All photos by Luke Awtry Photography

I had a great time seeing music Thursday night at Light Club Lamp Shop. It was the third part of Matthew Bryan Hagen‘s Shocktober series.

This week’s version was billed as “Angel Bones and the Filthy Fist”. Imagine if you will, Matt Hagen alternating between a spooky guitar and a spookier keyboard. Imagine a long sprawling jam that rose from gentle beauty to terrifying heights. What could give the sound even more depth? How about Lauren Costello‘s amazing cello playing. What could give the sound a more eerie edge? How about Johnnie Day Durand‘s musical saw. Together they built a dark sonic platform. Once they settled in a little, Annie Parmalee cited the name of a movie and two characters. Chris Friday and Kris Brown became the characters and recited a few lines from the classic horror movie that Annie mentioned. Throughout the night they moved through some of the Halloween movies and some of the Friday the 13th movies. Some bits of dialog were just a couple of lines and some were extended sequences. Some were terrifying and some were outrageously funny. They hit on the classics like The Exorcist, Carrie, Psycho, and The Birds. The packed room hung on every word. Some lines were delivered with exquisite terror and some amusingly butchered. Sometimes they broke the fourth wall and asked, is Happy Death Day really a movie? And, while the dialog was the focus, watching Lauren and Johnnie listen to where Matt was going musically and staying locked in was my favorite part.

The whole show was a very amusing hour, then I zipped home to put a radio show together. There are two more eerie weeks of Shocktober shows still on the books, so head to the Lamp Shop for your Halloween needs.

Thanks to Luke Awtry Photography for the photos. Thanks Robot Dog Studio for filming and recording the show. I’ll be playing parts of it soon on WBKM 

 

 

I had a great time seeing music last night at Light Club Lamp Shop. I have a radio show on Thursdays on WBKM that begins at 9pm. I trigger the show from my laptop and usually like to stay close to home so everything runs smoothly. Every once in a while, a Thursday show seems doable, and the idea of seeing Matthew Bryan Hagen play murder ballads with Brett Lanier on Pedal Steel seemed too good to pass up, especially as the show was set to go from 7-8pm. That should have allowed plenty of time to get home and get things running.

I headed out around 20 of 7 and the door was still locked when I arrived. I grabbed some coffee at Radio Bean then made my way into the Lamp Shop. Everything was mostly set up and Ryan Cohen was there to record the show for Robot Dog Studio. A little bit of warmup/soundcheck quickly turned into the beginning of the show. Matt began with gentle dark chords on the acoustic guitar and a deep haunting vocal. Brett’s mournful slide added extra shivers to the songs. They began with a cheery song about about a guy asking someone to watch his bar stool since he gave the person the skin off his back to make a coat. Things turned darker on a tale of honeymooners who robbed a bank and were later hung together. That’s one way to celebrate a wedding. Up next was a tale of a man who had a wolf as his spirit animal until the wolf ate him and he became the wolf’s Spirit Man. A song about Bone Picking kept the spirit dark, then they followed with a tale of unknowing revenge. You know how sometimes kids make a pact to marry each other when they grow up, but the man leaves instead,and takes the woman’s knife and heart? Hearing the story of how that woman in black dealt with the situation when he returned was both surprising and not surprising at all. A song about some cold friends showed that they were not really such good friends in the end. A song about an outlaw who knew his time was almost up followed. I found it easy to sing along with the chorus about the Horizon the second time through. After the song, Matt said it was an old Kyle The Rider song, so it’s likely I’d heard it a few times before, a long time ago. A tale of selling your soul to corporate America revealed itself in Wallet Of Sin then came a song about tables that had been turned. It turned out that Larry The Canary had picked up on how this coal mine thing works. He flew in just far enough to no longer be seen, waited a while, then flew out. The miners went in with the expected results. They capped the night with a fast rousing cover of Bobby Bare’s song about Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau which was a great end to the show.

I ducked out quickly and zipped home in plenty of time to start my show. Wow, with that timing, I just might be able to make the other four shows this month. Matt’s got a lot of creepy Shocktober plans, so if you need a Halloween fix, head to the Lamp Shop from 7-8 on Thursdays.

 

 

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Song before Crash And Burn – April Wine

intro

From our small city to the great big world, these are the Sounds Of Burlington. Let’s begin with a song about going to college and being wary of growing up.

