"Local Support" podcast episode 058.


The latest from our area’s finest. New episodes of “Local Support” come your way every two weeks and this program is free to download. Subscribe here. This program is brought to you by Philadelphia City Paper.

Women – “Own The Night” – 7″
Carolee – “No One Face” – Cdr
Brown Recluse Sings – “Western Meadowlark” – Black Sunday
Aderbat – “Hardwired” – Man Overboard
Prowler – “Beware Delaware” – En Garde!

The War On Drugs – “Show Me The Coast” – Wagonwheel Blues
Lettuce Prey – “Hermeneutic Spiral” – Today’s Missile
The Sweetheart Parade – “Delilah (No Git Intro)” – Communion
The Low Numbers – “Josef Albers” – Telekom
Scary Monster – “New Country” – Makeout Party At Werewolf Club

Lefty’s Deceiver – “Radio Kilkenny” – 45:00
The Trolleyvox – “Town & Country” – Leap Of Folly
Bridge Underwater – “More Tools” – Four Songs
Young Gene Buffalo – “Power Lines” – S/T
The Get Quick – “Talk About You Today” – How The Story Goes

Excelsior – “A Fun Filled Escapade” – The Land Of Enchantment
Stellarscope – “Deception In The World” – Living Under The Radar

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7/9/08 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Mission Of Burma – Devotion – Signals, Calls & Marches – N – Previously unreleased song. Wow.
The NHFA – ??? – Savage Vigilance For A Rug Free America
Make A Rising – Sneffels Yokul – Infinite Ellipse & Head With Open Fontanel – N
Wire – Outdoor Miner – Chairs Missing – Covered by The Feelies.
The Four Mints – In A Rut – Gently Down Your Stream – N – 1973.
Blue Sandelwood Soap – That’s Cool – Loring Park Love-Ins
The Lines – Uneasy Affair – Memory Span – N

Silkworm – Wild In My Day – Libertine – Monday marks the third anniversary of Michael Dahlquist’s death.
The National – About Today – The Virginia Ep – N
Savage Republic – The Birds Of Pork – Customs
Giuseppi Logan – Dance Of Satan – Quartet – N – 1964.
Alec Bathgate – Slow Parade – Gold Lame
Bobb Trimble – Night At The Asylum – Iron Curtain Innocence – N – Reissue.
The Pope – Keep China British – Split 10″ with Bipolar Bear

Beautiful Traps – Across The Street – Lost Sisters – Live next week on this radio show.
Ugh God – One Left To Jump (Kitty Suicide) – Deep. Dark. Mysterious & Serious – Also live next week on this radio show.
Henry Grimes Trio – For Django – The Call – N – 1965.
Slow Loris – The Hawaiians / Omega Man – S/T
Deep River – Gold – Lyin’ In My Bed – N
The Spades – We Sell Soul – All That May Do
The War On Drugs – Arms Like Boulders – Wagonwheel Blues – N

Eat Skull – Punk Trips – Sick To Death – N
Breer Soul + Earth Wind & Fire – Come On Feet – Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song – Soundtrack.
Endless Boogie – Executive Focus – Focus Level – N
Anthony Braxton – N M488 44M Z – Three Compositions
Steinski – Lesson 3 (History Of Hip Hop) – What Does It All Mean? – N – Retrospective.
Stockholm Monsters – Happy Ever After – North By North West – C

The Black Hollies – That Little Girl – Casting Shadows – N
Muhal Richard Abrams – My Thoughts Are My Future – Now & Forever – Levels & Degrees Of Light

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Live performance #181 – Ugh God.


Engineered 7/8/08.

Ugh God web site

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Live performance #180 – Beautiful Traps.


Engineered 7/8/08.

Beautiful Traps web site

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6/25/08 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel – I am back. Hello.

Crucial Youth – Four Rules – Singles Going Straight
Hashim – Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) – Street Jams: Electric Funk Part 1 – C
George Carlin – Wonderful WINO – Take-Offs & Put-Ons – RIP.
??? – Pedazo De Acordeon – Ayombe! – N – C
Deniz Tek Group – Imaginary Man – Le Bonne Route
Silian Rail – Drunken Boat – Tour Ep 2008
Red Eyed Legends – Monsters – Split 7″ with The Old Haunts – N

The Tim Version – W.H.A. – Decline Of The Southern Gentleman – N
SubArachnoid Space – Burn Shot – Also Rising
The Wedding Present – The Thing I Like Best About Him Is His Girlfriend (Santa Monica & La Brea Version) – El Rey – N
Raymond Scott – Tic Toc – Soothing Sounds For Baby Volume 1
The Jesus Lizard – Nub – Goat – R – For Edis.
Al Green – I’m Wild About You – Lay It Down – N
The Feelies – The High Road – No One Knows – I am quite excited for next week’s shows.

The Vulvettes – Frogs Mice Ants – S/T
Mincemeat Or Tenspeed – End Time – All Critters – N
The Evens – Get Even – Get Evens – Congratulations, Ian & Amy.
George Carlin – Son Of WINO – FM & AM – RIP.
Him – What’s Up Tonight – Peoples
James Pants – Finger On The Knife – Welcome – N
Kraut – Arming The World – An Adjustment To Society

Russian Circles – Station – Station – N
??? – Do You Remember Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio? – Lullaby Renditions Of The Ramones – This exists.
Shot X Shot – Oh No – Let Nature Square – N
Volcano Suns – Offsprings – Bumper Crop – R
Shy Child – Noise Won’t Stop – Noise Won’t Stop – N
Blue Cheer – Come & Get It – Outsideinside – 1968.

