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Lucky
who are we now
Wave Your G
2001 via Indie
Peter Case
If You Got a Light to Shine
Beeline
2002 via Vanguard Records
Jamie Lidell
Wait For Me
Jim
2008 via Warp Records
(REQUESTED)
Thelonius Monk & John Coltrane
Epistrophy
At Carnegie Hall
2005 via Blue Note Records
11:40 pm
Avenue for the Arts (click for more info)The 5th Annual Avenue for the Arts Market brings music and artwork to downtown Grand Rapids all summer long. Every second Saturday of the month the 100 block of South Division provides local music and art from 4-9PM.
Information on this free event is available by calling Jenn at 855-0435 or on-line at avenueforthearts.com.
Spoon
The Underdog
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
2007 via Merge Records
Rustic Overtones
Hardest Way Possible
Rooms By The Hour
1997 via Ripchord Records
Iron & Wine
The Devil Never Sleeps
The Shepherd's Dog
2007 via Sub Pop
Danny Heines
Dogs in Church
Vanishing Borders
1995 via Silver Wave
website
Big Mountain
Upful & Right
Unity
1994 via Giant Records / Wea
Ted Hawkins
Sorry You're Sick
The Final Tour
1998 via Evidence
11:20 pm
Local First's Eat Local Challenge (click for more info)Local First kicks off its "Eat Local Challenge" with a âhow-toâ party -- demonstrating food's journey from the farm to the plate. Some of the best chefs in town will offer live cooking demonstrations, featuring food from the local farmers they work with.
Local First's Eat Local Challenge Kick-Off event will showcase local, seasonal food and a celebration of Michigan beers and wines. The event takes place Friday, September 12 from 6-10 PM at San Chez Bistro, 38 West Fulton Grand Rapids, MI 49503. More information is available at LocalFirst.com, or by calling 616.808.3788.
(REQUESTED)
Todd Snider
Incarcerated
East Nashville Skyline
2004 via Oh Boy
The Waybacks
Conjugal Visit
Loaded
2008 via Compass Records
Lucky 7
Half a Boy and Half a Man
One Way Track
1994 via Deluge
Yo La Tengo
Mr. Tough
I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass
2006 via Matador Records
COMPILATIONS
Help Me Make Up My Mind
What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977)
2006 via Rhino
website
Chuck Brodsky
Dock Ellis' No-No
The Baseball Ballads
2002 via Chuckbrodsky.Com
11:00 pm
Hopcat (click for more info)This evening's programming on WYCE is brought to you by Hopcat, a downtown beer bar specializing in local and regional beers and microbrews.
Hopcat offers over 200 different kinds of beer, and is now serving lunch in the new outdoor beer garden.
On Thursday, Sept. 18, Hopcat welcomes Grand Haven punk/rock band Marshall Plan, and on Friday the 19th, the Blue Moon Blues Band.
More information about Hopcat is available at hopcatgr.com
Papa's Culture
Swim
Papa's Culture, But
1993 via Elektra / Wea
Death Cab for Cutie
I Will Follow You into the Dark
Plans
2005 via Atlantic / Wea
Seven Nations
O'er the Moor and Among the Heather
Seven Nations
2000 via Q. Records
Paul Pena
A Bit of All Right
New Train
2000 via Hybrid (Red)
Old Crow Medicine Show
Take 'em Away
Old Crow Medicine Show
2004 via Nettwerk Records
10:40 pm
The Literacy Center of West Michigan (click for more info)As many as 1 in 8 adults in west Michigan cannot read or write above a ninth grade level. Low literacy often prevents these individuals from accessing the rich social and economic resources in our community.
You can make a difference by becoming a tutor. No special skills are needed - just an ability to read and write in English and a passion to help someone else do the same.
For more information, call Literacy Center of West Michigan at 616 459-5151 or sign up for a volunteer orientation online at "Literacy Center W M dot org."
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Make It Good to Me
Dap-Dippin' With Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
2002 via Pony Canyon
Repercussion Unit
It's Ridiculous
In Need Again
1987 via Creative Music Prod.
