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The Sonic Bloom

Nov 23, 2020 12:00 AM – 3:00 AM

With Esoterica

Mello and kooky...groovin' and movin' on a Thursday.

The Sonic Bloom
12:00 AM
Lalo Schifrin - Main Title
Lalo Schifrin Main Title Lalo Schifrin
1972 Aleph 1972
12:05 AM
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Brenda
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Brenda The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Orange Shove! 2010
12:08 AM
Plastic People - 공항남녀 Airport Boy and Girl
Plastic People 공항남녀 Airport Boy and Girl Plastic People
Folk, Ya! Electric Muse 2006
12:11 AM
Kevin Morby - Don't Underestimate Midwest American Sun
Kevin Morby Don't Underestimate Midwest American Sun Kevin Morby
Sundowner Dead Oceans 2020
12:18 AM
Her's - Cool with You
Her's Cool with You Her's
Songs of Her's Heist Or Hit Records 2016
12:23 AM
Julien Baker - Faith Healer
Julien Baker Faith Healer Julien Baker N
Little Oblivions Matador 2021
12:29 AM
Mondo Drag - Out of Sight
Mondo Drag Out of Sight Mondo Drag
The Occultation of Light RidingEasy Records 2016
12:34 AM
Crime - Hot Wire My Heart
Crime Hot Wire My Heart Crime
Murder By Guitar Superior Viaduct 2014
Apparently these guys proclaimed themselves "San Francisco's first and only rock & roll band," Crime was a forerunner in America's do-it-yourself punk history, releasing their first single in late 1976. Johnny Strike (vocals, guitar), Frankie Fix (vocals, guitar), Ron "The Ripper" Greco (bass; ex- Flamin' Groovies ), and Ricky Tractor ( Ricky Williams) (drums).
12:40 AM
Suicide - Cheree (2019 - Remaster)
Suicide Cheree (2019 - Remaster) Suicide
Suicide (2019 Remaster) Mute, a BMG Company 2019
12:45 AM
The Birthday Party - Cry
The Birthday Party Cry The Birthday Party
Prayers on Fire Bloodlines 1981
12:48 AM
Vic Godard - Johnny Thunders
Vic Godard Johnny Thunders Vic Godard
Looking for Johnny (Original Soundtrack) JUNGLE RECORDS 2014
12:51 AM
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers - Born to Lose
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers Born to Lose Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers
L.A.M.F. (The Lost '77 Mixes) [40th anniversary: remaster] Jungle Records 1994
Thunders formed The Heartbreakers with former New York Dolls drummer Jerry Nolan and former Television bassist Richard Hell. Walter Lure, former guitarist for the New York City punk band The Demons joined them soon after.
12:53 AM
Golden Triangle - Cold Bones
Golden Triangle Cold Bones Golden Triangle
Cold Bones - EP Hardly Art 2010
12:55 AM
The Saints - Demolition Girl
The Saints Demolition Girl The Saints
(I'm) Stranded [Remastered] EMI Catalogue 2009
Australian punk band started in 1973. Out of Brisbane
1:01 AM
The Runaways - Rock 'N Roll
The Runaways Rock 'N Roll The Runaways
The Mercury Albums Anthology Hip-O Select 2010
1:05 AM
The Damned - See Her Tonite
The Damned See Her Tonite The Damned
Damned Damned Damned Sanctuary Records 2017
1:07 AM
Grace Jones - La vie en rose
Grace Jones La vie en rose Grace Jones
Portfolio Island Records 1977
1:13 AM
Mr. Elevator - & Her Psychedelic Subconcious
Mr. Elevator & Her Psychedelic Subconcious Mr. Elevator
Nico & Her Psychedelic Subconcious Burger Records 2013
formed in Southern California in 2012 by Thomas Dolas and Justin Martinez (and their mutual love of Donovan) – eschews guitars for vintage synthesizers, organs, and electric pianos, distinguishing themselves within the fuzzy, distorted contemporary Psych-Pop scene.
1:18 AM
Guitar Wolf - Midnight Violence Rock 'n' Roll
Guitar Wolf Midnight Violence Rock 'n' Roll Guitar Wolf
Missile Me! Matador 1996
1:21 AM
The Guess Who - Dancin' Fool
The Guess Who Dancin' Fool The Guess Who
Flavours RCA/Legacy 1974
1:24 AM
Sagittarius - My World Fell Down
Sagittarius My World Fell Down Sagittarius
Present Tense (Expanded Edition) Columbia 1997
featuring producer/songwriter gary usher, who wrote some of brian wilson's early songs.
1:27 AM
Frank Black - Atom in My Heart
Frank Black Atom in My Heart Frank Black
Honeycomb Cooking Vinyl 2005
Frank Black had recently gone through a divorce when he wrote this song. His life was in storage both literally and metaphorically, as he was struggling with the transition. "you get the s--t kicked out of you in a divorce," he told Barney Hoskyns. "The whole thing was kinda gut-wrenching.
