An unusual show that may or may not have been broadcast over the airwaves (it seemed to still be streaming though), it began with some of the songs ringing from a morning climate change rally on the Mall, where Moby played, then from the more immediate memory of the Yo La Tengo show at the Lincoln Theater, which I attended just before the show (and which made me a bit late).
So I played many of the songs they did in the show full of covers, as well as the songs by the Beach Boys and Beatles they did. A little set of Beach House was followed by three of the dozens of performers slated to appear at the Landmark Music Festival in D.C. this weekend. All in all, it owas one of the shortest shows I did in a while.
Here’s what I played on the radio tonight:
Friday Night Rock 9-25-2015, 11:30 p.m. – 1 a.m., Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington D.C.
- “Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology),” Marvin Gaye
- “Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad,” Moby
- “We Are Made of Stars,” Moby
- “You Tore Me Down,” Yo La Tengo
- “The Summer,” Yo La Tengo
- “Today is the Day,” Yo La Tengo
- “Autumn Summer,” Yo La Tengo
- “My Heart’s Not In It,” Yo La Tengo
- “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” Yo La Tengo
- “Can’t Forget,” Yo La Tengo
- “Yellow Sarong,” Yo La Tengo
- “I Can Hear Music,” The Beach Boys
- “I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party,” The Beatles
- “Sparks,” Beach House
- “Beyond Love,” Beach House
- “Wildflower,” Beach House
- “Wild,” Beach House
- “Juicebox,” The Strokes
- “Under Cover of Darkness,” The Strokes
- “Last Night,” The Strokes
- “How You Got That Girl,” Ex Hex
- “Radio On,” Ex Hex
- “War Paint,” Ex Hex
- “Right Place Wrong Time,” Dr. John
Friday Night Rock returns Oct. 9 on Radio CPR 101.7 FM Washington D.C., streaming at tinyurl.com/radiocpr