Here are the songs played on Monday September 21:

Lovemakers: “Love is Dead” album title is Let’s Be Friends, available now.

Snow Patrol: “Just Say Yes” album title is Up to Now, available Nov 11. See the video below!

Third Eye Blind: ” Bonfire” album title is Ursa Major, available now. See TEB at Freakfest on Halloween night!

Here are the songs played on Thursday, September 17:

Black Crowes: “I Ain’t Hiding” album title is Before the Frost, available NOW

Mark Knopfler: “Border Reiver” album title is Get Lucky, available now

Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers: “Prairie Dog Town” album title is Levitate. Did you catch Hornsby last night on Jay Leno? Eric Clapton helped him out. This is a great album! I highly recommend it.

Here are the songs played on Tuesday, Sept. 15:

Lucero: “Smoke” album title is  1372 Overton Park, available Oct 6.  Back in the late 70’s there was a comedy bit passed around radio station professionals. It had to do with a station format change to Punk/Country with the song ” I wanna whip your cow, show me how, show me how”. It was such a strange concept back then. WELL, it’s 2009 and not such a joke. Lucero is what they are calling punk country and it sounds great.   Guess the joke was on us.

Los Lonely Boys: “Evil Ways”, album title is 1969, available Oct 13.  This is an interesting project, which will consist of a total of 5 songs all originally from 1969.  The songs on this EP will be “Evil Ways”, “Well All Right,” originally by Blind Faith,”She Came in Through the Bathroom Window”, Tony Joe White’s “Polk Salad Annie”  and the Door’s “Roadhouse Blues”.  They  will be touring this fall, Look for them in Chicago Oct. 23 at Old Town School and Milwaukee  Oct 24 at Northern Lights Theater.

Robert Earn Keen: ” The Rose Hotel” album title is The Rose Hotel, available Sept 29.  If you’re not familiar with this Texas artist who has been putting out albums for decades, see him perform “The Rose Hotel” at Lollapalooza.

Here are the songs played on Monday, Sept 14:

7  Worlds Collide: ” Hazel Black” album is title The Sun Came Out, available on CD Sept 29, 2 disc vinyl on Oct 27.  This is a group made up of Neil Finn, Johnny Marr, KT Tunstall and members of Wilco and Radiohead.  Here’s KT performing this song live.

Derek Trucks Band, feat. Susan Tedeschi: “Back Where it Started”, another song off Derek’s album Already Free.  It’s always nice when a husband and wife perform together. The family that plays together, stays together.

Keb’ Mo’: “Better Man” album title is Playing for Change: Songs around the World, available now.

Here are the songs played on Thursday, Sept 10:

Fun: “All the Pretty Girls” album title is Aim & Ignite.  There’s nothing better than hearing new bands that sound great.  Here they are for you to enjoy too.

Jack Johnson: ” Better Together”, album title is En Concert. This is a live concert albunm, recorded in Paris.

Gov’t Mule: “Frozen Fear, album title is By A Thread.  Another teriffic album from Warren Haynes and the band, available October 27 .

Here are the songs played on Thursday, Sept 3:

Cage the Elephant: “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked”, album title is Cage the Elephant.  This indie band is from Kentucky and if you were at Lollapalooza in Chicago, you might remember seeing them perform.  If not, here they are!  You can also see them on Halloween, performing at Freakfest!

Sea Wolf: ” Wicked Blood”, album title is White Water, White Bloom, available Sept 22

Serena Ryder: ”All for Love” another cool song from this Canadian Juno award winner I found on her album Is It OK?

Here are the songs played on Wednesday, Sept. 2:

Cross Canadian Ragweed: “51 Pieces”, album title is Happiness and All the Other Things.  The 15th Anniversary limited edition CD is  available as of Tuesday!  You’d think this band from Oklahoma would be a country band, but check this out!

Drive-By Truckers: “Like a Rolling Stone”, album title is The Fine Print.  This is a collection of what they call “oddities and rarities” from 2003-2008.  Hey, you gotta love an album with a song called “George Jones Talkin’ Cell Phone Blues”.

Proclaimers: “Notes & Rhymes”, album title is Notes & Rhymes, available Sept 8. Yes, this identical twin Scottish duo  who brought us 500 Miles is out with some new music.

Here are the songs played on Monday, August 31

Rusted Root ” Suspicious Minds”, album title Stereo-Rodeo, available now. This is a very cool version of this old Elvis song. Wanna see them do it live?

Eric Hutchinson ” Oh” another song off Sounds Like This. have I mentnioned how much I LOVE this young man’s music? Such a fun show. Here he doing Oh.

Hockey ” Too Far” album title Mind Chaos, available Sept 28. This band from Portland Oregon is one to watch. I predict good things for them.

Here are the songs played on Wednesday, August 26

Jackson Browne ” Here” from Soundtrack to the Kevin Spacey movie Shrink. Another great song from this classic artist.

Brett Dennen feat/ Natalie Merchant ” Heaven” another song off Hope for the Hopeless. This song is BEAUTIFUL!!! Listen to the lyrics and you will be reminded of John Lennon’s Imagine.  Don’t forget, Brett will be opening for O.A.R. Sept 3. The show has been moved from Alliant Energy Center to Overture Hall. Take a few minutes and listen to this song.

Kyle Hollingsworth ” Way That it Goes”, album title Then There’s Now, available Sept 15. Kyle is the keyboardist for String Cheese Incident. Here he is at last year’s 10,000 Lakes Festival, with the Mickey Hart Band. Enjoy!

Here are the songs played on Monday, August 24

Wilco ” You and I”, another song off Wilco ( The Album.

Weezer ” ( If You’re Wondering If I Want You to) I Want You To. Album title Ratitude, available October 27.  HOWEVER, this song was leaked on line, so they released this single way early. I looked for some video’s of Weezer performing this song, but all I found were people doing cover versions. Cover versions of a song that won’t be released for months. The interwebs sure are changing the way we get our music, aren’t they!

Killian Mansfield w/ Dr John  ” Scratch My Back” album title Somwhere Else. This is a very interesting project. Killian is a 16 year old who lives in Woodstock NY, home of many fine musicians.  Five years ago, Killian was diagnosed with a rare cancer,which he is battling with integrative therapies.

This album was put together with love, with artists like John Sebastian, Kate Pierson, Levon Helm and more, joining him. All proceeds of this album will go to the Killian Mansfield Foundation to promote the use of these less invasive treatments for children with cancer. It’s a cool album and the kid has talent!