Following this year’s NonCommvention, there was a healthy dose of new music to share tonight!  Included, we got to new material from DAVE MATTHEWS BAND … LANGHORNE SLIM … THE AFGHAN WHIGS … THE DB’s and more!  Here’s a full playlist of tonight’s show:

8PM

• LANGHORNE SLIM “The Way We Move” The Way We Move
• EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS “That’s What’s Up” Here
• NICK WATERHOUSE “(If) You Want Trouble” Time’s All Gone
• DAVE MATTHEWS BAND “Gaucho” -single-
• THE WALKMEN “We Can’t Be Beat” Heaven
• THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH “1904″ There’s No Leaving Now
• BEACH HOUSE “Lazuli” Bloom
• THE AFGHAN WHIGS “See and Don’t See” -single-
• LOWER DENS “Candy” Nootropics
• THE DB’s “The Wonder of Love” Falling Off the Sky”
• RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS “A Teenager in Love” Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Covers EP
• ALLEN STONE “Sleep” -single-
• JOHN MAYER “The Age of Worry” Born And Raised
• JOHN FULLBRIGHT “Gawd Above” From the Ground Up

9PM

• JUKEBOX THE GHOST “Somebody” Safe Travels
• FATHER JOHN MISTY “I’m Writing a Novel” Fear Fun
• CORY CHISEL AND THE WANDERING SONS “I’ve Been Accused” Old Believers
• CITIZEN COPE “One Lovely Day” Battleship
• SHOVELS & ROPE “Birmingham” O’ Be Joyful
• MARIACHI EL BRONX “Revolution Girls” Mariachi El Bronx II
• KING TUFF “Keep on Movin’” King Tuff
• PURLING HISS “Lolita” Shaking Through – Volume 3
• THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM “45″ Handwritten
• YEASAYER “Henrietta” -single-
• THE CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD “Rosalee” Big Moon Ritual
• CONOR OBERST & THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND “Kodachrome” One Of My Kind
• JERRY DOUGLAS “The Boxer” Traveler

Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees has died after a battle with cancer. He was 62. Gibb’s final project was “The Titanic Requiem,” a classical work that premiered in London in April to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.

Read the LA Times piece.

-BB

Trailer for “The Titanic Requiem”

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Joe Jackson is enlisting the help of Iggy Pop, Sharon Jones, Questlove & others for a new tribute album to Duke Ellington. It’s called “The Duke” & will be out on July 23rd. Some of the songs covered included: “Mood Indigo”, I Got it Bad”, and “It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing”. The album was recorded & mixed by 7-time grammy winner Elliot Scheiner, who has worked with Steely Dan, Sting & Bob Dylan.

On the show this week – we heard Jerry Douglas recruit Mumford & Sons to help record Paul Simon’s classic “The Boxer”.  Plus we debuted a number of new tunes including music from THE CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD … JOHN MAYER … THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM and more.  Here’s a complete look at tonight’s playlist:

8 PM

• JERRY DOUGLAS feat. MUMFORD & SONS & PAUL SIMON “The Boxer” Traveler
• BONNIE RAITT “Used to Rule the World” Slipstream
• SONNY LANDRETH “For You and Forever” Elemental Journey
• SHOVELS & ROPE “Birmingham” O’ Be Joyful
• JOE WALSH “Lucky That Way” Analog Man
• ARCHIE POWELL & THE EXPORTS “Crazy Pills” Great Ideas in Action
• CITIZEN COPE “One Lovely Day” Battleship
• SELAH SUE “Raggamuffin” Selah Sue
• KING TUFF “Keep on Movin’” King Tuff
• JOHN FULLBRIGHT “Gawd Above” From the Ground Up
• MAPS & ATLASES “Winter” Beware and Be Grateful
• CHEERS ELEPHANT “Falling Out” Like Wind Blows Fire
• THE SPINTO BAND “Leave Yourself Alone” Shy Pursuit
• SHAWN COLVIN “All Fall Down” All Fall Down

9 PM

• JOHN MAYER “Queen of California” Born and Raised
• CORY CHISEL AND THE WANDERING SONS “I’ve Been Accused” Old Believers
• NICK WATERHOUSE “I Can Only Give You Everything” Time’s All Gone
• THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM “45″ Handwritten
• RYAN SHAW “Karina” Real Love
• THE WALKMEN “We Can’t Be Beat” Heaven
• JJAMZ “Heartbeat” Suicide Pact
• SEAN BONES “Here Now” Buzzards Boy
• THE CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD “Rosalee” Big Moon Ritual
• ALO “Speed of Dreams” Sounds Like This
• EMILY WELLS “Mama’s Gonna Give You Love” Mama
• MICHAEL KIWANUKA “I Need Your Company” Home Again
• ANIMAL COLLECTIVE “Honeycomb” -single-
• TWIN SHADOW “Five Seconds” Confess

Donald “Duck” Dunn, the bassist who helped create the Memphis soul sound at Stax Records in the 1960s as part of the legendary group Booker T. and the MGs and contributed to such classics as “In the Midnight Hour,” ‘’Hold On, I’m Coming” and “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay,” died Sunday at 70.

