The Music Lovers playlist for 12/15/05

1. La La Love You - The Pixies from Hey - Live Pixies
2. AKA M89 the Wolf - Portugal The Man from Walter: "You Vulture!"
3. The Start of Something - Voxtrot from Raised By Wolves EP
4. No Fun - Team LG from The Way We Do It
5. Missing Children - Okkervil River from Black Sheep Boy Appendix
6. Hitler In My Heart - Antony and the Johnsons from Antony and the Johnsons
7. Philospher - Mi and L'au from Mi and L'au
8. Lesser Laws - Patrick Phelan from Coast
9. From Drummer To Driver - Hot Chip from Coming On Strong
10. Wooo - Vitalic from OK Cowboy
11. Last Exit - Junior Boys from Last Exit
12. Prospect Hummer - Animal Collective from Prospect Hummer EP
13. Funny Like the Moon - Bunky from Born To Be A Motorcycle
14. Tropical Iceland (Acoustic) - The Fiery Furnaces from Online Exclusive
15. My Dog Was Lost (But Now He's Found) (Alternate Take) - The Fiery Furnaces from Online Exclusive
16. The Greatest - Cat Power from The Greatest
17. Alarmed - Built To Spill from Ancient Melodies of Future
18. A Silent Step (Demo) - Matt Marque from Online Exclusive
19. Telling the Truth (and Going Away) - Alec Ounsworth from Songs About Coming and Going
20. Hold Hands And Fight - The Rosebuds from Birds Make Good Neighbors
21. Pop Song For A Funeral - Ham1 from Ham1
22. Ten Cities - DoF from Mine Is May
23. Heaven Hammer (Missing) (Air Remix) - Beck from Guerolito
24. Blunt Picket Fence - Giant Drag from Hearts and Unicorns
25. The Stars of Track and Field - Belle and Sebastian from If You're Feeling Sinster (Live)
26. The Wrong Hands - Jens Lekman from "Oh You're So Silent Jens"
27. In Amongst the Millions - Vic Chestnutt from Left To His Own Devices

(I will add the artists' hyperlinks later.)

This Week on the Lovers

New releases from:
Beck, Belle and Sebastian, Voxtrot, Hot Chip, Jens Lekman, Okkervil River, and many more...

Plus, I'm going to play an older tune that reminds me a lot of Cat Power's new single "The Greatest".

The Shangri-La Xmas Party w/Harlan - Photos

Harlan Art

The band

Harlan all lit up!

Mr. Jonathan Kirkscey

Ms. Jessica

Harlan as light.

Harlan goes electric.

Another angle

DJ Buck Wilders entertains as The Glitches get ready to take the stage next.

The Lovers' Album of the Week

Jens Lekman Oh You're So Silent Jens

The Music Lovers playlist for 12/8/05

1. Wake Up (live) - Arcade Fire & David Bowie from Live At Fashion Rocks
2. Hugging My Grudge - The Boy Least Likely To from The Best Party Ever
3. Now I'm A Stick Figure - John Dufilho from John Dufilho
4. Need To Shout - Architecture In Helsinki from In Case We Die
5. You Ride, We Ride In My Ride - Hot Chip from Coming On Strong
6. No Key No Plan - Okkervil River from Black Sheep Boy Appendix
7. I Will Not Leave You Alone - North Atlantic Explorers from Skylines
8. The Horror Has Gone - Antony and the Johnsons from The Lake EP
9. Maple Leaves - Jens Lekman from "Oh You're So Silent Jens"
10. In Combat - Aberdeen City from The Freezing Atlantic
11. The Doon - The No-Neck Blues Band from Qvaris
12. King of Harm (Dwayne Sodahberk Remix) - Kid 606 from Done With the Scene EP
13. Milquetoast Brigade - Calvin Johnson from Red Square: Invited To Dinner
14. Knee Deep - Kelly Slusher from Red Square: Invited To Dinner
15. Fall In Love - Dennis Driscoll from Red Square: Invited To Dinner
16. Run Little Boy - HiroshimaLemonNagasakiLime from Red Square: Invited To Dinner
17. Almost Crimes (acoustic) - Broken Social Scene from Live at Radio Aligre FM In Paris
18. Me Plus One (The Rapture Remix) - Annie from Heartbeat EP
19. Simple Folk - King Seven from Hidden EP
20. Making You All Mine - Clor from Clor
21. Hate - Cat Power from The Greatest/Hate single
22. Ashes of American Flags (live) - Wilco from Kicking Television: Live In Chicago
23. Les Lumieres, Pt. 2 - Bell Orchestre from Recording a Tape the Color of the
24. Surfing On A Rocket (Juan Maclean Remix) - Air from Surfing On A Rocket EP
25. Suspicious - My Morning Jacket from Live at 9:30 Club
26. Green River - M. Ward from Green River single
27. The Music Lovers - Destroyer from Notorious Lighting and Other Works

This Week on the Lovers - One Year Anniversary?

