1st set

They Might Be Giants – It’s Spare the Rock

ID 

They Might Be Giants – Robot Parade

The Deedle Deedle Dees – Scared By My Own Costume

Tom J. Reid – The Halloween Song

ID

Lucy Kalantari – Hallo Hallo Halloween 

Sonia De Los Santos – Sombrero (new)

ID

The Beths – Metal

[KUTX/WFNU – Triple Rainbow – Why Can’t Every Day Be Halloween?

[WJFF – Eno/Cale – Lay My Love

2nd set

Frank Turner – Better Times Will Come 

ID/prep to rock 

They Might Be Giants – Don’t Spare the Rock

ID 

DadJoke – It’s Almost Halloween (But I Never Got a Costume)

Otis the Destroyer – Animal

MrBoodaddy – This Is Halloween

Divinity Roxx – Halloween

CandyBand – Monsters

JareBear – The Freedom Song

ID (Rock the Park 10/23, 6:30 – 50th!)

3rd set

Mega Ran – Big Feelings (new)

Too Many Zooz – Turtledactyl

SteveSongs – Spyrtle the Turtle

Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 – My Pal the Tortoise

ID 

They Might Be Giants – Turtle Songs of North America

They Might Be Giants – Spare the Rock

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1st set

They Might Be Giants – It’s Spare the Rock

ID 

They Might Be Giants – No!

Erin Ivey – Amelia (in-studio)

ID

Papa Siama with Auntie Dallas – Ko Yimbi Ko

Julie Beman – At the Library

ID

Gourds – Fossil Contender

[WJFF – Lisa Loeb – In My Room

[KUTX – Deedle Deedle Dees – Cicada Song

[WFNU – Laura Veirs – All The Pretty Little Horses

2nd set

Josh Lovelace – Climb a Tree (in-studio)

ID/prep to rock

They Might Be Giants – Don’t Spare the Rock

ID

ScribbleMonster – Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child

Peelander-Z – Taco Taco Tacos

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Bellbottoms

Paul Westerberg – Love You in the Fall

ID

3rd set

Too Many Zooz – Subway Gawdz

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – This Land is Your Land

ID

Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash – I Got a Boy and His Name is John

The Boy Least Likely To – When Life Gives Me Lemons I Make Lemonade 

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo – Gotta Be Me

ID

They Might Be Giants – Robot Parade

They Might Be Giants – Spare the Rock

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I sure enjoyed talking with Richard Chin for this feature story about our little show. If you want to see a little preview of Siama’s visit, check it out here:

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1st set

They Might Be Giants – It’s Spare the Rock

ID

They Might Be Giants – Dr. Worm

Poco Drom – Purr Like a Platypus (new)

ID

Sweet Honey in the Rock – Look! Look! The Sun Woke Up

Justin Roberts – You Grew (new)

ID

SaulPaul – Home (feat. 123 Andres)

[WJFF/KCMJ – Me First & The Gimme Gimmes – I Sing The Body Electric

[KUTX – Morphine – Dawna

2nd set

Quiet Company – At the Birth (new)

ID

TMBG – Don’t Spare the Rock!

ID

Professor Jefferson Band – Airplane of Paper (new)

CandyBand – Rock, Paper, Scissors

The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name

Buffalo Tom – Lolly Lolly Lolly Get your Adverbs Here

ID

3rd set

Charlie Hope – The One That I Love (in-studio)

Hooray Miss Marae – Can a Camel Dance? (new)

ID

Steve Weeks – Songbird (new)

Jasmine & Bleu – When the Sun is Shining (new)

Fishbone – Everyday Sunshine

ID 

They Might Be Giants – Why Does the Sun Shine (live)

They Might Be Giants – Spare the Rock

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THESE EVENTS ARE POSTPONED.

We are following the city and festival’s leads and postponing the programs below. We will have them at some point after Covid-19 has passed, with as much of the original lineups as is practical.

Gosh, they’ll be great.

After a quiet 2019, we are back like nobody’s business for SXSW 2020 with two ridiculously great unofficial events.

Up first, on Friday, March 20, from 10 am to 3:30 pm, we have a tribute to both Schoolhouse Rock and Daniel Johnston, supported by our friends at Springfree Trampoline. In addition to the artists listed on the poster, we’ll have the mighty Rockaroni & Cheese and, joining the Barton Hills Choir, Nakia. Just a buck for kids and five bucks for adults, with all proceeds benefiting the oldest (and I think best) stage in Austin, the Scottish Rite Theater.

Then the next day, from 3 to 7:30 pm, we’ll return to the Domain for maybe the fifth Rock + Read Festival! It’s free, with amazing music and local children’s authors. Thanks to Hat Creek Burger Company for their terrific support.

ROCK.

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1st set They Might Be Giants – It’s Spare the Rock ID They Might Be Giants – Sleepwalkers Charlie Hope – Golden Slumbers (new) ID Dixie Chicks – Lullaby Baby Loves Jazz – Lullabye [KUTX – 123 Andres – Hola Amigo [WJFF/KCMJ – SaulPaul – Do That Hula Hoop 2nd set Josh Lovelace – Climb a Tree (in-studio) ID (prep to rock) TMBG – Don’t Spare the Rock! ID Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Bellbottoms Uncle Rock – Rock & Roll Babysitter Schoolhouse Rock – I’m Just a Bill (Jack Sheldon) ID 3rd set Billy Bragg – Flying Saucer (in-studio) Elizabeth Mitchell – John the Rabbit (in-studio) ID Lunch Money – Roller Coaster Justin Roberts – Pop Fly ID The Deedle Deedle Dees – John Brown Dan Zanes & Friends – Erie Canal ID They Might Be Giants – Meet James Ensor (in-studio) They Might Be Giants – Spare the Rock Read More