Justin Townes Earle Live For KEXP (2012)

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Justin Townes Earle performs live on KEXP from the SXSW Radio Day Stage. Recorded 3/17/2012.








Tracklisting:

  1. Look The Other Way

  2. Am I That Lonely Tonight?

  3. Memphis In The Rain

  4. Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now

  5. Halfway To Jackson

  6. Unfortunately, Anna

  7. Walk Out

  8. Movin' On

Important People:

  • Host: Cheryl Waters

  • Audio: Kevin Suggs

  • Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Shelly Corbett, Scott Holpainen & Christopher Meister

  • Edits: Scott Holpainen


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Can Live At Rockpalast (1970)

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Can Live At Rockpalast (1970)

Setlist:

  1. Sense All To Mine

  2. Oh Yeah

  3. I Feel Alright

  4. Don’t Turn The Light On (Leave Me Alone)

  5. Mother Sky

  6. Deadlock

  7. Paperhouse

  8. Bring Me Coffee Or Tea

Besetzung:

  • Holger Czukay - bass

  • Irmin Schmidt - organ

  • Michael Karoli - guitar

  • Jaki Liebezeit - drums

  • Damo Suzuki - vocals



James Brown Monterey California 1979

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From the Youtube page:

[NOTE: The "Body Heat" DVD - released in 1989 - is the exact same thing as the VHS tape entitled "The Lost James Brown Tapes." In fact, the company that released this DVD didn't even bother to re-do the titles sequence--it still reads "Lost James Brown Tapes." The good news is that, even though the picture quality is only marginally improved from the VHS version, the sound quality is markedly better. AND, I'm not sure whether THIS video came from the VHS or DVD version.]

Setlist:

  1. The Godfather of Soul

  2. Hardest Working Man In Show Business

  3. Soul Brother No.1

  4. Minister of Funk

  5. Mr. Dynamite


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Massive Attack Live At The Melt Music Festival

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Massive Attack live at the Melt Music Festival in Germany, July 2010.



Setlist:

  1. United Snakes

  2. Babel

  3. Girl I Love You

  4. Invade Me

  5. Teardrop

  6. Safe From Harm

  7. Inertia Creeps

  8. Unfinished Sympathy

  9. Atlas Air


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Mac Miller's Tiny Desk

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Mac Miller at NPR’s Tiny Desk, 2018.





Setlist:

  1. "Small Worlds"

  2. "What's the Use? (Feat. Thundercat)"

  3. "2009"


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New Order Live At the Ukrainian National Home (Taras Shevchenko)

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New Order live in New York, 1981.

Setlist:

  1. (Opening Montage)

  2. Chosen Time

  3. Dreams Never End

  4. Everything's Gone Green

  5. Truth

  6. Senses

  7. Procession

  8. Ceremony

  9. Denial

  10. Temptation

  11. (Closing Montage)


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Hot Tuna (46th Street Rock Palace)

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Hot Tuna plays Brooklyn. 03/22/73. 46th Street Rock Palace.


Setlist:

  1. Keep On Truckin'

  2. Been So Long

  3. Water Song

  4. Come Back Baby


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INXS, "OZ For Africa" (1985)

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“Oz for Africa was an Australian concert held on 13 July 1985 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. It was broadcast locally and internationally as part of the worldwide Live Aid performances to raise money for famine relief in Africa.” (Wikipedia)

Setlist:

  1. Original Sin

  2. Listen Like Theives

  3. Kiss the Dirt



Neil Young Live At BBC 1971

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Neil Young live at the BBC, 1971.


Setlist:

  1. Out on the Weekend

  2. Old Man

  3. Journey Through the Past

  4. Heart of Gold

  5. Don't Let It Bring You Down

  6. A Man Needs a Maid

  7. Love in Mind

  8. Dance Dance Dance


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The Legendary Roots Crew at NPR's Tiny Desk (2017)

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The video’s Youtube page says:

“Armed with the incredible vocalist Bilal, The Roots performed the signature track from Detroit, a film about the race riots in 1967. "It Ain't Fair" glares unflinchingly, takes a knee and raises a fist against the societal construct that has systematically denied equality of experience to those "presumed inferior," to quote one of Bilal's verses. And it achieves all this while covering its heart with its right hand. This reflective hymn tenderly yanks your heart strings and offers a window into the ethos of those who would like to stand for the flag but cannot in good principle, lest these same evils continue to exist.”

