RIP Tommy Keene: Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock

Listener comments!

12:04pm Marc Francis:

DAMN. Right out of the gate. BOOM!

12:05pm Cheri Pi:

What's shaking JB???

12:05pm Mark in Toronto:

Sure this isn't Rex or Dave substituting?

12:05pm Rob from NM:

Hola a todos from New Mexico, USA! Today it's dry, warm and sunny. Tomorrow will be dry, warm and sunny...

♥ 12:07pm coelacanth∅:

hello Joe

12:10pm Bluesman:

Hola, Joe!

12:11pm SmokinJ:

So far so rockin'! Mornin' jb & world... 8-)

♥ 12:12pm BronwynB:

hey joe and everyone!

12:12pm listener monica:

hi!

🎸 ♥ 12:13pm Beast of Boonton:

The Black Cats

12:16pm Mark in Toronto:

Wow, I've never heard this before. Smokey funky!

12:19pm glenn:

mark, i meant the lightBOX. i'm an idiot.

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♥ 12:19pm James in ATL:

Good morning Joe! Nice start to help with Monday.

12:22pm SmokinJ:

Happy Birthday Jimi! 8-)

12:22pm Mark in Toronto:

Glenn, no problem. The director rented a theatre on Gerrard E. and showed it a few times, that's where i saw it. Come down to the Monarch Tavern on a tuesday nite, where i host a thing called Bring Your Own Vinyl.

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♥ 12:23pm Hoboken Jack:

Hello Joe, Bronwyn, all!! Regarding "Fire," a mutual friend says he prefers the covers to the original, can you guess who?

12:24pm Joe B:

greetings all! thanks for tuning in!

12:24pm glenn:

my pal michelle rumball plays at the monarch reasonably frequently.

♥ 12:26pm BronwynB:

hey jack :D

12:26pm Mark in Toronto:

She probably knows Mike, the bartender/musician.

♥ 12:36pm coelacanth∅:

HoJack i made 6 cds of just my favorite Jimi and didn't put the original fire on them; but i did put i think 3 live versions. i cannot imagine anyone else's version being as good as Jimi's live ones. (i've never heard any that comes close)

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♥ 12:42pm Hoboken Jack:

Tin Foil singer has a slight J Mascis vibe, not a bad thing.

12:43pm Joe B:

Good point Jack! thanks for tuning in!

♥ 12:45pm Michael 98145:

[ don't hate me, but i'd like to show my support for local hero, Scott McCaughey ... www.gofundme.com... ]

oh, and good monday, all.

12:48pm Bill in W.O.:

I was a little surprised that nobody I'd heard on-air since the sad Tommy Keene news had done a tribute, but I knew you'd have it covered, Joe. Thanks.

12:51pm Cheri Pi:

thanks for predicting what my ears wanted to hear next!

♥ 12:52pm Michael 98145:

what Cheri Pi said. been a long time ...

12:52pm ndbob:

heya Joe and everyone!

♥ 12:53pm Dominick:

Different mix than I know

12:54pm Todd-o-phonic Todd:

@Dominick seemingly louder, faster, stronger, better.

12:54pm Joe B:

dominick, i know. it's whatever is on their official youtube channel

12:57pm Jeff formerly from Rahway:

Checking in from an Amtrak train somewhere in CT Joe! Looking forward to Tommy Keene tribute.

12:58pm ndbob:

I saw tommy in DC in the 80s

♥ 1:00pm Michael 98145:

he was only 59 ...

♥ 1:03pm steveo:

please permit me to express appreciation for that concluded set (it rocked!)

1:06pm Jeff formerly from Rahway:

Heh I just bought that Stones LP for my teenage son yesterday for only $1. I figure it’s a decent intro for him.

♥ 1:09pm Michael 98145:

thank you, Joe B

♥ 1:12pm paul b:

Saw Tommy Keene open for the Jam in 1982. A show in an odd building called Ritchie Colosseum at the University of Maryland. Good show!

