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January 27, 2009: the soothing sounds of the rain, with THOMAS FUNCTION live!!
Trying to describe Thomas Function's music is like trying to describe the colors of a kaleidoscope. Flummoxed music writers tend to use genre descriptors like "garage," "blues," "psych," "bluegrass," "glam" and "country." They throw around band names like the Buzzcocks, Television, Violent Femmes and the Modern Lovers. Well, they're all right. Listen to this live set and it will make perfect sense. Plus, you'll understand why I named their Celebration CD my Best Of 2008.
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| Artist | Track | Album | Label | Comments | Year | New | Approx. start time | |
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| buzzcocks | i believe | different kind of tension | irs | 0:00:00 (Real | ) | ||||
| grifters | soda pop | 7" | shangri-la | 1998 | 0:06:56 (Real | ) | |||
| blurt | the fish needs a bike | best of blurt vol 1 | salamander | orig 1981 | 2004 | 0:09:53 (Real | ) | ||
| joe tex | looking for my pig | first on the dial | shout! | 2008 | 0:12:24 (Real | ) | |||
| the reivers | ragamuffin man | saturday | capitol | 1987 | 0:14:55 (Real | ) | |||
| the resonars | she did | that evil drone | burger | * | 0:17:45 (Real | ) | |||
| hellacopters | baby come | 0:20:01 (Real | ) | ||||||
| the buckinghams | don't you care | time & charges | columbia | 1967 | 0:23:03 (Real | ) | |||
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THOMAS FUNCTION live on WFMU! engineered by Diane Kamikaze special thanks to DJ Superpong for invaluable assistance Josh - vocals/guitar Zach - keyboards/piano Travis - bass Phil - drums Look for their Celebration album from 2008 on Alive; new album coming in May on Fat Possum. Check their myspace page for tour dates and more info! |
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| thomas function | picking scabs | live on WFMU | 0:32:48 (Real | ) | |||||
| thomas function | filthy flowers | live on WFMU | 0:35:16 (Real | ) | |||||
| thomas function | not asking for much | live on WFMU | 0:37:08 (Real | ) | |||||
| thomas function | birmingham | live on WFMU | 0:38:46 (Real | ) | |||||
| thomas function | can't say no | live on WFMU | 0:41:51 (Real | ) | |||||
| thomas function | andy dale petty's blues | live on WFMU | http://www.myspace.com/andydalepetty | 0:45:00 (Real | ) | ||||
| thomas function | relentless machines | live on WFMU | I told them if they didn't do this song then I'd take back the critical drumkit part that I ran out and bought. I was kidding. Mostly. | 0:47:40 (Real | ) | ||||
| thomas function | hope you die | live on WFMU | 0:52:06 (Real | ) | |||||
| thomas function | chatting with efd | live on WFMU | 0:54:17 (Real | ) | |||||
| indian jewelry | zing zang | split 12" with future blondes | dull knife | * | 1:05:48 (Real | ) | |||
| wooden shjips | vampire blues | 7" | sick thirst | * | 1:14:46 (Real | ) | |||
| wolfgang press | going south | funky little demons | 4ad | 1995 | 1:19:49 (Real | ) | |||
| colossal yes | a ballad is the air that you breathe | charlemagne's big thaw | ba da bing! | * | 1:23:27 (Real | ) | |||
| a.c. newman | there are maybe ten or twelve... | get guilty | matador | playing live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic this Saturday, 3pm-6pm | * | 1:26:24 (Real | ) | ||
| the pains of being pure at heart | come saturday | s/t | slumberland | * | 1:33:27 (Real | ) | |||
| popguns | can't ignore the train | another year, another address: the best of the midnight years | cherry red | orig 1991 | 1996 | 1:36:33 (Real | ) | ||
| ministry of sound | white collar worker | measure for measure: the john carter anthology 1961-1977 | rpm | 1:39:04 (Real | ) | ||||
| sandhy & mandhy | recuerdo hoy | para castukis | lion | orig 1968, from Argentina | * | 1:42:40 (Real | ) | ||
