Playlist For 12/24/09

Nashville Harmonicas - Rockin Around The Christmas Tree - Best Loved Songs of Christmas
Harmonica Rascal - O Christmas Tree - Rare Gene Jopnes Harmonica Classics
Nashville Harmonicas - Here Comes Santa Claus - Best Loved Songs Of Christmas
The Montmatre Players - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - I Love Paris At Christmas
The Montmatre Players - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - I Love Paris At Christmas

The Mystic Cowboys - Stoplight For Christmas - Harmonica Winds
Bruce Kurrow - Drydl Blues - Holidays In HarmonicaLand
Ella Jenkins - Harmonica Happiness - Holiday Times

Jason Ricci & New Blood - Snowflakes And Horses - Rocket Number 9
The James Harman Band - Second Voyage Of Noah's Ark - Black And White

Big John Wrencher - Can't Hold Out Much Longer Big John Wrencher - And This Is Maxwell Street
His Harmonica, Houserockers & Sonny Boy Williamson II - Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues - Blues, Blues Christmas

Nashville Harmonicas & Terry McMillan - Amazing Grace - Nashville Harmonicas
The Mouth Harmonica Trio - Auld Lang Syne - Mouth Harmonica Magic



Merry Christmass!!!! Keep Harpin - Dj Kamakazzi

Playlist For 12/18/09

Blitzen Trapper - Wild Mtn. Jam - Wild Mountain Nation
Jack Rose & Black Twig Pickers - Special Rider - Jack Rose & The Black Twig Pickers
The Go! Team - Everyone's a VIP to Someone - Thunder, Lightning, Strike

Jason Ricci - Ptryptophan Pterodactyl - Done With The Devil

Crystal Method - Roadhouse Blues (Remix) - Very Best of the Doors

Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - Clear Day - Bavarian Fruit Bread
Beachwood Sparks - The Good Night Whistle - Once We Were Trees

Brendan Power - Si Bheag, Si Mhor - New Irish Harmonica
Toots Thielemans- La Valse Des Lilas - Chez Toots
Leo Diamond - The White Cliffs of Dover - Hi-Fi Harmonica

Fred McDowell & Johnny Woods - I Walked All Night Long - Mama Says I'm Crazy

For those who called in wondering what to do in Irvine on a lonely Thursday night, there's this awesome strip in Longbeach on 4th street with a really cool bookstore where you guys can hang out and there's a few vintage stores as well. But in Irvine the most affordable thing to do would be to check out the dollar theatre in Woodbridge, Zombieland is playing. You can catch me at the 9:35 showing :)

Playlist for 12/10/09

Carey Bell - Sad Dreams - Carey Bell's Blues Harp
John Lee Hooker - Sugar Mama - The Cream [Disk One]
Junior Wells - Lord Lord - Blues Hit Big Town

Belle & Sebastian - Beyond the Sunrise - Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant
Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - Suzanne - Bavarian Fruit Bread
Sleepy Sun - Sleepy Son - Embrace

Brian Jonestown Massacre -(You Better Love Me) Before I Am Gone - Give It Back!
Jason Ricci & New Blood - Keep The Wolf From My Door - Done With The Devil

Big Walter Horton & Carey Bell - Under The Sun - Big Walter Horton With Carey Bell
Lurrie Bell & Billy Branch - Breakin Up Somebody's Home - Lurrie Bell & Billy Branch - Chicago's Young Blues Generation

Playlist For 12/3/09

Nashville Harmonicas & Terry McMillan - This Train - Nashville Harmonicas With Terry McMillan
Junior Wells - Junior's Wail - Blues Hit Big Town (Request)
The Black Twig Pickers & Jack Rose - Revolt - Jack Rose & The Black Twig Pickers

Sam Benzo - Hey Bobo - Harmonica No Limit

The Velvet Underground - Prominent Man (Demo)- Peel Slowly and See
The Mountain Goats - The House That Dripped Blood - Tallahassee
Tom Waits - Goin' Out West - Glitter And Doom

M. Ward - Ella - End OF Amnesia
Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - On The Low - Bavarian Fruit Bread
Animal Collective - Didd You See The Words - Feels
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - #1 Hit Jam - Give It Back!

Playlist For 11/26/09

Happy Thanksgiving!!! Try not to get turkey in your harmonica!!

Chuck Ragan - Don't Cry - Feast or Famine
The Black Twig Pickers - Kensington Blues - Jack Rose & the Black Twig Pickers
Roy Rogers And Norton Buffalo - Requiem - Roots Of Our Nature

Nashville Harmonicas & Terry McMillan - Orange Blossom Special - Nashville Harmonicas With Special Guest Terry McMillan
Symphonic Rock Project - Take The Long Way Home - The Supertramp Songbook

Toots Thielemans - Big Bossa - Jazz Masters 59 Toots Thielemans
Astor Piazzolla - Libertango (Electronic REmix By Hi Perspective & Lady Galatica) - Aubade Tango Lessons
Sam Benzo - Tango Bravo - Harmonica No Limit

Toots Thielemans - You're My Blues Machine - Jazz Masterss 59_Toots Thielemans
Roy Rogers And Norton Buffalo - Heaven Sittin' Down - R&B
Dunham Van Durham - The Flood - Simpler Times

