KALX (Berkeley, CA)
- The Good Got To Suffer For The Bad-Pat Brown (Listening to the protagonist sing, I get the feeling that her thesis is off, and she's making a mistake. Nevertheless, this is a well-sung, well-played, overlooked R&B gem.)
- Out Of The City (Into Country Life)-Allen Toussaint (Lyrically, this defense of peaceful listening makes a good companion piece to "Country Living" by The Stylistics.)
- I Want You Either Way-Sourpatch (Guitar-heavy indie rock with optimistic vocals and a sunny vibe. It's from 2009 but would have fit in with the early '90s indie rock scene.)
- Radar Road-Insect Surfers (A good guitar/bass instrumental, with a bass line reminiscent of "Peter Gunn.")
- Feeling Fine-Sharpshooters (A cool, flute-dominated, jazzy instrumental, built around the melody of "Spooky," the oldie by The Classics IV featuring Dennis Yost.)
- Understand The Problem-Quiet Company (A promising, well-sung, easy-to-relate-to track from the band's forthcoming "Transgressor" CD.)
- Darn That Dream-George W. Carroll (Alas, the dream won't come true. At least, there's a heartfelt song to be gleaned from it.)
- Flying High-Anthony Crawford featuring Eric Darius & Ruslan Sirota (Engaging uptempo piano and saxophone, with refreshing vocal punctuation.)
