NELSON RIDDLE ORCHESTRA . . . . . Route 66 Theme (opening theme) . . . . . Route 66 and Other Great TV Themes/More Hit TV Themes
SPOON . . . . . Got Nuffin . . . . . Got Nuffin
THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP . . . . . Gimme Some Lovin’ . . . . . The British Invasion: History of British Rock, Vol. 4
THE DETROIT COBRAS . . . . . Slipping Around . . . . . Baby
THE CAESARS . . . . . In Orbit . . . . . Strawberry Weed
DEL SHANNON . . . . . Keep Searchin’ . . . . . Del Shannon - Greatest Hits
DAVE EDMUNDS . . . . . Every Time I See Her . . . . . Closer to the Flame
MARY WEISS . . . . . I Don’t Care . . . . . Dangerous Game
THE RAVEONETTES . . . . . Bang! . . . . . In & Out of Control
THE CRYSTALS . . . . . Then He Kissed Me . . . . . The Best of the Crystals

TIM BUCKLEY . . . . . The River . . . . . Blue Afternoon
GRIZZLY BEAR . . . . . Southern Point . . . . . Veckatimest
NEKO CASE . . . . . Vengeance Is Sleeping . . . . . Middle Cyclone
NICK DRAKE . . . . . Parasite . . . . . Pink Moon
THE BOOKS FEATURING JOSE GONZALEZ . . . . . Cello Song . . . . . Dark Was the Night
KURT VILE . . . . . Blackberry Song . . . . . Childish Prodigy
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE . . . . . Embryonic Journey . . . . . Surrealistic Pillow
WILCO . . . . . Solitaire . . . . . Wilco (The Album)
JOSH RITTER . . . . . Come And Find Me . . . . . Golden Age of Radio

EXENE CERVENKA . . . . . Trojan Horse . . . . . Somewhere Gone
JOHN DOE & THE SADIES . . . . . It Just Dawned On Me . . . . . Country Club
NICK LOWE . . . . . People Change . . . . . At My Age
THE MIRACLES . . . . . The Tracks Of My Tears . . . . . The Definitive Collection
CAMERA OBSCURA . . . . . Careless Love . . . . . My Maudlin Career
ROY ORBISON . . . . . Crying . . . . . For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits
RICHARD HAWLEY . . . . . Ashes On The Fire . . . . . Truelove's Gutter
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN . . . . . Brilliant Disguise . . . . . Tunnel of Love
EELS . . . . . My Timing Is Off . . . . . Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire
THE BEATLES . . . . . What You’re Doing . . . . . Beatles For Sale (Remastered)

BEBEL GILBERTO . . . . . All In One . . . . . All in One
ALL SMILES . . . . . The Ones I Want To Live . . . . . The Ones I Want to Live
NEIL FINN . . . . . Rest Of The Day Off . . . . . One All
MARK PICKEREL AND HIS PRAYING HANDS . . . . . Forest Fire . . . . . Snake in the Radio
NORMAN GREENBAUM . . . . . Spirit In The Sky . . . . . The Best of Norman Greenbaum: Spirit in the Sky
FINIAN MCKEAN . . . . . Shades Are Drawn . . . . . Shades Are Drawn
MISSION OF BURMA . . . . . Good Cheer . . . . . The Sound the Speed the Light

Some good energy to kick off this show courtesy of Spoon from this past summer's EP, and the rhythm of that one brought us an old British Invasion hit from the Spencer Davis Group followed by the Detroit Cobras keeping up and on subject. The same can be said for the Caesars, who added a falsetto bit that looks back to Del Shannon, who had a lot of success with that kind of thing in the '60s. A favorite from Dave Edmunds was next and seemed to flow nicely into one from Mary Weiss's comeback disc of a few years ago that saw her backed by the Reigning Sound. Their garage rock expertise was followed by a new one from the Raveonettes, who build a nice cacaphony that at times recalls Phil Spector's stuff, which is where the Crystals fit in.

A change of pace for this section began with Tim Buckley thinking about his place in the natural world and how his love life fits into that puzzle, which led to Grizzly Bear with their disc's wonderfully swirling opening track that also references a geographic place. From there we heard the natural force that is Neko Case followed by two Nick Drake tracks: the first from his final album that is about as lonely and anguished as it gets, and the second a cover by the Books featuring Jose Gonzalez that is perhaps even more haunting than the original. A little bit of light began to shine with the Kurt Vile track that came next, which brought on Jorma Kaukonen's sublime instrumental from the second Jefferson Airplane disc. Wilco kept us heading in a positive direction, and we finished with an early one from Josh Ritter that still ranks among the most beautiful tunes he's written.

Exene Cervenka has just put out a terrific new disc that has a more acoustic approach than she's usually known for; we began here with the opening tune, which segued well into the track from John Doe's disc with the Sadies from earlier this year (not surprising, since she co-wrote it with him). Nick Lowe attempting to remain philosophical on the subject of soured relationships led to the Miracles losing the battle on that front, and then Camera Obscura ready to make the break brought on Roy Orbison unable to let go of the past. The pain continued with Richard Hawley discovering the remains of a letter he'd written to his love in the fireplace, which brought us to Bruce Springsteen's confusion about where his relationship stood. From there we heard Eels using a similar drum beat while pinning the inability to connect on bad timing, and then the Beatles finished up with a plea for better communication (also set to a similar rhythm).

The final section started with the title track from Bebel Gilberto's very appealing new disc, and the relaxed rhythms on that one were followed by All Smiles and Neil Finn working from a similar place. Then it was Mark Pickerel and His Praying Hands holding on to that feeling even as they introduced a prominent guitar hook that recalls Norman Greenbaum's big hit from 1970. The guitar was still front and center in the Finian McKean track that followed, and the effects on that one fed nicely into a new Mission of Burma tune that closed this one out.

Here's another one from Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds