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
The Armoires | Anenome | Big Stir IPO Sampler 2018
Wilkerson | Enough For Somebody | Wilkerson
The Welcome Matt | My Town | More Empire Days
Adam Marsland | Talking About Myself | Go West
Maxi Dunn | Always Be My Friend | Welcome To Soonville
Daniel Trigger | Running Into The Wind | Right Turn
Astral Drive | Love Is Real | Astral Drive
Lisa Mychols | Loving You | Sugar
Trevi | Stand On Your Own | Single release
Lannie Flowers | The One | Single release
Sunshine Boys | Blue Music | Blue Music
The Rubinoos | Party Insurance | 45
Little Jimmy Giant | I ThinK You Think I Think So | The Fowl Tone Sampler
Blake Jones & The Trike Shop | Make A New Day | Make
Elk City | Ride The Slide | Everybody’s Insecure
Byron Isaacs | Man Of The Times | Disappearing Man
Gail George | Because Of U | Bloom
The Judybats | Incredible Bittersweet | Pain Makes You Beautiful
Duncan Faure | Lies And Promises | 4
Steve Barton | Gimme Your Hand | Tall Tales & Alibis 3
Anton Barbeau | Mumble Something | Natural Causes
Jason Falkner | I Live | Presents Author Unknown
Miami Dan & The Hayes Street Band | The Days Ahead | Left Hand To The Sky
R.E.M. | 1,000,000 | Dead Letter Office
Bay Station | Sleeping Hard Waking Slow | Other Desert Cities
Gretchen’s Wheel | Something’s Coming | Black Box Theory
Chris Church | Fall Into Me | Limitations Of Source Tape
David Myhr | My Negative Friend | Lucky Day
THIS WEEK’S EPISODE:
Today’s show was a chance to enjoy a laid-back summer afternoon in Sacramento. I decided to take a slight break from the interviews this afternoon. I’d done so many over the past few months–some days, I did two and even three interviews–in a single episode! And I was given the opportunity to do a couple of double shows. So for today, it was time to kick back, and kick out the new music to you. Lots of new stuff, and some older stuff. Musical magnificence from Adam Marsland, Danny Wilkerson, and Sunshine Boys, just to pick three off the top.
So I hope you enjoy this week’s edition of Twirl: The Relaxed Version!
