The Lovers Sub for Siren's Muse

From 10am - noon I will be subbing for Siren's Muse, the show that highlights contemporary women's music.

Blues on the Bluff Is Tonight!

Okay kids, if you want to show your support for WEVL Radio and have a good time doing so then make it down to the 17th Annual Blues on the Bluff concert located on the grounds of the National Ornamental Metal Museum this Saturday (7/23) from 6 - 11pm.

Here is the music schedule:

6:30-7:15pm - Sid Selvidge
7:30-9:10pm - The Burnside Exploration
9:25-11:00pm - Daddy Mack Blues Band

For more information about the event click here.

The Lovers' Album of the Week

Langhorne Slim When the Sun's Gone Down

The Music Lovers playlist for 7/21/05

1. Paralyzed - Bob Mould from Body of Song 2. The Boys Go Home - Oxford Collapse from A Good Ground 3. Mumble Mumble - Get Him Eat Him from Geography Cones 4. Love - The Hentchman from Form Follows Function 5. Koneko Kitten - Deerhoof from Green Cosmos 6. Monsters - The Boy Least Likely To from The Best Party Ever 7. The Poisoned Mine - Tara Jane O'Neil from You Sound, Reflect 8. Checking Out - Langhorne Slim from When The Sun's Gone Down 9. Dark End of the Street - Frank Black from Honeycomb 10. Fortress - Pinback from Summer In Abaddon 11. Now Look At Me - Sam Champion from Slow Rewind 12. What Can I Do? - Antony and the Johnsons from I Am A Bird Now 13. Sirius - Pelican from The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw 14. Hiazekeny - Venetian Snares from Rossz Csillag Alatt Szuletett 15. Pagina Tres - Prefuse 73 from Prefuse 73 Reads the Books EP 16. G-G-Gotta-G-G-Get - Thunderball Fist from Solid PR Presents Volume 1 17. Love Is In The Air - The Juan Maclean from Less Than Human 18. The Move - Boom Bip from Blue Eyed In The Red Room 19. Empty Save the Oxygen - Clue To Kalo from Come Here When You Sleepwalk 20. Honest With Me - Richard Davis from Details 21. You Are A Runner, And I Am My Father's Son - Wolf Parade from Wolf Parade EP 22. Did You Feel It To? - The Go! Team from Bottle Rocket EP 23. Be With - Koushik from Be With 24. Lady Day - Fruit Bats from Spelled In Bones 25. In the Future - David Byrne from Music For The Knee Plays 26. The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders - Sufjan Stevens from Illinois 27. From My Own True Love (Lost At Sea) - The Decemberists from 2005 PDX Pop Now! Compilation

Radio Odyssey playlist for 7/19/05

1. Out Hud - Story of the Whole Thing from S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D. 2. Felix Laband - Miss Teardrop from Dark Days Exit 3. Aphex Twin - We Are the Music Makers from Selected Ambient Works 85-92 4. Barbara Morgenstern/Robert Lippok from Tesri 5. Alarm Will Sound - Four from Acoustica: Aphex Twin Performed by Alarm Will Sound 6. Aphex Twin - Xtal from Selected Ambient Works 85-92 7. The Juan Maclean - I Robot from DFA Compliation Vol. 2 8. Brad Stanfill - Trivia Pursuit from Nest 9. Felix Laband - Red Headed from Dark Days Exit 10. Junior Boys - Unbirthday from Last Exit Bonus Disc 11. Koushik - Battle Ryhmes for Battle Times from Be With EP 12. Prefuse 73 - Pagina Seis from Prefuse 73 Reads the Books 13. Venetian Snares - Hajnal from Rossz Csillag Alatt Szuletett 14. Midnight Sound Service - Sinecure from Midnight Sound Service 15. Brian Eno - Becalmed from Another Green World 16. Out Hud - Dear Mr. Bush... from Let Us Never Speak Of It Again 17. Delia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom - Rise from DFA Compliation Vol. 2 18. Audion - Raw Dog from Spectral Sound Vol. 1 19. Aphex Twin - Ageispolis from Selected Ambient Works 85-92

The Lovers Sub for Radio Odyssey

Tonight I'll be subbing for Radio Odyssey from 10pm - Midnight. Expect some local fare from Midnight Sound Service and Brad Stanfill thrown into the Odyssey mix.

Memphis Beat - Luke White performs!

