Last night the planets were aligned so that you could see Jupiter and Venus, right by the moon…one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen in the sky. I’m thinking the planets had something to do w/ the great night ahead for those at Mars Café; almost an award for the sweet name. Things were perfect, one of my favorite shows since starting Scented Vinyl.
My special guest, Cashes Rivers brought in some terrific albums and provided some great music conversation. Not only that, we recorded two songs at the Sonic Factory that are going straight on my iPod. It’s a bummer that we didn’t get this one on tape, as it featured my first ever Scented Vinyl performance! A bunch of us joined Cashes on stage for his last song “Atoms”, providing hand clams and hums, it was magical.
Before the magic and the interview, we played the records. Here is what we played…
Sufjan Stevens – Greetings From Michigan The National – Boxer The Beatles – Help! MxPx – Punk Rock Show 7” Bonnie Prince Billy – Lie Down in the Light ELO – Eldorado Silver Jews – Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea Neutral Milk Hotel – On Avery Island Bob Dylan – Nashiville Skyline William Elliott Whitmore – Latitudes Bright Eyes – Lifted, or the Story in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground The Queers – Move Back Home Poison Control Center – 50 Million 7”
Cashes Rivers debut EP “The Trees Will Clap For Us” was one of my favorite local albums of 2008, and one that got a lot of plays on my Capital 106.3 show. The EP was recorded and produced by Mike Huss of Cleo’s Apartment, a band that I’ve been really excited about. We talk all about the EP and where he’s at with the next album during the interview…one thing you may notice is Cashes saying he’s had a writer’s block lately, which I don’t believe as he played a song written within the week, which was great; his mom agreed.