WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from May 15, 2019

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from May 15, 2019

Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.

Upcoming events:

Wed. Dec 18th, Noon - 3pm: Manager (More info...)

Wed. Dec 25th, Noon - 3pm: The 18th Annual Holiday Music Funktacular! (More info...)

May 15, 2019: KLAUS JOHANN GROBE live set!

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
barrabas	fire girl "fire girl" by "barrabas"	watch out	atco	1976			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
bethnal	odd man out "odd man out" by "bethnal"	crash landing	phonogram	1978			0:04:42 (Pop-up)
temporary title	tell him "tell him" by "temporary title"	7"	secret	1980			0:08:24 (Pop-up)
tom petty & the heartbreakers	anything that's rock 'n' roll	s/t	shelter	1976			0:11:42 (Pop-up)
tom robinson	can't keep away "can't keep away" by "tom robinson"	sector 27	irs	1980			0:14:07 (Pop-up)
delta 5	now that you're gone "now that you're gone" by "delta 5"	7"	rough trade	1979			0:17:03 (Pop-up)
b.b.c.s. & a.	rock shock "rock shock" by "b.b.c.s. & a."	12"	sam	1982			0:21:02 (Pop-up)
motrik	impossible/ok "impossible/ok" by "motrik"	safety copy	jealous butcher	2018			0:27:19 (Pop-up)

KLAUS JOHANN GROBE live! engineered by Superstar Mario Santana & Kusi Sevi Landolt - keyboards, guitar, lead vocals Dani Bachmann - drums, lead vocals Andrew Wolfensberger - keyboards, backing vocals Ernst-David Hangartner - bass, backing vocals latest album Du Bist So Symmetrisch out now on Trouble In Mind! See them tomorrow night in Austin TX at Hotel Vegas, Friday at Regal Room in Dallas, Monday at Larimer Lounge in Denver, Tuesday at Sister Bar in Albuquerque, and next Friday the 24th at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles.
klaus johann grobe	discogedanken "discogedanken" by "klaus johann grobe"	live on wfmu					0:38:36 (Pop-up)
klaus johann grobe	ja! "ja!" by "klaus johann grobe"	live on wfmu					0:44:28 (Pop-up)
klaus johann grobe	geschichten aus erster hand	live on wfmu					0:48:53 (Pop-up)
klaus johann grobe	kothek "kothek" by "klaus johann grobe"	live on wfmu					0:53:48 (Pop-up)
klaus johann grobe	liebe am strand	live on wfmu			special guest Dave Smoota Smith on trombone!		0:58:17 (Pop-up)
klaus johann grobe	rosen des abschieds	live on wfmu			again with Dave Smoota Smith on trombone!		1:01:25 (Pop-up)
klaus johann grobe	chat with efd "chat with efd" by "klaus johann grobe"	live on wfmu					1:06:43 (Pop-up)

blind butcher	staubsaugerbaby "staubsaugerbaby" by "blind butcher"	alawalawa	voodoo rhythm	2017			1:14:24 (Pop-up)
apparat	heroist "heroist" by "apparat"	lp5	mute			*	1:18:12 (Pop-up)
freak genes	pushing back "pushing back" by "freak genes"	iii	drunken sailor			*	1:24:02 (Pop-up)
protruders	wrong way sign "wrong way sign" by "protruders"	poison future 12" ep	feel it			*	1:27:39 (Pop-up)
manikin	sirens "sirens" by "manikin"	stop the sirens	super secret	2009	RIP BJ Schindler, who played bass in Manikin and was in several other Austin-area bands.		1:33:53 (Pop-up)

dream syndicate	black light "black light" by "dream syndicate"	these times	anti-		playing tomorrow night at Mercury Lounge with the Peter Holsapple Combo, and Friday night with 75 Dollar Bill!	*	1:47:11 (Pop-up)
peter holsapple	inventory "inventory" by "peter holsapple"	game day	omnivore	2018	as mentioned above, playing tomorrow night with the Dream Syndicate at Mercury Lounge!		1:51:41 (Pop-up)
the dandy warhols	motor city steel	why you so crazy	dine alone			*	1:56:05 (Pop-up)
the decibels	she thinks of everything	scene not herd	kool kat musik			*	1:59:12 (Pop-up)
the high dials	fortune cookie "fortune cookie" by "the high dials"	foreverish ep	hook and prayer/ray-on			*	2:02:44 (Pop-up)

