N.O. Dead Air on tonight’s episode. Live music, bar stories, pregnant pauses, live applause-s, a convivial atmosphere, and info on exciting upcoming shows. Courtesy of Valerie Jean Capitanich (ha!) & a slew of local singer-songwriters. This week’s lineup includes some combination of Patrick Cooper, Lili Dove, Judy Hill, Ron Hotstream, Tina Jamieson, Alison McConnell, Natasha Sanchez, and whoever else wanders in with a guitar, a washboard, or a set of trigger-happy vocal cords. (You know who you are.)
Playlist, plus some thangs to check out this week! Big thanks to everyone who came out to 102.3 WHIV FM and made it such a fun evening. (Also wine courtesy of Valerie, bedeviled eggs courtesy of Lili Win.)
Pertinent Goings-On (check their pages for more info):
-Open Mic hosted by Natasha Sanchez at Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant Wed.
-Ron Hotstream and the Mid City Drifters do Swing Night! at Rock n Bowl Wed.
-Alison McConnell and Buku do Choro at the Porch Songwriter Series (7pm Thurs. at 2857 Grand Route Saint John St.) with Eric Ess’s food, yum.
-John Craigie and Patrick Cooper House Concert! Fri. (cooptig@gmail.com for top-secret location), w Ruby Ross at the Covington Market Sat., w Bob Worth at the Creole Tomato Fest Sun.
-Open Mic hosted by Ron Hotstream and Tina Jamieson at Banks St Bar Sunday (5-8pm, do the ol’ one-two and hit Jim Smith’s at Checkpoint Charlie’s after)
Selected Playlist: [y’all check those titles…]
“There She Goes My Beautiful World” – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. (A song about–appropriately enough–songwriting.)
“13 Days” – Ron Hotstream and the Mid City Drifters
“Wild and Blue” – Ron Hotstream and the Mid City Drifters
“Further Down the Road” – Natasha Sanchez (LIVE)
“You Will Never Sleep in this Town” – Patrick Cooper (LIVE)
“Beer Truck” – Ron Hotstream and the Mid City Drifters
“I Just Knew” – Lili Dove (LIVE)
“A Boy Named Sue” – Johnny Cash
“Broken Hearts and Broken Doors” – Natasha Sanchez (LIVE)
**Pizza Mike names some bartenders he’s especially fond of and reflects on Coco Robicheaux
“Getting the Bills” – Clarence Carter. Pizza pick.
“News Timin’” – Pat Cooper (LIVE), lyrics by Bob Marak. References Subway, which New Orleans didn’t have at the time but apparently “seemed like” it would have. Hahaha. (That was funnier on air, fyi.) Other fave quote of the evening was, Pizza: “But what about, say, people who drown for reasons other than riptides…” (Reasons such as… his hot sister? Overly-polite lifeguards who don’t like to meddle? Accidentally falling asleep underwater? All of the above? Tune in next week to find out.)
“Not Insane” – Rough Seven. Great local band.
“Eve Picked the Apple” – Lili Dove (LIVE) (Fave sung line of the evening, r.e. reincarnation, “But I’m pretty sure I wasn’t Hitler…”)
“Song for a Sunday” – Alison McConnell (LIVE). Newcomer & soon-to-be-frequent offender. What a beautiful voice!
“Golden Bay Blues”- Allison McConnell.
“Call Me Soon” – Pat Cooper (LIVE) (Unless it really is “Call My Sore” as the minutes imply.)
“Garbage Collecting at the Fly” – Nat Sanchez (LIVE)
“Sunday People” – Lili Dove & co. (LIVE) Soon-to-be Sunday night anthem!
“These Walls” – Allison McConnell (LIVE)
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” – Johnny Cash & Fiona Apple (LOVE)
Musicians, Mentors, and Barroom Heroes, every Sunday night from 9-11pm! (N.O. Dead Air Singer-Songwriter Soiree 1st & 3rd Sundays.)
