Tune into Hell's Kitchen Radio, with John Hell, every Monday night 8-10PM (Pacific), on Radio Valencia (https://radiovalencia.fm) in San Francisco. You can find my playlists and links to the podcasts right here.
I got me a hankerin' for some country music tonight. So how about two hot shows that'll have you begging for more? First up, an hour from the two great Texas singer/songwriters performing together: Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, live from the Cactus Cafe in Austin, Texas in 1991. This is an amazing performance that was broadcast live on the FM.
The second hour comes from the great Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band, featuring James Burton on guitar. This was shortly before Burton's exit from the Hot Band, and they were on fire throughout this great set. This show was recorded live in Hamburg, Germany on March 31, 1976. It's a crystal clear soundboard, liberated from the bootleg: "I Really Had A Ball Last Night"
Tonight on the show I'm excited to host local folk-rocksters, Rin Tin Tiger! If you've spent any time at Sunday Streets in San Francisco, then you know them as the original folk rock trip that lights up the street. They always have a crowd around them, and they're starting to blow up the club circuit on the west coast.
With their first full-release, Toxic Pocketbook, from 2012, RTT has been making a lot of heads turn. I had the Sullivan brothers, Kevin (vox/guitar) and Sean (vox/bass) play guest DJ with me tonight. They played a lot of their own music, some of their contemporary favorites, and told some great road stories.
They're headlining at Cafe DuNord this Wednesday, and it's the MUST SEE show of the week.
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jh
Border Radio: Blasters
Universal Corner: X
Long White Cadillac: Dave Alvin
Rock out of Line: The Knitters (04-28-07)
Teardrops from my Eyes: Ray Condo
Orange Blossom Special: Hot Club of Cowtown
Love in Vain: Patsy Cline
Rin Tin Tiger in the studio
Radley: The French Cassettes
Let 'em Roll: Guy Clark
Thirty Bars He's Back: D-Lo
Rin Tin Tiger in the studio
The Move Apart Parcel: Rin Tin Tiger
Pretty Looks: Rin Tin Tiger
Rin Tin Tiger in the studio
My Saddle is Waiting. Come On, Jump On It: Des Ark
Ashley's Song: Des Ark
Rin Tin Tiger in the studio
Birds Throat: Rin Tin Tiger
Loud Man: Rin Tin Tiger
Funeral: Rin Tin Tiger
