Rotation #207 – November 30, 2009
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Howdy,

We had a great but non-traditional Turkey day around here. Instead of cooking the same old turkey and stuffing, we smoked a brisket and had potato salad, ranch style beans, and Shiner Bock beer while we watched football. It was great. The day after, instead of fighting the crowds at the stores, my Dad and I went to the local firing range and punched holes in paper targets. It was great!

I added several new up and coming artists to rotation this seek. See below for the full list and support your local indie musicians!

Dig Deep,
Calvin

This Week’s Rotation

Taproot Rotation #207 on iTunes

(no particular order)
Move It On Over / Hank Williams / 40 Greatest Hits [Disc 1] / 2:45
A Wedding Gown Of White / Charlie Feathers / Get With It: Essential Recordings (1954-69) [Disc 1] / 3:06
Broken Hearts And Auto Parts / Kevn Kinney / Broken Hearts And Auto Parts / 5:17
Cold Hearted Woman / Vince Mira / Cash Cabin Sessions / 2:40
Howie Played Accordion / Jim Hoehn / Royalty Check Hotel / 4:03
I Spent All My Money Lovin’ You / Beth McKee / I’m That Way / 3:49
James Alley Blues / Jon Shain / Times Right Now / 3:34
Long-Legend Guitar Pickin Man / Johnny Cash & June Carter / Carryin On With / 2:37
Minnesota / Patrick Bloom / Ghosts Of Radio / 5:14
Susie Q / Creedence Clearwater Revival / Chronicle, Vol. 1 / 4:35
The Fool / Old 97′s / Blame It On Gravity / 4:17
She Likes to Ride / Radar’s Clowns of Sedatin / Live @ The Cave 9/4/09 / 4:45
Bloody Mary Morning / Willie Nelson / Willie And Family Live – # 2 / 3:33
Fast Train / Kevin Gordon / Cadillac Jack’s #1 Son / 3:04
Fool For You / Joe Swank And The Zen Pirates / Hank Williams Died For My Sins / 2:28
Good Man / Heavy Trash / Midnight Soul Serenade / 2:58
I’d Run Away / The Jayhawks / Tomorrow The Green Grass / 3:34
Penn Station / The Felice Brothers / Yonder Is The Clock / 3:58
Starting A Rumor / Delbert McClinton / Acquired Taste / 3:40
Sue Me Sue / Joe Ely / Happy Songs From Rattlesnake Gulch (P) 2007 / 3:14
The Swish / The Hold Steady / Almost Killed Me / 4:08
Don’t Let The Door Hit You / Arthur Adams / Stomp the Floor / 4:17
Leonard’s Pigpen / Malcolm Holcombe / For The Mission Baby / 4:50
Mama / Cole Mitchell / Primordial reckoning / 5:03
Mercury Blues / David Lindley / El Rayo-X / 3:39
Pantry (Album Version) / Lyle Lovett / Natural Forces / 4:09
Shine A Light / The Band Of Heathens / One Foot In The Ether / 3:55
¡Let Freedom Ring! / Chuck Prophet / ¡Let Freedom Ring! / 3:16
Ole Slew Foot / James McMurtry / Childish Things / 4:34
One Mirror Too Many / The Black Crowes / Three Snakes And One Charm / 3:35
Rosalie / Patrick Bloom / Ghosts Of Radio / 4:48
Dry River / Knitters / The Modern Sounds of … The Knitters / 3:23
I Said I Was Sorry / Solomon Burke / If You Need Me – Rock ‘n’ Soul / 2:28
Please Don’t Take the Baby to the Liquor Store / Reverend Horton Heat / Laughin’ & Cryin’ with the Reverend Horton Heat / 2:53
Soul Typecast / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Extra Width / 6:07
The Perfect Space / The Avett Brothers / I And Love And You / 4:31
Knockout Punch / Quarter Mile Combo / Motels, Gas & Beer / 3:12
Long Dark Road / Hideaway / The Wiskey Tango Sessions / 4:36
Ruby and Carlos / James McMurtry / Live In Europe / 6:33
Saved / Choosy Beggars / Bring It Back Alive / 3:35
Entwined / Nolan McKelvey / A Matter Of Time / 4:10
Loose String / Son Volt / Trace / 3:49
Fast as You / Copper Box / In The Summertime / 4:52
Big Timber / Riptones / Cowboy’s Inn / 2:17
Unrepentant Sinner’s Last Prayer / Doug & Telisha Williams / Ghost Of The KnoXVIlle Girl / 4:51
And The Band Played Om / The Black Crowes / Before The Frost…Until The Freeze / 4:11
Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music) / Jack Ingram / Live At Billy Bob’s Texas / 4:51
Arrows Pointing Sideways / Donna The Buffalo / Positive Friction / 3:59
Green Light / The Detroit Cobras / Tied & True / 2:44
Rumble Strip / Reverend Horton Heat / Revival / 0:29

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Rotation #206 – November 23, 2009
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Howdy,

The big news this week is that Heavy Trash has a new CD out, Midnight Soul Serenade. Actually, I think it’s been out for a while but I just heard about it this week and I’m super psyched about it. They played at the Local 506 on Friday and I’ve put their show online here. They’re digging deeper into their future-retro-psycho-spaced-out-rockabilly-punk vibe. This one’s got top 10 written all over it from what I’ve heard so far.

