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  Around the Town Sounds
July 18, 2010
Rush's Playlist, July 17, 2010

Yesterday’s Wine-Willie Nelson (The IRS Tapes album, Sony)

One Day at a Time-The Flatlanders (Unplugged album, Sun Records)

Then She Kissed Me-The Derailers (Retrospective album, Varese Sarabande Records)

Black Cat-Warren Hood (Warren Hood album, Good Dinner Music)

New Monkey King-Guy Forsyth (Can You Live Without album, Antone’s Records)

The Only Thing That’s Real-Sister Seven (Wrestling over Tiny Matters album, Arista Records)

Baby, You’ve Got What It Takes-Asleep at the Wheel (live in Austin 1979 with Jimmie Vaughan on guitar; Served Live album, Capitol Records)

Local Girls-Elizabeth McQueen and the Firebrands (Happy Doing What We’re Doing album, Freedom Records)

White Boots-The Vaughan Brothers (Family Style album, Epic Records)

Boom Bapa Boom-Jimmie Vaughan (Strange Pleasure album, Epic Records)

I’m Just an Old Man with an Old Song-James Hand (The Truth Will Set You Free album, Rounder Records)

You’re My Girl-Ian McLagan and the Bump Band (Rise and Shine album, Gaff Music)

Oklahoma Hills-Jimmy Lafave (Time Is on Our Side album, Dejadisc Records)

Can’t Make It Here Anymore-James McMurtry (Waterloo Records 25th Anniversary album, Fontana Distribution promo disc)

Conversation with the Devil-Ray Wylie Hubbard (Crusades of the Restless Knights album, Philo Records)

You Coulda Walked Around the World-Butch Hancock (Honed on the Range album, Texas Monthly)

Gulf Coast Highway-Bill and Bonnie Hearne (Most Requested Plus album, Poor David’s Recordings)

Driftin’ Way of Life-Jerry Jeff Walker (Best of the Vanguard Years album, Vanguard Records)

Posted by Rush Evans at 10:24 AM
July 10, 2010
Around the Town Tounds 07-10-2010

Thanks for tuning in! Here's what I played:

1) Wall Theory (featuring the poems of Dorthy Parker) - by Terri Hendrix - from Cry Till You Laugh

2) Automatic (cover of Jon Michael Sumier) - by Terri Hendrix - from Cry Till You Laugh

3) Just People - by Chrysta Bell - from Hope Campaign Tribute Album 2010

4) Make It The Mountain - by Jennifer Leonhardt - from Minstrel's Daughter

5) 40 Dogs (Like Romeo and Juliet) - by Bob Schneider - from Lovely Creatures

6) Anchor (live at Continental Club) - by Alejandro Escovedo - from Street Songs of Love

7) Living In A Dream (live at Stubb's) - by ARC Angels - from Living In A Dream

8) Sideways - by Love At War - from Love At War

9) Hey Yeah (cover of Paul Henry Ray & Jimmie Vaughan) - by Steve Miller Band - from Bingo!

10) Just a Little Bit - by Jimmie Vaughan - from Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites

11) Rooks - by Shearwater - from Rook

12) Tu Fin, Mi Comienzo - by Ocote Soul Sounds (Martin Perna of Antibalas & Adrian Quesada of Grupo Fantasma)

13) Riders On The Storm (cover of The Doors) - by Jon Blondell - from Alive! At The Elephant Room

14) Schlitterbahn - by Sleep Good

15) Wood Trumpet - by The Octopus Project - from Golden Beds

16) Cool Breeze - by AFROFREQUE

17) Wolves - by Opposite Day - from Mandukhai EP

18) Robots May Break Your Heart - by The Riverboat Gamblers - from Underneath The Owl

19) Alien Girl - by The Mother Truckers - from Van Tour

20) She Lives (In a Time of Her Own) (cover of Roky Erickson) - by Darker My Love - from The Psychedelic Sounds of the Sonic Cathedral: a tribute to Roky Erickson

Posted by Tracey Schulz at 06:20 PM
July 06, 2010
Rush's Playlist for July 3, 2010, 4:30-7pm

America the Beautiful-Willie Nelson (America: A Tribute to Heroes album, Sony)

Magaresa-Barbara K (Ready album, Fire Sister Records)

Clay Pigeons-Blaze Foley (Live at the Austin Outhouse album, Lost Art Records)

Blaze’s Blue-Townes Van Zandt (No Deeper Blue album, Sugar Hill Records)

Mary Magdalene-Mandy Mercier (Singer in a Roadhouse Band album, Wild Cantinas Records)