modern nature	peradam "peradam" by "modern nature"	how to live	bella union		new album coming in August!	*	2:15:14 (Pop-up)
mdou moctar	tarhatazed "tarhatazed" by "mdou moctar"	ilana: the creator	sahel sounds		playing at Monty Hall on June 26	*	2:19:32 (Pop-up)
imperial wax	turncoat "turncoat" by "imperial wax"	gastwerk saboteurs	saustex			*	2:26:39 (Pop-up)
nazareth	alcatraz "alcatraz" by "nazareth"	razamanaz	a&m	1973			2:33:01 (Pop-up)
the piggies	she ran away "she ran away" by "the piggies"	something to chew on	sparkle time		Playing this Saturday at Hank's in Brooklyn, with Wire Troop! And they're playing live on my show 2 weeks from tonight! (that's Wednesday, May 29)	*	2:37:17 (Pop-up)

pottery	smooth operator "smooth operator" by "pottery"	no. 1	pottery			*	2:44:54 (Pop-up)
sparrow steeple	roll baby "roll baby" by "sparrow steeple"	tin top sorcerer	trouble in mind			*	2:48:33 (Pop-up)
wolfmanhattan project	now now now	blue gene stew	in the red			*	2:53:28 (Pop-up)
alex chilton	take it off "take it off" by "alex chilton"	from memphis to new orleans	bar none		new collection of '80s material; this song originally from 1987	*	2:56:33 (Pop-up)

Listener comments!
	9:05pm Steve: Hey EFD, what a great start to your show tonight ! Feels like 1977 all over again ! What do you think of Cerrone ? I just picked up his 'Love in C Minor' album this week.
	9:06pm efd: oh I'm a big Cerrone fan!
	9:08pm Steve: Me too, EFD ! I only own the 'Supernature' and now Love in C Minor recent reissue CD's.
	9:10pm Roberto: That's it, I'm starting a band called Temporary Title.
	9:11pm Roberto: Wait, is that their actual name?
	9:12pm efd: yes! that's their name!
	9:13pm Roberto: Daaamn. Well played, TT.
	9:13pm Steve: Too funny ! A band actually named Temporary Title !
	9:13pm G: Permanent Temporary Title
	9:14pm Steve: I guess we'll eventually see a band called 'Your Name Here' ?
	9:15pm Steve: Whatever happened to the Tom Robinson Band ?
	9:18pm efd: I don't know about the whole band but Tom Robinson is a DJ on BBC Radio
	9:19pm Steve: That's good Tom's still involved in music as a DJ now on the Beeb
	9:23pm DJ E: Just tuning in. what I miss?
	9:24pm Mark Hurst: Just tuned in & immediately hearing awesomeness. Thx, efd
	9:24pm Dave Miss: Duane Train all up in here
	9:26pm Miles of Middle Texas: I'm all in on all these jams.
	9:28pm Ken From Hyde Park: All the funk and none of the junk!
	9:29pm Julie M: Let it out of the trunk and don't take no bunk!
	9:30pm efd: Stay quiet as a monk while I play some punk!
	9:32pm efd: get ready everyone, I've got a live set from Klaus Johann Grobe coming up in mere moments/ They're Swiss!
	9:33pm G: Don't hassle the DJ or he'll play an entire set of the Renegades' version of "13 Women."
	9:36pm Ken From Hyde Park: Swiss, cool! I saw Krokus in concert years ago.
	9:41pm efd: ha! the only Swiss band I could think of when they were here was Kleenex, forgot about Krokus. Probably for the better.
	9:48pm Adam West Coaster: Young Gods, also a good go-to from Switzerland.
	9:53pm efd: ah, thanks Adam!
	9:54pm dale: digging this. it's not 1979?
	9:55pm efd: very close, just 40 years off! :)
	9:57pm Aitch: Yello
	9:59pm efd: oh shit, that I should have known!
	10:00pm Adam West Coaster: @efd: hat tip to you, fine sir.
	10:01pm Bootsie: Very Soft Cell — I like!
	10:02pm Figgsrock: This set is mixed so well. Kudos to whoever engineered it EFD.
	10:03pm efd: It was a joint effort between our own Mario Santana and the band's engineer Kusi!
	10:03pm efd: @Bootsie Soft Cell is a good comp!
	10:08pm Ken From Hyde Park: They play with clocklike precision.
	10:09pm efd: And you can take that to the bank!
	10:09pm adampsyche: swiss german!
	10:10pm adampsyche: there are four dialects and none are written, the written word is only in high german.
	10:16pm Bootsie: I missed the beginning but definitely going to catch up at work tomorrow!
	10:18pm Ken From Hyde Park: klausjohanngrobe.bandcamp.com ... more info
	10:27pm Steve: What year is this Freak Genes song from ?
	10:28pm efd: this one
	10:42pm Marc15: Bah Bah Wah Wah?
	10:59pm Steve: EFD, have you ever heard ex-Dandy Warhol drummer's two solo band's albums as Automatic ?
	11:00pm Steve: Telephone is the name of the band
	11:00pm Roberto: The Decibels = stands for db's?
	11:01pm efd: heh, yeah, the "eci-els" makes all the difference!
	11:02pm efd: @Steve I'm not sure I've heard them
	11:03pm Roberto: I have a friend who is acquainted with Peter Holsapple because he's neighbors with her brother. She mentioned it to me like it was no big deal and I was all, WHOA! Do you have any idea how great he is?
	11:05pm Steve: EFD, here's a link to Telephone: https://www.discogs.com/artist/988032-Telephone
	11:06pm efd: haha, it's true! One of my favorites, really excited to see him and the Combo (with Will Rigby on drums!) tomorrow night.
	11:11pm Roberto: Ha, I ask my cat that question every day! (why you so crazy)
	11:11pm katharsis: Hello all
	11:11pm Steve: Eric Hedford posted this audio video for Automatic: https://vimeo.com/65702411
	11:13pm katharsis: missed Dandy’s. will check out new album
	11:18pm steveL: I’ve been here all along. I didn’t see anything!
	11:21pm Mike tp: moctar..
	11:22pm steveL: This Modu Moctar is so cool. It has a riff that Lynyryd Skynyryd would have killed for
	11:22pm Aunt Loris: Greetings The Night
	11:24pm efd: hi Aunt L and SteveL! Yeah, the riff in this Mdou Moctar song is something else.
	11:25pm efd: although I have to admit I'm sorely tempted to play "Wheel In The Sky" by Journey after it one of these days and blow everyone's minds! :D
	11:27pm Aunt Loris: Yas to Journey
	11:31pm efd: /makes note
	11:37pm Blues Mandinga: Da Fucking alcatraz by da Fucking nazareth!

