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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Playlist for 2011-01-08

Jan 08

Segment 1
TMBG – It’s Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG – The Bloodmobile
Stefan Weiner (Town Hall) in-studio:
Town Hall – Mary A. Longden (Tour EP)
Alright
Pandora

Segment 2
Guest DJ with Jeff Giles from Dadnabbit
Bruce Willis – Barnyard Boogie
John Hiatt – Your Dad Did
ID/prep to rock
Artichoke – Dog (26 Animals)
Robyn Hitchcock – Balloon Man
Quiet Ones – Ultrafoot
ID

Segment 3
ID
John Lee Hooker – This Is Hip
De La Soul – 3 is the Magic Number
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo – Secret Handshake
ID
Mark Erelli – Once

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster – Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
ID
Dog on Fleas – Twistification
Davey Ukelele and the Gagtime Gang – Down the Drain (David Meade)
ID
Caspar Babypants – Shoo Fly
Flannery Brothers – Pirate or Parrot?
ID
Board of Education – Ice Ages Are Fun

Segment 5
Barenaked Ladies – La La La La Lemon
Medeski Martin & Wood – Let’s Go Everywhere
Johnny Cash – Nasty Dan
ID
Peter Himmelman – You’ll Always Be You To Me
Deedle Deedle Dees – Teddy Days
ID

Segment 6
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem – They All Ask’d For You (live at Spare the Rock
ID
Readeez – You Have a Heart
Dee-Lite – Groove is in the Heart
ID
Taj Mahal – Shake Sugaree
Gustafer Yellowgold – Slim Gets In ‘Em
ID
TMBG – Your Racist Friend
TMBG – Spare the Rock

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Playlist for 2011-01-01

Jan 01

Happy New Year! Thanks to Mister G for a great in-studio and to Rosa for guest DJing!

Listen on-demand at our page at WRSI.com!

Here’s a video from Mister G’s visit with us:

Here’s Rosa:

Segment 1
TMBG – It’s Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG – Older
Mister G in-studio
– Bugs
– Chi Chi Castngo
– Chocolate
– Aisle 3

Segment 2
Bing Crosby – Let It Snow!
GrooveGrass Boyz – Auld Lang Syne
ID/prep to rock
Potjeikos – Seasons
Semisonic – This Will Be My Year

Segment 3
Readeez – Meet the Clock
Robbert Bobbert & the Bubble Machine – I Am a Clock
ID
Cornershop – Brimful of Asha
Elizabeth Mitchell – Lovely Day (Sunny Day)
ID
Elvis Costello – Radio Radio

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster – Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
Guest DJ set from Rosa:
ID
Burchie Green – I Wanna Bring My Dog to Dinner
Chris Scanlon – Fish Daddy
ID
Ralph’s World – Happy Lemons
ABBA – Mamma Mia
ID

Segment 5
Rosa Guest DJ, con’t
Mister G – Sneaky Chuihauhua (sp?)
ID
By Kids for Kids – I Love This Game
Fiesta in Mexico – La Bamba
ID
Beatles – Here Comes the Sun
ID
Israel Kama… – Over the Rainbow

Segment 6
Lunch Money – Snow Globe
ScribbleMonster – Just Happy to Be Me (Look Both Ways)
ID
New Standards – Rattle My Bones
Jingle Punx – Auld Lang Syne
ID
TMBG – Particle Man
TMBG – Spare the Rock

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Christmas Playlist

Dec 23

Listen any old time at WRSI.com.

Segment 1 (19:14)
TMBG – It’s Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG – O Tannenbaum
Uncle Rock in-studio

Segment 2
Glenn Miller Orchestra – We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Vince Gauraldi Trio – Linus and Lucy
The Not-Its! – Last Christmas
ID/prep to rock
Jingle Punx – You Gotta Get Up
Fleshtones – Super Rock Santa
Raveonettes – The Christmas Song
Squirrel Nut Zippers – Hot Christmas
ID

Segment 3
Wee Hairy Beasties – Dinosaur Christmas
Eels – Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas
ID
Danny Adlerman & Friends – Christmas on the Block
Big Al Carson with Lars Edegran and his Santa Claus Revelers – Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
Wee Hairy Beasties – Tummy Trouble PSA
ID
Bob Dylan – Must be Santa
Jonathan Coulton – Chiron Beta Prime

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster – Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
Guest DJ set from Ashley/Jimmies
Esquivel – Jingle Bells
Jimmies – Chanukah, Oh Hanukkah, Oh Hanuka
Enchanters – Mambo Santa Mambo
Drifters – White Christmas
Squirrel Nut Zippers – Carolina Christmas
Jimmies – Nuthin’ For Christmas

Segment 5
Ramones – Merry Christmas
Smokey Robinson – Christmas Everyday
Granville Williams Orchestra – Santa Claus is Ska-ing to Town
Gayla Peavy – I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Jim Carrey & Busta Rhymes – Grinch 2000
Jimmies – Jingle Bells

Segment 6
Martin Sexton – Holly Jolly Christmas
Asylum Street Spankers – Zat You, Santa Claus?
ID
John Denver & the Muppets – When the River Meets the Sea
Fountains of Wayne – Valley Winter Song
XTC – Thanks for Christmas
ID
TMBG – Santa Claus

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