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August 18, 2012 Favoriting
SONNY & THE SUNSETS Live!
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Favoriting The Cherry Blossom Clinic with hostess Terre T

On WFMU | 91.1, 90.1, 91.9 FM & wfmu.org
WFMU LIVE Audio Streams (Get help):   Pop-up  |  128k AAC  |  128k MP3  |  32k MP3

Wednesday 6 - 8pm (EDT) | On WFMU's Rock'N'Soul Radio
Note: The music bed between sets is the william orbit remix of pierre henry's "psyche rock" taken from the 1997 album metamorphose -- messe pour le temps present featuring the music of pierre henry and michel colombier (FFRR/polygram 4562942).

The last column may have tons or NO info depending on how reliable my notes are. (I write up the set list as I play it)
Artist Title Album, Label, Format, Year, Notes (NR = New Release) Approx. start time
THE MOVE  Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited   Favoriting Shazam!. 0:00:00 Pop-up)  
JOEL RL PHELPS  Cherry Blossom Hours   Favoriting Joel RL Phelps' website, Facebook and Soundcloud. 0:07:22 Pop-up)  
AQUA NEBULA OSCILLATOR  Final Solution   Favoriting Third. Tee Pee. CD. -NR 0:08:33 Pop-up)  
WHITE FENCE  Swagger Vets and Double Moon   Favoriting Family Perfume Vol. 1 & 2. Woodsist. CD. -NR 0:13:18 Pop-up)  
ROTOMAGUS  Little Green Man   Favoriting The Sky Turns Red: Complete Anthology. Lion Productions. CD. Reissue of early 70s recordings -NR 0:15:46 Pop-up)  
HOT LUNCH  Killer Smile   Favoriting Killer Smile 7". Who Can You Trust. 7". -NR 0:21:22 Pop-up)  
METZ  Slap Dat   Favoriting Metz. Ossining. LP. Reissue of 1974 LP -NR 0:24:47 Pop-up)  
NERVEBREAKERS  Why Am I So Flipped?   Favoriting Hijiack the Radio. Get Hip. CD. Late 70s recordings -NR 0:28:59 Pop-up)  
FLESH LIGHTS  Mr. Resistibe   Favoriting Muscle Pop. Twistworthy. CD. -NR 0:32:37 Pop-up)  
DESCENDENTS  Suburban Home   Favoriting Milo Goes To College. New Alliance. LP. (1982) Dedicated to soon-to-be suburban homeowner, Nate the K 0:34:56 Pop-up)  
COZY  Cola Shock Kids   Favoriting Cola Shock Kids 7". HoZac. 7". -NR 0:36:50 Pop-up)  
THE NAMES  It's a Miracle   Favoriting (v/a) Buttons: From Champaign to Chicago. Numero Group. CD. Comp of Illinois power pop from the mid 70s to mid 80s -NR 0:39:20 Pop-up)  
CHEAP TRICK  Dream Police   Favoriting Dream Police. CBS. LP. (1979) 0:42:16 Pop-up)  
AUDACITY  Garza Girls   Favoriting Mellow Cruisers. Burger. CD. -NR 0:45:58 Pop-up)  
LAME DRIVERS  Minimize   Favoriting Lame Drivers / Woolen Men Summer 2012 Tour Tape. no label. Cassette. -NR 0:48:54 Pop-up)  
PAPER LACE  So What If I Am?   Favoriting So What If I Am? 7". Mercury. 45. (1975) 0:51:34 Pop-up)  
MICHAEL LYNCH  Candyrocker   Favoriting Five Assorted Flavors. Nanker. CD. -NR 0:54:52 Pop-up)  
 
