I played a few songs tonight for Levon Helm, who sadly passed away earlier this week. Kelly Hogan posted a beautiful little blog post on her Tumblr about Helm and her reaction to his death that you should take a few minutes to read.
Hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time.
9:56 PM Jeff Parker Trio Change from Bright Light in Winter (Delmark)
9:50 PM Dave Douglas Great Awakening from Spirit Moves (Green Leaf)
9:45 PM AU Why I Must from Both Lights (Hometapes)
9:43 PM JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound Baaadnews from Want More (Bloodshot)
9:39 PM Over the Rhine I’m On a Roll from The Trumpet Child (Great Speckled Dog)
9:37 PM Gemma Ray Flood and a Fire from Island Fire (Bronze Rat)
9:30 PM Sarah Siskind Worth Fighting For from Say It Louder (Thirty Tigers)
9:27 PM The Magnetic Fields You Must Be Out Of Your Mind from Realism (Nonesuch)
9:25 PM Spiritualized Too Late from Sweet Heart Sweet Light (Fat Possum)
9:19 PM Natalie Walker Waking Dream from Urban Angel (Quango)
9:16 PM Emily Wells Passenger from Mama (Partisan)
9:09 PM Ollabelle Riverside from Riverside Battle Songs (Verve)
9:05 PM The Staple Singers The Weight from Best of the Staple Singers (Stax)
9:01 PM The Band I Shall Be Released from Music From Big Pink (w/ Bonus Tracks) (Capitol)
8:55 PM Occidental Brothers Dance Band International Ɔdɔ Sanbra “Come Back Love” from Ɔdɔ Sanbra (self-released)
8:52 PM The Weepies World Spins Madly On from Say I Am You (Nettwerk)
8:49 PM Sarah Jaffe Sucker for Your Marketing from The Body Wins (Kirtland)
8:43 PM Rilo Kiley A Man/Me/Then Jim from Live at Fingerprints EP (Brute/Beaute)
8:40 PM Horse Feathers Fit Against the Country from Cynic’s New Year (Kill Rock Stars)
8:36 PM Pinetop Seven His Aging Miss Idaho from The Night’s Bloom (Empyrean)
8:32 PM Josephine Foster & The Victor Herrero Band Cuando Vienes del Monte from Perlas (Fire)
8:26 PM Tedeschi Trucks Band Midnight in Harlem from Revelator (Sony Masterworks)
8:21 PM Hockey Song Away from Mind Chaos (Capitol)
8:15 PM Arbouretum New Scarab from Aureola (Thrill Jockey)
8:09 PM Gemma Hayes Horses from The Roads Don’t Love You (EMI)
8:06 PM Alabama Shakes Rise to the Sun from Boys & Girls (ATO)
8:02 PM Mumford & Sons White Blank Page from Sigh No More (Glass Note)
7:59 PM The Mountain Goats No Children from Tallahassee (4AD)