1.) Manhattan – Bethany Conner Music
2.) Carry That Load – Anna Pardenik Music
3.) Wanderer – Francesca Blanchard
4.) Love Me Forever – Steady Betty
5.) Falter – Julia Caesar

Sadly, Julia will play their final show this Saturday at Night Shade. On the plus side, they have a new album coming soon. Those are lovely songs from Betty and Francesca. I haven’t played any of Anna’s music in ages, and it’s about time I corrected that. That’s a seasonally appropriate song from Bethany. OK, let’s head over to Robot Dog Studio.

6.) Ahab And The Whale Become Best Friends – Sad Turtle
7.) Escape Goat – Sad Turtle
8.) Poutine Routine – Sad Turtle
9.) Nautical By Nature – Sad Turtle

Thanks for that incredible performance Turtle! Thanks Sam Mark for doing the recording and to Ryan Cohen for doing the mixing. OK, this next artist is playing Sunday at Community Of Sound.

10.) The Divine Feminine – Ouzkxqlzn
11.) The Next Instead – SWALE
12.) We Live For Love – Pat Benatar
13.) Shut Up And Kiss Me – Myra Flynn Music

Myra has a show coming up at Higher Ground in a bit. I’m finally going to get to see Pat Benatar on Saturday in Essex and am a bit giddy. Swale played a great version of that recently at Light Club Lamp Shop. Ouzkxqlzn is just amazing. If you’ve never seen her perform, you are missing something. OK, this next band have an ep coming out next week.

14.) This Lonesome Town – The Red Newts
15.) Today Is Mine – David Rosane & The Zookeepers
16.) Automatic Sweetheart – Hammydown
17.) Loom – Clever Girls

Clever and Hammy are playing a benefit for Vt Access tomorrow at The Monkey House and both are amazing. David and the band are still raising money for libraries around Vermont and have a show in Bellows Falls on Saturday. The Newts are so good. OK, here is the next song on the Matthew Mercury album.

18.) Dark City – Matthew Mercury
19.) Hold Your Horses – British Isles
20.) Hawks – Happy Spangler
21.) Signal Loss – Zeus Springsteen

Zeus will play Higher Ground on Saturday. Spangler are at Foam Brewers tomorrow. Isles are at the Lamp Shop tomorrow and I think Mercury are plotting their NYC debut before a show at GPN in September. OK, so I caught the very end of the Night Doll Fest last Saturday and this band rocked my world.

22.) Take Me Seriously – MONTE
23.) Tomorrow Today – Preece
24.) Sleepless Nights – The Silent Mile
25.) Coast To Ghost – Doom Service
26.) Mirror->Thank You – Blowtorch
27.) Flaca Daza – Miku Daza

Thanks Miku for putting on Night Doll. Blowtorch played earlier in the day and will play Saturday at Nectar’s as part of A-Dog Day. Doom and Silent will be at the Monkey on Tuesday. I caught a blinding set by Preece before seeing a blistering set from Monte at Night Doll. You have to love how much great music there is. Thanks for hanging and checking out some of it with me. Let’s do it again next week, shall we?

outro

Songs after
Raingods Dancing/Make It Happen – Fish
As I Wind Down The Pines – The Tragically Hip
Kaleidoscope – Arc Iris
Spine – Kali Ma and the Garland of Arms – KMGA
Pale Rage – Invisible Homes
Transmaniacon MC – The Contrarian
This Ain’t The Summer Of Love – The Contrarian
Astronomy – The Contrarian
ETI (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) – The Contrarian
The Revenge Of Vera Gemini – The Contrarian
I Love The Night – The Contrarian
Wastelands Of Sleep – Hawkwind
Jigsaw – Marillion
Dormant Magic – Jason Baker
The Surprising – Deep Purple
Heavy – Clever Girls
regular awesome programing

 

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Tonight’s local music radio show on WBKM.ORG will run from 9-11pm Eastern time Thursday August 15. You can stream it from the website or here: WBKM It will go as follows.

Lined up before:
Inner Revolution – Adrian Belew
The Saint – Decker

Song Before: Undertow – Late Night

intro

From our small city to the great big world, these are the Sounds Of Burlington. Let’s begin tonight with a band who will be at Light Club Lamp Shop tomorrow.

1.) Soft Fireworks – SWALE
2.) Windswept – Her Crooked Heart
3.) The NRA Is Not My Boss – Terri and Rob Duo
4.) Dear Friend – Adeline (Addie Herbert )

That’s a lovely song form a lovely performer and supporter of our music scene. Teri will be in town on Saturday for a show at Radio Bean at 7pm. Her Crooked Heart and Swale will play a show tomorrow at the Lamp Shop and I’m very excited. Speaking of being excited, let’s head over to Robot for an interview and live performance from Clare Byrne and her band.

