Wednesday, April 28, 2010

27.04.10 Tuesday Night Diner - 'TND Turns 21'



What a milestone—the Tuesday Night Diner turns 21 this week! (21 episodes of age, that is.)

Here in the United States, 21 is the legal age for such adult-type activities as drinking and gambling. So how should we celebrate such an auspicious occasion? Are we going to take Tuesday Night Diner to Las Vegas, buy it a drink, take it to dinner and a show, and then help it squander all of its money away in a casino?

As intellectual and uplifting as all that sounds, I think we`d better just stick to what we know best—loading you up with some of the finest indie music available today.

Joey Oskys is a singer-songwriter from London. His firsthand human experiences come through in his songwriting. This week, however, he`s going to let the guitar do all the talking. We`ve got an incredibly expressive instrumental that really should be considered for placement in TV or the movies. I`m thinking specifically that the American television series House (featuring British actor Hugh Laurie, doing a perfect American accent) would be the perfect vehicle for this track. I`d love to see if you agree.

http://www.myspace.com/joeyoskys

After a dry spell of several weeks, someone`s finally asked old Chef Mike for a request. This means that Waitress Shirley will finally get to say “Can I take your order, Hon”! My friend Rob in Colorado asked for a track by an amazing young vocalist, Katelyn Berreth, and there`s always room for her in the mix. She moves effortlessly between pop and jazz sounds, with a rich, seasoned voice that`s much more polished and mature than the 19 years of age she was when she recorded the track we`ll hear this week.

http://www.myspace.com/katelynberreth

We`re going to hear the first of many live sessions recorded at the Church of Steve Honest! Legendary impresario Steve Honest has kindly agreed to record live sessions with all sorts of great musicians for us at Recharged Radio. The first one I`m going to play for you this week involved Fake Teak. Don`t miss it—it`s truly worth a listen. Can I get a witness?

http://www.myspace.com/stevehonest
http://www.myspace.com/faketeak
http://www.tourdates.co.uk/fake-teak

And finally—the moment you`ve been waiting for: Fiona Ledgard`s Anything Goes Evening Show—following immediately after Tuesday Night Diner. Last week, I got so excited about her show that I announced that she`d be on that night. Silly me—she`s on fortnightly. This is the week that she`s on, and her show`s well worth the wait. She has interviews with musicians, artists, and filmmakers. She plays great music. All in one hour—talk about efficiency—I`m not sure how she squeezes it all in—perhaps she uses some secret algorithm to mess with the space-time continuum!

If you`d like to make a request, just drop me a line at mike(at)rechargedradio.com. If you`d like to become an honorary California citizen, drop me a line at the same address. And if you`d like to hear all this great music—simply tune in to the Tuesday Night Diner, Tuesday night, 8:00-10:00 p.m. (GMT), 12:00-2:00 p.m. Pacific, only at Recharged Radio—www.rechargedradio.com.

See you then!

Chef Mike
mike(at)rechargedradio.com
MN2BDNC

With Music From.........

Karim Fanous - Thin Bits

Mad Tea Party - Everyway

Goodfinger - Sounds Of The City

Go National - NYC

Jimmy Catlett - Ransom

Sarah Stanley - Not Gonna Leave

Life In Film - Get Closer

Nushu - So Long (Maybe)

Rob Bonfiglio - Blow Me Away

Domus - Es Mi Ola

Little Guilt Shrine - What I'm Thinking

Kids Love Lies - Stars

Mark Bacino - Queens English

Katelyn Berreth - The First Time

Onward Chariots - Seven Miles Away

Retriever - Lion

Anton Barbeau - Bending Like a Spoon

Laurie Biagini - Another Old Lazy Lyin' On the Beach Afternoon

Heiskell - Sick Of Nothing

Joey Oskys - Within

Maple Mars - Borrowed Sunshine

Beth Thornley - You're So Pony

Fake Teak - Church of Steve Honest session - Post Office Tower

Corner Laughers - You Two Are The Ones

The Taters - Spend a Little Time With Me

Model Society - Lux

Maxi Dunn - How Was I To Know

Tom Alford - Shiloh

Kate Burkart - The High Road

Joseph Swidenbank - Empty Handed

Boomchick - Operation Imperialism

Kaz Murphy - Below The Skin

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