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January 14 Playlist: Our Own YokosJanuary 14 Playlist: Our Own Yokos

January 14, 2023|

Our first show of 2023 featured Shaun Gold and Brian Buchanan of Our Own Yokos joining us in our studio to share some stories and debut their new single. We also paid tribute to the genius of the recently departed Jeff Beck. Listen to the show here!

JEFF BECK ‘Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers
THE YARDBIRDS Heart Full of Soul
JEFF BECK Gets Us All in the End
OUR OWN YOKOS Good Times, Bad Times
FIGUREHEAD Time’s Arrow
JACUZZI FIRE 9:30 Boat
SEAL & JEFF BECK Manic Depression
HEAVEN Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
JEFF BECK & ROD STEWART People Get Ready
OUR OWN YOKOS Sir Chunk
MILLIE MANDERS & THE SHUTUP Not Okay
BECK, BOGERT & APPICE Why Should I Care
DAN CORIO Hold On
BLESSING OFFOR Brighter Days
RAV3N Irresistible Queen
KING LIKE MOM Tantrum
SUBURBAN LEGENDS Thank You for Being a Friend
SAVE FERRIS Come on Eileen
LEE FIELDS Two Jobs
OUR OWN YOKOS Feel Alright Tonight (Live in the MPR Studio)
JEFF BECK Freeway Jam

November 5 Playlist: Open Airwaves with Brewster MoonfaceNovember 5 Playlist: Open Airwaves with Brewster Moonface

November 5, 2022|

Bandmates (and soulmates) Jim Scott and Julie Notwicz joined us in the studio for MPR’s Open Airwaves series, which this month celebrates and explores Gospel, Soul, Jazz and Blues. They performed three songs from their latest album, closing with a show-stopping rendition of “House of The Rising Sun”. They also grooved along to this blues-centric playlist. If you missed it, click on the link here!

LONG JOHN BALDRY Don’t Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll
BUDDY GUY Damn Right I’ve Got the Blues
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN Say What!
BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY Piece of My Heart
BREWSTER MOONFACE Same Old Mistake (Live in the MPR Studio)
ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Statesboro Blues
SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS Midnight Rider
GARY CLARK JR. Come Together
BREWSTER MOONFACE Tin Woman (Live in the MPR Studio)
ETTA JAMES I’d Rather Go Blind
SUSAN TEDESCHI It Hurts So Bad
U2 & B.B. KING When Love Comes to Town
BREWSTER MOONFACE Broken Pieces of New York City (Live in the MPR Studio)
GARY MOORE Still Got the Blues for You
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Midnight Special
JOHN LEE HOOKER Boogie Chillen
MUDDY WATERS Mannish Boy
BREWSTER MOONFACE House of the Rising Sun (Live in the MPR Studio)
DANNY GATTON Funky Mama

October 8 Playlist: Brother DynamiteOctober 8 Playlist: Brother Dynamite

October 8, 2022|

Listen to the full show here with our guest performers, Brother Dynamite!

The Power Pop special, featuring a live performance by BROTHER DYNAMITE!
BIG STAR In the Street
PAUL COLLINS Kings of Power Pop
CHEAP TRICK Ain’t That a Shame
BROTHER DYNAMITE You Could Do So Much Better
BROTHER DYNAMITE Everything Changes (Live in the MPR Studio)
THE WHO I Can’t Explain
THE RASPBERRIES I Wanna Be with You
BADFINGER No Matter What You Do
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Do Ya
BROTHER DYNAMITE Until the Stars Fall (Live in the MPR Studio)
NELSON (Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection
TAL BACHMAN She’s So High
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE Stacy’s Mom
CHEAP TRICK I Want You to Want Me
BROTHER DYNAMITE You Cannot Bring Me Down (Live in the MPR Studio)
RICK SPRINGFIELD Jessie’s Girl
THE SWEET Fox on the Run
GREG KIHN BAND The Breakup Song
BROTHER DYNAMITE Beautiful Lie (Live in the MPR Studio)
THE RECORDS Rock ‘n Roll Love Letter
THE RUBINOOS I Want to Be Your Boyfriend
BROTHER DYNAMITE All Your Life (Live in the MPR Studio)
DWIGHT TWILLEY BAND I’m on Fire

September 24 Playlist: Alexis P Suter InterviewSeptember 24 Playlist: Alexis P Suter Interview

September 25, 2022|

Listen to the full show here!

