2010-06-12 Playlist

Jun 12

Listen on-demand at our page at WRSI.com. And thanks to Randy Kaplan for stopping by!

Segment 1
TMBG – It’s Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG – Nine Bowls of Soup
Brian Wilson – Old Master Painter/You Are My Sunshine
Elizabeth Mitchell – John the Rabbit (live at Spare the Rock)
ID
Renee & Jeremy – Rely
Dean & Britta – Making Me Smile (Sing Me to Sleep)
Charity & the JAMband – Whatcha Gonna Bring (Rock Your Socks Off)
ID

Segment 2
Justin Roberts – 2 x 4 (Jungle Gym)
Frances England – Daddy-O
Lunch Money – Nightlights (Silly Reflection)
ID/prep to rock
Liz Phair (& Marc Dauer) – Everything’s Controlled by the Brain (The Body Rocks)
Alexandra & the Good Batch – DEMAND (Extended Playdate)

Segment 3
Quazar & the Bamboozled – Can You Picture That?
Angelique Kidjo – Move on Up
ID
The Pop Ups – Outside Inside (Outside Voices)
Recess Monkey – Science Fair (Final Funktier)
ID/Book Time with Ella (Magic Or Not)
Recess Monkey – Book Time Bed
SteveSongs – No Good Toys
ID

Segment 4
Randy Kaplan In-Studio (20:45)
– My Little Laugh
– The Kids Are All Id
– I Got Plenty of Nuthin’

Segment 5
ID
Rhythm Child – Everybody is the One
Michael Franti & Spearhead – Sound of Sunshine
Sippy Cups – Don’t Remove the Groove (Time Machine)
Madness – Our House
ID

Segment 6
Starfish – My Name is No (Enter Sandbox)
Royal Order of Chords and Keys – Central Park Kitty
ID
Board of Education – 8 Is A Number
ID
TMBG – Older (Mink Car)
TMBG – Spare the Rock

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Book Time with Ella for 2010-06-10

Jun 12

Thanks to Recess Monkey for the awesome new Book Time theme song!


Ella talked about the Edward Eager book Magic or Not? this week.  Click on its cover to find it for sale from an independent bookseller, or find a library near you!

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Playlist for 2010-06-05

Jun 05

Listen on demand at our page at WRSI.com!

Thanks to the Okee Dokee Brothers for coming by.  Here’s what we played:

Segment 1
TMBG – It’s Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG – Rolling O
Sweet Colleens – Who’s My Pretty Little Baby (The Monkey Dance)
The Bramble Jam – Pancakes (Move Your Boots)
ID
Billy Bragg & Wilco – Hoodoo Voodoo (Mermaid Avenue
Earthworm Ensemble – We Are Birds (s/t)
ID

Segment 2
Bob Marley – One Love
Caspar Babypants – Free Like a Bird (Here I Am!)
ID/prep to rock
ScribbleMonster – I Wish I Lived in Michigan
R.O.C.K. – Cookies & Milk
Shonen Knife – Frogphobia (Brand New Knife)
Terrible Twos – Lilly Names Everything Sandy
ID

Segment 3
Stan Ridgway & Pietra Wexstun – Kooky’s Cuckoo Clock
Lonseome Brothers – Crossing with the Cuckoo
ID
Princess Katie & Racer Steve – Tiny Cool (Tiny Cool)
James Brown – Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem – If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out
ID/book time with Ella (Charlotte Sometimes)

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster – Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
Okee Dokee Brothers in-studio

Segment 5
ID
Justin Roberts – Never Getting Lost (Jungle Gym)
The Pop Ups – Up and Down (Outside Voices)
Recess Monkey – Beat-Box-a-Robot

Segment 6
Mr. Leebot – Good Bot
ID
Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Human Tim + Robot Tim – Little Robot
ID
TMBG – Figure Eight
TMBG – Spare the Rock

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Book Time for Ella for 2010-06-05

Jun 05

This week Ella talked about Charlotte Sometimes.  Click on the book cover to find an independent bookseller selling it!

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Nields “Organic Farm” DVD Release Party

Jun 02

We’re crazy lucky to have The Nields here in the Pioneer Valley.  They’ve got a super fun new DVD, “Organic Farm,” out now, and they’re having a DVD release party for it at the lovely Tuesday Market in just a couple of weeks – Tuesday, June 15, from 2:30 to 5:30.

And of course, don’t forget that they’re playing the Meltdown Stage at the Green River Festival!

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