Radio Crystal Blue Top Segue for August 2013 (survey)


This is the first time I’m doing any sort of survey since the years I hosted an annual online airplay vote. I’m not sure I’ll do that sort of vote again, but I did come up with an idea that does warrant your participation. 

At the heart of Radio Crystal Blue are the different segments, often heard in degrees of loudness, with a certain connection between each song. It can be as simple as a lyric, a word, the time of the year, an instrument, or a few artists playing the same festival.  You can’t always pick it up just from a playlist. You have to listen to Radio Crystal Blue to really understand this.

To that end, I’ve created what I intend to be an online vote, allowing you to vote for the best 3-song segue from the 4 weeks of shows in August.   You get one vote between now and September 5, 1145pm ET.  Check out the songs, the artists, and the associated links.  I encourage you to listen to the songs, of course. I didn’t secure permission for audio clips, else I would have enclosed such clips in the survey ideally, that would be the best way to present this. But chalk it up to spontaneity. This is an idea I should have thought up sooner. 

You can vote right here

Radio Crystal Blue/RCB Novus Ordo 8/25/13


Radio Crystal Blue Novus Ordo is a weekly podcast that spotlights brand new music from songwriters and bands. Most of the new music from these artists eventually get heard on my companion radio program, Radio Crystal Blue.

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This show was published 8/29:

Butcher’s Blind “Destination Blues” – Destination Blues EP www.butchersblind.com
Jodelle “Self Portrait” – Better Than OK EP www.jodelle.net
Patricia Vonne “Tequileros” – Rattle My Cage CD www.patriciavonne.com
Lauren Lapointe “Dusty Tired Angel” – Superhero CD www.laurenl.com
Tony Halchak “Sense And Sensation” – Collecting CD www.tonyhalchak.com
Running time: 48 minutes
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Please consider contributing to Radio Crystal Blue, which cannot truly exist without your support and suggestions for musical content. There is a Paypal button at the homepage at www.radiocrystalblue.net

Here’s RCB proper:

Radio Crystal Blue is my 13-year-old freeform radio program, usually publishing Wednesdays or Thursdays in podcast format.

HOW TO LISTEN
(1) Feedplayer at http://www.radiocrystalblue.net (visible with Flash-supported browsers) Click the pop-up link at the home tab. Each show is available to be streamed and downloaded. You may also put the player up on your site or blog. Archives go back 1 year in time.

If you cannot view the Feedplayer, try a different browser, or get Flash (it’s free), or try my podcast provider:
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Artists who are sharing gigs are denoted with *

