June 24, 2023 CHIRP Radio playlist (Show #670)

9:00 AM Billie Holiday • I'll Be Seeing You • The Commodore Master Takes • GRP

9:03 AM George Michael • Something to Save • Listen Without Prejudice • Columbia

9:07 AM M Sage • Bendin' In • Paradise Crick • RVNG Intl.

9:13 AM M. Ward • Dedication Hour (feat. Neko Case and Gabriel Kahan) • Supernatural Thing • Anti-

June 17, 2023 CHIRP Radio playlist (Show #669)

9:00 AM Camera Obscura • dory previn • Let's Get Out of This Country • Merge

9:04 AM Leon Bridges • Why Don't You Touch Me • Gold-Diggers Sound • Columbia

9:07 AM Cut Worms • Ballad of the Texas King • Cut Worms • Jagjaguwar

9:12 AM Yusuf/Cat Stevens • Things • King of a Land • Cat-O-Log/BMG

June 10, 2023 CHIRP Radio playlist (Show #668)

9:00 AM Dolly Parton • The Bridge • Just Because I'm a Woman • RCA

9:03 AM Gil Scott-Heron / Makaya McCraven • I'll Take Care of You • We're New Again: A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven • XL

9:06 AM Sparks • Gee, That Was Fun • The Girl is Crying in her Latte • Island

9:13 AM Jenny Lewis • Chain of Tears • Joy'all • Blue Note

Concert review: Sparks, Royal Albert Hall, May 29, 2023

A few songs into Sparks first-ever headlining show at the venerable Royal Albert Hall, Russell Mael told of how upon first moving to England (in 1973), he and Ron would walk by the Hall and dream of playing there. But, he noted, they knew that only big (successful) bands played there. So what did it mean that Sparks has sold out two shows there? 

May 27, 2023 CHIRP Radio playlist (Show #667)

9:00 AM Tina Turner • Total Control • We Are the World • Columbia

9:06 AM The Ides of March • Lead Me Home, Gently • friendly strangers: the warner bros. recordings • Warner Bros./Rhino

9:09 AM Harrison • Blue Sky (featuring Nanna.B) • Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees • Last Gang

9:15 AM Angie Stone • Good Man • Love Language • Conjunction Entertainment/SoNo

May 20, 2023 CHIRP Radio show playlist (Show #666)

9:01 AM 10CC • Old Wild Men • Sheet Music • UK

9:04 AM Bat For Lashes • In Your Bed • The Bride • Parlophone

9:07 AM Baby Rose • Love Bomb • Through and Through • Secretly Canadian

9:13 AM Paul Simon • Wait • Seven Psalms • Owl

May 13, 2023 CHIRP Radio Playlist (Show #665)

9:00 AM Al Green • Take Your Time (featuring Corinne Bailey Rae) • Lay It Down • Blue Note

9:05 AM Papas Fritas • Say Goodbye • Helioself • Minty Fresh

9:09 AM Hannah Sandoz • hole • Leaving the party early • self-released

9:14 AM Moby • Run On (Feat. Danielle Ponder, Elijah Ponder) • Resound NYC • Deutsche Grammophon