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Episode 209
This episode is all about New York. Out of all the states, New York by far has the most songs that talk about it whether directly or indirectly.
Woodstock- Alice Smith
Brooklyn’s On Fire!- Nicole Atkins
Highrises in Brooklyn- Kelley McRae
Manhattan- Ella Fitzgerald
New York City Lights- Jessie Murphy In The Woods
New York, New York- Cat Power
Cradle and All- Ani DiFranco
Empress of New York- Weak Lazy Liar
Better in Manhattan- Casey Dienel
All The Way To New York City- Rosie Thomas
Ludlow Street- Suzanne Vega
The Girls- Lily Sparks
Yeah! New York- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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Episode 208
Melissa Ferrick- Nebraska
Scary Mansions- New Hampshire
Meg & Dia- New Jersey
Edie From Ohio- No Left Turns in New Jersey
KC Groves- New Mexico
Sara Bareilles- Vegas
Kris Delmhorst- North Dakota
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Episode 207
I had to go out of town last week for an unexpected family thing and uploaded 2 shows, but in the wrong order… The last show was Mississippi through North Carolina and this one should have gone before it…
Maryland- Vonda Shepard
Maryland County Road- Erica Wheeler
Whoever’s In New England- Reba McEntire
GoodbyetoMichigan- Nervous But Excited
Lake Michigan- Jenny Gillespie
My Minnesota State Fair- Ann Reed
Minneapolis- Erin McKeown
I first heard about Sarah Jaffe from a Hype Machine blog whose name escapes me. There was a blurb and a download of her song Clementine. I fell in love with the song and immediately listened to it at least 20 times in a row. The CD “Suburban Nature” that Clementine is on was not going to be out for another month, a very long month.
One day, I got a surprise package in the mail from my friend George who lives in Denton, TX where Sarah Jaffe is based. It was an autographed copy of the CD. He got to see her live and I guess felt sorry for me because I just can’t go down the street and see her play. The CD in a word is amazing. I tried to listen to the CD as much as possible uninterrupted, but sometimes, that’s almost impossible. I listened to it a lot in the car going here and there and sporadically at home, but it wasn’t until a 2 week trip I had to take for work that I finally got to REALLY listen to it with noise canceling headphones securely in place on airplanes flying all over North America. The entire album is phenomenal. From the opening song “Before You Go” to the very last song, it is stellar. It’s really hard for me to believe that this is her first full length album. You must buy this album! For an idea of how great Sarah Jaffe is, check out the video for “Clementine” below.
ACL Stage Left – Sarah Jaffe – Clementine from klru tv on Vimeo.
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