Wed, Nov 27, 2024 - Pre-Thanksgiving Jams & Calls

This episode of "Music is Powerful Stuff" airs on the eve of Thanksgiving, with host Mike Park preparing to host the holiday. He plays a diverse setlist, sharing personal anecdotes about some of the bands, like his long-standing love for Seven Seconds. The show features multiple listener call-ins, including a question about Mike Park's solo album "North Hangook Falling" from a first-time caller, a request from a friend in Riverside, and a delightful call from a nine-year-old in Ventura. Mike also chats with a caller from Sydney, Australia, discussing Vegemite and touring bands. The episode wraps up with a traditional "Weird Al" Yankovic song.

Setlist:

• Roland Alphonso – "Phoenix City"
• Nice – "Crazy"
• Seven Seconds – [Song not specified]
• Operation Ivy – "Knowledge"
• Gel – "Dicey"
• Mora Weaver – "Crush on You Part Two"
• Doki Doki – [Song not specified]
• Cursive – "Up and Away"
• The Iron Roses – "Screaming for a Change" (Requested by Pierre from Orange County, CA)
• Emily Davidson the Murder Police – "Heartless" (Requested by Alexis)
• Oingo Boingo – "Same Man I Was Before" (Requested by Izzy from Riverside)
• Jawbreaker – [Song not specified] (Requested by Chris from Santa Cruz)
• Less Than Jake – "All My Best Friends Are Metalheads" (Requested by Ava, age 9, from Ventura)
• Talking Heads – "Pulled Up"
• The Window Smashing Job Creators – "Precarious Spiel" (Requested by Jack from Schaumburg, IL)
• Fishbone – "Skank it to the Beat"
• Shonen Knife – "Top of the World" (Carpenters Cover)
• Crime in Stereo – "Gravity Grace" (Requested by a listener)
• Pup – "Old Wounds" (Requested by Lars from Sydney, Australia)
• Jeff Rosenstock – [Song not specified]
• Gladdy – "Born Wednesday"
• "Weird Al" Yankovic – "Hardware Store"