The Lovers' Album of the Week

Chicago Underground Duo In Praise of Shadows

The Music Lovers playlist for 2/23/06

Today's show started off with a spotlight on the new compilation Makeshift 4 from the local label Makeshift. Many thanks go out to J.D., Brad, Greg, and Jeremy for coming down to the station to talk about the record and performing live for us. For information about the weekend shows in support of the record, click here.

1. Act of the Apostle - Belle and Sebastian from The Life Pursuit
2. I Want You To Stay (Field Music Remix) - Maximo Park from I Want You To Stay EP
3. Socialize - Metal Hearts from Socialize
4. Sherman's March - Ahleuchatistas from What You Will
5. Turn - Lying In States from Wildfire on the Lake
6. Hot Horse - Young People from Five Sunsets In Four Days EP
7. Dance To Your Daddy- Colin Meloy from Colin Meloy Sings Shirley Collins
8. Dream. Dream. Dreams. - Anna Oxygen from This Is An Exercise
9. Bread - Stone Jack Jones from Bluefolk
10. Triggers and Trash Heaps (Stairwell Demo) - Centro-Matic from Triggers and Trash Heaps
11. The Big Guns - Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins from Rabbit Fur Coat
12. Breakpoint - Nadja from Truth Becomes Death
13. Young And Old - Gregor Samsa from 55:12
14. I've Been Looking Around Me - Magnetophone from The Man Who Ate The Man
15. Paradiso - Konono No.1 from Congotronics
16. Bean Vine Blues #2 - M. Ward from I Am The Resurrection: A Tribute To John Fahey
17. Falling Awake - Chicago Underground Duo from In Praise of Shadows
18. Girl From The North Country - The Eels from Live At Town Hall
19. Paperback Bible - Lambchop from Paperback Bible (single)

This Week on the Lovers - Makeshift 4 Released!

Starting this week on the Lovers, I will be having some artists from the local label Makeshift stop by to perform a few tunes and talk about the just released double-disc Makeshift 4 compilation. There will be various shows this weekend to support the new record:

Thursday, Feb. 23 @ the Hi-Tone
Issen
Esque
The Six-String Jets

Friday, Feb. 24 @ The Hi-Tone
"The Makeshift Mambo"
Jung Shin
Jeffrey James & The Haul
Brad Postlethwaite & The Brad Band
Special Guests: Imagination Head, Holly Cole, J.D. Reager

Saturday, Feb. 25 @ Young Avenue Deli
The Glass
Augustine
Blair Combest

Plus, new releases from:
Belle and Sebastian, The Eels, Lambchop, Maximo Park, Anna Oxygen, Colin Meloy, Chicago Underground Duo, Centro-Matic, M. Ward, and many others...

Flow Radio playlist on 2/20/06

1. DJ Shadow - What Does Your Soul Look Like (Pt. 1 - Blue Sky Revisit)
2. Boxhead Ensemble - When Johnny Comes Marching Home
3. Minotaur Shock - Somebody Told Me It Existed But They Never Found It
4. Immergluck, Kaphan, Krummernacher & Hanes - Joe Kirby Blues
5. Konono N1 - Paradiso
6. Matthew Shipp - Track 3
7. Antony and the Johnsons - Frankenstein
8. Neil Young - Philadelphia
9. Venetian Snares - Senki Dala
10. Gimmer Nicholson - Red and White Light Ship
11. Sufjan Stevens - Oh God, Where Are You Now (In Pickeral Lake? Pigeon? Marquette? Mackinaw?)
12. Matmos - For the Trees (Return)
13. Junior Boys - A Certain Association
14. Brian Eno - Deep Blue Day
15. Bell Orchestre - Nuevo
16. Felix Laband - Falling Off A Horse
17. Jaga Jazzist - Swedenborgske Rom (demo)
18. Aphex Twin - Tha
19. The Books - Vogt Dig For Kloppervok
20. Rufus Wainwright - Birth Mark (for Mary Jane)

Memphis Beat - Special Guest Host

For the first time, Memphis Beat will have a special guest programmer this week when Monsieur Jeffrey Evans stops by to provide the hosting duties while I'm away on business. You don't want to miss this one! Tuesday 1-2pm