On this week’s Rules Free Radio with Steve Caplan, we’ve got a fresh batch of new music from Radhika, Bleachers, The Laughing Chimes, Paul McCartney, Simon Joyner, The Spongetones, Guided by Voices, Beck Zegans, The Early Years, Greg Mendez, Suss, The Coral, and The Outer Worlds Jazz Ensemble. Along the way, we’ll connect the dots with favorites and deep cuts from Roger McGuinn, Luluc, Alice Coltrane, Flamin’ Groovies, Brandee Younger, Simon & Garfunkel, The Altons, Thee Midniters, Thee Marloes, Terry Callier, and plenty of other surprises. Then, in our third hour, we’ll pay tribute to the late Sonny Rollins with a surface scratch through his remarkable career as composer, bandleader, and collaborator, featuring performances and connections that stretch from John Coltrane to The Rolling Stones and far beyond.
The Laughing Chimes – Behind Your Blue Fields
Flamin’ Groovies – Don’t Talk to Strangers
Roger McGuinn – Bells Of Rhymney
Radhika – Starry Eyes
Bleachers – We Should Talk
Paul McCartney – Ripples in a Pond
The Spongetones – I Really Need To Kiss You
The Turtles – Elenore
Guided By Voices – (How Would You Like A) Chariot Ride
Kai Clark – Here Without You
Beck Zegans – I Want You
Set 3
The Neighbourhood – Lovebomb
The Psychedelic Furs – The Ghost In You
Middle Kids – Go to Sleep on Me
The Early Years – Shimmering Stone
Peter Murphy – All Night Long
The Coral – Sad Girl
The Altons – waiting
Thee Sinseers – What’s His Name
Thee Marloes – Midnight Hotline
Thee Midniters – Don’t Go Away
Simon Joyner – Winter Says
Luluc – Winter Is Passing
Simon & Garfunkel – April Come She Will
Greg Mendez – Sunsick
Suss – Sunset VI
The Outer Worlds Jazz Ensemble w/Chip Wickham – Celestial Matari
Alice Coltrane – Blue Nile
Brandee Younger – Unswept Corners
Terry Callier – What Color Is Love
Lou Donaldson & Clifford Brown – Bellarosa
John Coltrane – Tenor Madness
The Rolling Stones – Neighbours
Sonny Rollins – The Bridge
Thelonius Monk and Sonny Rollins – The Way You Look Tonight
The Rolling Stones – Slave
The Rolling Stones – Waiting On A Friend
Sonny Rollins – Alfie’s Theme Differently
Sonny Rollins – St. Thomas