Radio Show Playlist - 07.24.08

Big thanks to Michael Harrell for sitting down and chatting with us this week. Be sure to swing by Cafe Coco on Monday at 7pm for his show.

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Ghostfinger - Alabama (The Feeler)
Vovo - Lighter Side of Life (Vovo EP)
Coral Castles - The Intrigue and Eventual Despair... (the Corpse and the Cake)
Cuttlefish - Crow Dog (Marble)
Majestico - I like You (Boundary Conditions)
The Howlies - Baby Shake (Lake Fever Sessions)
Eastern Block - Predawn Cantina (Eastern Block EP)
The Lonely Hearts - Everybody's Got A Broken Heart (Born in the Dark)
Michael Harrell - Paint By Numbers (Jericho Blues)
Astronaut Pushers - Cut Me Off (EP)
John Davis - Nothing Gets Me Down (4-Track Demos)
The Semantics - Jenny Won't Play Fair (Powerbill)
Silver Seas - The Country Life (High Society)
Michael Harrell - Slide Away (Jericho Blues)
This Modern Station - Evengelina (unreleased)
The Nobility - The Mezzanine (The Mezzanine)
Roman Candle - You Don't Belong to this World (Wee Hours of Review)
Vermicious K'nids - Away O Way Oh (unreleased)
The Cable Company - Beached Whale (Syndication)
Vovo - Well Known Theme (Vovo EP)
Ghostfinger - Ann Marie (The Feeler)
Kindercastle - Postmaster General (Kindercastle)
My Tyger - It Can't Be You (Lake House Demos)
How I Became the Bomb - Fat Girls Talking About Cardio (Let's Go)

Michael Harrell & New Jams Today!

This afternoon on the radio show, Matt and I will be welcoming Michael Harrell into the studio for some tunes, pleasant conversation, and a maybe plate of cucumber sandwiches.

Taking cues from some of the shining stars in the power-pop cannon (think Teenage Fanclub, Kinks, Elliott Smith, et al.), his sound is classic yet never hackneyed. Though still quite young at 22, Michael is wise enough to surround himself with seasoned vets to help him coax the sounds in his head onto record. His debut LP, which is currently being mixed by Jason Bullock at Lake Fever (plug!), features a backing band made up of members of Superdrag, Reliant K, and The Lonely Hearts. Not too shabby, eh? And from what I've heard of it, this one is a louder and more aggressive upgrade from first excellent first EP, Greetings from the Village, which came out in '07.

Michael will be playing over at Cafe Coco next Monday, July 28th at 7pm. He'll be backed by Josiah Holland of The Lonely Hearts on bass and - get this - Superdrag frontman John Davis on the drums. I'll be there, chowing down on a Monte Cristo and knocking back some crushers. Hope you'll join me.

In addition, we're stoked to be debuting some unreleased goodness into your earholes. I've got my hands on the long-awaited sophomore LP from Ghostfinger, which will be available in September. In addition, you'll also be privy to the debut EP from Vovo, which is the brainchild of Features keyboardman, Mark Bond. This five-song gem features his band mate Rollum Haas on drums and bass, along with vocal work from Jonathon Rogers (Hotpipes) & Sam Ashworth (My Tyger) and some tasty pedal steel bits from Luke Schneider (Cortney Tidwell, Stone Jack Jones, ex-Character). Can't wait to spin both of these records for all y'all.

So go ahead and tune your radios to 91.1 WRVU from 1:00 to 3:00 this afternoon and get with it. Alternately you can stream the whole affair live via Real Audio at wrvu.org. And if you miss it, you can still stream it all week via the link to your right.

Michael Harrell

Michael Harrell is a talented young songwriter with a knack for penning catchy and literate power pop. His debut EP, Greetings from The Village brings to mind classic pop dudes like Evan Dando, Alex Chilton, and Elliott Smith. However, his next release - which is currently in production with Jason Bullock at Lake Fever - has a definite heavier and raucous tone.

Wise past his years, he knows the importance that a great band can have on a recording and has tapped John Davis (Superdrag), Ethan Luck (Reliant K, Demon Hunter) & Josiah Holland (Lonely Hearts, Holland) as a studio backing band. Davis and Luck will serve as his rhythm section at our upcoming 8 off 8th at Mercy Lounge. He also keeps his fans and friends up to date on his comings and goings over at his blog.

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