Mystery Train (Music)
With Tim Rakel
Mon May 30th 2011 10.00am–12.00pm
R=listener request. N=music new at the station. L=local music. Your purchases using the Buy it! links
Time zone: central
10:00am | John Lurie “(score)” from Down By Law (Strange & Beautiful 1987) —background music for today's showBuy it! |
10:02am | Cracker “Brides Of Neptune” from FOREVER (BACK PORCH 2001) —led by David Lowery who performed a solo set at the station last week - the songs and interview can be found on the website kdhx.orgBuy it! |
10:07am | Gil Scott-Heron “Your Soul And Mine” from I'm New Here CD ALBUM (xl records 2010) —a version of his poem "The Vulture" from his last album - Gil Scott-Heron died on Friday, May 27 at age 62Buy it! |
10:10am | Steve Wynn “If Music Could Talk” from The Sandinista! Project (00:02:59 2007) —covering The Clash - Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3 will play at Twangfest on Saturday, June 11Buy it! |
10:13am | Nico Vega “Medicine Man” from Nico Vega (Myspace Records 2009) —playing next Tuesday, June 7 at the Firebird, opening for She Wants RevengeBuy it! |
10:19am | Calexico “Gypsy's Curse” from The Black Light (Quarterstick 1998)Buy it! |
10:24am | Old Time Relijun “Jail” from Uterus And Fire (K 1999)Buy it! |
10:27am | A Hawk And A Hacksaw “Song For Joseph” from The Way The Wind Blows (The Leaf Label 2006)Buy it! |
10:32am | Amos Lee “Out Of The Cold” from Mission Bell (Blue Note 2011) N —featuring Pieta Brown and members of CalexicoBuy it! |
10:35am | Ben Bedford “Mother Jones On The Line” from Land of the Shadows CD ALBUM (Hopeful Sky 2009)Buy it! |
10:38am | Hazel Dickens “Fire In The Hole” from Matewan (Daring Records 1995) —the director of "Matewan" and many other films, John Sayles, will be appearing at Webster University, reading from his new book this Thursday, June 2Buy it! |
10:40am | The Palace Brothers “Idle Hands Are The Devil's Playthings” from There Is No-One What Will Take Care Of You (Drag City 1993) —Will Oldham of The Palace Brothers also played a role in "Matewan"Buy it! |
10:42am | The Cincinnati Jug Band “Newport Blues” from Anthology Of American Folk Music Volume 2 (Smithsonian Folkways 1997)Buy it! |
10:48am | The Rockhouse Ramblers “Bloody Williamson” from Bar Time (Hayden's Ferry 2000) L —Colonel Ford, featuring members of the Rockhouse Ramblers, will be playing at the Sheldon this Friday, June 3Buy it! |
10:51am | Midwest Dilemma “Generals Orderly” from Timelines & Tragedies (self-released 2008)Buy it! |
10:54am | The Ravenna Colt “According To The Matador” from Slight Spell (Removador 2009)Buy it! |
11:05am | David Lowery “I Sold The Arabs The Moon” from Live At KDHX, 5/24/11 (KDHX kdhx.org 2011) N Buy it! |
11:09am | David Lowery “Deep Oblivion” from Live At KDHX, 5/24/11 (KDHX kdhx.org 2011) N Buy it! |
11:16am | Mirah “While We Have The Sun” from Songs From The Black Mountain Music Project (K 2003) —playing at Off Broadway on June 15 with ThaoBuy it! |
11:20am | Robert Sarazin Blake “Chancer” from The Beautiful & The Afternoon (Art Of The Underground 2007)Buy it! |
11:25am | Cat Power “Fortunate Son” from Dark End Of The Street (Matador 2008) —covering Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cat Power will be playing at Lou Fest on Sunday, August 28Buy it! |
11:32am | Prairie Rehab “Seven Hills” from Philology (self-released 2011) N L —playing this Friday, June 3 at the Sheldon with Colonel FordBuy it! |
11:35am | Bunnygrunt “Carmelita” from 1000% Hot (Wee Pop! 2007) L —covering Warren Zevon - Bunnygrunt will be playing today at El Lenador, in the parking lot along Cherokee StreetBuy it! |
11:39am | Parlor Knights “Common Occurrences” from (tba) (self-released 2011) N L —playing at the Pageant on Saturday, June 11Buy it! |
11:45am | Gil Scott-Heron “Lady Day And John Coltrane” from The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Bluebird 1988)Buy it! |
11:49am | The Naked Future “We Binge On A Bloodthirsty God (excerpt)” from Gigantomachia (ESP-Disk 2009) —featuring Arrington De Dionyso on clarinet and Thollem McDonas on pianoBuy it! |
11:52am | Arrington De Dionyso's Malaikat Dan Singa “Iblis Atas Iblis” from Suara Naga (K 2011) N —playing this Friday, June 3 at the Jefferson Warehouse with Volcanoes and The Union ElectricBuy it! |
Like everything else, times are approximate. Spinitron and this station are not liable for errors or omissions.