I managed to catch up on about half of my music backlog. See below for some recent adds to the rotation. Apologies to all of you who’ve sent in music which hasn’t been auditioned yet. Life gets in the way sometimes.

Dig Deep,
Calvin

This Week’s Rotation

Taproot Rotation #206 on iTunes

(In no particular order)
Like A Rolling Stone / Bob Dylan / The Essential Bob Dylan / 6:10
Shake A Tail Feather / Andre Williams & The Sadies / For A Decade Of Sin: 11 Years Of Bloodshot Records / 4:17
All Shook Up / Otis Blackwell / Searchin / 3:14
Bigtime Blues / Malcolm Holcombe / For The Mission Baby / 4:44
Honky Tonkin’ Ramblin’ Man / Joey Allcorn / All Alone Again / 2:20
Kitchen Light / Doug & Telisha Williams / Ghost Of The KnoXVIlle Girl / 3:26
L.A. County Blues / The Band Of Heathens / One Foot In The Ether / 4:32
Natural Forces / Lyle Lovett / Natural Forces / 5:41
No Hiding Place / Elvis Costello & The Imposters / Momofuku / 4:00
Out of Control / Cole Mitchell / Primordial reckoning / 5:46
Polk Salad Annie / Tony Joe White / The Best Of Tony Joe White (Featuring Polk Salad Annie) / 3:43
Been A Long Time (Waiting on Love) / The Black Crowes / Before The Frost…Until The Freeze / 7:42
I Wanna Go Out Tonight / Copper Box / In The Summertime / 3:22
This I’d Do / Greg Trooper / Make It Through This World / 3:52
What Can a Mother Do / Chuck Prophet / ¡Let Freedom Ring! / 3:08
Broken Down Piece Of Junk / Brian Setzer / 13 [Bonus Track] / 2:44
Don’t Let The Door Hit You / Arthur Adams / Stomp the Floor / 4:17
Nothin But A Driver / The Bottle Rockets / Lean Forward / 4:03
She Cried / Jasper Brown / Murder / 3:29
Side By Side Doublewides / Hickoids / The Hairy Chafin’ EP / 3:09
And It Spread / The Avett Brothers / I And Love And You / 4:07
County Orange / The Gourds / Ghosts Of Hallelujah / 2:33
Cover Me Up / Hilary York / In The Dark / 3:27
Deep As Your Pocket / Tres Chicas / Sweetwater / 2:41
Just Tell Her I Loved Her / Joe Swank And The Zen Pirates / Hank Williams Died For My Sins / 2:42
Fräulein O. / James McMurtry / Live In Europe / 4:17
Good Lovin’ / Quarter Mile Combo / Motels, Gas & Beer / 3:28
I Said I Was Sorry / Solomon Burke / If You Need Me – Rock ‘n’ Soul / 2:28
High On A Mountain Top / Loretta Lynn / Van Lear Rose / 2:44
Bastards Of Young / The Replacements / Tim / 3:38
I Walk the Line / Vince Mira / Cash Cabin Sessions / 2:15
Me, Myself, And Wine / Two Dollar Pistols / Step Right Up / 3:09
Tonight’s Gonna Bury You / Sodajerk / Sodajerk / 3:37
Gasoline On The Fire / Johnny Rawls / Ace Of Spades / 4:47
Oh God / Doesn’t Work in Vegas / Reverend Horton Heat / Laughin’ & Cryin’ with the Reverend Horton Heat / 4:29
Plainest Thing / Tift Merritt / Tambourine / 3:34
Run Chicken Run / The Felice Brothers / Yonder Is The Clock / 5:00
Baltimore / Patrick Bloom / Ghosts Of Radio / 4:24
Kick It Around / James Hunter / People Gonna Talk / 1:59
Turpentine / Woodbrain / Swimming In Turpentine / 2:46
Born Fighter / Nick Lowe / Basher -The Best of Nick Lowe / 3:09
Lune De Minuit / The Bluerunners / Honey Slides / 3:21
Rabbit Song / John-Alex Mason / Town & Country / 4:44
Rattlin’ Bones / Choosy Beggars / See The Lovers Right On Time / 1:56
Never Like This Before / William Bell / Stax 1959-1968 #6 / 3:02
She Don’t Love Nobody / Nick Lowe / Basher -The Best of Nick Lowe / 3:23
Gee, I Really Love You / Heavy Trash / / 3:18
Walkin’ Blues / R.L. Burnside / Not The Same Old Blues Crap 2 / 3:53
Little White Pills / The Meat Purveyors / For A Decade Of Sin: 11 Years Of Bloodshot Records / 2:50

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Rotation #204 – November 9, 2009
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Howdy,

No new music this week. Sorry to all you folks who’ve sent in CDs. I’ll catch up soon I promise. Meanwhile, I added a few videos to the site:

“Frankie’s Gun” by the Felice Brothers
“Whammer Jammer” by The J. Geils Band
“By Your Side” by Black Crowes
“Rainy Night In Georgia” by Captain Luke and Cool John
“Givin’ It Up For Your Love” by Delert McClinton
“Cold Hearted Woman” by Vince Mira
“Better Than Being Alone” by Joe Swank

Don’t forget the live show on Monday nights at 9pm at WCOM. And while you’re on the sie, please take a minute and fill out the Listener Survey and tell them you enjoy the Taproot Radio Show. The only way they’ll let me stay on the air is if they hear from supporters like you.

