August 1st, 2020: The Hoboken Sound

August 1st, 2020: The Hoboken Sound

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The legendary rock and roll club Maxwell’s closed 7 years ago. We miss it terribly! The revered Hoboken establishment was home to a bunch of great bands in the 1980s, including The FeeliesYo La Tengo, The Bongos, and more. This episode highlights some of the artists that were part of the burgeoning Hoboken music scene of the 1980s. Tune in to hear songs from The Feelies, Wild CarnationYung WuSpeed the Plough, The Trypes, Yo La Tengo, Winter Hours, human switchboardThe dB's, The Individuals, Rage To Live, The Bongos, and more! If you’re not familiar with Maxwell’s or the Hoboken Sound, lemme take you to SCHOOL!

  • Playlist Title: Local Fidliety
  • DJ Name: Tom Gallo
  • Playlist Start Date: Aug 1, 2020
  • Playlist Start Time: 2:00 PM
  • Playlist End Time: 3:00 PM
  • Show Description:

    Local Fidelity showcases the best new music from Brooklyn and the greater New York City area music scene. As an avid participant and gig-goer, host Tom Gallo guides listeners through the depths of the city’s unrivaled underground music scene with specially curated playlists and in-depth interviews with local artists that are just on the verge of breaking out. You can also catch the occasional live in-studio performance and hear recorded performances from Tom’s cassette archive, The McKenzie Tapes, which contains a plethora of live performance at various NYC venues over the course of the last 40 years.

TimeArtistSongReleaseLabel
2:01 PMThe FeeliesIt's Only LifeOnly LifeBar None
2:06 PMWild CarnationDodger BlueTricycleDelmore Recording Society
2:10 PMYung WuAspirationShore LeaveBar/None Records
2:14 PMSpeed the PloughThe Tide Won't TireThe Plough & the StarsBar None
2:17 PMThe TrypesThe UndertowMusic For NeighborsAcute
2:21 PMYo La TengoBarnaby, Hardly WorkingFakebookBar/None Records
2:26 PMWinter HoursStay With MeWinter HoursCapitol Records
2:35 PMHuman Switchboard(Say No To) Saturday's GirlWho's Landing in My Hangar?Fat Possum
2:39 PMThe dB'sLove Is for LoversLike This
2:42 PMThe IndividualsWalk By Your HouseFields/AquamarineBar/None Records
2:47 PMRage to LiveSwimmerBlame the VictimsBar/None Records
2:55 PMThe BongosCome Back to MeBeat HotelRCA Records Label
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