| the goodnight loving | take you home | s/t | off the hip | * | 1:54:04 (Real | ) | |||
| sutherland brothers & quiver | one more night with you | down to earth | columbia | 1977 | 1:57:43 (Real | ) | |||
| el goodo | i can't make it | coyote | grease | * | 2:01:07 (Real | ) | |||
| beaches | sandy | s/t | mistletone | * | 2:04:18 (Real | ) | |||
| hugo montenegro | boo-bam-boo, baby | mr. groovy | omni | * | 2:08:55 (Real | ) | |||
| love is all | epic | 7" | what's your rupture? | * | 2:17:33 (Real | ) | |||
| the specials | (dawning of a) new era | s/t | chrysalis | still had this in my record bag from last week... | 1980 | 2:21:07 (Real | ) | ||
| mc yogi | ganesh is fresh | elephant power | white swan | song title of the week? | * | 2:23:34 (Real | ) | ||
| jah wobble's invaders of the heart | visions of you | rising above bedlam | atlantic | 1991 | 2:27:08 (Real | ) | |||
| nightingales | down with the blue lobster | insult to injury | klangbad | * | 2:32:14 (Real | ) | |||
| obits | one cross apiece | 7" | stint | * | 2:43:17 (Real | ) | |||
| the crazy birds | guaraches con tacon | va-international vicious society vol 4 | university of vice | * | 2:46:34 (Real | ) | |||
| the higher state | trip on high | 7" | 13 o'clock | * | 2:48:43 (Real | ) | |||
| pink reason | the lecherous one | split 12" with hue blanc's joyless ones | florida's dying | * | 2:51:46 (Real | ) | |||
Tue. 1/27/09 11:08pm
From:
Laurie
The comic book shoppe I used to visit every Wednesday played nothing but the Buzzcocks pretty much, so I got pretty tired of them eventually. This song? It's hot! I like it!
PS: Got any spoilers for The Love of Ray J??????
Tue. 1/27/09 11:08pm
From:
Jan Coztás
This is a great song. I need to dig out the buzzcocks records again.
Tue. 1/27/09 11:09pm
From:
cheri
hiya evan---wuzzzzup this week??? i bet you wil watch the superbowl,,,rite??
Tue. 1/27/09 11:09pm
From:
brock
holy shit great song to start!
Tue. 1/27/09 11:13pm
From:
cheri
i can't wait to hear the band efd,,
Tue. 1/27/09 11:13pm
From:
dw
anyone at the Thomas Function shows this week in NYC?
Tue. 1/27/09 11:17pm
From:
gregory
I was at the other music in store friday night and I'm excited for the set tonight
Tue. 1/27/09 11:18pm
From:
efd
hi everyone! going a little crazy in the studio at the moment... you'd think a 7-minute opening song would give me time to catch my breath, but apparently not.
Tue. 1/27/09 11:19pm
From:
john
Take your time; we'll hang.
Tue. 1/27/09 11:21pm
From:
dw
Yea, i was there and the Cakeshop show.. really good stuff. Was tempted to go to the Mercury Lounge show too.
Tue. 1/27/09 11:21pm
From:
Laurie
I guess you could say... I was conditioned to NEVERM(IND THE BUZZCOCKS. http://tinyurl.com/2d3gev
Simon Amstell is my favorite British Simon.
Also!! Grifters! I was just listening to Full Blown Possession and Crappin' You Negative a couple of weeks ago.
And I like this Reivers song! I haven't really listened to them before and have something new (or old, I guess) to look into!
Tue. 1/27/09 11:21pm
From:
efd
well I know Cheri gets antsy when I don't answer right away...
Tue. 1/27/09 11:22pm
From:
Laurie
Sorry, I don't know why I typed an open parentheses in "NEVERMIND."
Tue. 1/27/09 11:24pm
From:
cheri
evan i sometimes do get antsy,, but not always,,,,=)
Tue. 1/27/09 11:24pm
From:
Joe
Whoa, is Bill Kelly filling in tonight?
Tue. 1/27/09 11:24pm
From:
Laurie
Possibly because it should really be "NEVER MIND."
Okay, I'll stop commenting!!
Tue. 1/27/09 11:27pm
From:
efd
Laurie, I think it was because the I is near the 9/( key.
Tue. 1/27/09 11:31pm
From:
cheri
btw evan i bet you'll be watching the superbowl, i'm i rite??
Tue. 1/27/09 11:33pm
From:
john
Thomas Function reminds me of a southern-fried James. Which is a compliment. And the Buckinghams were super cool, much more than just "Kind Of A Drag."
Tue. 1/27/09 11:35pm
From:
E.L.
Oh! Just in time.
Tue. 1/27/09 11:38pm
From:
efd
hi, E.L., John, Joe, and everyone!
