Desolation Angel Radio

Desolation Angel Radio Tuesday January 8th, 2012

Desolation Angel Radio started it's Tuesday arc for 2013, and we did an overview of where the Tuesday show is going to go, taking a look at the Outlaw movement of the '70's, the cosmic cowboys like Townes, Jerry Jeff, Guy Clark, Gram Parsons and rest - all taking a look at American poets and songwriters, and the foundation they laid, and the legacy the created that endures:
Johnny Cash - Man In Black
Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter - Suspicious Minds
Guy Clark - L.A. Freeway
Larry Jon Wilson - Sheldon Churchyard
Kris Kristofferson - Help Me Make It Through The Night
Steve Young - Drift Away
Jerry Jeff Walker - Mr. Bojangles
Townes Van Zandt - Lungs
Mickey Newbury - San Francisco Mable Joy
Gram Parsons - In My Hour of Darkness
Willie Nelson - Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
As always, thanks for being listeners and supporters. Thanks for believing in artists, bands and musicians who are authentic, raw, true, passionate, down in the blood, close to the bone poets and songwriters. Thanks for spreading the word, and sharing this as many ways as humanly possible through all the social media you can find or think of, and thanks for being great human beings and great people.
Kip

Desolation Angel Radio Thursday January 3rd 2013

Desolation Angel Radio hit the airwaves on Thursday night and we started 2013 off right, and set the tone:
Eric Clapton - Got to Get Better In A Little While
Dropkick Murphy's -  I'm Shipping Up To Boston
Cory Morrow - All Said and Done
Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale - The Wobble
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Only You Know and I Know
Trevor Alguire - Full of Rust
Ozark Mountain Daredevils - Road To Glory
Alabama Shakes - Hang Loose
Walt Wilkins & the Mystequeros - Trains I've Missed
Kasey Anderson & The Honkies - My Baby's A Wrecking Ball
Elizabeth Cook - Rock and Roll Man
Sons of Bill - Siren Song
James McMurtry (w/Steve Earle & Joan Baez) - We Can't Make It Here Anymore
Thank you for being loyal listeners and supporters of Desolation Angel Radio and listeners and supporters of independent music and bands. Make sure to go see someone live and local this weekend, and talk to the bookers at your local joint, tavern or hall and get some of these people in to play. Spread and share this podcast with your friends, family and neighbors and via social media like Facebook, Twitter and Google +. As always, thank you for being you and thank you for being a member of the faithful, a brother or sister of the high church of rock and roll and an acolyte of the gospel of the Desolation Angel.
Kip

Desolation Angel Radio Year-End Wrap-up, December 27th, 2012

The flying circus, rodeo, rolling road show and tent revival known as Desolation Angel Radio hit the airwaves Thursday night with a special year-end wrap-up edition of the show. 2012 has been the best year for music since the mid-70's, and these 36 cuts are the evidence of it. A big thank you to all of you for listening, for supporting the show, for supporting the music. Perfect for these in-between days, working at your desk to clean the year up, working around the house, for your office party, for just about anything. Turn it up and enjoy!
Willie Nelson (w/Lukas Nelson) - Just Breathe - (Heroes)
Tift Merritt - In The Way - (Traveling Alone)
Lucero - Women & Work - (Women & Work)
Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires - The Red, Red Dirt of Home - (There Is A Bomb In Gilead)
Chris Knight - Little Victories - (Little Victories)
Gretchen Peters - Paradise Found - (Hello, Cruel World)
The Gaslight Anthem - "45" - (Handwritten)
Joe Pug - Stronger Than The World - (The Great Despiser)
Cody Canada & The Departed - Worth The Fight - (Adventus)
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - Tour of Duty - (Live in Alabama)
The Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band - Between The Ditches - (Between The Ditches)
Michael Rank and Stag - Strawman - (KIN)
Tom Skinner - Gypsy Moth - (Tom Skinner)
Dwight Yoakam - A Heart Like Mine - (3 Pears)
Bruce Springsteen - We Take Care of Our Own - (Wrecking Ball)
John Fullbright - Daydreamer - (From The Ground Up)
Uncle Lucius - Pocket Full of Misery - (And You Are Me)
Doc Dailey & Magnolia Devil - Picture Frames - (Catch The Presidents)
Lincoln Durham - Love Letters - (The Shovel vs. The Howling Bones)
CW Ayon - Make Me Wanna - (Lohmador)
Bob Dylan - Soon After Midnight - (Tempest)
Rachel Brooke - Late Night Lover - (A Killer's Dream)
Dr. John - Big Shot - (Locked Down)
Lindi Ortega - Murder of Crows - (Cigarettes and Truckstops)
Cory Branan - Survivor Blues (the After Hours) - (Mutt)
The Mastersons - Tell Me It's Alright - (Birds Fly South)
American Aquarium - Burn.Flicker.Die - (Burn.Flicker.Die)
Shooter Jennings - The Deed and The Dollar - (Family Man)
Paul Thorn - Take My Love With You - (What The Hell Is Goin' On?)
Gary Clark, Jr. - Travis County - (Blak and Blu)
Van Morrison - End Of The Rainbow - (Born To Sing: No Plan B)
Turnpike Troubadours - Good Lord Lorrie - (Goodbye Normal Street)
John Hiatt - It All Comes Back Someday - (Mystic Pinball)
Justin Townes Earle - Memphis In The Rain - (Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now)
Ray Wylie Hubbard - Coricidin Bottle - (Grifter's Hymnal)
Waylon Jennings - Goin' Down Rockin' - (Goin' Down Rockin')
My thanks to all of you, the entire Desolation Angel Radio family of listeners, is boundless. My gratitude for your support can't be expressed and a simple "Thank You" doesn't seem adequate, but I do say that. Please, spread the gospel of rock and roll, of soul, of blues and roots and let's keep this train rolling in 2013. Listen to this one and share it as many ways as possible in this day and age of social media. In the end, you, the listeners, are the most important and the most critical piece of it. Let's make 2013 a badass year.
Thank you, sincerely
Kip Williams