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Wed. Dec 18th, Noon - 3pm: Manager (More info...)
Manager is a three-piece band that’s based right here in Jersey City. They recently released a new EP, HOT-LINE (Texacobra), which showcases their hard-edged percolating indie sound that may remind the listener of Echo & The Bunnymen or Yo La Tengo. Tune in to this live session and hear for yourself!
Wed. Dec 25th, Noon - 3pm: The 18th Annual Holiday Music Funktacular! (More info...)
It’s the 18th year of the Evan “Funk” Davies Show Holiday Music Funktacular, and this year — for the first time ever — it will air on actual Christmas Day! Tune in for three hours of Christmas music that you won’t already be sick of hearing: old and new seasonal rock, punk, dance, glam, and power pop favorites. Even your family might enjoy it!

Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
barrabas	fire girl "fire girl" by "barrabas"	watch out	atco	1976			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
bethnal	odd man out "odd man out" by "bethnal"	crash landing	phonogram	1978			0:04:42 (Pop-up)
temporary title	tell him "tell him" by "temporary title"	7"	secret	1980			0:08:24 (Pop-up)
tom petty & the heartbreakers	anything that's rock 'n' roll	s/t	shelter	1976			0:11:42 (Pop-up)
tom robinson	can't keep away "can't keep away" by "tom robinson"	sector 27	irs	1980			0:14:07 (Pop-up)
delta 5	now that you're gone "now that you're gone" by "delta 5"	7"	rough trade	1979			0:17:03 (Pop-up)
b.b.c.s. & a.	rock shock "rock shock" by "b.b.c.s. & a."	12"	sam	1982			0:21:02 (Pop-up)
motrik	impossible/ok "impossible/ok" by "motrik"	safety copy	jealous butcher	2018			0:27:19 (Pop-up)

