On the show this time, it’s the soothing acoustic jams of J Mascis.
Just kidding! J Mascis has fun playing some acoustic shows, though of course he is known for playing a Fender Jazzmaster, super loud through a couple of Marshall stacks and a fuzz pedal or 2. His familiar well-worn tenor has only gained strength over the years since we first heard him with Dinosaur Jr.
In this session he grabbed a 12-string acoustic and delivered an intimate soul-comforting set. His latest solo record, recorded at home, is called 'What Do We Do Now' and it is available on Sub Pop records.
Recorded 01/15/2024.

Can't Believe We're Here
What Do We Do Now
You Don't Understand Me
Motion Sickness - Phoebe Bridgers cover (Stranger in the Alps, 2017)

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On the show this time, it’s a set of music from Bay area producer DJ Shadow.
DJ Shadow grew up in Northern California in the 70’s and 80s, in the original Star Wars era, spending all his lunch money on comics and sci-fi movies and music. He fell in love with hip-hop, and began to make it however he could. He didn’t know any MCs - so he gravitated to the musical side - sampling and scratching. He released his debut 'Endtroducing' in 1996 and has been changing the game one cool sound at a time ever since. His latest is called 'Action Adventure' and is available through Mass Appeal.
Recorded 01/24/2024.

DJ Shadow - Ubu
DJ Shadow - You Played Me
DJ Shadow feat Q-Tip & Lateef The Truth Speaker - Enuff
DJ Shadow feat Divine Styler - Divine Intervention
DJ Shadow feat Ernie Fresh - The Sideshow
DJ Shadow feat Barny Fletcher - Two Notes
DJ Shadow - The Number Song
Zack De La Rocha & DJ Shadow - March Of Death
DJ Shadow - If I Died Today
DJ Shadow - Long Stem
DJ Shadow - A Narrow Escape
DJ Shadow - What Does Your Soul Look Like (Peshay Remix)
DJ Shadow - I Gotta Rokk
DJ Shadow-  Six Days (Remix)
DJ Shadow - I Gotta Rokk (Irn Mnky Swagger Mix)
DJ Shadow feat Danny Brown - Horror Show
DJ Shadow feat Run The Jewels - Nobody Speak

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DJ Shadow

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On the show this time, it’s the mesmerizing instrumental magic of Circles Around The Sun.
Circles Around The Sun is made up of guitarist John Lee Shannon, bassist Dan Horne, keyboardist Adam MacDougall, and drummer Mark Levy. The band originally formed around guitarist Neil Casal, for the purposes of performing original music written for the intermission of the Grateful Dead’s Fare Thee Well reunion shows. After Neil died in 2019, the band has persevered, and continued to make incredible music - getting back in the studio and embracing experimentation, creativity and trust. Their latest is called 'Language' and is available through Royal Potato Family.
Recorded 10/13/2023.

Away Team
Outer Boroughs
Landline Memories

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Circles Around The Sun

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On the show this time, it's the cinematic indie-pop of songwriter Caroline Rose.
Caroline Rose is an uncompromising, ever morphing, creative force. They’ve been putting out music since 2012. Originally it was a folky Americana sound, with acoustic guitar, pedal steel and mandolins - though Caroline’s lyrics were already potent with insight, entanglements, despair or dgaf ennui. Artistic evolution has been de rigeur since, and their latest is polished pop-music, as likely to feature the jitter of electronica as it is to sweep in with Hollywood strings.
Consistently though, the album covers have been…Rose colored. The blood-red kind of roses. The new album cover features a rose-red blindfold. It’s called 'The Art of Forgetting' and is available on New West Records.
Recorded 04/28/2023.

Tell Me What You Want
Love Song For Myself
Everywhere I Go I Bring the Rain
Miami

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