What day is it?

Seems like I barely have time to lose myself in any kind of writing lately... hopefully that'll change this month when I get settled into a regular groove, ah. Until then I suppose the least I can do is make a short list of updates (and to-do's for myself), so here we go:

• TONIGHT: Local solo acts Bamu Express and Healing Potpourri will be performing live on my radio show tonight. Tune in to 90.3fm or stream "The Triplofonic Sounds" at kdvs.org. 10pm folks!!
• post stream and playlist, add some midly amusing commentary (uh, that's for me.)
• Thursday 9/13 show at my house @8pm. Come see KDVS and personal fave Mac DeMarco play our first house show.* Sacto's Bamu Express and Healing Potpourri from D-town will be opening. $3 cover. We gotta pay the man, he's coming all the way from Montreal! Check out undietacos.org/fb for more info, or just look to the right (and get here on time so you don't miss anyone.)
• *meet the neighbors before Thursday
• post photos from the Calvin Johnson show at Robot Rocket. (that's on here so someone can remind me if I forget.)
• Saturday 9/15 show at my roommates house. 7pm w/ Naomi Punk, Wimps, Yi, Godspeed 209 and same roomates' band, Ennui Trust. Bring $$donations for the traveling bands please, or come early and help us move furniture.

Just put up a set of new photos from Babeylon's first show on flickr as well. Here's the link and a preview:

 

TS 9.3.12

Stream it!

*denotes new releases and arrivals to the station

*Sandy Bull    "Love Is Forever"    Sandy Bull & the Rythm Ace Live 1976 LP   (Galactic Zoo/Drag City)    rec. live at the Berkeley Community Theater
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Wilbert Harrison    "Love Operator"    Soul Food Man LP   (Chelsea)    North Carolina, rec. 1974
*Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti    "Baby"    Mature Themes CD    (4AD)    cover of the 1979 Donnie & Joe Emerson song
The Beach Boys    "The Warmth Of The Song"    Shut Down Vol. 2 LP   (Capitol)    1964 Hawthorne, California *Gordon Styler's copy
Jukin' Bone    "Way Down East"    Way Down East LP    (RCA)    1972 Finger Lakes, NY
Rufus Jagneaux    "Port Barre"    mix cassete from T-Kette    (no label)    Louisiana, early 70s
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*Cerebrum    "It's So Hard"    Eagle Death CD    (Shadoks)    1970 underground Spanish prog rock
*The Liminanas    "Hospital Boogie"    Crystal Anise CD    (Hozac)    France
The Kaleidescope    "I Found Out"    A Beacon From Mars LP    (Epic)    1968 Los Angeles
The Kaleidoscope    "You Don't Love Me"    A Beacon From Mars    (Epic)
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Dwight Twilley    "Runaway"    self-titled promo 12-inch    (Arista)    1979
*Vocoder    "Amor De Robot"    Cuadro Sinoptico LP    (Dark Entries)    mid 80s Spanish Italo Disco
*Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti    "Pink Slime"    Mature Themes CD    (4AD)
Harry Kakoulli    "Do Not Disturb"    Even When I'm Not LP    (Oval)    1980 England. solo recordings after playing with U.K. Squeeze
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Harry Kakoulli    "I'm On A Rocket"    Even When I'm Not LP    (Oval)
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U.K. Squeeze    "The Call"    U.K. Squeeze    (A&M)    *before they became just Squeeze
Kalahari Surfers    "Golden Rendezvous Part 2"    Sleep Armed LP    (Recommended)    *aka Warrick Song, 1988 South Africa
The Dictators    "Two Tub Man"    Go Girl Crazy LP    (CBS)    1975 debut album
*UV Race    "UV Race"    Live At Missing Link split 12-inch w/Eddy Current Suppression Ring   (Almost Ready)    orig. recorded in 2008 in Melbourne, Australia, released on cassette and ltd. to 300 copies
Red Number Nine    "Joey, Are You Queer?"    Mary 7-inch EP    (Famous Rec/Dist.)    rec. 1993
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*Eddy Current Suppression Ring    "I Admit My Faults"    Live At Missing Link split LP   (Almost Ready)
*Eddy Current Suppression Ring    "I Don't Wanna Play No More"    Live At Missing Link split LP (Almost Ready)
*Lamps    "G.B.D."    All Seeing Eye 7-inch    (Sweet Rot)    Los Angeles, California. track from the upcoming Under the Ground, Under the Water LP
The Reatards    "You Ain't No Fun No Mo"    Get Real Stupid 7-inch EP    (Goner)    1997
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*Belong    "Perfect Life"    Common Era LP    (Kranky)

TS 8.27.12 Rainbow Person & Pinnacle LIVE

Stream it!

*denotes new releases and arrivals to the KDVS library.

*Obnox    "Cum Inside"    I'm Bleeding Now LP    (12XU)    *new reissue, orig. 2011 Ohio
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*Sad Horse    "Hollywood Princess Power"    Purple On Purple Makes Purple LP    (Water Wing)
Portland, OR
*Sad Horse    "Ain't That Something"    Purple On Purple Makes Purple 12-inch LP
*Potty Mouth    "Drip-Dry"    Sun Damage LP    (Puzzle Pieces/Ride The Snake/Feeble Minds)    New Hampshire
X Mas Eve    "Life's A Penitentiary"    Paint It Red 7-inch EP    ( )    1982 El Sobrante, California
*X Ray Pop    "La Machine A Rever"    The Dream Machine LP    (Dark Entries)    *new reissue, orig. 1984 demo, France
*Lumerians    "Track 1"    Transmissions From The Telos Vol. IV    (Permanent)    SF/Oakland
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*The Threat    "High Cost Of Living"    Strange Passion CD    (B-Music)    *new compilation w/reissued material out of Ireland
Son Skull    ?????    Wiped Clean 12-inch EP    (Perennial)    Olympia, WA hmm... just plopped the needle down without paying any mind to the track #, no track listing either.
Purling Hiss    "Walking Down The Street"    Puffy Areolas/Purling Hiss split 12-inch    (Permanent)    2011 Philly, PA
*Far-Out Fangtooth    "Occasion Of Sin"    Thorns 7-inch EP    (Hozac)
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Rainbow Person    "Consent & Consequences"    Live in Studio A  
Rainbow Person    "Hopeslum"    Live in Studio A
Rainbow Person    "No Cops"    Live in Studio A
Rainbow Person    "Flirting With The Edge Of The Void"    Live in Studio A
United Mutation    "Zone"    Rainbow Person 7-inch EP    (DSI)    1985 Virginia
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*Cheap Time    "Other Stories"    Other Stories 7-inch    (Sweet Rot)    Nashville, TN
*Mad Macka    "Bored!@rics"    Adidas Tracksuit 7-inch    (Swashbuckling Hobo)    John McKeering from te Onyas & Cosmic Psychos
*Replica    ?????    cassette, Oakland, California
White Lung    "Viva La Rat"    It's The Evil LP    (Deranged)
White Lung    "Atlanta"    It's The Evil LP    (Deranged)
White Lung    "Loose Heels"    It's The Evil LP    (Deranged)
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Milk Music    "No Life"    Beyond Living 12-inch EP    (self-released)
*Cobwebbs    "Look Out"    Look Out 7-inch    (Anti Fade)    Australia
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Pinnacle    "Whispering"    Live in Studio A
Pinnacle    "Cycle"    Live in Studio A
Pinnacle    "Books"    Live in Studio A
Pinnacle    "Knots"    Live in Studio A

8.13 and 8.17 the usual rock & roll/subbin' for "Day In, Daze Out"

8.13.12 Stream

*denotes new releases and additions to the KDVS library!

*Yung Life    "Hiding Girl"    self-titled LP    (self released)
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*Chromatics    "Kill For Love"    Kill For Love CD    (Italians Do It Better)
The Coathangers    "Go Away"    Larceny & Old Lace CD    (Suicide Squeeze)    2012 Atlanta, GA
*The Shining Twins    "Girls On Pills"    Come Play With Us CD    (Hall Of Records)    NY
*Cochinas    "Kittens"    self-titled Demo CD    (self-released)    Los Angeles
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*Sean Nicholas Savage    "Come Back To Me"    Flamingo CD    (Arbutus)    Montreal via Edmonton, Canada
*Tronics    "Love Tan (In A Two Way Circus)    Love Backed By Force LP    (What's Your Rupture?)  
    *reissue, orig. 1981 England
*Wet Hair    "Strange Romance"    Spill Into Atmosphere LP    (De Stijl)    Iowa City, Iowa
*Broken Water    "Coming Down"    Tempest CD    (Hardly Art)     Olympia, WA
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*Nu Sensae    "Swim"    Sundowning CD    (Suicide Squeeze)    Vancouver, BC
*Mary Christ    "Past Self"    self-titled 7-inch    (Hesitation Wound)    Washington, DC
*Monoshock    "Tom Guido Philosophically Stoogely"    Walk To The Fire LP    (SS Records)    *reissue
*XYX    "S.P.Y."    Teatro Negro LP     (Monofonus Press)    Monterrey, Mexico
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Young Livers    "Paper Lions"    The New Drop Era CD    (Kiss of Death)    **Mr. Apologies' pick
The Kidnappers    "Street Where I Live"    Neon Signs CD    (Rip Off)    **Mr. Apologies' pick
*The Nervebreakers    "Missa Moses"    Hijack The Radio CD    (Get Hip)    *reissue, orig. 1975
*The Nubs    "I Don't Need You"    I Don't Need You 7-inch    (Last Laugh)    *reissue, orig. 1979 New Hampshire
*The Knots    "Heartbreaker"    Heartbreaker 7-inch    (Last Laugh)    *reissue, orig. 1980
*The Retros    "She's Got Muscles"    Inner City Rockers: The Retros 1979 CD    (BDR)    *reissue, orig. 1979
*Hickey    "Crepe Paper Hearts"    Various States of Disrepair: Complete Works 1994-1997, 2x LP    (1-2-3-4 Go!)    *reissue
*Hickey    "The Naked Cult"    Various States of Disrepair: Complete Works 1994-1997, 2x LP
*Call Of The Wild    "Tightrope"    The Call 7-inch    (JKSHK)
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Yuck    "The Base Of A Dream In Empty"    self-titled CD (Deluxe Edition)    (Fat Possum)    **Mr. Apologies' Pick
*Caymans    "Hard Feelings"    self-titled EP on CD    (self-released)  
*Zulus    "Blackout"    self-titled CD    (Aagoo)  
*Spider Fever    "Simply Nervous"    self-tiled LP    (olFactory/Burger)  
*Pampers    "Lies"    Guts 7-inch    (JKSHK)
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*Dogjaw    "Time"    Slow to Build 12" LP    (Rumbletowne)    Olympia, WA


8.17.12 Stream

*Black Tambourine    "I Remember You"    OneTwoThreeFour EP    (Slumberland)    Ramones cover
*Graham Repulski    "Mommy's Dreaming"    My Color Is Red 7-inch    (Big School)  
*The Memories    "Kiss Me"    self-titled Cassette    (Burger)    Portland, Oregon from members of White Fang and founder of Gnar Tapes
*Girls Names    "A Troubled See"    split 7-inch w/ Weird Dreams    (Slumberland)  
*White Fang     "Strange Feeling"    High Expectations Cassette    (Burger)    Portland, OR
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Stiff Little Fingers    "Suspect Device"    Inflammable Material    (Rough Trade)    1978, request from Jose in Elk Grove
*The Penetrators    "Rock 'N' Roll Face"    Teenage Lifestyle    (Windian)    *reissue, orig. 1979 Syracuse, NY
*Dave Arvedon    "Pretty Little Streaker"    The Best of Dave Arvedon    (Mighty Mouth Music)    *reissue, orig. 1971. Arvedon of 60s Boston garage band The Psychopaths 
The Zippers    "You're So Strange"    He's A Rebel 7-inch    (Back Door Man)    1977 Los Angeles
*The Threat    "High Cost Of Living"    Strange Passion CD compilation    (B-Music/Finders Keepers)    orig. 1981 *reissued material from Ireland
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The Cigarettes    "Can't Sleep At Night"    High Cost of Living 7-inch    (Dead Good)    1980 UK
*Dogmatic Element    "Just Lovers"    Strange Passon CD compilation    (B-Music/Finders Keepers)    1982 N. Ireland
The Zeros    "Rico Amor"    Siamese Tease 7-inch    (Munster)    1977
The Detonators    "Cruisin'"    Bloodstains Across Northern Ireland    (Bloodstains)    orig. 1978
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The Cigarettes    "Gimme Cigarette"    7-inch b/w Oh! Oh! Oh!    (S-S)    1978 Los Angeles
Victim    "The Teen Age"    Bloodstains Across Northern Ireland    (Bloodstains)    orig. 1980 Belfast, N. Ireland
========================================================================*Operating Theatre    "Austrian"    Strange Passion CD compilation    (B-Music/Finders Keepers)    orig. 1981
*Borghesia    "Secret Affair No. 1"    Clones LP   (Dark Entries)    1984 Slovenia, first time issued on vinyl
*X Ray Pop    "Playgirl"    The Dream Machine LP        (Dark Entries)    *reissue, orig. 1982 France
*Stress    "I Stand Alone"    Conspiracy Theory LP   (Dark Entries)    *reissue, orig. early 80s England
*Hot & Cold    "No Dreams Tonight"    Border Area LP    (Moniker)    Beijing bros. via Canada
*Call Of The Wild    "The Call"    The Call 7-inch    (JKSHK)
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*Potty Mouth    "Kids"    Sun Damage LP    (Puzzle Pieces/Ride The Snake/Feeble Minds)    Northhampton, MA

TS 8.8.12 subbing for "Furniture Music"

Stream, stream, stre-e-e-e-eam...

*denotes new music and additions to the KDVS library.

*Fergus & Geronimo    "No Parties"    Funky Was The State Of Affairs CD    (Hardly Art)    Denton, TX from the boys of "Turning Blue"
*Bad Indians    "Sun People"    Sun People EP    (Urinal Cake)    Ypsilanti, MI
Swimsuit    "At The Falls"    self-titled LP    (Speakertree)    Ypsilanti, MI
*Grass Widow    "Disappearing"    Internal Logic CD    (HLR)     San Francisco, California
Unwed Teenage Mothers   "Little Allie"   Blonde Girls LP   (Play Pinball)   2010 Oxford, Mississippi
*Foxygen     "Teenage Alien Blues"    Take The Kids Off Broadway LP    (Jagjaguwar)    Olympia, WA/New York City
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The Barbaras    "Summertime Road"    Summertime Road+2 7-inch    (Goner)    2008 Memphis, TN R&B influenced garage rock
*Bad Indians    "If I Had The Chance"    Sun People EP    (Urinal Cake)    60s vox/pop and organ sounds (a la Grass Roots!)
*The Pizazz    "Dudley Moore"    Get Out Of My House!!! LP    (Burger)    Detroit, MI
Red Kross w/Joanna Spockolla McDonald    "Legend"    Desperate Teenage Lovedolls Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP    (Gasatanka)    from the 1984 film
*The Penetrators    "Teenage Lifestyle"    Teenage Lifestyle 7-inch (Windian)    *reissue orig. 1979 Syracuse, NY
Baseball Furies   "Teenage Love Dolls"   Coney Island U.S.A. EP   (Go Bopper)    1996 Buffalo, NY
Unwanted    "Thrills"    Shattered Silence LP    (Better Youth Organization)    1984 Canada
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*La Corde    "Virus"    Umarked Doors 7-inch    (Resurrection)    San Francisco, CA
*The Dicks    "The Dicks Hate The Police"    Hate The Police 7-inch    (1-2-3-4 Go!)    *reissue, orig. 1980
Barbed Wire Dolls    "Caught In A Trap"    Killing Me 7-inch    (Get Hip)    1990 Pittsburgh, PA
Useless Eaters    "Fake Fashion Loud Music"    Daily Commute LP    (Tic Tac Totally)    2011 Nashville, TN
The Twinkeyz    "ESP"    Alpha Jerk LP    (Plurex)    1979 Sacramento, CA
The Twinkeyz    "Wild Love"    Cartoon Land LP    (Anopheles)    2002 reissue of Alpha Jerk Material+some
*Happy Birthday    "Alien"    Shampoo 7-inch    (Sub Pop)    2010
*Mac DeMarco    "Baby's Wearing Blue Jeans"    Rock And Roll Night Club CD    (Captured Tracks) playing 9.13.12 @Cartoon Land in Davis!!
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*Living Eyes    "Nose Diving"    Ways To Make A Living 7-inch    (Anti Fade)    Geelong, Australia
*The Bizarros    "Mind's A Magnet"    Complete Collection 1976-1980 2x LP    (Windian)    Akron, OH
Debris    "Leisurely Waiting"    Static Disposal LP    (Anopheles)    2002 reissue, orig. 1976 Chickasha, OK
Simply Saucer    "Here Come The Cyborgs"    Cyborgs Revisited LP    (Mole Sound)    1989 reissue, orig. 1974 Ontario, Canada

TS 8.6.12 KDVS/Armadillo Record Swap Finds + Windian Records Winners

Stream it!

*denotes new arrivals and additions to the KDVS library.

*The Pizazz    "Livin' Like Animals"    Get Out of My House!!! LP    (Burger)    Detroit, MI
Crystal Junkyard    "Paper Dolly"    7-inch b/w Chug-A-Poo    (TRX)    c. 1969/1970
The E-Types    "She Moves Me"    7-inch b/w The Love Of Loves    (Sunburst)    1966
Les Irresistibles    "My Year Is A Day"    b/w She And I    (CBS)    1968 France via Los Angeles
Johnny Hallyday    "Psychedelic"    7-inch EP    (Philips)    1967 France
Mindburger    "Reflections Of Infinity"    Reflections Of Infinity 7-inch    (Roving Eye)    1992 (rec. '88) Palatine, IL two-man band
*Spanish Moss    "Vril Loop"    Kelp LP    (Spot-On-Sound)    Santa Cruz, CA
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Kaveret    "The Cold Shoulder"    Poogy Tales LP    (Hed-Arzi)    1973 Tel Aviv, Israel
John Ford & His Playboy Band    "When The Lights Go Out"   b/w Judy In Disguise With Glasses    (Paula)    1967/68
John Kay & the Sparrow    "Can't Make Love By Yourself"    self-titled LP    (Columbia)    1967 California via Canada
The Bats    "Tell My Why"    Popgun 7-inch    (Gustav)    1980 Beatles cover
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John Kay & the Sparrow    "Bright Lights Big City"    self-titled LP    (Columbia)
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*Karthala 72    "Dans Le Coeur De Feu"    Dans Le Coer Du Feu 7-inch    (Electric Cowbell)  
*Serge Gainsbourg    "No, No Yes, Yes"    Les Selections du Cinema de Gainsbourg LP    (Le Smoke Disque)    from the 1968 film Mr. Freedom
*Serge Gainsbourg    "La Horse"    Les Selections du Cinema de Gainsbourg LP   (Le Smoke Disque)    from the 1970 French film La Horse
Johnny Hallyday    "Fleurs D'amour Et D'amitie"    7-inch EP    (Philips)    1967 France
Seatrain    "Outwear"    Self-Titled LP    (A&M)    1969 Marin County, California
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Kayak    "Chance For A Lifetime"    Royal Bed Bouncer LP    (EMI-Bovema Holland)    1975 Holland
The Fad    "Countdown"    Self-Titled LP    (Hi-Fi)  
*The Memories    "What You Wanna Do Tonight?"    Self-titled Cassette    (Burger)    w/members of White Fang!!
*The Memories    "Clueless"    Self-Titled Cassette    (Burger)
*The Memories    "He's Just A Sad Guy"   Self-Titled Cassette (Burger)
Bathing Druid    "Zac's Lullaby"    Beltane Loofah LP    (Weird Forest)    2009 Davis, California
========================================================================*Pangea    "You Make Me Feel Weerd"    Living Dummy LP    (olFactory/Burger)    2011 Los Angeles
Thee Oh Sees    "Block Of Ice"    The Master's Bedroom is Worth Spending a Night in CD    (Tomlab)    2008 SF, California
The Waitresses    "The Comb"    The Akron Complication LP    (Jewel)    1978 (comp)
*The Bizarros   "Lady Doubonette"   Complete Collection 1976-1980 2x LP   (Windian)    Akron, OH
Jain Aire & the Belvederes    "When I Was Young"    The Akron Complication    (Jewel)
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*The Penetrators    "Rock 'N' Roll Face"    Teenage Lifestyle 7-inch     (Windian)    *reissue, orig. 1979 Syracuse, NY
*The Testors    "Together"    Together 7-inch    (Windian)    *reissue, orig. 1979/80
Simply Saucer    "Dance The Mutation"    Cyborgs Revisited LP    (Mole Sound Recordings)    rec. 1974-75 released in '89
Rubber City Rebels    "Rubber City Rebels"    Self-Titled LP    (Capitol)    1980 Akron, OH
Rubber City Rebels    "No Feelings"    Self-Titled LP    (Capitol)    Sex Pistols cover
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The Basics    "Beggin' For Beer"    Bad Guru 7-inch EP    (Basic Music)    1980

7.30.12....

