16.08.11 California Diner - 'A Californian Sweet 16!'

I had the chance to drive up and down the rather large state of California again just a few days ago. But your Chef Mike is always on the job. It occurred to me that California is an incredibly fertile musical breeding ground. All genres exist and thrive here, and some even start here. So for this week’s show, I harvested 16 tracks from all over the state--from Orange County to Sacramento. Since I returned back to Sacramento late, I hurriedly picked these gems. Artists like Auditorium (aka Spencer Berger), who comes from my state but was discovered by my colleagues in London well before I ever joined the crew. Thrill to his pure, magnificent vocals. www.fieldfm.wordpress.com Check out the comedic stylings of The Clutter Family. Not for everyone, but if your sense of humor is just a little bit off--you’ll want to check these guys out. They’re led by Jim Earl and Chris Hobbs, and we’ll hear one of their tracks this week. www.reverbnation.com/theclutterfamily Bill Mumy made a name for himself as a child space traveler in the classic TV show Lost In Space. Whenever you hear people say “danger, Will Robinson”--they’re referring to one of the characters that made him famous. But Bill also has had a long and storied music career, and we’ll hear one of the great songs from his bluesy Glorious In Defeat album, which has graced our airwaves since last year. www.billmumy.com And there’s still a baker’s dozen of California artists besides these three focus acts. I live in California, so that you don’t have to! (Unless you want to--come on out and visit some time!) We’ll also hear great musicians from Canada and the UK, as well. Don’t miss this week’s show! 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 California Diner, Tuesday night, 8:00-10:00 p.m. (GMT), 12:00-2:00 p.m. Pacific, only at Recharged Radio—www.rechargedradio.com. This note also appears in the News section on the home page of RechargedRadio.com. See you then! Chef Mike mike(at)rechargedradio.com MN2BDNC Rose Reiter - Where You Are Wim Oudijk - Love you. Period! The Handcuffs - Dirty Glitter Sexfresh - Dilemma Joe Symes - Lost Along The Way Kat Jones - One More Second Chance The Furbelows - Pleasure Machine Sound Sessions - Be My Shaper Maxi Dunn - The Neglected Gambit Skip Heller & Jim Cavender - I Hate You Charlie Cheney - She's Made For Sunshine Maple Mars - The Excursion Lindy LaFontaine (with Kyro) - Haunted Sweet Sweet Concorde - Armadillo Man Last Breath - The Story Ends Vegas With Randolph - The Better Part William Cleere and the Marvelous Fellas - Labor Day Auditorium - Sunday Bill Mumy - All Wound Up Mad Mush - Silent Snowfall Blake Jones & The Trike Shop - I Roped The Moon Out Of The Sky Debora Iyall - Stay Strong Laurie Biagini - My Little SUV Sarah Stanley - Tuesday Girl The Clutter Family - Artist In The Office Joseph Swidenbank - Harsh Words The Shindig Addicts - Not Long Now Popdudes - Neglected Patrick Campbell-Lyons - Sunset City Michael Miller - I Made You Up Nelson Bragg - Forever Days Rob One - African The Dashing Suns - Sally Moore