| June 29th 2009 |
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I’ve got 80/35 on my brain pretty much full time these days, I’m so excited to see Broken Social Scene and
Poison Control Center. If the weather holds, this is going to be a sweet week of music for me; I kicked
things off with The Wheelers on the show. I’d only heard of this Cedar Rapids band but hadn't actually
heard them so I didn’t know what to expect, which is always a lot of fun. Like the Teddy Boys before
them, The Wheelers proved that the 319 can rock.
This was The Wheelers first ever totally acoustic show. In fact they only brought electric guitars, so all
four of them really had to switch things up in the studio when they were loaned acoustics. I thought the
two songs we recorded turned out great, especially when you hear how drastically different they are from
those on the album. Grab the songs now, they’ll probably be the only acoustic ones we’ll hear from the
band. And listen to the interview, we talk about the new album and their recent tribute to Kim Deal.
It’s always great when the band and I share nearly identical tastes in music, it makes for great
conversation. We talked everything from the Smashing Pumpkins and Michael Jackson, to the Silver Jews
and the Beach Boys. We played music to match the talk as well. The mix was one of my favorites in recent
memory; having a tribute to the King of Pop helped. Here is what we played…
Kings of Leon – Youth and Young Manhood
Wilco – S/T
Starflyer 59 – Gold
Beach Boys – Smile
Beach Boys – Friends
Michael Jackson – Thriller
Michael Jackson – Off the Wall
Michael Jackson – Bad
Mr. Lif – I Phantom
Danielson – Tri Danielson
Simon Joyner – Iffy
Blonde Redhead – S/T
Silver Jews – American Water
Bongwater – Breaking No New Ground