Funk from the Meters to start, new stuff from the Vaselines, Les Savy Fav, The Walkmen, The Drums and Ra Ra Riot.

Closed with a bunch of Dave Alvin, solo and with The Blasters; he’s coming to th region this weekend (in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, that is; bypassing Connecticut altogether). And of course a salut to all things Earl and hurricane fin honor of Hurricane Earl, who may just be a no show.

Here’s what I played on the radio this morning:

Friday Morning Rock      9-2-2010      9 a.m. – noon     WRTC 89.3 FM

“Mardi Gras in New Orleans,” New Birth Brass Band

“Funkify Your Life,” The Meters

“Appetites,” Les Savy Fav

“Mandy, Ratatat

“I Hate the 80s,” The Vaselines

“Overweight but Over You,” The Vaselines

“Turning It On,” The Vaselines

“Modern Man,” Arcade Fire

“Nothing to Hide,” Yo La Tengo

“This Bed is Getting Crowded,” Alejandro Escovedo

“Doojiman,” Iggy & the Stooges

“Bad Blood,” Beck

“Honey in the Rock,” Blind Marie Forehand

“Duke of Earl,” Gene Chandler

“Speedo,” The Cadillacs

“’Was a Sunny Day,” Paul Simon

“Foggy Mountain Breakdown,” Flatt & Scruggs

“I Ain’t Ever Satisfied,” Steve Earle

“Jerusalem,” Steve Earle

“Like a Hurricane,” Neil Young

“Hurricane,” Bob Dylan

“The Levee’s Gonna Break,” Bob Dylan

“High Water (for Charlie Patton),” Bob Dylan

“Down in the Flood,” Bob Dylan

“Shelter from the Storm,” Bob Dylan

“Victory,” The Walkmen

“Stranded,” The Walkmen

“Juveniles,” The Walkmen

“Massachusetts,” Ra Ra Riot

“Let’s Go Surfing,” The Drums

“Dance Floor,” Apples in Stereo

“No Tears to Cry,” Paul Weller

“Warning Shots,” Thievery Corporation

“79 Rock,” The Revolutionaries

“Haley’s Comet,” Dave Alvin

“Out in California,” Dave Alvin

“Wanda and Duane,” Dave Alvin

“Marie Marie,” The Blasters

“Border Radio,” The Blasters

“American Music,” The Blasters

“Long White Cadillac,” The Blasters

“I’m Shakin,’” The Blasters

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