Radio Crystal Blue 6/16/13 news

Posted on June 15, 2013 | Leave a comment

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PROGRAMMING:
NEXT SHOW will be published on or about June 19 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 8 songs, one each from a brand new recording. I spin the music and give you some backstory of each.

5 YEARS AGO: This week, all those years ago, I debuted the following artusts:The Kennedys, Tam Lin, Anders Holst, and Afterdawn. On RCB proper: Did focused features on Jann Klose and Pharaoh’s Daughter. Others included in this show were Adam Levy, Jaymay, The Boroughs, The May Fire, Tracy Jane Comer, and The Two Man Gentlemen Band. I type this and wonder out loud why I don’t have active archives from this year. I did preserve a few whole shows on CD. Now, if I can only find them!
 
I’ve already spoken publicly on the derecho that invaded PA and tore up parts of the Ohio Valley. When I saw that the storm would persist for close to a full day and other options weren’t close to travel to for safety or financially viable, AND the fact that Philly doesn’t appear to have shelters for such a purpose unlike other places, I chose to leave until the threatened derecho passed. From what I’ve read, the storm was indeed tougher on my area than NYC itself. During my stay I met songwriter Daniel Goodman for the first time. Together we enjoyed a buffet Indian lunch and I received something of a tour of one sector of the Garment District.
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If you’ve ever enjoyed the game of ‘count-the-jellies-in-a-jar’ as I did as a youngster, you’ll like this game I made up: Guess the amount of shows, songs, and hours I’ve recorded for Radio Crystal Blue from earliest playlist records (mid-2001) to the present. If you need a hint, go to my Yahoo!Groups page, where I’ve preserved all those old records. The thing is, I’ve yet to fully count myself, so we’ll learn something new together. No, there is no prize. If you guess closest, give yourself a prize!
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RCB Novus Ordo: HuDost returns to my airwaves with a more acoustic-folk affair this time around, and just one original song on the album at that. The song I spun included cameos from 2 songwriters who wrote the original. Mugga, a prog-psych (psych-prog?) band from Madrid is debuted. Cold Satellite releases their second album; this is the latest effort from songwriter Jeffrey Foucault along with Lisa Olstein. James Durst exemplifies world music; I included a 500+-year-old Viatnamese song in the mix.
RCB proper: More summer songs to start the show include longtime RCB staples by Tangerine Dream and Martha & The Muffins. The Bollywood tune at the beginning remains among my favorite compositions of the genre; I believe it’s actually a wedding song. 808 State’s ex:el album was an touchstone for my early adulthood; the album’s got cameos from Bernard Sumner and Bjork. The piece “Lift” easily fits between the sounds of South India and good ‘ol German engineering. Segment 2: Spun music of a few artists performing at Make Music Harvard Square on 6/22. Segment 3: Debuted the new album from Karyn Oliver, giving the album (and my segment) something of a longing, summer feel. Segment 4 generally rocked out, tho I began with the debut of a new album from songwriter Alan Semerdjian. Segment 5: Cary Cooper and Talia Segal are finalists in the upcoming Telluride Troubador Competition. And we hear another song from Cary’s new album. The YaYa’s share billing across their calendar with Sharon Goldman and Allison Scola(6/21 in lovely downtown Metuchen NJ..I know..I’ve been there), and are touring with Honor Finnegan (6/15, 6/25, 7/5). Final segment: Lynn Hollyfield shared billing on 6/12 with Carey Creed (and spun a track from Carey’s with Lynn as a contributing backing vocalist).

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Please indicate release date. Eligible CDs must have been released no earlier than September 2012. If material that reaches here was released before the date, it will be added to RCB’s loose rotation instead.
Digital is acceptable if media is not available in other formats.
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Radio Crystal Blue/RCB Novus Ordo week of 6/9/13

Posted on June 14, 2013 | Leave a comment

Radio Crystal Blue: Novus Ordo spotlights CDs that are debuting on my
standard freeform radio program, Radio Crystal Blue. The show exists as a
weekly podcast.

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This show was distributed on 6/14/13

Ben Arthur “Fire On A Sunny Day” – If You Look For My Heart CD www.benarthur.com
HuDost “Holy Hobo (Clear Light Lullaby)” – 4th Way Folk CD www.hudost.com
Mugga “The River” – Polar CD www.mugga.org
Kail Baxley “Heatstroke” – Heatstroke EP www.kailbaxley.com
Cold Satellite “Tangled Lullaby” – Cavacade CD www.coldsatellite.com www.jeffreyfocault.com
The Howlin’ Brothers “My Dog Can’t Bark” – Howl CD www.thehowlinbrothers.com
Dan Hazlett “Empty Room” – The Corner Of My Eye CD www.danhazlett.com
Randy Brown “Border Radio” – But Wait There’s More CD www.brownrandy.com
James Durst “Qua Cau Gio Bay/Wind On The Bridge” – My Country Is The World CD www.jamesdurst.com
Running time: 75 minutos
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Here’s RCB proper:

