weeek 4. featuring the DONKEYS IN STUDIO!

sloan - the good in everyone - one chord to another
superdrag - destination ursa major - regretfully yours
blitzen trapper - sleepytime in the western world - furr
nik freitas - sun down - sun down

the weakerthans - new name for everything - reconstruction site
all night radio - daylight til dawn - frequency
little joy - brand new start - s/t **new**
beachwood sparks - desert skies - s/t

piebald - strangers- accidental gentlemen (for brandon and josh)
blitzen trapper - country caravan - wild mountain nation
miniature tigers - cannibal queen - tell it to the volcano
dr dog - heart it races - 7"
hey mercedes - bells - EP

THE DONKEYS LIVE SET
8 songs of totally awesomeness

deer tick - baltimore blues no. 1 - war elephant
nicolai dunger - i'd rather die - soul rush

THE DONKEYS PICKS OF THE WEEK!!!
arthur noiel - it'll make you holler
erkey grant & eerwigs - i'm a hog for you
ashwin batish - raga rock - sitar power
flaming groovies - bam balam
simpletones - kirsty q.

screeching weasel - veronica hates me - my brain hurts

Next Show = Ben Nichols from LUCERO

the next show should be a unique one. This past Sunday, the Revival Tour stopped at the Casbah in San Diego. If you haven't heard of the tour, it's Chuck Ragan (of Hot Water Music), Tim Barry (of Avail), Tom Gabel (of Against Me), and good ol' Ben Nichols from Lucero. They start the show as a group, playing a few songs together, and then they each do solo sets, and then close it out all together at the end.  Anyhow, Robb and I brought our big band van down, and set up a few mics in it, and we were able to kidnap Ben after the show and have him spill his guts for about half an hour. He played a few songs, too. I personally think it's one of the coolest things ever to hear Ben make Almost Famous references somewhere past 3am, in a van, and then play a new, unreleased Lucero song. Sooooo, tune in to Songs of National Freedom this next tuesday, November 11th to hear this half an hour of gold, as well as some other good music about how good it is to be alive.