Quick reminder about tomorrow’s show and a longer-term reminder to jot some things down on your calendar.

First, tomorrow at 1, we’ve got Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem playing the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.  Tickets are just $6 at the door, and benefit the Northampton Community Music Center.  This is a must-see band, and if you’ve seen them, you must see them again.

We’ve also got most of the next season lined up:

8.7.10 • Princess Katie & Racer Steve

10.23.10 • Gustafer Yellowgold

1.22.11 • Royal Order of Chords & Keys

3.12.11 • Debbie & Friends

Also, this Sunday, Mister G, Primate Fiasco, and School for the Dead will be on the River Soundstage at Taste of Amherst for the Meltdown afternoon.  Free music for the whole family!

Finally, and I’ll write a lot more about this, especially once we confirm the rest of the lineup, but on September 26 at the Pines Theater, we’ll have a CD release show for the Many Hands CD, featuring Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem and the Deedle Deedle Dees.  As alluded to, there will be more on that lineup — some pretty amazing additions, I hope — but for now, just be sure to write that date down.

We have some new promos for the show, and I think they’re kind of fun (though I’m not sure about the voiceover at the end).  Check ’em out:

Eclectic
Beatles
Nerd

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.

Listen on demand any time you like by visiting the Spare the Rock page at WRSI.com!  And we’ll see you at the Eric Carle Museum at 1:00 (12:30 doors) for Elizabeth Mitchell & Family!

Segment 1
TMBG – It’s Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG – Flying V (Here Come the ABCs)
Caspar Babypants – Robin on a Wire
Marlo Thomas – Free to Be…You and Me
Submarines – Fern Beard (Honeysuckle Weeks)
ID
Haley Bonar – I Wanna Be Like You
We 3 – Apple (The Thin King)
ID

Segment 2
Dan Zanes & Friends – Malti (Family Dance)
Dean Jones – Sing Like a Sparrow (Rock Paper Scissors)
ID/prep to rock
Board of Education – 8 Is a Number (s/t)
Pianosaurus – Ready to Rock (Groovy Neighborhood)
Yosi – & the Superdads – Funky Monkey
ID

Segment 3
Apples in Stereo – The Bird That You Can’t See (Discovery of the World)
Roy Handy & The Moonshot – Space Kitty!
Rocknoceros – Get a Hat On (Pink!)
ID/book time with Ella (Legend of Luke)
Blondie – One Way Or Another (Best of Blondie)
Kenny Young & the Eggplants – Rage Against the Washing Machine
ID

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster – Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
ID
Elizabeth Mitchell – Hey Bo Diddley
Jenny Lewis – Barking at the Moon (Bolt)
Zee Avi – Honey Bee (Zee Avi)
Funky Mama – What Would You Do? (Grandma’s House)
ID
James Brown – Make It Funky (Part 1)

Segment 5
Linus – Humpty Dumpty (Youngster Parade)
Aaron Nigel Smith – Simon Says (Everyone Loves to Dance!)
Baby Loves Jazz Band – Duck Jam (Greatest Hits Vol 1)
ID
Deedle Deedle Dees – Bring ‘Em In (American History + Rock ‘n’ Roll = Deedle Deedle Dees) (Forbes Library Wednesday at 11, Toy Box at 1:30)
AudraRox – I Like to Pretend
Devotchka – Comrade Z (A Mad and Faithful Telling)
ID

Segment 6
Alastair Moock – Two Mommies (A Cow Says Moock)
Ralph’s World – Easy Ryders
Phish – Backwards Down the Number Line
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem – Bear to the Left (Ranky Tanky)
ID
TMBG – Put It To The Test (Here Comes Science)
TMBG – Spare the Rock

For no particularly good reason other than “I’ve been meaning to do that for a while,” I’ve relaunched this site on a WordPress install.  It’s a lot prettier (yes?) and a lot more flexible.  It’s still definitely under construction, so let me know your feedback!

I attempted to export all of the old content with no success.  Maybe I’ll try more — and if anyone has had success importing a massive RSS file into a WordPress blog, holler! — but for now, if you want old content, just go here to access the Blogger-based site as of the past post.