KLAUS JOHANN GROBE live! engineered by Superstar Mario Santana & Kusi Sevi Landolt - keyboards, guitar, lead vocals Dani Bachmann - drums, lead vocals Andrew Wolfensberger - keyboards, backing vocals Ernst-David Hangartner - bass, backing vocals latest album Du Bist So Symmetrisch out now on Trouble In Mind! See them tomorrow night in Austin TX at Hotel Vegas, Friday at Regal Room in Dallas, Monday at Larimer Lounge in Denver, Tuesday at Sister Bar in Albuquerque, and next Friday the 24th at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles.
klaus johann grobe	discogedanken "discogedanken" by "klaus johann grobe"	live on wfmu					0:38:36 (Pop-up)
klaus johann grobe	ja! "ja!" by "klaus johann grobe"	live on wfmu					0:44:28 (Pop-up)
klaus johann grobe	geschichten aus erster hand	live on wfmu					0:48:53 (Pop-up)
klaus johann grobe	kothek "kothek" by "klaus johann grobe"	live on wfmu					0:53:48 (Pop-up)
klaus johann grobe	liebe am strand	live on wfmu			special guest Dave Smoota Smith on trombone!		0:58:17 (Pop-up)
klaus johann grobe	rosen des abschieds	live on wfmu			again with Dave Smoota Smith on trombone!		1:01:25 (Pop-up)
klaus johann grobe	chat with efd "chat with efd" by "klaus johann grobe"	live on wfmu					1:06:43 (Pop-up)

blind butcher	staubsaugerbaby "staubsaugerbaby" by "blind butcher"	alawalawa	voodoo rhythm	2017			1:14:24 (Pop-up)
apparat	heroist "heroist" by "apparat"	lp5	mute			*	1:18:12 (Pop-up)
freak genes	pushing back "pushing back" by "freak genes"	iii	drunken sailor			*	1:24:02 (Pop-up)
protruders	wrong way sign "wrong way sign" by "protruders"	poison future 12" ep	feel it			*	1:27:39 (Pop-up)
manikin	sirens "sirens" by "manikin"	stop the sirens	super secret	2009	RIP BJ Schindler, who played bass in Manikin and was in several other Austin-area bands.		1:33:53 (Pop-up)

dream syndicate	black light "black light" by "dream syndicate"	these times	anti-		playing tomorrow night at Mercury Lounge with the Peter Holsapple Combo, and Friday night with 75 Dollar Bill!	*	1:47:11 (Pop-up)
peter holsapple	inventory "inventory" by "peter holsapple"	game day	omnivore	2018	as mentioned above, playing tomorrow night with the Dream Syndicate at Mercury Lounge!		1:51:41 (Pop-up)
the dandy warhols	motor city steel	why you so crazy	dine alone			*	1:56:05 (Pop-up)
the decibels	she thinks of everything	scene not herd	kool kat musik			*	1:59:12 (Pop-up)
the high dials	fortune cookie "fortune cookie" by "the high dials"	foreverish ep	hook and prayer/ray-on			*	2:02:44 (Pop-up)

modern nature	peradam "peradam" by "modern nature"	how to live	bella union		new album coming in August!	*	2:15:14 (Pop-up)
mdou moctar	tarhatazed "tarhatazed" by "mdou moctar"	ilana: the creator	sahel sounds		playing at Monty Hall on June 26	*	2:19:32 (Pop-up)
imperial wax	turncoat "turncoat" by "imperial wax"	gastwerk saboteurs	saustex			*	2:26:39 (Pop-up)
nazareth	alcatraz "alcatraz" by "nazareth"	razamanaz	a&m	1973			2:33:01 (Pop-up)
the piggies	she ran away "she ran away" by "the piggies"	something to chew on	sparkle time		Playing this Saturday at Hank's in Brooklyn, with Wire Troop! And they're playing live on my show 2 weeks from tonight! (that's Wednesday, May 29)	*	2:37:17 (Pop-up)

