I kick off this week’s show with a “lost” recording from a very limited edition EP jointly released by Jack Norton and Ben Weaver. This show also showcases cuts from classic country devotees The Cactus Blossoms, Winona native Joe Kujawa’s freak-folk & synth pop project Breakaway, Wisconsin-based Brit-poppers Neon, Winonans Pat Costello and Annie McLoone,  Twin Cities indie-rockers Communist Daughter, and Winona progessive alt-rock act Wake Up Bedhead.

The Communist Daughter track is a lovely rendition of the song “Knuckles” by the one of the most wretched-sounding bands ever (in my opinion),  The Hold Steady. The Communist Daughter cover illuminates the problem with the Hold Steady (in my opinion) is not their songwriting, but rather their arrangements and tone deaf scream-talking.

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 Jack Norton & Ben Weaver
“Women Are Like Spiders”
The Highway Ended
Independent
2002

Pat Costello and Friends
“You Do Me Any Old Way (Featuring Annie McLoone)”
composed by Big Bill Broonzy
Self-Titled
River City Records
2005

The Cactus Blossoms
“Lost John Dean”
The Cactus Blossoms
Independent
2011

Breakaway
“The City is Ours”
Nothing Like a Metaphor
Independent
2012

Communist Daughter
“Knuckles”
composed by The Hold Steady
Something Wicked This Way Comes EP
Grain Belt Records
2011

Neon
“Chasing the Wave”
Digital Single (b/w Just Maybe)
Independent
2013

Wake Up Bedhead
“Hook”
Hook EP
Independent
2007

Theme Music
Mike Munson
“Over Now”
Mike Munson
Independent
2013