Playlist for 1-22-2011

Jan 22

Listen on demand at our page on WRSI.com!

Segment 1
TMBG – It’s Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG – What is a Shooting Star?
Steve Weeks – Dandelion (Dandelion)
ID
Cake for Dinner – Chasing Bunnies
Devotchka – Comrade Z
Bonga & the Vodou Drums of Haiti – Activity
ID
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings – This Land is Your Land

Segment 2
Renee & Jeremy – Is It Really Any Wonder
Nick Drake – Things Behind the Sun
Stephen Cohen – Give Me That Toy
ID/prep to rock
Boogers – In Wonder With the World
Wall of Voodoo – Mexican Radio
ScribbleMonster – I Want to Hold Your Ear
ID

Segment 3
Steve Wynn – Monkeys (Joey’s Song Vol 1)
Baby Loves Jazz Band – 10 Little Monkeys
ID
Replacements – Cruella de Ville
Doc Dauer w/ Liz Phair – Everything’s Controlled by the Brain
Artichoke – Hippopotomus
ID
Gunnar Madsen – Sun Comes Up

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster – Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
Royal Order of Chords and Keys – Cookies & Milk
ID
Levon Helm – Milkcow Boogie
Flannery Brothers – Green Submarine
ID
Men Without Hats – Safety Dance

Segment 5
Elizabeth Mitchell – Blue Sky (Acoustic Dreamland)
Bill Harley – A Walk Around the Block (Best Candy in the Whole World)
ID
Gustafer Yellowgold – Infinity
Ratboy Jr – Floating Up
ID

Segment 6
Dreamtree Shakers – Sue, The Great Indoor Dinosaur
Lunch Money – Come Over to My Dollhouse
ID
Richard Julian – Spring is Just Around the Corner
Moona Luna – Tomorrow’s Another Day (Manana es Otro Dia)
Deedle Deedle Dees – Vegetarian Tyrannosaurus Rex
ID
TMBG – Four of Two (No!)
TMBG – Spare the Rock

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Your plans for the weekend.

Jan 21

Up first, of course, you’ll listen to the big show from 8 to 10 Saturday on 93.9 The River.

Then later on Saturday, you’ll go see the Royal Order of Chords and Keys (ROCK) at the Eric Carle Museum at 1:00.  Just $6 at the door, benefiting the Northampton Community Music Center.

Sunday afternoon, the No Nap Happy Hour continues at Flywheel with Grammy winner Bill Harley.  1:00 doors, 1:30 show.  Advance tickets ($8 each, $25 for a family four-pack) are available now; tickets at the door are $10 and $35 for the family four-pack.

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Playlist for 2011-01-15

Jan 15

It sure was fun to have Henry and Sylvia visiting us during the show!

Listen on demand at our page on WRSI.com!

Segment 1
TMBG – It’s Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG – Electric Car
Submarines – Fern Beard
ID
Harry Belafonte – Jump in the Line
Dean Jones – Sing Like a Sparrow
ID
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem – Here We Go, Zudio (Many Hands)

Segment 2
Elizabeth Cotten – Freight Train
Laura Cantrell – Yonder Comes a Freight Train
Gustafer Yellowgold – Beehive
ID/prep to rock
Deedle Deedle Dees – Baldy
The Not-Its – Accidentally

Segment 3
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo – Road Trip
Teddy Thompson & Rufus Wainwright – King of the Road
ID
Bill Harley – You’re in Trouble (at Flywheel 1/23)
Frances England – Mind of My Own (Mind of My Own)
ID

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster – Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
ID
Pixies – Tony’s Theme
Sippy Cups – Seven is the New 14
Stevie Wonder – Sugar
ID
Aric Bieganek – Central Park Kitty
Lunch Money – Original Friend
ID

Segment 5
Pizzicato Five – Twiggy Twiggy/Twiggy vs. James Bond
Keith Munslow – Spork
ID
Kingsmen – Louie Louie
Roy Handy & the Moonshot- Crayon Man!!!
Luv Clowns – K.I.D.S.
Jeremy Messermith – Tatooine
ID

Segment 6
Book Time with Ella (How to Be an Explorer of the World
Love & Rockets – No New Tale to Tell
I’m From Montreal – Just Because It’s Different Doesn’t Mean Scary
Jonathan Coulton – Mr. Fancy Pants
Kool & the Gang – Jungle Boogie
ID
Flannery Bros – Jump Up and Down dance remix
Bunny Clogs – Shpilkas (More! More! More!)
ID
TMBG – What is a Shooting Star?
TMBG – Spare the Rock

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Book Time with Ella for 1/15/2011

Jan 15

Ella talked about the fantastic book How to Be an Explorer of the World. You can find it for sale at an independent bookseller by clicking below:


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Best of the Valley Poll: A Shameless Plug

Jan 12

Just as an observation, there is a spot for radio personality in the Valley Advocate Best of the Valley poll, and one Ella Childs is a radio personality.  Feel free to vote and to encourage your friends to vote.

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