WCNR Brighten the Corners 9-6-16 Two For The Road (Show 476)
{all titles out now unless otherwise noted}
Spotify playlists:
Brighten The Corners Jeff favorites 2016
Brighten The Corners favorites 2015
Wednesday 8/31 News At Noon
Juan Gabriel–“Have You Ever Seen The Rain (Gracis Al Sol)”: In honor of the Mexican singer-songwriter who passed away on Sunday.
Melissa Etheridge–“Hold On, I’m Coming”: A Sam & Dave cover from her Stax Records tribut album, Memphis Rock & Soul which drops on October 7th.
The Ramona Flowers–“Skies Turn Gold”: The British band take their name from the character in the comics and film, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World.
Wednesday 8/31 Two For The Road
Sting – “I Can’t Stop Thinking About You”/57th & 9th (out 11/11)
Empire of the Sun – “High and Low”/Two Vines (out 10/28)
Thursday 9/1 News At Noon
The Heroic Enthusiasts–“Summer Serenade”: The duo out of Rochester, NY is comprised of James Tabbi and Thomas Ferrara. From their third EP The Second 3-3P.
Hot Panda–“Bad Pop”: Thew new single from the Canadian rock band that take their name from a Chinese restaurant.
The Sneaks–“Tough Luck”: The New Zealand band formed in 2003.
Thursday 9/1 Two For The Road
Sonny & The Lakers – “Sooner or Later”/title track (out 10/14)
Jack White – “Carolina Drama (Acoustic Mix)”/Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016 (out 9/9)
Friday 9/2 News At Noon
Sylvan Esso–“Radio”: Singer Amelia Meath and producer Nick Sanborn’s sophomore album is expected in 2017 and they will be in DC on October 8th.
The Temperance Movement–“Get Yourself Free”: Taken from the Scottish band’s new record, White Bear. They will be in DC on September 23rd.
Ziggy Marley–“Amen”: From his new self-titled album which he self-released on his own record label, Tuff Gong Worldwide.
Friday 9/2 Two For The Road
Blitzen Trapper – “Summer Rain”/in Cville 10/1 Amazon’s “Songs of Summer”
Surfer Blood – “A Summer Song”/Chad & Jeremy cover Amazon’s “Songs of Summer”
Monday 9/5 News At Noon
Kyle Craft–“Before The Wall”: Craft grew up in Louisiana and his debut album, Dolls of Highland is out now. Much of it is inspired by “things in life [he] took for granted” including an eight year relationship that recently ended. The record was produced by Benjamin Weikel and Brandon Summers of Helio Sequence.
Paul Cauthen–“I’ll Be The One”: From his debut effort, My Gospel, which hits shelves on October 14th. You may also know him as the co-founder of the duo Sons of Fathers. Catch him on September 28th in DC with Ryan Bingham and Brian Fallon.
Todd Snider–“Ways and Means”: From his forthcoming album, Eastside Bulldog (10/7/16), his first full-length solo album since 2012 and it was produced by Eric McConnell (Kris Kristofferson, Loretta Lynn). He is also a member of Hardworking Americans and will be at the Jefferson on October 21st.
Monday 9/5 Two For The Road
Of Montreal – “Let’s Relate”/Innocence Reaches (in Cville 9/6)
Flock of Dimes – “Everything Is Happening Today”/If You See Me, Say Yes (out 9/23)
Tuesday 9/6 News At Noon
Gringo Starr–“Rotten”: From the Atlanta band’s fourth and latest new record The Sides and In Between which came out about two weeks ago.
JONES–“Indulge”: The London native’s debut album New Skin drops on October 7th. She worked with collaborators of Sam Smith and Lana Del Rey and this tune is a reworking of one of the first ones she put up online prior to being discovered.
LoLo–“Not Gonna Let You Walk Away”: The alias of Lauren Pritchard who originated the role of Ilse in the Broadway musical, Spring Awakening. She has toured with Panic! At The Disco and is featured on their song “Miss Jackson”. Her new album is called In Loving Memory of When I Gave A S***.
Tuesday 9/6 Two For The Road
Ruby The Rabbitfoot in the Corner Lounge before opening for Of Montreal
“Faucet Love” & ”Nicola La”
