WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from June 20, 2018

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from June 20, 2018

Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.

Upcoming events:

Wed. Dec 18th, Noon - 3pm: Manager (More info...)

Wed. Dec 25th, Noon - 3pm: The 18th Annual Holiday Music Funktacular! (More info...)

June 20, 2018: LITHICS live set!

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
gang of four	natural's not in it "natural's not in it" by "gang of four"	entertainment!	warner bros	1979			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
james white & the contortions	contort yourself	second chance	pvc/ze	1980			0:02:55 (Pop-up)
bush tetras	too many creeps "too many creeps" by "bush tetras"	7"	roir	2011	reissue of the 99 records classic from 1980		0:07:17 (Pop-up)
delta 5	try "try" by "delta 5"	7"	rough trade	1980			0:11:02 (Pop-up)
liars	this dust makes that mud "this dust makes that mud" by "liars"	they threw us all in a trench and stuck a monument on top	gern blandsten	2001			0:14:09 (Pop-up)
pylon	working is no problem "working is no problem" by "pylon"	gyrate	db	1980			0:23:01 (Pop-up)

live set from LITHICS engineered by Mike Sin "It's another Mike SinSession™" Aubrey Hornor - vocals/guitar Bob Desaulniers - bass Mason Crumley - guitar Wiley Hixson - drums new album Mating Surfaces out now on Kill Rock Stars! On tour with Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks in Nashville tomorrow night, Louisville on Friday, and Cincinnati on Saturday! Then a few shows on their own in St. Louis, Denver, and Boise.
lithics	photograph, you of "photograph, you of" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:33:17 (Pop-up)
lithics	excuse generator "excuse generator" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:35:36 (Pop-up)
lithics	burn on burn "burn on burn" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:38:04 (Pop-up)
lithics	glass of water "glass of water" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:40:56 (Pop-up)
lithics	still forms "still forms" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:42:15 (Pop-up)
lithics	thing in your eye "thing in your eye" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:44:55 (Pop-up)
lithics	boyce "boyce" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:46:51 (Pop-up)
lithics	specs "specs" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:53:34 (Pop-up)
lithics	hands "hands" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:51:44 (Pop-up)
lithics	labor "labor" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:57:59 (Pop-up)
lithics	edible door "edible door" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:59:41 (Pop-up)
lithics	chat with efd "chat with efd" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					1:02:21 (Pop-up)

parquet courts	before the water gets too high	wide awaaaaake!	rough trade			*	1:09:42 (Pop-up)
the sueves	people come in waves "people come in waves" by "the sueves"	r.i.p. clearance event	hozac			*	1:13:45 (Pop-up)
the goodbye johnnys	nightmare "nightmare" by "the goodbye johnnys"	my skull	goodbye johnnys			*	1:16:29 (Pop-up)
beebe gallini	east side story "east side story" by "beebe gallini"	7"	ramo			*	1:18:59 (Pop-up)
svvamp	sunshine street "sunshine street" by "svvamp"	2	riding easy			*	1:21:58 (Pop-up)
william carlos whitten	poor thing	burn my letters	i heart noise		ex-St. Johnny, Grand Mal	*	1:26:25 (Pop-up)

pearl	big dinner "big dinner" by "pearl"	demo	pearl			*	1:40:01 (Pop-up)
dog party	queen of hearts "queen of hearts" by "dog party"	hit & run	brat			*	1:42:36 (Pop-up)
the roves	chinese magazine "chinese magazine" by "the roves"	s/t	one man movement			*	1:44:48 (Pop-up)
elliot easton	(wearing down) like a wheel	change no change	elektra	1985			1:47:09 (Pop-up)
the droogs	jennifer "jennifer" by "the droogs"	young gun	plug n socket			*	1:51:32 (Pop-up)

wax idols	too late "too late" by "wax idols"	happy ending	etruscan gold			*	2:06:29 (Pop-up)
suburban lawns	gidget goes to hell	7"	suburban industrial	1979	as mentioned during the Lithics interview! (the band, at least, not the song)		2:10:25 (Pop-up)
starclub	let your hair down "let your hair down" by "starclub"	s/t	island	1993			2:12:41 (Pop-up)
la luz	greed machine "greed machine" by "la luz"	floating features	hardly art			*	2:17:01 (Pop-up)
yo la tengo	for you too "for you too" by "yo la tengo"	there's a riot going on	matador			*	2:21:05 (Pop-up)