Carey Bell - Bell Hop - Good Luck Man

Blowin' In The Wind Playlist 11/19/09

Jason Ricci & New Blood - Done With The Devil - Done With the Devil
Rod Piazza - Snap Crackle Hop - ThrillVille
Roy Rogers & Norton Buffalo - Roots Of Our Nature - Highway Bound
Carey Bell - Delta Time (Instrumental) - Mellow Down Easy

Richard Hawley - Early Morning Rain - Sweetheart
Phosphorescent - I Gotta Get Drunk - To Willie
A.A. Bondy - Witness Blues - American Hearts
Jason Collett - We All Lose One Another - Idols Of Exile

The Pastels/Tenniscoats - Song For a Friend - Two Sunsets
Belle & Sebastian - Nothing In The Silence - The BBC Sessions
The Coolin - Brendan Power - Lament For The 21st Century
C'est Magnifique - Leo Diamond - Hi-Fi Harmonica

Stardust - Toots Thielemans - Ne me Quitte Pas

Playlist For 10/29/09

J. Geils Band - Whammer Jammer -The Morning After
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Plastic Factory - Safe As Milk
Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zero's - Black Water - Up From Below
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Still Suspicion Holds You Tight - Howl

Belle and Sebastian - Me And The Major - If You're Feeling Sinister
Hot Panda - Cold Hands/Chapped Lips - Volcano...Bloody Volcano
Chin Up Chin Up - Mansioned - This Harness Can't Ride Anything
Joseph Arthur - Ashes Everywhere - Come To Where I'm From

Billy The Vision & The Dancers - Come On Baby - The World According To Pablo
Time Twisters - Brighton Beat
Deer Tick - The Ghost - Born On Flag Day
Leo Diamond - Rainy Season - Hi-Fi Harmonica
Brendan Power -Go To The Devil and Shake Yourself/The Maid Behind the Bar/The Corner House - New Irish Harmonica

Keep Harpin' Dj Kamakazzi

Playlist for 10/15/09

Chuck Beatty – When The Levee Breaks – Looking Ahead
John Hammond, Jr. – Smokestack Lightning – I Can Tell
Knights Bridge – Love Me Do – She Loves You: A Tribute To The Beatles
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band – Diddy Wah Diddy – Nuggets: Original Artyfacts of the Psychedelic Era Vol. III
Jason Ricci & New Blood – I Turned Into A Martian Done With The Devil

Brazilian Tropical Orchestra – I Should Have Known Better – The Music of the Beatles In Bossa Nova
Detroit Sound – For Once In My Life – 50 Years of Detroit Sound
Jean-Jacques Milteau feat. Mighty Mo Rodgers – Heart of Gold – Memphis
Nine Below Zero – Carlos Del Junco – Blues Mongrel
Billy Lee Riley – Like A Rolling Stone – Funk Harmonica

Jenney Lewis and the Watson Twins – Just Like Heaven – Rabbit Fur Coat
Mexican War Machine – Let It Be
The Widow (Mars Volta) – Effata
Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins – Handle With Care – Rabbit Fur Coat

Keep Harpin' - DJ Kamakazzi

Playlist For 10/7/09

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Shuffle Your Feet - Howl
Son Of Dave - Roller Boogie - O3
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Details Of The War - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Rod Piazza And The Mighty Fliers - Pretty Thing - Keepin' It Real

Dunham Van Durham - Old Sardis Road - Simpler Times
Ponoka - September
A.A. Bondy - Lover's Waltz - American Hearts
Blitzen Trapper - Furr- Furr

The Deep Kicks - Drink Tonight Away
Born Ruffians - Little Garcon - Red, Yellow & Blue
Drew Danburry - Memorial Day - This Could Mean Trouble, You Don't Speak For The Club
Joe Pug - Nation Of Heat - Nation Of Heat

Playlist for 9/21/09

Nickel Eye - Another Sunny Afternoon - The Time Of Assassins
Don't Sight Daisy - The Great Landrush of 1866 - The Infinite Musings Of Don't Sigh Daisy
Elliot Brood - Without Again - Mountain Meadows
Magic Arm - Outdoor Games - Make Lists Do Something
Todd Miller - Dead (Now That I Am) - There From Here
The Wooden Sky - Oh My God (It Still Means A Lot To Me) - If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone

Rod Piazza And The Mighty Flyers - Pretty Thing - Keepin' It Real
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Diddy Wah Diddy - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era Vol:3
We The People - Mirror Of Your Mind - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era Vol:3
Scott H. Birham - Lost Case Of Being - Graveyard Shift
Elvis Perkins In Dearland - Hey - Elvis Perkins In Dearland

Dj Shadow feat. Phonte Coleman - Backstage Girl - The Outsider

The Harmonicats - Fantasie Impromptue - Cat's Blues
Academy of St. Martin In The Fields & Tommy Reilly - Pavane, Op. 50 - Reilly: Serenade
Leo Diamond - Rainy Season - Hi-Fi Harmonica
Toots Thielemans - Dance For Victor - Chez Toots
Brendan Power - Mountain Road & The Corkscrew - Lament For The 21st Century

Carey Bell - Everything's Up Tight - Carey Bell's Blues Harp
Charlie Musselwhite - Kiddeo - Ace Of Harps
Mitch Kashmar - You're The One - Live At Labatt

Carlos Del Junco - No Particular Place - Blues Mongrel
Jean Jacques Milteau - Things Are Gonna Change feat. Little Milton - Memphis
Kim Wilson - Trust My Baby - Tigerman

