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Brighten The Corners – News At Noon/Two For The Road 7/25-31/18

Hear the News at Noon weekdays at 12p with Kendall & Two For the Road with Jeff weeknights around 5:45pm – we recap the week’s worth of new tunes Tuesdays 10pm-midnight!

{all titles out now unless otherwise noted}

Jeff’s 2018 favorites:

Kendall’s 2018 Favorites

https://open.spotify.com/user/1210973329/playlist/1bJzsBde7eLqMIvuqJcCVg?si=j6L4eL9WSV69DRd-OPAe5g

Wednesday 7/25 News At Noon

  • The Sea The Sea–“Bang, Bang, Bang!”
  • Alejandro Escovedo–“Sonica USA”
  • Jim Lauderdale–“The Road Is A River”

Wednesday 7/25 Two For The Road

  • Roscoe & Etta–“Broken Headlights”
  • CJ Hooper–“When We Rise”

Thursday 7/26 News At Noon

  • Will Dailey–“Bad Behavior”
  • Snow Patrol–“Empress”
  • The Black Lillies–“Midnight Stranger”

Thursday 7/26 Two For The Road

Elvis Costello & The Imposters – “Unwanted Number”/new album out 10/12

 

David Bowie – “Zeroes”/new version of a 1987 song on new boxset out 10/12

Friday 7/27 News At Noon

  • Billy Gibbons–“Rollin’ and Tumblin'”
  • Bob Moses–“Back Down”
  • Thomas Abban–“Sinner”

Friday 7/27 Two For The Road

Cedric Burnside – “Ain’t Gonna Take No Mess”/title track (out 9/14)

 

Santigold – “Run the Road”/I Don’t Want: The Goldfire Sessions (out today)

Monday 7/30 News At Noon

  • Constanza Herrero–“Packing Up”
  • Phosphorescent–“New Birth In New England”
  • Mt. Joy–“Jenny Jenkins”

Monday 7/30 Two For The Road

DeVotchka – “Straight Shot”/This Night Falls Forever (out 8/24)

Tomberlin – “Any Other Way”/At Weddings (out 8/10)

Tuesday 7/31 News At Noon

  • The Growlers–“Problem III”
  • River Whyless–“Van Dyke Brown”
  • Shane Scheib–“Roller Coaster Night”

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