Big Star

'Nothing Can Hurt Me' by Big Star

Soundtrack to a documentary film featuring the band from the 1970's. They should have been a lot more popular in their time.

Frightened Rabbit

New sounds to my aging ears. Heard on Oregon Public Broadcasting Music's, online overnight stream. From 2008. 'The Midnight Organ Fight' by Frightened Rabbit.

From Scotland. The lead singer sounds like I know his voice from some other place.

I mean, I need to be sleeping as I type these words but this album is keeping that from happening. Why is this incredible eleven year old record just being heard and enjoyed for the first time?

Sadly, I read that the groups frontman, Scott Hutchison, passed away last year.

A Little Longer Playlist Than Yesterday, Playlist

Just a side note ….. I'm becoming less a fan of the Jazz saxophone (soprano especially) and more of a fan of the Jazz trumpet.

• Alex Lahey - Don't Be So Hard On Yourself
• Lucius - Almost Makes Me Wish For Rain
• Souvenir Driver - Kiss You Close
• Jamila Woods - ZORA
• The Felice Brothers - Frankie's Gun ….. The lead vocalist sounds in spots like he's channeling Bob Dylan.
• Josh Ritter - Good Man ***** ….. Did I switch over to 'Folk Alley'?
• Froth - Laurel

Short Playlist

OPB Music. An aborted listening session due to the interrupting requirements of the moment ….

• Courtney Barnett - Everybody Here Hates You ….. I sure hope not!!
• Sunflower Bean - Crisis Fest ….. Another where you could switch the song title and band name and nobody (except fans of the band) would know.
• Sleater Kinney - Entertain

Streaming OPB

Playlist: OPB Radio Stream …. For a Sunday evening.

•  Local Natives - Sun Hands
• tUnE-yArDs - My Country
• Black Lips - Starting Over ….. Sounds to me like The Byrds meets The Rolling Stones meets The Replacements meets The Cure
• Better Oblivion Community Center - Dylan Thomas
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Let The Day Begin
• Frightened Rabbit - Good Arms vs. Bad Arms ***** - Sounds a bit like The Avett Brothers to my ears.
• Sea Wolf - I Made a Resolution
• Shadowgraphs - Another Time
• Bright Eyes - Road to Joy ….. I'm sure these guys are talented musicians with a huge following but they're just not a group I can appreciate.
• The Tallest Man On Earth - Weather of a Killing Kind

Do you ever wonder how music would have evolved if todays voices had been on the scene in the 1960's and The Beatles, Rolling Stones, etc., came along today?

If The Beatles came along in 2019, would I most likely not listen to them because I am from three or four generations earlier. Would they breakout and would the same songs become hits?

• Blossom - Career Suicide
• Pavement - Major Leagues *****
• The Afghan Whigs - 66 *****
• Adia Victoria - Different Kind of Love
• Snail Mail - Heat Waves *****

Afternoon Playlist

Another OPB Playlist. This time late afternoon/early evening listening …..

• Marika Hackman - I'm Not Where You Are
• Tracy Chapman - Change
• Fruit Bats - The Bottom of It
• Midlake - Head Home
• Crooked Still - Can't You Hear Me Calling
• Amelia - Between the Bars
• Phantogram - Into Happiness
• Sparklehorse - Piano Fire *****
• Post Animal - Ralphie

Return to Folk Alley

Streaming Folk Alley online radio playlist ….

• Wilco - Impossible Germany *****
• Beppe Gambetta - Slade Stomp ….. Acoustic guitar instrumental.
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Yitho Umillo Ovuthayo ….. A little World Music.
• Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Spam Jelly ***** ..... An instrumental Newgrass neck bobbin' toe tapper! Great banjo and mandolin solos.
• Vienna Teng - Whatever You Want *****
• Mark Erelli - Before I Knew Your Name ..... My old friend, Suzie comes to mind. She's a huge fan of Mark Erelli.
• John Prine - Other Side of Town ..... How could a person not love John Prine? I've been a fan since I purchased 'Common Sense' in 1975 because I saw Jackson Browne was singing on it.
• Dean Magraw - Seventh One ..... Another acoustic guitar instrumental.
• Tracy Chapman - Remember the Tinman
• Iron & Wine - My Lady's House

Dinosaur Jr.

'I Bet On Sky' by Dinosaur Jr.

