Twirl Radio Playlist – Show #827 – 5/26/2018: Interview doubleheader with Dave Weckerman of The Feelies/Yung Wu, and Jesse Ainslie!

Dave Weckerman of The Feelies and Yung Wu

This week’s show featured a pair of interviews. We started off with Dave Weckerman, percussionist of the legendary New Jersey band The Feelies. The Feelies have always been known for their propulsive, minimalist sound, and have amassed quite a following outside their local area–that’s why folks like me have heard of them and enjoyed their music over the years. Back in 1988, they started doing side projects, and spin-off groups. The first of these was Yung Wu–pretty much the same Feelies lineup, but led by Dave Weckerman, who wrote most of the songs on their album “Shore Leave”. Well, things being as they were, the original vinyl album went out of print. The great Bar/None Records decided to re-release Shore Leave this year, and now, it’s finally available for we lovers of excellent indie music. I had a fun little chat with Dave about the album, and we played a couple of tracks from it. You should get it for yourself, and support this great band and great record label. http://www.bar-none.com/yung-wu/

Jesse Ainslie

In the second hour, I had the chance to meet Jesse Ainslie. The former Phosphorescent guitarist and vocalist started his career in the Chapel Hill, North Carolina punk rock scene. He traveled the country for a couple of years, migrated to New York City, and then, about a year ago, migrated again to yet another musical capital, Los Angeles. He even had the distinction of playing on stage with Willie Nelson. How do you follow that up? Well, he just released his first proper solo record, “Only In The Dark”, and it is really good. Mixing rock ‘n’ roll with some Americana influences, it ventures into some personal themes for Jesse. Soundwise, if you think Neil Young and Crazy Horse, you’re kind of in the right neighborhood. It’s a strong record jam packed with great songs, so check it out here: https://jesseainslie.bandcamp.com/

Oh–and we also heard new music from Lisa Mychols, played song 6 of 6 from Krista D’s ep, and even heard from Little Jimmy Giant’s dad, Big Jimmy! I’d say we got our money’s worth out of the two hours we’re allotted each week for Twirl.

Dave Weckerman interview
Yung Wu | Spinning | Shore Leave
Yung Wu | Big Day | Shore Leave

Jesse Ainslie interview
Jesse Ainslie | Back To Texas | Only In The Dark
Jesse Ainslie | Only In The Dark | Only In The Dark

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