5.) Reflection – Clare Byrne
6.) My Beloved Nothing – Clare Byrne
7.) EG Blues – Clare Byrne
8.) Ocean Arrives – Clare Byrne
9.) Big Green Light – Clare Byrne

I really want to thank Clare and the band for being so amazing. Nick, Patricia, Jom Hammack and Ted Looby make those songs soar, and Clare is just amazing.Thanks also to Ryan Cohen for making everything sound so great and for shooting the video for Ocean that is out on YouTube now. OK, this next band will be at ArtsRiot tomorrow.

10.) Burdens Down – Cricket Blue
11.) Angle Of The Sun – Peg Tassey MUSIC
12.) Nova Scotia – The Steph Pappas Experience
13.) Gravity – Milton Busker and the Grim Work

The Grim work played at Summervale earlier today. Steph and the band will be at the Rose Street Gallery on Saturday. That’s a lovely song from Peg and Cricket are just amazing. OK, this next band will be at The Monkey Housey on Saturday.

14.) Fool That I Am – Eastern Mountain Time
15.) A Stranger Time – Chazzy Lake
16.) Suspended – J Bengoy
17.) Low Flying Planes – Chin Ho
18.) What If – REDadmiral

Admiral will be at the Barn at Lang Farm on Saturday for the Vermont Cannibis Solutions Party. I haven’t played that cool Chin Ho song in ages and thought it was about time. Bengoy are at SideBar tonight. Chazzy will be at Foam Brewers tomorrow. Eastern are so great. OK, here is the next song on the Matthew Mercury album.

19.) Contessa – Matthew Mercury
20.) Coming Over The Hill – Radio Underground
21.) Parasite – Miku Daza
22.) Mary – Plan B

That’s another classic from the ’90’s. Miku will rock Radio Bean on Saturday around 10. Underground will rock Nectar’s around 7 on Saturday. That’s another great song from Mercury. Well, I hope you enjoyed checking out the music of our town. Let’s do it again next week, shall we?

outro

Songs after
A Feast Of Consequences – Fish
Train Overnight – The Tragically Hip
Science Fiction Double Feature – Joan Jett
We’re Finally Here – Phil Yates & The Affiliates
Oliver’s Army – Elvis Costello
Astronomer’s Call – Kate Bush
And Dream Of Sheep – Kate Bush
Under Ice – Kate Bush
Waking The Witch – Kate Bush
Watching Them Without Her – Kate Bush
Watching You Without Me – Kate Bush
Little Light – Kate Bush
Jig Of Life – Kate Bush
Hello Earth – Kate Bush
The Morning Fog – Kate Bush
Cascade – Andriana Chobot
Day After Christmas – Slingshot Dakota
Keystoned State Radio – Ruckzuck
Starship Trooper – Yes
Against The Rain – Tilt
Jigsaw – Marillion
Dormant Magic – Jason Baker
The Surprising – Deep Purple
Heavy – Clever Girls
regular awesome programing.

 

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Lined up before

Cellars – decker.
Navigate – Kali Ma and the Garland of Arms – KMGA
Today Is Mine – David Rosane & The Zookeepers

Song before: New York Groove – Ace Frehley

A Day In The Life Of James Bond – Josh Bridgman

intro

From our small city to the great big world, these are the Sounds Of Burlington. I’m sorry that last week’s show ran into technical difficulties, so let’s try it again. Let’s begin with a great singer who played at Deli/126 last night. .

1.) What The World Looks Like – Sabrina Comellas
2.) Round And Round – Native Harrow
3.) Don’t Leave It In Our Hands – The Essex Green
4.) Lightning Ocean – Matthew Mercury
5.) Paranoid – Surf Sabbath (The High Breaks)

I was lucky enough to represent WBKM at ArtsRiot last week as Ben & Jerry’s showed off their expanded line of plant based frozen desserts. They were really good and don’t miss the dairy. The Breaks played a couple of cool sets and fun was had by all. Last week, I finished playing the Cricket Blue album all the way through. Tonight we begin a journey through the debut album of Matthew Mercury. I’ll work my way through the whole album in the coming weeks. That’s a great song from Essex. I caught Harrow at Nectar’s on Saturday before the Blondes. I was delighted by their show and wanted to play some of their music. That’s a lovely song from Sabrina. OK, let’s head on over to Robot Dog Studio for the shredded voices version of the Dirty Blondes.

Warning, there may be some naughty language.

