PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (06/28/17)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Kicks", featuring hard rock and proto-heavy metal. If you dig it, be sure to also follow the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
MC5 - Ramblin' Rose - Kick Out The Jams
MC5 - Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa) - Kick Out The Jams
Crow - White Eyes - Crow Music
Crow - Evil Woman - Crow Music
Blue Cheer - Second Time Around - Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer - Doctor Please - Vincebus Eruptum
Cactus - Evil - Cactology: The Cactus Collection
Cactus - One Way ... Or Another - Cactology: The Cactus Collection
Mountain - Never In My Life - The Best Of Mountain
Mountain - Mississippi Queen - The Best Of Mountain
Glories - S.H.I.E.L.D. - Slipping (Single)
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin - Bring It On Home - Led Zeppelin II
Blues Creation - Mississippi Mountain Blues - Demon & Eleven Children
Blues Creation - Atomic Bombs Away - Demon & Eleven Children
Edgar Broughton Band - Momma's Reward (Keep Them Freaks A-Rollin') - Sing Brother Sing
Edgar Broughton Band - Old Gopher - Sing Brother Sing
Black Sabbath - The Wizard - Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Warning - Black Sabbath
Deep Purple - Speed King - Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple - Bloodsucker - Deep Purple In Rock
Captain Beyond - Mesmerization Eclipse - Captain Beyond
Captain Beyond - Raging River Of Fear - Captain Beyond
Budgie - Whisky River - Squawk
Budgie - Stranded - Squawk
Buffalo - Ballad Of Irving Fink - Dead Forever ...
Buffalo - Dead Forever - Dead Forever ...
Robin Trower - Alethea - Essential Robin Trower
Thin Lizzy - Call The Police - Shades Of A Blue Orphanage
Bad Company - Movin' On - Bad Company

CONCERT REVIEW: 88Nine Block Party (Radio Milwaukee, Milwaukee)

Radio Milwaukee celebrates ten years of middle-of-the-road music with a block party spotlighting plenty more of the same, albeit with one unexpected detour.

Read my full review here.

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (06/21/17)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Set the Night on Fire", featuring classic disco and more. If you dig it, remember to also follow the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
GQ - Disco Nights (Rock Freak) - Disco Nights
GQ - This Happy Feeling - Disco Nights
Dan Hartman - Instant Replay - Instant Replay
Dan Hartman - Love Is A Natural - Instant Replay
Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation - Love Sensation
Loleatta Holloway - Dance What 'Cha Wanna - Love Sensation
Chic - Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) - Chic
Sister Sledge - Lost In Music - We Are Family
Elmer Bernstein - Border Town - The Music From Marlboro Country
Amanda Lear - Fashion Pack - Never Trust A Pretty Face
Amanda Lear - Black Holes - Never Trust A Pretty Face
ABBA - The Visitors (Crackin' Up) - The Definitive Collection
ABBA - Voulez-Vous - The Definitive Collection
Donna Summer - Journey To The Centre Of Your Heart - Bad Girls
Donna Summer - Our Love - Bad Girls
Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Mighty Real: Greatest Dance Hits
Sylvester - Dance (Disco Heat) - Mighty Real: Greatest Dance Hits
Double Exposure - My Love Is Free - Ten Percent
MFSB - Love Is The Message - Love Is The Message: The Best Of MFSB
Musique - Summer Love - Keep On Jumpin'
Musique - Keep On Jumpin' (Remix) - Keep On Jumpin'
Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band - A Fifth Of Beethoven - Seventies Disco Ball
Atmosfear - Dancing In Outer Space - Dancing In Outer Space (Single)

CONCERT REVIEW: Wilco & Kacy and Clayton (The Riverside Theater, Milwaukee)

Alt-country institution Wilco returns to the Riverside Theater once again, along with a set that, by this point, should feel at least a little familiar to any longtime fans.

Read my full review here.

