Hey, it was my first solo, non-training radio show on Radio CPR 97.5 FM Friday night and I only stumbled into a couple of moments of dead air as far as I could figure.
It was fun to sit and play music for three hours, which was maybe an hour longer than I was supposed to, but nobody came to kick me out so that was cool.
The conceit of the show was odd, playing music from people who happened to be playing D.C. that night, starting with the lesser known side of Paul McCartney (who was at Nationals Stadium), then NRBQ (The Hamilton), Belle & Sebastian and Yo La Tengo (Merriweather Post Pavilion) and even The Specials (The Fillmore). Also, one playing Saturday: OMD (9:30 Club).
In addition, I was the last D.C. DJ to salute the passing of Bobby “Blue” Bland with a set, sampled a new Tom Jones album and closed with a bunch of Daft Punk.
The whole setlist is on the jump. Someday I’ll add info on podcast and streaming once I figure it out. One day at a time, as Bonnie Franklin once said.
Friday Evening Rock 7-12-2013 Radio CPR 97.5 FM Washington, D.C.
- “Transpiritual Stomp,” The Fireman
- “Free Now,” Liverpool Sound Collage
- “Nothing Too Much Just Out of Sight,” The Fireman
- “Crackin’ Up,” Paul McCartney
- “Dear Friend,” The Minus 5
- “Let Me Roll It,” Robyn Hitchcock
- “Ram On,” They Might Be Giants
- “Wild Life,” Wings
- “I’m Looking Through You,” Ted Leo
- “Can’t Buy Me Love,” The Beatles (outtake)
- “There’s a Place,” The Beatles (outtake)
- “That Means a Lot,” The Beatles (outtake)
- “Don’t Cry No More,” Bobby “Blue” Bland
- “Farther Up the Road,” Bobby “Blue” Bland
- “I Pity the Fool,” Bobby “Blue” Bland
- “I Wouldn’t Treat a Dog (the Way You Treated Me),” Bobby “Blue” Bland
- “Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City,” Bobby “Blue” Bland
- “The World (is Going Up in Flames),” Charles Bradley
- “Funky President (People It’s Bad),” James Brown
- “Sweet and Petite,” NRBQ
- “Gone With the Wind,” NRBQ
- “In Every Dream,” NRBQ
- “Encyclopedia,” NRBQ
- “Next Stop Brattleboro,” NRBQ
- “Piazza, New York Catcher,” Belle & Sebastian
- “Judy and the Dream of Horses,” Belle & Sebastian
- “Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying,” Belle & Sebastian
- “I’ll Be Around,” Yo La Tengo
- “Stupid Things,” Yo La Tengo
- “Before We Ran,” Yo La Tengo
- “Today is the Day,” Yo La Tengo
- “Autumn Sweater,” Yo La Tengo
- “Tom Courteney,” Yo La Tengo
- “Dimming of the Day,” Tom Jones
- “Bad As Me,” Tom Jones
- “Downtown Train,” Tom Waits
- “Come On Up to the House,” Tom Waits
- “Lust for Life,” Tom Jones with The Pretenders
- “What’s New Pussycat?” Tom Jones
- “A Message to You Rudy,” The Specials
- “Sock It To ‘Em, J.B.,” The Specials
- “Monkey Man,” The Specials
- “Ghost Town,” The Specials
- “Free Nelson Mandela,” The Special AKA
- “Enola Gay,” OMD
- “Give Life Back to Music,” Daft Punk
- “Giorgio by Moroder,” Daft Punk
- “Get Lucky,” Daft Punk
The next Friday Night Rock is July 19 from 9 to 11 p.m. or so on Radio CPR 97.5 FM, Washington, D.C.