Viernes en La Primavera...

The greatest lost track of all time:
The Late Greats' "Turpentine"
You can't hear it on the radio
You can't hear it anywhere you go

The best band will never get signed
K-Settes starring Butcher's Blind
Are so good, you won't ever know
They never even played a show
You can't hear 'em on the radio

The greatest singer in rock and roll
Would have to be Romeo
His vocal chords are made of gold
He just looks a little too old

The greatest lost track of all time:
The Late Greats' "Turpentine"
I can't hear it on the radio
I don't hear it anywhere I go

The best song will never get sung
The best life never leaves your lungs
So good, you won't ever know
I never hear it on the radio
Can't hear it on the radio

-Wilco

El Jueves...

Well, I am still on fire from the Atoms For Peace show in NYC
(*Click on band name for link to clip that gives a small taste of what we locked into)

That being said, the list is for your Thursday, good times, weekend or whatever, but certainly for all kinds of deep grooves...

We start with the master from his epic 1971 Paris performance. The video DOES clear up soon after it starts and is well worth sticking around for the guitar solo (Ain't it Funky)...



How can we not drop Herbie in on this party?



Which leads to a more modern, but somewhat familiar sound:



This hip shaker was is probably still ahead of it's time...

Has this week dragged past you so slowly?
I know a band that covers this tune REALLY well...




Gonna slow it up to "ladies choice" for this skate, for one of my favorite tunes...EVER. Grab a partner.



If we are talking bout funk, we probably should bring in the horns...like T.O.P? Prob. They know what hipness is. (be sure to check out the original recording as well!)



What is Hip? TV on the Radio...This is a fire-starter. "Fela" keys and raging horns...



Every person in the world should check out the early Pointer Sisters stuff...ie...




...and last but NOT least, the dude who made this all happen...

Perhaps my favorite guy around right now after the show I saw him put on last night.

Enjoy. Rock it this weekend.




Check out the archives for older postings!

Re-Up: 3 More by Necessity and Request...

Request..



Necessity..

Ten Tunes To Take You Higher...

Modern Flight..



Diamond in the rough...



Driving it forward...





Phoenix:



Passion Pit:













Splash.

Plunderin' Plenty 'O Pluckin'

There is precision and perfection on the road to Dick Dale, Surf City, and Brian Setzer....

Chet and James Burton are two of my favorites, with an obvious Carl Perkins as well...

Here is a taste of some of the burning tele-licks as well as a demonstration in pure guitar precision and perfection.

Enjoy!

"Exit Light, Enter Night"...we begin with "Mr.Sandman"




Mr.Dale....





Chicken Pickin'...





Finger Lickin'...





All Aboard!





Fluid Perfection...





Coming soon! Some great music from one great archipelago...

How do you like yours? Rare?

I learned it by watching you, Van...



Poco:



Brand new band from the UK....might be big...time will tell...



Who says you can't rock on a Tuesday?

Saturday Cartoons!

As a segue from the last post, from our trippy trippy Sesame Street World:






....amemba deeese?






Mute this one before watching, but put on a feel good song while watching...
(moms, you can turn this UP)....






And...for my sister, and for ALL OF YOU!






Happy Saturdays!

Five For February's Final Friday

Fab Five Freddy, for Five For February's Final Friday....Freaky....



leads to...


(ok...so this doesn't count as "1")

And on a more serious note:



One of the better tunes eva....



And while I rip through my Red House obsession, here it is, in PURPLE:



Here is some retro genius fo ya:

SXSW Feeeeeva.

Seems like everyone is a buzzin' bout SXSW already!

Here's one to get you FIRED UP.

Seltzer H20 by Kool Keith

Kool Keith is quite brilliant, and persuasive. "98 year-old fridge interior..."

I may have to start drinking the bubbly...

Make sure to catch at least 4:30 and beyond: