November 27, 2012 - Live shows trump albums?

This morning I was thinking about artists whose live shows are better than their albums. This isn't a slight at any artist and their albums, but a preference of me (and maybe others?). Here is part of my life (updated as people post and as I think of more):
The Sadies - their live performance is one of the best ever, but cannot be captured on album (not even their live album)
Hawksley Workman - he is such a performer and has a very dynamic personality that would be impossible to show on an album without all the other elements
Rose Cousins - her albums often include other instruments and voices, which I feel takes away from the power and beauty of her voice
Little Miss Higgins  - Her live performance marginally beats out her albums and is mostly because of her amazing ability to play guitar, her awesome outfits, her stories, and her playing slide guitar with a shot or pint glass!
The Weber Brothers+
Sunparlour Players - Nothing can compare to the amount of sweat that these guys leave on stage... two drum kits and a whole lot of heart and soul are shown in their live show. It's impossible to put that on a an album.


If you have a band to add - comment below!

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
 Romi Mayes* - How I Roll - Sweet Somethin' Steady
Serena Ryder* - Little Bit of Red - Is it ok
Romi Mayes* - Easy on you - Lucky Tonight
Serena Ryder* - Blown like a wind at night - Is it ok
Wilco - You and I - Wilco (the album)
Hawksley Workman* - A moth is not a butterfly - Treeful of Starling
Blitzen Trapper - The Tree (featuring Alela Diane) - Destroyer of the Void
The Elected - Greetings in Braille - Me First
Peter Elkas* - Sweet Nancy - Wall of Fire
Cuff the Duke* - Where did we go wrong - Union

7:00-8:00
Beachwood Sparks - Sparks fly again - The Tarnished Gold
Travis - Why does it always rain on me - The Man Who
Amelia Curran* - You won't find me - War brides
Paper Moon* - turning colours into greys - Broken hearts break faster everyday
Little Miss Higgins* - Give your mama one smile - Cobbler Shop Sessions
Hannah Georgas* - Chit chat - This is Good
Mother Mother* - Arms tonight - O my heart
Jon and Roy* - Little bit of love - Another noon
Andy Shauf* - Hometown hero - The Bearer of Bad news (2012)
Elliott Brood* - Write it all down for you - Mountain Meadows
Band of Horses - Knock Knock - Mirage Rock
Immaculate Machine* - Broken Ship - Ones and zeros

+ This was the comment from a friend of mine:
"I adore the The Weber Brothers live, but don't enjoy their albums. Too much editing, too clean a sound. I like their raunchy dirty sound, it's real, it's natural, it's what the blues are supposed to be. If they ever do a live album that might be something I'd be interested in, but as far as I'm concerned their albums don't even sound like them. Live they are too fabulous to be missed."

November 14th Playlist "say it in your mind until you know that the words are right"

This morning I woke up with a serious excitement about the show today. There isn't any particular reason, but I was excited to play music. Maybe it was because I promised Ishmael* that I would play some Shotgun Jimmie for his birthday or maybe it's because I was planning to play some Edith Piaf. It's probably for lots of these reasons. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the show this morning!

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
 Rose Cousins* - If you were for me - If you were for me
Van Morrison - Sweet thing - Astral weeks
Po' Girl* - Poor girl - Vegabond Lullabies
The Deep Dark Woods* - Hang me, oh, hang me - Hang me,  oh hang me
Liz Phair - Whipsmart - Whipsmart
Mirah - Sweepstakes Prize - You think it's like this, but really it's like this
Edith Piaf - La Vie en Rose - Greatest Hits
Robert Plan & Alison Krauss - Gone gone gone (done moved on) - Raising sand
Cuff the Duke* - It's all a blur - Way down here
Barley Wik* - Tumbleweed - Dusty lullaby

7:00-8:00am
Shotgyn Jimmie* - Bedhead - The Onlys
The Dears* - You and I are a gang of losers - Gang of Losers
The Pack A.D.* - Don't have to - Funeral Mixtape
Regina Spektor - One more time with feeling - Far
Sarah Slean* - Waiting for someone - The baroness
Radiohead - The Bends - The Bends
Jeff Buckley* - Hallelujah - Grace
Whitehorse* - Out like a lion - The fate of the world depends on this kiss
The Weakerthans* - This is a fire door never leave open - Left and leaving
Dragonette - Fixin to thrill - Fixin to thrill

November 7th Playlist "But for now we are young, let us lay in the sun and count all of the beautiful things we can see"

Whitehorse is coming to Saskatoon!

