2014-01-25 Playlist and Stream

Jan 24

Listen now!

Segment 1
TMBG – It’s Spare the Rock
Ella ID
TMBG -Stalk of Wheat
Mil’s Trills in-studio
Segment 2
Jonathan Coulton – I’m Your Moon (in-studio)
ID/prep to rock
TMBG – Don’t Spare the Rock!
Baron von Rumblebuss – Bubble Wrap (new)
Polyphonic Spree – Reach for the Sun (Section 9)
Hit ‘em Hard bumper
Tanya Donnelly – Laluna the Loon
Rainbow Beast – Happy Clouds (new)
ID
Segment 3
Mother Falcon – Marfa (new)
Alastair Moock (w/ Anand Nayak) – CBAs and a Twinkle Baa
ID
Bonga & the Vodou Drums of Haiti – Activity
The Wiggly Tendrils – Gray’s Alphabet Song (new)
Bag of Hammers bumper
Nora & One Left – My Bike & Me (new)
ID
TMBG – I Am Not Your Broom

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Meltdown!

Jan 24

We’re just over two months away from The River‘s Family Music Meltdown and Book Bash — Saturday, March 29, 10-4, Smith Vocational & Agricultural High School in Northampton.  This is our sixth year doing this event, and I gotta say, I think it is the strongest lineup we’ve ever had.  Check it out:

Alastair Moock & Friends (Grammy nominee!)
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem (featuring Grammy nominee Anand Nayak!)
Gustafer Yellowgold
The Deedle Deedle Dees
Elska
Danny Lion (Dan from Flannery Brothers)
Grenadilla
In the Nick of Time
Jay Mankita
Tom Knight puppets
Talking Hands Theatre puppets
Stacey Peasley
JJ Farnham
Marsha Goodman-Wood

And Jarrett J. Krosoczka has, as always, put together an amazing lineup of authors too:

Tanya Lee Stone (Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors?: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell)
Bob Shea  (Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great)
Raina Telgemeier (Smile, graphic novel adaptations of Baby-Sitters Club)
Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry)

And Jarrett’s Draw-Off!

Liam and I will be there — hope you will be too!

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2014-01-18 Playlist and Stream

Jan 22

Listen now!

 

Segment 1
TMBG – It’s Spare the Rock
Ella ID
TMBG – Ten Mississippi
Angelique Kidjo with Carlos Santana – Naima
ID
Astrograss – The Colored Pencil Factory
Spankers ID
Asylum Street Spankers – Everybody Loves My Baby
ID
Israel Kamakawiowo’ole – Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World
Segment 2
Jayhawks – Smile
ID/prep to rock
TMBG – Don’t Spare the Rock!
Chibi Kodama – The Roach Waved Hello (new)
Hipwaders ID
Hipwaders – The Books I Like to Read
Mr. Leebot & the Boogers – (Having a Blast) at the Pool
ID
Man or Astro-Man? – Jetsons Theme
Segment 3
James Brown – Get Up Offa That Thing
Human Tim + Robot Tim – Jump on the Moon (new)
ID
Lucas Miller – I Don’t Wanna Be Part of the Food Chain
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem – Zudio
Muckafurgason – Dictionary
ID
TMBG – I Am Not Your Broom
TMBG – Spare the Rock

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2014-01-11 Playlist from the desert!

Jan 07


Wow we had fun recording in the desert!

trailer recording

Segment 1
TMBG – It’s Spare the Rock
Ella ID
TMBG – Eight Hundred and Thirteen Mile Car Trip
Gustafer Yellowgold – The Cactus Calls
ID
The Real Tuesday Weld – I Love the Rain
Red Yarn & Friends – Rattlesnake
ID
Laura Doherty – Heartbeat (new)
Nora and One Left – The World is a Wonderful Place (new)
ID

Segment 2
Randy Kaplan – I Like Cacti
ID/prep to rock
TMBG – Don’t Spare the Rock!
Alkaline Trio – Movin’ Right Along
The Salteens – All My Friends
Massive Nights bumper
Paper Moon – Your Attitude Towards Cuttlefish
Robin Vaughan – What Do You Like More?
ID

Segment 3
Fountains of Wayne – Trucks
Father Goose – Flying Machine
ID
Shiprock and Anchordog – Desert Dogs
Recess Monkey – Getting a Sunburn
Caspar Babypants – Here Comes the Sun
ID
TMBG – Meet the Elements
TMBG – Spare the Rock

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2014-01-04 Playlist

Jan 04

Segment 1
TMBG – It’s Spare the Rock
Ella ID
TMBG – Boat of Car (Brass Band version)
Lucky Diaz & the Family Jam Band – Til There Was You
Manu Chao – Bongo Bong
ID
Mister G – Crocodrilio
Medeski, Martin & Wood – Where’s the Music
ID
Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper – Elvis is Everywhere

Segment 2
Uncle Rock – Please Don’t Make Me Laugh When I’m Upset (live at Spare the Rock)
ID/prep to rock
TMBG – Don’t Spare the Rock!
Matt & Kim – Let’s Go
Mike Park – Little Green Frog
Bag of hammers bumper
Miz B – Raise the Brain
Throwing Muses – Counting Backwards
ID

Segment 3
Lunch Money – To Be a Fossil
Mocean Worker – Right Now
Tribe Called Quest bumper
The Que Pastas – Ooh Bubble
ID
Mariana Iranzi – Hola Hello
Milkshake – Bottle of Sunshine
ID
TMBG – Courage the Cowardly Dog
TMBG – Spare the Rock

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