Today’s Live Friday performer, Birdie Busch, has built quite the fan base for herself in the Philly area–her blend of blues, folk, and rock have made her plenty of fans at the station as well as the city. She performed at the XPoNential fest this past July, and everyone was glad to have her grace an XPN stage again.
Singing of everything from luck to dangerous missions of the heart, Birdie’s recognizable, powerful alto is well-employed. On stage today, in cowboy boots and a dress, she was backed by an upright bass, three guitars (including a slide), and percussion. Her latest album, Everyone Will Take You In, came out this year, and Busch has garnered even more fans with its emotive power. Including the fans filling the World Cafe today.
And, be sure to catch Birdie Busch at Johnny Brenda’s at 9pm on Friday, September 17, too. But you can listen here if you missed today’s performance.
Set List:
1. Rabbit’s Foot
2. Joey
3. Secret Hour
4. City of Brotherly Love
5. Trap Door
6. Heel to Toe
7. Hometown Boredom
8. Wild Mountain Honey
We stumbled upon a classic song from the DC based Velocity Girl called “My Forgotten Favorite” which pretty much dropped a bomb on the indierock nation when it was released back in 1991. We hope you agree that It still sounds great today.
Cee Lo (of Gnarls Barkley fame) has cleaned-up his latest single so now XPN play it on the air. The re-done version is called “Forget You” & maybe you heard Michaela play it on the XPN Morning Show .
We’re big fans of Pete Yorn and are excited to hear the news of a new album coming out in September on Vagrant Records. But wait. Vagrant? Not Sony? So what’s up with that? Sources tell us that he’s still on Sony, however Pete’s new record is coming out on Vagrant on September 28th. The album is self-titled and was produced by Frank Black around the time Pete recorded his last album Back And Fourth. Here’s a track from the album via Magnet.
Y’all remember Laetitia Sadier, right? Of course you do! She of Stereolab (and a side project called Monade Ms. Sadier is releasing a solo album called The Trip on Drag City on September 21st. This new tune is pretty classic; patience is rewarded when it begins to pick up full-on hypnotic ‘Lab” style then comes down just slowly enough for a walk along the beach. This is nice.
The last Friday of every month, from 11P-1AM, right after Robert Drake’s Land Of The Lost, Making Time RADio w/ Dave P hits the XPN and Y Rock airwaves. Last week’s show is now archived and you can listen here. And check out this totally RAD playlist.
Les Rallizes Denudes – Black Sad Straw Raincoat
Field Mice – Holland St. (Shinkansen Recordings)
The Drums – Down by the Water (RCRD LBL)
Fever Ray – Mercy St. (New Musical Express)
Chris Carter – The Beat (Optimo Music)
Dunes – Armor (Mexican Summer)
Air – Sexy Boy (Astralwerks)
Villa – Beats of Love (Abracada Records)
The Cars – Good Times Roll (Elektra)
Visti & Meyland – Stars (Rodion remix) (Bear Funk)
Blamma Blamma – Beyond 17 (The Walls Have Ears)
Admiral Freebee – Always on the Run (Villa remix) (Playout Music)
Rebolledo & Daniel Maloso – Colt Seavers (Comeme)
Shit Robot – Triumph!!! (DFA)
Arcade Fire – Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) (Merge Recordings)
Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere (Warner Brothers Records)
Hour Two
Crocodiles – Sleep Forever (Fat Possum Records)
Grauzone – Iced Bear (Mike Simonetti edit) (Not on Label)
Husky Rescue – Sound of Love (Catskills Records)
Boredoms – Super Now (Thrill Jockey)
LCD Soundsystem – Home (EMI)
Midnight Magic – Beam Me Up (Jacques Renault remix) (I’m a Cliché)
Aeroplane – Superstar (The Krays remix)
Teengirl Fantasy – Cheaters (True Panther)
Gold Panda – Snow and Taxis (Wichita Records)
Broken Social Scene – All to All (Sebastien Granger remix) (Arts and Crafts)
School of Seven Bells – Heart is Strange (Ghostly International)
Chilly Gonzales – I am Europe (Phantasy Sound)
Chilly Gonzales – Don’t Stop (Erol Alkan re-edit) (Phantasy Sound)
Koen Groenveld – Gotta Move (Abzolut)
Riton – Banana Song (no label)
Late of the Pier – Best in Class (Soulwax Remix) (Phantasy Sound)
Phoenix – 1901 (Glassnote)
Waaves – King of the Beach (Fat Possum)
LCD Soundsystem – All I Want (EMI)
Classical musicians meet classic rock as chamber music group Turtle Island Quartet releases “Have You Ever been…?” - A multiple-string approach to some Jimi Hendrix classics. NPR Music’s All Things Considered did an interview with the group which includes performances of “Hey Joe” & “All Along The Watchtower”. Click here to get experienced!
In the meantime: Hendrix playing “Hey Joe” & “Purple Haze” live-1967
Deer Tick announced a Fall tour that starts early October and goes through November 3rd right here in Philly at the First Unitarian Church. Tickets are on sale now. Here’s a song from their recent album The Black Dirt Sessions
Tin Bird Choir were part of the XPN Philly Local Showcase at the Philly folk festival. Shared the stage with Jake Snider, Mason Porter, Dave Quicks Trio and Ben Arnold Band
It’s a revival, this Barn Rock, a soulful meander through life’s richness and darkness. The opening plea of “(I want my) Truck Back,” an electric ode to a Toyota SR-5 truck they sold for a dollar, weaves the history of the truck from the Poconos to Chinqeteague (maybe the only time that word appears in a rock and roll song).
Click hear to hear the new (old) Bruce Springsteen song, “Save My Love” that we wrote about here. Bruce’s ‘The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story’ will be released on November 16th. Everybody form a line (to buy it).
