Episodes
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Episode 283: Tug’s Deep Dive – Curtis Mayfield
The second of Tug Baker’s January “deep dives.” For this one, he spent a lot of time listening to the Impressions and Curtis Mayfield’s solo work.
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Episode 282: Tug’s Deep Dive – Patti Smith
Each January, our friend Tug Baker takes a break from new music and does a deep dive into the catalog of a couple of classic artists. Today, he calls in to discuss his experiences listening to Patti Smith.
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Episode 281: January New Music – Shame, Jay Som, Hop Along
It’s Jim’s turn to select choice cuts from January. He goes with “Concrete” by British post-punk band Shame and “Pirouette” by California indie rocker Jay Som. And Tug Baker calls in to talk about the new single from one of our favorites, Hop Along.
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Episode 280: January New Music – Shopping, Tune-Yards, Wye Oak
Patrick plays a couple of songs he discovered in January, by British post-punk band Shopping and California indie group Tune-Yards. And bonus – our friend Tug Baker joins by phone to discuss the new single by Baltimore’s Wye Oak.
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Episode 279: Live Performance – Belle Adair
Day 4 of the House Party! Belle Adair plays 3 songs — “Neptune City,” “Rest Easy” and “See it Through” — live in the Suburban Family Room (acoustic-style). Beautiful.
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Episode 278: House Party – Crowd Questions for Belle Adair
On this episode, our party guests get a turn to ask questions of members of Belle Adair — with topics including influences, day jobs and politics. (Be sure to join us again for tomorrow’s episode: The band plays live at the House Party.)
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Episode 277: House Party – Probing Questions for Belle Adair
The House Party with Belle Adair rages on! Today, we ask the band members a series of Probing Questions about their music fandom. (And later this week, Belle Adair plays live on the show.)
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Episode 276: House Party – Belle Adair
It’s another Rockin’ the Suburbs House Party! Please welcome Belle Adair, an indie band from the Muscle Shoals area who play beautiful guitar pop. Their latest album, “Tuscumbia,” is out now on Single Lock Records.
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Episode 275: The Fall’s Mark E. Smith, Rest in Power
Mark E. Smith died Jan. 24 at age 60. Over 40 years, he produced iconoclastic rock with highly influential band The Fall. We pay tribute.
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Episode 274: Listener Favorites 2017 – Glen Campbell, Wax Fang and More
We conclude our series on listener favorites from 2017 with a roundup of calls. We cover a lot of ground, including Glen Campbell (Rest in Power), Jake Clemons, Wax Fang and St. Vincent. Enjoy.