101 Series

¡Hola, chicos y chicas! Tu amigos at Balcony Radio aren’t afraid of music we don’t fully understand. Even though that usually applies to Brian Eno, today that means a whole different language . . .It’s Lesson 29 of the 101 Series and Rock En Espanol. In this episode we roll all of our Rs correctly while spinning the best songs in Spanish we could escucha para ti. Is that correct Spanish? Donde esta la biblioteca? Rock ‘n’ rolle esta aqui. Ole’!

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PLAYLIST:
LA BAMBA: DUSTY SPRINGFIELD (YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME)
PARA SIEMPRE: THE WAGON (SENSATIONAL SOUL VOL. 2
NO SOY DE TI: RALF PAGEN (THE LEGEND)
HANILLO: MUSICA DISPERSA (DIGGER’S DELIGHT)
SINTIENDO RARA: XIMERA SARINANA (MEDIOCARE)
EL GUAPO: LOS DIABLOS ROJOS (THE ROOTS OF CHICHA)
ESPEJO RATO: MARTES 13 (SENSACIONAL SOUL VOL. 1)
CORRIDO DE BOXEO: RY COODER (CHAVEZ RAVINE)
TU MANDAS EN NI: LOS ZINHOS (SENSACIONAL SOUL VOL. 1)
VEN: PIEL DE PUEBLO (DIGGER’S DELIGHT)
CARINITO: LOS HIJOS DEL SOL (THE RROTS OF CHICHA)
YEAH!: LOS ROS (SENSATIONAL SOUL, VOL. 2)
EL QUE SIEMBRA SU MARIZ: LOS SUPER SEVEN (CANTO)
SONIDO AMAZONICO: LOS MIRLOS (THE ROOTS OF CHICHA)
TIRANDOTE FLORES: EDDIE PALMIERI (MOLASSES)
ALGO POS NADA: LOS HURACANES (SENSACIONAL SOUL, VOL. 1)
PARA ELISA: LOS DISTELLOS (THE ROOTS OF CHICHA)
YO ENVIDIO EL VIENTO: LILA DOWNS (SHAKE AWAY)
LIMON Y SAL: LA NUEVA BANDADE (SENSATIONAL SOUL VOL. 2)
QUE NADIE SEPA MI SUFRIR: LOS LOBOS (LA PISTOLA Y EL CORAZON)
TODA GIRA: LOS IMPALA (SENSARIONAL SOUL VOL. 1)
ABANDONDO: KARLO Y SU CONJUNTO (SENSATION SOUL VOL. 2)
CABALLITO NOCTURNO: JUANECO Y SU COMBO (MASTER OF CHICHA VOL. 1)
EL FUEGO: LOS 5 DIABLOS (SENSATIONAL SOUL, VOL. 2)
MARIA ESCANDALOSA: BLACK OUT (THE MUSIC OF BRAZIL)
VIVO SONHANDO (DREAMER): STAN GETZ & JOAO GILBERTO (GETZ/GILBERTO)

Hello, students. Time to gas up the Woody, break out the Sex Wax and pack up the cooler with beverages. The weather is getting warmer and the waves are getting higher so it’s time for some sun and sand in your sandwiches. Lesson 50 of the 101 Series says it’s “Surf’s Up!” – we get out of the classroom and on the road to beaches around the world – or maybe right down the 101 Freeway – and listen to lots of twangy guitar. Get your sunscreen and zinc oxide and hop in the back. Time to use some vacation time!

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In honor of the recent passing of BalconyRadio hero David Crosby, we’d like to break into the archives for a show in his memory. Way back when on Lesson 20 of the infinite 101 Series, we covered the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash (and sometimes) Young. We can’t think of a better way to honor the Croz than checking out some of the best harmonizing that ever echoed out of Laurel Canyon.