6.) Slut – Dirty Blondes
7.) King Pao – Dirty Blondes
8.) James Bond – Dirty Blondes
9.) Crybaby – Dirty Blondes.

That was fun, if a little rough. We may have to have them in again some night when their voices are intact. Thanks Sam Markk for doing the recording and Ryan Cohen for making it sound as good as possible. OK, let’s keep rocking.

10.) Skybot->Paydirt – Blowtorch
11.) Warmaker – Green Chapel
12.) Humble Pie – Smokestack Lightning
13.) Golden Cadillac – Happy Spangler

Spangler rocked Switchback Brewing Company last weekend Those are fun rockers from Lightning, Green, and Blowtorch. OK, this next artist played last week at Vermont Pub & Brewery of Burlington.

14.) Drivin’ All Alone – Danny & The Parts
15.) The Mime – Joe Adler
16.) Small Town Movie – The Cush
17.) Road Trip – Jesse Taylor Band

That’s such a fun song by Jesse about traveling around. She was at Radio Bean last Saturday. The Cush traveled from Texas to live with us for a while then traveled back. The Mime is about traveling around the Mississippi and driving is a great way to travel. OK, it’s the time of year when Girls Rock Vermont teaches campers about the music industry and how to get on stage and play. Here is a song by one of the many people who make that happen every year.

18.) Tell Me – Linda Bassick
19.) Manhattan – Bethany Conner Music
20.) Ace Of Spades – Jason Baker
21.) Baby – Francesca Blanchard
22.) Super Powers – The Dead Shakers

That’s such a dreamy song about our power. Thanks Francesca for that lovely new song and cool video. Jason played at Radio Bean tonight. Bethany was in St Albans and Exxex last weekend. That’s such a great song from Linda. Last Saturday folks Rambled around the Old North End of Burlington. It culminated in a cool rock show. The Shakers were there. So were these next four bands.

23.) Hands – J Bengoy
24.) Fantasma – Mal Maïz
25.) Captain 20 – Barbacoa
26.) Falter – Julia Caesar
27.) Californ-i-a – Ryan Ober and The Romans
28.) London – Tom Pearo

I caught a few songs from Tom and his band last week at Light Club Lamp Shop I caught a few songs from Ryan at Radio Bean right before that. With all four of those other bands, the Ramble round up was great. Well, I hope you enjoyed checking out the music of our town. Let’s do it again next week, shall we?

outro

Songs after
3D – Fish
Sharks – The Tragically Hip
Toronto #4 – The Tragically Hip
Take Off – Bob And Doug McKenzie
Lakeside Park->Anthem – Rush
Running Hard – Renaissance
Cascade – Andriana Chobot
Son Of A Preacher Man – Joan Osborne
Empire Of The Clouds – Iron Maiden
Science Fiction Double Feature – Joan Jett
The Dog Is the King Of The Losers – Bee Bee Sea
Give It Up To The Night – Bad Smell
Jigsaw – Marillion
Dormant Magic – Jason Baker
The Surprising – Deep Purple
Heavy – Clever Girls
regular awesome programming.

Thanks Luke Awtry Photography for the photos of the Blondes

 

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Song before: Countdown – Rush

intro

From our small city to the great big world, these are the Sounds Of Burlington. Saturday will mark 50 years since humans first went to the moon, and will also be a great day to celebrate the life of one of Burlington’s favorite stars. There will be many events celebrating the life of Matthew Thorsen. Keep your eyes open. OK, let’s begin tonight with a piece of advice that may seem counterintuitive.

1.) Don’t Listen To Your Heart – Matt Saraca and John Townsend
2.) Burdens Down – Cricket Blue
3.) Magnolias – Troy Millette Music
4.) Something That’s Never Been Done Before – Jason Baker

That’s such a fun song from Jason. Troy writes and sings some beautiful songs and that is one of them. That’s the last song from Cricket’s amazing album Serotinalia. I’ll have to find a new album to being playing next week. Your heart represents your emotional side and it’s best to be sure it’s in a good place before using it to make major decisions. OK, I’ve got a real treat for you. Let’s head over to Robot Dog Studio.

5.) The Laundry Song – Bethany Conner Music
6.) I Miss You – Bethany Conner
7.) Manhattan – Bethany Conner
8.) Clearer – Bethany Conner

I really want to thank Bethany for singing and playing those lovely songs. Thanks Greg Conner for helping out and huge thanks to Ryan Cohen for hosting, recording, mixing and filming the show. OK, let’s keep on rocking.

