2010-05-01 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child

Welcome to May, and thanks to Mister G for coming by! You can listen any time at our page at WRSI.com.

Here's what we played:

Segment 1
TMBG - It's Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG - No!
Me 3 - Apple (The Thin King)
Elizabeth Mitchell - Ladybug Picnic (You Are My Sunshine)
ID
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole... - Over the Rainbow What a Wonderful World
Chris Jones - Crawdad Song (House of Mercy Vol. 1, The Youngster Parade)
ID

Segment 2
Peter Rundquist - Effervescing Elephant
Pink Floyd - Bike (Piper at the Gates of Dawn)
Recess Monkey - Pedal Power
ID/prep to rock
REM - Stand
Captain Bogg & Salty - Don't Drink Sea Water
Tripping Daisy - Sigmund and the Seamonsters
ID

Segment 3:
Princess Katie & Racer Steve - Sand in my Sandwich (Tiny Cool)
Dick Dale - Miserlou
Starfish - Starfish and Coffee
ID
Prince - Get on the Boat (3121)
Billy Kelly - Springtime: It's My Favorite
ID

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster - Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
Mister G In-studio

Segment 5
Wee Hairy Beasties - Road Safety Song (Animal Crackers)
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - I Wanna Be Like You (This Beautiful Life)
ID/book time with Ella (Hoot)
Ozomatli - Love and Hope (Don't Mess with the Dragon)
Justin Roberts - Pop Fly (Pop Fly)
Dan Zanes - Jump Up (Family Dance)
ID

Segment 6
Milkshake - Happy Place
Sly & the Family Stone - You Can Make It If You Try
Stevie Wonder - 1-2-3 Sesame Street (Songs from the Street)
ID
fIREHOSE - Epoxy, for Example (Flyin' the Flannel)
Danny Adlerman & Friends - When I Grow Up (Listen Up!)
ID
They Might Be Giants - Apartment Four (Here Come the 123s)

2010-04-17 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child

Happy Earth Day weekend! Listen on demand at our page at WRSI.com!

Segment 1
TMBG - It's Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG - ICU
Lunch Money - Wake Up World (Dizzy)
Haley Bonar - Beautiful You
ID
Uncle Rock (with Elizabeth Mitchell) - There Is No Away (The Big Picture)
ScribbleMonster - The Song of Life (Songs with No Character)
ID

Segment 2
ID
Dan Zanes & Friends - I Won't Grow Up
Frances England - Spring has Sprung (Family Tree)
ID/prep to rock
Sippy Cups - Springtime Fantastic
Mike Doughty - 27 Jennifers (Golden Delicious)
The Not-Its - When I'm Five
Clementown - Polkabats

Segment 3
Pencilhead and the Playground Punks - Super
Robbert Bobbert - We R Super Heroes
Flaming Lips - Waitin' for a Superman
ID
Princess Katie & Racer Steve - Tube Sox (Tiny Cool)
Natalie Merchant - The Janitor's Boy (Leave Your Sleep)
ID

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster - Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
ID
Lennon's Song - We Love, We Learn, We Grow
The Living Sisters - Cradle (Love to Live)
Red Hook Ramblers - Down By the Riverside
ID
Jimmies - What's that Sound? (Make Your Own Someday)

Segment 5
Toots & the Maytals - Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (The Disney Reggae Club)
Heidi Swedberg & the Sukey Jump Band - Paw Paw Patch (Play!)
ID/book time with Ella (Midsummer Night's Dream)
Roger Day - Inside My Cranium (Why Does Gray Matter?)
Rodrigo y Gabriela - Diablo Rojo
Roy Handy & the Moonshot - I Am a Dog!!! ((I'm Gonna Be) Your Best Friend)
ID

Segment 6
Sugar Free Allstars - Little Red Wagon (Funky Fresh & Sugar Free)
Walter T and the Rated-Gs - Rough Day at the Sandbox (Rough Day at the Sandbox)
Mister G - Sneaky Chihuahua (Pizza for Breakfast)
ID (Mister G at Pulaski Park tomorrow)
Ralph & Ralph - Arms of My Love (Opposites)
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem - They All Ask'd For You (live at Spare the Rock)
ID
They Might Be Giants - Science is Real (Here Comes Science)
They Might Be Giants - Spare the Rock

2010-04-17 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child

Listen any time you like at our page on WRSI.com!

Segment 1
TMBG - It's Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG - Sleepwalkers (No!)
Astrograss - Let Me Stay Up All Night (Let Me Stay Up All Night)
Ratboy Jr. - Floating Up (Smorgasboard)
ID
Bill Harley - Grownups Are Strange (Yes to Running)
Songeez - Love's Enough
ID

Segment 2
Gustafer Yellowgold - Pinecone Lovely
School for the Dead - Beautiful Day in the Woods (Ayla) (Live at Spare the Rock)
ID/prep to rock
Beatles - Birthday
Justin Roberts - It's Your Birthday (Meltdown!)
The Jimmies - Somebody's Birthday (Make Your Own Someday)