Read more here.

-BB

“Green Onions”- Booker T. & the MGs

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Donald “Duck” Dunn w/ the Blues Brothers

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Another big day for new music!  Tonight we shared new tunes from PASSION PIT!  ANIMAL COLLECTIVE!  NEIL YOUNG! and more.  Here’s a full look at tonight’s playlist:

8PM

• MICHAEL KIWANUKA “Any Day Will Do” Home Again
• TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND “Everybody’s Talkin’” Everybody’s Talkin’
• JUKEBOX THE GHOST “Somebody” Safe Travels
• HERE WE GO MAGIC “How Do I Know” A Different Ship
• RUFUS WAINWRIGHT “Jericho” Out of the Game
• THE SPINTO BAND “The Living Things” Shy Pursuit
• CHEERS ELEPHANT “Peoples” Like Wind Blows Fire
• PASSION PIT “Take a Walk” Gossamer
• POP ETC “Keep It For Your Own” POP ETC
• RYAN SHAW “Karina” Real Love
• DIRTY PROJECTORS “Gun Has No Trigger” Swing Lo Magellan
• JULIA STONE “Bloodbuzz Ohio” By the Horns
• DELTA RAE “Bottom of the River” Carry the Fire
• BEST COAST “Why I Cry” The Only Place

9PM

• ANDERS OSBORNE “When Will I See You Again” Black Eye Galaxy
• NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE “Oh Susannah” Americana
• LEE RANALDO “Off the Wall” Between the Times and the Tides
• DIAMOND RUGS “Blue Mountains” Diamond Rugs
• JOE WALSH “Lucky That Way” Analog Man
• SHAWN COLVIN “Knowing What I Know” All Fall Down
• BEACH HOUSE “Lazuli” Bloom
• METRIC “Youth Without Youth” Synthetica
• SONNY LANDRETH “For You and Forever” Elemental Journey
• THE CRANBERRIES “Show Me” Roses
• COLD SPECKS “Winter Solstice” Winter Solstice EP
• ANIMAL COLLECTIVE “Honeycomb” single
• ANIMAL COLLECTIVE “Gotham” single

Passion Pit has a new record coming out on July 24th called Gossamer. Below, listen to the first new song from the record, “Take A Walk.”

Neil Young & Crazy Horse have debuted the video for their new song “Oh Susannah”, the first single to be taken from the new album, “Americana”, which will be released on June 4. It’s Young’s first album with Crazy Horse since 2003 and the first album with the full Crazy Horse line-up of Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina and Frank Sampedro since 1996′s ‘Broken Arrow’.

-BB

We close out the month of April playing some of the best new music the month had to offer.  And, of course we preview some upcoming new releases including new music from BEACH HOUSE … JUKEBOX THE GHOST … NORAH JONES and more!  Plus a couple artists that we weren’t expecting to hear from – JOEY RAMONE and THE BEACH BOYS offer up some new tunes (believe it or not).  Here’s a full look at tonight’s playlist:

8PM

• NORAH JONES “Little Broken Hearts” Little Broken Hearts
• BEACH HOUSE “Lazuli” Bloom
• SARA WATKINS “When It Pleases You” Sun Midnight Sun
• TRAMPLED BY TURTLES “Alone” Stars and Satellites
• TANLINES “All of Me” Mixed Emotions
• SANTIGOLD “Big Mouth” Master of My Make Believe
• THE WALKMEN “Heaven” Heaven
• COUNTING CROWS “Meet on the Ledge” Underwater Sunshine
• BLUES TRAVELER “You Don’t Have to Love Me” Suzie Cracks the Whip
• FIRST AID KIT “Blue” The Lion’s Roar
• GLEN HANSARD “Love Don’t Leave Me Waiting” Rhythm and Repose
• FIONA APPLE “Every Single Night” The Idler Wheel …
• EXITMUSIC “The Night” Passage
• DIAMOND RUGS “Blue Mountains” Diamond Rugs

9PM

• JACK WHITE “Missing Pieces” Blunderbuss
• BRENDAN BENSON “Bad for Me” What Kind of World
• ALLO DARLIN’ “Capricornia” Europe
• JJAMZ “Heartbeat” Suicide Pact
• JUKEBOX THE GHOST “Oh, Emily” Safe Travels
• JOEY RAMONE “What Did I Do to Deserve You?” …ya Know?
• THE BEACH BOYS “That’s Why God Made the Radio” That’s Why God Made the Radio
• ANDERS OSBORNE “When Will I See You Again” Black Eye Galaxy
• INGRID MICHAELSON “Blood Brothers” Human Again
• BROWNOUT “Oozy” Oozy
• NICK WATERHOUSE “I Can Only Give You Everything” Time’s All Gone
• HUSKY “History’s Door” Forever So
• METRIC “Youth Without Youth” Synthetica
• NOW, NOW “Thread” Threads