Joe Algeri has been a favorite presence on Twirl for a long time. He’s one of the more prolific artists I know, playing in and producing such bands as The JAC, The Britannicas, The Outryders, and so many more. Whether it’s jangly and hard-rockin’ originals, skewed covers, or even the occasional “normal” cover, Joe has pretty much done it all. On today’s show, we chatted with him all the way from his home base in Perth, Western Australia–a mere 15 time zones away! He’s working on 3 projects simultaneously right now (that we know of), so we’ll hear new music from The Britannicas and The Outryders, and an interesting, unearthed track from Love Minus Zero. joealgeri.bandcamp.com

Artist | Track | Album
Allyson Seconds | Little World | Little World
The Mighty Lemon Drops | Inside Out (live) | Young, Gifted, and Black Country
Bud Rogers | Pictures Of A Modern World (acoustic) | Single release
Lisa Mychols | I Go Wild | Single release
Maxi Dunn | Everything | Edmund & Leo
Matt North | I Sold It All | Above Ground Fools

Joe Algeri interview
The Britannicas | Real World Time | Single release
Love Minus Zero | Mary Says | Single release
The Outryders | Piangi Con Me (& Live For Today) | Single release

Gretchen’s Wheel | Left Turn | Sad Scientist
Blake Jones & The Trike Shop | Christmas Sale | The Underground Garden
The Corner Laughers | Fairytale Tourist | Matilda Effect
Frank Black | Superabound | Teenager Of The Year
Pacific Soul Ltd. | Aching For You | The Dance Divine
Duncan Faure | All At Once | Pronounced “Four-Uh”
The Armoires | Fort Ashby | Incidental Light Show
Nick Lowe | Skin Deep | Labour Of Lust
The Mysteries Of Life | Rely On You | Bad Advice
Sons Of Morning | Didn’t See The Man | Sons Of Morning
Lannie Flowers | Up All Night | Starry Eyed: The Records Tribute
Lisa Said | Been Around | No Turn Left Behind
Identical Suns | E.M.I.L.Y. | Identical Suns
Gail George | Fool’s Paradise | Follow Your Bliss!

March 25, 2017
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Rick Hromadka’s musical projects have been Twirl Radio favorites for the better part of a decade. He grabbed his rightful place on our airwaves with Maple Mars, and has sweetened the deal with another great band, one which he and his wife, Lisa Cavaliere co-front, Ruby Free. The new Ruby Free album is called Shades, and it is magnificent! Lots of variety on this one–it rocks a little harder than the last one–and oh–there’s a Carpenters cover to boot! That’s treading on musical holy ground, but they handle it masterfully. Shades comes out in a few weeks, so we were lucky to grab Rick and chat for about 25 minutes on today’s show. www.rubyfreeband.com

Enjoy the podcast:

Artist | Track | Album
Nelson Bragg | Welcome To Nowhereville | We Get What We Want
The Feelies | Stay The Course | In Between
Irene Peña | Not From Around Here | Single release
Cirrone | All I Know | Uplands Park Road
Maxi Dunn | Meteor Shower | Edmund & Leo

Rick Hromadka interview
Ruby Free | Owe To The Man | Shades
Ruby Free | Talk To Me | Shades

DC Cardwell | Something Worth Voting For | Some Hope
Blake Jones & The Trike Shop | At Every Train Stop (Big Stir Mix) | Big Stir compilation
Gretchen’s Wheel | Wish | Sad Scientist
Felsen | Lorazepam | I Don’t Know How To Talk Anymore
Glen Campbell | Wichita Lineman | The Very Best Of Glen Campbell
Gail George | He’s An Exclamation! | Follow Your Bliss!
The Undecided By Default | Wig Pins | Totally Undecided
Duncan Faure | Back To The Day | 4
Eric Peter Schwartz | Whip Around The Sun | American Disrepair
The Corner Laughers | Bells Of El Camino | Poppy Seeds
Lannie Flowers | I Didn’t Know | LIVE in NYC
Ass Ponys | Death Car $25 | Little Bastard EP
Chandler Travis Philharmonic | Going Back To Work Tomorrow | Waving Kissyhead Vol. 2 & 1
Walker Brigade | Don’t Sell Out (For Free) | Therapy Animal
The Cherry Bluestorms | As Above So Below | Bad Penny Opera

March 18, 2017
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Bedfordshire, UK-based Bud Rogers has been “making noise” since he was a little guy–drums first, then guitars. His musical career took the opposite turn of most: he started in rock, then went back to school to get classically-trained! He scored a couple of films and wrote a concerto, but rock and roll kept calling. He was a big part of the sound of the band Swidenbank, whom we’ve played a lot on this show over the years. Five years ago, when he started releasing solo records, he really honed and refined his sound. It’s a big rock sound–heavy on the guitars, with solid writing and soulful vocals. Bud’s been a favorite on Twirl Radio since then–and even won our coveted Male Vocalist of the Year Twirlie Award.

