Short Memory Playlists

British singer/songwriter Rupert Wates here for the hour. Fun show. His wife, Stacey Lorin, joined him for most songs, and took lead vocals on Now I'm Here. Great show, go see them at 9 Muses this Thursday.

Jay Nash did not call. Was kinda bummed, but whatev. The show was pretty damn excellent. Check it. I had fun scrapping this plan B together. Most of the artists played are either going to be guests in the near future, or have been in the recent past.

Whitney filling in for eric... Nature noises mostly....

Whitney subbing in for Eric. Get ready for some amazing music!

Whitney of Ancora Hour covering for Eric and hosting the rad band Boomsnake!

Played a few concert segments to get listeners psyched for the Clinton Street Theater Classic Concert Footage Film Series and the 4 Peaks Music Festival. Went back to what made me want to get into radio to begin with.

Today, I spent most of the hour playing artists who will be making appearances on Short Memory in the coming weeks and months. Some really great musicians, do check them out, and stay tuned to Short Memory!! The last 20 minutes, I played portions of an interview/performance with Angela Reed that we recorded earlier in the week. Good stuff.

Since this was a holiday, I decided to just play some highlights from last week's double-header with Weinland and Tapwater. Their ins-studio performances amounted to the biggest party Short Memory has had in quite a while, so this encore broadcast just made sense. If you missed last week, here's a taste. If you dig (and I know you will), go back and download the full two hours from Ancora Hour and Short Memory's June 27th shows.

Hope your 4th was a good one!

Hosted band Weather Underground who is playing tonight at the Doug Fir Lounge. They've been runnign all over the country from Asheville to Bonnarroo to the southwest, and now here. Over the last year they've released three ep's. So they've been busy. They put on a great show here at the station, and the show tonight at the Doug Fir is bound to be even better. Check it out. Yeah.

Had SoCal to Portland transplants Tapwater in the station for the last half of the show, and then on into the night. . . You'll need to stream the 12-1am hour labelled Automix to get the full show. It's worth it, these guys are great, loads of fun. So get this podcast, then get the 12-1 podcast, you'll be so glad you did.

Heynow. Had a real good time. Part II of the Summer preview. Most, hopefully all of these bands will be in the area this summer.

I'm excited for next week. Starting at 10pm, we'll have Weinland playing live at the station. Then at 11pm, Tapwater will be in here to jam with us for another hour. Gonna be a real good time. Tune in, eh.

Tonight was kind of the first installment of my summer live music preview. Most of the artists featured will be playing in Portland or surrounding area this summer, many of them really soon.

Jesca Hoop at the Schnitz. Weinland, Norfolk & Western, and A Weather at the Aladdin. Raise the Bridges at Ash St. Zilla at the 4 Peaks Music Festival. And so much more. Tune in next week for part two of the summer live music preview.

And in the meantime, check out my fledgling myspace page at www.myspace.com/shortmemoryradio.

Peace

Second gospel edition of Short Memory. Real good, life-affirming stuff from Brooke Fraser to the Chambers Brothers to the Grateful Dead. Yeah, man the Dead had so many great bible tunes.

Once in a while, I come across music that changes the way I listen, and the way I present the music I play. This happened with Brooke Fraser and William Fitzsimmons this year. So it was an amazing experience for me to see both of them live on the same night in the same venue. Anyway, check out these artists, and check out the show. I had a real good time putting it together.

Had Brooke Fraser on the phone for the last half of the show. One of the most inspiring artists I've had as a guest thus far. When she's not busy touring, she goes to Rwanda as part of a growing effort to rebuild the war-torn country. The title track of her latest release, Albertine, is named after a little girl she befriended in Rwanda. Oh, and did I mention she's from New Zealand, and both albums have gone multiplatinum in Australia and NZ?

Had Joe Anderson down here for the hour. He's a real talented, folksy, old-timey artist, and a soon to be graduate of Scappoose High School. I first discovered Joe's music at a Coffee bar not too long ago, and was impressed by his mastery of style a la Dave Carter. He's got the genre down. He played some covers and plenty of originals. Fun show.

Stayed for another 1/2 hour to play music I've been wanting to get out on the air for a while

Check it.

Hosted Habertang, a band from Vancouver. All juniors in high school. Had a lot of fun, and put on a pretty impressive show, and filled the air with some real nice feel-good-vibey rock'n'roll.

They will be playing at the Satyricon this Monday.

Old Cure show from 1985. Yeah, '85. If you even think that maybe you kinda like the Cure, you're gonna want to check this out.

Before that, played a warm up that included the band that will be here next week, Habertang. Tune in next week for that!

Fine, fine stuff.

Today was a protest show, commemorating the 5th anniversary of George W. Bush's "Mission Accomplished" speech aboard the aircraft carrier safely parked off the shore of San Francisco. The commentary and views expressed on this edition of Short Memory are entirely my own and do not necessarily represent the views of KPSU, KBPS, or its staff, management, underwriters or supporters.

Started off with some new stuff I've been really into lately. Can't say enough about the Felice Brothers--greasy, lonesome americana, nobody's doing what they are doing. And the Raconteurs just keep getting better. Also, check out Ebu Gogo. They're kicking off a west-coast tour here in Portland. Tuesday, March 22 at the Tonic Lounge. I'll be there.

Started out with songs that you'll find at the Tonic Lounge March 22. Ebu Gogo is one of those bands that you imagine playing with huge smiles on their faces. Their music is like the King Crimson soundtrack to a cartoony adventure video game. They hail from Providence (band-member Gavin Castleton came into the studio a few months ago for an interview) and on their West Coast Tour stop, they'll be playing with Blue Cranes, an inventive jazz ensemble from here in Portland. Check it out.