Jason Ricci & New Blood - Deliver Us - Rocket Numbwer 9
Fred McDowell & Johnny Woods - John Henry - Mama Says I'm Crazy
Junior Wells - Give Me One Reason - Come On In This House
Alfred Lewis - Friday Moan Blues - Harmonica Blues

John Lee Hooker - Boogie On - The Cream
George Smith - Bad Start
Waters, Winter, Cotton - How Long Can A Fool Go Wrong - Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down

Rod Piazza - Stranded - ThrillVille

Playlist for 9/13/09

The Lyrics - So What!!! - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The Firts Psychadelic Era Vol. 3
The Sone Foxes - Fever - New Tales To Tale - A Tribute To Love And Rockets
M. Ward - Magic Trick - Post-War
Elvis Perkins In Dearland - Hows Forever Been Baby - Elvis Perkins in Dearland
American Fiction - Tallahassee Turnpike Blues - Lakes

Wildbirds and Peacedrums - So Soft, So Pink - The Snake
Nudge - Remove Ya - Cached
Son Of Dave - Life Is So Easy Now - O2

Brendan Power - Si Bhear, Si Mhor - New Irish Harmonica
Toots Thielemans - Take Five - East Coast West Coast
Carlos Del Junco - Lets Mambo - Blues Mongrel

Tommy Reilly - Harmonica Concerto Op. 46: I Grazioso - Harmonica Concerto
Tommy Reilly - Harmonica Concerto Op. 46: II Mesto - Harmonica Concerto
Tommy Reilly - Harmonica Concerto Op. 46: III Con Brion - Harmonica Concerto
Larry Adler - Rhapsody In Blue - The Golden Era Of Larry Adler Vol. 1

Big Walter Horton And Carey Bell - Have Mercy (Instrumental) - Big Walter Horton And Carey Bell
Willie Nix, The Memphis Blues Boy - Baker Shop Boogie - A.L.R Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Carey Bell - Carey Bell's Blues Harp - Carey Bell's Blues Harp
George Smith - Rocking
Junior Wells - She Wants To Sell My Monkey - Come On In This House

Waters, Winter, Cotton - I Done Got Over It - Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down
John Lee Hooker - Rock Steady - The Cream

Fred McDowell & Johnny Woods - Shake Em' Down - Mama Says I'm Crazy
Billy Branch - Grown Men Cry - Blues Keep Following Me Around
Rick Estrin And The Nightcats - You Can't Come Back - Twisted
Mitch Kashmar - You Dogged Me - Wake Up And Worry

Son House - Levee Camp Moan - Original Delta Blues

Rod Piazza And The Mighty Flyers - Blues And Trouble - Tough And Tender
Paul Butterfield - Sweet Baby Blue - North South

James Cotton - Young Fashioned Ways - Fire Down Under The Hill

Playlist 9/6/09

Son Of Dave - Roller Boogie - O3
The Cave Singers - Leap - Welcome Joy
The Moondoggies - Bogachiel Rain Blues - Don't Be A Stranger
Pine Hill Haints - You Are My Thief - To Win Or To Lose

Faust - Jet Set Lady - Kliene Welt
Elvis Perkins In Dearland - Shampoo - Elvis Perkins In Dearland

Sleepy Sun - Sleepy Son - Embrace
Elvis Perkins In Dearland - Send My Fond Regards To Lonelyvillea - Elvis Perkins In Dearland
Odawas - The Case Of The Great Irish Elk - The Blue Depths

Rod Piazza and The Mighty Flyers - The Teaser - Tough And Tender
Brendan Power - The Bird In The Bush/Tom Ward's Downfall/Craig's Pipes - New Irish Harmonica
Fred McDowell And Johnny Woods - Standing At The Backdoor - Mama Says I'm Crazy
Chicken Wilson & Skeeter Hilton - House Snake Blues - Harmonica Blues

Mitch Kashmar - Becky Anne - Nickels And Dimes
James Cotton - Boot Knockin' Boogie - Fire Down Under The Hill
Billy Branch - You - The Blues Keep Following Me Around
The James Harman Band - The Second Voyage Of Noahs Ark - Black And White
Junior Wells - What My Mama Told Me - Come On In This House

Rod Piazza And The Mighty Fliers - Ain't Nothin' Shakin' - Keepin' It Real
Rick Estrin And The Nightcats - Someone, Somewhere - Twisted
Lynwood Slim - Well Alright, Ok, You Win - Last Call
Mark Hummel - Third Time Out - Feel Like Rockin'
Charlie Musselwhite - Mean Ol' Frisco - Ace Of Harps

Carey Bell - So Easy To Love You - Mellow Down Easy
Waters, Winter, Cotton - Love Her With A Feeling - Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down
Sugar Blue - Help Me -Blue Blazes
Blues Traveler - Mountains Win - Live From The Fall
Carlos Del Junco - Run Me Down - Blues Mongrel

Tonight we heard from one-man-band Son Of Dave who loves beat-boxing while harping through a distorted mic, really giving him this raw blues sound but he interjects with dancey loops. Its sick. Then we had a DeerTick soundalike, The Cave Singers, hopefully I can find some more harmonica songs by them cuz they played some damn good folk. Later on we heard some hyper-reverb harmonica playing from Faust...that was 9 minutes long. Before this song, I had no idea notes could sustain for so long. Check it out. Elvis Perkins was also a new addition to the show and I'll have him on next week as well. He's just all around awesome, give him a listen. Then we heard something pretty rare...psychadelic harmonica!! Sleepy Sun gave us a taste..and we want more. Afterwards it was Blues, Blues, and more Blues :) Hope y'all enjoyed!! Next show there will definitely be more jazz, and hopefully some classical harmonica!