Ashes of Love-Walter Hyatt, Champ Hood the Threadgill Troubadours (Second Helpings album, Watermelon Records)

As the Crow Flies-Uncle Walt’s Band (An American in Texas Revisited album, Sugar Hill Records)

It Ain’t Gonna Happen Again-Marvin Dykhuis (My House album, Dawgtrax)

I Need to Drive-Paula Held (Drive album, Turning Moon Music)

Time is Tight-McLemore Avenue (Doin’ Their Thing album, mclemoreavenue.com)

The Railpak Dun Done in the Del Monte (Return of Doug Saldana album, Phillips Records)

Jesus Christ with Signs Following-The Gourds (Bosa de Agua album, Sugar Hill Records)

Come with Me Tonight-Bob Schneider (I’m Good Now album, Shockorama Records)

When Doves Cry-Kris McKay (Do Me Baby album, Fume Records)

Tonight I Think I’m Gonna Go Downtown-Jimmie Dale Gilmore (After Awhile album, Elektra Records)

Saint Valentine-Joe Ely (I-10 Chronicles album, Virgin Records)

Yella Rose-Butch Hancock and Marce Lacouture (Yella Rose album, Rainlight Records)

The Poacher-Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance (Anymore for Anymore album, Alchemy Entertainment)

BONUS HOUR OF AROUND THE TOWN SOUNDS, July 3, 2010, 6-7pm:
DEMENTED AUSTIN

The news is just in that Dr. Demento will retire his syndicated radio show from broadcasting (though he will continue online). In honor of his outstanding show of over 35 years, I thought a collection of Austin songs that would sound great on his show would be a fine tribute!

Hanky Panky-Herman the German and Toni Price (Crimson and Clover album, Wildebeest Records)

Headhunter-The Explosives (Three Ring Circus album, SteadyBoy Records)

UFO-Jenny Wolfe (After School album, SteadyBoy Records)

I Walked with a Zombie-Roky Erickson and the Aliens (The Evil One album, Sympathyrecords)

Teenage Immigrant Welfare Mothers on Drugs-The Austin Lounge Lizards (Live Bait album, Watermelon Records)

Monster In Law-Slaid Cleaves (Holiday Sampler album, Philo Records)

Startin’ to Hate Country-The Asylum Street Spankers (Spanks for the Memories album, Watermelon Records)

I Heard You Been Layin’ My Old Lady-Rusty Wier (Don’t It Make You Wanna Dance album, 20th Century Records)

Beaverworld-The Shades (Ward and June Never Understood album, Ray-Gun Records)

Something’s Wrong with the Beaver-Kinky Friedman (Kinky Friedman album, Varese Sarabande Records)

Jalapeno con Big Red-Joe King Carrasco and El Molino (Joe King Carrasco and El Molino album, Lisa Records)

You Might Be Lonely for a Reason-Webb Wilder (About Time album, Landslide Records)

Miss Missy from Ol’ Hong Kong-Webb Wilder (About Time album, Landslide Records)

Poolside-Webb Wilder (Born to be Winder album, Blind Pig Records)

Sold American-Kinky Friedman (Lasso from El Paso album, Varese Sarabande Records)

Posted by Rush Evans at 05:59 PM
June 26, 2010
Rush's Playlist for 6/26/10

First half of show is an Austin celebration of the western swing of Bob Wills!

Stay All Night (Stay A Little Longer)-Willie Nelson (A Classic and Unreleased Collection, Rhino Records)

Time Changes Everything-The Cornell Hurd Band (Live at the Broken Spoke album, Behemoth Records)

Blues for Dixie-Asleep at the Wheel with Lyle Lovett (20 Greatest Hits album, Capitol Records)

Bed music for announcer: Beaumont Rag-Johnny Gimble (Fiddlin’ Around album, Capitol Records)

Big Ball’s in Cowtown-Don Walser and the Pure Texas Band (Texas Legend album, Varese Sarabande Records)

San Antonio Rose-Alejandro Escovedo and Jon Langford with the Pine Valley Cosmonauts (Salute to Bob Wills album, Bloodshot Records)

Roly Poly-Rod Moag (Ah-Haa! Goes Grass album, Textracs Records)

Bed music for announcer: Gardenia Waltz-Johnny Gimble (Fiddlin’ Around album, Capitol Records)

Turkey, Texas (Home of Bob Wills)-Alvin Crow and the Pleasant Valley Boys (High Riding album, Polydor Records)

