Colorado through Florida. Lots of legends in this one. I was really having to stretch to find some songs for this one. .

Boulder to Birmingham – Emmylou Harris
Colorado Girls – Marissa Nadler
A Girl Who Lives In Connecticut – AA Batteries
The Wives Are In Connecticut – Carly Simon
Washington DC – Magnetic Fields
Down From Dover – Dolly Parton
Florida – Patty Griffin
Florida – Sofia Talvik

 

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The musical journey around the United States continues. Some states have a lot of songs written about them and California is one of them. This episode is devoted to to the state and some of the cities there.

Hello California – Salme Dahlstrom
San Francisco – Ingrid Michaelsom
Los Angeles – Katie Davis
Santa Cruz – Erin McKeown
Hotel California – Eliza Neals
This Is California – Denise Marsa
Goodbye California – Jolie Holland

 

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I got the idea to do a musical roadtrip because I like geography and maps. I have done single episodes in the past where I featured songs about cities or states, but I decided to do a whole series. I had a hard time narrowing some of the states down and what was going to be 5-6 episodes is now going to be about 14. Some states will get more attention like my homeland of Texas, Georgia, which is where I live now and NY and California because there are about a zillion songs about those two. There are going to be all sorts of genres covered in these episodes and some songs are going to be old school (like this one which features Billie Holiday) so it’s been an adventure. I hope you enjoy it!

Beth Thornley- Birmingham
Alyson Greenfield- Tuscaloosa
Rebecca Loebe- Grace
Billie Holiday- Stars Fell On Alabama
Camera Obscura- Alaska
Michelle Shocked- Anchorage
Liz Phair- Ant In Alaska
Adrienne Pierce- Arizona
Gossip- Arkansas Heat

 

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Hayley Stark – Let Me Go (Tonight)
Femmepop – Good
Ryli – Take Two
Garrison Starr – 40 Days
Kirsten DeHaan – 1984
Sarah Blasko – All I Want
Warpaint- Elephants

 

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Rubyfruit: The Remixes

Florence + The Machine- Dog Days Are Over
Marina and the Diamonds- Obsession
Asobi Seksu- Familiar Light
Glasser- Apply
Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Heads Will Roll
Ladytron- Tomorrow
Ellie Goulding- Under The Sheets

 

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All music in this episode is courtesy of Ariel Publicity and Cyber PR.

Lily Sparks- Stars
KaiserCartel- Oh No
Jensen Keets- Expectations
Jennings- Doorway
Danika Holmes- Pocketful of Gold
Nadia Kazmi- Julian
Lauren O’Brien- Inconsequential Dream

 

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I love covers. And I love this one. It’s inspired by the Lady Gaga/Elton John Grammy performance.
Zach Maxwell doing Speechless. His original stuff is pretty awesome too.