Cahl’s Jukebox, 1-15-11

January 15, 2012

Today’s mix: 1) Alvino Rey: “My Buddy” 2) Bob Wills: “Lone Star Rag” 3) Bernie Kaai and His Hawaiians: “Steel Guitar Boogie” 4) Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant: “Two of a Kind” 5) Leon McAuliffe: “Oklahoma Hills” 6) Casey Olsen: “At the House Without a Key” 7) Jerry Byrd and the String Dusters: “Byrd’s Boogie” [...]

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Cahl’s Jukebox, 1-10-12

January 11, 2012

Today’s mix: 1) Ron Leary: “Long Lost Love” 2) Buddy Miller: “Sometimes I Cry” 3) Eliza Gilkyson: “He’ll Miss This Train” 4) Isaac Hoskins: “Waiting on the Wind” 5) Josh Small: “Grace Inez” 6) Paul Thorn: “Ain’t Gonna Beg” 7) Kasey Anderson: “My Blues, My Love” 8) Leonard Cohen: “Famous Blue Raincoat” 9) Ryan Bingham: [...]

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Rhoderic Land: ‘Land of the Living’

January 10, 2012

On first listen, you might think Rhoderic Land’s “King Kong Tonight” is one of the campiest love songs you’ve heard in years. But listen again and again — trust me, you will — and the exotic charm of the tune will swing into your subconsciousness. Land’s singing is both brawny and restrained, playful and tender. [...]

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Cahl’s Jukebox, 11-8-11

November 8, 2011

Today’s mix: 1) Amelia White: “Tupelo Train” 2) Ray Wylie Hubbard: “Last Train to Amsterdam” 3) George and Earl: “The Sundown Train” 4) Flatt and Scruggs: “Hear That Whistle Blow (A Hundred Miles)” 5) The Maddox Brothers and Rose: “Midnight Train” 6) Bishop Dready Manning: “Gospel Train” 7) Otis Rush: “Hold That Train” 8) John [...]

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Cahl’s Jukebox, 10-31-11

October 31, 2011

Happy Halloween: 1) Neko Case: “Things That Scare Me” 2) Eels: “Beloved Monster” 3) Neil Young: “Vampire Blues” 4) Mark Sandman: “Devils Boots” 5) John Paul Keith: “You Devil You” 6) Superchunk: “Scary Monsters” 7) The Sonics: “The Witch” 8) R.E.M.: “I Walked With a Zombie” 9) Roky Erickson: “Night of the Vampire” 10) Rowland [...]

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The Spam Allstars: ‘Contra Los Roboticos Mutantes’

October 30, 2011

Oh, man, The Spam Allstars are playing this week at a club in Jupiter, Fla., a couple of miles from my brother’s house. If we weren’t in the middle of the semester, I’d be on the next plane south. I got hooked on the band back in 2004 when it released “Contra Los Roboticos Mutantes.” [...]

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Cahl’s Jukebox, 10-26-11

October 26, 2011

Today’s mix: 1) John P. Strohm: “Ballad of Lobster Boy” 2) Dogs: “Danceboy” 3) The Sleepy Jackson: “Dance Me In” 4) R.E.M.: “Ghostrider” 5) Guy Chadwick: “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” 6) Madness: “It Must be Love” 7) The Fleshtones: “Pretty Pretty Pretty” 8) Graham Day and The Gaolers: “Something About You Girl” [...]

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“Doug Duffey: ‘Traditional”

October 26, 2011

Doug Duffey’s songs have charmed New Orleans music lovers and other performers for more than 40 years. On his latest album, “Traditional,” the Louisiana bluesman covers some of the tunes that helped shape his own style. All 14 songs start with a blues base, but Duffey incorporates gospel, jazz, and soul into tunes such as [...]

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Cahl’s Jukebox, 10-24-11

October 24, 2011

Today’s mix: 1) Gregory Alan Isakov: “Evelyn” 2) Adam Green: “Jessica” 3) Bob Schneider: “Madeline” 4) Lou Barlow: “Mary” 5) Tommy Womack: “Nancy Dunn” 6) Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane: “Annie” 7) Josh Ritter: “Kathleen” 8) Richard Thompson: “Mrs. Rita” 9) Leonard Cohen: “Suzanne” 10) Dave Alvin: “Delia”

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Washboard Chaz Blues Trio: ‘On the Street’

October 23, 2011

The Washboard Chaz Blues Trio’s latest recording, “On the Street,” sounds dated and delightful. Listen and it’s not hard to imagine them playing on a street corner in New Orleans in the ’30s — or, for that matter in Tupelo, Chicago or Washington, D.C., because the band blends the sounds of the Crescent City with [...]

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Cahl’s Jukebox, 10-22-11

October 22, 2011

Today’s mix: 1) The Go-Betweens: “Clouds” 2) Mickey Jupp: “School” 3) Mink DeVille: “Just Your Friends” 4) Dogs: “Lost Your Way” 5) Juliana Hatfield: “My Protegee” 6) Evan Dando: “Shots is Fired” 7) Aimee Mann: “Little Bombs” 8) Frank Turner: “I Still Believe” 9) Peggy Sue: “Watchman” 10) Vic Chesnutt: “The Mad Passion of the [...]

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