WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from August 7, 2019

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from August 7, 2019

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.

August 7, 2019: WARM DRAG live set!

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
brian protheroe	enjoy it "enjoy it" by "brian protheroe"	pick up	chrysalis	1975			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
basczax	karleearn photography "karleearn photography" by "basczax"	va-earcom 2	fast	1979			0:03:53 (Pop-up)
sigue sigue sputnik	love missile f1-11	flaunt it	emi america	1986			0:10:06 (Pop-up)
ledernacken	amok! (shake your booty)	12"	4th & broadway	1984			0:14:32 (Pop-up)
tubeway army	something's in the house	s/t	beggars banquet	1979			0:20:16 (Pop-up)
renegade soundwave	howyoudoin? "howyoudoin?" by "renegade soundwave"	howyoudoin?	mute/elektra	1994			0:24:22 (Pop-up)

WARM DRAG live set! engineered by Scott Konzelmann Paul Quattrone - noise Vashti Windish - voice, maracas Go get their self-titled album from last year on In The Red! They're on Facebook and Instagram
warm drag	the wanderer "the wanderer" by "warm drag"	live on wfmu					0:37:58 (Pop-up)
warm drag	lost time "lost time" by "warm drag"	live on wfmu					0:38:12 (Pop-up)
warm drag	cave crawl "cave crawl" by "warm drag"	live on wfmu					0:41:47 (Pop-up)
warm drag	your thunder and your lightning	live on wfmu					0:44:53 (Pop-up)
warm drag	end times "end times" by "warm drag"	live on wfmu					0:48:17 (Pop-up)
warm drag	hurricane eyes "hurricane eyes" by "warm drag"	live on wfmu					0:54:50 (Pop-up)
warm drag	cruisin' the night "cruisin' the night" by "warm drag"	live on wfmu					0:58:09 (Pop-up)
warm drag	chat with efd "chat with efd" by "warm drag"	live on wfmu					1:03:26 (Pop-up)

the anemic boyfriends	fake i.d. "fake i.d." by "the anemic boyfriends"	7"	hozac		Early '80s punk from Alaska! LOUISE DISEASE from the Anemic Boyfriends will be on the air with me next week!	*	1:10:54 (Pop-up)
the oilies	psychic dog "psychic dog" by "the oilies"	7" ep	fruits and flowers			*	1:13:33 (Pop-up)
constant mongrel	experts in skin "experts in skin" by "constant mongrel"	7"	upset the rhythm!			*	1:16:16 (Pop-up)
bush tetras	there is a hum "there is a hum" by "bush tetras"	7"	third man		last week's in-studio guests!	*	1:19:50 (Pop-up)
the exbats	hercules "hercules" by "the exbats"	7"	half a cow			*	1:24:23 (Pop-up)

stag	pied piper blues "pied piper blues" by "stag"	electric mistress	stag		new album coming in September!!	*	1:38:52 (Pop-up)
elton john	you're so static "you're so static" by "elton john"	caribou	mca	1974			1:42:03 (Pop-up)
the gotobeds	calquer the hound "calquer the hound" by "the gotobeds"	debt begins at 30	sub pop			*	1:46:46 (Pop-up)
kyle craft	o lucky hand "o lucky hand" by "kyle craft"	showboat honey	sub pop			*	1:51:20 (Pop-up)
the wondermints	proto-pretty "proto-pretty" by "the wondermints"	s/t	big deal	1997	RIP Nick Walusko, aka Nicky Wonder		1:54:35 (Pop-up)

skull practitioners	death buy "death buy" by "skull practitioners"	death buy 12" ep	in the red			*	2:03:20 (Pop-up)
the total rejection	circles in the sky	everybody knows what you don't know	raving pop blast		Andrew Jarrett from The Groove Farm	*	2:07:45 (Pop-up)
the fruit bats	a lingering love "a lingering love" by "the fruit bats"	gold past life	merge			*	2:11:58 (Pop-up)
cargoe	things we dream today "things we dream today" by "cargoe"	s/t	ardent	1972			2:15:13 (Pop-up)
sweetwater	look out "look out" by "sweetwater"	va-woodstock: back to the garden	rhino		new 10 CD set. Andy Zax appearing tomorrow night at the 92nd St. Y with John Fogerty and David Fricke.	*	2:18:15 (Pop-up)

