


We had a good time on December 24th and our friend Wyro joined us in the studio with his cameras. He got a few shots of us in action. I guess it must have been cool in there since Mike had his hat on and I put on my down jacket. It was a clear and cold Christmas Eve in Point Reyes. Thanks for checking out the blog – do you have a request for us to play? Let us know!
December 30, 2009
A few photos from the December 24 show
December 29, 2009
Download for a cause
On our December 24 show we played the song Some Day by Jones Family Fortune. Wanted to let folks know if they enjoyed that song that they can download it from CD Baby or iTunes for .99 cents and continue to enjoy it while helping to raise funds to assist the families of the four slain police officers from Tacoma, WA. There are two versions for download. One is the full band electric version of the song and the second is an acoustic version of the same song. Ian Jones was a long time friend of Ron Owens, one of the four officers slain on November 29th, 2009. It was great to also be able to play Dr. BLT’s Homeless Christmas medley, which was recorded to raise funds for a homeless shelter in Bakersfield and is available through Dr. BLT’s blog.
December 27, 2009
Christmas Eve playlist
Thanks everyone for tuning in on Christmas Eve. We good time with friends and family who followed us from dinner at The Farm House restaurant in Olema over to Studio A at KWMR. We had a good time playing some music and broadcasting the interview we conducted with Rosie Flores the previous week. We’ll have the interview with Rosie up for download or to stream as soon as we remember how to edit it out of the show.
We also were privileged to be the first to air the Dr. BLT penned soon to be classic, Homeless Christmas Medley.
HOMELESS CHRISTMAS MEDLEY aka Homeless at Christmas/Angels words and music by Dr BLT © 2009
Patricia Mikel: lead vocals, backup vocals
Mark Yeary: keyboard
Mark McKinney: bass, drums, vocal harmonies
Walter Stormont: ending choruses vocals
Dave Howe: ending choruses vocals
Dr BLT: ending choruses vocals
produced by Mark Yeary
engineered by Reggie Langendorfer, Bakersfield Music and Recording Studios
See y’all next year on January 7 when Amanda and I will play our independently chosen top 10 songs we’ve played over the past year.
| Artist | Cut | Album | Label |
| Tim Hus | Bakersfield Music | Bushpilot Buckaroo | Stony Plain Records |
| Merle Haggard | White Christmas | Hag, The Best of Merle Haggard | Monument |
| Rev Horton Heat | Santa Looked a lot Like Daddy | We Three Kings | Yep Roc |
| Elvis Presley | Merry Christmas Baby | The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll | Sony |
| Los Straitjackets | Deck the Halls | Yuletide Beat | Yep Roc |
| Rosie Flores | This Cat’s in the Doghouse | girl of the century | Bloodshot |
| Rosie Flores | Girl Haggard | Once More with Feeling | HIGHTONE |
| Red Meat | I’m No Stranger | 13 | Ranchero Records |
| Wanda Jackson | I Gotta Know | Wanda Rocks | Bear Family Records |
| Dave Howe | First Loser | A Face for Radio | Dave Howe Music |
| Jones Family Fortune | Someday | Someday | Thin Silver Records |
| Rosie Flores and Wanda Jackson | Woman Walk Out the Door | Heart Trouble | CMH Records |
| Gary Stewart | Single Again | The Essential Gary Stewart | BMG Entertainment |
| Johnny Cash | Silent Night | Hear Something Country Christmas | BMG Entertainment |
| Dr. BLT | Homeless Christmas Medley | Dr. BLT Self Produced | Self Produced |
| Rev Horton Heat | Frosty the Snowman | We Three Kings | Yep Roc |
| Elvis Presley | Blue Christmas | Elvis Christmas | Sony |
| Kitty Wells | Jingle Bells | Christmas with Kitty Wells | San Juan Music Group |
December 11, 2009
Playlist 12-10-09
Another fun show in the bank. Both Amanda and I had recently watched the Townes Van Zandt documentary Be Here To Love Me, so we played a TVZ set that included Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson and Steve Earle. The influence of Townes on Steve Earle was so great, Steve named his son Justin Townes Earl. The documentary was really good and I’d recommend it to anyone interested in musical figures.
