Week of 11/1/09
Steve Carver "Autumn Leaves;"
Murley Shertz "Ice Vibe"
Naked Raygun "Hip Swingin"
Week of 10/25/09
Gilmary Doyle-Andrews "Tokyo Stomp;"
The Venom Lords "More Brains"
The Joans "Do The Trog"
Week of 10/18/09
The Horace Family "God Will Dry My Weeping Eyes;"
1000 Vertical Feet "Halifax"
Off Broadway "Full Moon Turn My Head Around"
Week of 10/04/09
Big Science "My Career as a Ghost’"
7th Heaven "Better This Way"
Dennis De Young "This Time Next Year"
Week of 9/27/09
Prescription for the Blues "Wang Dang Doodle’"
Jon Drake and the Shakes "Elizabeth Johnston"
Wiitala Brothers "Hold Tight"
Week of 9/20/09
Earth Wind and Fire "September’"
The Jesus Lizard "Here Comes Dudley Day"
O My God "My Prayer"
Week of 9/13/09
The Drastics "Good Timin’"
Bob Dey’s Tank Engine Man "Chillier Day"
Green "I Can’t Remember your Face"
Week of 9/6/09
Sleeping at Last "Clockwork"
Mr. Russia "The National Anthem"
The Giving Tree "That’s The Time"
Week of 8/31/09
Dorian Taj "The Hating Game"
The Joans "Do The Trog"
Poison Arrows "Twenty Percent Brighter"
Week of 8/24/09
Paper Bear "No Parking"
Seam "Little Chang, Big City"
The Part V "The Thoroughs"
Week of 8/17/09
Siegal-Schwall "Must Have Been the Wine"
Bully In the Hallway "Steal the Wind It’s Free"
Train Company "Do You Really Wanna Know"
Week of 8/10/09
Lovehammers "Your Time My Time"
Bird Talk "Avenue"
The Respectables "Chemically Changed"
Week of 8/03/09
56 Hope Road "Heart Attack"
Harlan Flo "Livin"
Curtis Mayfield "Give Me Your Love"
Week of 7/26/09
Stellar Road "Amazing"
Stanley Ross "UR Mine"
Polkaholics "Caldwell Woods"
Week of 7/19/09
Michael McDermott "So Am I"
Forty Piece Choir "Snail on a Star"
Van Ghost "On The Way Home"
Week of 7/12/09
Judson Claiborne "Song For Dreaming"
The Help Desk "My Favorite Wrapper"
The Modern Sounds "Bacon Fat"
Week of 7/6/09
Brad Peterson "Duct Tape"
Panda Riot "Flowers at Night"
Tortoise "Prepare Your Coffin"
Week of 6/28/09
Mannequin Men "Judy"
Eleventh Dream Day "Go (Slight Resturn)"
Terry Adams "I'm Alone"
Week of 6/21/09
Chris Ligon "Almond Grove"
Terry Adams "She's Got Everything"
The Rikters "Take Time"
Week of 6/15/09
Mike Michalak Band "Turtleneck"
Empire Garrison "Grand Coulee"
Nathan Xander "Easy In Easy Out"
Week of 5/31/09
Nathan Zander "October "
My My My "The Loudest Summer "
Luck of Eden Hall " Old Man Realize "
Week of 5/25/09
The Modern Sounds "Don’t Change Your Pretty Ways"
Project Ultra "Expect Less"
Dr. Charles G. Hayes "Talk With Jesus"
Week of 5/18/09
Pet Lion “Roman History”
Andreas Kapsalis/Goran Ivanovic “Solstice”
Robot Lounge “Tick Tock”
Week of 5/11/09
Moxie Motive "It's Always Easy"
Dave Herrero "Problem"
Coupleskate "Laws of Physics"
Week of 5/4/09
Lubriphonic "Soul Solution"
Mas Trueno "Mixed Emotions"
Absentstar "Where We Begin"
Week of 4/26/09
Cameron McGill“Low Ways”
Darling“We'll Try”
Mafiwo“Occidental Brothers”
Week of 4/19/09
Pine Valley Cosmonauts “Roly Poly”
Dead Stock Audio “Dream”
New Ruins “Lake”
Week of 4/12/09
Dennis DeYoung"This Time Next Year“
I Fight Dragons"The Faster The Treadmill“
All"Love Lockdown“
Week of 4/5/09
Occidental Brothers"Mafiwo“
Kurt Elling"April in Paris“
Chris Ligon"Florida“
Week of 3/29/09
Paper Arrows"Crystal“
Beaujolais"Please Don’t Let This Be True“
The Bimbobs"Your Love“
Week of 3/22/09
True Historians"Here I Am Again“
Mean Sea Level"See What You See“
Static in Verona"Unlucky Stars“
Week of 3/15/09
