6/17/2009 Curtis Mayfield
My man Curtis has so much great material that hasn't made the compilations or box sets. You're gonna hear it all on this show.

6/24 and 7/2/2009 The Year that was 1979
A year so voluminous in strange music, we're dedicating two editions of Excavation Nation to cover it. Disco was about to breathe its last breath, New Wave was getting a leg up on the pop charts, and funk was disappearing into a haze of coke and "good" times.

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6/10/2009 Muscle Shoals (coming soon)
Devoting an entire show to the magic sounds of Muscle Shoals and its two legendary recording studios. I went there last week to see the place for myself; I wasn't disappointed. You won't be either.

6/3/2009 Chef's Surprise (coming soon)
Time to get right with the people.

5/31/2009 Sunday Morning Coming Down
I sit in for the illustrious Betsy Shepherd to play some funky gospel soul.

5/20/2009 Pop '69
We're digging the charts and the best stuff from 1969. Since we already covered soul last week, we'll excavate the more pop and rock-oriented songs that made an impact. Context is everything. Includes a remix of "Gimme Shelter!"

5/13/2009 Soul '69!
Maintaining the thematic 40-year anniversary that's prevalent on XNat this year, we play nuthin' but soul that was cut and released in 1969. Sticking mainly to singles, it's an amazing crop of loud and glorious soul. Featuring two of the most influential soul/funk grooves of the year, and they didn't belong to Soul Brother Number One. Hats off to the class of '69!

5/06/2009 Funky to the Bone
A funk and soul blast! Rare grooves abound, featuring the likes of The Five Du-Tones, Bobby Byrd, Kent & the Candidates, Freddi & Henchi, Johnny Adams, and new stuff from Darondo and Austin's own Black Joe Lewis.

4/29/2009 P-Funk
George Clinton & Co. are returned to Austin on this very day. That's cause for a celebration... all sorts of P-Funk goodies for your edification. Both versions of "Testify" and "You Can't Miss What You Can't Measure."

4/22/2009 Soul Power!
Another day at Soul Headquarters. Featuring off-the-wall stuff from Chris Kenner, Eldridge Holmes, and Ann Peebles. Also some newer stuff from Aceyalone, Dumpstaphunk, Lady Sovereign, NASA, and Damp Heat, among others.

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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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Excavation Nation airs Wednesdays at 4:30 - 6:00 pm CDT on 91.7 KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas and koop.org on the web.