Our old friend Matt Epp drops by to preview some of the songs on his upcoming CD, and we look at the songs of Leonard Cohen, who comes to town this week. All that and exciting new music, classics, and more.
April 26, 2009
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April 19, 2009
Another week, another great upcoming show, this time featuring Melissa McClelland and Jason Plumb. Also, more new music, we revisit some live and classic music, and listen to some of the great new & old music I picked up yesterday on Independent Record Store Day, including brand new Wilco!
Guy Clark – Live in Winnipeg, April 5, 2009
When one of the greatest songwriters of all time comes to town for a rare appearance, you know I’m going to be there front and centre, and since I’ve got a bad memory and he may not ever come back, I needed to have the recorder rolling. Enjoy: http://www.tellthebandtogohome.com/GuyClark.zip
Martin Sexton – Live in Winnipeg
Were you at the Martin Sexton concert last week? Whether you were or not, you may be interested in revisiting what you saw or missed. Lucky for you, I had my recorder handy: http://www.tellthebandtogohome.com/MartinSexton.zip
Martin Sexton in Winnipeg
Here’s a clip of Martin Sexton in Winnipeg, April 15, 2009. This is how he started his encore set. Personally, I thought it was the best part of the show:
Steel Belted Radio – April 16, 2009
Martin Sexton special – April 15, 2009
When one of the singer/songwriters who first blew my mind at the Folk Fest and set me off on this musical journey calls and asks if he can drop by the studio, I don’t care what day it is, I’m coming in. So, this was a Wednesday night special with special guest, live, in studio chatting and singing, Martin Sexton!
April 12, 2009
Steel Belted Radio – April 9, 2009
Tonight, an action-packed, super-sized episode chock full of great live guests, including up-and-coming singer/songwriter Dan Mangan, Roots Rock heavyweights Brock Zeman & Dan Walsh, and a great band to watch, The Deep Dark Woods. With all of those guests, I didn’t even get to cut KK off all that much, but it’s a fun show anyway, so tune in!
Super Sized Steel Belted Radio – Thursday at 6 pm!
This week’s Steel Belted Radio has all of the makings of a classic, and unfortunately, all of the foreshadowing of a disaster:
First up, we’re starting at 6 tomorrow to cram it all in.
At 6, we are hoping to have singer/songwriter Dan Mangan on the show. This kid impressed me years ago, but with his new EP, he’s stepped up his game to the level of the pros. You’re going to be hearing about this kid some day, and I can only hope that you’ll get to know him early on Steel Belted Radio tomorrow. Unfortunately, Dan’s already given us the “I’m having car trouble” line, which doesn’t always bode well, but he said he’d try, and we’ve got super publicist Ken Beattie on his case. Dan’s in town for a FREE show at Shannon’s Irish Pub (which doesn’t really feature Irish or Celtic music, it seems) opening for Hey Rosetta! That could be a good one.
But even better than that…
Up at 6:30, and the only guests near guaranteed to show up, Brock Zeman & Dan Walsh, along with “what’s his name” the bass player. You know by now that Brock is one of the best up-and-coming songwriters anywhere, and you know by now that he plays with Dan Walsh, who’s one of the most badass guitar players anywhere, and I’m sure I must have mentioned that that they’re playing my house on Friday. Well, they’re in town Thursday to open up the show at Times Change(d), and they’re going to stop by and play us I’m sure some brand new, amazing songs, first.
They’re opening for a great band called The Deep Dark Woods. These boys have been bubbling under on my hit list for a while, but with their amazing new disc and a great appearance at Trout Forest last year, I now know that these kids are the real deal. They’re playing Times on Thursday and Saturday, but first, they’re scheduled to come in to the studio around 7:30. Unfortunately… and this is a new one… they’ve got a late night tonight, and they don’t know if they can make it to the studio that early. At 7:30 PM. Yeah, right. Ken said he’d kick their asses and get them there, but we’ll see…
Tune in and see. Will it all work out and be one of the best live-music filled episodes of SBFRR EVER, or will it be a monumental flop? Only time will tell.
And tune in for a special announcement about an even more special edition of SBFRR next week…