9.) Someone Get Me A Brown Paper Bag – Jesse Taylor Band
10.) Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior – Hallowell
11.) Repetition – All The Time Always
12.) Sunny Skies – Be•er

It’s summer and that song seems so appropriate. Always are coming to town and playing a show at Light Club Lamp Shop tomorrow, so stop by if you like that song. That’s a pretty catchy song from one of our local ministers. Lovely song about life from Jesse. OK, this next band just released an album called This Day In Age. I played a couple of songs last week and here’s another.

13.) He Is Risen And Appears On Toast – Sad Turtle
14.) Makarov – James and the Giant Sleep
15.) Bacalao Con Pan – Mal Maïz
16.) Energy – The Steph Pappas Experience

That’s such a cool song from Steph. That one from Maiz just rocks. I haven’t played Sleep for a while and wanted to pull it out again. Turtle are so amazing. OK, let’s keep rocking.

17.) Teenage Mother Earth – The Red Telephone
18.) Forgiveness Is For The Weekend – Humble Hero
19.) All I Want – The Silent Mile
20.) Rising On->Bridge Out – Blowtorch

That’s a couple of fun rockers from Blowtorch. I wanted to pull out the new Silent Mile song again. I hope you liked it. Hero just released a new EP called The Harper Sessions and that is one of the songs. That’s such a classic from Telephone. OK, this next band are from Boston but have a cool local connection.

21.) Robotrippin’ – Death Pesos
22.) Bitchcraft – Jessica Rabbit Syndrome
23.) Inept Tune – The Wet Ones
24.) Dragonfly – Barbacoa

It”s summer and dragonflies are everywhere. So, Amy Wild plays in Wet and Rabbit with Ali Evans and Pete Schluter, and Pete also plays in Pesos, so I thought that would be a fun set. OK, you can likely find this next band at a Vermont library near you.

25.) Hope In The Dark – David Rosane & The Zookeepers
26.) This Ain’t No Love Song – The Red Newts
27.) Gone Gone Gone – Radio Underground
28.) Can The Call Go Through? – Seth Yacovone Band

I thought that would be a great way to rock the show to a close. That is a live from Robot Dog Studio version of the Radio Underground song. If you like it, you can get it, and the other three songs from that session, on Bandcamp now. That’s a brand new song from the Newts. It looks like they are releasing songs one at a time. New one next week? It’s so great that the Zookeepers are helping and highlighting our local libraries. Well, I hope you enjoyed checking out the music of our town. Let’s do it again next week, shall we?

Songs after
Moving Targets – Fish
Freak Turbulence – The Tragically Hip
ME 262 – Blue Oyster Cult
Stagefright – Def Leppard
Now I’m Here – Queen
Ariel – Kate Bush
Precious Things – Tori Amos
My Old House – Andriana Chobot
Diamond Hop – Kali Ma and the Garland of Arms – KMGA
Mad As The Mist And Snow – The Waterboys
Parasite – Miku Daza
Jigsaw – Marillion
Dormant Magic – Jason Baker
The Surprising – Deep Purple
Heavy – Clever Girls
regular awesome programming

 

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Tonight’s local music radio show on WBKM.ORG will run from 9-11pm Eastern time Thursday June 27, 2019. You can stream it from the website or here: WBKM It will go as follows.

Lined up before
Black 17 – The New Siberians
Buffalo – Late Night
Jellyfish – The Steph Pappas Experience
Navigate – Kali Ma and the Garland of Arms – KMGA
Suzy Is A Headbanger – The Ramones

Song before: Ba Doom – David Rosane & The Zookeepers

intro

From our small city to the great big world, these are the Sounds Of Burlington. It’s so cool that David and the band have begun this year’s tour of libraries. I caught them last Friday in Burlington and they are in Enosburg tomorrow. Call your local library to find out when they will come and play. OK, let’s begin with a band who used to play in town and now play all over the world.

1.) Bells – THE VACANT LOTS
2.) Nicky Says – Black Rabbit
3.) L Ron Hubbard – Humble Hero
4.) Power Up – James Kochalka
5.) Boredom – Ninja Custodian
6.) No More – The Wards

The Wards rocked us hard in the ’80’s. Ninja played furious shows in the late ’80’s and early ’90’s. James plays some fun quirky songs and has been doing so for a long time. Hero will be at City Lights in Vergennes tomorrow. Rabbit are just amazing and the Lots seem on top of the world. OK, let’s head over to Robot Dog Studio and keep rocking.