My friend Derrick Hsu knew him, I think, because he and Derrick's "Fountain of Youth" bands recorded with the same guy at the time

1:13pm Amy:

I'm also hoping for a Tommy Keene tribute. Still having trouble processing the news.

1:14pm Joe B:

tommy at 2 pm

1:14pm Amy:

Thanks, Joe.

♥ 1:25pm Michael 98145:

Dirty Fences make good neighbors of Filthy Friends

1:26pm Joe B:

the Scott McCaughey gofundme link again:
www.gofundme.com...

♥ 1:26pm Carmichael:

Heya Joe and rekkid luvahs.

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♥ 1:41pm Hughie Considine:

@Bill in W.O., I know what you mean. Figured Bob Brainen would come thru, being that I first heard Tommy Keene on one of Bob's shows in the 80s, but he was out of town.

♥ 1:41pm Michael 98145:

Robyn is -always- great live

1:44pm ndbob:

@paul once taught a class in ritchie colosseum

♥ 1:52pm Michael 98145:

RIP - tommykeene.com

♥ 1:56pm Aaron Working In Newark:

Great show today Joe.

1:57pm Joe B:

thanks Aaron!

2:02pm Amy:

The Waco Brothers always improve my mood.

2:05pm Chris from DC:

@ Paul B, saw some good stuff at Richie Coliseum: the Ramones, Black Market Baby, Devo, etc.

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♥ 2:09pm James in ATL:

So sad... What a marvelous talent.

2:11pm Brendan:

Bethesda MD’s own Tommy Keene. He and Nils Lofgren both went to Walter Johnson High

2:13pm Chris from DC:

Yes, a favorite here.

♥ 2:14pm BLCKDGRD:

PsycheDelly! So many times.

2:14pm johnk77:

caleb lentzner introduced
me to kevin kinney
and told me of all his friends
in entertainment biz
i should try and see+meet
tommy keene cuz
he was a great guy+musician
never did though
sad:<
caleb was horn of dilemma
longtime vf sound guy

2:16pm johnk77:

nils was a cool guy
back in the day
+mini-trampoline

2:17pm thecarvelsnyc:

Enjoying the show Joe! Don't forget to check your mailbox, Santa left you an early present! xo

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♥ 2:17pm ChrisB.:

Tommy was one of those artists whose songs I would hear on the radio and say, "I've got to get that!" And actually would.

2:18pm Amy:

Tommy's recent stuff is consistently really good. He quietly kept releasing good record after good record.

2:18pm johnk77:

great show
sounds better louder

2:19pm Bill in W.O.:

My friend Dave and I ran into Mr. Kene in the audience at IPO in LA. The Troubadour in 1999. He was gracious and indulged a couple of geek fans with a photo. The 80's stuff is fabulous and will maybe be remembered best, but I was impressed with how consistently good his new/recent stuff was and is. Gone way too soon, but still creatively vital and loved by folks who knew his stuff. Not the worst way to check out.

♥ 2:20pm northguineahills:

It's a shame I'm just now discovering Tommy Keene.

♥ 2:20pm Michael 98145:

this really is a great set

2:23pm Chris from DC:

I think it must be that complete World set I saw on Youtube over the weekend. Well worth seeking out.

2:23pm Sissophonic Cheryl:

Great show, Joe

2:29pm KP:

Just through JC with JB on the real radio

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♥ 2:36pm ChrisB.:

Got any Keene Brothers, Joe?

2:38pm ndbob:

nice tribute here Joe!

2:39pm Bill in W.O.:

This live thing is great. Thanks again for doing this and for today's show, Joe.

2:41pm Jeff formerly from Rahway:

Love this acoustic version of “Warren in the 60s.” It was my reintroduction to TK after I almost forgot all about him. Mr. Keene consistently released great music year after year.