Luke White's playlist:
1. Hearts and Arrows
2. 1st First Then Reverse
3. Little Ole Wine Drinker Me (Jennings, Mills)

Bonus - Girl Arms Remix by Luke White

The Memphis Beat Summer School - Week 5

This week on the Memphis Beat's Summer School Session Luke White will stop by the WEVL studios to perform some tunes as well as share some of his favorite Memphis music. You are sure to know Luke as the guitarist/vocalist of The Coach and Four and The Pirates.

Tune in today (7/19) from 1-2pm on WEVL89.9FM

Intonation Music Festival Ends

Out Hud gets the indie kids to shake and move despite the heat during the last day of the Intonation Music Festival in Chicago.

Look forward to a review of the festival later this week.

The Lovers' Album of the Week - Part 2

Venetian Snares Rossz Csillag Allat Szuletett

Intonation Music Festival - Day 1

Day 1 of Intonation Music Fest ended with a strong performance from Chicago's own, Tortoise.

Four Tet laying down some nasty beats in that summer heat!

The highlight of the day went to The Go! Team who recruited a mass of children swimming next door to join them on stage for a grand finale of "Ladyflash"!

More photos tomorrow!

Intonation Music Festival

So I am in Chicago attending the Intonation Music Festival. I'm really looking forward to seeing: The Go! Team, Prefuse 73, Four Tet, Tortoise, Deerhoof, Thunderbirds Are Now!, Dungen, and the Will Oldham DJ Set. And I'm not complaining at all about getting the chance to see The Decemberists, Andrew Bird, and Out Hud for the second time this year. For a complete list of the artist lineup, click here.

I'll try to post some pictures when I can...

The Lovers' Album of the Week - Part 1

Felix Laband Dark Days Exit

The Music Lovers playlist for 7/14/05

1. Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 2. Woolley Bridge - Bromheads Jacket from Woolley Bridge/Leslie Parlafitt 7" 3. Get It On - The Oggs from Radiotherapy 4. Welcome Back Mr. Audio-Technica - Matson Jones from Matson Jones 5. You Can Decide - Field Music from Field Music 6. Bernadine - John Wilkes Booze from Telescopic Eyes Glance the Future Sick 7. Cash Machine - Hard-Fi from Cash Machine 8. Somewhere A Star Shines for Everyone (by request) - The Innocent Mission from Now the Day Is Over 9. Bog People - Xiu Xiu from La Foret 10. Call It Clear - Halloween, Alaska from Halloween, Alaska 11. War On Sound - Moonbabies from War On Sound 12. Pagina Dos - Prefuse 73 from Prefuse 73 Reads the Books EP 13. Ongyilkos Vasarnap - Venetian Snares from Rossz Csillag Alatt Szuletett 14. The Forest Scares The Hell Of Me - Say Hi To Your Mom from Ferocious Mopes 15. Red Handed - Felix Laband from Dark Days Exit 16. The Party Which You Know Will Be Heavy - Kinski from Alpine Static 17. Battle Rhymes For Battle Times - Koushik from Be With 18. What Else Is There? - Royksopp from The Understanding 19. Clocks (Royksopp Remix) - Coldplay from Clocks Remixes 12" 20. Happy 13 - Flotation Toy Warning from Bluffer's Guide to the Flight Deck 21. Bitter At Best - Meredith Bragg and the Terminals from Volume 1 22. Lousy Pictures - Wolf Parade from Wolf Parade EP 23. Aimless Day - We/Or/Me from Simple Lines EP 24. Spiral Golden Town - Deerhoof from Green Cosmos 25. The Cemetery - Architecture In Helsinki from In Case We Die 26. Be Gentle With Me - The Boy Least Likely To from The Best Party Ever 27. We Just Won't Be Defeated - The Go! Team from Bottle Rocket EP 28. The Grand Tour (by request) - The Geraldine Fibbers from What Part of "Get Thee Gone" Don't You Understand?

Memphis Beat Playlist for 7/12/05

All selections come from The History of Garage and Frat Bands in Memphis 1960 - 1975, Vol. 1 and 2 on the Shangri-La Projects record label.

1. Flash and the Casuals - Uptight, Tonight
2. Tommy and the Counts - Stormy Weather
3. Merits - Please, Please Little Girl
4. Ole Miss Downbeats - Geraldine
5. Yo-Yo's - Leaning On You
6. Percussions - Your Love
7. Breakers - Don't Send Me No Flowers
8. Goodees - Condition Red
9. Memphis Nomads - I Wanna Be
10. Rapscallions - Land of Soul
11. Castels - Save A Chance
12. Village Sound - Sally Got A Good Thing
13. Joe Frank and the Knights - Can't Find A Way
14. Los Angeles Smog Division - Blue Green

- Special thanks to Ron Hall for sharing with us a very special time in Memphis music history detailed in his book Playing For A Piece Of The Door: A History of Garage and Frat Bands in Memphis 1960-1975.