Stream the show!

*denotes new releases and arrivals to the KDVS stacks

*Feeding People    "Uranium Sea"    S/T LP    (Burger)    Yerba Linda/Orange/Fullerton
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*Deep Time   "Bermuda Triangle"    S/T CD    (Hardly Art)    formerly known as Yellow Fever
Veronica Falls    "The Fountain"    S/T CD     (Slumberland)    2011    London, UK
*Lake    "Gravel"    Gravel 7-inch    (K Records)    Olympia, WA w/Paul A. Benson of Motorbikes
France Gall    "Musique"    Musique 7-inch    (Atlantic)    1977 France. b/w "Dancing Disco"
*Serge Gainsbourg    "Requiem Pour Un Con"    Les Selections Du Cinema De Gainsbourg    (Le Smoke Disque)     France
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The Laughing Dogs    "No Lies"    S/T LP    (Columbia)    1979 New York, special bonus track courtesy of the Lady Kay school of learning to cue vinyl records!
The Laughing Dogs    "Get 'Im Outta Town"    S/T LP    (Columbia)
The Records    "Starry Eyes"    S/T LP    (Virgin)    1979
*The Features    "I Wanna Be Your Man"    Floozie Of The Neighborhood 7-inch    (Last Laugh)    *reissue
*Happy Birthday    "Shampoo"    Shampoo 7-inch    (Sub Pop)    orig. 2010 Vancouver b/w "Alien"
*English Singles    "Face Don't Fit"    Disaster 7-inch    (Squirmy)    Sacramento, CA
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*K9 Sniffies    "The Mask"    Rawsonville 7-inch    (Urinal Cake)    Ann Arbor, MI
*Spanish Moss    "Witch Rings"    Kelp EP    (Spot-On-Sound)    Santa Cruz, CA
Nimbus    "Untitled Track 1"    S/T LP    (Shattered Music)    1970 Bay Area band recorded live in Livermore, CA
Rocket From the Tombs    "Ain't It Fun"    Ain't It Fun 7-inch    (Jack Slack)    1975 Cleveland, OH pre-Pere Ubu and Dead Boys
*Death    "Views"    Spiritual-Mental-Physical LP    (Drag City)    mid-70s Detroit punk rockers
*The Dinosaurs    "Frankie Is A Killer"    S/T CD    (no label)    70s outta St. Louis, MI
*The Dinosaurs    "What You Wanna"    S/T CD (no label)
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*The Guns    "Real World"    S/T 2xLP    (Smog Veil/Red Hour)    Ohio, track rec. live 1985
The Lazy Cowgirls    "Can't You Do Anything Right?     Tapping The Source LP    (Bomp!)    1987 Los Angeles via Vincennes, Indiana
Myrrh    "Untitled Track 1"    S/T LP    (Soft Abuse)    *background track
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*Meat Thump    "Box Of Wine"    Box Of Wine 7-inch    (Negative Guest List)    R.I.P Brendon Annesley

If I were a man...

... I'd want to look like King Tuff's bassist, Magic Jake:

Because he get's the chicks and the MOMs.

photos by Kayla Castanon

But until I'm reincarnated as the next Wooderson the plan remains to review the week in shows and get the rest of these photos up on the ol' flickr. (Because unlike the face-book, flickr allows you to keep the rights to the photos you post.)

Super Show tonight @ Luigi's

Garage and pop melody lovers! Two more bands have been added to the Crystal Stilts show tonight at Luigi's in Sacramento: La Sera and Magic Trick will be joining the current lineup that also includes Sacramento bands Arts & Leisure, Sneeze Attack, and Nacho Business (stream the show below to hear their live set on The Triplofonic Sounds!)

La Sera is Katy from Vivian Girls and Magic Trick is Tim Cohen of San Francisco's The Fresh & Onlys (both projects I've played on the TS, so you know I like them.) The last time I saw Crystal Stilts live was last summer at the Sol Collective with the English Singles and Nacho Business shortly after the Hub shut down for business. (That show was actually slated to happen at The Hub and luckily the folks at Sol Collective graciously opened their doors for a fantastic show.)

Also noticed that the showtime at Luigi's has changed from 8 to 7pm and cover is now $8. Get there early and mingle with the bands people. There's only so much networking you can do with a computer and unfortunately having a beer and slice of pie with your friends and favorite music makers ain't one of 'em.

A couple tunes for your earbuds:

TS 7/23/12 Nacho Business live in Studio A, early T. Rex soundalikes and King Tuff's back in town

Stream the show!


*denotes new releases and arrivals to the KDVS stacks

*Jerry (J.G.) Green    "I Finally Found The Love I Need"    Personal Space: Electronic Soul 1974-1984    (Chocolate Industries)
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Juicy Lucy    "Just One Time"    self-titled LP    (Atco)    1970 US release (r. 1969 UK)
*King Tuff    "Loser's Wall"    self-titled album    (Sub Pop)    **catch him live on 7/25!**
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Nacho Business    "Whole Tape"                    Live in Studio A
Nacho Business    "Running"                          Live in Studio A
Nacho Business    "Cotton Candy Dreams"    Live in Studio A
Nacho Business    "Spend The Night"             Live in Studio A
Nacho Business    "Sun, Sun"                         Live in Studio A
Nacho Business    "I Wanna Talk To You"      Live in Studio A
Nacho Business    "This Song...Again"           Live in Studio A
Nacho Business    "M.T. Park"                      Live in Studio A
Nacho Business    "Existing"                          Live in Studio A
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Tyrannosaurus Rex    "Elemental Child"    A Beard Of Stars    (Blue Thumb)    1970 UK, before they were T-Rex!
*Foxygen    "Abandon My Toys"    Take The Kids Off Broadway LP   (Jagjaguwar)    NY, NY/Olympia, WA
King Tuff    "Dancing On You"    Was Dead    (Colonel)    2008
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Crystal Stilts    "Radiant Door"    Radiant Door EP    (Sacred Bones)    playing w/Nacho Business 7/24 @ Luigi's in Sacramento 8pm
Plug Uglies    "Not Today"    Want Ads 7-inch    1991 Chicago
Joy Division    "Heart & Soul"   
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*Ruined Fortune    "Bulls Eye"    Bulls Eye 7-inch    (R.I.P Society)    Sydney, Australia w/members of Circle Pit/Straight Arrows & Bed Wettin' Bad Boys
Straight Arrows    "Haunted Out"    It's Happening    (Juvenile)    2010 Sydney, Australia
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The Coathangers    "Trailer Park Boneyard"    Larceny & Old Lace    (Suicide Squeeze)    **opening for King Tuff @ Harlows 7/25**

TS 7/16/12

Stream it! Be back with more musical detailings soon!
*are new releases/additions to the KDVS library.

