Shawn Colvin - Holiday Show 1998

KGSR-FM Studios
Austin, TX
December 1998 (exact date unknown)
Christmas Radio Special 
 

Shawn Colvin & Band - enjoying pajama time & holiday tunes... 
From a live performance on the Tonight Show, 1998. Enjoy it on Shawn's Polaroids DVD comp.

Holiday fave at Rob's house

01 Even Here We Are

02 You and the Mona Lisa

03 If I Were Brave

04 Sunny Came Home

05 The Facts about Jimmy

06 Christmas Time Is Here

07 In the Bleak Mid-Winter

08 Shotgun Down the Avalanche

09 Little Road to Bethlehem

10 Mary*

11 Love Came Down at Christmas

12 Rocking

13 All the Pretty Little Horses

Simply put: Shawn's got what I like

14 Goodbye*

15 I'll Be Back Again

16 River

17 Have Yourself a 
     Merry Little Christmas

*guest vocalist: Patti Griffin


ROB SEZ: Was starting to think I couldn't pull together a holiday-themed post when this gem of a concert showed up, quite unexpectedly. It's a sweet blend of classic Shawn compositions, seasonal tunes from her just-released holiday album, and choice covers. Added bonuses: a string section & the marvelous Patti Griffin guesting on two songs.

THANK YOU KINDLY to mediaaddict for sharing.
 

Artwork included? But of course...

MUSICIANS:
Shawn Colvin - vocals, guitars, piano
Doug Petty - multiple instruments
Kate Markowitz - background vocals
Lara Hicks, Ames Asbel, Sarah Nelson, Lee Mahoney - strings

TT: 65:59

MP3@320

Learn more about the music of Shawn Colvin 
at her web site and/or AllMusic.

  

World Party - Arkeology Leftovers (more rarities)

(stuff that didn't make it onto the box set)

 

various dates & sources (most all from studio or demo sessions)

 

sound quality: VG+ to Ex
    

Karl Wallinger: the genius behind World Party
 photo by artolog via Flickr

NOTE: This set includes 3 previously unreleased Beatles covers. Sources for the tracks are too numerous to detail here. In general, some are from a previous incarnation of worldparty.net, the old karlwallinger.net, as well as the bonus DVD that came with the Seaview edition of Dumbing Up. Be prepared, though, since they’re all over the map re: sound quality, volume levels, bit rates, audio imperfections, etc. None is previously released, as far as official/commercial releases go.

ROB SEZ: Karl freaking Wallinger!! There was no other musician making rock and pop music in the 1980s and 90s more talented or under-appreciated than K.W. I can’t think of a single person I’d put above 'Mr. World Party'' with the possible exception of Prince. Abundant evidence for my claim can be found in this here post. These ‘leftovers’ (left off the reent 5-disc Arkeology box set — which is all rarities) would be the envy of many better-known artists. The Mrs. and I caught a WP live show in 2014, and Karl still had it. It's a huge loss that he's gone.

(Check the sample and get a 4-minute master class re: how to take a classic tune and make it one's own.)    
  

Karl & Co. play Chicago, IL in 2006
photo by Barry Brecheisen

01 Leave You to Find You

02 Don't B Late 4 2morrow

03 You're a Hurricane, 
     I'm a Caravan (demo)

04 Picture This (unfinished demo)

05 These Are the Days

06 Yeah Yeah Yeah

07 Nowhere Man

08 The Long & Winding Road

09 All You Need Is Love

10 Everybody Dance Now

11 Show Me to the Top (diff. mix)

12 Hollywood (groovy remix)

13 Strange Groove (live)

14 Photograph ('failed version')

15 Backwards for Your Love

16 (mystery track)

TT: 1:11:53

Special thanks to Scott for sharing tracks 1, 3, 4, 7-9

MP3 (variable bit rates)

World Party is Karl Wallinger ... and whomever he collaborates with. Just about everything you hear in this set is played, sung & produced by KW.

World Party’s most recent release is Arkeology, 

a 5-disc archival treasure trove 

(I own this, and I LOVE it. Read Bill Kopp's review 

of Arkeology at his Musoscribe blog HERE). 

Learn more about the music of Karl Wallinger and World Party at the official site and/or AllMusic

 
    

World Party - Amsterdam 1990 (FM)

Two FM broadcasts

The Roxy, Amsterdam, May 29, 1990 (tracks 1-11)

   &

The Paradiso, Amsterdam, Nov. 6, 1990 (tracks 12-16)

Karl & Co.: World Party, in their heyday. Karl’s still making music today.

FM captures (sound quality: VG+; transferred from master tapes)

EXTRA THANKS to frankvink for sharing.

    

Karl W, 1990s rock god on tour

01 Private Revolution

02 When the Rainbow Comes

03 All Come True

04 Put the Message In the Box

05 Is It Too Late?

06 God On Our Side

07 Way Down Now

08 Thank You World

09 Ballad of the Little Man (abbrev.)

10 Take It Up

11 Ship of Fools

   

12 All Come True

13 Put the Message In the Box

14 Sweet Soul Dream

15 Ain't Gonna Come 'Til I'm Ready

16 World Party

TT: 1:27:15

MP3@320

World Party:
Karl Wallinger - vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion 
Guy Chambers - keyboards
David Catlin Birch - bass, vocals 
Jeff Trott - lead guitar, vocals 
Chris Sharrock- drums, vocals 

       

dB's-related RSD 2014 Black Friday release

dB's & Let's Active related vinyl

released on Record Store Day

Sneakers was the 1970's-era combo led by Chris Stamey, 

a group that also included Will Rigby & Mitch Easter.
   

On "Black Friday", Omnivore Recordings reissued Sneakers' debut EP on vinyl, with the original six tracks, plus three more (including 1 previously unissued).