PLAYLIST:
CSNY: 7 BRIDGES ROAD (DEJA VU)
CSNY: HARVEST (LIVE)
CSN: YOU DON’T HAVE TO CRY (CROSBY, STILLS & NASH)
CSN: MERRAKESH EXPRESS (DEMOS)
CSBY: EVERYBODY I LOVE YOU (DEJA VU)
CNY: HEART OF GOLD (LIVE)
CSNY: DEA OF MADNESS (ARCHIVES)
DAVID CROSBY: WHAT ARE THEIR NAMES (IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME)
CS: LONG TIME GONE (DEMOS)
STEPHEN STILLS: CHANGE PARTNERS (JUST ROLL TAPE)
CSNY: TELL ME WHY (LIVE)
GRAHAM NASH: BE YOURSELF (DEMO)
STEPHEN STILLS: FISHES & SCORPIONS (STEPHEN STILLS 2)
YS: LONG MAY YOU RUN (LONG MAY YOU RUN)
GRAHAM NASH: SLEEP SONG (DEMOS)
CSNY: HELPLESS HOPING (LIVE)
CNY: WOODEN SHIPS (LIVE)
YS: OCEAN GIRL (LONG MAY YOU RUN)
CSNY: COWGIRL IN THE SAND (FOUR WAY STREET)
CSN: SEE THE CHANGES (CROSBY STILLS & NASH)
CNY: ALMOST CUT MY HAIR (LIVE)
YS: FOUNTAINBLEAU (LONG MAY YOU RUN)
STEPHEN STILLS: SONG OF LOVE (MANASSAS)
GRAHAM NASH: CHICAGO (DEMOS)
YN: WAR SONG (ARCHIVES)
DAVID CROSBY: MUSIC IS LOVE (DEMOS)
CSNY: TEACH YOUR CHILDREN (LIVE)

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Hello there, students! It’s school time (again). This week’s lesson in the 101 Series is a band from the great state of Chicago: the Wilco! In Lesson 19 of the 101 Series we sit down for two hours of Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt and whoever else is in the band. It’s a good old blend of studio and live tracks to make you go sky jumping.

PLAYLIST:
WILCO (THE SONG) (WILCO (THE ALBUM))
COMPANY IN MY BACK (A GHOST IS BORN)
RIPPLE (LIVE)
I’M ALWAYS IN LOVE (THE RIVINGTON SESSIONS-BOOTLEG)
I MUST BE HIGH (LIVE)
WHEN YOU WAKE UP FEELING OLD (SUMMERTEETH)
MY DARLING (LIVE)
HEAVY METAL DRUMMER (KICKING TELEVISION)
SUMMERTEETH (LIVE)
THE THANKS I GET (OUTTASITE (OUTTAMIND))
HESITATING BEAUTY (LIVE)
BOXFULL OF LETTERS (LIVE)
PASSENGER SIDE (A.M.)
AIR LINE TO HEAVEN (KICKING TLEVISION)
WAR ON WR (YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT)
I GOT YOU (AT THE END OF THE CENTURY) (BEING THERE)
WHAT LIGHT (SKY BLUE SKY)
CANDYFLOSS (SUMERTEETH)
YOU AND I (WILCO (THE ALBUM)
CASINO QUEEN (A.M.)
FAR, FAR AWAY (BEING THERE)
THIRTEEN (OUTTASITE (OUTTAMIND))
TRUE LOVE WILL FIND YOU IN THE END (A SHOT IN THE ARM)
I’M THE MAN WHO LOVE YOU (KICKING TELEVISION)
CALIFORNIA STARS (LIVE)
DREAM IN MY DREAMS (LIVE)

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Hello, we love you, listen to our show. We’re still on hiatus, but the music never stops. Break on through to the past with a classic Balcony Radio broadcast. This week, we open up the best of The Doors. We’ve got the best live, in studio, and postmortem recordings of L.A.’s house band. Grab a jug of wine and a fist full of peyote, you need to catch up.

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OK class. Time to put on the tie-dye and dance like there’s no tomorrow. Today’s lesson will focus on the music of Capt. Trips Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead. 2+ hours to carry you through the universe. Focus? Not now, I wanna dance!

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PLAYLIST:
DIRE WOLF (LIVE)
HELL IN A BUCKET (IN THE DARK)
DON’T EASE ME IN (LIVE)
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN (SHAKEDOWN STREET)
CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER (LIVE)
LET ME SING YOU BLUES AWAY (WAKE OF THE FLOOD)
CASSIDY (LIVE)
COLD RAIN AND SNOW (THE GRATEFUL DEAD)
DUPREE’S DIAMOND BLUES (AOXOMOXOA)
EL PASO (LIVE)
DEEP ELEM BLUES (LIVE)
BROWN-EYED WOMAN (LIVE)
SCARLET BAGONIAS (FROM THE MARS HOTEL)
DARK STAR (S.F. NUGGETS)
MOUNTAINS ON THE MOON (LIVE)
GOOD LOVIN’ (EUROPE ’72)
DOIN’ THAT RAG (AOXOMOXOA)
OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE (LIVE)
TILL THE MORNING COMES (AMERICAN BEAUTY)
OPERATOR (AMERICAN BEAUTY)
RIPPLE (LIVE)
UNCLE JOHN’S BAND (WORKING MAN’S DEAD)
ROSALIE MCFALL (LIVE)
FEEL LIKE A STRANGER (GO TO HEAVEN)
PRIDE OF CUCAMONGA (FROM THE MARS HOTEL)
BORN CROSS-EYED (ANTHEM OF THE SUN)
ONE MORE SATURDAY NIGHT (EUROPE ’72)
HERE COMES SUNSHINE (WAKE OF THE FLOOD)

Today’s lesson, students, is an angry man with an angry band. No pastels allowed at this show. All ass-kick, all the time. (We’re not sure you should be wearing that skinny tie, though.) Lesson 2 in the 101 Series is about the other Elvis . . . Costello! Not the one that ate fried banana and peanut butter sandwiches. This is Elvis will take Earl Gray tea and crumpets, thank you very much!