cait brennan	miss valentine "miss valentine" by "cait brennan"	advance track	omnivore		from an upcoming International Pop Overthrow compilation	*	2:30:11 (Pop-up)
queen	killer queen "killer queen" by "queen"	sheer heart attack	elektra	1974			2:32:55 (Pop-up)
michael rault	pyramid scheme "pyramid scheme" by "michael rault"	it's a new day tonight	wick			*	2:35:51 (Pop-up)
the breeders	archangels thunderbird	all nerve	4ad			*	2:38:35 (Pop-up)
giuda	born under a bad sign "born under a bad sign" by "giuda"	7"	rise above			*	2:41:52 (Pop-up)

"blind" rage & violence	honor and offer	7"	pig baby			*	2:49:33 (Pop-up)
the asteroid no 4	sagamore "sagamore" by "the asteroid no 4"	collide	13 o'clock records			*	2:51:21 (Pop-up)
the essex green	the 710 "the 710" by "the essex green"	hardly electronic	merge			*	2:56:21 (Pop-up)

Listener comments!
	9:02pm debt collector: GO4! Nearly 40 years and still ahead of its time.
	9:02pm Stevel: Holy Gang of Four, comrades!
	9:03pm JakeGould: Nice skronk!!!
	9:04pm Matt_E: A funky evening so far
	9:06pm Danny from Bloomingburg: i still remember when James Chance smashed his head on the table i was sitting at CBGBs opening for the Crampa RIP Nick
	9:06pm Mailman Tom: Tied up like a pretzel
	9:10pm Stevel: Danny! Amazing! Such a great set. Looking forward to the live
	9:10pm Ken From Hyde Park: Sounds tetraphonic!
	9:13pm Folsom: efd - I liked the Pop Rocks segment today
	9:13pm Danny from Bloomingburg: thanks EFD great stuff
	9:13pm efd: thanks Folsom! I'm having fun doing them!
	9:14pm efd: and good evening all, I've got a great live set from Lithics coming up at the bottom of the hour!
	9:14pm Philthy woman: Ahhh...Great. Perfect apropo. And beautiful angular sounds
	9:15pm Philthy woman: *s sssssssssssssss
	9:15pm Mister Dobalina: In it to win it on the Funk Davies show!
	9:16pm Mister Dobalina: Oh my gosh, huge Liars fan here! It's my birthday all over again.
	9:17pm Stevel: Angular. Thanks, Philthy! That's one of the words I've been looking for..
	9:19pm efd: nice, happy belated/early birthday Mister Dobalina
	9:21pm medson: Good evening efd and everyone.
	9:24pm Stevel: Inspirational opening set!
	9:27pm listener 126464: GO4 and Pylon, that was a double bill!
	9:34pm Mister Dobalina: Everybody in his or her own life needs a hobby, fills the voids that work and rent create. We can win.
	9:35pm Ethel Mertz: When you gonna play that song that sounds like a cucumber salad? By the way when you talk you sound like you gotta fried potatoe suucvk between a tooth.
	9:35pm Stevel: I knew it! Beautiful! Lithics must tour near me! Not to be pushy. We're not like that, in the Midwest.
	9:35pm medson: Nice. I've been looking forward to hearing this set
	9:51pm Stevel: So damned good. Hypnotic. Groovy.
	9:53pm Stevel: Do they ever gig with Blind Shake? There's a noise element in common. That, or I'm stoned on a Wednesday night.
	9:54pm efd: or maybe both? Could be both.
	9:55pm Chop Scott: Cheers to Mike Sin!! Sounds great.
	9:55pm Stevel: Difficult to say. Literally.
	9:56pm efd: hiya Scott! Indeed, another top-shelf Mike SinSession™!
	10:00pm medson: I definitely need to sit and dive into this band. I really only heard excuse generator before. Love this sound
	10:04pm common: fuckin great!
	10:08pm Stevel: Really good.
	10:08pm Hoboken Jack: Yay Lithics!
	10:10pm Stevel: Mike Sin, once again, is God.
	10:12pm Bootsie: I've never heard Lithics before, but, yes, they sounded familiar to me. In a good way. Evocative, but not derivative. I enjoyed them!
	10:14pm efd: yes, that's a good way to put it Bootsie!
	10:15pm Stevel: Holy Suaves!
	10:16pm EL: Heck yea to this Sueves track.
	10:25pm medson: @efd did you listen to this entire Svvamp album? I have not but I really liked their first album a lot.
	10:27pm efd: I haven't yet, but what I've heard from superficial scanning sounds pretty good
	10:27pm efd: (despite my staunch opposition to the double-letter conceit)
	10:28pm medson: ha ha I hear ya
	10:30pm Alex of Chicago: Very much to like in that set.
	10:31pm Aharon: That's how I've alvvays spelled it.
	10:36pm Alex of Chicago: I've seen the Suaves numerous times, and yet never heard their name pronounced until now, somehow. They were reflexively more Rico in my head.
	10:37pm Alex of Chicago: Er, Sueves
	10:37pm Bootsie: Cool, I just saw The Queers with The Dickies
	10:50pm antonio: aw Man this eliot easton is Goood
	11:07pm Fashion Tashjian: Good morning folks
	11:11pm efd: morning, FT!
	11:12pm Fashion Tashjian: Dammit I did miss the live set, but I'm not waking up any earlier than this, which by Armenian standards is already deathly early. Ah, the magic of archives.)
	11:14pm efd: it's like my show is on 24 hours a day!
	11:19pm Fashion Tashjian: Hypothetically one could listen to your show 24 hours/day given enough archived sets, so....)))
	11:24pm efd: technically possible, but I wouldn't recommend it!
	11:32pm medson: Good night folks, thanks for this evenings soundtrack efd
	11:35pm Roberto: "Killer Queen" was my gateway song to Queen.
	11:36pm Ken From Hyde Park: Dynamite with a laser beam!
	11:36pm efd: mine too!
	11:36pm efd: goodnight medson, thanks for listening!
	11:51pm Stevel: All night long... This is great.
	11:55pm BrynOwen: sick show! some classics and some real cool tunes i hadn't heard before so thanks for that!! Also this is off topic - but i was in the station earlier and didn't have a key to lock the front door, so i'm sorry if it's open when you leave! my bad.
	11:58pm On the Yazoo: Enjoyed the show.