Late last year, he released the four song EP “Starman”–featuring a wonderful cover of the David Bowie song, plus three originals. Today, we caught up, and had a lively chat.

More Bud Rogers info: www.budrogers.co.uk

Enjoy the podcast:

Artist | Track | Album
Walker Brigade | DIsEASE | Therapy Animal
The Welcome Matt | Let It Lead You | Pop Junk Fluff & Hype
Duncan Faure | All At Once | Pronounced “Four-Uh”
Maxi Dunn | Make It Better | The Neglected Gambit
Felsen | Heroin | Accidental Drowning
Matt North | Come Here Go Away | Above Ground Fools
Girls On Grass | Father Says Why | Girls On Grass

Bud Rogers interview
Bud Rogers | Intercity Mars | Starman
Bud Rogers | Starman | Starman

Gretchen’s Wheel | Blank Slate | Sad Scientist
Lannie Flowers | Give Me A Chance (live) | LIVE in NYC
The Corner Laughers | For The Sake Of The Cat | Ultraviolet Garden
Cult Of Wedge | She’s A Witch | Loch Ness Monsters And Motherships
Natalie Cortez & The Ultraviolets | She’s Better | Stupid Fresh Or Stupid Bad
Ruby Free | Lonelier Than Me | Shades
Urge Overkill | Positive Bleeding | Saturation
The Cherry Bluestorms | Baby, You’re A Rich Man | Transit Of Venus
The Mysteries Of Life | Coat Of Arms | Bad Advice
Pacific Soul Ltd. | Crazy | The Dance Divine
Sparklejet | Somewhere Along The Way | Phonovella
Blake Jones & The Trike Shop | Sun Up | The Underground Garden
Three Minute Tease | MTV Song | Bite The Hand
The Armoires | Fort Ashby | Incidental Light Show

March 11, 2017
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Cape Cod-based musical provocateur Chandler Travis paid us a return visit on Twirl Radio today. As longtime Twirl listeners know, Chandler leads a rag-tag band of musical misfits/geniuses known as the Chandler Travis Philharmonic (“putting the harm in philharmonic”). You may also know Chandler as a founding member of the Incredible Casuals, who’ve been rocking us since 1980. So what does his music sound like? If you like the quirky virtuosity of NRBQ, you’ll feel right at home here. The new album, Waving Kissyhead Vol 2 & 1, careens wildly between Dixieland, achingly beautiful perfect pop songs, and straight up rock and roll. This album has a sense of humor, and a sense of optimism. Here’s some more info about all of Chandler’s musical enterprises: www.chandlertravis.com. Enjoy the podcast and the music!

Artist | Track | Album
The Jeremy Band | Hit You With A Flower | Hit You With A Flower
Gretchen’s Wheel | Better In The Dark | Sad Scientist
Identical Suns | Show Me A Sign | Identical Suns
Daniel Trigger | Reach Out | Single release
Maxi Dunn | I Mean That | Welcome To Soonville
Edward Rogers | Burn N Play | Glass Marbles

Chandler Travis interview
Chandler Travis Philharmonic | Air, Running Backwards | Waving Kissyhead Vols. 2 & 1
Chandler Travis Philharmonic | Your Wife And Mother | Waving Kissyhead Vols. 2 & 1

Vegas With Randolph | Women In Airports | Single release
Mod Hippie | Everybody Knows Who He Is | Big Wow
Lisa Mychols | I Go Wild | Single release
The Mysteries Of Life | I Like You | Bad Advice
Lisa Said | Comes And Goes | No Turn Left Behind
The Bottle Kids | Guitars In The Sky | Starry Eyed: The Records Tribute
The Taters | Pageboy | Taters Party
Duncan Faure | Billy In The Big Band | Machine From The Other Side
Irene Peña | Pieces Of You | Single release
The E.P.s | Don’t Be A Girl About It | Chuck
Ruby Free | Walking Along | Shades
Allyson Seconds | Ono Waltz | Little World
The Armoires | Responsible | Incidental Light Show
Lindy LaFontaine | Alizee | Single release

March 4, 2017
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