ERIC JOHNSON Cliffs of Dover
MANIC STREET PREACHERS Autumn Song
DIANA KRALL Autumn in New York
SMITHEREENS Top of the Pops
Y&T Lonely Side of Town
ARCTIC MONKEYS Leave Before the Lights Come On
ANN WILSON Missionary Man
JOEY RAMONE New York City
CHRISTIAN VEGH Quick Love
MERESHA Enter the Dreamland
VAN HALEN Jamie’s Cryin’
PINK White Rabbit
ALEXIS P. SUTER BAND Be Love
Interview with Alexis P Suter
ALEXIS P. SUTER BAND Let It Be
BREWSTER MOONFACE Used to Have a Lover
DYING STILL Floral Designs
BUDOS BAND Gun Metal Gray
BLINK-182 Hey I’m Sorr
PSYCHEDELIC FURS Heaven
THE MOUNTAIN GOATS Training Montage

August 8 Playlist: Santana SpecialAugust 8 Playlist: Santana Special

August 8, 2022|

You can’t do justice to the career of a man who has been making great music for over half a century in two hours. This was just a small playlist well-suited for a sultry summer evening.

Listen to the full show here!

SMOOTH
BLACK MAGIC WOMAN / GYPSY QUEEN
WELL ALL RIGHT
PRIMERA INVASION
SEARCHIN’
SAY IT AGAIN
WINNING
WHY DON’T YOU AND I
ONE CHAIN (DON’T MAKE NO PRISON)
OYE COMO VA
HOLD ON
SHE’S NOT THERE
THE GAME OF LOVE
THE SENSITIVE KIND
EVIL WAYS
HAVANA MOON
ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO GO
JUST FEEL BETTER
MOVE
IN SEARCH OF MONA LISA
PUT YOUR LIGHTS ON
MARIA MARIA
THE FACTS OF LOVE
TALES OF KILIMANJARO

July 16 Playlist: King Like MomJuly 16 Playlist: King Like Mom

July 16, 2022|

On our latest show, we previewed the big 5th Anniversary concert in Maker Park with selections from each of the scheduled performers plus an in-studio interview with Battle of the Bands winners King Like Mom!

Here’s the playlist, and click here to re-stream. Long Live MPR!

THE ROUTES Trans-Europe Express
SALIVA Ladies and Gentlemen
SUPERSUCKERS Play that Rock and Roll
THE LIBERTINES Can’t Stand Me Now
FUNKRUST BRASS BAND Riptide
THE PEPPER POTS Time to Live
THE ARCS Put a Flower in Your Pocket
TRIUMPH Follow Your Heart
OUR OWN YOKOS Good Times Bad Times
ROD STEWART True Blue
MOTT THE HOOPLE All the Young Dudes
ELTON JOHN Rocket Man
BLAC RABBIT Seize the Day
THE GIRAFFES Like Hate
BREWSTER MOONFACE Hot Rod
BREWSTER MOONFACE The Broken Pieces of New York City
THE ATLICIC This Year
ON PINK Chastity Hearse
JIGSAW YOUTH She’s Alright
BROTHER DYNAMITE Until the Stars Fall from the Sky
TOO MUCH SATURN Life on Repeat
THE VON BONDIES Come On Come On
DAN CORIO BAND Heartbreaker
ABOVE THE SUN Lost and Found (End of the World)
SOUL ASYLUM Misery
FREHLEY’S COMET Into the Night
FUNKRUST BRASS BAND Zoology

June 18 Playlist: The Dan Corio BandJune 18 Playlist: The Dan Corio Band

June 18, 2022|

On the latest edition of the show, we had live music and conversation with The Dan Corio Band. Great songs and stories from Dan, Sean and Liv; one too many uses of the phrases “without further adieu” and “by all means” from me. Click on the link if you missed it!

The playlist: