Well, somewhat reluctantly, I came back from my Texas trek with an armload of great new music and stories to tell about my adventures and the amazing sights and sounds of Austin. We’ve also got some great new releases from closer to home, as well as a preview of an exciting upcoming show and CKUW’s FunDrive.

Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Townes Van Zandt – T for Texas – Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions & Demos 1971-1972
Gurf Morlix – Series of Closin’ Doors – Finds the Present Tense
Ray Bonneville – Oxford Town – Roll It Down – CDN
Kacy Crowley – Vertigo – Anchorless
Jon Dee Graham – Holes – Swept Away

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Jon Dee Graham – Big Sweet Life – Summerland
Alejandro Escovedo – Arizona – The Boxing Mirror
James McMurtry – Restless (live bonus track) – Just Us Kids
Bob Schneider – Clean – Live at the Saxon Pub, Austin, TX
Shinyribs – Poor People’s Store – Well After Awhile
Michael Kiwanuka – Home Again – Home Again
What Made Milwaukee Famous – Rosewood (featuring Kathleen Edwards) – You Can’t Fall Off the Floor

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Stephen Fearing – Wheel of Love – Between Hurricanes – CDN
Ingrid Gatin – Slow Dancing – 1000 Lives – CDN – WPG
Rob Lutes – Natural Disaster – The Bravest Birds – CDN
Richard Thompson – Where’s Home? – Electric
Henry Wagons – Give Things a Chance to Mend (featuring Jenn Grant) – Expecting Company?
Corin Raymond and The Sundowners – Nine Inch Nails – Paper Nickels – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Dustin Bentall – Streets with No Lights – Streets with No Lights – CDN
The Dustin Bentall Outfit – Take the Money – Six Shooter – CDN
Dustin Bentall & The Smokes – Oxford Street – Orion – CDN
Lindi Ortega – Jimmy Dean – Little Red Boots – CDN
Lindi Ortega – The Day You Die – Cigarettes & Truckstops – CDN
Hatcher-Briggs – The Last Ones – Getting There from Here – CDN – WPG
Gurf Morlix – Dan Blocker – Toad of Titicaca
Off the Wagon – Red Clay Halo – Twangtrust Broadcasts 1999-2007 – CDN – WPG