pottery	smooth operator "smooth operator" by "pottery"	no. 1	pottery			*	2:44:54 (Pop-up)
sparrow steeple	roll baby "roll baby" by "sparrow steeple"	tin top sorcerer	trouble in mind			*	2:48:33 (Pop-up)
wolfmanhattan project	now now now	blue gene stew	in the red			*	2:53:28 (Pop-up)
alex chilton	take it off "take it off" by "alex chilton"	from memphis to new orleans	bar none		new collection of '80s material; this song originally from 1987	*	2:56:33 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	9:05pm Steve: Hey EFD, what a great start to your show tonight ! Feels like 1977 all over again ! What do you think of Cerrone ? I just picked up his 'Love in C Minor' album this week.
	9:06pm efd: oh I'm a big Cerrone fan!
	9:08pm Steve: Me too, EFD ! I only own the 'Supernature' and now Love in C Minor recent reissue CD's.
	9:10pm Roberto: That's it, I'm starting a band called Temporary Title.
	9:11pm Roberto: Wait, is that their actual name?
	9:12pm efd: yes! that's their name!
	9:13pm Roberto: Daaamn. Well played, TT.
	9:13pm Steve: Too funny ! A band actually named Temporary Title !
	9:13pm G: Permanent Temporary Title
	9:14pm Steve: I guess we'll eventually see a band called 'Your Name Here' ?
	9:15pm Steve: Whatever happened to the Tom Robinson Band ?
	9:18pm efd: I don't know about the whole band but Tom Robinson is a DJ on BBC Radio
	9:19pm Steve: That's good Tom's still involved in music as a DJ now on the Beeb
	9:23pm DJ E: Just tuning in. what I miss?
	9:24pm Mark Hurst: Just tuned in & immediately hearing awesomeness. Thx, efd
	9:24pm Dave Miss: Duane Train all up in here
	9:26pm Miles of Middle Texas: I'm all in on all these jams.
	9:28pm Ken From Hyde Park: All the funk and none of the junk!
	9:29pm Julie M: Let it out of the trunk and don't take no bunk!
	9:30pm efd: Stay quiet as a monk while I play some punk!
	9:32pm efd: get ready everyone, I've got a live set from Klaus Johann Grobe coming up in mere moments/ They're Swiss!
	9:33pm G: Don't hassle the DJ or he'll play an entire set of the Renegades' version of "13 Women."
	9:36pm Ken From Hyde Park: Swiss, cool! I saw Krokus in concert years ago.
	9:41pm efd: ha! the only Swiss band I could think of when they were here was Kleenex, forgot about Krokus. Probably for the better.
	9:48pm Adam West Coaster: Young Gods, also a good go-to from Switzerland.
	9:53pm efd: ah, thanks Adam!
	9:54pm dale: digging this. it's not 1979?
	9:55pm efd: very close, just 40 years off! :)
	9:57pm Aitch: Yello
	9:59pm efd: oh shit, that I should have known!
	10:00pm Adam West Coaster: @efd: hat tip to you, fine sir.
	10:01pm Bootsie: Very Soft Cell — I like!
	10:02pm Figgsrock: This set is mixed so well. Kudos to whoever engineered it EFD.
	10:03pm efd: It was a joint effort between our own Mario Santana and the band's engineer Kusi!
	10:03pm efd: @Bootsie Soft Cell is a good comp!
	10:08pm Ken From Hyde Park: They play with clocklike precision.
	10:09pm efd: And you can take that to the bank!
	10:09pm adampsyche: swiss german!
	10:10pm adampsyche: there are four dialects and none are written, the written word is only in high german.
	10:16pm Bootsie: I missed the beginning but definitely going to catch up at work tomorrow!
	10:18pm Ken From Hyde Park: klausjohanngrobe.bandcamp.com ... more info
	10:27pm Steve: What year is this Freak Genes song from ?
	10:28pm efd: this one
	10:42pm Marc15: Bah Bah Wah Wah?
	10:59pm Steve: EFD, have you ever heard ex-Dandy Warhol drummer's two solo band's albums as Automatic ?
	11:00pm Steve: Telephone is the name of the band
	11:00pm Roberto: The Decibels = stands for db's?
	11:01pm efd: heh, yeah, the "eci-els" makes all the difference!
	11:02pm efd: @Steve I'm not sure I've heard them
	11:03pm Roberto: I have a friend who is acquainted with Peter Holsapple because he's neighbors with her brother. She mentioned it to me like it was no big deal and I was all, WHOA! Do you have any idea how great he is?
	11:05pm Steve: EFD, here's a link to Telephone: https://www.discogs.com/artist/988032-Telephone
	11:06pm efd: haha, it's true! One of my favorites, really excited to see him and the Combo (with Will Rigby on drums!) tomorrow night.
	11:11pm Roberto: Ha, I ask my cat that question every day! (why you so crazy)
	11:11pm katharsis: Hello all
	11:11pm Steve: Eric Hedford posted this audio video for Automatic: https://vimeo.com/65702411
	11:13pm katharsis: missed Dandy’s. will check out new album
	11:18pm steveL: I’ve been here all along. I didn’t see anything!
	11:21pm Mike tp: moctar..
	11:22pm steveL: This Modu Moctar is so cool. It has a riff that Lynyryd Skynyryd would have killed for
	11:22pm Aunt Loris: Greetings The Night
	11:24pm efd: hi Aunt L and SteveL! Yeah, the riff in this Mdou Moctar song is something else.
	11:25pm efd: although I have to admit I'm sorely tempted to play "Wheel In The Sky" by Journey after it one of these days and blow everyone's minds! :D
	11:27pm Aunt Loris: Yas to Journey
	11:31pm efd: /makes note
	11:37pm Blues Mandinga: Da Fucking alcatraz by da Fucking nazareth!

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