bamboo	diamond springs "diamond springs" by "bamboo"	daughters of the sky	upset the rhythm!			*	2:27:04 (Pop-up)
proto idiot	erase / rewrite / repeat	find out for themselves	third uncle			*	2:31:28 (Pop-up)
zoo boutique	happy families "happy families" by "zoo boutique"	va-electrical language: independent british synth pop 78-84	cherry red			*	2:33:40 (Pop-up)
ranch house	dreams are for sleeping	second story	ranch house			*	2:36:50 (Pop-up)
karen marks	cold café "cold café" by "karen marks"	cold café 12" EP	efficient space		new reissue, orig 1981	*	2:40:31 (Pop-up)

freeloader	10 songs make an album	the path of least resistance	rum bar			*	2:47:20 (Pop-up)
surfer blood	cariboo "cariboo" by "surfer blood"	hourly haunts ep	persona non grata		coming to Monty Hall Thursday Aug 29!	*	2:51:32 (Pop-up)
juniper	boys! boys! boys! boys! boys!	single	confidential			*	2:54:59 (Pop-up)

Listener comments!
	9:06pm JakeGould: I’m enjoying it!
	♥ 9:09pm Julie M: What's not to enjoy? I love listening every week to get that visceral memory shot Thanks, Evan!
	♥ 9:11pm PigeonsAndRust: Sounds good tonight, listening on the porch with the rain and the katydids. Looking forward to some more Warm Drag after spending th' weekend wonderfully at Meltasia!
	9:14pm sufferwords: The Sputnik first tour Hollywood Palace on Vine- w/Scott Morrow of The Fiends and improbably our new found friend Bootsy Collins... Garland Jeffries said it best... Wild in the Streets
	9:15pm theLuke: Hey EFD. I noticed the intro you typically use for wake n bake segment wasnt used today. you know the "pop pop pop pop sssshhhh" hope you go back to using it. ALways brings a smile to my face hearing it. Anyways great show so far, have a goodnight man.
	9:18pm van chinski: Amok -- This brings back club memories, and I never knew what the hell it was called or who did this. Thx!
	♥ 9:18pm medson: Hola efd and everyone
	♥ 9:19pm efd: @theLuke I'll let you in on a secret: Clay does all that production on those segments, but he had some computer woes this week so he had to run it straight! Hopefully all will be back to normal next week.
	♥ 9:20pm efd: and a big good evening to all commenters and lurkers! I am back in the spacious confines of Studio A and loving life!!
	9:21pm JakeGould: Studio A hasn’t been farted up too bad yet? Still has that new studio smell I hope.
	♥ 9:21pm efd: plus I've got a great live set from Warm Drag inn about 10 minutes!
	♥ 9:21pm medson: The studio looks great
	♥ 9:21pm efd: STUDIO A IS GLORIOUS!!
	9:22pm theLuke: Ok I see, EFD, good to know thanks :)
	9:24pm JakeGould: I hear what you are saying.
	♥ 9:24pm Julie M: Tubeway Army hits the spot!
	9:25pm TheNewLexGofer: Don't hear Gary Numan every day.
	♥ 9:27pm efd: more's the pity
	♥ 9:32pm Kat in Chicago: Dammit I missed Brian Protheroe! Welcome back to Studio A, Evan.
	♥ 9:41pm TheNewLexGofer: Two songs in and I'm digging Warm Drag already. Thanks, efd!!
	9:42pm AWS from MP: Listening live from Mission Valley, San Diego this week.
	♥ 9:43pm efd: @TheNewLexGofer My pleasure, that's why I do this!
	♥ 9:43pm efd: greetings from the east coast, AWS!
	♥ 9:52pm Aitch: Enjoying this.
	♥ 9:59pm medson: Warm Drag are so good, thanks for having them on early in the show : )
	♥ 10:00pm efd: ha, you're welcome!
	♥ 10:05pm PigeonsAndRust: Oh, thanks again for that! Bravo!
	10:14pm Carmichael: Heya Evan and Funkaholics.
	♥ 10:17pm efd: hi there Carmichael!
	♥ 10:19pm Aitch: A mongrel is a hard-on in aussie slang, so band name is funny. Is good.
	♥ 10:20pm efd: oh my goodness! Had no idea.
	♥ 10:21pm Kat in Chicago: Word of the day!
	♥ 10:21pm Aitch: Mildly aroused is a half-mongrel, or a halfie.
	10:22pm Hackensack Slim: Fake ID..... Song of the Year as far as I'm concerned.
	♥ 10:23pm efd: I'm with you, Slim!
	♥ 10:29pm suzyhotrod: I'm just learning about this Exbats band. I now love them, as they have a record called I Got The Hots For Charlie Watts.
	♥ 10:34pm suzyhotrod: Thx for shout out, and I AM SO PUMPED FOR LOUISE!!!
	10:39pm Bob: all the DJ s voices sound distorted
	10:40pm Just an Eruption: Surprised that mongrel couldn't get past the censors.
	♥ 10:43pm efd: I answer to my own censor.
	10:47pm Carmichael: My wife is an EJ fanatic. And she hated this whole album .. Guess I won’t tell here my favorite station is playing her artist.
	10:49pm Bob: the anemic boy friends had another song Boys are not proud. great show Bob from poughkeepsie
	♥ 10:53pm efd: @Bob we will likely hear that song next week, assuming the censors give their OK. :)
	♥ 10:53pm efd: lol Carmichael!
	11:26pm P-90: That interview was exceptional. I’ll be revisiting it with some friends. One of those “ya gotta hear this” things...
	♥ 11:28pm efd: nice, thanks P-90!
	11:36pm Mike Sin: I second the greatness of that Andy Zax interview from last month.
	♥ 11:39pm efd: Thanks Mike!
	♥ 11:39pm Kat in Chicago: And i'll come out of lurkerville to third it.
	♥ 11:40pm efd: damn! Now you've all got me thinking maybe I should listen to it again!
	11:41pm steveL: Great show. Been a quiet night, here in middle America, but I’m here. Watching. Waiting. Not being creepy at all. Trust me.
	♥ 11:42pm Kat in Chicago: I'll just say that making me care about Woodstock again after decades of indifference is no mean feat.
	♥ 11:48pm efd: ha, very relatable comment Kat!
	♥ 11:50pm Luisa24: i thought dreams are for sleeing and cold cafe were the same song....funny, spacing out here I guess.
	11:52pm Carmichael: I still watch the Sha Na Na set.
	♥ 11:52pm efd: @Luisa24 that's the magic of the DJ mix!
	11:53pm Mike Sin: This Freeloader is kickassis
	♥ 11:56pm Luisa24: Haha, well played! :)

