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I'll be sitting in this evening for Dr. Strangely Strange on the Magical Music Box. And you know what that means dontcha? That's right...show piracy in all it's glory! Tune in to hear plenty of ringing guitars, pulsating amps and wonderful harmony vocals courtesy of John Hiatt, Neil Young, CSNY and also some excellent material from the Mother Hips and selected tracks from their new record, "Pacific Dust".

Here's a vid..."White Falcon Fuzz" by The Hips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smmDsfPKKPM

Enjoy!

Ramsey Lewis * Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines * Benny Goodman * Coleman Hawkins * Billie Holiday With Eddie Heywwod And His Orchestra * Sidney Bechet * Ella Fitzgerald * Boots Randolph * Miles Davis * Winifred Atwell * Louis Prima & Phil Harris * Dean Martin * Antonio Carlos Jobim * Frank Sinatra * George Benson * Chuck Mangione

Hey folks,
I am posting the full playlist for shows in the playlist section now. You can check it there.
New out this week, is Heyokas new album Mandelbass
This weeks show was inspired by all the rain. I played alot of songs with rain in the title.
Hope you enjoyed the show.
thanks
Vee

Hi there … and welcome to Mountain Mama’s Earth Music … and today we’re feelin good

http://kdrt.org/station/archives/123

1) Sittin On Top of the World, Jack Cooke 2:27
2) Groovin Slowly, John Butler Trio 4:47
3) Feelin Good, Joe Bonamassa 4:47

Everything Good between Men and Women
by C. D. Wright
has been written in mud and butter
and barbecue sauce. The walls and
the floors used to be gorgeous.
The socks off-white and a near match.
The quince with fire blight
but we get two pints of jelly
in the end. Long walks strengthen
the back. You with a fever blister
and myself with a sty. Eyes
have we and we are forever prey
to each other’s teeth. The torrents
go over us. Thunder has not harmed
anyone we know. The river coursing
through us is dirty and deep. The left
hand protects the rhythm. Watch
your head. No fires should be
unattended. Especially when wind. Each
receives a free swiss army knife.
The first few tongues are clearly
preparatory. The impression
made by yours I carry to my grave. It is
just so sad so creepy so beautiful.
Bless it. We have so little time
to learn, so much... The river

http://kdrt.org/node/4301

The December 7 show just went over 1000 downloads! I'm not sure who is listening to it, but thanks for your support for jazz on KDRT!

Ella Fitzgerald/Ray Charles Singers
Jimmie Noone & Earl Hines
Benny Goodman
Charlie Parker Quintet
James Moody And His Bop Men With Art Blakey
Count Basie
Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson
Billie Holiday

-- cool jazz for the second half hour:
Tony Bennett (with Dave Brubeck)
Oscar Peterson
Paul Desmond
Jimmy Rushing
Dave Brubeck
Mose Allison
Miles Davis
James Moody
Al Jarreau

For the Feb. 14 show, I interviewed the guy who does "Live Tracks" at KDRT, also known as my brother, Jim. We talked about his Thursday night program, a little about his experience as sound engineer for "Davisville," then headed into deeper waters with some questions about life in the 50s -- our 50s, that is. He and I talk about stuff like this all the time. I thought, why not try to capture some of that on the radio. And he was game, I hope not to his regret :-)

A mental image that might stick with you from this program is, Beware of collecting ashtrays. What starts out as fun becomes, after 30 years, a room full of things you have to step around. And don't make the mistake of thinking that comment is really about ashtrays.

If "Davisville" were ever presented as a boxed set, this experiment would be a hidden track. http://www.kdrt.org/node/4717

I know its a bit late but here is the playlist for last weeks show

James Blake/ Wilhelms Scream
Nakita Quasam/ Freshman Year
RD/ Fever Ray
Unkle Ho/ Joy and Luck
Eryka Badu/ Gone Baby, dont be long
Hermitude/ Ruffwon
Hive/ Moves within Time
Nicolas Jarr/ Dubliner
Starky/ Paradise(+verb)rmx
Of Porcelain/ the call
Tarron the Tailor/ the salt
Bobby Caldwell/ What you wont do for love(dz rmx)
Nicolas Jarr/ Mini Calcutta
James Blake/ Buzzard and Kestral

Sidney Bechet
Oscar Peterson
Duke Ellington
Stan Getz
Billie Holiday
Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald
Herbie Mann
Lena Horne
Sinatra
Herb Alpert
Ella Fitzgerald
Al Hirt
Mose Allison
Madeleine Peyroux
Stanley Turrentine

Hi there … and welcome to Mountain Mama’s Earth Music … and today from the heart

http://kdrt.org/station/archives/123

1) Come and Get Your Love, Redbone 5:00
2) Love Aint for Keeping, the Who 2:10
3) Here Comes My Girl, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 4:25

Case Against April
By Adrian Blevins
For a long time I was absolutely idiotic,
by which I mean I lashed and pulsed
like the cosmos of tissue at present on fire
inside the bodies of my students—
it being springtime, it being the season
of being naked under the cherry trees.
I'm not saying dig a hole and fall in it;
I'm not saying buy a cabin and a nanny goat
and walk around re-naming the forget-me-nots
after the lovers who said they'd slay you
and, well, did—for who ever heard
of a plant named Greg? Nevertheless,
sex is laughable; it's ultimately ridiculous;
it's what God invented since he couldn't have
Comedy Central. And still the young people
who aren't pushing their tongues
against the tongues of others
are weeping like babies
being prodded with thermometers
for the lack of good tongues
to lean their own tongues against.
I hear them complaining