THE KARL HENDRICKS TRIO  The Adult Section   Favoriting The Adult Section. Comedy Minus One. CD. -NR 1:11:24 Pop-up)  
SPIDER BAGS  Friday Night   Favoriting Shake My Head. Odessa. CD. Appearing live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic, September 22nd with Golden Boys! -NR 1:14:47 Pop-up)  
GOLDEN BOYS  Older Than You   Favoriting Dirty Fingernails. 12XU. LP. Appearing live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic, September 22nd with Spider Bags! -NR 1:17:11 Pop-up)  
THE BAD LOVERS  Actin' Strange   Favoriting Night Life. Burger City. LP. -NR 1:20:33 Pop-up)  
HEAVY CREAM  Prison Shanks   Favoriting Super Treatment. Infinity Cat Recordings. CD. -NR 1:22:47 Pop-up)  
XYX  Sobrenada   Favoriting Teatro Negro. Monofonus Press. LP. -NR 1:24:56 Pop-up)  
 
ESTROGEN HIGHS  The Mild Delusion   Favoriting Cycles EP. Safety Meeting. 12". Playing Friday, August 24th at Brooklyn Fireproof (119 Ingraham St, Brooklyn, NY) -NR 1:36:53 Pop-up)  
THE CREATURES OF THE GOLDEN DAWN  Clown with the Broken Frown   Favoriting Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground. Dionysus. LP. Collection fo late 80s/early 90s material -NR 1:40:08 Pop-up)  
KYRA  Organic Footprints   Favoriting Here I Am, I Always Am. Vinyl Japan. CD. (1998) 1:42:32 Pop-up)  
RICHARD HELL & THE VOIDOIDS  The Kid With the Replaceable Head   Favoriting Destiny Street. Red Star. LP. (1982) 1:43:56 Pop-up)  
GARDENS  Teachers   Favoriting Gardens. Alive. CD. (2011) 1:46:56 Pop-up)  
THE HIVES  Go Right Ahead   Favoriting Lex Hives. The Hives Broadcasting Service. CD. -NR 1:49:01 Pop-up)  
THE MARKED MEN  On   Favoriting On 7". 540. 7". Released 2010 but new to WFMU -NR 1:51:58 Pop-up)  
DIKES OF HOLLAND  Rotten Taste   Favoriting Braindead USA. Screamers. LP. Playing Friday, August 24th at Cake Shop (152 Ludlow, New York, NY) -NR 1:53:40 Pop-up)  
 
SONNY AND THE SUNSETS Live on The Cherry Blossom Clinic on WFMU!

Sonny Smith - guitar, vocals
Ryan Brown - bass
Tahila Harbour - vocals, percussion
Georgie LabBelle - drums
Herman Flywheel - guitar

Session Engineer: Dave Amels

Band website: sonnysmith.com.
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Sonny and the Sunsets' latest album Longtime Companion is available now on LP, CD and MP3 Polyvinyl Records.

Also available:
One Act Plays LP (Secret Seven)
Hit After Hit LP/CD (Polyvinyl)
Sonny Smith's 100 Records Vol 2: I Miss the Jams CD (Turn Up)
Sonny and the Sandwitches 7" EP (Empty Cellar)
Tomorrow Is Alright CD (Fat Possum)
The Hypnotist 7" EP (Future Stress)
"Broom & Dustpan" b/w "E.S.P." 7" (Home Skillet)

See SONNY AND THE SUNSETS live TONIGHT at Glasslands Gallery (298 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY) with Magic Trick!
 
SONNY AND THE SUNSETS  I See the Void   Favoriting Live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic on WFMU.
2:02:00 Pop-up)  
SONNY AND THE SUNSETS  Heart of Sadness   Favoriting Live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic on WFMU. 2:04:23 Pop-up)  
SONNY AND THE SUNSETS  Bad Vibes   Favoriting Live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic on WFMU.
2:07:00 Pop-up)  
SONNY AND THE SUNSETS  Sea of Darkness   Favoriting Live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic on WFMU. 2:10:42 Pop-up)  
SONNY AND THE SUNSETS  My Mind Messed Up   Favoriting Live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic on WFMU.
2:16:21 Pop-up)  
SONNY AND THE SUNSETS  Dried Blood   Favoriting Live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic on WFMU. 2:20:38 Pop-up)  
SONNY AND THE SUNSETS  Palm Reader   Favoriting Live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic on WFMU.
2:23:37 Pop-up)  
SONNY AND THE SUNSETS  Chat w/ Terre   Favoriting Live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic on WFMU. 2:26:43 Pop-up)  
 