Cheri, you are right - I will be watching the Superbowl.
Tue. 1/27/09 11:42pm
From:
cheri
it's a great set,, efd you're THE BEST dee jay on fmu!!!!!!!! i swear.
Tue. 1/27/09 11:43pm
From:
Laurie
Evan, for shame. You should be watching the PUPPY BOWL. (I hope they continue with the kitty cat halftime show tradition!)
Tue. 1/27/09 11:43pm
From:
efd
Laurie, who says I can't watch both??
Tue. 1/27/09 11:48pm
From:
cheri
efd--i asure you that THIS will be my ultimate final comment for the nite,,,but i'll still be listenin,g'nite
Tue. 1/27/09 11:49pm
From:
efd
OK, Cheri! thanks for the kind words, as always.
Tue. 1/27/09 11:52pm
From:
Jan Coztás
I like this Thomas Function concoction. I never heard of them before. Many thanks for putting this on the air!
Tue. 1/27/09 11:54pm
From:
efd
cool, glad you're enjoying it Jan!
Tue. 1/27/09 11:55pm
From:
Laurie
I think I'm sending too many tweets today!
Tue. 1/27/09 11:57pm
From:
E.L.
I wish I could be blasting this but there are sleeping individuals in the next room. Thomas Function sound particularly victorious after a long day.
Tue. 1/27/09 11:57pm
From:
Jessica
Woooo!
[hooray for Twittereminding. oof. still: it worked. @JessicaD. (Laurie?)}
Tue. 1/27/09 11:58pm
From:
efd
note to self: close the Studio B door before interviewing the band next time.
Wed. 1/28/09 12:00am
From:
Laurie
@LaurieFromMiami
Matt Fraction just @replied to me, and I gained FIVE followers. Well, one of them was Matt himself, but he's a KINGMAKER.
Wed. 1/28/09 12:02am
From:
Joe
That set was tasty as hell.
Wed. 1/28/09 12:14am
From:
efd
glad you enjoyed it, Joe!
Wed. 1/28/09 12:20am
From:
Shjip
So, how would you say my name?
Wed. 1/28/09 12:23am
From:
efd
I would say it rhymes with "potjato chjip"
Wed. 1/28/09 12:26am
From:
Laurie
I like this Wolfgang Press song for the most part, but I really hate that Happy Mondays melisma-y back up singer thing. I think Primal Scream also did it for an album in the early or mid-nineties as well?
Wed. 1/28/09 12:27am
From:
H20
jrip...jrip
Wed. 1/28/09 12:28am
From:
Joe
The "J" is silent. It's spanish.
Laurie I was thinking the same thing but I don't know what album it is, either.
Wed. 1/28/09 12:31am
From:
efd
I don't know if the "j" is really silent in Spanish... what about Tijuana?
On the other hand, I had to look up "melisma," so what do I know...
Wed. 1/28/09 12:32am
From:
Laurie
Love Colossal Yes, love Mr. Newman. As usual, you're playing all of the hits. (I'm using Michael Shelley's loosely-defined interpretation of "hits.")
Wed. 1/28/09 12:34am
From:
Laurie
And I should have used melismatic instead of melisma-y apparently. Go fig.
Wed. 1/28/09 12:37am
From:
efd
here's another hit, Laurie.
Wed. 1/28/09 12:37am
From:
Laurie
YESSSSSSSSS. I love the Pains. I call them the Pains. Because, you know, their band name is kind of a mouthful.
I'm commenting too much, as usual! My apologies, I'll shut up now and lay off the Diet Coke w/ lime (no vodka!)!!
Wed. 1/28/09 12:43am
From:
Joe
You gonna send this one out to yourself, Mr. Davies?
Wed. 1/28/09 12:44am
From:
profstevesteve
Hey it keeps the rest of us going, Laurie! BTW during B. Jam's show a couple back it really was a bright purple sky over Syracuse. The beauties of the wonderfully tainted Onondaga Lake we call our shores..!
Wed. 1/28/09 12:44am
From:
The Log Lady
Wow, I didn't know the Popguns covered 10,000 Maniacs--interesting!
Wed. 1/28/09 1:06am
From:
efd
ZOMG itz SNOWING!!!!1!! everybody run for your lives!!!