Keep Harpin' Dj Kamakazzi

Frank Zappa - Harmonica Fun - Mystery CD
Bad Boy Brown - Soul Clap - Soul Clap: Single
Zapp - Doo Wah Ditty (Blow That Thing) - Zapp & Roger: All The Greatest Hits
Nifty - B-Harp - Nifty Beats
Hyper Harp - Fan One - TBA

Langhorne Slim - My Future - Electric Love Letter
Chuck Ragan - For Broken Ears - Feast Or Famine
Pink Mountaintops - Holiday - Outside Love

The Old Believers - No More - Eight Golden Greats
Tony Dekker from Great Lake Swimmers - Various Stages - Tiny Desk Concert (podcast)

Souvenir's Young America - Mars Ascendent - An Ocean Without Water
Magic, Beautiful - Wings In The Sky - Right Rock

Toots Thielemans - Big Bossa - Jazz Masters 59_Toots Thielemans
Brendan Power - The Jolly Beggarman/Crowley's Reel - New Irish Harmonica
Toots Thielemans - In Walked Bud - East Coast West Coast
Jean-Jacques Milteau - Poppa Willie - Memphis

The Thrills - Hollywood Kids - So Much For The City
The Low Anthem - To The Ghosts Who Write History Books - Oh My God Charlie Darwin
Royal City - In The Autumn - 1999-2004

Carlos Del Junco - Don't Bring Me Down - Blues Mongrel
James Cotton - Something To Remember You By - Fire Down Under The Hill
Lynwood Slim - Not Your Clown - Last Call

George Smith - Going Down Slow
Howlin' Wolf - Sitting On Top Of The World - His Best: Chess 50th Anniversary Collection\
Fred McDowell and Johnny Woods - Whats Going To Become Of Me - Mama Says I'm Crazy
Junior Wells - Scratch My Back - Live At Theresa's
Rick Estrin And The Night Cats - Cool Breeze - Twisted

Rod Piazza - Rocking Daddy - Vintage Live 1975
Mitch Kashmar - Who - Nickels And Dimes

Junior Wells - Million Years Blues - Come On In This House
The James Harman Band - Cold Tile Floor - Black And White



If you missed today's show..shame shame shame. We had such great music today!! Kicking off with Frank Zappa canoodling with a kazoo and harmonica then blasting straight into hip-hop and R&B tunes with more of techno/disco-ish rhythm...and filled with harmonica riffs! If you weren't able to hear the first half of the show, I highly recommend checking out the music yourself. We heard some awesome indie-folk and indie-western stuff with sloppy sporadic harmonica jams as well as some beautiful jazz harmonica from Toots, Brendan Power, and Jean-Jacques Milteau. Milteau usually does modern blues so this was a treat. ALSO!! Tony Dekker from Great Lake Swimmers was telling us why we should all get harmonica's :) well..not really..just more along the lines of how its such a universal instrument and its so easy to play and we should all learn to play one! You can hear him for yourself for free! on NPR's itunes podcast..soo-pear cool. As a must and as we do everyshow, we heard some phenomenal blues players; some more classic players as Hooker, Wells, Cotton, McDowell, and Wolf mixed in with more modern players like Kashmar, Piazza, Harman, and Rick Estrin. Hope y'all enjoyed the show! I sure did...

Keep Harpin' Dj Kamakazzi
p.s. I'm not gonna be here next week so Jake Bacon from Buffalo Bayou is takin' over my shift, he'll do a great job and I hope you call in for some requests!

Playlist for 8/16/09

Patrick Wolf - The Messenger - The Bachelor
These United States - The Important Thing - Everything Touches Everything
Time Twisters - Brooklyn Stomp
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Feeling Of Love - Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Mojo Men - She's My Baby - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychadelic Era Vol. 3
Frank Zappa - Flakes - Sheik Yerbouti

Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers - Traipsing Through The Aisles - The Confiscation: A Musical Novella by Samantha Crain
Dan Sandman - In Loving Memory - In Technicolor
Rum Tum Tiddles - Blame It On The Alphabet - Rum Tum Tiddles
The Android Angel's - Hey! - Bless

Harmonica Kahn #1 - Baby What You Want Me To Do - Chicago Blues Harmonica Project
Lurrie Bell & Billy Branch - Help Me - Chicago Young Blues Generation
Jean-Jacques Milteau feat. Little Milton - Memphis

Toots Thielemans - Oceano - The Brasil Project
Brendan Power - My Lagan Love - New Irish Harmonica
Sian Alice Group - First Song: Angelina - Troubled, Shaken, Etc.