Limited edition of 1,500

Enclosed download card gives access to digital files for all tracks. 
     

READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE.

Buy the digital download for just $7.99!

   

OOPS - problem with audio samples

The code I'd been using with no problems to provide audio samples on the blog recently quit working.

UPDATE: I found a fix, but it's gonna take some time for me to change each post. Most recent ones are already fixed, and I'll be working backwards to the oldest ones. 
Should be all done by early in the New Year...
      

Sloan - Best Live Sessions (2007-2014)

various live sessions

pre-FM & soundboard sources via web stream
 

4 for one: Sloan has been together 20+ years.

sound quality: VG++ to Ex-

ROB SEZ: Scott said I should check out Sloan. So I did. They've been big in Canada, where they're from, for many years. Sloan tried to break through in the "lower 48" some years ago, but no such luck. If you like Big Star, Teenage Fanclub, Posies, etc., then you should give Sloan a try. Thanks for the tip, Scott.

SAMPLE: "Carried Away" (live 2014)


01 Carried Away

Sloan is a Toronto-based rock group
photo by Lisa Mark

02 The Rest of My Life

03 Three Sisters

04 Keep Swinging (Downtown)

05 You've Got a Lot 
    On Your Mind

06 Misty's Beside Herself

07 Cleopatra

08 Worried Now

09 She's Slowin’ Down

10 Beverly Terrace

11 Laying So Low

12 If I Could Change Your Mind

13 Traces

14 Something's Wrong

15 Ill Placed Trust

16 Interview with Terre T (of WFMU)

MP3@256

 

TT: 1:00:42

Sloan: doing their live thing, Sept. 2013
photo by Dave Smith via Flickr

SOURCES:

1-4 = Studio 211, CBC 'First Play Live' Session, Sept. 2014

5-6 = The Current (live session), Minnesota Public Radio, Oct. 10, 2014
7 = "Q" live session, CBC Radio, Sept. 2014
8 = Chart Attack 'Noisemakers' session, Nov. 2012
9-11 = The Current (live session), Minnesota Public Radio, May 31, 2011
12-13 & 16 = WFMU-FM, Cherry Blossom Clinic live session, Oct. 15, 2011
14-15 = World Cafe Live, WXPN-FM, June 13, 2007

NOTE: CBC = Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

Learn more about the music of Sloan from the band's web site. Their newest album, released just a few months ago, is Commonwealth. Get a free & legal sampler of Sloan singles at NoiseTrade.

  

Holsapple-Stamey - St. Louis, MO 2009 (sbd)

Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey
Euclid Records
St. Louis, MO
Feb. 1, 2009

soundboard recording (quality: EX-)

Shop (& play) Local: Chris & Peter at Euclid Records in 2009

SAMPLE: "Black and White (2009)"

01 Lord of the Manor
02 Early In the Morning (take 1)
03 A Part of Me
04 The Child In You
05 Nothing Is Wrong
06 Something Came Over Me
07 Black and White
08 Broken Record
09 My Friend the Sun
10 Early In the Morning (take 2)
11 Geometry (Euclid Records version) 
12 Let It Be Me (partial, from soundcheck) 

TT: 1:00:11

MP3@320

SINCERE THANKS to glenn s for recording and sharing.

Musicians:
Peter Holsapple - guitar, vocals
Chris Stamey - guitar, vocals 

     

Collectors' Alert:

You might just want to own a copy of this limited-edition
vinyl single with "Begin Again" on the A side and
"Geometry (Euclid Records version)" on the flip.
The artwork (and the B-side track) are unique to this release.
JUST $8.00!
Info HERE, order HERE. (Ltd. edition of 300)

      

Lake Street Dive - Live Sessions 2011-2014

Live Sessions

2011 - 2014

miscellaneous live appearances

web streams (various sources)

Lake Street Dive: a young band to watch — and listen to, right now.

ROB SEZ: Lake Street Dive caught my wife's ear when she heard the band recently on the radio. "Honey, listen to this song. Ever heard of 'em?" No, I hadn't. But after one brief exposure, I had to hear more. A relatively young, Brooklyn-by-way-of-Boston band, they combine soul, pop & rock with a sometimes-jazzy flourish. Lead vocalist Rachael Price has some seriously compelling chops, and the rest of the band is every bit a match for her talent.

snazzy drawing of LSD by Brett Affrunti

01 Clear a Space

02 Got Me Fooled

03 Hello, Goodbye!

04 Bobby Tanqueray

05 Be Cool

06 Seventeen

07 Better Than

08 Just Ask

09 You Go Down Smooth

10 Look at What Mistake

11 Bad Self Portraits

12 Stop Your Crying

13 Miss Disregard

14 Wedding Band

15 Second Hand News

16 Dedicated to the One I Love

17 Afternoon Delight

1-3 = Music Fog session, Americana Fest, Nashville, TN April 2011

4-6 = Oregon Public Broadcasting, Live Session 2013-10-31
7-9 = KEXP-FM, Seattle, WA 2013-11-02
10 = Garden Session, Radio Woodstock (N.Y.) 2014-06-21
11, 12 = Old Settler's Music Fest, Driftwood, TX Spring 2014
13 = SXSW 2012 'Showcasing Artist' teaser
14 = SXSW 2013 'Showcasing Artist' teaser
15-17 = audio from LSD Halloween Videos, 2011, 2012, 2013 (respectively)

MP3@256

 

Lake Street Dive:

Rachael Price – lead vocals

Mike Olson – guitar, trumpet

Mike Calabrese – drums, vocals

Bridget Kearney – bass, vocals

The band's latest is called Bad Self-Portraits. Learn more about the music of Lake Street Dive at the band's web site and/or AllMusic  Get a free & legal album sampler of the band's music at NoiseTrade.