.  This is Ben Lee and his song "Close I've Come."  I wouldn't call this edgy, but it's about as edgy as the normally pop mellow Ben Lee gets.  ENJOY!

Ben Lee - "Close I've Come" from the album 'Awake Is The New Asleep'

Listen to "Close I've Come"

12/3/2010

Well it's Friday! I've been going back and forth what to put up as the song-of-the-weekend but I just keep coming back to this one. Heard this for the first time on WXPN Wednesday and I've been tapping my foot ever since. It's Philly's Free Energy with "Bang Pop"...sophomoric, perhaps a bit but just try not to nod your head along with this!
Sounds like early Weezer to me...ENJOY!

Free Energy - "Bang Pop" released as a single.

Listen to "Bang Pop"










11/27/2010

Hi all...It's Friday (ok Saturday....whatever, I'm a little tardy). The song-of-the-weekend selection is a bouncy little number from surfing champion, model and singer-song writer Tristan Prettyman called "Love, Love, Love"....ENJOY!

Tristan Prettyman - "Love, Love, Love", title track from the album  

Listen to "Love, Love, Love"

 11/19/2010

Hey everybody...Happy Friday!  The song-of-the-weekend selection is from another Chicago-based band called The Redwalls and it's from their 2005 record DeNova. Hope you like it and have a great weekend!

The Redwalls - "Robinson Crusoe" from the album 'DeNova'
Listen to "Robinson Crusoe"





11/12/2010
Song-of-the-weekend time.  Thanks goes out to my friend Norm Alger who today introduced me to this OLD and now defunct band.  Here is "New Mistake" from Jellyfish's second album called 'Spilt Milk' which they released in 1993. Power pop lives! ENJOY.

 

Jellyfish - "New Mistake" from the album 'Spilt Milk'
Listen to "New Mistake"








11/5/2010
going to be in the car for 5 hours later so I'm sending out the Friday song-of-the-weekend selection early.  Going with Wilco this morning.  This Chicago-based band has been doing it their own way for a LONG time.  This one is "The Thanks I Get."  ENJOY!

Wilco - "The Thanks I Get" bonus track from the album 'Sky Blue Sky'
Listen to "The Thanks I Get"







10/29/2010
hola amigos! It's FRIDAY and that means it's time for a song-of-the-weekend selection.Normally I don't post song with video 'cuz I think it's better to HEAR a song first but I couldn't find this one anywhere else.  This is from my favorite singer-songwriter from Arkansas (OK, it's the ONLY singer-songwriter I know from Arkansas).  It's Joe Purdy.  ENJOY!

Joe Purdy - "San Jose" from the album 'Take My Blanket and Go'
Listen to "San Jose"






10/22/2010
Friday's song-of-the-weekend selection is "Jackson Station" from the Band of Heathens.  They have this great down home American sound and their from Austin TX which has such a tremendous music scene.  ENJOY!

The Band of Heathens - "Jackson Station" from the album 'The Band of Heathens'
Listen to "Jackson Station"





10/15/2010
Another week gone by.  Friday means a song-of-the-weekend selection. This one from A Band of Bees just sounds so 60's in a way to me...for some reason I think of the Mike Douglas Show and Laugh-In when I hear this!? ENJOY!

A Band of Bees - "Chicken Payback" from the album 'Free the Bees'
Listen to "Chicken Payback"






10/8/2010
Friday = music. Today's song-of-the-weekend selection is from Philly's own G. Love & Special Sauce.....got a nice little groove to it....ENJOY!

G. Love & Special Sauce - "Honor & Harmony" from the album 'Philadelphonic'
Listen to "Honor & Harmony"






10/1/2010
yo people....It's Friday!  Time for a song-of-the-weekend selection and I'm going right back to the boys from Alabama.  It's gonna be "Self-Destructive Zones" from the Drive-by Truckers.  Probably my fave from them...ENJOY!

Drive-by Truckers - "Self-Destructive Zones" from the album 'Brighter Than Creations Dark'
Listen to "Self-Destructive Zones"





9/24/2010
ok, it's FRIDAY so here ya' go...song-of-the-weekend selection is the bouncy, bluesy, guitar-crazy "Cayman Review" from Trey Anastasio's latest record.  ENJOY!

Trey Anastasio - "Cayman Review" from the album 'Trey Anastaio'
Listen to "Cayman Review"









9/17/2010
ok it's FRIDAY!  Time for a song-of-the-weekend selection.  Going back to 2006 for this little known diddy form Nora Jones and her friends.  They used to get together and play classic country music together between gigs...turned into a band called the Little Willies...this is a catchy driving-down-the-road kinda song...enjoy!

The Little Willies - "Roll On" from the album 'The Little Willies'
Listen to "Roll On"






9/12/2010
I was traveling on Friday and didn't get a chance to post a song-of-the-weekend selection.  Here is a song and a band I discovered just a few days ago...nice little mellow number by the New Amsterdams called "Turn Out The Light."  Let me know what you think.

The New Amsterdams - "Turn Out The Light" from the album 'Story Like a Scar'
Listen to "Turn Out The Light"





9/3/2010
it's FRIDAY!  That means it's time for a song-of-the-weekend selection.  I do believe you never can have enough Bob.  Here he is with a live version of one of his more popular songs...ENJOY.

Bob Schneider - "King of the World" bonus track from the album 'Lonelyland'
Listen to "King of the World"









8/20/2010
it's Friday!  That means it's time for a song-of-the-weekend selection.  I've decided to go with one of my favorite cover songs...this is Rusted Root's version of the Stones "You Can't Always Get What You Want"...updated and nice...enjoy!

Rusted Root - "You Can't Always Get What You Want" from the album 'Rusted Root'
Listen to "You Can't Always Get What You Want"









8/13/2010
It's Friday!  Time for a song-of-the-weekend selection.  I'm going with the silky smooth soulful sounds of Amos Lee....this guy can sing!

Amos Lee - "What's Been Going On" from the album 'Last Days at the Lodge'
Listen to "What's Been Going On"






8/6/2010
happy Friday everybody...here's a catchy little number from surfing bum Donovan Frankenreiter...enjoy!

Donovan Frankenreiter - "It Don't Matter" from the album 'Donovan Frankenreiter'
Listen to "It Don't Matter'






7/30/2010
It's Friday and time for a song-of-the-weekend choice.  Today I'm serving up some Reed Foehl.  This is "Days Are Like" and I think you you'll like this one....ENJOY!

Reed Foehl - "Days Are Like" from the album 'Spark'
Listen to "Days Are Like"