This week, Ella talked about the second book in the Oliver Nocturne series by Board of Education singer Kevin Emerson.  Click on the cover of the book to find it for sale from an independent bookseller.

Due to the tragic and unexpected death of a close friend, Elizabeth Mitchell & Family had to cancel their performance at the Meltdown.  Local hero Mister G will be filling the slot on the main stage.

One last reminder: Saturday, 10 to 4, JFK Middle School, a ridiculous music and author lineup.  Be there.

Listen any time you like at WRSI.com!

Here’s what we played:

Segment 1
TMBG – It’s Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG – Hello Radio
Frances England – The Books I Like to Read
Bill Janovitz – Gold Day
ID
Bob Dylan – Forever Young
Telephone Company – What Am I Gonna Do With This Baby? (Panda Brain!)

Segment 2
Martin Zellar – Down in the Valley (Down by the Riverside)
Uncle Rock (w/ Elizabeth Mitchell) – There Is No Away
ID/prep to rock
Alexandra & the Good Batch – DEMAND (Extended Playdate)
Mr. Leebot – Bathtub Superstar
Devo – Whip It
ID

Segment 3
Robbert Bobbert – Gravity
Flannery Brothers – One Wasn’t Enough
ID
Alastair Moock – Belly Buttons
Grupo Fantasma – Gimme Some
Ratboy Jr. – Robot Pirate
ID

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster – Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
ID
Debbie & Friends – Willy Won’t (More Story Songs & Sing Alongs)
REM – We Walk
Deedle Deedle Dees – Teddy Days (Freedom in a Box)
ID
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings – This Land is Your Land

Segment 5
Asylum Street Spankers – Down By the Riverside (God’s Favorite Band)
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo – Gotta Be Me (Easy)
Dog on Fleas – Baby U
ID
Tim & the Space Cadets – Superhero
Vampire Weekend – White Sky

Segment 6
Earthworm Ensemble – Bang a Drum
Golden Earring – Radar Love
The Roots – Lovely, Love My Family
ID
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem – The Green Grass Grows All Around (Ranky Tanky)
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TMBG – Particle Man
TMBG – Spare the Rock

Monte, who does the morning show and is Program Director on WRSI, is starting his Campout for Cancer Connection this morning.  He’ll be camping out on the courthouse lawn in downtown Northampton until he raises $20,000.  Also, he hates camping.

Cancer Connection does amazing work supporting people with cancer — and their families — and I wish we’d had it in Fayetteville last summer when my dad was diagnosed and dying.  While we got great services from the local hospice folks, Cancer Connection goes well beyond that.  To learn more about the group, visit their website.

We’ve donated in past years, but since last summer, it’s become even more personally important to us.  Ella and Liam each kicked in $10 this year, and we donated on top of that.

You should too.  Go to WRSI.com and click on “Donate Now.” (And you can click on “Listen Live” to hear the broadcast.)