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Playlist from 09/12/2017 @ 9:00am

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Ken Benedict

Ken plays a mix of less-known tracks from well-known artists, old classics, new music and a fair helping of local and regional tunes.

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all tracks listed in reverse chronological order

The War and Treaty

Mothers Child
Down To The River 2017 via Strong World
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Steve Earle

Waitin' On the Sky
I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive 2011 via New West Records
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Ensemble Novo

E Luxo So'
Who Saw You Then, Who Sees You Now 2017 via FROSTY CORDIAL
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COMPILATIONS

Carpe diem
Discos Popart 2017 via Discos Popart

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11:40 am
Promo - Local Spins on WYCE (click for more info)

Local Spins on WYCE is a 1-hour exploration of the best music from the Grand Rapids area and West Michigan. The program often debuts new songs by seasoned artists as well as emerging acts who merit attention and broader exposure.

The show is hosted by John "SINK-uh-vitch" from LocalSpins.com, the website covering West Michigan's music scene. Each week, John invites local artists into the studio for live music and conversation.

Tune in for "Local Spins on WYCE" every Friday at 11am. And browse every archived episode online at WYCE dot org

Blues Traveler

Most Precarious
Straight On Till Morning 1997 via A&M
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Lake Street Dive

Mistakes
Side Pony 2016 via Nonesuch
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11:30 am
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Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys

Old Song
Ionia 2015 via Earth Work
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The Lone Bellow

Between The Lines
Walk Into A Storm 2017 via Sony Masterworks
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11:20 am
Civic Theatre- Calendar Girls (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Grand Rapids Civic Theatre -- presenting the stage comedy Calendar Girls. This funny and moving story shows the power of female friendships, filled with laughter and tears - hope and determination. It's the story of a middle-aged woman's garden club who creates a pin-up calendar to raise money for Leukemia research and the results are hilarious.

Calendar Girls is on the Civic Theatre stage, September 15 through October 1st ONLY. 

Tickets available at "GRCT dot org"

Grizzly Bear

Cut-Out
Painted Ruins 2017 via RCA
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Chickenbone Slim

Long Way Down
The Big Beat 2017 via Independent
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Joan Osborne

High Water (For Charley Patton)
Songs of Bob Dylan 2017 via Womanly Hips
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Barbara Morrison

Work Song
I Wanna Be Loved 2017 via SAVANT
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11:00 am
Earthwork Harvest Gathering (click for more info)

Where can you see over 120 of Michigan's best bands in one place?

Earthwork Harvest Gathering 2017, THIS WEEKEND - September 15th through the 17th in Lake City, Michigan!

Hosted by Michigan's own Seth Bernard on his family farm, Harvest Gathering isn't just a family-friendly music festival. It's a yearly tradition, a community summit for artists, artisans and activists to gather together and collaborate.

The Harvest Gathering Lineup - including a schedule of one-of-a-kind skill-swap workshops - is online at EarthworkHarvestGathering.com!

Adult weekend passes are still available, and admission is free for festival volunteers! Volunteer registration is at "Help The Herd dot com" !

Olivia Mainville

Suitable Fellow
Maybe The Saddest Thing 2015 via Independent

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Jesse Ray and The Carolina Catfish

Lonesome
Gravedigger 2014 via Independent

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Queens Of The Stone Age

The Way You Used To Do
Villains 2017 via Matador
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Gogol Bordello

Love Gangsters
Seekers And Finders 2017 via Cooking Vinyl
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10:40 am
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Rollie Tussing and the Midwest Territory Band

Kc Moan
Rollie Tussing and the Midwest Territory Band 2017 via Independent
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Charlie Karp & The Name Droppers

Lighthouse
Show Me The Money 2017 via Independent
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10:30 am
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The National

Empire Line
Sleep Well Beast 2017 via 4AD
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Talking Ear

The Last Attempt
Talking Ear 2017 via Marmite Records
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10:20 am
Civic Theatre- Calendar Girls (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Grand Rapids Civic Theatre -- presenting the stage comedy Calendar Girls. This funny and moving story shows the power of female friendships, filled with laughter and tears - hope and determination. It's the story of a middle-aged woman's garden club who creates a pin-up calendar to raise money for Leukemia research and the results are hilarious.