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (06/14/17)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Here We Are", featuring classic Britpop and more! If you enjoy it, be sure to also follow the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
Blur - She's So High - Leisure
Blur - Sing - Leisure
The Boo Radleys - Losing It (Song For Abigail) - Everything's Alright Forever
The Boo Radleys - Memory Babe - Everything's Alright Forever
Suede - So Young - Suede
Suede - The Drowners - Suede
The Auteurs - Show Girl - New Wave
The Auteurs - Idiot Brother - New Wave
Radiohead - My Iron Lung - My Iron Lung
Radiohead - Lewis (Mistreated) - My Iron Lung
Caped Crusaders - There's A Bat In My House Mix - There's A Bat In My House! (Single)
Pulp - Mis-Shapes - Different Class
Pulp - Bar Italia - Different Class
Denim - Here Is My Song For Europe - Back In Denim
Denim - I'm Against The Eighties - Back In Denim
Supergrass - I'd Like To Know - I Should Coco
Supergrass - Mansize Rooster - I Should Coco
Super Furry Animals - God! Show Me Magic - Fuzzy Logic
Super Furry Animals - Something 4 The Weekend - Fuzzy Logic
Elastica - 2:1 - Trainspotting (Music From The Motion Picture)
Sleeper - Atomic - Trainspotting (Music From The Motion Picture)
Lush - 500 (Shake Baby Shake) - Ciao!: Best Of Lush
Lush - Ciao! - Ciao!: Best Of Lush
Cornershop - Good To Be On The Road Back Home - When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop - Butter The Soul - When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Planet 4 Folk Quartet - Message To Crommie - Help
The Beta Band - B + A - The Three E.P.'s
The Charlatans - Time For Livin' - Help
Ocean Colour Scene - July - Songs For The Front Row: The Best Of Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene - Robin Hood (Live: Royal Albert Hall Feb '97) - Songs For The Front Row: The Best Of Ocean Colour Scene
Oasis - Take Me Away - Supersonic (Single)
Oasis - Columbia (White Label Demo) - Supersonic (Single)

CONCERT REVIEW: Future Islands & Milo (The Pabst Theater, Milwaukee)

Fresh of the release of their new album, The Far Field, Baltimore Synthpop sensations Future Islands bring a slow-burn set of dramatic, ethereal sounds to the Pabst Theatre.

Read my full review here.

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (06/07/17)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Funky Kingston", featuring classic reggae and dub. If you dig it, be sure to also follow the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
Keith Blake - Musically - Joe Gibbs Scorchers From The Early Years 1967-73
Nicky Thomas & Sir Lord Comic - Don't Touch Me/Doctor Feelgood - Joe Gibbs Scorchers From The Early Years 1967-73
Bob Marley And The Wailers - Rebel's Hop - Soul Rebels
Bob Marley And The Wailers - My Cup - Soul Rebels
Horace Andy - Just Say Who - Skylarking
Horace Andy - Every Tongue Shall Tell - Skylarking
Keith Hudson - Tribal War - Furnace
Keith Hudson - I Have A Faith - Furnace
Toots & The Maytals - Louie Louie - Funky Kingston
Toots & The Maytals - Funky Kingston - Funky Kingston
Jacob Miller - Girl Name Pat - Who Say Jah No Dread: The Classic Augustus Pablo Sessions 1974-75
Jacob Miller - Who Say Jah No Dread - Who Say Jah No Dread: The Classic Augustus Pablo Sessions 1974-75
Rights - Surrounded By Snoring - Deep Voices: The Second Whale Record
Culture - Two Sevens Clash - Dirty Water: The Birth Of Punk Attitude
Peter Tosh - Burial - Legalize It
U-Roy - Runaway Girl - Dread In A Babylon
U-Roy - Chalice In The Palace - Dread In A Babylon
I Roy - Free Style - Many Moods Of I Roy
I Roy - Thinking Cap - Many Moods Of I Roy
Lee Scratch Perry - Version Train - Upsetter Shop, Vol. 1: Upsetter In Dub
Lee Scratch Perry - Noah Sugar Pan - Upsetter Shop, Vol. 1: Upsetter In Dub
The Congos - Sodom & Gomorrow - Heart Of The Congos
The Congos - Solid Foundation - Heart Of The Congos
Augustus Pablo - Up Warrika Hill - Original Rockers
Augustus Pablo - Jah Dread - Original Rockers
Herman Chin-Loy - Heavy Duty - Aquarius Dub
The Ethnic Fight Band - Out Of One Man Comes Many Dubs - Out Of One Man Comes Many Dubs
The Ethnic Fight Band - Portobello Road Dub - Out Of One Man Comes Many Dubs
Dub Specialist - Bionic Dub - Bionic Dub
Dub Specialist - Squash Dub - Bionic Dub
Scientist - Steppers Dub - Introducing Scientist: The Best Dub Album In The World ...
Scientist - Chemistry Dub - Introducing Scientist: The Best Dub Album In The World ...
King Tubby & Friends - Guidance Dub - Dub Like Dirt 1975-1977
King Tubby & Friends - Bag A Wire Dub - Dub Like Dirt 1975-1977
Inner Circle Meets Maximillian At Channel One - Down Rhodesia - The Rough Guide To Dub
Revolutionaries - Nuclear Bomb - The Rough Guide To Dub