The Antlers - Wake - Hospice
AM/FM - All To Remember - The Sky Is The New Ground

The Ford Blues Band - Blues For MB - The Butterfield/Bloomfield Concert
Carlos Del Junco - Nine Below Zero - Blues Mongrel

Rod Piazza and The Mighy Flyers - Big Blues Party - Keepin' It Real
Carey Bell - Big Walter Strut (Instrumental) - Mellow Down Easy
Mark Hummel - So Darn Cute - Feel Like Rockin'
Kim Wilson - Boogie All Night - Tigerman

Fred McDowell & Johnny Woods - Red Cross Store - Mama Says I'm Crazy
James Cotton - Black Nights - Mighty Long Time
Mitch Kashmar - Dead Presidents - Wake UP & Worry
Rick Estrin And The Night Cats - I'm Takin' Out My Outlaws - Twisted

Waters, Winter, Cotton - Dealin' With The Devil - Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down

Chitlin' Con Carne - Junior Wells - Hoodoo Man Blues

Today's show featured the diverse uses of the harmonica from multi-instrumental composers Patrick Wolf and Frank Zappa. Wolf plays the glass harmonica in his song The Messenger, utilizing its fragile, bell like sound, and Zappa hyperbolizes Dylan's harmonica playing accompanied by ironic banter between him and a pseudo Dylan. We also heard some more ambient tunes with haunting harmonica bits, adding an element of eerie relaxation..weird. There were a few jam songs thrown in the set and I'm looking for a few more to add to next week as well as some more punk stuff from the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Classic blues also played an important part in today's playlist as usual :) and i plan on getting some Son House and other delta greats for next time.

Keep Harpin' Dj Kamakazzi

Playlist For 8/10/09

Sxip Shirey - Moon In Her Belly - From The Movie Love
Loli Battle Machine - Eskimo Island Blues - Bowel Movement
Apollo Four Forty - The Man With The Harmonica - Morricone RMX
Air - The Vagabond - 10,000 Hz

Sigur Ros - Hjarto Hamast (Bamm Bamm Bamm)- Agaetis Byrjun
Apostle Of Hustle - Song For Lorca - Folkloric Feel

War On Drugs - Needle In Your Eye #16 - Wagonwheel Blues
West Indian Girl - Trip - West Indian Girl
Paper Route - American Clouds - Are We All Forgotten
Chin Up Chin Up - Mansioned - This Harness Can't Ride Anything

Lykke Li - Everybody But Me - Youth Novels
The Low Anthem - Charlie Darwin - Oh My God Charlie Darwin

Two Gallants - The Prodigal Son - What The Toll Tells
Ethan Miller and Kate Boveman - Tree Of Life - If All The Land Would Rise

The Tell-Tale Hearts - Promise - A Matter Of Time: The Best Of Ray Brandes
Jason Ricci & New Blood - The Blow Zone Layer - Rocket Number 9
Little Arthur Duncan - Gone To Mainstreet - More Rare Gems
Rick Estrin And The Nightcats - Take It Slow - Twisted
James Cotton - Cotton Jump Boogie - Fire Down Under The Hill
Big Walter Horton & Carey Bell - Christine - Big Walter Horton w/ Carey Bell

Rod Piazza - Snap Crackle Hop - ThrillVille
Lurie Bell and Billy Branch - Just A Little Bit - Chicago's Young Blues Generation
Carey Bell - I'm Ready - And This Is Maxwell Street/Vol 2
Lynwood Slim - Across The Sea - Last Call

Mitch Kashmar - Black Dog Blues - Wake Up and Worry
The James Harman Band - Lock Doctor - Black and White
Kim Wilson - I've Been Searchin' - That's Life
Lurrie Bell & Billy Branch - I Need You So Bad - Chicago's Young Blues Generation

John Lee Hooker - She's Gone - The Cream [Disk One]
Fred McDowell & Johnny Woods - Going Down The River - Mama Says I'm Crazy
Howlin' Wolf - Forty Four - His Best: Chess 50th Anniversary Collection

Mark Hummel - City Livin' - Feel Like Rockin'


First of all, I would like to apologize for the irrelevant, annoying, and pointless conversations I had at the beginning of today's show and for not sticking to what I do best, giving you harmonica music. I'm sorry if I have changed your image of me or the show and I hope this does not dissuade you from listening in the future, I promise this nonsense won't happen again. My purpose is not to detract attention from the music with tedious remarks, and I apologize if you experienced that in today's show, I am to blame. That aside, we heard another one of horror-harmonicist Sxip Shirey (I mean this in the most creative, innovative, and unique way possible)that showed us harmonica's dark side, which was freaking mind-blowing. The Vagabond by Air is a classic and I wish they incorporated harmonica into more of their songs, they have such a unique sound and it fits perfectly with what they're trying to accomplish. I was super stoked when I found out Sigur Ros had harmonica! I have such a new respect for that band... We had an ambient/psychedelic/indie set with War On Drugs, West Indian Girl, and Chin Up Chin Up which harmonica was taken out of its blues roots and seamlessly blended with afore mentioned genres. Surprisingly, Urban Outfitters-endorsed Lykke Li had some blues harmonica sprinkled in the background of Everybody But Me, it definitely made the song more robust. I had a couple first-timers today with Rick Estrin and Lynwood Slim but we will definitely be hearing more rockin' harp playing from them in the future! I hope y'all enjoyed the show despite the unnecessary distractions, and will send me any blues or indie or whatever harmonica songs you've found or created and would like to hear on air!