Thanks to all who tuned in.
| Tim Hus | Bakersfield Music | Bushpilot Buckaroo | Stony Plain Records |
| Bob Wills | Brain Cloudy Blues | The Essential Bob Wills | Capitol |
| Merle Haggard | White Line Fever | Hag, The Best of Merle Haggard | Capitol |
| Gilbeau & Parsons | Your Gentle Way of Loving Me | Country & West Coast, the Birth of Country Rock | Ace |
| Gary Stewart | Roarin’ | The Essential Gary Stewart | BMG Entertainment |
| Fat Kat and the Von Zippers | Darlin’ Cry for Me | That Bakersfield Sound | Fattkat Music |
| Buck Owens | Waiting in Your Welfare Line | 21 # Hits | Rhino Records |
| Monsters of Folk | Ahead of the Curve | Monsters of Folk | Shangrila Records |
| Tom Russell | Tulare Dust | Tulare Dust, a songwriters tribute to merle haggard | Hightone Records |
| Lucinda Williams | You Don’t Have Very Far to Go | Tulare Dust, a songwriters tribute to merle haggard | Hightone Records |
| Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson | Pancho & Lefty | Pancho & Lefty | Sony |
| Steve Earle | Lungs | Townes | New West |
| Townes Van Zandt | Rake | Be Here to Love Me | Fat Possum Records |
| Townes Van Zandt | Marie | Be Here to Love Me | Fat Possum Records |
| Gary Stewart | Drinkin’ Thing | The Essential Gary Stewart | BMG Entertainment |
| The Spencers | King and Queen of Fools | Bakersfield Rebels | Ace |
| Eddy Arnold | Cattle Call | The Golden Country & Western Hits | RCA |
| Wanda Jackson | Rockabilly Fever | Heart Trouble | CMH Records |
| 77 El Deora | Is This Going to Hurt | Sirens | Western Independent Recordings |
| Billy Joe Shaver | Ramblin’ Fever | Tulare Dust, a songwriters tribute to merle haggard | Hightone |
| Dr. BLT | It Never Snows on the Streets of Bakersfield | Dr. BLT Self Produced | Self Produced |
| Red Meat | Marie | 13 | Ranchero Records |
| Red Meat | Baby Beats Me the Best | 13 | Ranchero Records |
| Tom Phillips & The Men of Constant Sorrow | Hit Every Honkey Tonk In Town | Downtown Cowboy | Independent |
| Dwight Yoakam | Bury Me | Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. | Warner Brothers |
November 28, 2009
Thanksgiving day playlist
What a fun show our Thanksgiving day show was. We didn’t have a theme lined up before the show but decided right before the show to play mini-sets of artists that worked out quite well.
Echoing Amanda’s sentiments about being thankful for local community radio, I’m also thankful for local friends who fed me an outstanding turkey dinner prior to the show, another friend who I went on a great mountain bike ride (aptly named the Appetite Seminar) with in the morning, and my family who visited earlier in the week. We are also thankful to Dr. BLT for spreading the Bakersfield & Beyond message and sending us his music to play.
So, here’s the playlist and a couple of youtube clips of some fun music.
I can’t embed this Wynn Stewart clip so you’ll have to click on the link to view it.
I really like the soulful trumpet in the background on this Tom Russell song.
And I thought these were interesting in searching for Clarence White.
Gene Parsons talking about the string bender and Clarence White.
| Artist | Cut | Album | Label |
| Tim Hus | Bakersfield Music | Bushpilot Buckaroo | Stony Plain Records |
| The Derailers | It’s Never Too Late for a Party | Soldiers of Love | Palo Duro |
| The Derailers | Me, Myself and I | Full Western Dress | Sire Records |
| Wynn Stewart | Money Talks | The Songs of Wynn Stewart | Capital |
| Wynn Stewart | You Took Her Off My Hands | The Songs of Wynn Stewart | Capital |
| Wynn Stewart | Sha Marie | The Songs of Wynn Stewart | Capital |
| Tom Russell | Out in California | The Rose of the San Joaquin | Hightone Records |
| Tom Russell | Crosses of San Carlos | Blood and Candle Smoke | Shout Factory |
| Iris DeMent | Keep Me God | The Way I Should | Warner Brothers |
| Iris DeMent | He Reached Down | Lifeline | Flariella Records |
| Iris DeMent | Big City | Tulare Dust: A Songwriter’s Tribute to Merle Haggard | Hightone Records |
| Clarence White | Buckaroo | Tuff & Stringy/Sessions 1966-68 | Bakersfield International |
| Clarence White | Adam & Eve | Tuff & Stringy/Sessions 1966-68 | Bakersfield International |
| Merle Haggard | Mama Tried | Okee From Muskogee | Capitol |
| Merle Haggard | No Hard Times | Okee From Muskogee | Capitol |
| Merle Haggard | Silver Wings | Okee From Muskogee | Capitol |
| Rosie Flores & The Pine Valley Cosmonauts | Little Bells | Girl of the Century | Bloodshot Records |
| Wanda Jackson | Woman Walk Out the Door | Heart Trouble | CMH Records |
| Dwight Yoakam | My Heart Skips A Beat | Dwight Sings Buck | New West |
| Dwight Yoakam | Honky Tonk Man | Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. | Warner Brothers |
| Dwight Yoakam | Act Naturally | Dwight Sings Buck | New West |
| Dave Alvin | Surfer Girl | West of the West | Yep Roc |
| Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women | California’s Burning | Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women | Yep Roc |
| Dr. BLT | Everything For Granted | Dr. BLT Self Produced | Self Produced |
| Buckaroo Bonet | Mystery Train | It’s Party Time | Self Produced |
November 25, 2009
Thankful for local community radio!