Green Room Rocker"Hoosier Homegrown“
Memphis Graham"El Oh Vee Ee“
The Dials"Antonio“
Week of 3/9/09
Pistols at Dawn"The Way She Smiles“
Tommi Zender"Baby's On Fire“
Ben Ripani"Inside Outside“
Week of 3/2/09
Bucky Halker"Gender Bender Blues“
Webstirs"Malaise“
Mazes"I Have Laid in the Darkness of Doubt“
Week of 2/23/09
Mazes"Cat State Comity “
Reverie "Morning Paper “
JC Brooks and The Uptown Sound "Beat of Our Own Drum “
Week of 2/16/09
Sam Cooke "Ain’t That News “
The Dials "Aim and Shoot “
The Royal Pines "Sweet Pea “
Week of 2/9/09
The Del Moroccos "Baby Doll “
Mr. Russia "Skipping Hearts “
The Royal Pines "Write On “
Week of 2/2/09
Coupleskate “ Foreign Exchange “
Cheer Accident “ Disenchantment “
Siderunners “ Hate to See You Go “
Week of 1/26/09
A Lull “ Little Echoes “
Brad Cole “ Way Too Long “
Nathan Xander “ October “
Week of 1/19/09
New music from Emily Hurd
Mike Maine “ Prizefighter “
Umphrey's McGee “ Cemetery Walk “
Week of 1/12/09
Smoking Popes “ Little Jane Marie “
Epicycle “ Girls Don’t Rule My World “
Joe Pug “ I Do My Father’s Drugs “
Week of 1/5/09
The Dials “ Happy After All “
Helicopters “ Emergency “
Alla “ Una Dia Otra Noche “
Week of 12/29/08
The Pale Figures “ Portrait “
Umphrey’s McGee “ In the Kitchen (live)“
Athens “ The Future “
Week of 12/22/08
Big Time “Suzy Snowflake “
Heaterson's “Silent Night “
Braam “Sad Christmas “
Week of 12/14/08
New Chicago music 17th Annual Local Anesthetic Holiday Spectacular, an hour long celebration of the season comprised entirely of musical salutations from Chicago musicians.
Week of 12/7/08
New Chicago music 17th Annual Local Anesthetic Holiday Spectacular, an hour long celebration of the season comprised entirely of musical salutations from Chicago musicians.
Week of 12/1/08
Tractor Kings “Ferris Wheels”
MPLS Henry's “Where My Mind's Been”
Heligoats “Been A Drill”
Week of 12/1/08
Tractor Kings “Ferris Wheels”
MPLS Henry's “Where My Mind's Been”
Heligoats “Been A Drill”
Week of 11/24/08
JT Nero “How It Runs”
Section 4 “Pewterschmidt”
Junior Wells “Little by Little”
Week of 11/17/08
Steepwater Band “Lord Knows”
Brighton, MA “Let’s Be Friends Again”
Dear Noel “Nobody Steps on a Church in my Town”
Week of 11/10/08
The Laureates"Witching Boots"
The Impressions"We're the Winner”
The Del Morocco's"That's A Pretty Good Love"
Week of 11/2/08
MacGuffin "Gone"
Plastic Crimewave Sound"Dead Sun”
Guy King "I Got a Break"
Week of 10/27/08
The Sapians "The Rind"
Statues of Liberty "America”
The Moon-Rays “The Raven (for Beatniks)”
Week of 10/20/08
David Bromberg “Trying to Get Home”
Makeshift Prodigy “The Circle”
The Innocent “The West Coast”
Week of 10/13/08
Heaven 70’s “In the Morning Light”
Hinter “Thaw”
Waterstreet “King of the Sun”
Week of 10/6/08
Rock Star Club “What do I do Now”
Wally Dogger “Tramp Stamp”
Brighton, MA “Your Sweet Time”
Week of 9/28/08
Skapone “Death of Common Sense”
Loose Lips Sink Ships “The Wisdom of Karl Malone’s Sternum Fin”
Company of Thieves “When the City Waves You Must Learn to Swim”
Week of 9/21/08
Steve Carver "Autumn Leaves"
Earth Wind and Fire "September"
Bon Mots "Glistening"
Week of 9/15/08
Helicopters “Emergency”
The Interiors “I’m So Happy”
Steepwater Band “At the Fall of the Day”
Week of 9/7/08
Local H “BMW Man”
Dan Wallace “What I Know”
Inchworm “Simple Days Without Money”
Week of 9/01/08
Sarah and the Tall boys "What Kind of Fool "