Keep Harpin', Dj Kamakazzi

Playlist For 8/3/09

Sxip Shirey - Excerpt from a Young Man Walks In Brooklyn
Philharmonics - Cover of Powerhouse
The Seatbelts - Spokey Dokey - Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack
Gus & Davie - Cover Of Psychotic Reaction
Spiral 25 - Today's Future (Tomorrow's Past) - Spiral 25 EP

Son Of Dave - I Just Wanna Get High With You - O3
The Kills - Wait - Keep On Your Mean Side
Prominent Man (Demo) - The Velvet Underground - Peel Slowly and See
The Joy Strings - Little Town Of Bethelhem

Belle & Sebastian - Nothing In The Silence - The BBC Sessions
Iron & Wine - House By The Sea - The Shepard's Dog
Calexico - Absent Afternoon
City And Colour - Body In A Box - Bring Me Your Love
Chin Up Chin Up - Trophies For Hire - This Harness Can't Ride Anything
Time Twisters - Brighton Beat

Jason Collett - No Redemption Song - Here's To Being Here
Paleface - Pondering The Night Sky - The Show Is On The Road
Jason Collett - Waiting For The World - Here's To Being Here
Bishop Allen - Same Fire

Roy Richards - Honky Panky
Time Twisters - Theme From Time Twisters
Big Youth - Some Like It Dread
Randy Singer - Jamaica Jam (Rasta Mix) - Harmonica Dreams

Big Walter Horton w/ Carey Bell - Trouble In Mind - Big Walter Horton w/
Carey Bell
Big D - Well You Know - More Rare Gems
Rod Piazza - I Had My Fun - Vintage Live 1975
Billy Branch - Flamin' Mamie - The Blues Keep Following Me Around

Moreland & Arbuckle - Don't Wake Me
James Cotton - The Creeper

Howlin' Wolf - Evil - His Best Chess 50th Anniversary
Kim Wilson - Blues Leave Me Alone - Thats Life
Mark Hummel - Nickels & Dimes - Feel Like Rockin'
Jean Jacques Milteau - Royal Shuffel - Memphis
George Smith - Early On Morning

Sugar Blue - One More Mile To Go - Blue Blazes (Station Copy)

This show saw some pretty epic harmonica tunes ranging from mutant harmonica player and mad musical scientist Sxip Shirey to some reggae-blues fusion from Randy Singer. Not to mention the super sleek harp playing of The Seatbelts on Spokey Dokey, thanks for that one Johnny :) We also heard one of Velvet Underground's rare songs with harmonica...they really should have incorporated it more; Lou Reed needs no better accompaniement than a gritty harmonica. I finally got that 9 minute James Cotton song I've been dying to play on the show, if you haven't heard The Creeper...go look it up on youtube..this instant..in fact.. here it is..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZXMWklGf84...9 minutes of sweaty, mind-blowing, psychotic note-bending goodness. Through my long hours of research attempting to find suitable punk harmonica, I found the song that changed Jason Ricci's life and converted him to blues music at a young age..Trouble In Mind by Big Walter Horton and Carey Bell..some pretty emotional stuff. As you have heard before (or if you haven't go check him out on myspace), he blends styles of blues, punk, garage, and hard rock into all of his songs...super sick and original. If you're just getting started on harmonica, I HIGHLY recommend checking out my other blog of Holy Grail URL's..they will help you tremendously. Or if you're down with doin' you're own searching thats legit too :)

Keep Harpin' - Dj Kamakazzi

Playlist For 7/26/09

Ekkhard Ehlers - Nie Wieder Schnell Sagen - A Life Without Fear
Deer Tick - Song About A Man - Born On Flag Day
Pavement - Billie - Terror Twilight
Born Ruffians - Little Garcon - Red, Yellow & Blue
Takka Takka - Enough - Takka Takka

The Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now - The Libertines
Sondre Lerche & The Face Downs - The Tape - Phantom Punch
Jason Ricci - Dodecahedron - Rocket Number 9
Ray LaMontagne - He Nearly Killed Me Its A Shame - Gossip In The Grain
Effata - The Widow (Mars Volta Cover)

A.A. Bondy - Of The Sea - American Hearts
Ray LaMontagne - Narrow Escape - Trouble
Dunham van Durham - The Flood - Simpler Times
Joseph Arthur - Invisible Hands - Come To Where I'm From

Belle & Sebastian - Lord Anthony - Dear Catastrophe Waitress
Camera Obscura - Before You Cry - Under Achievers Please Try Harder
Hello Saferide - Overall - More Short Stories From Hello Saferide
Tunng - Song Of The Sea - This is...Tunng: Mother's Daughter and Other Stories

Sondre Lerche & The Face Downs - John Let Me Go - Phantom Punch
Hello Saferide - 25 Days - More Short Stories From Hello Saferide
Mason Jennings - The Time's They Are A Changin' - I'm Not There
Joe Pug - I Do My Father's Drugs - Nation Of Heat
Dustin Kensrue - Pistol - Please Come Home

Jeff Taylor and Russ Green - Gangster Of Love - Chicago Blues Harmonica: More Rare Gems
Paul Geremia - Fool's Paradise - Self Portrait In Blues
James Cotton - Moanin' At Midnight - Mighty Long Time
Mark Hummel - Coast To Coast - Feel Like Rockin'
Mitch Kashmar - Lizzy Mae - Nickels & Dimes
Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers - Greasy Foot - Here and Now
Carey Bell - Blue Monday At Kansas City Red's - Carey Bell's Blues Harp
Billy Branch - Polk Salad Annie - The Blues Keep Followin Me Around

It's about time I made an Intro and Outtro to my show...I'll get on that. This weeks show definitely had more indie-folk and new blues than last, and I was especially impressed with Dustin Kensrue's switch from pop-screamo band Thrice to bluesy accoustic sounding solo work. Keep it up Kensrue. I was especially stoked to find some Camera Obscura AND!! Belle & Sebastian pieces with harmonica segments..see how versatile it is! Just more the reason to pick one up :) I wonder if Andrew Bird has any harmonica..I've been searching but no luck. Next show I'm gonna try to find some hip-hop and reggae harmonica. Brace yourselves.