Desolation Angel Radio Thursday December 20th

Desolation Angel Radio did throw a hell of a show on Thursday night. No, it had nothing to do with the supposed end of the world, we don't buy that shit or participate in that silliness, nope, Thursday night was the start of the Christmas weekend. I'd love to list all the bands and artists in the show, but instead just give a listen to our annual "Christmas music that doesn't suck" show. Have a safe and enjoyable very Merry Christmas. We most definitely won't be on the air Tuesday night, but we'll be back Thursday to wrap the year up.
Kip

Desolation Angel Radio Tuesday December 18th, 2012

The show hit the air, and it delivered this:
The Band - It Makes No Difference
Bruce - Rocky Ground
Shooter Jennings - Breaking Point
John Legend & The Roots (w/ Common) - Wake Up, Everybody
Waylon Jennings - It's The World Gone Crazy (Cotillion)
The Neville Brothers - One Love/People Get Ready/Sermon
Van Morrison - In The Garden/You Send Me/Allegheny
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
This particular one, I'm going to ask, plead with you, that you share with your friends, that you listen to what's here, and spread the word.
Thank you for being part of the Desolation Angel family, for being a member of the congregation of the high church of rock and roll, and supporting music, and these artists and bands. It's important in this day and age of corporate homogenization. Please remember to share this freely and often as many ways as you can; FB, Twitter, Google +, email and all the different and various ways of communicating, and remember to go to these band's web stores and buy their CD's and go see them live.
Peace
Kip

Desolation Angel Radio Tuesday December 11th, 2012

The Tuesday night service hit the airwaves, and delivered hard, to the heart and the gut:
Kevin Gordon - Gloryland
The Damn Quails - Midnight Swagger
Matt King - Shantytown
The Lone Bellow - You Never Need Nobody
Tom Skinner - Out on Dentonville
Chris Knight - In The Mean Time
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - Dress Blues
Patterson Hood - (unspoken pretties)
Cross Canadian Ragweed - 17
Reckless Kelly - Weatherbeaten Soul
Otis Gibbs - Small Town Saturday Night
As always, thanks for being a listener and supporter of independent radio, and independent musicians. Please share this as many different ways as you know how.
Kip

Desolation Angel Radio Thursday December 6th, 2012

The broadcast network went down on Thursday night, but there was still a show, and it sizzled:
Grant Lee Phillips - Thunderbird
Will Hoge - American Dream
John Fullbright - Moving
Shovels & Rope - Hail, Hail
The Mastersons - Tell Me Its Allright
The Deadstring Borthers - Talkin' Born Blues
The Detroit Cobras - The Real Thing
Ryan Dillaha - Comfort Me
The Howling Diablos - Xmas in Jail
The Believers - You've Got Another Thing Comin'
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - Heart On A String
JJ Grey & Mofro - Tupelo Honey
Graham Parker & The Rumour - Three Chords Good
Thanks for supporting the show, for being a loyal and faithful listener and supporting artists like these and music like this, it's important, more than you know. Keep on rockin' in the free world, boys and girls. Remember that ratings, comments, interaction is always appreciated, and remember that this is one of only 9 independent broadcasts left in the United States, support the artists here and keep it commercial, sponsor and advertiser free by sharing this as many ways as humanly possible in this day and age of social media - FB, Twitter, Google +, email, smoke signals, tin cans on a string, whatever and however you can.
Peace
Kip

Desolation Angel Radio Tuesday December 4th, 2012

The Tuesday night rock and roll flying circus, rodeo and tent revival hit the airwaves and nailed it, thanks to a playlist that included:
The Band - the preshow was a lot of unreleased material from the The Last Waltz, including the long, long jam that occurred at the end of the night
The show concentrated on a couple of themes. It's well known that yes, I theme Tuesdays. We spent almost a year going back to Robert Johnson, Leadbelly, Son House, Elmore James, Lightning Hopkins, Bo Diddley and the like. People like Townes VanZandt, Gram Parsons, Jerry Jeff Walker, Willie, Waylon, Kris and Johnny are heard here often, but the question is this. How did a long-haired 16 year old in 1974 in the Midwest get turned on to the blues and country to begin with? Simple, it was the major bands of the era, and you know what. 2012 has been as great a year as any year in the mid-70's:
John Fogerty - Hey Tonight
Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You
The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Swamp Music
The Allman Brothers Band - Done Somebody Wrong
The Eagles - Doolin Dalton
Ray Wylie Hubbard - Wanna Rock and Roll
American Aquarium - Cape Fear River
Reckless Kelly - Back In the USA
Cody Canada & The Departed - Hobo
Lucero - Women and Work
North Mississippi Allstars - Rollin' and Tumblin'
As always, thanks for supporting the show, the artists and the music. It's really about that -  the music - and supporting those folks who come through your town, and getting out to see people live, buying their music, keeping them eating. Please share this as many ways as humanly possible; FB, Twitter, Google +, Reddit, email. I thank you personally for your continued support.
Kip