2009-10-31 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child

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Segment 1
TMBG - It's Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG - Hovering Sombrero '05 (Here Come the ABCs)
Tom Knight in-studio

Segment 2
Steve Weeks - 4 Little Girls
Telephone Company - The Old Man Song (Panda Brain)
ID/prep to rock
Baze and His Silly Friends - Scare Me Scare You!
Mighty Weaklings - The Monster Under My Bed
ID

Segment 3
REM and Muppet Rocker - Furry Happy Monsters
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You
Monty Harper - Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet
ID
Ralph's World - Monster
Siouxsie & the Banshees - Spellbound

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster - Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
ID
ScribbleMonster - A Monster Goes Rrraargh!
Los Straightjackets - Munsters Theme
Laura Freeman - My Brother's a Monster
Clementown - Skeleton Flowers
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo - Boogie Man
ID/play time with Ella

Segment 5
Tom Waits - Heigh Ho (The Marching Song)
ID
Pixies - Tony's Theme
Robbert Bobbert - We R Superheroes
School for the Dead - Superhero
ID
CandyBand w/ Detroit Youth Symphony - Monsters
Wee Scary Beasties - Pumpkinhead
Keith Munslow - Boogieman

Segment 6
ID
I'm From Barcelona - Just Because It's Different Doesn't Mean Scary (Yo Gabba Gabba)
Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1
Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Monster Mash
ID
Uncle Rock - Picnic in the Graveyard
Sippy Cups - Day After Halloween
ID
TMBG - Experimental Film
TMBG - Spare the Rock

2009-10-24 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child

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Thanks to Sarah Lee & Johnny and to Dan Zanes for coming by!

Here's what we played:

Segment 1
TMBG - It's Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG - E Eats Everything
Sarah Lee & Johnny In-Studio
- If Mama Had Four Hands
- Take Me to Show-and-Tell

Segment 2
Wilco - What Light
Astrograss - The Homework Machine
Aric Bieganek - Central Park Kitty (live in-studio) (1:00 at Eric Carle Museum)
ID/prep to rock
Hipwaders - Twitchy
Deedle Deedle Dees - Bring 'Em In (History + Rock and Roll = Deedle Deedle Dees)
CandyBand - Wheels on the Bus (CandyBand)
ID

Segment 3
Pogues - Metropolis
Peter Himmelman - Feet (My Green Kite)
Terrible Twos - Lily Names Everthing Sandy (Jerzy the Giant)
Mr. Richard - Tummy Talk
ID/book time with Ella
The Roots - Lovely, Love My Family
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo - Family Tree
ID

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster - Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
ID
Jim Armenti - The Great Pumpkin Roll (Town Center Library Project)
Vibrations - Ain't No Greens in Harlem
Dick Dale & Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pipeline
Juliana Hatfield & Tanya Donelly - Josie & the Pussycats
Danny Adlerman & Friends - How Much Wood Could a Woodchuck Chuck? (One Size Fits All)

ID

Segment 5
Dan Zanes in-studio:
Catch That Train
Rock Island Line
Moonlit Town

Segment 6
Sippy Cups - Magic Toast
NRBQ - RC Cola and a Moon Pie
Justin Roberts - Maybe the Monster
ID
TMBG - The Bloodmobile (Here Comes Science)

2009-10-17 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child

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If you want to win a pair of tickets to see Dan Zanes & Friends on Friday at the UMass Fine Arts Center, send me an e-mail (show AT sparetherock DOT com) with the name of the DZAF song we played today by the end of the day on Sunday. One lucky e-mailer will win!

Segment 1
TMBG - It's Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG - What Is a Shooting Star?
The Nields - Percy on Pluto (Rock All Day, Rock All Night)
Little Mo' McCoury - Man Gave Names to All the Animals (Little Mo' McCoury)
ID
Trout Fishing in America - What I Want is a Proper Cup of Coffee (Family Music Party)
Lead Belly - Rock Island Line (Sings for Children)

Segment 2
Miles Davis - Move (Birth of the Cool)
Gunnar Madsen - Sun Comes Up
ID/prep to rock
B-52s - Rock Lobster
Miz B - Raise the Brain(Raise the Brain)
ID/book time with Ella

Segment 3
ID
Deedle Deedle Dees - Growl Growl (History + Rock 'n' Roll = Deedle Deedle Dees)
Duplex! - Orange Popsicle (Worser)
Princess Katie & Racer Steve - Jeans!
ID
Ramones - Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio
Jimmies - Do the Elephant (Live) (Trying Funny Stuff)
ID

Segments 4 & 5
Guest DJ set from Uncle Rock:
Dean Jones & the Felice Bros - Hail Hail the Gang's All Here
Paul McCartney & Wings - Magneto & Titanium Man
Daniel Lavoie - Le Baby Dragon
Alan Lomax - Down in the Valley
Donovan - Riki Tiki Tavi
Uncle Rock - The Night the Lights Went Out
Wanda Jackson - Let's Have a Party
Phillips Wonders - Hambone
Kim Walsh - The Troll
Tarantainas De La Casa Sin Pared
Pete Seeger - I Know a Little Girl
Dave Clark 5 - Live in the Sky
Dean Jones - Baby in My Pocket

Segment 6
(Dan Zanes ticket giveaway)
Dan Zanes & Friends - I Won't Grow Up (76 Trombones)
Rhythm Child - Riding on the Bus (Eat a Bowl of Cherries)
ID
Asylum Street Spankers - Don't Turn Out the Light (Mommy Says No!)
ID
TMBG - Particle Man
TMBG - Spare the Rock

2009-10-10 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child

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Thanks to Laura Doherty for her guest DJ set! Remember, she's doing a benefit for Noho Pride this coming Thursday at 4:00 at the Florence Civic Center. Tickets are available at Cup & Top Cafe.

2009-10-03 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child

Thanks to Aric Bieganek for a great guest DJ set! You can listen to the show any time you like on our page at WRSI.com.

Segment 1
TMBG - It's Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG - How Many Planets?
Hipwaders - The Books I Like to Read
Steve Weeks - Monkeys
Tarika Sammy - Hendry (African Playground)
ID
ScribbleMonster - Scratchy Records (Songs with No Character)

Segement 2:
Uncle Rock - Please Don't Make Me Laugh When I'm Upset (live at Spare the Rock)
Johnny Bregar - 9 lb hammer
ID/prep to rock
Captain Bogg & Salty - Emphatical Piratical
Pixies - La La Love You
Yosi & the Superdads - Funky Monkey

Segment 3
Soccer Team - I'll Never Fear Ghosts Again (Play)
Chris Collingwood - Cookie Jar
AudraRox - All My Toys Are Broken
ID
Artichoke - Elephant


Segment 4
ScribbleMonster - Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
Aric Bieganek guest DJ
Beatles - Nowhere Man
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
The Who - Boris the Spider
James Brown - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
Aric Bieganek - Bright Lights, Big Kitty


Segment 5
Aric Bieganek guest DJ
Blitzen Trapper - Sleepytime in the Western World
John Vanderslice - Time Travel is Lonely
Paul Westerberg - Jingle
Golden Smog - Starman
Joey Ramone - What a Wonderful World

Segment 6
ID
Mister G - Pony with a Problem
Renee & Jeremy - Do Do Do Do (C'mon)
Jellydots - Adventure Quest!
Bob Marley - Redemption Song (B is for Bob)
ID
TMBG - I Am a Paleontologist
TMBG - Spare the Rock