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Playlist from 05/23/2018 @ 6:00pm

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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

Birds Of Chicago

Baton Rouge
Love In Wartime 2018 via Signature Sounds
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Matisyahu

Warrior
Live at Stubb's 2005 via Or. Music
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Brotha James

Animal
Animal 2015 via Independent
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8:40 pm
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

The Original Pin Stripe Brass Band

Together
Your Last Chance To Dance 1994 via Orleans
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Playing For Change

Everlasting Arms
Listen To The Music 2018 via Motema
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra

How Many Zeros
Sex & Food 2018 via Jagjaguwar
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Brownout

Louder Than A Bomb
Fear Of A Brown Planet 2018 via Fat Beats
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Oak Trio

Longer Summers
Liminality 2018 via Independent
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8:20 pm
Seven Steps Up - Lucy Kaplansky (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Seven Steps Up Live Music and Event Venue. Tomorrow, Friday, May 24 Seven Steps Up presents An Evening with Griffin House.

The Nashville singer-songwriter has released ten albums and continues to headline his own national tours.

Seven Steps Up is just a half-hour drive from downtown Grand Rapids in the heart of downtown Spring Lake and offers plenty of free parking just outside the venue. Tickets are available online at Pin Drop Concerts.com or by calling the Box Office at 616-930-4755

Downtown
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Big Something

The Cave
The Otherside 2018 via Independent
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Flat River Band

21st Century American Music Star
The Mind Of A Traveler 2017 via Early Bird Records
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Low Cut Connie

One More Time
Dirty Pictures (Part 2) 2018 via Contender Records
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8:00 pm

JJ Grey & Mofro

Orange Blossoms
Brighter Days 2011 via Alligator
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Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Walk On
Downey To Lubbock 2018 via Yep Roc
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Flogging Molly

Float
Float 2008 via Side One Dummy
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7:40 pm

Trampled by Turtles

Life is Good on the Open Road
Life Is Good On The Open Road 2018 via BanjoDad/Thirty Tigers
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Duck Baker

Wolverine Blues
Les Blues Du Richmond (Demos & Outtakes 1973-1979) 2018 via Tompkins Square
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Nellie McKay

Lazybones
Sister Orchid 2018 via Palmetto
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7:30 pm

Brazilian Girls

The Critic
Let's Make Love 2018 via Six Degrees
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Griffin House

Yesterday Lies
So On And So Forth 2016 via Evening Records
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7:20 pm
Seven Steps Up - Lucy Kaplansky (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Seven Steps Up Live Music and Event Venue. Tomorrow, Friday, May 24 Seven Steps Up presents An Evening with Griffin House.

The Nashville singer-songwriter has released ten albums and continues to headline his own national tours.

Seven Steps Up is just a half-hour drive from downtown Grand Rapids in the heart of downtown Spring Lake and offers plenty of free parking just outside the venue. Tickets are available online at Pin Drop Concerts.com or by calling the Box Office at 616-930-4755

Richie Havens

Won't Get Fooled Again
Nobody Left To Crown 2008 via Verve Forecast
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(REQUESTED)

Chicano Batman

Run
Freedom Is Free 2017 via ATO Records
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The Marcus King Band

Boone
Soul Insight 2015 via Evil Teen
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7:00 pm
(REQUESTED)

Hannah Rose Graves and Justin Wierenga

Blue Jay Blues
Everything We Already Knew 2014 via Independent
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(REQUESTED)

Jimi Hendrix

Power Of Soul
Both Sides Of The Sky 2018 via Experience Hendrix/Sony Legacy
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Toad the Wet Sprocket

California Wasted
New Constellation 2013 via Abe's Records
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6:40 pm
Buses By The Beach (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Buses by the Beach, presenting its annual Memorial weekend "Bus Benefit."

 Buses by the Beach is a nonprofit that rallies Volkswagen Bus enthusiasts in support of the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, the world's largest Burn Support Organization, based here in Grand Rapids, MI. This weekend's event is a family camp-out and music festival at Camp Blodgett, on the shore of Lake Michigan. 

There will be numerous family-oriented activities including a climbing wall and ropes course, Tie dying, Hula Hoop workshop and disc golf course. 

Live music throughout the weekend, including performances by Adrian + Meredith, Mark Lavengood, Roosevelt Diggs, Cold Mountain Child, The Mainstays, Watching for foxes, Fauxgrass, The Rupple Brothers, Nicholas James and the Bandwagon, Lipstick Jodi and several more local acts. 

Directions, prices and ticket information at BUSES BY THE BEACH DOT ORG.

Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps

21st Century Man
Here In Babylon 2018 via Independent
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(REQUESTED)

Donald Fagen

New Frontier
The Nightfly 1982 via Warner Bros.
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6:30 pm

Horse Feathers

Evictions
Appreciation 2018 via Kill Rock Stars
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(REQUESTED)

Junip

Tide
Fields 2010 via Mute
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6:20 pm
(REQUESTED)

Miles Davis

Tutu
Tutu 1986 via Warner Bros.
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Nickodemus

The Crow
A Long Engagement 2018 via Wonderwheel Recordings
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The California Honeydrops

Cry For Me
Call It Home (Vol. 1 & 2) 2018 via Tubtone
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6:00 pm