*Tronics    "Crush On You"    Love Backed By Force    (What's Your Rupture)    *new reissue, orig. 1981 England
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*Deep Time     "Clouds"    self-titled album    (Hardly Art)    formerly known as Yellow Fever. Austin, TX
Laurence Wasser    "Der Lift"    Der Lift 7-inch    (Le Vilain Chien)     2006 one-man French band
*Per Purpose    "Business"    Warburton 7-inch    (Bedroom Suck)    Brisbane, Australia
Kitchen's Floor    "Graves"    Look Forward To Nothing LP    (Bedroom Suck)    2011 Brisbane
Kitchen's Floor    "116"    Look Forward To Nothing LP    (Bedroom Suck)
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*Terrible Truths    "No Wind, No Waves"    split 7-inch w/Hissey Miyake    (Bedroom Suck)    Brisbane
*Bitch Prefect    "Bad Times"    Big Time    (Bedroom Suck)    more Aussies!
*Brief Candles    "Sink Or Swim"    Fractured Days album    (Guilt Ridden Pop)    Milwaukee, WI
*Tronics    "Spending Time"    Love Backed by Force LP    (What's Your Rupture?)
*Living Eyes    "Ways To Make A Living"    Ways To Make A Living 7-inch    (Anti Fade)    Geelong, Australia
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*Death    "Can You Give Me A Thrill"    Spiritual-Mental-Physical LP    (Drag City)    *new reissue, orig. mid-70s Detroit rock
The Trend    "Band Aid"    Killed By Death #10    (Redrum)    1980 Syracuse, NY
*Death    "People Look Away"    Spiritual-Mental-Physical LP    (Drag City)
*Death    "Politicians In My Eyes"    b/w Keep On Knockin    (Tryangle)    1976
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*Death    "The Change"    Spiritual-Mental-Physical LP    (Drag City)
*Makers    "Don't Challenge Me"    Personal Space: Electronic Soul 1974-1984    (Chocolate Industries)    *new comp.
*Cotillion    "If You Give A Dance"    Personal Space: Electronic Soul 1974-1984    (Chocolate Industries)
Don Gere    "Werewolves On Wheels" (main theme)    Werewolves On Wheels    (B-Music)    original 1971 soundtrack
Werewolves On Wheels movie trailer   1971
Don Gere    "Burning Grass"    Werewolves On Wheels    (B-Music)    1971
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*Control    "Por Las Viejas Calles"    Radio Galaxia LP    (B-Music)    *new compilation, track orig. 1971
La Barra de Chocolate    "Alza La Voz"    self-titled album    (Munster)    1970 Argentina
*Human Instinct    "Pink Dawn"    A Day in My Mind's Mind Vol. 3    (EMI New Zealand)    *new comp. orig. 1968 New Zealand
*Bad Indians    "If I Had The Chance"    Sun People 7-inch    (Urinal Cake)    Ypsilanti, MI
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*Art Museums    "You Don't Want To Live Like That"    Dancing with a Hole in Your Heart 7-inch    (Slumberland)    San Franciso
*Cleaners From Venus    "Kool Of The Night"    Blow Away Your Troubles double LP    (Captured Tracks)   *new reissue, orig. 1981 England
Decay    "Tonight"    Tonight/Dead Brain 7-inch    (SS)    reissue, orig. 1984 Switzerland
*Mordecai    "Drag Down"    Waste 7-inch    (Wantage USA)    Butte, Montana
Kitchen's Floor    "Orbit"    Orbit 7-inch    (R.I.P Society)    2010
*Cobwebbs    "Look Out"    Look Out 7-inch    (Anti Fade)    Brisbane, Australia
Frothy Shakes    "Benzene"    Killed by Death #11    (Redrum)
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Bulldozer    "J'suis Punk"    self-titled LP    (RCA)    1978 France

TS 7/13/12: subbing for "The Creaking Hinge"

While Theo and Quill are away, Lady Kay comes out to play... records! Quill is in Lampoc and poor Theo is car-less in Sacramento. It's Friday the 13th and I should have eaten more. I was actually shaking from low blood sugar and trying not to scratch the vinyl I was cueing throughout the show. I think during one of my last back-wraps I even started talking about the songs like they were flavors; sweet and savory, buttery french tunes or something. Somebody get me some apple juice and a giant Nation's grilled cheese!

Stream while you eat.


*denotes new releases and additions to the KDVS library

The Velvets    "That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)"    b/w Tonight Could Be The Night    (Monument)    1961 doo-wop from Odessa, TX
*The Mynah Birds    "Go On And Cry"    b/w It's My Time    (V.I.P)    *reissue, orig. 1966 Toronto, Ontario w/Rick James and Neil Young
Sam Cooke    "Sad Mood"    The Best of Sam Cooke LP   (RCA)    orig. 1960
Jackie Wilson    "I'm Comin' On Back To You"    The Jackie Wilson Story LP    (Epic/Brunswick)    orig. 1961
Miss Soul    "Payback"    All the Ladies Need Funk    (Parlour)
Katie Briggs    "Green Power"    All the Ladies Need Funk    (Parlour)
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Marva Whitney    "Daddy Don't Know About Sugar Bear"   Funky Tales    (AVI)    1971
Edwin Starr    "You're My Mellow"    Groovesville Review    (Goldmine Soul Supply)
The Glass Bottle    "Red River Seal"    self-titled LP    (Avco Embassy) 1970
Julie Driscoll w/Brian Auger & the Trinity    "Season Of The Witch"    Season of the Witch 7-inch single    (Marmalade)    1967 England
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The Crystals    "Girls Can Tell"    Back to Mono (1958-1969) LP box set   (ABKCO)    **request
The Crystals    "He's A Rebel"    Back to Mono (1958-1969)    (ABKCO)    **request
Tommy Roe    "Little Miss Go-Go"    Dizzy    (ABC)    1969
Lou Christie    "Cryin' In The Streets"    b/w Lightning Strikes    (MGM)    1965
Steve Greenberg    "Big Bruce"    b/w Run To You    (Trip)   1969 reminds me a bit of of Jimmy Stuart
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Smyle    "It's Gonna Be Alright"    b/w She Means A Lot To Me    (Polydor)    1972 Beatles-esque pop from the Netherlands
The Gentrys    "Cinnamon Girl"    b/w I Just Got The News    (Sun)    1970 Neil Young cover
The Pretty Things    "Talking About The Good Times"    Rubble Vol. 3
*White Fence    "Swagger Vets And Double Moon"    Family Perfume Vol. 1    (Woodsist)
Tyrannosaurus Rex    "A Beard Of Stars"    A Beard of Stars    (Blue Thumb)    1970    UK
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*White Fence    "A Good Night"     Family Perfume Vol. 2    (Woodsist)
Tyrannosaurus Rex    "Woodland Bop"    A Beard of Stars    (Blue Thumb)    1970 UK
Acanthus    "The Memory Of Eternal Darkness"    The B-Music of Jean Rollin: 1968-1979   (B-Music)    from Rollin's french film Le Frisson Des Vampires
*Can    "Your Friendly Neighbourhood Whore"    The Lost Tapes: Disc 2    (Spoon/Mute)    **previously unreleased tracks
*Ty Segall    "I Bought My Eyes"    Slaughterhouse    (In The Red)    recorded in Sacto @ The Hangar
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George Brigman    "I Feel Alright"    Jungle Rot LP   (Anopheles)    1975
*Mount Carmel    "Choose Wisely"    Real Women LP    (Siltbreeze)    Columbus, OH
Hayvanlar Alemi    "Guarana Superpower"    Guarana Superpower LP    (Sublime Frequencies)    2010 Turkey
The Shocking Blue    "Love Buzz"    self-titled LP    (Colossus)    1969 Holland
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Craig Ruhnke    "Summer Girl"    b/w Turn The Lights Down Low    (United Artists)    1974
The Turtles    "The Walking Song"    b/w She'd Rather Be With Me    (White Whale)    1967
Donna Summer    "Denver Dream"    b/w Something's In The Wind    (Lark)    1974 pre-disco Summer
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Dynastie Crisis    "Rock And Roll Dans La Rue"    Palmares    (EMI/Pathe) 70s French pop rock

