Friday, July 30, 2010
The battle for Soul Supremacy at The Mohawk. I'll be the emcee and referee for the biggest heavyweight fight Austin has ever seen. Click below for more info.

7/28/2010 1970: Funk & Soul pt. 1
The way-back machine is set for forty years ago. We dig up gems, large and small, from the funkier side of soul in 1970. Spotlight on The Meters and the sound of Chicago.

8/04/2010 Bob Dylan Revisited
Dylan returns to Austin. We're here to welcome him.

8/11/2010 1970: Funk & Soul pt. 2
Yet more great stuff from forty years ago. Spotlight on Stevie becoming a man.

Note: Most podcasts will be online between 4-6 weeks and then will be stored away in the vaults unless a request is made for a download. Get 'em while you can!

Podcasts are not streaming! You'll have to download them to your computer. These are MP3 files, averaging 80MB in size. Most will be replaced within a couple of months with new shows. New shows will be added generally within a week of broadcast.

5/5/2010 Cinco De Mayo with Grupo Fantasma
A couple of the boys from Fantasma bring in some latin funk to celebrate the holiday. Also songs from their glorious new album, El Existential.

5/12/2010 King Curtis
Born Curtis Ousley in Fort Worth, Texas would sound like enough of a handicap. Yet once he was crowned, King Curtis evolved into one of the most sought-after studio musicians and arrangers. He also assembled one of the best soul bands of the era.

5/26/2010 Exile on Main St. Revisited
The greatest rock and roll album of all time gets the revisionist treatment. The new remaster with studio outtakes will take front and center along with the usual back story and excavation of the Stones' ramshackle masterpiece.

4/28/2010 Chef's Surprise
I don't often say this, but this was a great show. If you've never heard the program, this will give you a good idea as to what we're about. Everyone from Sam Cooke, Otis, Lyn Collins, King Curtis, Allen Toussaint, Popcorn Wylie, The New Mastersounds, Dessa, Johnny K, T Bird and the Breaks and more.

4/21/2010 P-Funk
It's becoming an annual show celebrating George Clinton & Company's visit to Austin. Great stuff, a comparison between Parliament and Funkadelic in 1975, and guest appearances from Sly Stone and Prince.

4/7/2010 Soul Jazz Funk
When soul jazz artists play funk you'll find some rare grooves. Featuring Brother Jack McDuff, Grant Green, Charles Earland, Shirley Scott, Sex Mob, Osaka Monorail and more.

3/31/2010 JB 1970
We visit Soul Brother #1 as he transitions into the '70s with a brand-new band of kids from Cincinnati (you may have heard of the Collins Brothers, Bootsy & Catfish). JB was able to capitalize and began a new era of heavy, heavy funk.

2/24/2010 Music From I'm Shakin'
Alex LaRotta of the music blog I'm Shakin' provides some incredible funk and soul vinyl. Some of the gems he's unearthed in his crate-digging glory include El Comite, Curly Moore & The Kool Ones, Black Blood & The Chocolate Pickles, Sonny Rae & Fancy, The Greer Brothers, Watts Little Angel Band and so many others. A real treat for fans of rare vinyl.

2/17/2010 Bobby Freeman/Byrd/Womack
We narrow our focus to three hip Bobby's: Byrd, Womack and Freeman. Don't be surprised at the latter — he has some amazingly funky stuff from his days at the Double Shot label in 1970.

2/10/2010 Bobby!
We continue the name game with all of the Bobby's of funk and soul. Expect songs from these Roberts: Blue Bland, Womack, Adams, Bennett, Byrd, Patterson, Marchan, Freeman, McNutt, Wells, Rush, and a host of other Bobby's.

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Last Call at the Blues Hotel. My message to the guys at KXLU, who finally retired the show after an amazing nineteen years.

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