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
brian protheroe	enjoy it "enjoy it" by "brian protheroe"	pick up	chrysalis	1975			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
basczax	karleearn photography "karleearn photography" by "basczax"	va-earcom 2	fast	1979			0:03:53 (Pop-up)
sigue sigue sputnik	love missile f1-11	flaunt it	emi america	1986			0:10:06 (Pop-up)
ledernacken	amok! (shake your booty)	12"	4th & broadway	1984			0:14:32 (Pop-up)
tubeway army	something's in the house	s/t	beggars banquet	1979			0:20:16 (Pop-up)
renegade soundwave	howyoudoin? "howyoudoin?" by "renegade soundwave"	howyoudoin?	mute/elektra	1994			0:24:22 (Pop-up)

WARM DRAG live set! engineered by Scott Konzelmann Paul Quattrone - noise Vashti Windish - voice, maracas Go get their self-titled album from last year on In The Red! They're on Facebook and Instagram
warm drag	the wanderer "the wanderer" by "warm drag"	live on wfmu					0:37:58 (Pop-up)
warm drag	lost time "lost time" by "warm drag"	live on wfmu					0:38:12 (Pop-up)
warm drag	cave crawl "cave crawl" by "warm drag"	live on wfmu					0:41:47 (Pop-up)
warm drag	your thunder and your lightning	live on wfmu					0:44:53 (Pop-up)
warm drag	end times "end times" by "warm drag"	live on wfmu					0:48:17 (Pop-up)
warm drag	hurricane eyes "hurricane eyes" by "warm drag"	live on wfmu					0:54:50 (Pop-up)
warm drag	cruisin' the night "cruisin' the night" by "warm drag"	live on wfmu					0:58:09 (Pop-up)
warm drag	chat with efd "chat with efd" by "warm drag"	live on wfmu					1:03:26 (Pop-up)

