Radio

Every year, the fabulous Chicago station WXRT asks its listeners to, in true Chicago-style, vote early and vote often for their favorite music of the year.

And this year, they (and perhaps, you) chose JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound's killer cover of Wilco's "I Am Trying Break Your Heart" at #25 in the FAVORITE SONG Category.

Check out all the lists HERE

As we say in these parts , "now DAT'S some votin', good work dere.."

On a rare jaunt out of Chicago, The Waco Brothers played St Louis and Nashville with Paul Burch to promote their recent album Great Chicago Fire. In St Louis, they stopped by super cool radio station KDHX and recorded live in the studio.

Listen to the aural fruits of their visit HERE.

Four songs from the album done LIVE!  All pretenses of polish and professionalism were tossed aside!

• We're pleased to announce that Lydia Loveless will be a featured guest and performer on the nationally-syndicated rock-n-roll talk show, Sound Opinions. The episode starts airing on Friday, July 27 -- but go to the Sound Opinions website to see when it will air on your local station that weekend. (UPDATE: Listen to it here!)

• Justin Townes Earle will curate two evenings of music entitled "In the Spirit of Woody Guthrie" on October 26th and 27th at Pace University / Pace Presents Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts in New York, NY. Marking Guthrie's centennial celebration, the nights will also feature music from Joe Pug, The Low Anthem and John McCauley of Deer Tick. For ticket information, visit the Pace online box office.

• The final album from rockabilly legend Janis Martin will finally get its audience, thanks in part to our own rockabilly filly, Rosie Flores. Rosie is also currently writing to follow up to her Bloodshot debut, Girl of the Century.

• Whitey Morgan and the 78s are pounding the hot pavement this summer, and gathering some great press, including this solid review from the Washington Post and this feature from Creative Loafing.

Justin Townes Earle is currently wowing audiences while touring Down Under, but that isn't stopping him from entertaining us in the US while half a world away—JTE was recently named NPR's Song of the Day for "Look The Other Way," off his new album, Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now. Earlier last week, Justin's recently recorded World Cafe Live performance was broadcast via NPR stations across the country—if you missed it, the archive is available online.

Lydia Loveless stopped by the studios of our pals in St Louis, the mighty KDHX...

They've archived some studio photos as well as the audio from her on air performance.  Check out her stripped down versions of her "hits" "Jesus was A Wino," "Can't Change Me" and "How Many Women."

Just go HERE

Our man's man Scott H Biram showed up at the studios of LastFM and dropped some jaws. Check out the videos of four songs he did, the interview and the level of Biramosity he brought to the usually staid studios.

From his latest album Bad Ingredients "Just Another River"

and then the other videos, as well as the interview HERE

On the heels of the release of their Bloodshot debut, Want More, post-soul evangelists JC Brooks And The Uptown Sound virtually took over the Chicago airwaves today with morning appearances on Chicago Public Radio's "848" and ABC 7's "Windy City Live." If you didn't get to catch the broadcasts, never fear! Listen to the 848 appearance here, and watch the WCL performance here!

On Memorial Day, Justin took the stage at the magnificent Millennium Park in downtown Chicago in front of over 10,000 folks.  It was a glorious evening.  It was also the first decent weather we had around here since like October.  People were goofy with joy (or maybe it was the coolers full of wine and cocktails).  We burned piles of recently shed flannel clothing in the back  (no, not really, jeeez....).

Anyway, WXRT recorded the whole thing and they are broadcasting it Sunday June 12th at 8pm central time.  So if you weren't there, here's your chance to have a listen.  If you were there, here's your chance to re-live the memories.....ah the memories.

SUNDAY JUNE 12TH at 8pm central on WXRT 93.1 FM or listen ONLINE

Recorded in August with a three piece band, Justin's appearance on the legendary radio show Mountain Stage will begin airing on October 8th

For a list of affiliate stations and airing times, go HERE.

After that, it will be archived HERE.