Some interesting covers, including “Cisco Kid” by Reuben Wilson, “You Know I’m No Good” by Prince Fatty (featuring Hollie Cook) and “The Model” by The Balanescu Quartet (featuring David Byrne). Plus, Pat plays new stuff from La Luz, Marcel Wave, Habibi, and Portuguese Folktronica artist, Ana Lua Caiano. Point your ears at this.
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Hot take from an old white man, just what the world needs right now, about the recent brouhaha over “alternative” radio in Columbus, Ohio. Then Pat follows it with mostly new stuff from CLASS, Lupo Città, The Pheromoans, Mary Timony, Nabihah Iqbal, Madder Rose, Married FM and lots more.
Dave says goodbye to Karl Wallinger and Eric Carmen and plays a lot of great loud guitar rock from the ’80s college rock days, a cool live version of “Pablo Picasso” by Jonathan Richman, and gems from Nick Lowe and Keith Richards, among others. The “even better alternative”, indeed!
Sue Harshe of Scrawl and Fort Shame is Shirley’s second guest on Picks. Sue decided to spin the theme to “Songs I Wish I had written”. Sue prefers music that the listener can live inside, with plenty of space to appreciate the different parts and the whole of the song simultaneously. Perfect autumn soundtrack.
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Pat hypes the Oneida / Dana / Golomb show happening at Cafe Bourbon Street, Tuesday August 15, and he talks with Olivia Stefanoff of Music Columbus about Gift of Music and her awesome band Big Fat Head.
“Back view of old and broken radio.” by shixart1985 is licensed under CC BY 2.0 
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