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Having the opportunity to host a radio show on Saturday Late Night at 88.5 FM | The SoCal Sound @thesocalsound.bsky.social has been a highlight of my year! I am so thankful to share music! Check out my TOP SONGS & CONCERTS for 2024 and please support Public Radio! 🎵 #TheSoCalSound #PublicRadio

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Bucket list item unlocked! 🙀 The SoCal Sound is gonna let this music nerd be on-air Saturday nights, 11pm-1am PT. Tonight, hear me wax poetic about Aretha, reminisce about seeing The Eels live, and share why I love the new Aaron Lee Tasjan music video. Listen before they come to their senses! 🎧=😊

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Join me as I guest host tonight’s Bilingual Sounds radio show with Byron the Curator at 10pm PT on 88.5 FM @thesocalsound! It was a treat to hand-select an hour's worth of music on my favorite radio station. Please donate a few dollars to this great member-supported station! 😊 www.thesocalsound.org/

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A friend just sent me a photo of a cassette playlist I made in the 90s (pre CD burner) and I still love all these songs! 😂 #mixtapes

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One of my treasured possessions: A promotional copy of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)! Happy birthday, David Bowie! 😊⚡🎶

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In the late '90s, I discovered Jon Brion's Friday night Largo residency in L.A., spending paychecks on pints & late-night music. Never disappointed, w/ surprise appearances by Elliot Smith, Fiona Apple, Colin Hays, Neil Finn. Grateful more of his songs are now recorded! pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 23 "Running Away" by Thee Sacred Souls There was quite a bit of quality music in 2023! I'll finish this Top 23 of '23 list with the band I listened to most this year according to my Spotify... 🎶=😊 youtu.be/SiQg9PZB67Y?...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 22 "Impressively Average" by Brigitte Calls Me Baby I think World Cafe's Raina Douris recently described this band as like The Smiths if they were fronted by Roy Orbison. That feels right. 🎶 youtu.be/rdvJpTMQoYI?...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 21 "Home To My Baby" by Laamar To the best of my knowledge, this track only received airplay in his home base of Minneapolis. Too bad. It's a catchy tune that deals with social reality for many. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6-S...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 20 "hotline" by bby 2 minutes 17 seconds of pure raw 🔥🎶 youtu.be/Epj5A84mDp0?...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 19 "What You Did" by Hannah Jadagu More modern shoegaze sounds... 🎶 youtu.be/ITBq6Ti-KtU?...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 18 "Joiner" by Blondshell I was sorry to not see her open for PJ Harvey earlier this year. A terrific track! 🎶 youtu.be/hb3ZlYG1cKA?...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 17 "Days Move Slow" = Bully Written as a tribute to her departed dog... Solid drums and power chords! 🎶=😊 youtu.be/REuUXI8YjfE?...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 #DecemberDuets Day 16 "Ready or Not (feat. Sierra Ferrell)" by Shakey Graves Ready or not, here comes the weekend...! 🎶 youtu.be/m9SbvxMK5Oc?...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 15 "Can’t Believe We're Here" by J Mascis New J Mascis always deserves a listen. For me, this is a cascade of sonic delight! Several guest appearances in this video... 🎶😊 youtu.be/SOgibRJxp8g?...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 14 "Tears Run Dry" by Abraham Alexander My favorite acoustic guitar solo of the year (skip to 2:35 if you wanna just hear some soulful hammer-ons, pull-offs, and bends)! youtu.be/TzALJGwDTc8?...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 13 "Act Natural" by Margaret Glaspy My favorite guitar lick of the year! 🎸 youtu.be/Yepr1BEkRrs?...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 12 "Dance Now" by Girl and Girl My favorite bassline of the year (even if it starts to get repetative)! youtu.be/4O6V24VmjNs?...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 11 "youth+" by Jean Dawson A top pick this year evokes 80s New Wave. Born in San Diego but raised in Tijuana, JD crossed the border for school. Unable to afford instruments, he practiced piano daily at the local Guitar Center after school. youtu.be/_DJ83_k5gao?...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 10 "Not Strong Enough" by boygenius A serious contender for my favorite album of the year! Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus just seem to be having fun while making great music. Good stuff! 🎶=😊 youtu.be/bIX_ouNJsTs?...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 9 "New Oh In Town" by The Baseball Project Where will Shohei Ohtani end up? Toronto? Seattle? Let's hear supergroup, The Baseball Project, sing about him! youtu.be/oGQfDAp3h6k?...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 8 "Ice Cream (Pay Phone)" by Black Pumas What an incredible track/band! How does this song pull off mixing the ice cream truck jingle, funky syncopated drum beats, electric guitar vibes, and a double-dutch chorus? Shimmy, shimmy rock! youtu.be/-YhOe5hnOmE?...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 7 "Devotion" by Arlo Parks Was fortunate to see Arlo Parks at a private concert earlier this year, courtesy of The SoCal Sound. Love the shoegaze meets trip-hop sound here. It's a banger! youtu.be/YupeXJgW9ss?...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 6 "Knockin (Single Version)" by MJ Lenderman If you dig twang plus distortion (Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, etc.), you are my people. I've often had this track on repeat these last few months. I love how it descends into a broken Dylan tune. youtu.be/tb47lqqF-v0?...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 5 "Alibi" by Hurray for the Riff Raff Hurray for new Hurray for the Riff Raff music (probably one of my favorite band names of all time)! Alynda Segarra describes this song as "a reckoning with time and memory." I feel you, Alynda. youtu.be/QXHWxHUiJCc?...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 4 "Positive Charge" by Gaslight Anthem This song concurrently rocks & tugs at my cynical Gen X heart with lyrics like, "I wanna live, I wanna love you a little longer. I was Invincible many years ago when I was so much stronger." youtu.be/Rymbk5I_WlA?...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 3 "Stay Right Here" by Allison Russell The always amazing Allison Russell! I've been a fan since her Po' Girl & Birds of Chicago days. Her channelling '70s-era disco was certainly a surprise (am I hearing some Gloria Gaynor here?). www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z5X...

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#MusicChallenge #Top23of23 Day 2 A fun and jazzy ear worm from the Icelandic singer, Laufey! "From The Start" by Laufey www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSD_...

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