Calendar Girls is on the Civic Theatre stage, September 15 through October 1st ONLY. 

Tickets available at "GRCT dot org"

Bruce Cockburn

Looking & Waiting
Bone On Bone 2017 via True North
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Root Shock

Let Go
Root Shock 2017 via Independent
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Sena Ehrhardt

If Trouble Was Money
Live My Life 2014 via Blind Pig
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10:00 am
Earthwork Harvest Gathering (click for more info)

Where can you see over 120 of Michigan's best bands in one place?

Earthwork Harvest Gathering 2017, THIS WEEKEND - September 15th through the 17th in Lake City, Michigan!

Hosted by Michigan's own Seth Bernard on his family farm, Harvest Gathering isn't just a family-friendly music festival. It's a yearly tradition, a community summit for artists, artisans and activists to gather together and collaborate.

The Harvest Gathering Lineup - including a schedule of one-of-a-kind skill-swap workshops - is online at EarthworkHarvestGathering.com!

Adult weekend passes are still available, and admission is free for festival volunteers! Volunteer registration is at "Help The Herd dot com" !

The Steel Wheels

Rain in the Valley
Lay Down Lay Low 2012 via The Steel Wheels
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Randy Newman

Louisiana 1927
The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1 2003 via Nonesuch
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Stanton Moore

Night People
WITH YOU IN MIND 2017 via Cool Green/Mascot
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All is Well

Stop Motion
I Swear Someday 2017 via Independent
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9:40 am
Local Spins Live - Cold Mountain Child (click for more info)

WYCE presents Local Spins Live at Speak EZ Lounge - every Wednesday night at 8pm! This series features a wide array of the best musicians in the West Michigan area, performing in a casual setting with no cover charge. 

Tomorrow night, Local Spins Live welcomes Kalamazoo's Cold Mountain Child. The songs of Cold Mountain Child are rooted in pastoral folk structures woven to lush harmonies, celestial keyboards and psychedelic washes.

Kalamazoo singer-songwriter Brian Ken-igs-neckt opens the show with music from his new album "From the Shallows to the Deep".

Speak EZ Lounge is located at 600 Monroe Avenue NorthWest

Ages "21 plus" welcome after 9pm.

Chris Pierce

Trouble Man
You've Got To Feel It! 2017 via Calabama
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Gracie And Rachel

Only a Child
Gracie and Rachel 2017 via United For Opportunity
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Trio Da Kali and Kronos Quartet

Garaba Mama
Ladilikan 2017 via World Circuit
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Christian McBride Big Band

Full House
Bringin' It 2017 via Mack Avenue
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9:20 am
Civic Theatre- Calendar Girls (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Grand Rapids Civic Theatre -- presenting the stage comedy Calendar Girls. This funny and moving story shows the power of female friendships, filled with laughter and tears - hope and determination. It's the story of a middle-aged woman's garden club who creates a pin-up calendar to raise money for Leukemia research and the results are hilarious.

Calendar Girls is on the Civic Theatre stage, September 15 through October 1st ONLY. 

Tickets available at "GRCT dot org"

Deer Tick

Don't Hurt
Deer Tick, Vol. 2 2017 via PARTISAN
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Jonny Lang

Signs
Signs 2017 via Concord
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Joe Ely

The Road Goes On Forever
Live At Antone's 2000 via Rounder / Pgd
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Wookiefoot

Don Quixote
You're It 2017 via Independent
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9:00 am
Earthwork Harvest Gathering (click for more info)

Where can you see over 120 of Michigan's best bands in one place?

Earthwork Harvest Gathering 2017, THIS WEEKEND - September 15th through the 17th in Lake City, Michigan!

Hosted by Michigan's own Seth Bernard on his family farm, Harvest Gathering isn't just a family-friendly music festival. It's a yearly tradition, a community summit for artists, artisans and activists to gather together and collaborate.

The Harvest Gathering Lineup - including a schedule of one-of-a-kind skill-swap workshops - is online at EarthworkHarvestGathering.com!

Adult weekend passes are still available, and admission is free for festival volunteers! Volunteer registration is at "Help The Herd dot com" !