
Join Jay and Deon at the dining room table as they discuss the musical projects they have been obsessed with as of late. Super-special-secret friend Gary Johnson revisits Michigan's rich music history and exposes touring sonic imposters of yesteryear. A Hell's Half Mile Music Festival preview is also included in this joyful and juicy episode. Dig in!
Sonic contributors to the twenty-third BONUS episode of Lightnin’Licks radio podcast include:
Koreatown Oddity, Brothers Johnson, Jurassic 5, DJ NuMark, Dave Matthews Band, Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Quincy Jones, Left Banque, The Ballroom, October Country, The Fifth Dimension, Shellac, The Pixies, The Breeders, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, The Winkies, Godfather Don, Das EFX, Fu-Shnickens, Public Enemy, Slaunchwise, Bread, Bread Machine, Neko Case, The New Pornographers, Fancey, Randy VanWarmer, The Organ, The Smiths, Jack Ashford, Johnny Griffith, Billy Sha-Rae’s Band, Eddie Parker, Sandra Richardson, Lee Rogers, The Magnificents, Cody Chestnutt, Third Company Syndicate, Sault, Big Maybelle, ? and the Mysterians, Earl Van Dyke and the Soul Brothers, Elvets Rednow, Bob James, Bruce Springsteen, Waxahatchee, Billy Joel, Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz, Steely Dan, The Velvet Underground, REM, Mitch Ryder, Nico, Lou Reed, Keith Richards, Cheap Trick, The Zombies, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Daniel Ralston’s “The True Story of the Fake Zombies” podcast, Smokey Robinson, Rob Davis, Cathy Dennis, the Texas fake Zombies, ZZ Top, the Michigan fake Zombies, The Excels, Quintet Plus, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, The Monkees, The Archies, Colin Blunstone, Big Star, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Curtis Gadson, Los Bitchos, Liquid Mike, Sungaze, J.W. Francis, Bluhm, and The Monophonics.
Bonus # 23 mixtape:
[SIDE ONE] (1) Los Bitchos – Don’t Change (2) Godfather Don – On & On (3) The Zombies – Hung up on a Dream (4) The Stylists – I Need Your Love (To Satisfy my Soul) (5) Hurray for the Riff Raff – Hawkmoon (6) The Organ – Basement Band Song
[SIDE TWO] (1) Liquid Mike – Man Lives (2) The Velvet Underground – I’m Waiting for the Man (3) Waxahatchee – Crowbar (4) October Country – My Girlfriend is a Witch (5) The Breeders – Fortunately Gone (6) Brian Eno & the Winkies – Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch (super special not-so-secret hidden track) Bread Machine – Guitar Man
Huge thanks to Gary for one of the most interesting conversations to ever take place across the dining room table. Visit the Michigan Rock & Roll Legends Hall of Fame. Read more about Bay City’s doomed teen club of the mid 60s Band Canyon. Subscribe to The True Story of the Fake Zombies podcast. Check out Gary’s podcast. Make sure to attend Hell’s Half Mile Film and Music Festival in Downtown Bay City, September 26th through 29th. Check out the HHM 2024 Music Playlist, too!
Shop at Electric Kitsch. Drink Blue Chair Bay. Be kind. Rewind.
EXPLICIT LANGUAGE (Sorry, Gary)