Bostich & Fussible
The Clap
Tijuana Sound Machine
2008 via Nacional Records
Graham Parker
Syphilis & Religion - AFTER 10PM -
Deepcut to Nowhere
2001 via Razor & Tie
Natalia Zukerman
Early Bird
Brand New Frame
2008 via Weasel Records
10:20 pm
Roy Book Binder
Candy Man
Live Book...Dont Start Me Talkin
1994 via Rounder Select
Reverend Gary Davis
Hesitation Blues
Pure Religion & Bad Company
1991 via Smithsonian Folkways
10:00 pm
Hopcat (click for more info)This evening's programming on WYCE is brought to you by Hopcat, a downtown beer bar specializing in local and regional beers and microbrews.
Hopcat offers over 200 different kinds of beer, and is now serving lunch in the new outdoor beer garden.
On Thursday, Sept. 18, Hopcat welcomes Grand Haven punk/rock band Marshall Plan, and on Friday the 19th, the Blue Moon Blues Band.
More information about Hopcat is available at hopcatgr.com
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Happy Feet
Happy Feet
1995 via RCA
Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem
Joy Comes Back
Big Old Life
2007 via Signature Sounds
They Might Be Giants
Dead
Flood
1990 via Elektra / Wea
Nation Beat
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Legends of the Preacher
2008 via Modiba Productions
COMPILATIONS
Dedication to Pete Johnson
Classic Piano Blues From Smithsonian Folkways
2008 via Smithsonian Folkways
website
Loudon Wainwright III
A.M. World
The BBC Sessions
2000 via True
Thao & the Get Down Stay Down
Swimming Pools
We Brave Bee Stings and All
2008 via Kill Rock Stars
9:40 pm
Summer music photos... (click for more info)Summer is here and so is some of the best live music in West Michigan. WYCE is preparing the next issue of our Fast Forward newsletter, and we want to see your concert photos.
If you have photos from any West Michigan live music event this summer -- whether it's Rothbury, Blissfest, concerts at Meijer Gardens, or a back-yard house concert -- we'd love to see them. E-mail your photos to kevin@wyce.org, along with a note saying who is featured in the photos and when and where they were taken. We'll include a few of the best shots in the upcoming newsletter.
COMPILATIONS
Tire Swing
Juno- Music From The Motion Picture
2008 via Rhino Records
website
COMPILATIONS
Festis Believe in Justice
Putumayo Presents Louisiana Gumbo
2000 via Putumayo World Music
website
Camera Obscura
Let's Get Out of This Country
Let's Get Out Of This Country
2006 via Merge Records
Reggae Cowboys
Maria
Stone Ranger
2003 via Fifty Fifty Music
(REQUESTED)
Luka Bloom
Delirious
Riverside
1990 via Warner Bros UK
9:20 pm
Silver Maple tickets on sale (click for more info)WYCE is pleased to welcome the first-ever Silver Maple Music Festival to Grand Rapids this weekend.
This premiere event will feature performances from The Ragbirds, Greensky Bluegrass, Big Leg Emma, Aphrodesia, Railroad Earth, and Donna the Buffalo. The one-day festival takes place at Fifth Third Ballpark on Saturday, August 2nd.
More information about scheduling, ticket prices and more can be found on the concert page at WYCE.org. Tickets can be purchased at the ballpark, or online at silvermaplemusicfestival.com. A portion of ticket sales will benefit your community radio station, WYCE.
Bill Sims
When Do I Get To Be Called A Man
Bill Sims
1999 via Warner Bros / Wea
Bob Brozman
One Steady Roll
Blues Reflex
2005 via Ruf (Idn)
Neko Case
This Little Light
The Tigers Have Spoken
2004 via Anti
The B-52s
Mesopotamia
Time Capsule- Songs for a Future Generation
1998 via Warner Brothers
Ruckus Roboticus
Here We Go
Playing With Scratches
2007 via Grease
9:00 pm
Hopcat (click for more info)This evening's programming on WYCE is brought to you by Hopcat, a downtown beer bar specializing in local and regional beers and microbrews.
Hopcat offers over 200 different kinds of beer, and is now serving lunch in the new outdoor beer garden.
On Thursday, Sept. 18, Hopcat welcomes Grand Haven punk/rock band Marshall Plan, and on Friday the 19th, the Blue Moon Blues Band.
More information about Hopcat is available at hopcatgr.com