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Rose Cousins* - Edmonton - If you were for me
James Keelaghan* - Harvest Train - A few simple verses
Josh Ritter - Kathleen - Hello Starling
Whitehorse* - I'm on fire - self-titled
Basia Bulat* - Heart of my own - Heart of my own

Po' Girl* - Under the chestnut tree - Unreleased
Cuff the Duke* - Where did we go wrong - Union
Julie Doiron* - I woke myself up - Woke myself up
The Details* - The Original Mark - Original Mark EP
Mother Mother* - Let's fall in love - Sticks
Metric* - Handshakes - Live it out
Novillero* - A little Tradition - A little tradition
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the airplane over the sea - In the airplane over the sea

7:00-8:00am
Rose Cousins* - Celebrate - The Send Off
Ruthie Foster* - Another Rain Song - Stages
Oh Susanna* - See what promises can bring - Soon the birds
The Waifs - Without You - sundirtwater
Amelia Curran* - Ah me - Hunter, hunter
Great Lake Swimmers* - River's edge - Lost channels
Frazey Ford* - Birds of Paradise  - Obadiah
Rose Cousins* - The send off - The send off
Travis - Sing - The Invisible Band
The Hidden Cameras* - In the na - Origin:Orphan
Sloan* - Penpals - Twice Removed

Oh, It's Halloween? October 31 Playlist!

I awoke this morning realizing that it's Halloween and I didn't have a scary show planned! I don't do a lot of planning for my Wednesday morning shows, but I do have a pretty good idea of what I'm going to play. I put my "game plan" away and tried to intermingle some scary-ish songs today. I hope you enjoyed it!

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Blitzen Trapper - Sadie - Destroyer of the Void
Wolf Parade* - Sons & Daughters of Hungry Ghosts - Apologies to the Queen Mary
The New Pornographers* -  Mutiny, I Promise You - Challengers
Metric* - Monster Hospital - Live it out
Jack Johnson - Angel - Sleep through the static
Ingrid Gatin* - Tin Heart - Broken Tambourine
Basia Bulat* - In the night - Oh my darling
Violent Kin* - Bitter blood - bitter blood
Josh Ritter - Lantern - So runs the world away
The Weakerthans* - Wellington's Wednesdays - Fallow
Maybe Smith* - Treehouse Enthusiasts - Another Murder in the Morning

7:00-8:00am
The Deep Dark Woods* - The Place I left behind - The Place I left behind
The Wooden Sky* - Take me out - Every child a daughter, every moon a sun
The Waifs - When I die - Sink or swim
Cuff the Duke* - Live my life - Union
Noveillero* - Daydreams and Distractions - A little tradition
Elliott Brood* - Second Son - Ambassador
The Pack A.D.* - Snow - Tintype
The Black Keys - Dead and gone - El Camino
Mother Mother* - Ghosting - Oh my heart
The Decemberists - The Shankill Butchers - The Crane Wife
Spiral Beach* - Voodoo - self-titled

October 24, 2012 Playlist!

This morning I learned something cool about Led Zeppelin's D'yer Mak'er - according to Wikipedia the title of this song is actually pronounced Jamaica! I seriously learn something every day. I also learned that the name I would like to use for a music twitter page is already taken! Ack! So do I register another name or do I wait for this person to be inactive for soooo long that it comes up? This is a decision that has to be made, albeit a very small decision. Happy winter everyone!