What are you thankful for? There is much to be thankful for including the fact that there are still independent locally operated community radio stations like KWMR. The station where we broadcast from is a special place in our community. Over 90 volunteer programmers bring listeners music, talk and news programs and are a hub for the community. Bakersfield and Beyond will be on live tomorrow night – Thanksgiving and will bring you some great tunes over the airwaves. So kick back, tune your dials to 90.5 or 89.9 FM or stream us on the world wide web at www.kwmr.org. Ride that L Tryptophan high from your tasty meal while listening to some Bakersfield (or thus influenced) tunes. And learn the truth behind “Act Naturally”. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 14, 2009
Interview with Exene Cervenka
If the above player doesn’t work, you can download the interview at the link below.
Here is the Exene Cervenka interview!
November 14, 2009
Recap of 11-12 show and playlist
Almost forgot to post this to the blog. Another fun show in the bag. We aired our interview with Exene Cervenka and played a cut off her new solo album, Somewhere Gone. We also played some Knitters tunes that featured her voice. I also aired the interview last week when I covered Shorty’s Bunkhouse on KWMR since her San Francisco concert was on Nov. 8 and the station had a pair of tickets for that show. Ty, the instigator who got Amanda and I on the Bakersfield Sound track, called in to snag the tickets. Ty also called in to our show to give us the low-down on what he said was a great show. He also said the opening act, Zander Schloss, was a great surprise. Ty brought over a disc of Zander Schloss to my shop yesterday – great stuff that we’ll have to give a play on an upcoming show.
Amanda has the Exene interview downloaded and we’ll post it here soon so folks can check it out.
| Artist | Cut | Album | Label |
| Tim Hus | Bakersfield Music | Bushpilot Buckaroo | Stony Plain Records |
| Tommy Collins | Whatcha Gonna Do Now | The Best of Tommy Collins | K-Tel |
| Tommy Collins | You Gotta Have a License | Country’s Greatest Hits of the 50s | Gusto |
| Tommy Collins | If You Can’t Bite, Don’t Growl | 100 Funny Favorites | K-Tel |
| Dwight Yoakam | Always Late With Your Kisses | Live From Austin TX | New West Records |
| Iris DeMent | Mom & Dad’s Waltz | My Life | Warner Brothers |
| Exene Cervenka | Somewhere Gone | Somewhere Gone | Bloodshot |
| The Knitters | Poor Old Heartsick Me | Poor Little Critter on the Road | Slash Records |
| The Knitters | In This House That I Call Home | The Modern Sounds of The Knitters | Zoe Records |
| Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women | Weight of the World | Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women | Yep Roc |
| Ferlin Husky | Dear John | Greatest Hits of Ferlin Husky | Gusto |
| Ferlin Husky | Greatest Hits of Ferlin Husky | Greatest Hits of Ferlin Husky | Gusto |
| Cindy Lee Berryhill | Cry Me A Jordan | Beloved Stranger | Populuxe Records |
| Jeffrey Michaels | Streets of Bakersfield | No Fast Lanes on a Country Road | Ruffneck Records |
| Buck Owens | Loves Gonna Live Here | 21 # Hits | Rhino Records |
| Uncle Tupelo | Sin City | No Depression | Columbia Legacy |
| Red Meat | Queen of King City | We Never Close | Ranchero Records |
| Wanda Jackson | Long Tall Sally | Wanda Rocks | Bear Family Records |
November 10, 2009
Exene Cervenka Interview Thursday, November 12
This Thursday we are back after a two-week hiatus. We will air the Exene Cervenka interview that we pre-recorded about a week ago. One of the instigators for our show, Ty, attended the concert in San Francisco and will be reporting back on the air. We have some great music lined up for Thursday as well. As fall descends on West Marin we realize that it was almost one year ago that we began the Bakersfield Music adventure! We look forward to having you join us this week. Please let us know if you have any requests.