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Artists who are sharing gigs are denoted with * symbols.
This show was distributed on 6/14/13

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Kavita Krisnamurthy, Udit Narayan “Dhol Bajne Laga” – soundtrack from the Bollywood movie “Virasat”
808 State “Lift” – ex:el album
Tangerine Dream “Too Hot For My Chinchilla” – Lily on the beach album
Martha & The Muffins “Echo Beach” – Metro Music album
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Spuyten Duyvil “One Fine Day” – New Amsterdam CD www.spuytenduyvilmusic.com
Karen Collins & The Backroads Band “Mama’s In A Honky-Tonk Downtown” – No Yodeling On The Radio CD www.karencollins.net
These artists are performing at Make Music Harvard Square on June 22:
DK & The Joy Machine “These Four Walls” – Love (Yourself) Harder EP www.reverbnation.com/dkandthejoymachine
Stephen Lee Rich “Can’t Go Home” – Free Range Sofas CD www.stephenleerich.com
Sasha Papernik “Whispering Trees” – Victory CD www.sashatheband.com
Trapdoor Social “Like You Never” – Death of a Friend CD www.trapdoorsocial.com
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Comic Tales Of Tragic Heartbreak “All The Living Creatures In The World” – s/t CD www.comictalesoftragicheartbreak.com
Tom Principato “Stranger’s Eyes” (Part 1 and 2) – A Part Of Me CD www.tomprincipato.com
Belles & Whistles “Common Woman” s/t CD www.bellesandwhistlesmusic.com
Jesse Terry “Bitterroot Valey” – Empty Seat On A Plane CD www.jesseterrymusic.com
Karyn Oliver “Water”- Magdalene CD www.karynoliver.com
The Universal Thump “Grasshoppers” – s/t CD-set www.theuniversalthump.com
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Alan Semerdjian “Pretty Feathers” – Quiet Songs For Loud Times CD www.alansemerdjian.com
James Hearne “Think It Was” – www.schwaejames.com
Fallen Riviera “This Is Who I Am” – Another World CD www.fallenriviera.com
Social Hero “Don’t Call Me On Sundays” – www.socialhero.com
Automatic Children “The First Time” – New Is Beautiful CD www.automaticchildren.com
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*Cary Cooper “This Too Shall Pass” – Zuzu’s Petals CD www.carycooper.com
*Talia Segal “Firefly” – The Thing Itself CD www.taliasegal.com
**The YaYas “You Should Go” – Paper Boats CD www.wearetheyayas.com
**Honor Finnegan “Little Bird” – The Tiny Life CD www.honorfinnegan.com
**Allison Scola “Your Key” – A Braver Kind CD www.allisonscola.com
**Sharon Goldman “Short Brown Hair” – Sleepless Lullaby CD www.sharongoldmanmusic.com

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Beggar’s Ride “Sunless Sky” – s/t CD www.beggarsride.com
*Lynn Hollyfield “Thirteen Summer Moons” – Layers CD www.lynnhollyfield.com
*Carey Creed “I’m Not Gonna Give Up” – Small Braveries CD www.careycreed.com
Dana & Susan Robinson “Podunk Rogue” – American Hornpipe CD www.robinsongs.com
Craig Sonnenfeld “Everyone Wants To Go To Paradise” – Redemption CD www.craigsonnenfeld.com
Patti DeRosa “Packing My Bags” – Packing My Bags: Patti D Live CD www.pattiderosa.com
Closing music: Juaneco y su combo “Un Shipibo en Espana” – Masters Of Chicha Volume 1 CD www.barbesrecords.com
Running time: 3 hours 20 minutes.

All content of Radio Crystal Blue’s programming is free to listen and share
to via a Creative Commons License, version 3.0, full attribution,
non-derivative. For more info: www.creativecommons.org

Next show will be recorded and distributed in the week of 6/16/13

Please consider contributing to this unique freeform radio program. RCB cannot exist without the support of listeners and fans of indie/underground/DIY/up-coming/touring talent that I freely share each and every week. There is a PayPal button active at the Home tab and the main post page at http://www.radiocrystalblue.net

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Late programming/publishing this week

Posted on June 12, 2013 | Leave a comment

With my life suddenly in upheaval between bills, job interviews, and a derecho which is headed in my path, and this week’s show still not full programmed or published, I’m estimating that it will first publish on Friday.  I am seeking shelter away from home all day Thursday.

 

I’ve told the story elsewhere about why it’s late. All I’ll type here is that life frequently intervenes, and I’m allowing this to flow through while I wait out the storm.     You have my apologies in advance. I hope to regularly publish shows on Wednesday again starting with the next one.

