A Friday the 13th show proved lucky enough. Had a few songs about superstition (and a couple about the number 13). Also, played a lot of acts that played here this week, including Blondie, X and Tommy Keene, and looked forward to a couple next week, Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys.
Also, we sampled the recent albums from Jason Isbell, Superchunk and that Bob Dylan set of “Self Portrait” outtakes. Ended with a panorama of old roots music.
Here’s what I played on the radio tonight:
Friday Night Rock 9-12-13 9 p.m.- 12:30 a.m. Radio CPR 97.5 FM, D.C.
- “Rapture” (K-Klass remix), Blondie
- “Sunday Girl,” Blondie
- “Atomic,” Blondie
- “Dreaming,” Blondie
- “Hanging on the Telephone,” Blondie
- “The Once Over Twice,” X
- “The Hungry Wolf,” X
- “Breathless,” X
- “Johnny Hit and Run Pauline,” X
- “Soul Kitchen,” X
- “Back to Zero Now,” Tommy Keene
- “Long Time Missing,” Tommy Keene
- “Today and Tomorrow,” Tommy Keene
- “Revolution of the Mind,” The dB’s
- Waiting for October,” Polaris
- “Lost Highway,” The Replacements
- “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” The Replacements
- “All for the Love of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Tuff Darts
- Doom and Gloom,” The Rolling Stones
- “Me and You and Jackie Mittoo,” Superchunk
- “Low F,” Superchunk
- “Breaking Down,” Superchunk
- “Mt. Pleasant,” Tuscadero
- “Bagboy,” The Pixies
- “Where is My Mind?” The Pixies
- “Dumb,” Nirvana
- “I Ain’t Superstitious,” Howlin’ Wolf
- “I Ain’t Superstitious,” Jeff Beck
- “Superstition,” Stevie Wonder
- “13 Steps Lead Down,” Elvis Costello
- “13,” Big Star
- “Stranger and Stranger,” Marshall Crenshaw
- “Cover Me Up,” Jason Isbell
- “Elephant,” Jason Isbell
- “Live Oak,” Jason Isbell
- “Tecumseh Valley,” Townes Van Zant
- “Alberta #2 (alternate take), Bob Dylan
- “Tattile O’Day,” Bob Dylan
- “Spanish is the Loving Tongue,” Bob Dylan
- “Macy’s Parking Lot,” Letitia VanSant
- “Only in Songs,” Tift Merritt & Simone Dinnerstein
- “Heaven in the Afternoon,” Belle & Sebastian
- “West End Girls,” Pet Shop Boys
- “What Have I Done to Deserve This?” Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield
- “The Loser’s Blues,” Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys
- “Keep on the Sunny Side,” The Carter Family
- “Race with the Devil,” Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps
- “Brown Eyed Handsome Man,” Chuck Berry
- “Hound Dog,” Freddie Bell & the Bell Boys
- “Blue Yodel #1 (T for Texas),” Bob Downen
- “Mystery Train,” Little Junior Parker
- “Do Unto Others,” Pee Wee Crayton
- “I Like You,” Sal Hoopii & His Novelty Quartette
- “Roll On Buddy,” Rambling Boys
- “Let’s Go, Let’s go, “Let’s Go,” Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
- “Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet,” Gavin Bryars with Tom Waits
- “Bad as Me,” Tom Jones
- “My City of Ruin,” Bruce Springsteen
- “The World (Is Going Up in Flames),” Charles Bradley
- “Soulful Strut,” Young-Holt Unlimited
- “Hip Hug-Her,” Booker T & the MG’s
Friday Night Rock next returns Sept. 28 at 9 p.m. on Radio CPR 97.5 FM in D.C.