Thanks Bob (Wills Medley: San Antonio Rose, Faded Love, A Maiden’s Prayer)-Johnny Gimble (Fiddlin’ Around album, Capitol Records)

Taking Bob Back to Tulsa-Gary P. Nunn (It’s a Texas Thing album, Campfire Records)

What Makes Bob Holler-Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys (includes Austinite Johnny Gimble; For the Last Time album, Liberty Records)

The remainder of today’s show includes artists that can be seen tonight or tomorrow night in Austin (or in the case of McLemore Avenue, next weekend, and Terri Hendrix next month)

All Just to Get to You-Joe Ely & Joel Guzman (Live Cactus album, Rack ‘Em Records)

Rock-A-Hula Baby-Junior Brown (Long Walk Back album, Curb Records)

California Angel-The Derailers (Retrospective album, Varese Sarabande Records)

Poor People’s Store-Shinyribs (Well After Awhile album, Nine Mile Records)

El Paso-The Gourds (Bosa de Agua album, Sugar Hill Records)

About Face-McLemore Avenue (926 East album, McLemore Avenue)

Across the Universe-Will Taylor and Strings Attached, Brandy Zdan on lead vocal (unreleased, provided by artist)

Einstein’s Brain-Terri Hendrix (Cry Till You Laugh album, Wilory Records)

Crazy Arms-Earl Poole Ball (And His Honky Tonk Piano album, Tin Tube Tunes)

Cadillac Cowboys-Spirit (song by former Austinite Al Staehely; Feedback album, Epic Records)

My Name is Truth-Barbara K (Ready album, Fire Sister Records)

A Sinful Life-Barbara Kooyman (Undercover album, Sparrows Wheel)

Posted by Charlie Martin at 09:17 AM
June 18, 2010
Charlie's Playlist for 6/19/2010

Total Unicorn Entertainment System closes out the 3-day NMASS festival at the United States Art Authority in Austin tonight (2906 Fruth St.). They hit the stage at 1 A.M.

NMASS (New Media Art and Sound Summit) features local, regional, and international artists, and is presented by Austin nonprofit Church of the Friendly Ghost. There have been workshops, art installations, and interactive media at the Salvage Vanguard Theater during the day, and evening concerts at the United States Art Authority. You'll find more information at www.churchofthefriendlyghost.org.

Here's a video for the Total Unicorn Entertainment System tune played today on Around the Town Sounds. Scroll down for today's full playlist.


"song title" / artist or band / album / record label

Fathers and Sons - A Fathers Day Special - Part 1
The Brocks - Carson & Kyle:
01. "Georgia" (written by Carson Brock) / Carson Brock / Signs / no label
02. "Camel's Night Out" (co-written by the track's bassist, Kyle Brock, father of Carson) / Eric Johnson / Live From Austin TX / New West Records

Electronica from artists in today's final concert of the New Media Art and Sound Summit:
03. club mix of Flashmen's "As the Night Rolls On" / Missions / no album / no label
04. "Haunted Keyboard" / Criminal Tower / promo CD / no label
05. "Dreamtrax" (audio for video "Total Unicorn Volume 01") / Total Unicorn Entertainment System / no album / no label
06. untitled / Bodytronix / no album / no label

Juneteenth Special:
07. "Auction: Potter's Mart, Charleston, South Carolina, March 5, 1833, 1:00 P.M." / Hannibal Lokumbe with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and various artists / African Portraits / Teldec
08. "Master Sold My Baby" / Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears / Tell 'Em What Your Name Is / Lost Highway Records
09. "Out and Down" / Lee Mackey / Ruff Stuff - The Roots of Texas Blues Guitar / Catfish Records
10. "Crack Shack Boogie" / Grey Ghost / Grey Ghost / Spindletop Records

Fathers and Sons - A Fathers Day Special - Part 2
The Andrews - Jake & Toad:
11. "One Room Country Shack" (featuring a pre-teen Jake Andrews on electric guitar) / Grey Ghost / Grey Ghost / Spindletop Records
12. "Blues for the Road" (co-written by the track's guitarist, Toad Andrews, father of Jake) / Mother Earth / Make a Joyful Noise / Wounded Bird Records
The Brocks again - Kyle & Carson:
13. "Blackhole" (written by Kyle Brock, the track's bassist) / Electromagnets / Electromagnets / Rhino Records
14. "Come Together" / Carson Brock / Signs / no label

Southern rock, "English" rock:
15. "Hurricane" / Dertybird / Pure Analog / no label
16. "Invasion" / English Teeth / English Teeth / Invasion Records

Posted by Charlie Martin at 07:56 PM