Summary

Grab a stool at the Dive Bar Music Club, where host Sloane Spencer and Regulars Charles Hale and Nelson Gullett share their low-key, high-taste music selections. This week’s happy hour for music nerds dives deep into the miracle of the Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy's Life's Rich Pageant R.E.M. tour, where even Bobcat Goldthwait's opening set brought joy, much to their surprise. Between Charles’s treasure trove of new vinyl finds, ranging from the haunting Magnolia and Johnson Electric Co. 7" to the garage-rock grit of the Flamin' Groovies, and Nelson’s essential preview of the Big Ears Festival featuring lap-style guitar creative Yasmin Williams, the episode is a masterclass in crate-digging. It’s a passionate, defense of the weird, the instrumental, and the feel-good oldies that make being a music obsessive worth the effort.

Catch Our Tastemaker Playlists

1. Apple Music
2. Tidal

Bands Featured in Episode 5

1. Angine de Poitrine
2. Beulah
3. The Cure
4. Cure for Paranoia
5. Flamin' Groovies
6. Gwenifer Raymond
7. Haley Heynderickx and Max Garcia Conover
8. Magnolia & Johnson Electric Co.
9. Yasmin Williams ft Dom Flemons

Venues and Festivals Mentioned

1. The 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA
2. Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, TN
3. Bijou Theatre, Knoxville, TN
4. Bonnaroo, Manchester, TN
5. Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC
6. Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, TN

The Regulars

1. Nelson Gullett
2. Charles Hale
3. Sloane Spencer

Musicians, Photographers, and Other Cool People and Places Mentioned

1. Adam Smith
2. Alvin Youngblood Hart
3. American Aquarium
4. Amethyst Kiah
5. Apples in Stereo
6. Arooj Aftab
7. Backsliders
8. Ben Nichols
9. Beulah
10. Billy Allen and the Pollies
11. Blind Boys of Alabama
12. The Carolina Chocolate Drops
13. Charles Wesley Godwin
14. Chocolate Genius
15. Chris Porter
16. Chris Thile
17. Darrell Scott
18. The Devil Makes Three
19. The Glands
20. MJ Lenderman
21. Jason Molina
22. Jason Narducy
23. Jay Farrar
24. Jim Dickinson
25. Jim James
26. John Zorn
27. Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson)
28. Ken Pomeroy
29. Luther Dickinson
30. Madison Cunningham
31. Magnolia Electric Co.
32. Marc Ribot
33. Michael Shannon
34. Molina and Johnson
35. Nels Cline
36. Neutral Milk Hotel
37. New Multitudes
38. Nirvana
39. Patti Smith
40. R.E.M.
41. Reggie Watts
42. Sam Amidon
43. Scott Avett
44. Sturgill Simpson
45. Sun Ra Arkestra
46. Sunny War
47. Tatiana Hargreaves
48. The 400 Unit
49. Thurston Moore
50. Waxahatchee
51. The Westerlies
52. Will Johnson
53. William Tyler
54. Wu Fei

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