Wed. 1/28/09 1:09am
From:
john
Wolfgang Press, Thomas Function, El Goodo...it's a night for bands that sound like relatively improbable names of people. No snow yet in the Nutmeg State (TM).
Wed. 1/28/09 1:09am
From:
poof
gone.
Wed. 1/28/09 1:11am
From:
Joe
keeping my fingers crossed for an 8:30 class cancellation...
I might have to nickname someone "El Goodo" in the coming week... its too good not to use.
Wed. 1/28/09 1:12am
From:
efd
"mr. groovy" wouldn't be bad either.
I'll be rooting for that cancellation for you!
Wed. 1/28/09 1:13am
From:
Laurie
I'm assuming El Goodo got their name from "The Ballad of El Goodo," no?
Wed. 1/28/09 1:13am
From:
efd
poof: Goodnight, Mr. Chjips.
Wed. 1/28/09 1:19am
From:
Michael from the Left Coast
Laurie--is there any other El Goodo?
Wed. 1/28/09 1:20am
From:
Michael from the Left Coast
Sutherland Bros and Quiver are British I believe
I believe Pete Thomas of the Attractions was their drummer
Wed. 1/28/09 1:22am
From:
john
El Goodo are/is Welsh. Agreed on the name; original ideas a little thin on the ground there. Sutherland Bros etc were Brits but had at least one Canadian in the band.
Wed. 1/28/09 1:23am
From:
Joe
This is great because
A; It's really fun and
B. It probably pisses Mike Patton the hell off.
Wed. 1/28/09 1:24am
From:
efd
thanks Michael and John for the info. Mike Baird is the drummer credited on the LP I have, but I believe they had a couple of others at least.
Wed. 1/28/09 1:27am
From:
john
98% of what I know about them comes from, of all reasons, the fact that Tim Renwick played guitar on a bunch of Al Stewart records in the 70s.
Wed. 1/28/09 1:29am
From:
efd
this "Ganesh is Fresh" might be the best song ever (right at this moment, at least).
Wed. 1/28/09 1:29am
From:
Joe
Wow.
Wed. 1/28/09 1:29am
From:
Joe
Of the decade, maybe. It's 2009, after all.
Wed. 1/28/09 1:29am
From:
Laurie
Okay, I'm off to bed before I send any more tweets pouting about how two fellows I liked stopped following me. It's like I feel compelled to confirm their reasons for dropping me from their twitter feed!
Wed. 1/28/09 1:35am
From:
efd
aww.. goodnight, Laurie! you'll never be dropped from the playlist comments.
Wed. 1/28/09 1:36am
From:
john
Wow, i'd forgotten how unutterably brilliant this Jah Wobble record was, despite the whole Sinead O'Connor thing.
Wed. 1/28/09 1:40am
From:
efd
honestly I don't recall the rest of the CD at this point, but I had to bust it out when I heard the similar bassline in "Ganesh is Fresh" (!)
Wed. 1/28/09 1:40am
From:
Michael from the Left Coast
EFD--Mike Baird was the last drummer in Journey (when it was still Steve Perry fronting the band) when Randy Jackson was the bass player. Baird is/was a big session guy
Wed. 1/28/09 1:44am
From:
Michael from the Left Coast
Good Yogi reference there!
Wed. 1/28/09 1:45am
From:
Michael from the Left Coast
Ba da Cymbal crash!
Wed. 1/28/09 1:46am
From:
efd
two for the price of one!
Wed. 1/28/09 1:46am
From:
john
MC Yogi would like to thank you for making this day necessary. Hard to believe it's nearly two, it gets late early here.
Wed. 1/28/09 1:48am
From:
Michael from the Left Coast
Do you know where the FMU show will be at SXSW (do you have the venue name?)?
Will you be there?
Wed. 1/28/09 1:48am
From:
Joe
I just hope he's rocks with Dj BooBoo
Wed. 1/28/09 1:52am
From:
efd
nicely played, John and Joe.
Michael, the name's not handy - there was a note on that Obits single, but didn't mention the venue. I will not be in attendance, unfortunately.
Wed. 1/28/09 2:00am
From:
john
Thanks, couldn't let the week pass without a single baseball reference, so when I came to a fork in the road, I took it.
Wed. 1/28/09 2:12am
From:
Joe
Hilltop Nissan! FUCK! Too late...
Oh well, only the Jersey folks would've gotten it anyway...
Mon. 2/9/09 12:21pm
From:
greg
hey man, thanks for playing our single!
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