New sounds for me. I guess I'd seen the name previously but had no idea. Then a few nights ago I heard the song, 'Watch the Corners' on the OPB Music overnight radio stream. Delighted to find that not only did I enjoy that one song but I enjoy their body of work which is pretty extensive. Either under this band name or solo efforts by J Mascis.

I love it when that happens!!!

And the bonus of great album artwork!! Worthy of framing.

Discovering Gold

OPB Music overnight streaming ….. turning me on to new sounds and causing sudden trips to the record store. This is from three evenings ago.

• Craig Finn - When No One's Watching
• Geographer - I'm Ready
• Wye Oak - Before
• Beirut - Gallipoli ***** …… I'm obsessed with the trumpets on this. I'd heard it once or twice before but it was this listen that opened my ears to the beauty of the trumpets.
• Dan Black featuring Kid Codi - Symphonies ***** …..  Leading to a download.
• Other Lives - Take Us Alive
• Nilufer Yanya - Paralyzed
• Boreen - Lovely
• Aan - Cause and Effect
• Dinosaur Jr. - Watch the Corners ***** ….. Research, followup research and two trips to the record store. Good amount of music to discover under this name or the band's frontman, J Mascis. .
• Babehoven - Lena
• Pavement - Stereo

And a few from the current early morning listening session …..

• Damien Jurado - Allocate ..... Been following his music for the past ten years. Loving the violins used. 
• Generationals - When They Fight, They Fight ***** ..... Has a 60's era feel to it.
• Booker T. Jones featuring Sharon Jones and Matt Berninger - Representing Memphis *****
• Dirty Projectors - Cannibal Resource
• The National - Apartment Story *****
• Emma Ruth Rundle - Fever Dreams *****
• Blind Pilot - Keep You Right *****
• Jonathan Something - For All My Life ..... "I brought my donkey to a horses show" I'm not saying he sounds like George Harrison but that's who came to mind as I listened.

Night Listening

Another late night radio playlist ….. because I'm always listening and searching for something new and exciting.

• Nilufer Yanya - Thanks 4 Nothing
• Angie McMahon - Keeping Time *****
• The Shaky Hands - Another World …..  A few introductory notes that brings to mind CSNY's song, 'Shadow Captain.'
• Bahamas - Lost In the Light
• Blood Orange - Clipped On
• Peter Gabriel - Digging In the Dirt ….. You don't hear a lot of older classics on this music stream. A longtime favorite.
• Photo Ops - Once Around the Town Square
• Saint Seneca - The Awefull Yawn
• Ellen Jewell - Sea of Tears
• Just Lions - Paper Cage
• Palehound - Aaron
• Ten Fe - Won't Happen

Late Night Radio Playlist

OPB Radio Playlist, Number 3547. Sunday Night .....

• Babehoven - Lena ..... Ever since The Beatles, it's been partially true ..... nowadays more than ever you have difficulty, when seeing a playlist, knowing which is the band name and which is the song title.
• Pavement - Stereo
• Palehound - Aaron
• Thee Oh Sees - Hang a Picture
• Radiohead - Morning Mr. Magpie
• Sharon Van Etten - Seventeen *****  ..... "I used to be seventeen, now you're just like me."
• Quasi - The Curse of Having It All
• Reptaliens - Shuggie
• Laura Marlling - False Hope

Tuesday Night .....

• Andrew Bird - Fallorun ..... Something about the first few notes I heard when I joined this programming and song already in progress caused me to think of The Smiths.
• Broken Bells - No Matter What You're Told
• Babehoven - Out of This Country
• Kevin Morby - Aboard My Train
• The Black Keys - The Length's ***** ..... A far away slide guitar
• Strange Ranger - Leona
• Phantogram - Into Happiness
• The National - Hey Rosey
• Sufjan Stevens - Love Yourself
• LVL UP - She Sustains Us *****
• Shy Girls - Hallelujah *****
• The Spinanes - Reach V. Speed *****

Finding My Mojo

Music sampler disc that came with the June issue of Mojo Magazine.

One Bob Dylan recording. One Dylan cover. Mostly Americana offerings from musicians who have some sort of association with or comparison to Dylan.

Like a great radio station with no commercials.

Highlight for me, 'New Partner' by Will Oldham.

Additional Highlight: 'You'll Miss It When It's Gone' by The Skiffle Players.