Segment 3
ID
Royal Order of Chords and Keys - Cruisin' for a Snoozin'
Elvis Costello - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding
Young Fresh Fellows - Picnic (Play)
ID
Alexandra & the Good Batch - Extended Playdate (Extended Playdate)
Baze & His Silly Friends - All My Silly Friends (One Little Smile)
ID

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster - Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
ID
Ralph's World - The Rhyming Circus
She & Him - Brand New Shoes
Ella Fitzgerald - You're the Top (Cole Porter Song Book)
Bonerama - You've Got a Friend in Me (Funky Kidz)
Jose Conde - Cumbamba (Jazz Playground)
ID

Segment 5
ID
Dream Warriors - My Definition (And Now the Legacy Begins)
Bunny Clogs - Shpilkas (More! More! More!)
Hank Hooper - Hey! Batter! (Playground Fortune Teller)
ID/book time with Ella (Emily Winsnap & the Monster From the Deep)
Key Wilde & Mr Clarke - The Rattling Can

Segment 6
ID
Dar Williams - Babysitter's Here (at Academy of Music 4/25)
Joe's Backyard Band - Crow (Kick Up a Breeze)
Earth Wind & Fire - Sing a Song (Greatest Hits)
Keith Munslow - Spork (Homemade Fun)
Sweetback Sisters - Have You Seen My Chicken? (Chicken Ain't Chicken)
ID
TMBG - E Eats Everything
TMBG - Spare the Rock

2010-04-10 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child

Listen any time you like at WRSI.com! And see you Sunday at 2 for Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, with Mister G opening, at the Iron Horse!

Segment 1
TMBG - It's Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG - The Vowel Family
Heidi Swedberg & the Sukey Jump Band - Pop Goes the Weasel (Play!)
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion - Go Waggaloo (Go Waggaloo)
ID
Gourds - Fossil Contender
Monty Harper - Roundy Round (Take Me to Your Library)
ID

Segment 2
Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly
Little Miss Ann - Mockingbird
ID/prep to rock
Hold Steady - Take Me Out to the Ballgame
ScribbleMonster - The World's Greatest (Chocolate Milk)
Roy Handy & the Moonshot - Socks Are Overrated!!! ((I'm Gonna Be) Your Best Friend)
Quiet Two - Invisible Trousers (Make Some Noise)
ID/book time with Ella (Cornelia Funke - The Thief Lord)

Segment 3
Ralph & Ralph - Opposites
Dean Jones - Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here!
Mates of State - Jellyman Kelly
ID
John & Mark - People Have Good Reasons
Keith Munslow - Are You Gonna Eat That? (Homemade Fun)
Recess Monkey - Sack Lunch (Field Trip)
ID

Segments 4 & 5
Clementown guest DJ set:
Twilight Zone Theme
Bellville Rendez-vous - M&S
Yes, We Have No Bananas - Baily's Lucky 7
Little Bed - Clementown
Big in Japan - Tom Waits
Little Old Money Maker - Meters
Radio One Radio Jingle - Jimi Hendrix
Fixing a Hole - Beatles
Fun Services - Phone Phreaks
Flea Keepers - Clementown
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - Julie Andrews et al
Fistful of Dollars - Morricone
Shining Star - Earth Win & Fire
Runaway Waffle - Clementown
Man from UNCLE theme

Segment 6
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo - Luck
Run DMC - Reading Rainbow
Deee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart
Baby Loves Jazz - Duck Jam
ID
TMBG - Meet the Elements

2010-04-03 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child

Listen on-demand at WRSI.com!

And thanks to the Nields for a great in-studio! They're playing at First Churches in downtown Northampton this morning at 10:30.

Segment 1
TMBG - It's Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG - I Am Not Your Broom
John Lennon & Yoko - Cleanup Time
Innocence Mission - Wonder of Birds
ID
Joe's Backyard Band - Dishes
Steve Weeks - Up!
ID

Segment 2
Elizabeth Mitchell - Rollin 'Baby (Meltdown 2010)
The Good Miss Padgett - So So Good (s/t)
Sarah Lee & Johnny - Take Me to Show and Tell (Go Waggaloo)
ID/prep to rock
Earnie & Neal - Pink Piggie Polka Pancake Picnic (Friends, Family & Pizza)
Soul Coughing - Super Bon Bon (Irresistible Bliss)
Deedle Deedle Dees - Growl Growl (American History + Rock and Roll = Deedle Deedle Dees)
ID

Segment 3
Justin Roberts - Meltdown (Meltdown)
Tim and the Space Cadets - New Game
Flaming Lips - It's Summertime
ID
Recess Monkey - Trading Squirrels (Aminal House)
Joe McDermott - Everybody Plays Air Guitar (Everybody Plays Air Guitar)
ID

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster - Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
ID
Charity & the JAMband - Beach
Renee & Jeremy - It Makes You Feel Good
The Clash - Revolution Rock
ID

Segment 5
Nields In-Studio
- Goin' to Boston
- Organic Farm
- Who Are You Not To Shine?

Segment 6
ID
Bottle Rockets - Coffee Monkey
Ralph's World - The Coffee Song
Superchunk - Hyper Enough
Boooker T - Hey Ya
ID/book time with Ella (Lunch Lady & the Cyborg Substitute)
TMBG - Four of Two (No!)
TMBG - Spare the Rock