This show was published on 8/29/13

Art of Noise “Paranoimia” – In Visible Silence
The Orb “Into The Fourth Dimension” – The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
State Of Bengal “Flight IC408” – Anokha – Sounds Of The Asian Underground
Cornership “Good To Be On The Road Again Back Home” – When I Was Born For the 7th Time
Kula Shaker “Dance In Your Shadow” – K
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Amy Speace shares billing at both the upcoming Sisters Folk Festival and the Storyhill Festival with these artists:
Amy Speace “In Salida” – How To Sleep In A Stormy Boat CD www.amyspeace.com
Liz Longley “Outta My Head” – s/t CD www.lizlongley.com
Raina Rose “Badlands” – Caldera CD www.rainarose.com
Natalia Zukerman “Indiana” – Gas Station Roses CD www.nataliazukerman.com
Beth Wood “Backroads” – The Weather Inside CD www.bethwoodmusic.com
Cary Cooper “Gandhi Drove A Cab” – Zuzu’s Petals CD www.carycooper.com
Shinyribs “Sweeter Than The Scars” – Gulf Coast Museum CD www.shinyribs.org
RJ Cowdery “Heartburn” – In This Light CD www.rjcowdery.com
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Loretta Hagen “Take Me” – Mud And Stone CD www.lorettahagen.com
Joy Mills “Think Of You & I” – Trick Of The Eye CD www.joymills.com
Jamie Kent “I’ll Be Here Tonight” – Navigation CD www.jamiekent.com
Eilen Jewell “Queen Of The Minor Key” – Queen Of The Minor Key CD www.eilenjewell.com
Evangenitals “Work Song” – s/t CD www.evangenitals.com
Remember September “Better This Way” – The Roads We Travel CD www.rememberseptemberband.com
Deni Bonet “Wait And See” – It’s All Good CD www.denibonet.com
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Gregory Douglass “No Apology” – Battler CD www.gregorydouglass.com
Song Dogs “Victoria” – Wild Country CD www.wearesongdogs.com
Ryan Cain And The Ables “What’s Happened To Me?” – My Pistol Rides Shotgun CD www.cainandtheables.com
Too Slim & The Taildraggers “Shape Of Blues To Come” – Blue Heart CD http://www.tooslim.org
Dizzy Bats “Mold” – Sundial CD www.dizzybatsmusic.com
Aqua Cherry “Auto Kiss Proof” – Auto Kiss Proof CD www.reverbnation.com/aquacherry
The Gravity Guild “It’s Not The End Of The World” – The Great Divide CD www.thegravityguild.com
Jo Wymer “This Ain’t Love” – Living With Scars CD www.jowymer.com
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These artists are participating in the upcoming Campire Festival, Club Passim, Cambridge MA:
Nico Rivers “Your Heart Was Just The Start” – To The Bone CD www.nicorivers.com
Craig Greenberg “Carousel” – Spinning In Time EP www.craiggreenbergmusic.com
Jason Myles Goss “Red Letter Man” – Radio Dial CD www.jasonmylesgoss.com
Darlingside “Ava” – Pilot Machines CD www.darlingside.com
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Eliane Amherd “Me Fe Tan Pliji” – Now And From Now On CD www.elianeperforms.com
Avi Wisnia “Não E Coisa” – Something New CD www.aviwisnia.com
Vance Gilbert “Come Here My Love” – Old White Men CD www.vancegilbert.com
DK & The Joy Machine “Come On Down” – Love Yourself Harder EP www.reverbnation.com/dknthejoymachine
The Steel Wheels “Go Up To That Mountain” – No More Rain CD www.thesteelwheels.com
Sassparilla “All The Way In” – Magpie CD www.sassparilla.info
Red Molly “Oh My Michael” – Light In The Sky CD www.redmolly.com
Closing music: Musicians Of The Nile “Ramla” – Charcoal Gypsies
Running time: 4 hours, 08 minutos
Atmosphere: fantasy flight
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All content on Radio Crystal Blue is free to listen and share via Creative Commons License version 3.0, non-derivative, non-commercial, full attribution. More info:
http://www.creativecommons.org
Please consider contributing to Radio Crystal Blue, which cannot truly exist without your support and suggestions for musical content. There is a Paypal button at the homepage at http://www.radiocrystalblue.net

 

Radio Crystal Blue 8/25/13 news


Radio Crystal Blue is sponsored in part by:
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Miles High Productions www.mileshighproductions.com
Wampus Multimedia www.wampus.com

Radio Crystal Blue is free to share and listen, in accordance with Creative
Commons License 3.0, full attribution, non-derivative, non-commercial.

 
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DONATIONS to Radio Crystal Blue can be made via the Paypal button at the homepage.
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PROGRAMMING:
NEXT SHOW will be published on or about August 28 and will be available for about 1 year. I usually publish on Wednesdays or as soon as possible thereafter. You will hear music in several segments of top indie/DIY/underground songwriters and bands.

RCB Novus Ordo is a separate podcast with 6 songs, one each from a brand new recording. I spin the music and give you some backstory of each.

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INTERVIEW of The Grahams, a ‘river roots’ duo-led band, is available at the field/recording/interview FeedPlayer, atat the home and archive tabs of my website and at www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalbluefield We talk about the exploration of different genres over the years, and some of the making of their debut album “Riverman’s Daughter”. I conducted this interview via Skype. More about The Grahams at www.thegrahamsmusic.net
Direct mp3: https://radiocrystalblue.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/grahamsrcbinterview.mp3
 
Financial status hasn’t changed much but I intend for it to get better. Upon this, I want to pursue a number of things in life that I’ve never done, and complete some goals that I’ve partially started. For an idea of where I’m coming from, read:
https://radiocrystalblue.net/2013/07/28/my-personal-and-radio-vision/
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5 YEARS AGO this week, these artists received airplay, among the notable: The Defibulators, Elaine Romanelli, Brianna Sage, The Paper Raincoat, Jenny Goodspeed, Kat Parsons, Lucibel Crater, The K’s, The States, Victor Bravo, Ingrid Michaelson, Carl Creighton, Charlotte Kendrick. Much more from that show at http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/radiocrystalblue/message/2532
 