2:41pm Amy:

This live set is wonderful. Thanks, Joe.

2:42pm Joe B:

one of his best songs, in my opinion. i guess this album Crashing the ether is not as highly regarded as some but i dig it

♥ 2:44pm Michael 98145:

yet another reason why we listen to FMU

♥ 2:44pm northguineahills:

Sorry, I missed it, when was this set recorded?

2:44pm Joe B:

2006

2:45pm Chris from DC:

This "Back to Zero Now" is fantastic.

2:46pm Joe B:

originally broadcast Aug. 1, 2006. Recorded by Tommy at his home studio a week or so earlier

2:47pm Dungaroos Kipawah:

Thanks Joe, beautiful & fitting tribute

2:50pm PJ:

Thanks particularly for this live set, Joe.

2:50pm Joe B:

damn should have done the whole show. so much great stuff to get to

♥ 2:51pm northguineahills:

Thanks Joe, for the tribute!

🎸 ♥ 2:52pm Beast of Boonton:

Keene graduated from Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Maryland (class of 1976),[2] which was also the alma mater of fellow musician Nils Lofgren

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♥ 2:52pm Ken From Hyde Park:

Thanks, Joe. This is great radio.

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♥ 2:54pm Hughie Considine:

His version of "Nighttime" shows off the Chilton-esque sound of his voice so well. Tommy, along with Scott Miller of Game Theory/Loud Family, carried the Chilton torch forward. Too damn sad they're all gone.

2:54pm Joe B:

thanks everybody. appreciate it. sorry i didn't get to some of the requests.

2:55pm Joe B:

great point Hughie

♥ 2:56pm Michael 98145:

excellent, thanks again, Joe B

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Pretty Boy	Bip Bop Bip	various - Great Googa Mooga	Ace	1957/2008		0:00:00 Pop-up)
Matthew Childs	Funky Onions	various - Twistin' Rumble	Twistin' Rumble	1963/2008		0:02:59 Pop-up)
The Why-Nots	Tamborine	various - Back From the Grave 9	Crypt	?/2015	their mispelling	0:06:03 Pop-up)
Los Impala	Yo Te Vi	various - Algo Salvaje: Untamed Beat and Garage Nuggets from Spain Vol. 1	Munster	1966/2014		0:08:07 Pop-up)
Los Gatos Negros	Cadillac	various - Algo Salvaje: Untamed Beat and Garage Nuggets from Spain Vol. 2	Munster	1966/2016		0:10:57 Pop-up)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Flower Girl	various - The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11B: 1971	Hip-O Select	1970/2009	RIP Pete Moore	0:13:32 Pop-up)
Honeybus	The Breaking-Up Scene	various - Real Life Permanent Dreams: A Cornucopia of British Psychedelia 1965-70	Castle	1967/2007		0:16:53 Pop-up)
Five By Five	Fire	various - The Jewel/Paula Rock Story	Airline	1968/2015		0:19:31 Pop-up)
Curtis Knight and the Squires	No Such Animal	You Can't Use My Name: The RSVP/PPX Sessions	Legacy	1965/2015	happy 75th birthday to Jimi Hendrix!	0:21:55 Pop-up)

Tin Foil	Unseen Vision	s/t	Almost Ready	2017		0:36:44 Pop-up)
Honey	Bagman	New Moody Judy	Wharf Cat Records	2017		0:38:58 Pop-up)
Antietam	Birdwatching	Intimations of Immortality	Motorific Sounds	2017		0:41:43 Pop-up)
Night Beats	The Hidden Circle	Sonic Bloom	Reverberation Appreciation Society	2013		0:46:18 Pop-up)
Rolling Stones	Citadel	Their Satanic Majesties Request	London	1967		0:49:39 Pop-up)
Sic Alps	The Drake	A Long Way Around To a Shortcut	Animal Disguise	2008		0:52:30 Pop-up)
Ty Segall	Big Man	Fried Shallots	Drag City	2017	different version on Mugger LP	0:53:49 Pop-up)
Heaters	Thanksgiving II	Matterhorn	Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records	2017		0:56:32 Pop-up)

