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10/18/2025

17-Oct-2025 Americana Garage WRFG 89.3 FM Fridays 8-10 pm. Archives at www.wrfg.org Thanks to Minneapolis musician, artist, composer and author Mark Mallman for calling in for a quick chat! His hauntingly complex new album Magic Time makes for a chilling Halloween listen! RIP original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, 74, who died following a fall. And RIP Atlanta Blues Society President George Klein, 81. He and the ABS were great friends of WRFG.
Welcome to town heavy rockers AFI to Masquerade on 10/17 and LA emo- punkers Pool Kids to Masquerade on 10/23. Local guy Jeff Evans of the Porkestra and Atlanta ex-pat singer/songer Kim Ware are doing a solo/duo performance at Red Light Café on 10/19. And the Little Five Points Halloween Festival and Parade is this weekend!
1-Blues Them-Davie Allan and the Arrows
2-Stowaway-Steel Beans
3-Dead and Discarded Girl-Friendship Commanders
4-Ash Speck in a Green Eye-AFI
5-Easier said Than Done-Pool Kids
6-Halloween Parade-Lou Reed
7-I Am the Mothman-Mark Mallman
8-Christopher Lee-Mark Mallman
9-It’s Midnight –the Rosedales
10-Screaming in My Dreams-Mark Mallman
11-Vampires-Renee Maskin
12-Roomful of Ghosts-Two Man Giant Squid
13-Tired-Upchuck
14-Gimme a Feelin-Ace Frehley
15-Black Diamond-KISS
16-Your Days are Numbered-Motion City Soundtrack
17-Haunted Hipster-the Fleshtones
18-1000 Corpses-Die Monster Die
19-Everyday’s Like Halloween-999
20-My Friend George-Lou Reed
21-Take Me Back-Babygirl
22-Here to Stay-Jeff Evans Porkestra
23-Rabbit Tattoo-Kim Ware
24-Heywood Floyd-Underlined Passages
25-All My Friends are So Depressed-Joyce Manor

10/12/2025

10-Oct-2025 Americana Garage WRFG 89.3 FM Fridays 8-10 pm. Archives at www.wrfg.org Today would have been the 66th birthday of English pop-rocker Kirsty MacColl, who has the dubious distinction of being the only rock star ever to have been killed by getting run over by a speedboat! Although very popular in the UK, she is most known to Americans for the Christmas song ‘Fairy Tale of New York’ by the Pogues on which she dueted with Shane McGowan. RIP. Countr y songstress Tanya Tucker turns 67 today, and Oct 9 is the birthday of Who bassist/sometime singer/songer John Entwhistle, RIP. Oct 9 also marks the birthdays of both John Lennon (RIP) and his son Sean who turned 50! Sean Lennon once had a psych-folk duo with his girlfriend Charlotte called Ghost of a Sabertooth Tiger, and I saw them at the tiny EARL club in Atlanta circa 2009! Sean was out mingling with the crowd –a real down-to-earth guy. I remember he was wearing a Sgt Pepper-style uniform and cap. He has also worked with Atlanta indie-rockers the Black Lips.
Welcome to town Chicago chamber-rock chanteuse Neko Case to the Variety tonight, Oct 10! Her new record is Neon Grey Midnight Green.
RIP Moody Blues bassist/singer/songer John Lodge who passed unexpectedly at age 82. We played a live version of his composition “I’m Just a Singer in a Rock n Roll Band.’
Many ‘Shocktober’ songs and much new stuff too!
1-Blues Theme-Davie Allan and the Arrows
2-Hate You Now-Dolo Tonight
3-All the Same-Abacus Rings
4-The Dishonesty-Matt Pryor
5-Neon Grey Midnight Green-Neko Case
6-Halloween-Kirsty MacColl
7-Recipe for Blood-Mendoza
8-Neck-Wes Parker
9-Christopher Lee-Mark Wallman
10-Country Girl-Greet Death
11-Hollywood Carradine-Dead Tooth
12-Boris the Spider-the Who
13-Not Fade Away-Tanya Tucker
14-Somethings Gotta Go-Will Orchard
15-Hold On Hold On-Neko Case
16-Run Right into It-Barr Brothers
17-Mapplethorpe-Kilkennny Cats
18-Distant Suns-Thrice
19-Ash Speck in a Green Eye-AFI
20-I’m Just a Singer in a Rock n Roll Band (live 2001)-Moody Blues
21-Eternal Youth-the Starting Line
22-Otherside-Lorraine Leckie and Her Demons
23-Yer Blues (live 1968)-‘the Mac Band’ (John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Mitch Mitchell, Keith Richards)
24-Jardin du Luxenbourg-Ghost of a Sabertooth Tiger
25-Winchester Mansion of Sound-Neko Case
26-Sucked Out-Cheekface