7.) Skybot – Blowtorch
8.) Paydirt – Blowtorch
9.) Rising On – Blowtorch
10.) Bridge Out – Blowtorch
11.) Ready, Fire, Aim – Blowtorch
12.) Say Her Name – Blowtorch
13.) Mirror – Blowtorch
14.) Thank You – Blowtorch

Thanks for that amazing performance Blowtorch! Thanks for the recording Sam Mark and thanks to Christian James for the video work. Thanks for hosting Ryan Cohen. OK, so something cool happened this week. Beloved local photographer Matthew Thorsen, who recently passed away, just had a street in Burlington named after him. The alley by Red Square is now known as Thorsen Way. Here is a song about walking around the streets of Burlington.

15.) Yayo – Dirty Blondes
16.) Plastic Revolution – Doll Fight
17.) Not True – Peg Tassey MUSIC
18.) Fly On The Wall – Zola Turn
19.) Flypaper – Persian Claws
20.) Popular Crowd – SWALE

That is such a great rock song. That can be said for all of the powerhouse songs in that set. OK, let’s keep rocking. This band will be in Holland VT on Saturday and at The Monkey House on Sunday.

21.) Vocal Fry – Jessica Rabbit Syndrome
22.) Nowhere Feels Like Home – Fire The Cannons
23.) Creatures – Hayley Jane and the Primates
24.) So Good (I Could Die) – J Bengoy

The lyric is a little dark, but that’s such a fun song otherwise. Haley and the band are a force of nature. Great rockers from Cannons and Jessica. OK, this band are at SideBar tonight.

25.) Dumb Smile – Clever Girls
26.) Tho’ Dark Be My Way – Hallowell
27.) Straw Boy – Cricket Blue
28.) Jail Song – Senayit
29.) Dreamcatcher – Abby Sherman

That’s a new song from Abby. I got to hear her sing on Friday at Radio Bean and was very impressed. I got to hear Senayit Tomlinson sing at the Fletcher Free Library on Friday and was very impressed. That’s yet another lovely song from Cricket. Thanks Chris Farnsworth for turning me on to Hallowell’s music. Great song from Clever. OK, these next three artists will perform Saturday as Duck Duck Goose at the Marriott.

30.) Captured In Circles – Julia Beerworth
31.) My Daughter’s Hand – Aaron Flinn
32.) I’ve Got Nothing To Do – Josh Glass
33.) Chosen Names – Julia Caesar
34.) Plays The Enchanted Bass – Hill Wizard
35.) Gazerbeam – The Mountain Says No

It was great to hear Mountain rock the Bean on Friday. That’s another cool song from the mountain spirit. Julia will rock the Bean tomorrow. I’m so psyched for Duck. Well, I hope you enjoyed checking out the music of our town. Let’s do it again next week, shall we?

outro

Songs after
State Of Mind – Fish
Stay – The Tragically Hip
Why We Build The Wall – Anais Mitchell
It’s A Miracle/Amused To Death – Roger Waters
Spread Your Wings – Queen
Wake Me When It’s Over – Longwave
All In My Mind – Love And Rockets
The sound Of A – Alice Cooper
The Disillusionist – The Church
Dormant Magic – Jason Baker
The Surprising – Deep Purple
Heavy – Clever Girls
regular awesome programming

 

 

 

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Tonight’s local music radio show on WBKM.ORG will run from 9-11pm Eastern time Thursday June 13. You can stream it from the website or here: WBKM It will go as follows.

Lined up before
Hey You – Jesse Taylor
The Sound Of A – Alice Cooper
Neurotica – Adrian Belew
Spades – decker.
Null – Kali Ma and the Garland of Arms – KMGA
A Day In The Life Of James Bond – Josh Bridgman

Song before – From Russia With Love – Matt Monro

intro

From our small city to the great big world, these are the Sounds Of Burlington. Let’s begin tonight with a song I can relate to. I’ve got some skills, but am not especially handy.

1.) No Carpenter – Cricket Blue
2.) Light In Your Eyes – John Townsend
3.) It Occurred To Me – Adaline (Addie Herbert)
4.) Indigenous Souls – Jeremy Gilchrist – Singer-Songwriter

That’s such a cool song from Jeremy. Adaline is divine. That’s another song form John’s Seattle Songs album. That’s another great song from Cricket Blue. OK, let’s head over to Robot Dog Studio.