Keep Harpin' - Dj Kamakazzi

Playlist For 7/19/09

Chad Van Gaalen - TMNT Mask - Soft Airplane
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Heavy Metal - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Ben Kweller - Hear Me Out - On My Way
The Thrills - Old Friends New Lovers - So Much For The City
Helio Sequence - Looks Good (But You Looked Away) - Love and Distance

Joseph Arthur - Ashes Everywhere - Come To Where I'm From
Pavement - Platform Blues - Terror Twilight
Hot Panda - Cold Hands/Chapped Lips - Volcano...Bloody Volcano..
Deer Tick - The Ghost - Born On Flag Day
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Dirty Water - Stoned and Dethroned

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Complicated Situation - Howl
Jason Ricci and New Blood - Sonja - Rocket Number 9
Toots Thielemans - Brown Ballad - Jazz Masters 59
Brendan Power - Sweet Bulgarity - Lament For The 21st Century

Charlie Musselwhite - She May Be Your Woman - Ace Of Harps
Big Walter Horton and Carey Bell - Under The Sun (Instrumental) - Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell
Little Walter - Everythings Going To Be Alright - His Best

Bobby Jones -Mystery Train - Comin' Back Hard
Mark Hummel - Lost In The Shuffel - Feel Like Rockin'
Sugar Blue - Out Till Dawn - Blue Blazes
Joe Hill Louis - Hydramatic Women - A.L.R's Greatest Hits
Harmonica Hinds - Sunday Morning Blues - Chicago Blues Project: More Rare Gems

Mitch Kashmar - Castle Rock - Live At Labatt
A.A. Bondy - Witness Blues - American Hearts
Omar Coleman - You Don't Love Me - Chicago Blues Harmonica Project

Blues Traveler - Gina - Live From The Fall
James Harman - Torqueflight 727 - Black and White
Rod Piazza and The Mighty Fliers - I Do Believe - Here and Now


Though we still heard some pretty eclectic stuff (Joseph Arthur and his emo harmonica incisions and a Middle Eastern delight from Irish Brendan Powers), today's playlist mostly focused on killer blues and bringin' the harmonica back to its roots. Modern Blues players like John Popper from Blues Traveler, Mitch Kashmar, Charlie Musselwhite, and Rod Piazza keep traditional blues sound and lyrics alive today, but maybe with a little more upbeat attitude and rhythm. If you're just starting out on the harmonica, listen to these guys first..and non-stop. They'll give you a very strong foundation and from there you can explore all you want. The tallest trees with the most branches and leaves have the strongest roots :).

Keep Harpin' - Dj Kamakazzi

Playlist For 7/12/09

Brendan Power - The Didgeriblues - Lament For The 21st Century
The Random Routines - Dervish Collage - Improvisations
The Helio Sequence - Everyone Knows Everyone - Love And Distance

Bright Eyes - Train Under Water - I'm Wide Awake Its Morning
Frater Chaovsky And The God Fearing Mongrels - Too Many Worries On My Mind
Billie The Vision And The Dancers - Do You Remember - I Was So Unpopular In Highschool And Now They're Going To Give Me A Beautiful Bike

Sea Bear - Sailors Blue - The Ghost That Carried Me Into The Sea
Toots Thielemans - The Peacocks - Jazz Masters 59
Brendan Power - The Sailor's Bonnet/The Banshee - New Irish Harmonica

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Fault Line - Howl
Jason Ricci - Loving Eyes - Rocket Number 9

Miyagi - CRY CRY CRY - Dragon Fly
Johan Blomgren - Crocodile Blues - (DEMO)
Amazing Blue Gurus - Wait Till Summer - First Cut
Bright Eyes, Britt Daniel, and Spoon - Let The Distance Keep Us Together - Home Vol. 4
Vashnya Rowan - Zmey - Pcheloves'Noyst

Ethan Miller and Kate Boveman - Only Eight - If All The Land Would Rise
Oyster Boy - As I Go Walking - Eleven Dirty Dime Novels
The Handsome Family - #1 Country Song - Milk And Scissors
The Alpha Omega Suite - The Prophets Spoke Tonight - The Alpha Omega Suite
Rafael Castro - Sobre A Problematica Global - Combustao Espontanea

Dr. Dog - Livin' A Dream - Takers And Leavers
The Deep Kicks - Drink Tonight Away
Billie The Vision And The Dancers - Come On Baby - The World According To Pablo

Blues Traveler - Love And Greed - Live At The Fall
Blues Traveler - Mulling It Over - Live At The Fall

Russ Green - How Many More Years - Chicago Blues Harmonica Project
Carlos Del Junco - Skatoon - Blues Mongrel
Charlie Musselwhite - Hello, Pretty Baby - Ace Of Harps
Kim Wilson - Hunch Rhythm - Tigerman
The Insomniacs - Lonsome - At Least I'm Not With You
James Cotton - Woman Wanted - Fire Under The Hill

The Didgeriblues by Brendan Power still holds as some of the most impressive harmonica playing I have ever heard. Its not just the different bending or blowing techniques he uses, but moreso how he incorporates Aboriginal, Irish Folk, and Delta blues all into on one song. This is a true work of originality. Brendan Powers, Jason Ricci, Carlos Del Junco, and Howard Levy (to mention very few) are pushing...well, blowing and drawing...the harmonica into boundaries and sounds never before conceived. Even if you're a blues traditionalist, you can't deny the talent and innovation of these cutting edge artists. I HIGHLY recommend listening to them if not purchasing their cd's if you're looking to expand your harp playing horizon.

