Tuesday, February 23, 2010

23.02.10 Tuesday Night Diner - 'Al `n` Ant'

My colleagues in London always get to have cool artists doing live radio sessions at Maple Street Studios, and I get a little jealous out here in the hinterlands. I mean, I`m the farthest outpost of Recharged Radio civilization that there is—all the way out in Sacramento, California—5,295 miles from the home office (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distanceresult.html?p1=217&p2=136).

Well, recently, my fortunes have changed for the better. Two of Sacramento`s most well-known musicians visited me recently, and did a fun interview and great session: Allyson Seconds and Anton Barbeau. Allyson has been a fixture on the local scene in such bands as Go National, playing lead guitar and backing vocals. She`d been looking for the opportunity to try lead vocals, and anchored by a batch of songs penned by Anton, put together a project called Bag of Kittens. Anton`s roots are also in Sacramento, but he relocated to England some years back, where he`s been successfully making music from his Cambridge base. (Hmmm, a guy with connections in both Sacramento and the UK—sound familiar?)

Anyway, Anton made his annual visit to his hometown, and did a slew of shows, including the session in our studios. And we`ve got that for you on this week`s Tuesday Night Diner!

But that`s not all. How about a pre-release track from Suzanne Benorden`s Eugene, Oregon-based band Boomchick? It deals with imperialism, and pretty much blows the doors and windows out! And whaddya say we have a Mad Tea Party with some Handcuffs? Hey now, it`s not what you think. We`ll play a track from Asheville, North Carolina band Mad Tea Party, featuring Ami Worthen and Jason Krekel, and another track from Chicago, Illinois` own The Handcuffs, featuring Chloe F. Orwell and Brad Elvis.

I can`t wait for you to hear all this.

The Decibels - That's When Happiness Began
Beth Thornley - You're So Pony
The Taters - Right B4 My Eyes
Boomchick - Operation Imperialism
Mad Tea Party - Found A Reason
Tippy Canoe & The Paddlemen - Champs Élysées
Winzenried - Soul is Mine
Natasha Davies - Giggle
Two Sheds Jackson - Gettin High
Chariots of Tuna - A New Beginning
Michael Miller - I Made You Up
The Corner Laughers - Shrine Of The Martyred Saint
Joey Oskys - See It 2000000
Chancellorpink - Three People Care
Field - I'm the Enforcer
Maxi Dunn - Seattle In The Sun
Allen - Hold Me Tight

Session with Allyson Seconds and Anton Barbeau
Session Tracks:
I Used To Say Your Name
Plastic Guitar

Allyson Seconds - On A Sunny Day In Summer
Rich McCulley - The Last Song
Thinking For Tuesday - Girl In The Red Dress Too
Heiskell - The Death of Knoxville Cool
Laurie Biagini - Gonna Do It My Way
50ft Woman - (Strictly) Only Swinging
Charlie Cheney - Giant Chicken
Joseph Swidenbank - Back Home
Jimmy Catlett - The Stupid Things
Handcuffs - Somebody Somewhere
Soundserif - John Titor

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