the anemic boyfriends	fake i.d. "fake i.d." by "the anemic boyfriends"	7"	hozac		Early '80s punk from Alaska! LOUISE DISEASE from the Anemic Boyfriends will be on the air with me next week!	*	1:10:54 (Pop-up)
the oilies	psychic dog "psychic dog" by "the oilies"	7" ep	fruits and flowers			*	1:13:33 (Pop-up)
constant mongrel	experts in skin "experts in skin" by "constant mongrel"	7"	upset the rhythm!			*	1:16:16 (Pop-up)
bush tetras	there is a hum "there is a hum" by "bush tetras"	7"	third man		last week's in-studio guests!	*	1:19:50 (Pop-up)
the exbats	hercules "hercules" by "the exbats"	7"	half a cow			*	1:24:23 (Pop-up)

stag	pied piper blues "pied piper blues" by "stag"	electric mistress	stag		new album coming in September!!	*	1:38:52 (Pop-up)
elton john	you're so static "you're so static" by "elton john"	caribou	mca	1974			1:42:03 (Pop-up)
the gotobeds	calquer the hound "calquer the hound" by "the gotobeds"	debt begins at 30	sub pop			*	1:46:46 (Pop-up)
kyle craft	o lucky hand "o lucky hand" by "kyle craft"	showboat honey	sub pop			*	1:51:20 (Pop-up)
the wondermints	proto-pretty "proto-pretty" by "the wondermints"	s/t	big deal	1997	RIP Nick Walusko, aka Nicky Wonder		1:54:35 (Pop-up)

skull practitioners	death buy "death buy" by "skull practitioners"	death buy 12" ep	in the red			*	2:03:20 (Pop-up)
the total rejection	circles in the sky	everybody knows what you don't know	raving pop blast		Andrew Jarrett from The Groove Farm	*	2:07:45 (Pop-up)
the fruit bats	a lingering love "a lingering love" by "the fruit bats"	gold past life	merge			*	2:11:58 (Pop-up)
cargoe	things we dream today "things we dream today" by "cargoe"	s/t	ardent	1972			2:15:13 (Pop-up)
sweetwater	look out "look out" by "sweetwater"	va-woodstock: back to the garden	rhino		new 10 CD set. Andy Zax appearing tomorrow night at the 92nd St. Y with John Fogerty and David Fricke.	*	2:18:15 (Pop-up)

bamboo	diamond springs "diamond springs" by "bamboo"	daughters of the sky	upset the rhythm!			*	2:27:04 (Pop-up)
proto idiot	erase / rewrite / repeat	find out for themselves	third uncle			*	2:31:28 (Pop-up)
zoo boutique	happy families "happy families" by "zoo boutique"	va-electrical language: independent british synth pop 78-84	cherry red			*	2:33:40 (Pop-up)
ranch house	dreams are for sleeping	second story	ranch house			*	2:36:50 (Pop-up)
karen marks	cold café "cold café" by "karen marks"	cold café 12" EP	efficient space		new reissue, orig 1981	*	2:40:31 (Pop-up)