Silkworm – Nerves – Firewater – R
Mike Bones – Love’s Not Yours – Happy Holidays From The Social Registry
Fire Room – When Water Burns Air – Broken Music – N
??? – Mon Chou – Harp Music Of The Andes
Mingering Mike – Coffee Cake – Super Gold Greatest Hits – N

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Back on WPRB tonight.


Hey, everyone.

Good news.

After a break for “paternity leave”…

…I am back on WPRB tonight from 7:00 pm ET to 10:00 pm ET.

Hope you can join me.

Jon



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"Local Support" podcast episode 057.


Back from paternity leave with The Local Support Biannual Report: 2008 Midway In Review! New episodes of “Local Support” come your way every two weeks and this program is free to download. Subscribe here. This program is brought to you by Philadelphia City Paper.

Man Man – “Mister Jung Stuffed” – Rabbit Habits
Public Record – “Ca Purange” – S/T
Kurt Vile – “Breathin Out” – Constant Hitmaker
Pink Skull – “Bubblelog Aftermath” – Zeppelin 3
Adam Arcuragi – “The Belgian” – Soldiers For Feet 

Paint It Black – “Past Tense, Future Perfect” – New Lexicon
The YMD – “Global Liberation Army” – Excuse Me, This Is The Yah Mos Def
Mincemeat Or Tenspeed – “Accident Prone” – All Critters
Make A Rising – “Sneffels Yokul” – Infinite Ellipse & Head With Open Fontanel
Windsor For The Derby – “Let Go” – How We Lost

Bubble/gum – “Good Luck” – 12″
The Extraordinaires – “The Chicken, The Egg, Or The Song” – Split 7″ with Kill You In The Face
Soft People – “Chloris” – The Vapors

Shot X Shot – “Oh No” – Let Nature Square

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Maggie Crockett is here!


Please welcome Maggie Crockett Solomon-Scheller, born on Sunday, June 1st at 5:28 am ET. May all daughters be so lucky as to have their fathers wearing Crucial Youth t-shirts when they’re delivered.

If you have not heard, my radio show and podcast are on “paternity leave” well into June.

I’ll let you know when exact triumphant return dates are declared.



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"Local Support" podcast episode 056.


I am as surprised as you are. New episodes of “Local Support” come your way every two weeks and this program is free to download. Subscribe here. This program is brought to you by Philadelphia City Paper.

Windsor For The Derby – “Maladies” – How We Lost
Tickley Feather – “Buttshot” – S/T
The Capitol Years – “Long Time” – Dance Away The Terror
M. Ace – “Sea Serpent” – A Fretful Menagerie
Mose Giganticus – “Days Of Yore” – Commander!

Von Hayes – “Dirty Wise” – Evident Eyelid
Fursaxa – “Tyranny” – The Cult From Moon Mountain
Victor Victor Band – “Hillbilly” – Chatterbox
Aunt Dracula – “Statue Of Gordon” – Face Peel
Franklin – “Dreams About Falling” – Hoags! (c)

Motumbos Hospital – “Simple” – Sharks & Anglers
Deep River – “Untitled pt. 2” – Lyin’ In My Bed
Conservative Man – “I, Hikikomori” – Mirabel & The Hikikomori
Sw!ms – “Cauldron Of MOPES!” – Compilation Blues! (c)
Valsalva – “Shelter” – Legion Of Boom (c)

The Yarrows – “Lie Awake” – Cdr

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5/21/08 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Black Taj – Fresh Air Traverse – Beyonder – N
The Peer Group – The Sound Is Off – S/T
Mudhoney – Dead Love – Superfuzz Bigmuff: Deluxe Edition – N – Live on KCSB, 1988.
Mang’anja – Wosakula Sakwatidwa – Southern & Central Malawi – C
Tickley Feather – Convention – S/T – N
West Street Mob – Break Dance – Electric Boogie – 12″
Man Man – Mister Jung Stuffed – Rabbit Habits – N

021 – Robot – Messthetics #103 – C
Frank Lowe – Thulani – Black Beings – N
Flying Saucer Attack – Since When (one) – Harmony Of The Spheres
Revelons – Stone Like Thee – Pop-ism! – N
FCS North – Auburn, New York – 12″
Act – Ping Pong – Bippp – N – C – French Synth Wave 1979-85
Franklin – Dreams About Falling – Hoags – C

No Age – Sleeper Hold – Nouns – N
El Michels Affair – This Songs For You – Sounding Out The City
Stone Baby – Mesocyclone – Fully Render(ed) /Cloud/s – N
The Music Improvisation Company – Packaged Eel – S/T
Essie Jain – Here We Go – The Inbetween – N
Yunasi – Yamala (Responsibility) – The Rough Guide To The Music Of Kenya – C
Motorhead – Stone Dead Forever – No Remorse

The Wipers – Nothing Left To Lose – Land Of The Lost – R
Peter Brotzmann / Peeter Uuskyla – Dead & Useless – Born Broke – N – R

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