Setlist:

  • "It Ain't Fair"

Musicians:

  • Curtis L. Jones Jr (Trombone)

  • Arnetta Johnson (Trumpet)

  • Hiruy E. Tirfe (Sax)

  • Richard L. Tate II (Sax)

  • Joseph Streater (Trumpet)

  • Norman J. Bradshaw (Trombone)

  • Damon Bryson (Sousaphone)

  • Ahmir (Questlove) Thompson (Drums)

  • Tarik (Black Thought) Trotter (Emcee)

  • Bilal Oliver (Vocals)

Important People:

  • Creative Director: Bob Boilen

  • Producers: Abby O'Neill, Morgan Noelle Smith

  • Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin

  • Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Maia Stern, Kara Frame, Alyse Young

  • Photo: Claire Harbage/NPR


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Fiona Apple Live at the New Yorker Festival (2020)

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Fiona Apple performs three songs live at the New Yorker Festival 2020.

“Shameika”

“Fetch The Bolt Cutters”

“I Want You To Love Me”


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Roy Ayers: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

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Roy Ayers’ stopped by the NPR Tiny Desk in March 2018 with keyboardist Mark Adams, bassist Trevor Allen and drummer Christopher De Carmine.



Setlist:

  • "Searching"

  • "Black Family"

  • "Everybody Loves The Sunshine"

Musicians:

  • Roy Ayers, Mark Adams (keyboards)

  • Trevor Allen (bass)

  • Christopher De Carmine (drums)

Important People:

  • Producers: Abby O'Neill, Morgan Noelle Smith;

  • Creative Director: Bob Boilen;

  • Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin;

  • Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Kara Frame, Bronson Arcuri, Dani Lyman;

  • Production Assistant: Joshua Bote;

  • Photo: Jenna Sterner/NPR.


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Black Sabbath at California Jam (1974)

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MC’d by Don Imus, this reminds us all of a time when concert lineups were interesting. The 1974 California Jam lineup was:

  • Rare Earth

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

  • Eagles

  • Seals and Crofts Black Oak Arkansas

  • Black Sabbath

  • Deep Purple

  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Today we’ve featured Black Sabbath’s set which includes the following list (Of course there are various setlists for this show, but here’s the one I’ve typically gone with):

  • Tomorrow's Dream

  • Sweet Leaf

  • Killing Yourself to Live

  • War Pigs

  • Snowblind

  • Sabbra Cadabra (with Jams)

  • Sometimes I'm Happy

  • Supernaut

  • Iron Man (with "Sabbra Cadabra" reprise)

  • Orchid

  • Paranoid

  • Embryo
    Children of the Grave


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Digable Planets Live At KEXP

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Digable Planets live for KEXP (November 4, 2016).



Setlist:

  1. The May 4th Movement

  2. Black Ego

  3. Pacifics

  4. What Cool Breezes Do

  5. Jettin'

Important People:

  • Host: Cheryl Waters & Kevin Cole

  • Audio Recording & Mixing: Kevin Suggs & Matt Ogaz

  • Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Alaia D'Alessandro, Luke Knecht & Justin Wilmore

  • Director: Scott Holpainen

  • Editor: Jim Beckmann


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Erykah Badu at NPR's Tiny Desk

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Erykah Badu performs for NPR’s Tiny Desk. 08/15/18.

Felix Contreras says:

“Some folks around the NPR Music office said they felt an almost spiritual connection to Erykah Badu during her visit to the Tiny Desk. And that was before she and her band even played a single note. It came from the waft of earthly scents that followed in her wake, to the flowing dreads and clothes that hung on her like robes.

After her self-introduction, which included a rundown of her spiritual and creative aliases, Badu rolled into one of her earliest musical calling cards, "Rimshot." It's an ode to the sound the percussionist makes when a drumstick is struck against the metal edge of the snare drum. On this performance, as on her 1997 album Baduizm, it becomes a device to play with time — stretching it, stopping it, suspending it. Propelled by jazz chords on the piano and the steady pulse of the acoustic bass, the playful performance unfolded in the tradition of the best bebop.

But the panoramic song "Green Eyes" is the centerpiece of Badu's Tiny Desk performance. It's wide-ranging in scope and musical arrangement and brilliantly executed by the jazz and hip-hop musicians in her backing band. The story of heartbreak is striking enough, but her interpretation showcases her formidable vocal skills. By the time it was over, we were all just as emotionally and spiritually spent as she was from the experience.

Erykah Badu is an artist for the ages. To old-school jazz fans like myself, names like Nina Simone, Betty Carter and Shirley Horn come to mind as much as Billie Holiday because of Badu's singular approach to a lyric. They all cut their own creative path and left behind a legacy that you can identify with just one note. Erykah Badu is on that same path, and one day her name will be mentioned along with the other Elders who share her spirit of musical adventure.”

Setlist:

  • "Rimshot"

  • "Green Eyes"

Players:

  • Erykah Badu (lead vocals)

  • RC Williams (Keys)

  • Braylon Lacy (bass)

  • Cleon Edwards (Drums)

  • Frank Moka (Percussion)

  • Kenneth Whalum (Sax)

  • Keyon Harrold (Trumpet)

  • Dwayne Kerr (Flute)

Credits:

  • Producers: Abby O'Neill, Morgan Noelle Smith

  • Creative Director: Bob Boilen

  • Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin

  • Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Maia Stern, Kara Frame, Khun Minn Ohn, CJ Riculan

  • Production Assistants: Catherine Zhang, Téa Mottolese

  • Photo: Morgan Noelle Smith/NPR.


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Sidi Touré Live At KEXP 2013

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Sidi Touré is a songhaï blues musician from Bamako, Mali. Here he is performing for KEXP in 2013.




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Iggy Pop Sessions At West 54th (1999)

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Iggy Pop live for Sessions at West 54th, 1999. Season 03 with host John Hiatt.


Setlist:

  • Nazi Girlfriend

  • Wild One

  • Interview

  • I Felt the Luxury

  • Lust for Life

  • Passenger


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Remembering Black Eyed Sceva

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I’ve never been a huge fan of a lot of what been called “Christian Music.” I don’t listen to Christian radio stations. I don’t follow Contemporary Christian Music. In fact, I have often wondered: “Why "Christian" Music Is Often So Bad.”

But there have always been exceptions. For example, I highly recommend you spend some time with my playlist Joyful Sounds: An Introduction to Sacred Steel. And, during college, there were a handful of bands who openly identified as “Christian Artists” (whatever that means) and incorporated their faith into their music without diluting either. Bands like Five O’Clock People, Plankeye, Poor Old Lu, Soulfood 76 and others. But, my favorite band of that time is by far Black Eyed Sceva (later known as Model Engine).

I still remember the first time I heard the group’s first album Way Before The Flood. I was in college and also serving as a volunteer Jr. High youth group leader. I had just found out that a longtime girlfriend had cheated on me and I remember sitting in the back of a car as we drove a couple of hours North for a Jr. High weekend winter retreat when my friend put that cassette.

I also remember buying Model Engine’s The Lean Year’s Tradition the same time I bought Bob Dylan’s Time Out of Mind at the old Zia Records location at 7th Avenue and Indian School. I was lucky enough to see the band several times in both incarnations and am happy to report that they were a terrific live band on top of everything else.

Your Google-Fu skills are probably better than mine but here are the three videos I could find on Youtube. The two were part of a promotional video that I’m pretty sure I had and included both the tour video and the live “Mudhouse” video. The other one is (to my knowledge,) the band’s only official music video and it is for one of their best-known tracks: “Justified.”

Enjoy!

And please let me know if you have other videos not included here (or audio recordings!).


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Taj Mahal Sessions at West 54th

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Taj Mahal live for Sessions at West 54th, Season One, 1997.



Setlist:

  • "She Caught the Katy,"

  • "Corrina, Corrina"

  • "Mr. Pitiful."

  • Albita performs

  • "Corazon rumbero,"

  • "El son del tahurete,"

  • "Valca el brillo de tus ojos"

  • "El chico Chevere."

But one of the Youtube comments says: 'Queen Bee'.


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Ani DiFranco: Sessions at West 54th

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Another gem from the Sessions at West 54th vaults. Listings say that Tricky was also on this episode but I can’t find video of that. This was Season one with Host Chris Douridas and aired 12/13/97.

Sorry, no setlist. Maybe you know it?

Enjoy.


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