Radio Crystal Blue 5/4/14 news

 

RCB proper: I gave Sweden’s The Plastic Pals airplay in Segment 2. Reading that they were opening for The Dream Syndicate on 3/2 I decided to get out some Steve Wynn’s solo material. The song I spun “Second Best” is exclusive to the Fever Pitch movie soundtrack. You know the movie, with the ending at Fenway Park? Music from Ivy, Marah, Tears For Fears an0d the Dropkick Murphys are the highlights on that album. Gave you 2 other bands with good pop-rock chops themselves, namely Golden Smog and Ryan Adams’ old outfit Whiskeytown. Into Segment 1: Brand new music from Owen Danoff, the enging “Never Been Kisses” ready for radio here and elsewhere. Also notable is new music from Ray Lambiase, whose debut a few weeks ago on RCB Novus Ordo was just outstanding. A few artists performing at the Montauk Music Festival were heard. Yes, the snippets of audio before and after Kevin McWha Steele’s “Stay With Her” are also his. Segment 2: Bryan Dunn & Pi Jacobs appeared on the same large showcase at Rockwood Music Hall on 5/1. Checking in from the UK, MJ Hibbett & The Validators are doing what are now rare gigs together and are more active this month. Recently MJ remarked that it’s the 10th anniversary of his song “Hey Hey 16K” considered the first Internet-based single. I chose to spin a tune from an earlier album of the band’s. RCB debut here from folk rock band The Currys, who shared billing with Flagship Romance at the Gamble Rogers Festival last week, in St. Augustine FL. Antigone Rising puts more country into their rock with a new EP (Garrison Starr co-writes the song I spun). Mary Gauthier featured in Segment 3, following a tender love song by Antje Duvekot. Chris Smither & Hurray For The Riff Raff (hurray indeed!) shared billing billing in last week’s New Orleans Jazz Festival. New album from Tae Phoenix (what a voice) kicks off segment 4.