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9/16/2009 The Beatles in Mono
The new remasters are out -- and they sound incredible. They've also released every mono mix of the Fabs stuff up to and including the White Album. Sadly, it's only available as a box set. We're here to provide you with some tastes of the Mono Madness.

8/26/2009 Sly & the Family Stone Live at Woodstock
Listen to the best set at Woodstock 40 years and a week after all the fun. Incendiary performances.

8/12/2009 Chef's Surprise
Some good hard funk, old and new. Featuring Solillaquists of Sound, Prince, Rose Stone, Glass House, The Wild Magnolias, K'Naan and more.

8/5/2009 Deep South Louisiana
Tom Mahnke from KOOP's Fais Do Do drops by the house with a stack of albums from his deep Louisiana collection. Lots of wonderful R&B/Soul gems with good background info.

7/22/2009 Funky New Releases
Funky hip-hop and other good stuff. Checking in to see where we are so far into 2009. Some excellent records.

7/15/2009 The Isley Brothers pt. 2
Even more funk and soul goodness from the Brothers Isley. Absolutely worth it!

7/8/2009 The Isley Brothers pt. 1
One of the most underrated bands in all of funk and soul. We're digging up the pride of Cincinatti and Teaneck, NJ. This show features a rare stomp with the talents of a 22-year old Jimi Hendrix.

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.

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.

6/10/2009 Muscle Shoals
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
Featuring Aceyalone, Bobby Womack, The Bongolian, Black Joe Lewis, Warren Lee, and new Darondo, plus much more.

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!

5/6/2009 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.

4/15/2009 James Brown '69!
There's a reason they called him the hardest working man in show bidness. Releasing singles as frequently as each month, albums quarterly, and live performances nightly. In addition to his own gems, and some of it long out of print, we'll get with some of his productions from 1969 with the marvelous Marva Whitney, Hank Ballard, and Bill Doggett. We also provide a lesson in the origins of "The Popcorn" and how JB recycled it half a dozen times into a dance sensation.

4/08/2009 Soul Covers
Unexpected soul-flavored covers of a wide-variety of material. For instance, Lou Rawls does Donovan, The Staple Singers do Buffalo Springfield, The Jackson 5 cover Jackson Browne. Loads of great stuff, especially Ellen McIlwaine's version of "Higher Ground."

4/01/2009 Extra Daddy
Possibly the most insane performance I've ever given. Daddy takes a little leeway via the "holiday" and channels the alter ego he often dreams of. Good funk and soul, too, featuring songs by Curtis, Harvey Scales, Parliament, Lee Dorsey, Jackie Lee Uni, Eddie Lang and lots more. Not for the faint of heart! Now if I could do every show like this...

3/25/2009 Aretha's Birthday Special
Aretha turned 67 and we're helping her eat some cake. Some delicious slices from her illustrious career. We cover some of her Columbia material and even her recording debut at 14 years-old! We avoid the big hits, too!

2/25/2009 The Bar-Kays
Continuing our love affair with Stax, we dig up some vintage Bar-Kays, the second most famous house band at the Memphis label. Trivia: the Bar-Kays are the longest surviving artist from Stax.

2/18/2009 Stax '69
Since the Motown '69 show was so much fun, why don't we take an in-depth look at their country cousins, Stax Records, circa 1969. Lots of solid senders from Rufus Thomas, Booker T. & the MGs, Johnny Taylor, Isaac Hayes, Staple Singers and more soul luminaries.

2/11/2009 Funk & Soul
Can't stop the good stuff. Featuring Wee Willie & the Winners, AC Jones & the Soulettes, James Carpenter, Freddie Robinson, and an amazing performance from Linda Tillery of The Loading Zone. Oh, and much more.

2/4/2009 Funk & Soul
Mostly obscure records. Featuring Homer Banks, Big Al Downing, Little Hooks, PPP, Jay Dee Bryant and a host of others.

1/21/2009 Motown '69
Taking a look back at Motown 40 years ago, when they began funking it up and addressing relevant social issues. Listen to them trade in their bubblegum for soul. Featuring the usual Motown suspects, but with a newfound respect for the gritty soul of Gladys Knight & The Pips.

1/14/2009 Mmm, Funk
Good stuff, all around. Featuring Lou Courtney, Nino Moschella, King Errisson, Charles Wright, Amnesty, Ike & Tina, and a thirty-year farewell to Donny Hathaway.

1/7/2009 Get Your Soul Right for the New Year!
Lots of obscure soul gems for this one, inspired by Peter Lucas' recent Soul Nite video compendium at the Alamo Drafthouse. Featuring Isaiah Smith, Moses & Joshua Dillard, Swamp Dogg, Barbara Lynn, Marilyn Haywood, Pearl Woods, Watson & The Sherlocks, Elijah & The Ebonites, Lewis Clark, an acappella Smokey Robinson, and lots more.

Shows from 2008 are available here.