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The annotated notes of this week’s shows:
RCB Novus Ordo: 3 artists from Vegas are part of this mix. 2 are punk bands with a great track record, and both on Squid Hat Records. One of them, The Peccadilloes, transformed into The Gashers and are active as a trio. The aforementioned duo The Grahams release their debut album next month, produced by Malcolm Burn, and feature excellent Nashville-area personnel such as Phil Madeira and members of the North Mississippi All Stars.
 
RCB proper: Sometimes I get inspiration for an opening segment by the time of the year. You know this. Maybe an artist just passed away. Maybe there is an artist in the news that I see time and time again in my social timelines. All those factors played a part this week. I was still thinking about spinning Luna from last week, and got out the Penthouse, spinning what I believe is the greatest hidden track on a CD, their version of Serge Gainsbourg’s “Bonnie & Clyde”. Also this week came report of the somewhat temporary destruction of a mural of Joe Strummer, located in NYC’s East Village. One caption in the mural contains the song “Know Your Rights” which I promptly spun. In between was the challenge as to what to fill in the space. Immediately I thought of the Middle Eastern-flavored music of Jah Wobble’s Invaders Of The Heart so that’s there. Also spun one of Joe Strummer’s own tunes while he was with the Mescaleros, the same lazy, world-beat sort of jam. More proper jamming too with Bill Laswell and Matisyahu’s backing band Roots Tonic. And, of course, a song from Serge himself, one of his very best. Segment 2 runs the gamut of genres, but with a good driving feel to it (no, they are not necessarily driving songs). Segment 3 is more rock and blues oriented, and I continue to be enchanted Sirsy’s latest album. V-Device from Italy also is heard here. Segment 4: Davey O opens for The Boxcar Lilies at the Bell Street Chapel Coffee House, Providence RI, on 9/6. Builder Of The House and Heather Styka share billing at The Hive, in Kennebunk, ME, 8/24. Ronnie Fauss’s vocal delivery reminds me of Springsteen. Just a bit. Segment 5 starts and ends with live songs. We also hear what I regard as the signature song from The Keller Sisters, from their new EP. This, alongside some timely summer tunes.
 
 
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Radio Crystal Blue
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Radio Crystal Blue/RCB Novus Ordo 8/18/13


Radio Crystal Blue Novus Ordo is a weekly podcast that spotlights brand new music from songwriters and bands. Most of the new music from these artists eventually get heard on my companion radio program, Radio Crystal Blue.
HOW TO LISTEN(1) Feedplayer at www.radiocrystalblue.net (visible with Flash-supported browsers) Click the pop-up link at the home tab. Each show is available to be streamed and downloaded. You may also put the player up on your site or blog. Archives go back 1 year in time.
If you cannot view the Feedplayer, try a different browser, or get Flash (it’s free), or try my podcast provider:
(2)
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(4) RSS: http://www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalblu/rss

This show was recorded the week of 8/18/13, published 8/22:

Peccadilloes “Hamptons Baby” – 10 Years…A Million Beers 2-CD set www.squidhatrecords.com
Guilty By Association “American Decay” – American Decay CD www.squidhatrecords.com
Earth Rising “You Know Me” – Constant Movement EP www.earthrisingmusic.com
The Grahams “A Good Man” – Riverman’s Daughter CD www.thegrahamsmusic.net
Sara Petite “Drinkin’ To Remember” – Circus Comes To Town CD www.sarapetite.com
Skylar Elise “You Wish” – s/t CD www.skylarelise.com
Running time: 41 minutes
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All content on Radio Crystal Blue is free to listen and share via Creative Commons License version 3.0, non-derivative, non-commercial, full attribution. More info:
www.creativecommons.org
Please consider contributing to Radio Crystal Blue, which cannot truly exist without your support and suggestions for musical content. There is a Paypal button at the homepage at www.radiocrystalblue.net
Here’s RCB proper:

Radio Crystal Blue is my 13-year-old freeform radio program, usually publishing Wednesdays or Thursdays in podcast format.