5.) Across The Desert Sand – Jason Baker
6.) The Last Living Coral – Jason Baker
7.) Something That’s Never Been Done Before – Jason Baker
8.) We Don’t Know Any Better – Jason Baker
9.) Entropy Always Wins – Jason Baker
10.) Ace Of Spades – Jason Baker

I really want to thank Jason for that great set. He was joking about doing the Motorhead song so when I asked if he would do it at the end, he was a great sport, but thinks the end was a little rough. It’s definitely rock and roll. I want to thank Sam Mark who ran the show and did the recording and thanks Ryan Cohen for hosting. OK, let’s keep rocking.

11.) Enter Sandman – Troy Millette Music
12.) Hide – Be•er
13.) I Know You Rider – Bardela
14.) Blessed Light – Kristina Stykos Music

That’s another great song from her River Of Light album. That’s such a fun cover from Bardela. That’s a great song from Be-er, whose album I just got. Great cover from Troy who will be at The Double E tomorrow. OK, so this next artist created a great album that became a play and it just won 7 Tony awards this week. Let’s listen to a chunk of Hadestown.

15.) Gone, I’m Gone – Anais Mitchell
16.) When The Chips Are Down – Anais Mitchell
17.) Wait For Me – Anais Mitchell
18.) Why We Build The Wall – Anais Mitchell
19.) Our Lady Of The Underground – Anais Mitchell

We are all so proud of her great accomplishment. Way to go! OK, let’s keep rocking.

20.) On My Way – Hover
21.) Golden Cadillac – Happy Spangler
22.) Is It My Body? – Peg Tassey MUSIC
23.) ETI ( Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) – The Contrarian

The Contrarian, aka Casey Rae, just released a book this week called William s Burroughs And The Cult Of Rock And Roll. We’re all so proud of his great accomplishment. I just had to play some of his music, and might play some more soon. That’s a fun cover of the Alice Cooper song . Cadillac is such a great song. The Hover one is too. OK, let’s play an original Contrarian song.

24.) Purpose And Object – The Contrarian
25.) The Summer Of Andy – The Cancer Conspiracy
26.) Pale Rage – Invisible Homes
27.) Falter – Julia Caesar
28.) Piranha Love – The Steph Pappas Experience

That’s such a fun rocking song. Falter is just amazing, and so is Pale. That’s a classic from CC and another great song from The Contrarian. Well, I hope you enjoyed checking out the music of our town. Let’s do it again next week, shall we?

Songs after
3-D – Fish
Lake Fever – The Tragically Hip
Dancing In The Ruins – Blue Oyster Cult
Holy Water – Alice Cooper
Roadhouse Blues – Blue Oyster Cult
King Of The Mountain – Kate Bush
We Live For Love – Pat Benatar
Friends Of Mr. Cairo – Jon & Vangelis
When The Music’s Over – The Doors
Jacob’s Ladder – Rush
Madness To The Method – Blue Oyster Cult
Usual Plays In Heaven/Be Kind And Talk To Me – Active Heed
Walk On Water – Jane Siberry
Radiance – The Church
Jigsaw – Marillion
Dormant Magic – Jason Baker
The Surprising – Deep Purple
Heavy – Clever Girls
regular awesome programming

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Tonight’s local music radio show on WBKM.ORG will run from 9-11pm Eastern time Thursday June 6. You can stream it from the website or here: It will go as follows.

Lined up before
Right Place Wrong Time – Dr John
Goin’ Back To New Orleans – Dr John
Ol’ Dirty Revival – decker.
Inner Revolution – Adrien Belew
The Ghost In You – The Psychedelic Furs
Once In My Life – The Decemberists

Song before: Emerald Lies – Marillion

intro

From our small city to the great big world, these are the Sounds Of Burlington. Let’s begin with the next song on Serotinalia.

1.) Milkman – Cricket Blue
2.) Summer Star – Clare Byrne
3.) Emerald Lake – Adrienne Cooper Smith
4.) The River – Kat Wright

That’s a great rocker from Kat. Adrienne just put out a new EP called Nagra that was recorded on tape. Is summer actually here? It’s starting to look that way. That’s such a cool story from Cricket. OK, let’s head over to Robot Dog Studio.

5.) Nova Scotia – The Steph Pappas Experience
6.) Energy – The Steph Pappas Experience
7.) Piranha Love – The Steph Pappas Experience
8.) Jellyfish – The Steph Pappas Experience
9.) Jazz – The Steph Pappas Experience

Wow, what an incredible performance. Loren and Matt did a great job flowing through the rhythms, and Steph’s singing and guitar playing was just over the top. Thanks for making everything sound so great Ryan Cohen. Steph and the band will be at Light Club Lamp Shop on June 21 so go check out that show! OK, it’s Jazzfest so let’s play a couple of jazz songs.