The Memphis Beat Summer School - Week 4

I am very pleased to announce that author Ron Hall, who wrote the very entertaining book Playing For A Piece Of The Door: A History of Garge and Frat Bands in Memphis 1960-1975, will be our guest for Week Number 4 of the Memphis Beat's Summer School Sessions. From the Shangri-La Projects website:

A History of Garage and Frat Bands in Memphis, 1960-75 is an amazing candid history and discography of over one hundred garage bands who recorded at least one record in Memphis from 1960-75. Great pictures to boot! Ron Hall researched and wrote this definitive account of the garage era in Memphis. Indispensable!

Tuesday (7/12) 1 - 2pm on WEVL 89.9FM

The Music Lovers playlist for 7/7/05

1. Shine A Light - Wolf Parade from Wolf Parade EP 2. Fortunately - Ghosty from Me Me Me EP 3. End of Freedom - Wilderness from Wilderness 4. Buses/No Buses - Bear vs. Shark from Right Now, You're In the Best of Hands 5. Love Steals Us From Loneliness - Idlewild from Warnings/Promises 6. I Pick Notes from the Sky - Gary Higgins from Red Hash 7. Someone Like Me - Royksopp from The Understanding 8. Casimir Puaski Day - Sufjan Stevens from Illinois 9. Miss Teardrop - Felix Laband from Dark Days Exit 10. Four - Alarm Will Sound from Acoustica: Aphex Twin Performed by Alarm Will Sound 11. Chicago (iTunes Exclusive) - Sufjan Stevens from Illinois 12. The Hand That Feeds (DFA Remix) - Nine Inch Nails from The Hand That Feeds DFA Remixes 13. Please Wake Me for Meals - Barbara Morgenstern/Robert Lippok from Tesri 14. All Your Kids Have Turned To Static - Kinski from Alpine Static 15. The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out To Get Us - Sufjan Stevens from Illinois 16. It's You - Animal Collective from Prospect Hummer EP 17. Green Cosmos - Deerhoof from Green Cosmos 18. It's 5! - Architecture In Helsinki from In Case We Die 19. Underwater (You and Me) - Alec Ounsworth from Songs About Coming and Going (Demos) 20. ***/Your Honor - Regina Spektor from Soviet Kitsch 21. Come On! Feel the Illinoise! - Sufjan Stevens from Illinois

This Week on the Lovers

For the first time, the Lovers will spotlight an entire album. And that honor goes to Sufjan Stevens' Illinois.

Also, expect new releases from: Wolf Parade, Deerhoof, Fruit Bats, Wilderness, Nine Inch Nails, Alarm Will Sound, and many more...

The Best of 2005 - So Far

Since we are now in the month of July, I thought it would be interesting to list all the Lovers' Albums of the Week since the feature started in February:

2/27 - M. Ward Transistor Radio
3/04 - Eluvium Talk Amongst the Trees
3/11 - Flaming Lips/Various Artists LateNightTales
3/18 - Devin Davis Lonely People of the World, Unite!
3/25 - The Decemberists Picaresque
3/31 - Yo La Tengo Prisoners of Love
4/08 - The Books Lost and Safe
4/08 - The Dirty Projectors The Getty Address
4/15 - Dr. Dog Easy Beat
4/29 - Madvillain/Four Tet Four Tet Remixes EP
5/06 - The Russian Futurists Our Thickness
5/13 - Headphones Headphones
5/20 - Animal Collective Prospect Hummer EP
6/10 - Minotaur Shock Vigo Bay EP
6/17 - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
7/02 - Architecture In Helsinki In Case We Die

- Perhaps you have noticed that I have stopped writing reviews for my picks of the week. Since I am not a writer they were becoming a bit tiresome to write, and I doubted if they were actually read. But they are fun to look back on so I might try to start them back up.

The Memphis Beat Summer School - Week 3

The Memphis Beat keeps chuggin' along with its series of summer theme shows with an in-studio performance from Brad Postlethwaite and special guests this Tuesday (7/7) from 1 - 2pm. You're sure to know Brad from his work with Snowglobe or his own solo albums. And perhaps you are aware of him being the driving force behind the record label, Makeshift Music. As well as performing, Brad will be sharing with us some of his favorite Memphis music.

For a complete schedule for the rest of the month of July, click here.