Keep Harpin' - Dj Kamakazzi

Playlist For 7/5/09

A.A. Bondy - Killed Myself When I Was Young - American Hearts
The Helio Sequence - The People Of Secret - Love And Distance
Silent City - Transmission Blues
The Bo Weevils - Wanted

Bright Eyes - Lets Not Shit Ourselves - Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground
Jason Forrest -Storming Blues Rock - Shamelessly Exciting
The Jack Stafford Foundation - The Love Drug - Long Live Love

Ben's Brother - Harmonica In F (Interlude) - Beta Male Fairytales
J. Geils Band - Whammer Jammer - The Morning Afer
Kim Wilson - Humpin' To Please - That's Life
Dusty Brown - He Don't Love You - Chicago Harmonica Project
Big Walter Horton & Carey Bell - Temptation Blues (Instrumental) - Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell
Little Walter - Boom Boom Out Goes The Light - His Best

A.A. Bondy - The Mightiest Of Guns - (UNRELEASED!)
Ben's Brother - Rise - Beta Male Fairy Tales
Bishop Allen - Bishop Allen Drive - Charm School
A.A. Bondy - Among The Pines - (UNRELEASED!)

Bright Eyes - Make War - Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground
The Jack Stafford Foundation - I Think I Like You Just The Way You Are - Long Live Love
Jason Ricci & New Blood - The Way I Hurt Myself - Rocket Number 9
The Insomniacs - Hoodoo Man Blues - At Least I'm Not With You

Captain Beefheart and His Magical Band - Korn Ring Finger - Safe As Milk
Broken Social Scene - Blues For Uncle Gibb - Feel Good Lost

Carlos Del Junco - Our Man Flint - Blues Mongrel
Bashnya Rowan - Telefon Blues - Ab Laternae
Frank Smith - Put Me In A Hole

Blues Traveler - Closing Down The Park - Live From The Fall
Mitch Kashmar - Song For My Father - Live At Labatt

This was definitely one of the better shows..the transitions were on, each set had a different feel and all these artists are phenomonal. I was super stoked that Broken Social Scene had harmonica, and its in C! so you can play along for all of you who have a C harmonica. Check out all these artists, they all have their own unique style of harmonica that fits immaculately into their music, from the distorted off-key high notes of Captain Beefheart to the electro-bluesy feel of Helio Sequence, the harmonica fits into any genre of music and adds an irreplaceable emotional backbone.

Keep Harpin' - Dj Kamakazzi

Playlist For 6/28/09

Sonny Boy Williamson II - One Way Out - The Real Folk Blues
Little Walter - Blues With A Feeling - His Best
Elvin Bishop - The Blues Rolls On - The Blues Rolls On
Big Walter Horton w/ Carey Bell - Little Boy Blue - Big Walter Horton w/ Carey Bell
Kim Wilson - Lowdown -That's Life

Omar Coleman -Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone -Chicago Blues Harmonica Project
Blues Traveler - Go Outside and Drive - Live At The Fall
Mitch Kashmar - Evil Man Blues - Live At Labbatt
Charlie Musselwhite - River Hip Mama - Ace Of Harps

Carey Bell - I Cry So Much - Carey Bell's Blues Harp
Sugar Blue - Country Blues -Blue Blazes
Carlos Del Junco - Plain Old (Down Home) Blues - Blues Mongrel
Jean Jacques Milteau - Memphis - Memphis
James Cotton - Blow Wind Blow - Mighty Long Time

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club -Shuffle Your Feet - Howl
Jason Ricci & New Blood - The Eternal Is - Rocket Number 9
Jason Ricci & New Blood - I'm A New Man - Rocket Number 9

Toots Thielemans - Nocturne - Jazz Masters_59
Brendan Power - Lorraine's Dream - Lament For The 21st Centurty
Two Gallants - The Hand That Held Me Down - Two Gallants

IndieFox - Shooting Stars
Jump Little Children - Mexico
Joe Pug - Nation Of Heat - Nation Of Heat
A.A. Bondy - Killed Myself When I Was Young - American Hearts

Drew Danburry - Memorial Day - This Could Mean Trouble You Don't Speak For The Club
Gutfumkeller - Perfect Love
Harmonia 76 - Sometimes In Autumn - Tracks And Traces
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Details Of The War - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

This was my second show, my first turned out to be an utter disaster and to add insult to injury I don't even have the first playlist! From here on out I changed the format of the show by playing experimental/indie/electronica harmonica songs for the first hour and a half then transitioning to more traditional blues during the second half. Currently, I'm trying to incorporate more traditional blues in the indie sets...a lot more difficult than it sounds.

Keep on harpin' - Dj Kamakazzi