New releases from:
Cat Power, Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene (by request), Okkervil River, Wilco, Kid 606, Hot Chip, Annie (Rapture Remix), M. Ward, and many more...

Though I'm not sure of the exact date, I do believe that today marks the one year anniversary of The Music Lovers on 89.9FM. So happy birthday to me!

(BTW, did anyone hear Bowman hosting Hi Fidelity last night? Fun!)

Rogue Wave - Tonight at the HiTone

Sub Pop artist Rogue Wave will be making a stop in Memphis tonight at the HiTone. To take a listen to their sound visit the band's Myspace page or enjoy some free mp3's off their Sub Pop page. See you there!

The Lovers' Album of the Week

Bell Orchestre Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light

The Music Lovers playlist on 12/01/05

1. Dry The Rain - The Beta Band from Music - The Best of The Beta Band
2. Did You See the Words - Animal Collective from Feels
3. Walk in the Park - Oh, No! Oh, My! (formerly, The Jolly Rogers) from an unnamed CD-R
4. Satellite - Motion Sick from Her Brilliant Fifteen
5. Formed a Band - Art Brut from Art Brut Live at Schubas 11/15/2005
6. Red Tandy - Mother Hips from Red Tandy
7. Liquid + Light - Chad VanGaalen from Infiniheart
8. Pocketful of Money - Jens Lekman from "Oh You're So Silent Jens"
9. Black Candy - Beat Happening from Black Candy
10. Dance Studio - Secret Mommy from Very Rec
11. Madchen mit Hase - Isoleé from We Are Monster
12. K - Jana Hunter from Black Unstaring Heirs of Doom
13. Donald Pleasance - Flotation Toy Warning from Bluffer's Guide to the Flight Deck
14. The Greatest - Cat Power from The Greatest
15. Neighbor-Hoods - Josh Rouse from Bedroom Classics, Vol. 2
16. Tiny Cities Made of Ashes - Sun Kil Moon from Tiny Cities
17. Imaginary Bars - Great Lake Swimmers from Bodies and Minds
18. Into the Woods - My Morning Jacket from Z
19. K-Hole - Silver Jews from Tanglewood Numbers
20. Greenland - The Kingsbury Manx from The Fast Rise and Fall of the South
21. Festival - Dungen from Dungen
22. Little Birdy - Anomoanon from The Derby Ram
23. I'll Believe In Everything - Wolf Parade from Apologies to the Queen Mary
24. Some People Ride the Wave - Devendra Banhart from Cripple Crow
25. Just One Summer Before I Go - Comet Gain from City Fallen Leaves
26. Still Has You - Ms. Margarette from Sweet Today
27. Jezebel - Iron and Wine from Woman King EP
28. For Today I Am A Bouy - Antony and the Johnsons from I Am A Bird Now
29. Here Before - Vashti Bunyan from Lookaftering

Happy Thanksgiving from the Lovers

I hope everyone out there had a nice Turkey Day complete with stuffed bellies and football. I sure am thankful for a lot. So thanks to all who make my life great! I would also like to give a very special thank you to Brian for filling in for me today!

Tomorrow on the Lovers (and Philly, PA)

I will not be able to host The Music Lovers tomorrow since I will be out of town working in Philadelphia. However don't fear because Brian of It's Always Something will be subbing for me. Hopefully you have heard his program which has always been one of my favorites on the station. You can check it out every Friday from 12am-2pm. Thanks Brian!

So now on the Philly side of things...

(click on the images above for the appropriate website)

Which one has the better steak sandwich?

Although both were great I would have to say my favorite was... Pat's Steaks! And now back to work...

Say Uncle!

Welcome to the world young nephew Clayton!

Calvin Johnson's Thursday Night Performance

Okay, perhaps I'm not hip enough, but I thought there would be a lot more folks at the HiTone last night to see the legendary Calvin Johnson. Granted we are talking about a Thursday night in Memphis, but to have a crowd of fifteen (and that's being generous) show up to see the K Records founder himself is a bit sad. The good news is that it was a faboulous show. Standing alone on stage with just his acoustic guitar by his side, Calvin treated the select few with his clever (and often hilarious) songs. And what a voice...I had never considered Calvin's voice his strong point but after last night I have to say I have had a change of heart. The microphone merely stood as a prop as Calvin's voice vibrated around the Tone (sometimes in a neck n' neck battle with the chatter from the bar). I also never realized how similar of an artist Clavin is to Stephin Merritt (of the Magnetic Fields). Really, I hope Calvin opens his mailbox each day to find royality checks from Mr. Merritt. Probably the most endearing part of the evening was when Calvin would talk to the meager crowd, completely ignoring the loud noises coming from each and every direction and just have us all cracking up as if he was doing an old Steve Martin routine (he even resembled Martin I thought). Anyway, kudos, Mr. Johnson, for making the trek to our fair city!

