Gris Gris Gumbo!

Transmission 5214

A surprise trip to New Orleans includes Johnny Horton, The Meters, Jimmy Witherspoon, Fats Domino, Gary U.S. Bonds with Jeff Beck, North Mississippi All-Stars, Bobby Rush with Blind Dog Smokin', Dr. John and Humble Pie. Ya Ya!

T5214 is a 133mb 320k mp3 58:32 in length made loud to be played louder!

"walk through the fire children, then you fly through the smoke"

RFW

*The name 'Coco Robicheaux' is repeated in the song "I Walk on Gilded Splinters" from Dr. John's 1968 album, Gris-Gris,and heard here performed by Humble Pie. 

Coco's real name was Curtis John Arceneaux (October 25, 1947 – November 25, 2011).

A blues musician from Louisiana, Robicheaux (claimed that he played regularly with Mac Rebennack (Dr. John) in the early 1960s, and) said: " In voodoo they call the gilded splinters the points of a planet. Mystically they appear like little gilded splinters, like little gold, like fire that holds still. They’re different strengths at different times. I guess it ties in with astrology, and influence the energy". 

The Thin White Disco King!

Transmission 5114

Three distinct sets create a Saturday Night Triple Threat!

1 - Neil Young, Led Zep, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Warren Zevon and Pete Yorn!

2 - Mark Ronson, Robert Palmer and Sly & The Family Stone!

3 - Broken Bells, Christina, LCD Soundsystem, Harvey Scales and David Bowie!

T5114 is a 143mb 320k mp3 1:02:49 in length made loud to be played louder!

"I don't know about you"

RFW

Will You Be My Girl?

Transmission 5014

A perfect Friday night - you walk into a Hole In The Wall and on-stage the group is ripping up the floor boards! Enjoy a rocking set from one of the best bar-bands you (probably) have never seen before - Buick MacKane!

T5014 is a mb 320k mp3 1:00:00 in length made loud to be played louder! 

"won't you take a ride with me"

RFW

*The ferocious Buick MacKane set heard on today's Transmission was recorded in Austin, Texas on March 16, 1996 and features Alejandro Escovedo (original member of The Nuns and Rank & File) - vocals, guitar, Joe Eddy Hines - guitar, David Fairchild -- bass, vocals and Glenn Benavides - drums! The video of the 2009 reunion show below was also recorded at Hole In The Wall. Find their 1997 studio release, The Pawn Shop Years, and turn it up!

** Buick MacKane's name and our Transmission handle is a great old Marc Bolan/T. Rex song from The Slider. Check it out and the Guns 'n' Roses cover found on The Spaghetti Incident!

.... And A Rubber Biscuit!

Transmission 4914

It's an old-fashion Sunday Morning vibe in the Archives with  Alvin Lee, Myron Le Fevre, George Harrison, James Carter, The Temptations, The Rolling Stones and Carlos Santana!

T4914 is a 150mb mp3 1:05:52 in length made loud to be played louder!

"you're just a memory, girl"

RFW

Yesterday's Tomorrow Today!

Transmission 4814

The past can be remembered but not changed, whle the present becomes the past as soon as it happens, so the future is our  only hope, that and the music of Dweezel Zappa & Keith Emerson, Frank Zappa, People, Plastic Ono Band, The Posies, Richie Parsons, The Monkees, Ramones, Julian Cope, Benjamin Booker, Zion 80, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Kraftwerk, John Fox, David Bowie and Cockny Rebel!

T4814 is a 151mb 320k mp3 1:06:22 in length made loud to be played louder!

"my success is anybody's guess, and like a fool, I bet on happiness"

RFW

Of A Different Color!

Transmission 4714

They are strong, wild, fast and beautiful. Saddle up and gallop with our equestrian lovers!

Mare

The Pebbles, The Auteurs, The Shazam, Motorhead, Iggy Pop, Wild Flag, The Dead Weather, Gov't Mule, R.E.M., The Malboro Men, Barrabas, Colourbox and Menomena!

Stallion

Gibby Hanes & Jack White, Groundtruther, The Doors, Jet, Robert Plant, George Harrison, NRBQ, T2, U2, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Marianne Faithful, Siouxsie & The Banshees and Patti Smith!

Both parts are 320k mp3s made loud to be played louder! 

Mare is 132mb and 57:58 in length!

Stallion is 150mb and 1:05:49 in length!

"will is to grace as the horse is to the rider"

RFW

*Many thanks and much love for the thematic inspiration and visual horse-sense.

**Today's quote is attributed to Saint Augustine.

Tumbling Down!

Transmission 4614

Mother, did it have to be so high? Tear down your musical boundaries with King Crimson, David Sylvian, Sylvian/Fripp Band, Steve Hillage, Stevie Wonder, UPP, Volker Kriegal, Burnt Fiedman & The Nu Dub Players, Wayne County & The Electric Chairs, Berlin and Nathaniel Merriweather & Friends!

T4614 is a 152mb 320k mp3 1:06:45 in length made loud to be played louder!

"what else is growing?"

RFW

All You Can Eat!

Transmission 4514

To have brunch in bed or to be brunch in bed that is the question! Feast on the sumptuous sounds of Family, Spooky Tooth, Traffic, Lou Reed, Garland Jeffries, Spoon, The Rolling Stones, Patti Smith, Karen Elson and Man!

T4514 is a mb 320k mp3 1:00:00 in length made loud to be played louder!

"In nature's paint she hides the stain, 'cos everybody's going insane"

RFW

Eye See And Hear Someone's Presence!

Transmission 4414

A session with a mysterious traveler has scary results! We let you know he's here with King Crimson, Metallica, Danko Jones, Ozzy Osbourne, Steppenwolf, Humble Pie, The Who and Lynyrd Skynyrd!

T4414 is a 144mb 320k mp3 1:03:04 in lenth made loud to be played louder!

"let it hang out, baby"

RFW

*My very funny main gumbadi, Vinny, has been a part of RFW for years and a part of my life since I was 14! It's always a pleasure to spend time with my East Boston Brother.