I'd like to point out that while my show page from two weeks ago has a photo of English singer Julie Driscoll on it I completely forgot to play her cover of Donovan's "Season Of The Witch." (Thank you again, Lady, for forgetting to feed yourself properly.) Well, I managed to slip it in the second set of the show this evening and found the original 60s-produced music video to share here. The set design is super simple in concept but just as far-out and (datedly) cool and colorful. And that fur coat! It puts Penny Lane's to shame (Sean are you reading this?! I have to count on another Almost Famous band-aid to understand these layered movie references!) Watch the first minute or two and see what I mean:

TS 7/9/12

Stream it. (*denotes new releases and additions and arrivals to KDVS.)

*Waxahatchee    "Be Good"    American Weekend    (Don Giovanni)
*Raw Geronimo    "Faustine"    Faustine 7-inch    (Neurotic Yell)    Laena Geronimo of Swahili Blonde and Residual Echoes
*Swahili Blonde    "LeMampatee"    Man Meat LP    (Neurotic Yell)
Joolz Denby   "Love Is (Sweet Romance)"    Love is (Sweet Romance) EP    (EMI)    1985 England
Joolz Denby    "Jackonry"    Never Never Land...    (Abstract Sounds)    1985
The Rivals    "Future Rights"    Bloodstains Across the UK   (Bloodstains)    1979
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The Detonators    "Cruisin'"    Bloodstains Across Northern Ireland    (Bloodstains)    1978
The Outcasts    "Just Another Teenage Rebel"    Just Another Teenage Rebel 7-inch    (Good Vibrations)    1978
Red Letters     "Sacred Voices"    Bloodstains Across the UK #2    (Bloodstains)    1979
Elton Motello    "Pocket Calculator"    Pop Art    (Passport)    1980
Plastic Cow Goes Mooooog    "The Plastic Cow"    (Dot)    aka Mike Melvoin 1970
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*Bad Advice    "Do Not Resucitate"    Do Not Resucitate 7-inch    (Grave Mistake)    Richmond, VA
Plasmatics    "Fast Food Service"    Beyond the Valley of 1984    (Stiff)    1981
Carbonas    "Sex Wound"    self-titled LP    (Raw Deluxe)    2006 Atlanta, GA
*GG King    "Bag"    Joyless Masturbation 7-inch    (Total Punk)    aka Greg "GG" King of the Carbonas
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*K-Holes    "Frozen Stiff"    Dismania    (Hardly Art)    New York
*XYX    "Viajero"    Teatro Negro    (Monofonus Press)    Monterrey, Mexico
*Spray Paint    "Pink Pus"    Spock Fingers 7-inch    (SS Records)
*Timmy's Organism    "Monster Walk"    Raw Sewage Roq LP    (In The Red)
*Vincas    "Red Eyes"    Blood Bleeds LP    (Douche Master)
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Plastic Idols    "Uncircumcised Twin"    Einstein Experience 7-inch EP    (Vision)    1983
Plain White Toast    "Temptations Of Driving"    Temptations Of Driving 7-inch    (Valentine)    1989
Plug Uglies    "Want Ads"    Not Today 7-inch    (Psycho Babble)    Chicago 1991
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Norman Greenbaum    "California Earthquake"    bonus 7-inch w/Petaluma LP    (Reprise)    1972
Donovan     "Superlungs My Supergirl"    Barabajagal    (Epic)    1968 UK
Terry Reid    "Super Lungs (Supergirl)"    self-titled LP    (Epic)    1969 UK
Earth & Fire    "Wild And Exciting"    self-titled LP    (Polydor)    German prog rock from 1970
Terry Reid    "Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace"    Superlungs    (Astralwerks)    1969
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*The Mynah Birds    "It's My Time"    b/w Go On And Cry    (V.I.P.)    new reissue! orig. 1966 feat. Rick James & Neil Young
*Evie Sands    "I Can't Let Go"     The American Roots of the British Invasion     (Varese Sarabande)   1965 original

more details coming soon...

TS 7/2/12

Stream (starts a couple minutes in)