The Minus 5	Get From Love	Scott the Hoople in the Dungeon of Horror Part V: War Is Over		2014	https://www.gofundme.com/c3npfr-scott-mccaughey-medical-fund	1:08:32 Pop-up)
Filthy Friends	Brother	Invitation	Kill Rock Stars	2017		1:10:46 Pop-up)
The Minus 5	Get From Love	Scott the Hoople in the Dungeon of Horror Part V: War Is Over		2014	sorry, technical malfunction (operator error) cut this song off just before	1:14:00 Pop-up)
The Tripwires	New New New New New	Fat City Let's Go!	Folc	2017	John Ramberg from The Minus 5, Jimmy Sangster of Young Fresh Fellows, etc	1:17:44 Pop-up)
Dirty Fences	Dance	Goodbye Love	Greenway Records	2017		1:20:15 Pop-up)
The Brixton Riot	Slow Evolution	Close Counts	Mint 400	2017		1:22:17 Pop-up)
The Successful Failures	Ichor of Nettle	Ichor of Nettle	FDR	2017		1:25:18 Pop-up)
Animal Masks	Tear It Down	s/t	animalmasks.net	2017	with dave decastro	1:29:06 Pop-up)

Fox Sisters	Stuck On You	7"	Dive	2017	at Diviera Drive Saturday night in Brooklyn with the Ugly Beats and the Davies	1:40:36 Pop-up)
The Ugly Beats	I'll Make You Happy	Bring On the Beats!	Get Hip	2004	easy beats cover. in brooklyn saturday night!	1:43:46 Pop-up)
Proto Idiot	What is My Purpose?	Leisure Opportunity	Slovenly	2017		1:46:26 Pop-up)
Los Tones	Wasted	What Happened	Off the Hip	2017		1:48:02 Pop-up)
Golden Boys	Sundays With Jackie	Better Than Good Times	12XU	2017		1:51:47 Pop-up)
Ribeye Brothers	Cowards Way	All Hat, No Cattle	Main Man	2017		1:54:35 Pop-up)
Waco Brothers	Do What I Say	Waco Express: Live and Kickin' At Schubas Tavern	Bloodshot	2008		1:58:04 Pop-up)

RIP Tommy Keene
Tommy Keene	Run Now	Run Now EP	Geffen	1986		2:06:58 Pop-up)
Tommy Keene	Highwire Days	Based On Happy Times	Geffen	1989		2:11:12 Pop-up)
Tommy Keene	In Our Lives	Songs From the Film	Geffen	1986		2:14:56 Pop-up)
Tommy Keene	Kill Your Sons	Run Now EP	Geffen	1986	live version recorded at The World NYC 1986	2:17:57 Pop-up)
Tommy Keene	Teenage Head	Songs From the Film reissue	Geffen	1986/1998	previously unreleased Groovies cover	2:23:52 Pop-up)

live set for WFMU, originally broadcast Aug. 1, 2006
Tommy Keene live on WFMU!	Back & White New York					2:32:09 Pop-up)
Tommy Keene live on WFMU!	Warren in the 60s					2:37:06 Pop-up)
Tommy Keene live on WFMU!	Back To Zero Now					2:40:43 Pop-up)
Tommy Keene live on WFMU!	Paper Words and Lies					2:44:12 Pop-up)
Tommy Keene live on WFMU!	Nighttime				Big Star cover, later recorded by Tommy in 2013 on his covers LP	2:48:04 Pop-up)

Tommy Keene	Last of the Twilight Girls	Laugh In the Dark	Second Motion	2015		2:52:34 Pop-up)
Tommy Keene	Going Out Again	Ten Years After	Matador	1996		2:56:46 Pop-up)

November 27, 2017

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