10.) Skylark – Tiffany Pfeiffer and The Discarnate Band
11.) Elmer’s Van – the le duo
12.) Super Powers – The Dead Shakers
13.) Buffalo – Late Night

I’ve had that song stuck in my head for the last week so I thought I’d share. I love that song from the Shakers. Le Duo are such great musicians. I was bummed to work through Tiffany’s Jazzfest show. I had to play some of her music. So, something cool happened this week. Swale submitted a song to NPR’s Tiny Desk contest and did not win, but received a lot of notice, and even did a cool interview. They submitted the song coming up and described it as a love song for people struggling with addiction. Of course it is perfect for that and more. We all feel lost sometimes, and hearing Amanda Gustafson being so positive and giving a path out of that is very powerful. I’ve always loved and held this song dear. It’s gotten me through hard times. Please share it if you or anyone you know is feeling that way.

14.) If You Get Lost – SWALE
15.) Don’t Cough Me Out – Slowdim
16.) Premeditated – Slingshot Dakota
17.) It’ll Be Okay – Let’s Whisper

I love that song and wanted to bookend the set with pure positive vibes. I’m loving Heaving Banding, the new Slingshot album. Slowdim are from Boston and are friends of the show and I haven’t played their music in a while and thought it was time. That is such a great song from Swale. OK, let’s keep rocking.

18.) So They Say – The New Siberians
19.) Honest Little Me – Paper Castles
20.) A Cut In The Night Sky – Matt the Gnat and the Gators
21.) Endless Sunkissed Lover – gneiss
22.) Leave Me Low – Jason Halogen
23.) Today Is Mine – David Rosane & The Zookeepers

It’s almost time for year two of the tour where David and the band raise money and awareness of Vermont’s libraries. I think they kick it off June 21 at the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington. That’s s a cool newer song from Jason, who played around town for many years. Is Summer here? It’s starting to feel that way today. I caught Matt and his biting songs recently, and highly recommend them. Those are such great songs from Castles and the Siberians. Well, I hope you enjoyed checking out the music of our town. Let’s do it again next week, shall we? Tata, farewell….

24.) Sayonara – Black Rabbit

outro

Songs after
Credo – Fish
Tiger The Lion – The Tragically Hip
Spine – Kali Ma and the Garland of Arms – KMGA
Alan’s Garden – Ruckzuck
Bitchcraft – Jessica Rabbit Syndrome
Devil Inside Me – Dam Kat
Strontium Burling – TILT
The Revenge Of Vera Gemini – The Contrarian
Block – The Church
Parallels – Yes
Chamber Of Hellos – Wire Train
Low Spark Of High Heeled Boy – Traffic
Celluloid Heroes – The Kinks
Rudy – Supertramp
Orange Like Water – The Cush
Afraid Of Sunlight – Marillion
Walk On Water – Jane Siberry
Radiance – The Church
Jigsaw – Marillion
Dormant Magic – Jason Baker
The Surprising – Deep Purple
Heavy – Clever Girls
regular awesome programming

 

 

The Steph Pappas Experience

 

I had a great time seeing music yesterday. I went over to Robot Dog Studio in the early evening to record an interview and live performance with The Steph Pappas Experience. Loren, Matt, and Steph jammed out some bluesy tunes that found fun twists and turns and were fascinating to listen to and made me rock out. She and Loren played acoustic guitar and bass but there was a full rock sound. She played some killer slide for a bit and you’ve got to hear how the conversation meanders to believe it. The band even pulled out a fifth song jazz jam in honor of Jazzfest. I’ll have that on my radio show on WBKM next Thursday.

 

The Steph Pappas Experience

We started the recording a little after 6 and were done a little after 7. I drove home, zipped out the door and walked to Deli/126. I got in and settled as Andriana Chobot rocked out some songs with her drummer Jesse Samuel Rosenfield and guitarist Franky Andreas. They veered a little bit away from the more normal rock presentation of her songs and gave them all an appropriate jazzy feel. She opened on the mellow side with Not I and Another Day then brought the energy up with Cascade. She took us for a ride in her daddy’s white T-Bird then sang of My Old House. She asked us to stay and make her warm then sang about being Alone In The Night. The played another cool song then dropped a cover of Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone. She sang about there being nowhere to go but here and was going to wrap the set with a super cool Neon, but hung out for one more. The closing song about the work of Steven Hawking giving her Galaxy Eyes was super cool.

I was kind of tired at that point so I took the lovely walk home with tons of beautiful music in my soul.

 

Andriana Chobot