freeloader	10 songs make an album	the path of least resistance	rum bar			*	2:47:20 (Pop-up)
surfer blood	cariboo "cariboo" by "surfer blood"	hourly haunts ep	persona non grata		coming to Monty Hall Thursday Aug 29!	*	2:51:32 (Pop-up)
juniper	boys! boys! boys! boys! boys!	single	confidential			*	2:54:59 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	9:06pm JakeGould: I’m enjoying it!
	♥ 9:09pm Julie M: What's not to enjoy? I love listening every week to get that visceral memory shot Thanks, Evan!
	♥ 9:11pm PigeonsAndRust: Sounds good tonight, listening on the porch with the rain and the katydids. Looking forward to some more Warm Drag after spending th' weekend wonderfully at Meltasia!
	9:14pm sufferwords: The Sputnik first tour Hollywood Palace on Vine- w/Scott Morrow of The Fiends and improbably our new found friend Bootsy Collins... Garland Jeffries said it best... Wild in the Streets
	9:15pm theLuke: Hey EFD. I noticed the intro you typically use for wake n bake segment wasnt used today. you know the "pop pop pop pop sssshhhh" hope you go back to using it. ALways brings a smile to my face hearing it. Anyways great show so far, have a goodnight man.
	9:18pm van chinski: Amok -- This brings back club memories, and I never knew what the hell it was called or who did this. Thx!
	♥ 9:18pm medson: Hola efd and everyone
	♥ 9:19pm efd: @theLuke I'll let you in on a secret: Clay does all that production on those segments, but he had some computer woes this week so he had to run it straight! Hopefully all will be back to normal next week.
	♥ 9:20pm efd: and a big good evening to all commenters and lurkers! I am back in the spacious confines of Studio A and loving life!!
	9:21pm JakeGould: Studio A hasn’t been farted up too bad yet? Still has that new studio smell I hope.
	♥ 9:21pm efd: plus I've got a great live set from Warm Drag inn about 10 minutes!
	♥ 9:21pm medson: The studio looks great
	♥ 9:21pm efd: STUDIO A IS GLORIOUS!!
	9:22pm theLuke: Ok I see, EFD, good to know thanks :)
	9:24pm JakeGould: I hear what you are saying.
	♥ 9:24pm Julie M: Tubeway Army hits the spot!
	9:25pm TheNewLexGofer: Don't hear Gary Numan every day.
	♥ 9:27pm efd: more's the pity
	♥ 9:32pm Kat in Chicago: Dammit I missed Brian Protheroe! Welcome back to Studio A, Evan.
	♥ 9:41pm TheNewLexGofer: Two songs in and I'm digging Warm Drag already. Thanks, efd!!
	9:42pm AWS from MP: Listening live from Mission Valley, San Diego this week.
	♥ 9:43pm efd: @TheNewLexGofer My pleasure, that's why I do this!
	♥ 9:43pm efd: greetings from the east coast, AWS!
	♥ 9:52pm Aitch: Enjoying this.
	♥ 9:59pm medson: Warm Drag are so good, thanks for having them on early in the show : )
	♥ 10:00pm efd: ha, you're welcome!
	♥ 10:05pm PigeonsAndRust: Oh, thanks again for that! Bravo!
	10:14pm Carmichael: Heya Evan and Funkaholics.
	♥ 10:17pm efd: hi there Carmichael!
	♥ 10:19pm Aitch: A mongrel is a hard-on in aussie slang, so band name is funny. Is good.
	♥ 10:20pm efd: oh my goodness! Had no idea.
	♥ 10:21pm Kat in Chicago: Word of the day!
	♥ 10:21pm Aitch: Mildly aroused is a half-mongrel, or a halfie.
	10:22pm Hackensack Slim: Fake ID..... Song of the Year as far as I'm concerned.
	♥ 10:23pm efd: I'm with you, Slim!
	♥ 10:29pm suzyhotrod: I'm just learning about this Exbats band. I now love them, as they have a record called I Got The Hots For Charlie Watts.
	♥ 10:34pm suzyhotrod: Thx for shout out, and I AM SO PUMPED FOR LOUISE!!!
	10:39pm Bob: all the DJ s voices sound distorted
	10:40pm Just an Eruption: Surprised that mongrel couldn't get past the censors.
	♥ 10:43pm efd: I answer to my own censor.
	10:47pm Carmichael: My wife is an EJ fanatic. And she hated this whole album .. Guess I won’t tell here my favorite station is playing her artist.
	10:49pm Bob: the anemic boy friends had another song Boys are not proud. great show Bob from poughkeepsie
	♥ 10:53pm efd: @Bob we will likely hear that song next week, assuming the censors give their OK. :)
	♥ 10:53pm efd: lol Carmichael!
	11:26pm P-90: That interview was exceptional. I’ll be revisiting it with some friends. One of those “ya gotta hear this” things...
	♥ 11:28pm efd: nice, thanks P-90!
	11:36pm Mike Sin: I second the greatness of that Andy Zax interview from last month.
	♥ 11:39pm efd: Thanks Mike!
	♥ 11:39pm Kat in Chicago: And i'll come out of lurkerville to third it.
	♥ 11:40pm efd: damn! Now you've all got me thinking maybe I should listen to it again!
	11:41pm steveL: Great show. Been a quiet night, here in middle America, but I’m here. Watching. Waiting. Not being creepy at all. Trust me.
	♥ 11:42pm Kat in Chicago: I'll just say that making me care about Woodstock again after decades of indifference is no mean feat.
	♥ 11:48pm efd: ha, very relatable comment Kat!
	♥ 11:50pm Luisa24: i thought dreams are for sleeing and cold cafe were the same song....funny, spacing out here I guess.
	11:52pm Carmichael: I still watch the Sha Na Na set.
	♥ 11:52pm efd: @Luisa24 that's the magic of the DJ mix!
	11:53pm Mike Sin: This Freeloader is kickassis
	♥ 11:56pm Luisa24: Haha, well played! :)

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from August 7, 2019

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