The big news this week is the Winnipeg return of one of the greatest live bands I’ve ever seen, the original Mike Plume Band! In the late 90s/early 200s, Mike and this band toured relentlessly and along the way, crafted some of the greatest Canadian albums of all time. They get together every once in a while, but haven’t played in Winnipeg for over 20 years, so it’s kind of a big deal that they’ll be back in the cozy confines of Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club on Tuesday. To prove the point, get you ready, and hopefully win over a few more folks, I present the official Mike Plume Band Primer, where I dive into three outstanding albums that the band made. If these tunes don’t convince you, I’m not sure what would. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mike-plume-band-tickets-585979058137
In addition, we’ve got some timely tunes, an overdue tribute to Robbie Robertson, and a pile of old classics!
Artist – Song Title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB=Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist
Mike Plume Band – Greetings – Simplify – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Sound Check Song – The Steel Belted Radio EP – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Straight Back Home – Simplify – CDN
Mike Plume Band – The Back of My Hand – Simplify – CDN
Mike Plume Band – The Graveyard Shift – Simplify – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Another Train Song – Simplify – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Big American Headliner – Simplify – CDN
Matt Mays & El Torpedo – What are we gonna do come the month of September? – Matt Mays & El Torpedo – CDN
Big Star – September Gurls – Radio City
Melissa Payne – September Skies – Darker Than Your Dark – CDN
Rosanne Cash – September When It Comes (feat. Johnny Cash) – Rules Of Travel
Kings Of The Moon – White Polar Bear – Kings Of The Moon – CDN – WPG
Danny Michel – Snowglobe – In The Belly Of A Whale – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Silver Lining – Song and Dance, Man – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Rattle the Cage – Song and Dance, Man – CDN
Mike Plume Band – If There Ever Was a Fool – Song and Dance, Man – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Girl in Green – Song and Dance, Man – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Wind at My Back – Song and Dance, Man – CDN
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Acadian Driftwood – Old Settler’s Music Festival, TX 4/16/09 (Live) – CDN
Harry Manx – It Makes No Difference – Mantras for Madmen – CDN
Reid Jamieson & Michael Johnston – Twilight – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
The Sadies – Evangeline (w/ Neko Case) – In Concert Volume One – CDN
Johnny Cash – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – John R. Cash
Ian & Sylvia – Get Up Jake – You Were On My Mind – CDN
King Curtis – The Weight (feat. Duane Allman) – An Anthology Vol. 2
Mike Plume Band – Dreamer – Fools for the Radio – CDN
Mike Plume Band – She’s Still Everything to Me – Fools for the Radio – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Walkin’ By – Fools for the Radio – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Dimaggio – Fools for the Radio – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Bird’s Eye View – Fools for the Radio – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Promise Me You’ll Never Tell – Fools for the Radio – CDN
Lindy – Beautifully Undone – Suspension of Disbelief – CDN
Ladybird Sideshow – Jaded – demo – CDN
Treeline And Shaela Miller – Daylight Savings – Curtains – CDN
Royal Wood – Juliet – A Good Enough Day – CDN
Liam Titcomb – Love Don’t Let Me Down – Cicada – CDN
Jason Collett – Bitter Beauty – Motor Motel Love Songs – CDN
Dan Pelletier – Flattered – Wild Heart Rodeo
Justin Rutledge – I’m your Man, You’re my Radio – The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park – CDN