San Franciscan Matt Langlois and his band The Welcome Matt, have been a fixture of our show for several years now. But today is the first time I’ve ever spoken with Matt. What brought us to this momentous occasion is the release of his amazing new album, More Empire Days. It is a vital document of what is happening in 2017 in San Francisco, the world, and probably your town as well. As far as the subject matter, if you were to put Chuck Prophet and Joe Strummer into a room and make them write songs, you’d probably get these songs. The sound is at times rockin’, hard-driving, and even danceable and thoughtful. That’s no small feat to mix all those styles into one album, but Matt Langlois has done it seamlessly. You need this record. Find out more at welcomemattsf.com

Artist | Track | Album
Sunshine Boys | Schoolyard Bully | Single release
Pacific Soul Ltd. | Pacific Soul Time | The Dance Divine
Mimi Betinis | Pontiac | Music Sounds
Richard Turgeon | Bigfoot’s An Alien | In Between The Spaces
Bud Rogers | Fight Or Flight | Starman
Maxi Dunn | Make It Better | The Neglected Gambit
The JAC | Frantic Romantic (Dusseldorf Mix) | Love Dumb

Matt Langlois interview
The Welcome Matt | Boutique City | More Empire Days
The Welcome Matt | The Boon | More Empire Days

Gail George | Mythomaniac | The Barrio Sessions
Richard X. Heyman | Miss Shenandoah Martin | Incognito
Ruby Free | Start Of Something Big | Shades
The Armoires | Caterwaul | Incidental Light Show
Banjo Bones | Cowboy Dreams | Cowboy Dreams
Duncan Faure | Lies And Promises | 4
Lannie Flowers | All Dressed Up | LIVE in NYC
Gretchen’s Wheel | The Price | Sad Scientist
Blake Jones & The Trike Shop (with Tom Magill) | Life Turns On A Dime | Teasers From The Whispermaphone
R. Stevie Moore & Jason Falkner | I Am The Best For You | Make It Be
Edward Rogers | Gossips Truths And Lies | TV Generation
Sean O’Brien and His Dirty Hands | Mistakes | Mistakes
Natalie Cortez & The Ultraviolets | She’s Better | Stupid Fresh Or Stupid Bad

June 24, 2017
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On today’s show, we meet musician Heather Trost. Heather hails from New Mexico, and has spent time all over the American West and in Europe. She sees music visually, and that’s reflected in her great new solo album, Agistri. Her soundscapes paint musical pictures of such diverse places as the New Mexico desert and the islands of Greece. You can almost hear the sun and wind as she creates with her vintage collection of keyboards. Her other band is A Hawk and a Hacksaw, where she plays violin. All in all, a compelling listen. Check out lmduplication.com/lm14.html for more info on Heather and Agistri.

Artist | Track | Album
Maxi Dunn | Rescue Me | Single release
The Mysteries Of Life | Bad Advice | Bad Advice
Lisa Mychols | The Man With The Golden Gun | Songs. Bond Songs.
Cirrone | All Right All Night | Kings For A Night
Edward Rogers | 20th Century Heroes | TV Generation
Jason Falkner | I Live | Presents Author Unknown
Sparklejet | Northern Land | Phonovella
Gail George | He’s An Exclamation! | Follow Your Bliss!

Heather Trost interview
Heather Trost | Agistri | Agistri
Heather Trost | Agina | Agistri

Nick Lowe | Without Love | Labour Of Lust
Gretchen’s Wheel | Blank Slate | Sad Scientist
Duncan Faure | Man Of A Thousand Dreams | Pronounced “Four-Uh”
Plasticsoul | Babylon | Therapy
The Welcome Matt | My Town | More Empire Days
Lisa Said | Peel The Moon | Estranged
Irene Peña | Not From Around Here | Single release
Lannie Flowers | Kiss A Memory | Single release
Richard X. Heyman | Everybody Get Wise | Incognito
Yolanda Cazessus | Bed Of Thorns | Single release
Blake Jones & The Trike Shop | Sun Up | Everybody’s Unplugged Except Martin
Natalie Cortez & The Ultraviolets | Take You Home | Stupid Fresh Or Stupid Bad
Matt North | I Sold It All | Above Ground Fools
Ruby Free | Owe To The Man | Shades

June 17, 2017
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On today’s show, we welcomed former radio personality Steve Brady, also known as Sparky ShockPop when he was on the air. He is a true champion of indie rock and roll, and has had an illustrious career in both terrestrial and internet radio. He’s always been driven to find the latest and greatest of undiscovered musical talent, and today, he brought along seven such examples! (And in the interest of full disclosure, your humble host has perhaps pilfered from Steve’s playlists more than once in the past!) Enjoy the music, and enjoy the chat with one of the true gentlemen of music radio! Check out the Sparky at ShockPop page, where Steve helps you keep up with the latest in the indie music world.

Artist | Track | Album
Fishbone | Party At Ground Zero | Fishbone
Yolanda Cazessus | Colors | Single release
Felsen | Heroin | Accidental Drowning
Maxi Dunn | Make It Better | The Neglected Gambit
Bud Rogers | Intercity Mars | Starman

Guest DJ Steve Brady segment
The Big I Am | Right About Now | Acoustic version
Joe Crookston | The Nazarene | Single release
Josh Woodward | On Brevity | Single release
All Hail Hyena! | Man Up! | Single release
I Am Fool | Monkey | Single release
Tracy Newman And The Reinforcements | Table Nine | Single release
Two Sheds Jackson | One Way Ticket To The Top | Single release
James Carson | Calico | Single release

Richard X. Heyman | Incognito | Incognito
Rich McCulley | Hey Trouble | Out Among The Edges
The Rolling Stones | Respectable | Some Girls
Lisa Said | Some Dudes | Estranged
Duncan Faure | Where Is The Music | Pronounced “Four-Uh”
Lannie Flowers | Favorite Song | LIVE in NYC
R. Stevie Moore & Jason Falkner | Stamps | Make It Be

June 3, 2017
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