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Wed. Dec 18th, Noon - 3pm: Manager (More info...)
Manager is a three-piece band that’s based right here in Jersey City. They recently released a new EP, HOT-LINE (Texacobra), which showcases their hard-edged percolating indie sound that may remind the listener of Echo & The Bunnymen or Yo La Tengo. Tune in to this live session and hear for yourself!
Wed. Dec 25th, Noon - 3pm: The 18th Annual Holiday Music Funktacular! (More info...)
It’s the 18th year of the Evan “Funk” Davies Show Holiday Music Funktacular, and this year — for the first time ever — it will air on actual Christmas Day! Tune in for three hours of Christmas music that you won’t already be sick of hearing: old and new seasonal rock, punk, dance, glam, and power pop favorites. Even your family might enjoy it!

Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
gang of four	natural's not in it "natural's not in it" by "gang of four"	entertainment!	warner bros	1979			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
james white & the contortions	contort yourself	second chance	pvc/ze	1980			0:02:55 (Pop-up)
bush tetras	too many creeps "too many creeps" by "bush tetras"	7"	roir	2011	reissue of the 99 records classic from 1980		0:07:17 (Pop-up)
delta 5	try "try" by "delta 5"	7"	rough trade	1980			0:11:02 (Pop-up)
liars	this dust makes that mud "this dust makes that mud" by "liars"	they threw us all in a trench and stuck a monument on top	gern blandsten	2001			0:14:09 (Pop-up)
pylon	working is no problem "working is no problem" by "pylon"	gyrate	db	1980			0:23:01 (Pop-up)

live set from LITHICS engineered by Mike Sin "It's another Mike SinSession™" Aubrey Hornor - vocals/guitar Bob Desaulniers - bass Mason Crumley - guitar Wiley Hixson - drums new album Mating Surfaces out now on Kill Rock Stars! On tour with Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks in Nashville tomorrow night, Louisville on Friday, and Cincinnati on Saturday! Then a few shows on their own in St. Louis, Denver, and Boise.
lithics	photograph, you of "photograph, you of" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:33:17 (Pop-up)
lithics	excuse generator "excuse generator" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:35:36 (Pop-up)
lithics	burn on burn "burn on burn" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:38:04 (Pop-up)
lithics	glass of water "glass of water" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:40:56 (Pop-up)
lithics	still forms "still forms" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:42:15 (Pop-up)
lithics	thing in your eye "thing in your eye" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:44:55 (Pop-up)
lithics	boyce "boyce" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:46:51 (Pop-up)
lithics	specs "specs" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:53:34 (Pop-up)
lithics	hands "hands" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:51:44 (Pop-up)
lithics	labor "labor" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:57:59 (Pop-up)
lithics	edible door "edible door" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					0:59:41 (Pop-up)
lithics	chat with efd "chat with efd" by "lithics"	live on wfmu					1:02:21 (Pop-up)