Rhinoceros    "Let's Party"    b/w Old Age    (Elektra)    1970
*The Rascals    "People Got to Be Free"    b/w My World    (Atlantic)    1968 New York
The Knaves    "The Girl I Threw Away"    Pebbles Vol. 9    (BFD)    1967 Chicago
H.P. Lovecraft    "Let's Get Together"    self-titled LP    (Dunwhich)    1967 Chicago
Space Dust Candy 1970s tv spot
It's All Meat    "Feel It"    Pebbles Vol. 9    (BFD)    1969 Toronto
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The Cheynes    "Respectable"    Pebbles Vol. 6 The Roots of Mod    (BFD)    1964
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry movie trailer 1974
Link Wray    "Black Widow"    Early Recordings    (Chiswick)    1962
Scat Rag Boosters    "Studebaker Babe"    Slickat 7-inch    (Flying Bomb)    2000
The Seeds    "Satisfy You"    Fallin' Off the Edge    (Line)    1968
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David Werner    "One More Wild Guitar/Whizz Kid"    Whizz Kid    (RCA)    1974
Rob Weiss    "Cloves And Coffee"    Over the Top for You    (Studio Main)    1984
Wendy & the Rocketts    "Play The Game"    Dazed for Days    (A&M)    1983 Australia
*Alice Cohen    "Mauve Mood"    Pink Keys    (Olde English Spelling Bee/Crinoline)
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*Magic Trick    "Sunny"    Ruler of the Night    (Hardly Art)    project of Tim Cohen of the Fresh & Onlys
King Tuff    "Freak When I'm Dead"    Was Dead    (Colonel)    2008
*Ty Segall    "The Bag I'm In"    Slaughterhouse    (In The Red)    Fred Neil cover, recorded @ The Hangar in Sacramento
*Ty Segall    "Oh Mary"    Slaughterhouse    (In The Red)
R. Stevie Moore    "How Many Moore)    U.R. True    (Felony Fidelity)    2009
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Tyla Gang    "Speedball Morning"    Yachtless    (Beserkley)    1977 England
Karen Black    "Alaska"    b/w Neiborachie - The Guy Next Door    (Vital Music)    1990
Destroy All Monsters    "You're Gonna Die"    b/w Bored    (IDBI)    1978
*Mike Rep & the Quotas    "Rocket To Nowhere"    b/w Quasar    (Mighty Mouth Music)    new reissue; orig. 1978
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*Cuffs    "Y.C.C.T."    Private View 7-inch    (Ride the Snake)
Shop Assistants    "Safety Net"    Safety Net EP    (53rd & 3rd)    1986 Edinburgh, Scotland
*G. Green    "Funny Insurance"    Funny Insurance 7-inch    (12XU)    Sacramento, CA
Hot Corn Girls    "Twit"    The Hot Corn Girls    (Stingy Banana)    1995 NYC
Los Huevos    "Bike Thief"    Kiss My Cruiser 7-inch    (Moo-La-La)    Sacramento, CA 1994
Firewood    "Rococo"    self-titled 7-inch    (Robber Baron)    1997 Davis, CA thanks H.G.!
*Can    "Deadly Doris"    The Lost Tapes Sampler    (Spoon/Mute)   new reissue
Karate Party    "Pressure"    Black Helicopter EP     (Moo-La-La)    1998 Sacramento, CA
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*La Corde    "Unmarked Doors"    Unmarked Doors 7-inch    (Ressurection)    San Francisco

TS 6/25/12: My Future Roomates & Great Bands to See Live

Geoff Soule of Sad Horse

Raven Mahon of Grass Widow

I had a few visitors stop by the studio on this week's show. My best buds and soon-to-be housemates H.G., Theo, and The Color Technic hopped on the mic for the entertainment calendar and to shoot the shit for a bit. (We missed you Sean!!) Catch the party stream here.

Since the 'show reviews' section is a little light these days I've gotten into the habit of snapping photos at shows instead. Gotta start puttin' all those years of high school photo and newspaper to use somehow...

More photos for your viewing pleasure aqui.

Cody from Shannon & the Clams DJing
at The Verdi Club in San Francisco

*denotes new arrivals and releases

*Bill Baird    "Captain Brain"    Career    (self-released)    Texas
*Sad Horse    "Hollywood Princess Power"    Purple on Purple Makes Purple    (Water Wing)    Portland
Cyclops    "Fire"    Mutant Rock EP    (Johnny Cat/Portland Mutant Party)    w/Tina "Boom Boom" Luchessi of Midnight Snaxx
*Sad Horse    "Harmony"    Purple On Purple Makes Purple    (Water Wing)
*Meowtain   "Hex"   7 Songs   (self-released)   playing 6/27 in Davis @ the Robot Rocket Residence, 9pm
Gangwish    "Sea Of Love"    Space Case Vol. 1    (Dear Skull)    2010 Pittsburgh, PA
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*Plateaus    "Jasmine"    Do It For You 7-inch    (Hozac)
Cosmonauts    "Neon Kids"    self-titled    (Permanent)    2011 Fullerton, CA
Spacemen 3    "Revolution"    Playing with Fire    (Fire)    1988 England
*Methadone Kitty    "Confrontation"    Nemesis    (Neat/Beat)  
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*Culture Kids    "Jungle Beat"    self-titled   (Make A Mess)
*Culture Kids    "Psychiatrist"    self-titled    (Make A Mess)
*Dogjaw    "Grip"    Slow to Build    (Rumbletowne)    Olympia, WA
*Milk Music    "Thrashing In The Unknown"    Almost Live cassette    (self-released)    Olympia, rec. 6/1/11 @ WFMU
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*Warm Soda    "Reaction"    (Southpaw)    **forthcoming release
*Burnt Ones    "Meet The Golden One"    Protection Circle 7-inch    (Fuzz City)    San Francisco
*King Tuff    "Bad Thing"    self-titled    (Sub Pop)
Mrs. Magician    "Prescription Vision"    Prescription Vision 7-inch    (Grizzly)    playing Thurs. 6/29 at Sofia's Thai Kitchen in Davis
Wet Illustrated    "Herman's Head"    1X1X1    (True Panther Sounds)    playing Sat. 6/30 @ 13th & E in Sacramento
Shannon & the Clams    "Scuffle With The Clams"    I Wanna Go Home    (1-2-3-4 Go!)    ***request
The Cramps    "Sunglasses After Dark"    How To Make A Monster    (Vengeance)    ****request
Tav Falco & the Panther Burns    "Dateless Night"    She's the One to Blame 7-inch    (Mighty Mouth Music) ========================================================================
*Nice Face    "Shaman"    Horizon Fires    (Hozac)    one-man-band Ian Magee
Arrington de Dionysio    "Kedalaman Air"    Malaikat dan Singa    (K)
*Sky Needle    "Rave Cave"    Rave Cave    (Negative Guest List)    Brisbane Australia
*Kevin Greenspon & Nicole Kidman    "Girl School Punk Soda"    Already Dead    (Bridgetown)
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Pastiche    "Derelict Boulevard"    b/w Flash Of The Moment    (Euphoria)    1976 Boston
*Cleaners From Venus    "Factory Boy"    Midnight Cleaners    (Captured Tracks)    new reissue; orig. 1982
Sparks    "Girl From Germany"    A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing    (Bearsville)    1973
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*Bamu Express    "Who R U"    Awful Earlies    (self-released)    because Chris A. called...

TS 6/22/12

Stream Friday's show here and be sure to tune in Mondays 10pm-midnight because the Triplofonic Sounds is moving into this new time slot starting tomorrow. It'll be fun to see what I can do under the cover of safe harbor with an extra half-hour. Live bands will be a must!

