LouieB

Hey thanks for listening. I have seen him a number of times and think he is great. Any other requests? LouieB

Yea, but it really was. I mean look how long Frank's been gone and all this crap with his kids and everything. 1966 - seems like ancient history - remember the Vietnam war? Long long ago. LouieB

Since I may not be back before my show Tuesday July 5, 2016 at 12 - 2 PM WNUR.org I guess I will flog it now, since my set list is done. So let't see; playing the Stanley Brothers for the passing of Ralph Stanley, playing some Scotty Moore and Rob Wasserman since they passed too, 3 cuts from Freak-Out by Zappy since it has been 50 years, crazy early American music for 4th of July including Sousa, Scott Joplin, Noble Sissel and Eubie Blake, Jesse Malin (by request), band new jazz by Dave Rempis as well as Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith, plus a handful of crazy singles. Should be fun and yo

Yea. Been a long time comin', gonna be a long time gone.....(Damn I should play that sometime.) LouieB

Gonna play a few things from Freak Out next Tuesday on my radio show since it is 50 years. FIFTY YEARS!! Crazy. LouieB

Wow, long time ago. I'll mention you too if I know you are listening. Or even not. Shout out this Tuesday. I'll play it. I don't think I played them (I played others) but the suggestions is appreciated and I will do it this week. LouieB

Hey thanks for listening. Will give you a shout out next Tuesday. Got that British comp too, so that will be the basis of a show later in summer. LouieB

Rolling along. This Saturday, July 2, at 1-4 PM central time we are doing Classical and Beyond. This week is show 2 on Kurt Weill (the original, not the rock guy) with an overview of his shows and operas. We will be playing excerpts from many of his workings including The Three Penny Opera, Happy End, Mahagony, Johnny Johnson, Knickerbocker Holiday, and many more. Weill is a major composer from the first half of the 20th century (he died in 1950), but his songs are still widely covered. We will be doing covers of his songs next time, but this is a good opportunity to hear the songs and mus

Sad about Rob Wasserman. LouieB

Yea, good one. Will try and work that in sometime. This week the stream should be working so tune in. In fact sure, I will play that and some of the other material we talked about. Heck I can do an entire British folk/rock/blues show, I mean what the heck. Look for that in a couple weeks. LouieB

So tomorrow June 28, at 12-2 PM central time I am playing a bunch of stuff that may be interesting to folks here. You know the drill WNUR.org or 89..3 FM in Chicago. It just so happens a non-VCer asked for Uncle Tupelo, so I am naturally going to go with that request and play several songs right after noon. Also I am doing Kris Kristopherson (his birthday), the Stanley Brothers and Bernie Worrel (passing on), Jimmy Webb, Tom Robinson Band (for Pride weekend), Nels and Julian, Brad Mehldau doing God Only Knows, and some crazy singles if I have time. Opening with a long version of John Hart

This is sad. I agree that alot of our favorite musicians are getting old (the 60s and 70s are getting to be a long time ago now) and we will be checking in here regularly for the foreseeable future. Gonna play some PFunk on my show tomorrow. See thread. LouieB

So maybe it wasn't old vs young then. LouieB

Most people are blaming this vote on older voters. I am going to guess this is an equal opportunity chock. LouieB

While the last show was not on the stream (it was off),I should be streaming this Sunday for Jazz Impressions at 5-7 PM at the usual place. LouieB

Yea, it sure did. LouieB

Although I go to plenty of live music I have not seen a Ticketmaster show in a very long time I guess. I can't find a single receipt. LouieB

Wow, long way out to see Glenn, but that's a cool gig. LouieB

Maybe they should take the money just in case they lose. LouieB

Well I bought it and it was cheap. Will play it on a future program. In the meantime I am putting together tomorrow's Midday show if anyone has a request. I will do some songs that were covered by the Flat Five (Kelly Hogan and Nora O'Connor) the other night, plus singer/songwriters (PF Sloan, Jimmy Webb, Fred Neil, Nillson), honky tonk country, chamber jazz, Pere Ubu, Talking Heads, Funkadelic. Tune in Tuesday at noon central time at the usual place WNUR,org to join the fun.. LouieB

Yes, sure. Is this a comp I can order? You know me, Mr. Compulsive. Check me out this weekend anyway. I have played material from that period, but these are obscurities that look cool. Okay yea, I ordered it. Will play some in future midday shows. Thanks for the suggestion. LouieB

Thanks.....sure why not.

Leaving aside all politics (which I am sick of frankly) to play more music. You know the drill, WNUR.org or 89.3 FM in Chicago. Got two shows this weekend depending on your interests. Classical and Beyond is Saturday at 1-4 PM central time. This is part one of a three part series on the music of Kurt Weill. We have been preparing for weeks for these and this weekend is concert/ballet music from Kurt including two symphonies, a violin concerto, The Seven Sins (a ballet with songs from Brecht and we are playing parts of three different versions with Lotte Leyna, Uta Lemper, and Anne Sofie Vo

Not sure who that is. I will play a smattering of alt-country, blues, jazz, some local musicians, people who played town recently (Marah, Steely Dan, Jayhwks), sout, and some crazy singles. That should be relatively entertaining. Tune in for the goofy stuff I'll say, the miscues, and perhaps for something you have or have not heard before. lLouieB

And now for something different again......I'm taking a regular midday slot on WNUR.org (89.3) starting tomorow Tuesday June 14 at 12-2 PM Central. This will be a mixtape type format with whatever I want to play for 2 hours. This should be fun and I will be on every week for the foreseeable future. I also have a classical show this Saturday and a jazz show fill in for Sunday, but more on that later in the week. LouieB