parquet courts	before the water gets too high	wide awaaaaake!	rough trade			*	1:09:42 (Pop-up)
the sueves	people come in waves "people come in waves" by "the sueves"	r.i.p. clearance event	hozac			*	1:13:45 (Pop-up)
the goodbye johnnys	nightmare "nightmare" by "the goodbye johnnys"	my skull	goodbye johnnys			*	1:16:29 (Pop-up)
beebe gallini	east side story "east side story" by "beebe gallini"	7"	ramo			*	1:18:59 (Pop-up)
svvamp	sunshine street "sunshine street" by "svvamp"	2	riding easy			*	1:21:58 (Pop-up)
william carlos whitten	poor thing	burn my letters	i heart noise		ex-St. Johnny, Grand Mal	*	1:26:25 (Pop-up)

pearl	big dinner "big dinner" by "pearl"	demo	pearl			*	1:40:01 (Pop-up)
dog party	queen of hearts "queen of hearts" by "dog party"	hit & run	brat			*	1:42:36 (Pop-up)
the roves	chinese magazine "chinese magazine" by "the roves"	s/t	one man movement			*	1:44:48 (Pop-up)
elliot easton	(wearing down) like a wheel	change no change	elektra	1985			1:47:09 (Pop-up)
the droogs	jennifer "jennifer" by "the droogs"	young gun	plug n socket			*	1:51:32 (Pop-up)

wax idols	too late "too late" by "wax idols"	happy ending	etruscan gold			*	2:06:29 (Pop-up)
suburban lawns	gidget goes to hell	7"	suburban industrial	1979	as mentioned during the Lithics interview! (the band, at least, not the song)		2:10:25 (Pop-up)
starclub	let your hair down "let your hair down" by "starclub"	s/t	island	1993			2:12:41 (Pop-up)
la luz	greed machine "greed machine" by "la luz"	floating features	hardly art			*	2:17:01 (Pop-up)
yo la tengo	for you too "for you too" by "yo la tengo"	there's a riot going on	matador			*	2:21:05 (Pop-up)

cait brennan	miss valentine "miss valentine" by "cait brennan"	advance track	omnivore		from an upcoming International Pop Overthrow compilation	*	2:30:11 (Pop-up)
queen	killer queen "killer queen" by "queen"	sheer heart attack	elektra	1974			2:32:55 (Pop-up)
michael rault	pyramid scheme "pyramid scheme" by "michael rault"	it's a new day tonight	wick			*	2:35:51 (Pop-up)
the breeders	archangels thunderbird	all nerve	4ad			*	2:38:35 (Pop-up)
giuda	born under a bad sign "born under a bad sign" by "giuda"	7"	rise above			*	2:41:52 (Pop-up)

