Another demonstration why #YourTripIsShort was shown to me as my lady had a co-worker pass suddenly over the weekend. 10 tracks of funk and joy to close your Monday after a reminder of why you should live and love big.

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"Live Learn" (Live) - The California Honeydrops
"Someday" - Fat Night
"Concussion" - Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
"House of Gold" - Twenty One Pilots
"Nyack" - Lettuce
"I Need Never Get Old" - Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
"Nate Smith is the Ace of Aces" - The Fearless Flyers
"Swagism" - Ghost-Note (with Nigel Hall)
"Like a Girl" - Lizzo
"Rock Steady" - Aretha Franklin

Originally aired on Spotify: November 14, 2020 

On the 34th anniversary of 'Licensed to Ill' being released, this is all Beastie Boys. A track from each studio release, (except 'The Mix-Up' - my bad), it's the least I can do to pay tribute to the great Mike D., MCA and Ad-Rock.

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Playlist:
"She' Crafty"
"Shake Your Rump"
"Pass the Mic"
"Get it Together"
"Intergalactic"
"Right Right Now Now"
"Too Many Rappers"
"Paul Revere"
"Professor Booty"
"Sure Shot"

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​Fueled by a lovely message from a friend, I had to get behind the mic and spread some songs wide on a Saturday night. COVID may be locking us down again, but no reason to be sad. Turn to music, turn to joy. 

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Playlist:
"Butter Rum" - Goose
"Miss the Train" - Moon Boot Lover
"Back on the Train" - Phish 
"I Miss You" - Troy Millette
"Bonafied Lovin" - Chromeo
"Sure Thing" - St. Germain
"Little Walter Rides Again" - Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood
"Keep on Growing" (Live) - Tedeschi Trucks Band
"Don't Do It" (Live) -The Band
"Hotel Illness" - The Black Crowes

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Music brings us many things. Joy, sorrow, release, laughter... it's unlimited. On this New Release Friday where the Vermont Governor just annoujnced some closures, music is offering distraction. Featuring five new releases from Chris Stapleton, as well as more from Tyler Childers and Sturgill Simpson, I hope this episode brings you the same. 

Playlist:
​"Devil Always Made me Think Twice" - Chris Stapleton
"Arkansas" - Chris Stapleton
"Hillbilly Blood" = Chris Stapleton
"Whiskey Sunrise" - Chris Stapleton
"Watch You Burn" - Chris Stapleton
"Highway 40 Blues" - Tyler Childers (feat. Ricky Skaggs & Larry Cordle)
"Long Violent History" - Tyler Childers
"A Little Light" Bluegrass Version - Sturgill Simpson
"Railroad of Sin" Bluegrass Version - Sturgill Simpson
"Life Aint' Fair and the World is Mean" Bluegrass Version - Sturgill Simpson

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Originally aired on Spotify: November 12, 2020 

Trying out a new audio input and releasing some steam. Ten instrumental tracks from artists you may or may not know.  

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Playlist:
"Cosmic Girl" - Jamiroquai
"Shake it Out" - Karl Denson
"Funky Kingston" - Toots & the Maytals
"Trenchtown Rock (Live)" - Bob Marley & the Wailers
"Late in the Evening" - Paul Simon
"Breakfast at Volo's (Live)" - Deep Banana Blackout
"Quality Control" - Jurassic 5
"B 2 Da E" - Belizbeha
"What is Hip?" - Tower of Power
"Superstatic" - Turkuaz

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Originally aired on Spotify: November 10, 2020 

I dig into the beauty that is music and diversity that it is. Hopefully out of these 10 artists, most are new to you.  

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Playlist:
"Maybe Today" - Ryan Montbleau
"That Person Aside You" - Milton Busker & the Grim Work
"Fountain" - Assembly of Dust
"Here Comes Love" - The California Honeydrops
"Poison" - Fuzz & Carrie
"I Will Rise" - Benjamin Tod
"All I Found" - Cordovas
"Young Soul" - Proxima Parada
"Sunshine" - Zach Deputy
"Who Knows Who" - Orgone with Fanny Franklin

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​Originally aired on Spotify: November 11, 2020 

Trying out a new audio input and releasing some steam. Ten instrumental tracks from artists you may or may not know.  

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Playlist:
"Dean Town" - Vulfpeck
"Uncle Junior" - Soulive
"Unwind Your Mind" - DJ Greyboy with Karl Denson
"Fly" - Groove Collective
"Rubberneck" - Speedometer
"Shake It" - The New Mastersounds with Lamar Williams Jr.
"Totem" - STS9
"Posthuman" - Robert Walter's 20th Congress
"Click Bait" - Cory Wong 
"Blues for Ben" - Stanton Moore

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​Originally aired on Spotify: November 10, 2020 

Feeling things out with how this will roll going forward. Figuring out the Spotify interface in Anchor is a big obstacle right now. Featuring the music of The Record Company from Los Angeles and Smooth Hound Smith from Nashville. 

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Playlist:
"Forever Cold" - Smooth Hound Smith
"On The Move" - The Record Company
"California Sway" - Smooth Hound Smith
"So What'cha Want" - The Record Company
"Body Talkin'" - Smooth Hound Smith
"Off the Ground" - The Record Company
"Life Isn't Fair" - Smooth Hound Smith
"Rite Mae Young" - The Record Company
"Stone Blind" - Smooth Hound Smith
"New Speedway Boogie" - The Record Company
"Crazy Over You" - Smooth Hound Smith
"Life To Fix" - The Record Company


Other Pertinent Links: 
Higher Ground: https://www.highergroundmusic.com/

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As a recovering commercial radio listener growing up, I talked about two stations that shaped me, 97.7 CHOM-FM out of Montreal and 106.7 WIZN The Wizard out of Burlington. I then play some of the music that has shaped me since college, featuring Phish, moe., Percy Hill, Grateful Dead and more and ending with Goose. 

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Playlist:
"The Mango Song" - Phish
"Spine of a Dog" - moe.
"Blackberry Brandy (Live)" - Ominous Seapods
"313" - Percy Hill
"Tall Boy" - Widespread Panic
"Althea" (2013 Remaster) - Grateful Dead
"But Anyway" - Blues Traveler
"30 Days in the Hole (Live) - Gov't Mule
"All I Need" - Goose

Other Pertinent Links: 
CHOM-FM: https://www.iheartradio.ca/chom
WIZN: http://wizn.com/

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Consider this a prologue. An introduction to me, Eric Lussier, my background, music philosophy, and a disdain for country music. Which has changed.

Track List:

"Midnight Train to Memphis" - Chris Stapleton
"Might as Well Get Stoned" - Chris Stapleton
"Drinkin' Dark Whiskey" - The Steeldrivers
"Heaven Sent" - The Steeldrivers
"You Can Have your Crown" - Sturgill Simpson
"Breakers Roar" (Bluegrass Version) - Sturgill Simpson
"Long White Line"- Sturgill Simpson
"Shake the Frost (Live at Red Barn Radio)" - Tyler Childers
"Follow You To Virgie (OurVinyl Sessions" - Tyler Childers
"Charleston Girl (Live at Red Barn Radio)" - Tyler Childers
"White House Road (OurVinyl Sessions" - Tyler Childers​

Other Pertinent Links: 
CHOM-FM: https://www.iheartradio.ca/chom
WIZN: http://wizn.com/

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