10/04/2025

3-October-2025 Americana Garage WRFG 89.3 FM Fridays 8-10 pm. Archives at www.wrfg.org We kicked off ‘Shocktober’ with some Halloween tunes, and commemorated the very first Stiff Records package tour (Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Wreckless Eric, Ian Dury, Larry Wallis et al) that began in England on this date in 1977. Coincidentally, Elvis Costello was in Atlanta on Oct 2 at the Roxy!
Welcome to town Boston shoegazers Pile to Aisle 5 on 10/3 and Atlanta hardcore outfit Motorloaf are opening at the Star Bar on 10/4!
1-Blues Theme-Davie Allan and the Arrows
2-Run Right Into It-Barr Brothers
3-Like the Boys-Eliza McLamb
4-Lou Reed was My Babysitter-Jeff Tweedy
5-Love Under Will-Jet Black Berries (aka New Math)
6-Barely Hanging On-Kilkenny Kats
7-20th Century Boy-T-Rex
8-Lonely Century Boy-Looser
9-Naturally –Barr Brothers
10-Clyde-Motorloaf
11-Dead Horses-Motorloaf
12-Spirit-HUNNY
13-Freaks Me Out-Mark Mallman
14-Freakshow-White Reaper
15-An Opening-Pile
16-Doesn’t Exist-Sainthood Reps
17-Rockin Dead Man-Dex Romweber
18-Winchester Mansion of Sound (in memory of Dex Romweber)-Neko Case
19-Halloween Dance-Rev Horton Heat
20-Miracle Man (live 1977)-Elvis Costello
21-Honey Hush (live 1994)-Elvis Costello
22-Fairfield-Sydney Sprague
23-I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock and Roll (live 1977)-Nick Lowe
24-Roads-Stone Souls
25-The Ghosts of Sugarland-Roger Street Friedman
26-Keds with No Laces-Stella and the Very Messed
27-Blow-FIONN
28-SomethingsGotta Go-Will Orchard

09/14/2025

12-Sept-2025 Americana Garage WRFG 89.3 FM Fridays 8-10 pm. Archives at www.wrfg.org With the CBGBs Fest happening in NYC later this month, we chatted with two original members -bassist Ruben Siguenza and guitarist Louie X Erlanger,-of the amazing Mink DeVille band (pictured: Ruben 2nd from Rt; Louie 2nd from LT) ! Originally a roots music club (Country, BlueGrass , Blues) in NYCs Bowery, CBGBs morphed in the mid-70s into the epicenter of the American punk movement, and Mink DeVille was one of the first of that wave to perform there. Connecticut native and singer/songwriter W***y DeVille formed the band after moving to San Francisco and meeting Ruben. They were lured back to NYC by its burgeoning rock scene, and added Louie to the lineup. Mink DeVille made two absolutely stunning major-label albums before W***y broke up the band to embark on a Greek tragedy of a solo career marked by intense highs and lows-and his ultimate death from cancer. A recent documentary –Heaven Stood Still-tells their story. Ruben still lives in SF, previously recorded with the Jakes and is putting a new band together. Louie lives in Vermont and performs original blues as ‘Sunny Lowdown.’ He performed onstage playing guitar with John Lee Ho**er in 1968 at age 16, and has produced such blues greats as RL Burnside. Cheers guys!
Jam packed concert week: LA acoustic big band Dustbowl Revival at Eddies 9/12; Atlanta country -rockers Jeff Evans Porkestra and Garrett Frierich at Eddies 9/13; SF indie-rocker Chuck Prophet at Garden Club 9/14; Atlanta singer/songer Ben Bostick at Eddies 9/16 and theatrical punkers La Dispute at Masquerade 9/17!
RIP Rick Davies, 81, founding member/keyboardist/singer/songer for Supertramp. Davies was the only constant member of that hit-making ensemble.
1-Blues Them-Davie Allan and the Arrows
2-Call the Navy-Mendoza
3-Happy Ever After-Silver Synthetic
4-Sally was a Cop-Chuck Prophet
5-Lost and Found-Jeff Evans Porkestra
6-Party Girls-Mink DeVille
7-Sweet Party Girl-Ruben Siguenza/ the Jakes
8-Let Me Dream if I Want To (live at CBGBs)-Mink DeVille
9-Rockin the Boat-Sunny Lowdown
10-Chicken in a Basket-Sunny Lowdown
11-Fallen Angel-the Jakes
12-The Fresh Element-New Math
13-Bloody Well Right-Supertramp
14-Autofiction Detail-La Dispute
15-Your Skin-Chuck Prophet
16-No Show Blues-Ben Bostick
17-Lampshade On-Dustbowl Revival
18-Dying Breath-Olivia Vox