The Sea Monsters "Fred Astaire's Last Love Letter "
Tighty Willis "Keep on Talking"
Week of 8/25/08
Happy Ashtray "I Found a Reason"
Helicopters "Still Silhouettes"
Tom Schraeder "Guadalupe Cries"
Week of 8/17/08
The Dials "Sharp Teeth"
The Dials "Blood Sucker"
Twin Wrecks the Memory "One Million People"
Week of 8/11/08
Grace Jones “Pull Up to the Bumper”
Yourself and the Air “ZZZ”
The Micah Walk Band “Late Nights”
Week of 8/4/08
Johnny Strap “Everybody’s Trying to Play Somebody” 8/4, 8/10
Rue Royale “Even in Darkness” 8/5, 8/7
Lowdown Brass Band “Lowdown” 8/6, 8/9
Week of 7/28/08
Lovers in Arms “Strength for the Weary”
The Drastics “Good Time Tonight”
Ness “Pretty White”
Week of 7/21/08
Epicycle “Girls Don't Rule My World”
Pelican “Dead Between the Walls”
Braam “Mama I'm Scared”
Week of 7/14/08
Bullets in Madison“We Have Become the Inexplicable”
Chief “I Hunt For Action”
Pretty Good Dance Moves “P.G.D.M.”
Week of 7/7/08
Nicholas Tremulis “Your Man”
The Dials “Amoeba Amore”
The M’s “Pigs Fly”
Week of 6/29/08
The Dials “Happy After All”
Brice Woodall “Breathe In”
Cries Tiger “Winterlove”
Week of 6/22/08
Smoking Popes “First Time”
The Interiors “You Should Have Known”
Bo Diddley “Pretty Thing”
Week of 6/15/08
his week’s guest on LA, Liz Phair
More from Rock Star Club
New Local H
Week of 6/8/08
New (and final) disc from Palliard
Album #2 from Sanawon
Preview of the new CD from Rock Star Club
Week of 5/19/08
Preview of this Sunday’s LA featuring Saints With A Vision
New disc from Wauconda’s Dr. Manhattan
New Blues from Mississippi Heat
Week of 5/11/08
New “live” CD from guitarist Dave Spector
New disc from NYCO
Oak Park-River Forest High School seniors Audible Empire
Week of 5/4/08
This week's guest on LA, Stolie
New disc from Funkadesi
Debut from The Loyal Divide
Week of: 4/27/08
New Disc from Al Rose
From 1995: The Joypoppers
Debut from Joe Pug
Week of: 4/20/08
Preview of Alla’s new recording
Instrumental rock from the Hue
New disc from guitarist Eric Noden
Week of: 4/14/08
New disc from the Johns
Album #3 from Fake Fictions
New music from University's J. Rutherford
Week of: 3/31/08
New EP from AM/FM
Debut from The Way It Is
New disc from Textbook
Week of 3/24/08
New disc from Poi Dog Pondering
From 1952- Little Walter “Juke”
New CD from the Saturday Nights
Week of 3/17/08
New disc from Stolie
Debut from The Employees
More from Horse in the Sea
Week of 3/10/08
Latest from Thomas Pace
Air This Side of Caution
New trad-Irish from Bohola
Week of 3/3
New disc from Sequoia
"Comeback Special” from the Sleepers
Latest from Bicycle Tricycle
Week of 2/25/08
New Live CD from Down the Line
Scott Free’s “The Pink Album”
This week’s guest on LA, the Chi-Lites
Week of: 2/18/08
Latest from the Javelinas
DJ duo, Meat Number 5
Debut demo from Bailiff
Week of: 2/11/08
This week’s guest on LA- Yourself and the Air
Better Place to Be “Valentine”
New disc from Rue Royale
Week of: 2/4/08
New disc from Cameron McGill
The Steakhouse Mints “If I Were President”
New disc from Big Buildings
Week of: 1/28/08
Debut from Company of Thieves
New disc from the Powerknobs
Two-disc set from bluesman, Nick Moss
Week of: 1/21/08
Album #2 from Organ Wolf
Debut EP from CoCoComa
New disc from Otter Petter
Week of: 1/14/08
The Drastics
Pelican
The Bon Mots
Week of: 1/7/08 – More of the “Local Anesthetic Top 5 of 2007”
Bon Mots “Past or Present
Yourself and the Air
Umphrey’s McGee “Safety In Numbers”