1:30 AM
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Courtney Taylor
The Brian Jonestown Massacre Courtney Taylor The Brian Jonestown Massacre
This Is Why You Love Me - EP 'a' Records 2011
1:31 AM
The Box Tops - Choo Choo Train
The Box Tops Choo Choo Train The Box Tops
Non-Stop Arista 1968
featured on the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's 2019 film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
1:34 AM
T Rex - Baby Boomerang
T Rex Baby Boomerang T. Rex
The Slider Edsel 2007
1:36 AM
Mekons - (A Dancing Master Such As) Mr. Confess
Mekons (A Dancing Master Such As) Mr. Confess Mekons
Heaven & Hell Mekons 2010
1:42 AM
Big Star - In the Street
Big Star In the Street Big Star
#1 Record Stax 2014
1:49 AM
Guided By Voices - The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory
Guided By Voices The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory Guided By Voices
Bee Thousand Scat 1994
1:50 AM
Jakob Dylan & Fiona Apple - In My Room
Jakob Dylan & Fiona Apple In My Room Brian Wilson
Echo in the Canyon
1:53 AM
Aerosmith - Draw the Line
Aerosmith Draw the Line Aerosmith
Draw the Line Columbia 1977
1:55 AM
The Black Belles - Wishing Well
The Black Belles Wishing Well The Black Belles
Wishing Well - single Third Man Records 2011
1:59 AM
Black Sabbath - Supernaut
Black Sabbath Supernaut Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 Sanctuary 2013
2:03 AM
Mott the Hoople - All the Way from Memphis
Mott the Hoople All the Way from Memphis Mott the Hoople
Mott (Expanded Edition) Columbia/Legacy 1973
2:07 AM
Bass Drum Of Death - Crawling After You
Bass Drum Of Death Crawling After You Bass Drum Of Death
Bass Drum of Death Innovative Leisure 2013
2:12 AM
The Bats - North By North
The Bats North By North The Bats
Daddy's Highway Mammoth 1987
The Bats circa 1987 picked up by Australian Political Satire TV series The Hollowmen as theme music
2:17 AM
Big Dipper - San Quentin, CA
Big Dipper San Quentin, CA Big Dipper
Supercluster - The Big Dipper Anthology Merge Records 2008
2:23 AM
Blue Orchids - Disney Boys
Blue Orchids Disney Boys Blue Orchids
Awefull Tiny Global Productions 2016
2:26 AM
Patti Smith Group - Dancing Barefoot
Patti Smith Group Dancing Barefoot Patti Smith
Wave (Remastered) Arista/Legacy 1996
2:29 AM
Les Rallizes Denudes - Night Of The Assassins
Les Rallizes Denudes Night Of The Assassins Les Rallizes Denudes
Heavier Than A Death In The Family Start Entertainments Limited 2011
The band's name comes from a corruption of French: valises dénudées (naked suitcases) (literal translation) which was derived from a fake French slang invented with the theatrical group Gendai Gekijo. Bass line from I Will Follow Him (Peggy March hit!) Cool article re: les rallizes denudes on savage thrills! https://savagethrills.com/music/les-rallizes-denudes-the-untold-story-of-a-legendary-japanese-rock-band/
2:41 AM
Roxy Music - Oh Yeah
Roxy Music Oh Yeah Roxy Music
Flesh + Blood Virgin Records Ltd 1999
Released in late May 1980, it was an immediate commercial success peaking at No. 1 in the UK for one week in June and then returned to the summit in August for another three weeks, in total spending 60 weeks on the albums chart in the United Kingdom.
2:46 AM
La Luz - Sure As Spring
La Luz Sure As Spring La Luz
It's Alive Hardly Art 2013
La Luz is an American rock band from Los Angeles, founded in 2012 by Shana Cleveland, Marian Li Pino, Alice Sandahl, and Lena Simon. Now based in Seattle.
2:51 AM
Television Personalities - I Can See My Whole World Crashing Down
Television Personalities I Can See My Whole World Crashing Down Television Personalities
I Was a Mod Before You Was a Mod Overground Records 1995
2:56 AM
Frank Black - Honeycomb
Frank Black Honeycomb Frank Black
Honeycomb Cooking Vinyl 2005
Black recorded the Honeycomb album in Nashville with Jon Tiven producing. Most of the musicians were a lot more seasoned than Black. Stax mainstay Steve Cropper played guitar, while Muscle Shoals stalwarts David Hood (bass), Spooner Oldham (keyboards) and Dan Penn (engineering) all contributed. Lyrics for you! The old churchyard is where I faded She watched me while I fell unaided And in my time When God's army came and got me