New stuff from M.I.A., some songs that are part of the McCartney at the White House event showing on public TV next week (and some that are not). And more dance music than usual.
But also a lot of music that heralds shows locally this weekend, from Ozomotli (tonight, the Meadows) and Janelle Monae (tonight, Bushnell Park) to Hot Tuna (tonight at the Shubert in New Haven), Modest Mouse (Saturday at the Oakdale) and especially the Flaming Lips (Saturday, Mountain Park, Holyoke, Mass.).
Here’s what I played on the radio this morning:
Friday Morning Rock 7-23-2010 9 a.m.-12 noon WRTC 89.3 FM
“Are You Ready?” Ozomatli
“Elysian Persuasion,” Ozomatli
“Make the Bus,” Janelle Monae (with Of Montreal)
“Tightrope,” Janelle Monae (with Big Boi)
“I Learned the Hard Way,” Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
“We Can Work It Out,” Stevie Wonder
“Man We Was Lonely,” Paul McCartney
“Band on the Run,” Owsley
“Steppin’ Up,” M.I.A.
“Story to Be Told,” M.I.A.
“It takes a Muscle,” M.I.A.
“Tengazako,” The Very Best
“Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa,” The Very Best
“Cousins,” Vampire Weekend
“Shiva,” Thievery Corporation
“Originality,” Thievery Corporation (featuring Sister Nancy)
“In Love: Fear of Pop,” Thievery Corporation
“Pow Pow,” LCD Soundsystem
“Hand Me Down Your Love,” Hot Chip
“A cor amorela,” Caetano Veloso
“Uncle Sam Blues,” Hot Tuna (live)
“Hesitation Blues,” Hot Tuna
“Spitting Venom,” Modest Mouse
“Pass the Wine (Sophia Loren),” The Rolling Stones
“Good Time Women,” The Rolling Stones
“Following the River,” The Rolling Stones
“Brain Damage,” The Flaming Lips & Stardeath and White Dwarfs
“Eclipse,” The Flaming Lips & Stardeath and White Dwarfs
“Revenge,” Danger Mouse and Sparkehorse featuring the Flaming Lips
“Do You Realize?” The Flaming Lips
“Waiting for a Superman,” The Flaming Lips
“Race for the Prize,” The Flaming Lips
“Silver Cloud,” Alejandro Escovedo
“After the Meteor Showers,” Alejandro Escovedo
“Barely Breathing,” The Hold Steady
“When the Scene Dies,” The Drive-By Truckers
“Stay Lucky,” The Gaslight Anthem
“The Hungry Wolf,” X
“Sideshow by the Seashore,” Luna
Friday Morning Rock returns Aug. 13 at 9 a.m. EDT in Hartford on WRTC 89.3 FM or online at www.wrtcfm.com