THE INTELLIGENCE WITH KELLEY STOLTZ  (They Found Me in the Back of) the Galaxy   Favoriting (They Found Me In the Back of) The Galaxy 7". In The Red. 7". -NR 2:38:59 Pop-up)  
WHITE WIRES  I'll Give You Everything   Favoriting III. Dirtnap. CD. Appearing live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic, September 8th! -NR 2:41:47 Pop-up)  
THE MESS AROUND  Shake It on Down   Favoriting Boner Time!. Drug Front. CD. -NR 2:43:46 Pop-up)  
MOSS ICON  Mirror   Favoriting Complete Discography. Temporary Residence Ltd. CD box set. Late 80s/Earl90s recordings -NR 2:46:39 Pop-up)  
CALL OF THE WILD  The Call   Favoriting The Call 7". Jack Shack. 7". Limited to 300 copies -NR 2:49:08 Pop-up)  
SUPERCHUNK  This Summer   Favoriting This Summer 7". Merge. 7". -NR 2:51:37 Pop-up)  
 

Listener comments!

  3:18pm Jay/ London:

just checking in From London
  3:20pm Michael and birgit:

From the heat in cologne...we`re ready...
  3:26pm Chris:

Hi Terre! More European love here...Chris in Preston, England. Loved Royal Headache last week, excited for Sonny & the Sunsets this week!
  3:40pm SmallyBiggs:

Hey, does anyone know where I can purchase a Slap N The Cats album, by the name of Accelerator?
  3:46pm Droll:

Cool -- A two-fer from The Names! Oh, nope, it's that other band that sounds just like them. They're cool, too.
  3:46pm Bun E. Carlos:

I got my night stick!
  3:51pm On the Yazoo:

It's a rainy day in Mississippi..

and Robert Plant and the sensational Space Shifters were good last weekend in Clarksdale, at the Sunflower River Blues Fest.
  4:06pm Listener Jumpy in Brooklyn:

The Names--THAT WAS A CHEAP TRICK!
  4:14pm Mark Watkins:

A bit late joining you, but join you I have Terre!
  4:15pm Ignore Function:

ROCK
  4:21pm Chris:

Yay! Golden Boys...bought that records after hearing it on this very show
  4:30pm Listener Jumpy in Brooklyn:

what is up with the constant service interruption online?
Avatar 4:40pm AP Paulie B:

What's the problem, Jumpy? Is anyone else experiencing issues?
  4:48pm chad from oregon (2012 Portland remaster)):

Hello from the Beaver State! Such a great show, as always!
  4:48pm On the Yazoo:

I had some dropouts earlier. I switched to the 32k stream.
  4:50pm Listener Jumpy in Brooklyn:

Thanks, Paulie. Helps if I keep the rectangular box open.
  4:52pm DG:

Um, has Jeff Lynne heard this Hives song?
  4:57pm jeff in puna hawaii:

Dg my thoughts exactly
  4:57pm Doug Werewolf:

No issues other than the heat in Namur, Belgium.
  5:19pm SmallyBiggs:

I need that Slap N The Cats album :(
Avatar 5:22pm rEPO mAN:

sONNY AND THE sUNSETS-GOOD STUFF
  5:22pm Wendy Fornatale:

Love Sonny and the Sunsets! And I had the honor of loaning them an amp for last summer's Glasslands show.
Avatar 5:23pm Nic Cage Match:

Lovin' this sunny day set from Sonny and the Sunsets!
  5:30pm jeff:

what is next after brooklyn? any other NE dates???
Avatar 5:39pm AP Paulie B:

I'm afraid not, Jeff! End of the tour!
Avatar 5:51pm DJ Terre:

Thanks for chiming in everybody...All Those Europeans ...and Brooklyneans! Thx Sonny & the Sunsets! See in u in 2weeks & thx for listening!!
  5:55pm Ignore Function:

Great live set, great show.
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