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Martha Wainwright* - Far Away - self-titled
Rufus Wainwright* - Hallelujah
Kate & Anna McGarrigle* - Heart like a wheel
Little Miss Higgins* - You turn me on, I"m a radio - Cobbler Shop Sessions
Regina Spektor - On the radio - Begin to hope
Immaculate Machine* - C'mon Sealegs - Fables
Led Zeppelin - D'yer Mak'er - House of the Holy
The Bicycles* - B-b-bicycles - The good, the bad and the cuddly
Maybe Smith* - Hearts like bears - Animals & Architects
Sloan* - If it feels good, do it - Pretty together

7:00-8:00am
The Wooden Sky* - Take me out - Every child a daughter, every moon a sun
Rose Cousins* - Edmonton - If you were for me
Jon & Roy* - Let it go - Let it go
Cuff the Duke* - Where did we go wrong - Union
Chad Vangaalen* - Peace is on the rise - Diaper Islands
Wilco - Misunderstood - being there (1996)
The Pack A.D.* - Snow - Tintype
The Black Keys - Dead and Gone - El Camino
Eekwol* - That's just me - Apprentice to the mystery
Arcade Fire* - Ready to Start - The Suburbs
The Deep Dark Woods* - Sugar Mama - The Place I Left Behind
Dan Mangan* - not what you're think it is - postcards & daydreaming
Luke Doucet* -  keep her away from me - Broken (and other rogue states)

October 17th Playlist! "I just want to live my own life in my time"

Last night I had the best night's sleep I've had in a loooong time! It made today's show that much more enjoyable for me. And hopefully for you too!

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Jack Johnson - Taylor - On and on
Jenn Grant* - Where are you now - Echoes
Blitzen Trapper - The Tree (with Alela Diane) - Destroyer of the void
Po' Girl* - Under the chestnut tree - Unreleased
Dan Mangan* - Sold - Nice, nice, very nice
Ladyhawk* - Dugout - self-titled
Wolf Parade* - I'll believe in anything - Apologies to the queen mary
Dinosaur Jr. - Watch the corners - I bet on sky
Modest Mouse -  The world at large - Good news for people who love bad news
Sloan* - Cheap Champagne - Parallel Play

7:00-8:00am
Cat Power - Cherokee - Sun
Hannah Georgas* - Bang Bang You're dead - This is good
Mother Mother* - Let's fall in love - Sticks
Feist* - Past in Present - The Reminder
Cuff the Duke* - Live my life - Union
Jenn Grant* - Getcha Good - Honeymoon Punch
Royal Wood* - Not Giving up - We were born to glory
Royal Wood* - When the sun comes up - We were born to glory
Royal Wood* - A mirror without - A good enough day
Del Barber* - Everything is not enough - Headwater
Sunparlour Players* - If the creeks don't rise - Hymns for the happy

October 10th Playlist! "I must admit, I can't explain, these thoughts racing through my brain"

Last week I was away for a family emergency situation. I hope the fill-in host treated you all well!

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
The Decemberists - The Island - The Crane Wife
Shotgun Jimmie* - Bedhead - The Onlys
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - Colleen - Living with the living
Corb Lund* - Hard on Equipment (tool for the job) - Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!
Corin Raymond* - Days go by - Record Lonesome Night
The Cracker Cats* - Hey Love - Empty Bottles n Broken Hearts

7:00-8:00am
Jason Collett* - You're not the only & only lonely one - Reckon
Ladyhawk* - I'm a witch - No can do
Neil Young* - Alabama - Harvest
Kacy & Clayton* - Ain't no tellin' - self-titled
Jon & Roy* - Vibrant Scene - Let it go
Del Barber* - Everything is not enough - Headwaters
Carolyn Mark* - The 1 that got away (with it) - Nothing is free
Whitehorse* - I'm on fire - self-titled
The Black Keys - Howlin' for you - Brothers
Elliott Brood* - The Bridge - Ambassador
Little Miss Higgins* - The Tornado Song - Across the Plains
Heartstrings* - Big Black Boots - self-titled