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Commonwealth of Notions

Jul 19, 2019 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Music

With Shannon Cleary

The Commonwealth of Notions is a reaction to the idea that good music is dead in the city of Richmond. While being a careful observer and participant in the music scene, I find myself constantly amazed by the creative energies put on display. Whether they are the songs played within the walls of living rooms, basements or bars, they should all be heard.

Along with my initial motives of showcasing the local Richmond scene, the playlists act as a showcase of my love for music. If I spend the following week with a song stuck in my head, why wouldn’t I play it on the air? Perhaps that is what makes the show stand out in many regards. It isn’t limited to just being a show about Richmond local music. The Commonwealth of Notions acts as a showcase of myself and hopefully the songs I play will help establish and create conversations that wouldn’t happen otherwise.

At its core, the Commonwealth of Notions is my love letter to the great musical entities that have come and gone in Richmond and a way for me to never l

Emo Summer Nights

Commonwealth of Notions
7:01 PM
Sea of Storms - On the Way Home
Sea of Storms On the Way Home L
Saddest Faction Sound Era 2019 Punk
7:07 PM
The Weakerthans - The Prescience of Dawn
The Weakerthans The Prescience of Dawn
Reconstruction Site Epitaph 2003 Alternative
7:12 PM
Cursive - The Great Decay
Cursive The Great Decay
Burst and Bloom - EP 15 Passenger 2001 Alternative
7:20 PM
Opin - Saw Chain Sunroof
Opin Saw Chain Sunroof L
Drifters EP Harding Street Assembly Lab 2018 Rock
7:24 PM
Young Scum - Itchy Sweater
Young Scum Itchy Sweater L
Young Scum Citrus City Records, Pretty Olivia Records 2018 Pop
7:27 PM
Hotspit - Camp Coward
Hotspit Camp Coward L
Demos self-released 2019 Indie Rock
7:31 PM
Midlife Pilot - Graveyard
Midlife Pilot Graveyard L
Ready To Be That Way - EP Independent 2018 Rock
7:34 PM
Washers - John From Cincinnati
Washers John From Cincinnati L
The Things We Do self-released 2017
7:41 PM
The Get Up Kids - Anne Arbour
The Get Up Kids Anne Arbour
The EP's: Red Letter Day & Woodson Doghouse Records 2001 Alternative
7:46 PM
The New Amsterdams - Idaho
The New Amsterdams Idaho
Never You Mind Vagrant Records 2000 Alternative
7:49 PM
The Get Up Kids - Close to Home
The Get Up Kids Close to Home
Something to Write Home About Vagrant Records 1999 Alternative
7:54 PM
Okkervil River - A Girl In Port
Okkervil River A Girl In Port
The Stage Names (Bonus Track Version) Jagjaguwar 2007 Alternative
8:06 PM
GreenLand - Greenland Pt. 2
GreenLand Greenland Pt. 2
Call Message Greenland 2007 Rock
8:11 PM
Q and not U - So Many Animal Calls
Q and not U So Many Animal Calls
Different Damage Dischord 2002 Alternative
8:13 PM
Ris Paul Ric - Hanging From The Grapevine
Ris Paul Ric Hanging From The Grapevine
Purple Blaze self-released 2005
8:16 PM
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Timorous Me
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists Timorous Me
The Tyranny of Distance Ted Leo 2012 Alternative
8:22 PM
Screaming Females - I Don't Mind It
Screaming Females I Don't Mind It
Castle Talk Don Giovanni Records 2010 Alternative
8:23 PM
Hot Dolphin - In Between
Hot Dolphin In Between L
Hotter Dolphiner - EP Bad Grrrl 2013 Rock
8:31 PM
Avail - Simple Song
Avail Simple Song L
4AM Friday Jade Tree 2016 Alternative
8:34 PM
Hot Water Music - Where We Belong (Live)
Hot Water Music Where We Belong (Live)
Live at the Hardback Rise Records 2017 Rock
8:37 PM
Lucero - The Last Song
Lucero The Last Song
Tennessee Madjack Records 2002 Country
8:41 PM
The Bouncing Souls - Night On Earth
The Bouncing Souls Night On Earth
Hopeless Romantic Epitaph 1999 Alternative
8:49 PM
Homemade Knives - my Hummingbird Heart
Homemade Knives my Hummingbird Heart L
No One Doubts the Darkness triple stamp records 2006 Singer/Songwriter
8:55 PM
Snack Truck - The E/The NY
Snack Truck The E/The NY L
spatial findings Rorschach Records 2009