HOW TO LISTEN
(1) Feedplayer at http://www.radiocrystalblue.net (visible with Flash-supported browsers) Click the pop-up link at the home tab. Each show is available to be streamed and downloaded. You may also put the player up on your site or blog. Archives go back 1 year in time.

If you cannot view the Feedplayer, try a different browser, or get Flash (it’s free), or try my podcast provider:
(2)
http://www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalblu You will see the FeedPlayer displayed within the Web page.
(4) RSS: http://www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalblu/rss

Artists who are sharing gigs are denoted with *

This show was distributed on 8/22/13


“Oh… a night like this is conducive to exploring the meandering streams of sentimentality”
Luna “Bonnie & Clyde” – Penthouse
Serge Gainsbourg “Initials BB” – Initials BB
Roots Tonic “Akademikus Du Umbeigu” – Roots Tonic Meets Bill Laswell
Jah Wobble’s Invaders Of The Heart “Rising Above Bedlam” – Rising Above Bedlam
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros “Gamma Ray” – Global A Go-Go
The Clash “Know Your Rights” – Combat Rock
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Jessie Kilguss & Radio Gold “The Sky Road” – The Sky Road CD www.jessiekilguss.com
Daniel Christian “Summer’s Gonna Roll You” – Hold Your Breath CD www.danielchristianmusic.com
Flo Anito “Man Of The Year” – No Dustbunnies CD www.floanito.com
Annalise Emerick “You Win” – Starry-Eyed CD www.annaliseemerick.com
The Sweetback Sisters “Run Home And Cry” – Looking For A Fight CD www.thesweetbacksisters.com
Lisa Biales with Ricky Nye & The Paris Blues Band “Write Me In Care Of The Blues” – Singing In My Soul CD www.lisabiales.com
Kagero “Greencard Bride” – Gumbo du jour CD www.kagero.com
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Achilles Wheel “Ilithia” – Thirteen Hours CD www.achilleswheel.com
Jamie McLean Band “Natalie” – Live At Gibson CD www.jamiemcleanband.com
Herbie D And the Dangermen “Route 32” – s/t CD www.herbiedandthedangermen.com
Hillary Reynolds Band “Carry My Burden” – Since September CD www.hillaryreynoldsband.com
Sirsy “Killer” – Coming Into Frame CD www.sirsy.com
V-Device “Shadows Of Light” – Calling Europe CD www.v-device.com
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*Davey O “Carnival” – Testing For Rust CD www.daveyo.com
*The Boxcar Lilies “Sunday Best” – Sugar Shack CD www.boxcarlilies.com
**Builder of the House “I Am A Tidal Wave” – I Am A Tidal Wave CD www.builderofthehouse.com
**Heather Styka “Coldwater River” – Lifeboats For Atlantis CD www.heather.styka.com
Ronnie Fauss “This Year” – I Am The Man You Know I’m Not CD www.ronniefauss.com
Hungrytown “Rolling Train” – Any Forgotten Thing CD www.hungrytown.net
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Patti DeRosa “Storm In A Cold Room” – Packing My Bags: Patti D Live CD www.pattiderosa.com
Craig Sonnenfeld “Beachcomber” – Redemption CD www.craigsonnenfeld.com
John Roy Zat “Down In Mexico” – solo CD www.royzat.com
The Keller Sisters “That Room” – Shine EP www.thekellersisters.com
Jean Mann “Sleeveless Season” – Dream Of Goats CD www.jeanmann.net
Lynn Hollyfield “Late Summertime” – Layers CD www.lynnhollyfield.com
Andrew McKnight & Beyond Borders”A Town Called Progress” – One Virginia Night CD www.andrewmcknight.net
Closing music: Musicians Of The Nile “Ramla” – Charcoal Gypsies
Running time: 3 hours, 41 minutos
Atmosphere: global howl
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All content on Radio Crystal Blue is free to listen and share via Creative Commons License version 3.0, non-derivative, non-commercial, full attribution. More info:
http://www.creativecommons.org
Please consider contributing to Radio Crystal Blue, which cannot truly exist without your support and suggestions for musical content. There is a Paypal button at the homepage at http://www.radiocrystalblue.net