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Radio Crystal Blue 6/9/13 news

Posted on June 7, 2013 | Leave a comment

Radio Crystal Blue is sponsored in part by:
Ariel Publicity: http://www.arielpublicity.com
Miles High Productions http://www.mileshighproductions.com
Wampus Multimedia http://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.

AUDIO version of this message: http://chirb.it/LBr8cc

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STAT BLOG www.idealisticstats.wordpress.com
with updates at CHIRBIT: www.chirbit.com/radiocblue

the DAILY (auto-generated online newspaper with selected keywords and mentions from social media, updated each evening):
http://paper.li/radiocblue/1333586729
*******
PROGRAMMING:
NEXT SHOW will be published on or about June 12 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 10 songs, one each from a brand new recording. I spin the music and give you some backstory of each.

5 YEARS AGO: back into the Wayback I had aired music from these notable artists 5 years ago this week: Dan Bern, The Feverfew, Imaginary Johnny, Telling On Trixie, The States, Philpot, 3 Kisses, Luke Sneyd, Too Loons For Tea, and Martha Redbone. Devoted features were aired for Devon Sproule and Holly O’Reilly. In that week’s RCB Novus Ordo, debut airplay was granted to artists such as The Revelons, The Dollyrots, I Am The Heat, and Lucibel Crater. Do any of these artists resonate with you? They do, for me.
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Stats for the month of May fell this way: A very slight downtick in terms of eyeballs to the website but typically there’s been a slowdown in the warmer months. The posts relevant to the podcasts have remained most popular, alongside the home and archive pages. No reviews were done in the last month. Not sure I’ll do any in June just yet. Outside of the US: Canada, Sweden, the UK and Italy have viewed my site the most.
Thanks to these websites for helping to distribute the good word:
www.indieonthemove.com
www.yevtushenkotheband.com
www.familybusinessband.com
www.totalsoundlive.com
www.indiegogo.com.projects/the-kenn-kweder-documentary
 
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RCB Novus Ordo: The Trailerpark Idlers from Stockholm present a unique alt-country sound. We hear from The Stereofidelics, who have released their latest CD. Best promo item of the year I’ve received (and I get my fair share) are the 3-D glasses. They are provided so that you can read the lyrics within the liner notes. Lengendary bluesman Hans Theessink is heard once again, along with Lisa Biales who presents another assortment of old and new blues. I also spun a fan favorite that appears on Jill Cagney’s newest EP.
RCB proper: Initial segment includes some of my favorite summer tunes. Dick Dale remains a staple for me. Listen to that guitar plank! Related bands The Pixies and The Breeders also give some summer/surf guitar sounds here, plus a classic from Midnight Oil. Rob Morsberger passed away this week. I had met him briefly during the time he was gigging with Jon Herington. I dug up Jon’s 2000 album “Like So” which I spun for you back in 2002. This was in the year before Jon had joined Steely Dan’s band on guitar. Rob is heard on piano on the title track. Segment 2: West Coast songwriter superstars Pi Jacobs & Garrison Starr share billing at The Sculpterra Winery, Paso Robles CA on 6/9. I went with two songs that contained a very similar downbeat (Meghan Cary, Daphne Lee Martin). Segment 3: Veteran songwriter Larry Wayne Clark also passed away this week. He co-wrote a song with Shane Guse, he of The Western Swing Authority, and I did spin “I’ve Got A Feeling”. Brand new music in this segment by Amateur Blonde. Segment 4: More brand new music here by Austin’s own Randy Stern, and also more from Ronnie Fauss’s new album. Gallon House has ended their work as a duo, and are becoming two solo acts. Their final show is on June 7 at Seven Brides Brewing, Silverton, OR. Final segment: Greg Klyma is included with what I believe is a Polish traditional song (“Dziadek I Babcia” would appear to translate into English as ‘granddad and granddad’. Is this so?). Also aired another tune from Stephen Lee Rich’s latest.
DONATIONS to Radio Crystal Blue can be made via the Paypal at the homepage.
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AIRPLAY SUBMISSION:

Send CDs to
Dan Herman
Radio Crystal Blue
1701 Snyder Avenue, #4
Philadelphia, PA 19145
Keep physical packages of reasonable size and weight, as this is a residence.
Please indicate release date. Eligible CDs must have been released no earlier than September 2012. If material that reaches here was released before the date, it will be added to RCB’s loose rotation instead.
Digital is acceptable if media is not available in other formats.
Artists are also advised to add my email address to their general email
list.

I also accept EPKs through these companies. For EPK submissions I select
artists on their body of work and the completeness of the press kit.
SONICBIDS: http://www.sonicbids.com/radiocrystalblue
MusicSUBMIT: http://www.musicsubmit.com
MusicClout http://www.musicclout.com
Search for the words Radio Crystal Blue to find my pages there.
*********
Dan Herman
Radio Crystal Blue
http://www.radiocrystalblue.net
http://www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalblu
cblue456@comcast.net
twitter: @radiocblue
215 995 2234 

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