"blind" rage & violence	honor and offer	7"	pig baby			*	2:49:33 (Pop-up)
the asteroid no 4	sagamore "sagamore" by "the asteroid no 4"	collide	13 o'clock records			*	2:51:21 (Pop-up)
the essex green	the 710 "the 710" by "the essex green"	hardly electronic	merge			*	2:56:21 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	9:02pm debt collector: GO4! Nearly 40 years and still ahead of its time.
	9:02pm Stevel: Holy Gang of Four, comrades!
	9:03pm JakeGould: Nice skronk!!!
	9:04pm Matt_E: A funky evening so far
	9:06pm Danny from Bloomingburg: i still remember when James Chance smashed his head on the table i was sitting at CBGBs opening for the Crampa RIP Nick
	9:06pm Mailman Tom: Tied up like a pretzel
	9:10pm Stevel: Danny! Amazing! Such a great set. Looking forward to the live
	9:10pm Ken From Hyde Park: Sounds tetraphonic!
	9:13pm Folsom: efd - I liked the Pop Rocks segment today
	9:13pm Danny from Bloomingburg: thanks EFD great stuff
	9:13pm efd: thanks Folsom! I'm having fun doing them!
	9:14pm efd: and good evening all, I've got a great live set from Lithics coming up at the bottom of the hour!
	9:14pm Philthy woman: Ahhh...Great. Perfect apropo. And beautiful angular sounds
	9:15pm Philthy woman: *s sssssssssssssss
	9:15pm Mister Dobalina: In it to win it on the Funk Davies show!
	9:16pm Mister Dobalina: Oh my gosh, huge Liars fan here! It's my birthday all over again.
	9:17pm Stevel: Angular. Thanks, Philthy! That's one of the words I've been looking for..
	9:19pm efd: nice, happy belated/early birthday Mister Dobalina
	9:21pm medson: Good evening efd and everyone.
	9:24pm Stevel: Inspirational opening set!
	9:27pm listener 126464: GO4 and Pylon, that was a double bill!
	9:34pm Mister Dobalina: Everybody in his or her own life needs a hobby, fills the voids that work and rent create. We can win.
	9:35pm Ethel Mertz: When you gonna play that song that sounds like a cucumber salad? By the way when you talk you sound like you gotta fried potatoe suucvk between a tooth.
	9:35pm Stevel: I knew it! Beautiful! Lithics must tour near me! Not to be pushy. We're not like that, in the Midwest.
	9:35pm medson: Nice. I've been looking forward to hearing this set
	9:51pm Stevel: So damned good. Hypnotic. Groovy.
	9:53pm Stevel: Do they ever gig with Blind Shake? There's a noise element in common. That, or I'm stoned on a Wednesday night.
	9:54pm efd: or maybe both? Could be both.
	9:55pm Chop Scott: Cheers to Mike Sin!! Sounds great.
	9:55pm Stevel: Difficult to say. Literally.
	9:56pm efd: hiya Scott! Indeed, another top-shelf Mike SinSession™!
	10:00pm medson: I definitely need to sit and dive into this band. I really only heard excuse generator before. Love this sound
	10:04pm common: fuckin great!
	10:08pm Stevel: Really good.
	10:08pm Hoboken Jack: Yay Lithics!
	10:10pm Stevel: Mike Sin, once again, is God.
	10:12pm Bootsie: I've never heard Lithics before, but, yes, they sounded familiar to me. In a good way. Evocative, but not derivative. I enjoyed them!
	10:14pm efd: yes, that's a good way to put it Bootsie!
	10:15pm Stevel: Holy Suaves!
	10:16pm EL: Heck yea to this Sueves track.
	10:25pm medson: @efd did you listen to this entire Svvamp album? I have not but I really liked their first album a lot.
	10:27pm efd: I haven't yet, but what I've heard from superficial scanning sounds pretty good
	10:27pm efd: (despite my staunch opposition to the double-letter conceit)
	10:28pm medson: ha ha I hear ya
	10:30pm Alex of Chicago: Very much to like in that set.
	10:31pm Aharon: That's how I've alvvays spelled it.
	10:36pm Alex of Chicago: I've seen the Suaves numerous times, and yet never heard their name pronounced until now, somehow. They were reflexively more Rico in my head.
	10:37pm Alex of Chicago: Er, Sueves
	10:37pm Bootsie: Cool, I just saw The Queers with The Dickies
	10:50pm antonio: aw Man this eliot easton is Goood
	11:07pm Fashion Tashjian: Good morning folks
	11:11pm efd: morning, FT!
	11:12pm Fashion Tashjian: Dammit I did miss the live set, but I'm not waking up any earlier than this, which by Armenian standards is already deathly early. Ah, the magic of archives.)
	11:14pm efd: it's like my show is on 24 hours a day!
	11:19pm Fashion Tashjian: Hypothetically one could listen to your show 24 hours/day given enough archived sets, so....)))
	11:24pm efd: technically possible, but I wouldn't recommend it!
	11:32pm medson: Good night folks, thanks for this evenings soundtrack efd
	11:35pm Roberto: "Killer Queen" was my gateway song to Queen.
	11:36pm Ken From Hyde Park: Dynamite with a laser beam!
	11:36pm efd: mine too!
	11:36pm efd: goodnight medson, thanks for listening!
	11:51pm Stevel: All night long... This is great.
	11:55pm BrynOwen: sick show! some classics and some real cool tunes i hadn't heard before so thanks for that!! Also this is off topic - but i was in the station earlier and didn't have a key to lock the front door, so i'm sorry if it's open when you leave! my bad.
	11:58pm On the Yazoo: Enjoyed the show.

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