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PLAYLIST:
VERONICA (LIVE)
FISH ‘N’ CHIP PAPER (TRUST)
CRAWLING TO THE USA (THIS YEAR’S MODEL)
JACKSONS, MONK & ROWE (THE JULIET LETTERS)
DEEP DARK TRUTHFUL MIRROR (SPIKE)
LOVE WENT MAD (PUNCH THE CLOCK)
IMPERIAL BEDROOM (OUT OF OUR IDIOT)
WAVE A WHITE FLAG (MY AIM IS TRUE)
SUNDAY’S BEST (ARMED FORCES)
FIVE GEARS IN REVERSE (GET HAPPY!)
STILL TOO SOON TO KNOW (BRUTAL YOUTH)
SPOOKY GIRLFRIEND (LIVE)
AMERICAN WITHOUT TEARS (KING OF AMERICA)
THE ELEMENT WITHIN HER (PUNCH THE CLOCK)
DOWN AMOUNG THE WINE AND SPIRITS (SECRET, PROFANE AND SUGARCANE)
PARDON ME MADAM, MY NAME IS EVE (MOMUFUKU)
WATCH YOUR STEP (LIVE)
B-MOVIE (GET HAPPY!)
NOTHING CLINGS LIKE IVY (THE DELIVERY MAN)
SHOT WITH IS OWN GUN (TRUST)
BRILLIANT MISTAKE (KING OF AMERICA)
THIS OFFER IS UNRESPECTABLE (THE JULIET LETTERS)
BLAME IT ON CAIN (MY AIM IS TRUE)
THE ONLY FLAME IN TOWN (GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD)
HGIH FIDELITY (GET HAPPY!)
THIS IS HELL (BRUTAL YOUTH)
PARTY GIRL (ARMED FORCES)
THE OTHER END OF THE TELESCOPE (ALL THIS USELESS BEAUTY)

Good morning, class, and welcome to your new musical tutorial of history as we see it. This is the debut lesson in the 101 Series. A program that will examine the persons, places and things in music. All the nouns! From laughs to tears to a few surprises not like any other retrospective program. We devote the entire episode to any topic we decide to marginalize. Country Music legend Mr. Steve Earle is Lesson 1 in the 101 Series. Take notes for future reference and please get rid of that gum!

PLAYLIST:
ANGEL IS THE DEVIL (TRAIN A-COMIN’)
YOURS FOREVER BLUE (THE MOUNTAIN)
GUITAR TOWN (LIVE)
MYSTERY TRAIN PT. 1 (TRAIN A-COMIN’)
MORE THAN I CAN DO (I FEEL ALRIGHT)
THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN (EL CORAZON)
SWEET LITTLE ’66 (FEARLESS HEART)
I STILL CARRY YOU AROUND (EL CORAZON)
THE DEVIL’S RIGHT HAND (LIVE AT MONTREAUX 2005)
THINK IT OVER (LIVE)
NOTHIN’ WITHOUT YOU (TRAIN A-COMIN’)
I FEEL ALRIGHT (I FEEL ALRIGHT)
SAN ANTONIO GIRL (LIVE AT THE BBC)
DON’T WANT TO LOSE YOU (TRANSCENDENTAL BLUES)
TEXAS EAGLE (THE MOUNTAIN)
GOODBYE’S ALL WE GOT (LIVE)
HILLBILLY HIGHWAY (LIVE AT THE BBC)
TELEPHONE ROAD (EL CORAZON )
COMIN’ ROUND (THE REVOLUTUION STARTS HERE)
OPEN YOUR WINDOW (SIDETRACKS)
I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU (THE MOUNTAIN)
I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH (LIVE AT THE BBC)
EVEN WHEN I’M BLUE (COPPERHEAD ROAD)
THE WEEK OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY (EXIT-0)
THE MOUNTAIN (LIVE AT MONTREAUX 2005)
YOU BELONG TO ME (COPPERHEAD ROAD)
EVERYONE’S IN LOVE WITH YOU (TRANSCENDENTAL BLUES)

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