recent listening

I’ve been listening to Join the Band, a new CD by Little Feat and Friends. Some really wonderful stuff. And I interviewed Bill Payne on the phone today – a thrill after being a fan for upwards of thirty years.

Also in heavy rotation in my iPod:

Sex and Gasoline by Rodney Crowell

The Gift: A Tribute to Ian Tyson. Buddy Cage turned me on to this CD. So many great songs.

Creatures of Habit by Chuck McCabe

Ain’t Never Been Plugged by Mike Agranoff. I encountered him at a campfire at the Philadelphia Folk Festival last month and was knocked out by the songs he sang.

Silverlined by Donna the Buffalo. “Forty Days and Forty Nights” is such a great song. Who else but Jeb Puryear could come up with a line like “melted the hearts of the opposing army”?

Calypso by Harry Belafonte. Someone mentioned it in the WELL‘s media conference the other day. My parents played it constantly when I was a kid, so I bought it on the iTunes store and revisited some favorite musical memories.

I, Flathead by Ry Cooder. The man is a national treasure.

I’m the Man, Look Sharp!, and Night and Day by Joe Jackson. I heard “Breaking Us in Two” in a store a while back and it inspired me to revisit these three great records.

An advance copy of Once More Into the Bliss by Boris Garcia. My current favorite song from the CD is “Scootch,” Eugene Smith’s song from the POV of a cat. Produced by Tim Carbone. Pre-order now.