Dig Deep,
Calvin

This Week’s Rotation

Taproot Rotation #204 on iTunes

In no particular order:
Next Door To The Blues / Etta James / Gold / 2:49
Don’t Look For Me ‘Til You See Me Comin’ / Teri Joyce / Kitchen Radio / 2:46
James Alley Blues / Jon Shain / Times Right Now / 3:34
Crawl / Kings Of Leon / Only By The Night / 4:06
Fool For You / Joe Swank And The Zen Pirates / Hank Williams Died For My Sins / 2:28
The First Inquisition (Part 4) / The Sadies / New Seasons / 2:32
Lonely Heart / Vince Mira / Cash Cabin Sessions / 3:18
Pantry (Album Version) / Lyle Lovett / Natural Forces / 4:09
Tonight / Brother Lou / As Good As You Want / 4:04
Chicken Wire / The Felice Brothers / Yonder Is The Clock / 2:44
Either Side Of The Same Town / Elvis Costello & The Imposters / The Delivery Man / 4:00
Ship Come In / Jonny Burke / The Long Haul EP / 4:23
Sweet Inspiration / The Derek Trucks Band / Already Free / 4:39
Whammer Jammer [Live] / J. Geils Band / Full House “Live” / 2:37
Every Hungry Woman / The Allman Brothers Band / Beginnings / 4:17
Please Don’t Take the Baby to the Liquor Store / Reverend Horton Heat / Laughin’ & Cryin’ with the Reverend Horton Heat / 2:53
Signs / The Avett Brothers / Mignonette / 3:45
The Electric Love Letter / Langhorne Slim / When The Sun’s Gone Down / 3:56
Just Someone I Used To Know / Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton / The Essential Porter And Dolly / 2:25
I’m That Way / Beth McKee / I’m That Way / 3:29
Kept My Soul / The Black Crowes / Before The Frost…Until The Freeze / 5:21
Knockout Punch / Quarter Mile Combo / Motels, Gas & Beer / 3:12
Learning To Drink Whiskey / Doug & Telisha Williams / Ghost Of The KnoXVIlle Girl / 4:22
Lovesick Blues / Arty Hill & The Long Gone Daddys / Montgomery On My Mind / 3:19
Out of Breath / Ronnie Whitehead / Eccentric Soul: Mighty Mike Lenaburg / 2:54
Your Gonna Miss Me / The Band Of Heathens / One Foot In The Ether / 5:38
Dim Lights, Thick Smoke / Bill Kirchen / King Of Dieselbilly / 3:54
Freeway View / James McMurtry / Live In Europe / 3:52
Honey Babe Your Papa Cares For You / Elizabeth Cotten / Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs And Tunes / 2:15
The Last Time / Bettye LaVette / The Scene Of The Crime / 2:59
Broken Wing / Chris Rosser / Hidden Everywhere / 4:24
Dirt and Blood / Patty Hurst Shifter / Carolina Roadkill: NC Alt-Country #2 / 3:30
Old Black Buck / Captain Luke and Cool John / Outsider Lounge Music / 3:34
Get Right / The Mystix / Down To The Shore / 3:50
Walkin’ With Sorrow / Hank Williams III / Lovesick, Broke And Driftin’ / 2:57
Willie / Delbert McClinton / Acquired Taste / 2:38
Cold Black Dead Heart Polka / Atomic 7 / …Gowns By Edith Head / 1:56
Them Eyes / The Black Keys / The Big Come Up / 2:23
All God’s Children / Elton Noble / 1st Annual Sacred Steel Convention / 8:59
Whenever I Pray / Malcolm Holcombe / For The Mission Baby / 4:09
Friends Forever / Old 97′s / Drag It Up / 3:09
Hoptown Jailbreak / Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers / Cockadoodledon’t / 1:25
Jukebox Of Steel / Son Volt / American Central Dust (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version) / 2:57
Pill Bug Blues / The Gourds / Heavy Ornamentals / 4:00
Waitin’ By The Railroad Tracks / Joey Allcorn / All Alone Again / 4:28
Waitin’ On Sunday / Amanda Pearcy / Waitin’ On Sunday / 4:26
Roller Derby Queen / Jim Croce / Greatest Hits / 3:29
Web Before You Walk into It / The Gourds / Dem’s Good Beeble / 5:28
See The Light / The Jeff Healey Band / Red Blooded Blues / 3:11
My Ding-A-Ling (live, single edit) / Chuck Berry / The Definitive Collection / 4:16