Wingin' It

Wednesday, October 1, 2008 - Improv Night (and not in the good, funny comedy club way ...)

The great irony of technology is that, in being something man has created to be perfect, it is naturally full of flaws. I suppose that, too, is the irony of logic. Nevertheless, technology's demons reared their ugly heads on us last night and we had to roll with the punches. I won't say that I've officially un-endorsed iTunes, but I will be more circumspect from here onward in terms of my software usage. Thank goodness for other free, open-source media players ... I don't know what we would've done without backup. I'm taking this as something cosmic: I've used technology as a crutch for far too long. perhaps it's time to re-learn the thrill of enjoying music the way it's always been done: NATURALLY. [HINT: BUY VINYL BUY VINYL BUY VINYL BUY VINYL BUY VINYL BUY VINYL] Anyway, my apologies for the diatribe. Here's the set:

Intro
Hound Dog Taylor - The Sun Is Shining / Genuine Houserocking Music
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - I Trusted You (But You Double-Crossed Me) / Cherry Red Blues
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood / Texas Flood [for Murphy]
John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat - Burning Hell / Hooker 'n Heat
Jimi Hendrix - Hear My Train A-Comin' (Acoustic) / Blues [Cliff's Pick]
Seasick Steve and the Level Devils - Fallen off a Rock / Dog House Music

First Break

Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You / Led Zeppelin III
Albert Collins - When the Welfare Turns Its Back / Ice Pickin'
[the rest of this set is by request, for Uncle Milo]:
Freddie King - Big Legged Woman / King of the Blues
Jesse Fuller - Brownskin Girl I Got My Eye On You / San Francisco Blues
T-Model Ford - Look What All You Got / You Better Keep Still

Second Break

Koko Taylor - What Came First, The Egg or the Hen? / What It Takes: The Chess Years [for Mahan]
The Allman Brothers Band - One Way Out (Live at the Fillmore) / Eat a Peach [for Elron]
Albert King - You Threw Your Love on Me Too Strong / Years Gone By
Johnny Jenkins - Rollin' Stone (feat. Duane Allman) / Ton-Ton Macoute!
ZZ Top - Apologies To Pearly / Rio Grande Mud
Charlie Sayles - Baby You Done Wrecked My Life / The Raw Harmonica Blues

Third Break

Byther Smith - Tell Me How You Like It / Tell Me How You Like It
Buddy Guy, Junior Mance, and Junior Wells - Rock Me Mama / Buddy and the Juniors
Hot Shot Willie (Blind Willie McTell) - Searching the Desert For the Blues / Statesboro Blues
The Marshall Tucker Band - Everyday I Have the Blues (Live*) / The Marshall Tucker Band (Reissue)
[*Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, September 26, 1973 - Opening for the Allman Brothers]

Thanks for bearing with us! We'll be back 100% ready to rock next week ... I promise. Until then, stay positive.

Shoeless

To Be the Best, You Must Beat the Best ...

... And you just can't beat Album 88, suckas!

We've just received word that WRAS-Atlanta was voted "Best Overall Radio Station" by both the critics and the readers in Creative Loafing's "Best of Atlanta 2008." Pretty sweet!

You can check out that article here.

ALL YOUR RADIO ARE BELONG TO US. (Pop culture reference? Anyone? No? Okay. haha)

Shoeless

Prepare To Be Dazzled

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - "If I Can't Dazzle You With Brilliance, I'll Baffle You With B.S."

I honestly wish we could share with you all the magic we experience while in the studio. It's always a rollicking good time just between the two of us bantering, playing air guitar, and bemoaning the fact that we haven't slept in four days, but the addition of friends, fellow WRAScals, and callers aplenty (some odder than others) all combine for an absolutely, insatiably joyful time to be had by all, especially Johnny and I. The aforementioned quote is from Pappy Mahan, a regular caller and extended member of our 'Roads family. We were so delirious by the time he called that I laughed (hysterically) at his (highly quotable) antics. His call was one among many that we received last night - the phone was ringing off the hook with requests (some of which I have yet to fill amidst all our scrambling, but I will get to) and all sorts of fun, friendliness, and conversation. I said it after our first show and it still holds true: the communal experience here is absolutely unparalleled. The Crossroads and WRAS communities are truly, truly something to behold. That said, thank you again, and I can't wait for next week. I know Johnny feels the same ... I just hope he survives his grueling schedule. It's a tough life when you're Blind John Johnson. The work just never ends. Here's the set:

Intro
The Amboy Dukes - Baby Please Don't Go / The Amboy Dukes
Sonny Boy Williamson II - Lonesome Cabin / Nine Below Zero
Mark Lanegan - On Jesus' Program / I'll Take Care of You
Robert Nighthawk - The Moon Is Rising / Bricks In My Pillow
Whispering Smith - I Don't Need No Woman / Over Easy
R.L. Burnside - Peaches / First Recordings [for our main man Bryce ... we <3 QCS]
Muddy Waters - Iodine In My Coffee / Audio Archives (Collector's Edition) [Cliff's Pick]

First Break

The Black Keys - Countdown / The Big Come Up
Champion Jack Dupree - Bad Whisky and Bad Women / Junker's Blues
Five Horse Johnson - So Low / Fat Black Pussy Cat
Elmore James - Person To Person / Dust My Broom
Tom Waits - Black Market Baby / Mule Variations [for Jeff]
Led Zeppelin - I Can't Quit You Baby / Led Zeppelin I [for that guy who called in and asked who performed this song ... these guys did it fairly well, I'd say ...]
Memphis Slim - Big Bertha / Volume II

Second Break

James Cotton - Coast Blues / Cut You Loose!
Luther Allison - Bad News Is Coming / Bad News Is Coming
JJ Grey and Mofro - She Don't Know / Orange Blossom
Mississippi Joe Callicott - Come Home To Me Baby / Ain't a Gonna Lie To You
The Allman Brothers Band - Stormy Monday / At Fillmore East

Third Break

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - Crazy House Blues / Crudup's Mood
The Yardbirds - Smokestack Lightning (Live) / The Very Best Of [for Lincoln]
John Lee Hooker - Bluebird / Free Beer and Chicken
B.B. King - Lucille / Lucille

Again, thanks for tuning in! See you next week. Until then, stay positive.

Shoeless