Cheryl Waters

#585! Welcome to the Midday Show! R.I.P., Shock G (Greg Jacobs) of the Digital Underground, who died in 2021 at the age of 57.:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/23/arts/music/shock-g-dead.html This tune comes from Digital Underground's album 'Sex Packets'. Watch Digital Underground perform this song on Club MTV with Julie Brown in 1990 (See a young Tupac dancing with them.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEZyinxSrgE www.kexp.org/donate

#584 on the best opening tracks as voted on by you, our listeners. Don't miss Live Video from King Giz' 2022 KEXP In-Studio, hosted by Cheryl Waters. Your support helps make magical In-Studios like this one happen! https://bit.ly/3TF6upw https://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/ www.kexp.org/donate

#583! Savor the Live Video from Jason Isbell's gorgeous 2022 KEXP In-Studio, hosted by Cheryl Waters. https://bit.ly/3PE5LCu https://www.jasonisbell.com/ www.kexp.org/donate

#582 "Chan (pronounced "Shawn") Marshall was born Charlyn Marie Marshall in Atlanta, Georgia on January 21, 1972. Marshall's father was a blues musician, but her parents divorced when she was young, and she spent much of her nomadic childhood moving back and forth between her father, her mother, and her grandfather. She grew up singing hymns while attending church with her grandmother, and wrote her first song when she was in fourth grade." (Heather Phares, allmusic: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/cat-power-mn0000803009#biography) https://www.catpowermusic.com/ www.kexp.org/donate

#581 on the best opening tracks as voted on by you, our listeners! Someone wrote that Tame Impala's second album, 2012's "Lonerism," might be their opus--their Sgt. Pepper's or Dark Side of the Moon.: pitchfork.com tameimpala.com www.kexp.org

#580! Originally a jazz fusion band under the name Mind Power, they are widely regarded as pioneers of hardcore punk. Enjoy KEXP's Sonic Reducer's 2014 Black History Month feature on iconic black punk group Bad Brains here: kexp.org www.kexp.org

#579 on the best opening tracks as voted on by you, our listeners! Fountains of Wayne was an American rock band that formed in New York City in 1995. The band included founding members Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter, and Brian Young. They released six albums from 1996 to 2011 before effectively disbanding in 2013. They are best known for the Grammy-nominated song "Stacy's Mom". Schlesinger died of complications from COVID-19 on April 1, 2020, and the surviving members of Fountains of Wayne reunited to perform an online one-shot concert as a tribute to Schlesinger on April 22, 2020. fountainsofwayne.bandcamp.com www.kexp.org

#578 This song was written about the torture of members of the IRA by the British during The Troubles. White noise torture was blasting hard rock through stereos at prisoners. Here are the lyrics: genius.com. www.gangoffour7781.com andygillmusic.com www.kexp.org

#577! "For the Meat Puppets, the backstory that led to that peak reads like a kind of Great American Rock Novel. It begins with kids, enamored of music and immersed in the psychedelic drug culture of Arizona in the ’70s, who find their way to punk rock, painstakingly become one of the most important bands of the American underground and go on to achieve mainstream rock stardom. A hiatus and resurrection follow, as Kirkwood doggedly furthers the Meat Puppets’ legacy—first on his own, and then alongside his brother, who’d conquered profound personal demons." www.themeatpuppets.net www.kexp.org

#576 Released in 2016, Nonagon Infinity is the 8th studio album in an already prolific catalog by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. You can watch their most recent session from last fall when they joined Cheryl in the KEXP studios: www.youtube.com. kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com www.kexp.org

#574 The Walkmen formed in 2000 in NYC, NY. www.thewalkmen.com www.kexp.org

#573 on the best opening tracks as voted on by you, our listeners! And - best album of 2010 as voted by our listeners, too! www.kexp.org titusandronicus.net www.kexp.org

#571 Weyes Blood conveys a message of resilience and hope in the face of a changing, warming planet. Read a very positive review of Weyes Blood's fourth album, a "a grand, sentimental ode to living and loving in the shadow of doom.": pitchfork.com www.weyesblood.com www.kexp.org

#570 on the best opening tracks as voted on by you, our listeners! Tame Impala's 4th studio LP was on many critics' top ten lists in 2020, including Evie's!: kexp.org About this song, Kevin Parker said: "Our life is crazy, but where is it going? We won't be young forever but we sure do live like it. Our book needs more chapters. Our time here is short, let's make it count." tameimpala.com www.kexp.org

#568 Playing TOMORROW, Tuesday September 24th in San Francisco (Chase Center, supporting Kacey Musgraves)! www.fatherjohnmisty.com www.kexp.org

#567 on the best opening tracks as voted on by you, our listeners! Check out First Aid Kit playing this song as part of their Live on KEXP performance from 2014: www.youtube.com. "The title of this traveling song comes from the English metaphor for optimism, "every cloud has a silver lining." The tune finds the Swedish Söderberg sisters contemplating life on the road as a mixed blessing, as they wake up one morning in a hotel room with no idea, "who or what or where I am." However, they add that there's always something good to balance out the bad." bit.ly www.firstaidkitband.com www.kexp.org

#566! Willie performing this on Austin City Limits and just crushing it. www.youtube.com willienelson.com www.kexp.org

#564 on the best opening tracks as voted on by you, our listeners! Formed in 1991 in Bristol, England. www.portishead.co.uk www.kexp.org

#563! Smith has said that the title of this song was inspired by memories of his grandmother singing at a club called The Sweet Adelines. elliottsmith.co www.kexp.org

#562 Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold's solo acoustic tour will stop in: -San Francisco: The Chapel (December 4th/5th) -Seattle: Town Hall (December 7th) www.fleetfoxes.co Enjoy Live Video from Fleet Foxes' 2017 KEXP In-Studio, hosted by Cheryl Waters: bit.ly. www.fleetfoxes.co www.kexp.org

#561 on the best opening tracks as voted on by you, our listeners!! Playing TONIGHT, Monday September 23rd - at Oakland, CA's Fox Theater! www.lucindawilliams.com www.kexp.org

#560! Playing TOMORROW, Tuesday September 24th in San Francisco (Chase Center, supporting Kacey Musgraves)! www.fatherjohnmisty.com www.kexp.org

#558 of the best opening tracks as voted by you, our listeners! "High Voltage" was the first album internationally released by Australian band AC/DC. It's our Fall Drive! Support KEXP and choose from one of our many thank you gifts such as the Full Stack Tee or Public Radio Diner Mug! www.kexp.org

#557! Supergroup Audioslave consisted of Chris Cornell and Rage Against the Machine members Tom Morello (lead guitar), Tim Commerford (bass/backing vocals), and Brad Wilk (drums). www.kexp.org