And, Viva Les Chouettes!

(Unfortunately, I forgot to charge my camera battery so there are no pictures to post...)

The Music Lovers playlist on 11/17/05

1. Misunderstood - Wilco from Kicking Television: Live in Chicago
2. War - Celebration from Celebration
3. Good Morning, Bubblegum - The Harvey Girls from Blabber n Smoke
4. Hangover Days - Jason Collet from Idols of Exile
5. My 36 Favorite Punk Songs - Jason Forrest from Shamelessly Exciting
6. Rabbit Blood - Calvin Johnson from Before the Dream Faded...
7. Cecil Stick with the Story - Alec Ounsworth from Songs About Coming and Going
8. I Want It All - Dios (Malos) from Dios (Malos)
9. Mother Tongues - Attractive from Attractive EP
10. Turn Into Something - Animal Collective from Feels
11. Careful With That - Rademacher from Ice Age EP
12. Throw It On A Fire - Bell Orchestre from Recording a Tape the Color of the Light
13. I Turn My Camera On (John McEntire Remix) - Spoon from Sister Jack EP
14. My Time Is Running Out - The Juan Maclean from Less Than Human
15. Schrapnell - Isolée from We Are Monster
16. Emergency - Edith Frost from It's A Game
17. Falling Into the Sky - Great Lake Swimmers from Bodies and Minds
18. Shiver Me - Holopaw from Quit +/or Fight
19. Forest of Love - Antony and the Johnsons from You Are My Sister EP
20. Vampire/Forest Fire - Arcade Fire from Arcade Fire EP
21. Julie (Remix) - Jens Lekman from "Oh You're So Silent Jens"
22. The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
23. Submission - Galaxie 500 from Peel Sessions
24. Virginia Reel Around the Fountain - The Halo Benders from The Rebels Not In

Calvin Johnson - Tomorrow Night at the HiTone

Photo Credit: Michael Lavine

Calvin Johnson will be performing tomorrow night at the HiTone with locals Les Chouettes (featuring Lea of Siren's Muse on drums) opening up. The entire night is a benefit for Planned Parenthood. (I was going to write up a small bio of Mr. Johnson but Scenestars beat me to it. Oh well..)

BTW, The Halo Benders' (Calvin Johnson and Doug Martsch outfit) "Virginia Reel Around the Fountain" is one of my all time favorite songs!

Fall Pledge Drive Is Over - We Did It!

The exterior of the operations.

The War Room

Ms. X and Bowman (UK-JA Reggae) in the air room.

Our friendly phone volunteers sure are busy!

The Executor of WEVL

Robert takes a pledge.

Flowers straight from Judy's own garden.

Brian talks to another ACP renewer.

Shortly before 4pm, Apryl takes the pledge that pushes us over our goal!

Jeremey gives the listeners the good news!

Our goal reached!

Rebecca (Pajama Party) gives me a big smile after hearing we exceeded our goal!

Maggie (French Accents and World Dance Party) keeps taking the pledges!

Jeremey and Dr. Ed continue to give the listeners the updates.

Even Lea (Siren's Muse) gets in on the action with her first pledge wrap.

Judy (Station Manager) can finally relax... for a moment.

The pledge drive is over!

Lonnie subs for Brett on Soul Stew as things get back to normal.

Apryl helps put the signage away until the next pledge drive in the spring.

The grand total!

We did it! (Yes, that's me)

Thank you to all those who helped us reach our goal! We couldn't have done it without you!

WEVL's Fall Pledge Drive Ends Today!

Yep, it's the last day of Fall Pledge Drive. So please don't delay! Make those donations to your favorite radio station WEVL 89.9FM right now! Give us a call at 528-1990 or pledge securely online.

Scroll down this page to enjoy some photos from the pledge drive.

WEVL Fall Pledge Drive - Day 8 Photos

I got this one of Susan (House Bayou) just as she was finishing up her volunteer duties.

Jim and Roger were our friendly lunch hour phone voluneers!

WEVL's history.

Steve Crump gets KO'd!

Brian hosting another fantastic edition of It's Always Something.

Brian with another update. Thanks guys!

Kenya giving me the eye that obviously states Stop taking photos of me!

Dr. Ed sharing his music with Memphis and the World!