After ten years at a National Public Radio station in Chicago, Mike Lidskin returned to California in 1997 and created Twirl Radio, a weekly two hour radio program which features the finest independent music and artists from the rock era. Mike’s on a mission to not “just spin rock music, but to educate listeners about this vital art form.” Indeed, he doesn’t just announce the songs, but gives histories about some of the artists, the albums, and the songs themselves.
You can catch Twirl live each Saturday afternoon, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM PST on Sacramento’s Voice, KUBU 96.5 FM, and archived right here, as well as at http://www.twirlradio.com. If you haven’t headed into your Saturday night with an earful of Twirl, you’re doing it wrong!
Artist | Track | Album
Cheap Trick | So Good To See You | In Color
The Pengwins | Go Away | Go Away
Leonty | Inside | Leonty
Richard Turgeon | I’m 30 | In Between The Spaces
Maxi Dunn | Make It Better | The Neglected Gambit
Bud Rogers | Intercity Mars | Starman
The Armoires | Responsible | Incidental Light Show
Lisa Said interview
Lisa Said | Some Dudes | Estranged
Lisa Said | Up Not Down | Estranged
Los Illegals | El Lay | Internal Exile
Felsen | Lay Kenneth Lay | Accidental Drowning
Hannah Judson interview/performance
Hannah Judson | Daniel (live) | Live in studio performance
Hannah Judson | Feather (live) | Live in studio performance
The Mysteries Of Life | Coat Of Arms | Bad Advice
The Taters | Smoke On Rt. 66 | Taters Party
Ruby Free | Owe To The Man | Shades
Duncan Faure | Ball & Chain | Pronounced “Four-Uh”
Gail George | He’s An Exclamation! | Follow Your Bliss!
Vegas With Randolph | The Better Part | Above The Blue
The Bye Bye Blackbirds | Alfred Starr Hamilton | Take Out The Poison
THIS WEEK’S GUEST:
On today’s show, we were treated to a doubleheader: an interview with singer-songwriter Lisa Said, and a live, in-studio performance an interview with singer-songwriter Hannah Judson.
Lisa Said recently released an EP entitled Estranged. It’s a tight little song cycle–four well-written songs, crafted from personal experience. “Some Dudes”, the opener, is both hilarious and world wise. Think of it as a response to the Rolling Stones’ “Some Girls”, and you’ve got the picture. We chatted with Lisa from her home in Washington, D.C., and learned about what went into the making of Estranged, and what’s coming up next on the horizon for her. More info at http://lisasaid.com.
Right after that conversation, Hannah Judson came into the Sacramento studio, accompanied by none other than Twirl Radio favorite Pepe Espada, who “discovered” her for our audience! We chatted about her wide-ranging musical influences, which range from classical to folk to punk. And best of all–she performed two songs for us live in-studio, with her beautiful Gretsch guitar and this cool loop pedal, which gave her the ability to create her own backing vocals on the fly. You’ll simply have to hear it to believe it. More info at hannahjudson.com.
Bonus: check out this behind the scenes video of Hannah Judson performing in the Twirl studios, courtesy of Spencer Lidskin:
