We introduce a new twist tonight, with the debut of an occasional segment that will see guests many of you may know joining us in the studio and introducing five-song sets of music culled from their own hearts and minds (okay, their own iPods). We're calling it (wait for it) Five Songs, a title which will ultimately send us back to the segment title drawing board, but I digress. Joining us for installment number one is none other than Courtenay Hameister, aptly named since, as head writer and host, she's one of those that help to bring the funny on
LiveWire! radio, heard the first and last Saturdays of every month on
OPB. She plays DJ for us tonight with a set of tunes that cover perfect love, blase break-ups, and appeals for the return of one's own sanity, among other things.
Also tonight, plenty to focus on going down around the area, including
Imperial Teen at Lola's Room in Portland. The San Francisco-based quartet returned recently after a five-year hiatus with
The Hair The TV The Baby & The Band, another wonderfully quirky set of indie-pop from former
Faith No More keyboardist Roddy Bottum and company. Even the cool kids should be dancing at this one.
Elsewhere, singer-songwriter-traveler
David Dondero continues his all-out assault on Oregon with a show at Iovino's in Corvallis before moving onto Portland's Roseland Theater tomorrow night. His new album
Simple Love was recently issued on Conor Oberst's
Team Love label to much praise, continuing a string of road-weary releases that cut deep and connect with many. Listen for an in-studio session with Dondero on an upcoming edition of
In House. Meanwhile,
Low plays the second of two nights at the Doug Fir in Portland, and singer-songwriter
Loren Depping plays a CD release show for his new album
Go By Train at the Blue Pepper Gallery in Salem.
All of that, plus new music from
Beirut,
Jesca Hoop,
Devendra Banhart,
Jose Gonzalez,
The Waterboys, and more.
PLAYLIST
Posted by jpetersen on Saturday, September 22 at 8:29pm
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Comments:
On Saturday, September 22 at 9:08pm, Clay said:
Everybody takes a tumble alright....evidently the Waterboys have fallen so low as to rehash "Fishermans Blues" with new lyrics. Nothing personal J...but that song was lame.
CR
On Saturday, September 22 at 9:17pm, jpetersen said:
Ha! That was totally "Fisherman's Blues," but I'm just glad to have a reason to play some new Waterboys, for the nostalgia (ironically) if nothing else.
On Saturday, September 22 at 9:25pm, Clay said:
It's cool...you redeemed yourself by revisiting the Pseudosix in studio. BTW the CD release show was solid, thanks to all of the bands on the bill and the friendly staff at Holocene. Definitely worth the paltry $6 cover charge!
On Saturday, September 22 at 9:27pm, julie said:
Fabulous show, thanks!
On Saturday, September 22 at 10:40pm, courtenay said:
Thanks SO much for playing that gorgeous Eef Barzelay song. I'm a huge Clem Snide fan but didn't even know his name.
Oh, and thanks for havin' me on your show! I had a blast.
On Saturday, September 22 at 10:55pm, jpetersen said:
Yeah, Eef does little wrong in my eyes-- he's got a solo album coming soon, too.
And thank YOU for the set...The Blow and Fernando made their debuts and it won't be the last we'll hear from them.
On Saturday, September 22 at 11:26pm, Nicole said:
I love that you just played We're From Barcelona. I always forget if that's the name of the band or the name of the song... Either way, it's really great.
Very cool.
-Nicole
On Sunday, September 23 at 0:23am, jpetersen said:
Hey Nicole, I tend to confuse that, too, not to mention where they're from.
On Saturday, September 29 at 9:42pm, Lisa Yarborough said:
As a former dj, for those half voice shifts I swear by hot water with lemon and honey.
I was supposed to go out an hour ago with friends but I have been totally sucked into tonights set, it is great.
On Saturday, September 29 at 10:24pm, jpetersen said:
Hi Lisa-- Thanks! That might be the ultimate compliment, can we use it?