Grand Junction

KAFM Grand Junction, 9pm - 12am

The Hold Steady The Hold Steady

I always admired The Hold Steady’s narrative approach to songwriting, but I didn’t imagine it could be applied to this particular Western Colorado town, and tonight’s opening track clearly shows my lack of imagination. Elsewhere tonight, I’m happy to bring you new music from The No Ones, featuring the unmistakable holler of one Scott McCaughey of the Young Fresh Fellows, R.E.M., The Baseball Project, and so much more.

In this episode: 100 gecs, Adanowsky, The Agents, Belle & Sebastian, Boygenius, Cage The Elephant, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Dan Ex Machina, Death Cab For Cutie, Deerhoof, Enon, Fantastic Negrito, Fruit Bats, The Hold Steady, Indopan, The Jolly Boys feat. Albert Minott, Jon Spencer & the HITmakers, Khaled, Kid Koala, Klint , Lali Puna, Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires, Lord High Fixers, Manchester Orchestra, MC Paul Barman, Messer Chups, The Monkees, Mudhoney, The No Ones, North Americans, Paul McCartney & Wings, Posh Swat, Raz Ohara, Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs, Sprints, Sunny War, Takako Minekawa, The Tallest Man on Earth, Tennis, The Undertones, Vampire Weekend, The Wood Brothers, Worriers, XTC

  Song Artist Notes
1 Rehab The Jolly Boys feat. Albert Minott
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3 Grand Junction The Hold Steady Well what do you know
4 You Just May Be the One (2022 Remix) The Monkees Mind-bending songwriting
5 I Don’t Know How I Survive (Acoustic) Death Cab For Cutie Through unconscious desperation, I’d wager
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7 Satanist Boygenius Lovely chonky chords
8 Another Satellite XTC Unmistakably phased rhythm
9 Foothills The Tallest Man on Earth Sparkling like dawn frost
10 Pilgrim The Wood Brothers Coming to town this summer
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12 Night Stripper Messer Chups It’s dark, and it’s late, too late
13 Phase-Out All Remaining Non-Miracles by 2028 Deerhoof Gliding through the farthest reaches of space
14 Come Into Enon The dramatics are near unbearable
15 Teenage Kicks The Undertones Fuzzed out fantasies
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17 One Million Dollars 100 gecs How much again?
18 Renter's Insurance Dan Ex Machina Brings bad memories
19 Pillow For a Cloud Tennis Gentle wafts
20 Live And Let Die Paul McCartney & Wings A magnificent racket
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22 Almost Everything Mudhoney Still menacing
23 Tough Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs Feeling Lizzy
24 Breaking It Down! Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires Cowbell-appropriate
25 Pool Shark Cherry Poppin' Daddies Straight in the pocket
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27 Capital Karma Manchester Orchestra Lay real still
28 Ser Yo Adanowsky Mellow psychedelia
29 White Sky Vampire Weekend The delicate balance achieved
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31 Give A Little Time Belle & Sebastian Suitable for Eurovision
32 Doom Scrolling Worriers A fitting combination
33 Aberdeen Cage The Elephant The strange angles are present
34 Love's Death Bed Sunny War A misheard lullaby
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36 We Used to Live Here Fruit Bats Soothing sounds
37 Song For George The No Ones Can’t miss the McCaughey touch
38 Soul Line The Agents Total meltdown
39 Vulture Shark Sculpture Park MC Paul Barman Instigator
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41 Manifesto Sprints Not the one by Marx
42 My Hit Parade Jon Spencer & the HITmakers Somewhat subdued
43 Negative Sister Posh Swat Stuttering madness
44 Highest Bidder Fantastic Negrito No flinching
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46 The Living End North Americans Four subtle minutes
47 Everywhere & Allover Lali Puna Omnipresent
48 Diamond Klint Rolling on the bass
49 Didi (Funk Club) Khaled Under a burning sun
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51 The Frequencies Kid Koala They are converging
52 We Want, We Would Appreciate Lord High Fixers It's working, I believe
53 Where Is My Mind Raz Ohara Versatile source material
54 Fantastic Voyage Takako Minekawa It's about the journey
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56 Crapfest Indopan Thump thump