*denotes new releases and arrivals to the KDVS stacks


*Plateaus    "Do It For You"    Do It For You 7-inch    (Hozac)    San Diego
*Vulture Shit    "I Love The Way He Touches His Computer"    I Love The Way He Touches His Computer EP    (self-released)    Brooklyn
*Love Collector    "Circuit Breaker"    Human Bodies EP    (CQ)    Austin, TX
*Far-Out Fangtooth    "Occasion Of Sin"    Thorns 7-inch    (Hozac)    Philadelphia, PA
*E.T. Habit    "Starside Devastation"    Venemous 7-inch    (Hozac)    debut 7-inch
*Led Er Est    "Animal Smear"    The Diver    (Sacred Bones)    NYC
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*Cozy    "Cola Shock Kids"    Cola Shock Kids 7-inch    (Hozac)
*The Features     "Floozie Of The Neighborhood"    Floozie Of The Neighborhood 7-inch  (Last Laugh)  reissue, orig. 1979
*Kidda Band    "Fighting My Way Back"    Fighting My Way Back 7-inch    (Last Laugh)    reissue, orig. 1979
*Bottle Service    "Texting"    split 7-inch w/The French Inhales    (CG)
The Patchy Skies    "Just No Telling"    Markings 7-inch    (Extra Small)
*Grass Widow    "Dissapearing Industries"     Internal Logic     (HLR)    San Francisco
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Paper Faces    "Riding A Bomb"    Riding A Bomb 7-inch    (Family Only)    1981 NYC
*Daughn Gibson     "Lookin' Back On '99"    All Hell    (White Denim)    Carlisle, PA
*Mac DeMarco    "One More Tear To Cry"    Rock And Roll Night Club    (Captured Tracks)    Montreal, Quebec
Tom Chapin    "Make A Wish Opening"    ABC 1971-1976
*Bobb & the Kids    "Selling Me Short While Stringing Me 'Long"    Take Me Home Vienna 7-inch    (Mighty Mouth Music)    1981
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*Shane & Quincy Conserve    "San Francisco Girls"    A Day in My Mind's Mind Vol. 3    (EMI New Zealand)    melodious New Zealand sunshine psych c. 1970
*NGC-4594    "Colors"    Skipping Through the Night    (Cherry Red)    orig. 1967
The Tell-Tale Hearts    "Circus Mind"    b/w Flying    (Nevermore)    1994, rec. '89
*The Outsiders    "Bird In A Cage"    Beat Legends    (Pseudonym)    bonus CD with Beat Legends biography
The Rolling Stones    "Snap, Crackle, Beat! Rice Krispies"    1964 jingle
*Ray Columbus & the Art Collection    "Snap, Crackle, Pop"    A Day in My Mind's Mind Vol. 3    (EMI New Zealand)    1967
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*Lincoln Street Exit    "Man Machine"    Drive It    (Mainstream)    1970 New Mexico

TS 6/15/12 The Usual Grab Bag; Things That Play On Repeat in My Mom's Car...

...because somehow she tolerates these noises! Stream 'em, and this...

*denotes new arrivals and additions to the KDVS library

*Lake    "Gravel"    Gravel 7-inch    (K Records)    Olympia, WA
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*Shana Halligan    "True Love"    Shana Halligan    (Lady Swank)
*Iamamiwhoami    "Goods"    Kin    (To Whom It May Concern)    *forthcoming album, Sept. 2012
*Human Woman    "It's Gonna Hurt You"    Human Woman    (hen)    Iceland
*Bamu Express    "Walk The Shame"    Awful Earlies    (self-released)    Sacramento, CA
*Violent Vickie    "The Frame"    Violent Vickie    (self-released)    San Francisco
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Algebra Suicide    "Little Dead Bodies"    Little Dead Bodies 7-inch    (Buzzerman)    1986
*Broken Water    "Orange Blossom Stains"    Tempest    (Hardly Art)    Olympia, WA
*Crash Normal    "Ice Forest"    Your Body Got A Land LP   (Kill Shaman)
White Fang    "Unchain Your Brain"    Positive Feedback Cassette    (Gnar Tapes)    2011 Portland
White Fang    "Alien"    Positive Feedback Cassette    (Gnar Tapes)
*Yves/Son/Ace    "Please Don't Go"    Please Don't Go 7-inch    (Kill Shaman)    aka Matthew Ford
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Doll By Doll    "Palace Of Love"    Palace Of Love 7-inch    (Automatic)    1979 UK
Alexander    "All My Life (I Love You)"    All My Life I Love You 7-inch    (Sundazed)    1972 material backed with 90s cut; Canada
Hotlegs    "Lady Sadie"    You Didn't Like It Because You Didn't Think Of It LP
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The Merry Go Round    "Live"    The Best of the Merry Go Round LP    (Rhino)    1966 Hawthorne, CA
Grapefruit    "Round Going Round"    Around Grapefruit    (Apple)    1968 UK
The Cuff Links    "Run Sally Run"    b/w I Remember    (Decca)    1970 w/Ron Dante of The Archies
Robin Ward    "Wonderful Summer"    b/w Dream Boy    (Dot)    1963
Don & The Goodtimes    "And It's So Good"    b/w I Could Be So Good To You    (Epic)    1967
Beau Dollar    "(I Want To Go) Where The Soul Trees Grow"    7-inch Radio Promo    (King)    1970
Delaney & Bonnie and Friends    "Wade In The River Jordan"    7-inch Radio Promo    (Columbia)    1972
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Dorothy    "Softness"    I Confess 7-inch    (Industrial)    1980 UK

I can't seem to stray away from Bamu Express' latest full-length Awful Earlies! I've raved about Sacto multi-instrumentalist Chris Anderson before, but this is time he's really done it. This most recent self-release blends 80s electronic dance-scapes with distorted lyrics delivered so languidly (and I'll say this again too, because it's true) that Human Ear and Co. would be proud. However, to pin this guy down as simply "throwback" or "nostalgia" would be a true understatement to Anderson's adeptness in deriving a unique contemporary sound while pulling from the past. Here's a couple choice tracks from Awful Earlies -- expect Anderson's label debut on KDVS Recordings before the end of 2012!

And if you dug that -- Bamu Express's Koto Samples EP extracts bits of Japanese koto playing so elegantly that you have to actively listen for them in "Let It Down." When my friends and I first started envisioning a Portlandia-esque cable access program (which has since turned into a satirical morning show about Davis, CA) this is the track we picked for our theme song. Listen, just don't say "cacao!"


So cassettes... I still buy them and I keep waiting to run into some thirteen year-old kid who's never seen one. "I'm not old, I merely enjoy vintage mediums!" But what is it about cassettes that draws us late 80s/early 90s babies to this ultra lo-fi plastic vehicle of sound? If you keep up with your local D.I.Y. music scene then perhaps you already know they haven't become completely obsolete. Which brings me to another question: Can you still buy a new car with a tape player? I feel myself about to break into a tangent  -- my point is I bought a White Fang tape when they played at Luigi's in Davis last month and it's still in the tape player in the car (which by the way, is a 2002 Tahoe. It's the people who work in or move to Davis that drive fuel-efficient vehicles, not the ones who actually grew up here. We had a GM Suburban when I was a kid!).
    White Fang's Positive Feedback is fun and unrefined because it was made to fit the medium, and it does so by almost comically taking advantage of typical cassette tape idiosyncrasies. These are the kinds of jams you want to hear laden with tape hiss and (intentional) pitch shifts. The minute-forty long "I Can't Skate" just wouldn't rattle you as well without the lack of production quality and the jarring jump into the a-side's standout song "Unchain Your Brain." It's as if they'd recorded one track, rewound the tape and rerecorded over it. It makes me laugh every time I listen to it because it's so obviously a cassette, but that's part of the listening experience. It's not so much about separating each individual song as it is about just making a fucking tape!