A nod to the season start of “Boardwalk Empire.” A tribute to one of this week’s Kennedy Center Honorees, Al Green. A look back at shows this week by Spoon and the Buzzcocks. Then looking forward to shows next week by Ryan Adams with a long set, and later, shows by Willie Nelson and Bob Mould — all at the 9:30.
Also, a bunch of live Dylan from different eras, since his fall tour went on sale today too. A second Friday show in a row was capped by a birthday salute to Buddy Miles. Sure, there were technical issues — the mixer didn’t work and neither did the streaming. But one of these days, it will all work swimmingly.
Here’s what I played on the radio tonight:
Friday Night Rock, Sept. 5, 2014, 9 p.m. – 1:30 a.m., Radio CPR 97.5 FM, Washington, D.C.
- “Strut Miss Lizzie,” David Johansen
- “Lovesick Blues,” Pokey LaFarge
- “Sugarfoot Stomp,” Vince Diordano & The Nighthawks
- “Love and Happiness,” Al Green (live)
- “I’m Still in Love with You,” Al Green
- “Let’s Stay Together,” Al Green
- “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” Al Green
- “I Can’t Get Next to You,” Al Green (live)
- “Light My Fire,” Al Green
- “Tired of Being Alone,” Al Green
- “You Got Your Cherry Bomb,” Spoon
- “The Underdog,” Spoon
- “”The Mystery Zone,” Spoon
- “Got Nottin,” Spoon
- “Nobody Gets Me But You,” Spoon
- “What Do I Get,” The Buzzcocks
- “Love You More,” The Buzzcocks
- “Ever Fallen in Love,” The Buzzcocks
- “You Say You Don’t Love Me,” The Buzzcocks
- “I Don’t Know What to Do With My Life,” The Buzzcocks
- “I Believe,” The Buzzcocks
- “Are Everything,” The Buzzcocks
- “Harmony in My Head,” The Buzzcocks
- “Everybody’s Happy Nowadays,” The Buzzcocks
- “Beautiful Sorta,” Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
- “Sweet Illusions,” Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
- “Let It Ride,” Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
- “If I Am a Stranger,” Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
- “Magick,” Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
- “Follow the Lights,” Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
- “A Kiss Before I Go,” Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
- “Ashes & Fire,” Ryan Adams
- “Strawberry Wine,” Ryan Adams
- “Everybody Knows,” Ryan Adams
- “English Girls Approximately,” Ryan Adams
- “Wonderwall,” Ryan Adams
- “Rock N Roll,” Ryan Adams
- “Demolition,” Ryan Adams
- “New York, New York,” Ryan Adams
- “Oh My Sweet Carolina,” Ryan Adams
- “Don’t Be Sad,” Whiskeytown
- “She Belongs to Me,” Bob Dylan & The Band (live)
- “I Threw It All Away,” Bob Dylan & The Band (live)
- “Maggie’s Farm,” Bob Dylan & The Band (live)
- “Wild Mountain,” Bob Dylan & The Band (live)
- “It Ain’t Me, Babe,” Bob Dylan & The Band (live)
- “To Ramona,” Bob Dylan & The Band (live)
- “Mr. Tambourine Man,” Bob Dylan & The Band (live)
- “I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine,” Bob Dylan & The Band (live)
- “Lay Lady Lay,” Bob Dylan & The Band (live)
- “It’s All Right Ma, I’m Only Bleeding,” Bob Dylan (live)
- “My Back Pages,” Bob Dylan with Roger McGuinn, Neil Young, George Harrison, Tom Petty and Eric Clapton (live)
- “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall,” Bob Dylan (live)
- “Ballad of a Thin Man,” Bob Dylan & The Band (live)
- “Señor (Tales of Yankee Power),” Willie Nelson
- “Heartland,” Willie Nelson with Bob Dylan
- “American Tune,” Willie Nelson
- “September Song,” Willie Nelson
- “Hangin Tree,” Bob Mould
- “Wishing Well,” Bob Mould
- “See a Little Light,” Bob Mould
- “Target,” Husker Du (live)
- “Sheena is a Punk Rocker,” Husker Du (live)
- “Changes,” Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsys (live)
- “We Gotta Live Together,” Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsys (live)
Friday Night Rock returns Sept. 19 at 9 p.m. on Radio CPR, 97.5 FM and with any luck, streaming at http://www.upstream.tv/channel/djwanako