09/07/2025

5-Sept-2025 Americana Garage WRFG 89.3 FM Fridays 8-10 pm. Archives at www.wrfg.org The annual Jerry Jam which benefits the local Lake Claire Community Land Trust is on for Sept 6, with local bluegrass outfit Magnolia Express performing Jerry Garcia’s bluegrass album Old and In the Way in its entirety. Also on Sept 6, award-winning Minnesota bluegrass fiddler/singer/songer Becky Buller is doing an album release at Red Clay in Duluth, Atlanta veteran singer/songer Michelle Malone is at Eddies Attic, and the annual Blind Willie McTell blues festival in his hometown of Thomson, GA.
All else new!
1-Blues Them-Davie Allan and the Arrows
2-Surfer-Sainthood Reps
3-New Distraction-fanclubwallet
4-Straight Line was a Lie-the Beths
5-Tired-Upchuck
6-Tumbleweed-Marianne Flemming
7-Over the Road Driver-Song Supply Company
8-Hope I Don’t Bleed-the Far West
9-Into the Deep-David Newbould
10-Shot Gun Shack-Magnolia Express
11-49-50-DeeOhGee
12-Ride on By-Becky Buller
13-$5 and a Handshake-Yawn Mower
14-Wheel-Living Hour
15-Fix for a Broken Heart-JJ Braves
16-Freefall-Pinkshift
17-Godddamn Outer Space-Lorraine Leckie and Her Demons
18-I Can See My House from Here-HUNNY
19-Enough Hope-Dave Hause
20-Doe Eyes-Mollie Elizabeth
21-Close Your Eyes-La Luz
22-Winter Muscadine-Michelle Malone
23-Night Song-the Casket Lottery
24-Stowaway-Steel Beans
25-Something’s Gotta Go-Will Orchard
26-Blind Willie McTell-Mick Taylor

08/31/2025

29-August-2025 Americana Garage WRFG 89.3 FM Fridays 8-10 pm. Archives at www.wrfg.org Labor Day weekend and the traditional end of summer- also jam-packed with events-the 5-day Dragon Con sci-fi, superhero and fantasy convention and the 40th anniversary WRFG Blues BBQ high on the list. We conclude our Summer of Brian-RIP to Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys-the Kings of Summer- who passed away just prior to summer 2025 at age 86. And tons of new stuff!
1-Blues Theme-Davie Allan and the Arrows
2-Waiter-Living Hour
3-Run Right into It-the Barr Brothers
4-Save Me Rock n Roll-ZDAN
5-Eat Steak-Rev Horton Heat
6-Look Alive-Dave Hause
7-Summer Kiss-Tim Hause
8-Living to Work-Tori Weidinger
9-Summer’s Come-Bombardier Jones
10-Spongebob-The Problem with Kids Today
11-Your Days are Numbered-Motion City Soundtrack
12-Drive-In-the Beach Boys
13-Love Me 2-Gully Boys
14-Fuzzy-IVRI
15-Batman Theme-Neil Hefti
16-Creature from Outer Space-Sonny Day
17-Superman-REM
18-Dragons Awake-Guided by Voices
19-Leona Street-Pool Kids
20-Who’s Having Fun-Drain
21-All my Friends are So Depressed –Joyce Manor
22-June July and August-Toni Dee
23-Sleeping on the Side of My Head-the Clydes
24-Carnage-the Antlers
25-Surfs Down-Krayolas
26-All Summer Long-the Beach Boys
27-Back to You-Oberon Rose
28-Fair Field-Sydney Sprague
29-Monica Forever-Lorraine Leckie and Her Demons
30-The Darkness Sings-Ben Nichols

08/23/2025

22-August-2025 Americana Garage WRFG 89.3 FM Fridays 8-10 pm. Archives at www.wrfg.org RIP Brent Hinds, 51, who was killed in a motorcycle accident in Atlanta this week. Hinds was founder/singer/lead guitarist for internationally-renowned Atlanta metal -mongers Mastodon, but had recently parted company with the band. We played the track ‘Divinations’ which features a banjo intro (!) played by Brent.
We welcome the Summer Shade Fest to Grant Park this weekend, with many local musical performers, including Lee Harvey Wallbanger and Del Roscoe, both of whom have new music out. We commemorated Lou Reed’s last performance with the Velvet Underground on August 23, 1970 at Max’s Kansas City in NYC, and happy birthday to Canadian guitar whiz Frank Marino of Mahogany Rush, 71! And our pals the Hickoids from San Antonio, TX are currently working on their 41st year on the road with a west coast tour! And we continue with the Summer of Brian (Wilson –RIP).
All else new!
1-Blues Theme-Davie Allan and the Arrows
2-Like the Boys-Eliza McLamb
3-Peace-Cass McCombs
4-Wreck-Neko Case
5-Christopher Lee-Mark Mallman
6-Grab the Ground-Third of Never
7-In the Heart of the Mountain-Ben Nichols
8-Black Hats-Del Roscoe
9-How Much is that Gun in the Window-Lee Harvey Wallbanger
10-Divinations-Mastodon
11-Come on Down to My House-Chickens and Pigs
12-Forget It-Kerosene Heights
13-Bloodsport-Modern Life is War
14-That Hank Williams Feeling-the Andy B.A.N.D
15-Out in the Dark-Jeff Tweedy
16-Move Now-Marshall Crenshaw
17-Crows Over Poughkeepsie-Song Supply Company
18-We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together (live)-Velvet Underground
19-Fever-the Imaginaries
20-A New Rock n Roll –Mahogany Rush
21-One More Time-Frank Hannon
22-Immigration Man-the Roamers
23-Simply Flying-Oberon Rose
24-Surfin-the Beach Boys
25-June July and August-Toni Dee
26-X –Friendship Commanders
27-Slither On-Hickoids
28-King of Your World-Rex Tycoon

08/22/2025

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