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Celebrating Otis, Muddy Waters And Perfectly Good Guitar

Friday, September 9

We celebrate Otis Redding’s 75th birthday with selections from his career plus cover versions of his songs from Paul Rodgers, Etta James, Black Crowes, and Humble Pie.

Saturday, September 10

Matthew Cooper has been recording under the name Eluvium since 2003. Based in Portland, Oregon, the musician’s ambient sounds and experimental tendencies have earned him rave reviews with each of his releases. The latest, False Readings On is no exception. Somber and meditative the record is being hailed as Eluvium’s best yet. We’ll hear selections from this recording as well as music from a new release by Thor and Friends, featuring Thor Harris of the band Swans. 

Monday, September 12

Listen for selections from the latest by The Devil Makes Three, Redemption & Ruin as well as from John Hiatt’s acoustic-driven Crossing Muddy Waters.

Tuesday, September 13

Released in 1990 Faith Hope Love was the third LP from King’s X. We’ll hear selections from that release as well as music from Living Colour’s Time’s Up, a record released the same year. 

Wednesday, September 14

Listen for selections from Schmilco, the latest by Wilco and music from John Hiatt’s 1993 effort Perfectly Good Guitar.

Thursday, September 15

Away is the newest release from Okkervil River and Here, the first release from Teenage Fanclub in six years.

Jedd Beaudoin is host/producer of the nationally syndicated program Strange Currency. He has also served as an arts reporter, a producer of A Musical Life and a founding member of the KMUW Movie Club. As a music journalist, his work has appeared in Pop Matters, Vox, No Depression and Keyboard Magazine.