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August 11, 2009: Mink DeVille tribute, with guests Ben Edmonds AND Ted Leo! Plus, the best Midnight Ticket Oasis ever.
Willy DeVille, leader of the band Mink DeVille and a critically acclaimed solo artist, died late last week of pancreatic cancer. While they wouldn't be considered a "punk" band today, Mink DeVille were regulars at CBGB in the early/mid-'70s, alongside the Ramones, Television and Talking Heads. Ben Edmonds, a former editor for Creem, signed the band to Capitol Records in 1976 and subsequently paired them with legendary producer/arranger Jack Nitzsche. Ben shares his memories of Willy and provides his unique perspective on how a soul-blues-roots-Latin band fit in -- and didn't -- with the dawn of the NYC punk rock scene.
PLUS, as if that weren't enough, the wonderful Ted Leo pops in to perform a heartfelt version of Mink DeVille's "Let Me Dream If I Want To."
Ted Leo appears courtesy of Tom Scharpling
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Willy DeVille and his wife Toots photo: Leland Bobbe
Tue. 8/11/09 11:07pm
From:
efd
hi folks - Ben Edmonds coming up at around 11:20, after which a VERY SPECIAL live appearance from Ted Leo!
Tue. 8/11/09 11:10pm
From:
Wendy from Windsor
WERDDDDD!!!!! on Ted Leo!!!
And finally someone playing some Mink Deville!
Tue. 8/11/09 11:10pm
From:
billy gibbons
yo, zz top on qualuudes
Tue. 8/11/09 11:15pm
From:
Sybil
RIP, Mr. DeVille.
I'm completely blissing out on the music...
Tue. 8/11/09 11:17pm
From:
Sybil
This was "my song" for a long time. (Make of it what you like.)
Tue. 8/11/09 11:21pm
From:
BunnyKickButt
Does it still smell like PFT in the studio?
Tue. 8/11/09 11:21pm
From:
randy in NC
RIP. I saw him back then at CB's.
Tue. 8/11/09 11:39pm
From:
BunnyKickButt
Goodnight all you funksters. The bed calls. Have fun.
Tue. 8/11/09 11:39pm
From:
slicky
good job.
Tue. 8/11/09 11:39pm
From:
efd
special live guest Ted Leo coming right up!
Tue. 8/11/09 11:46pm
From:
Jessica
Aloha, EFD, and howdy Ted!
What a set to come back to - full on FMU awesome in effect.
Cheers from my new hideout, deep in the crackalicious westernmost eastbay, now with intarwebs.
Tue. 8/11/09 11:51pm
From:
efd
hi Jessica, Sybil, slicky, BunnyKB and Wendy! nice to have you all here... I'm still floored by that Ted Leo performance!
Tue. 8/11/09 11:56pm
From:
Danne D
Hi all you funk afficianados! :)
What's going on EFD?
Wed. 8/12/09 12:03am
From:
Danne D
hmm, this ticket announcer guy sounds familiar...
Wed. 8/12/09 12:18am
From:
efd
best Midnight TIcket Oasis ever. Hi Danne!
Wed. 8/12/09 12:22am
From:
randy in NC
EFD- To continue from last week, I thought the live version Mitch Easter did of Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' was hotter than either his recorded version or the original IMHO...
Wed. 8/12/09 12:24am
From:
KC
Thank the gods for archives. Friends wouldn't shut up during Willy's set! This is a great show, keep it up.
Wed. 8/12/09 12:28am
From:
Danne D
I have that premium :)
Wed. 8/12/09 12:40am
From:
Danne D
btw, thanks for your help, Evan :)
Wed. 8/12/09 12:42am
From:
efd
don't mention it, Danne!
KC, yes, the archives rule. And Randy, I agree 100%.
Wed. 8/12/09 12:43am
From:
randy in NC
Outsets!
Wed. 8/12/09 12:51am
From:
randy in NC
Vinny played with the early Feelies and with Richard Lloyd among others...
Wed. 8/12/09 12:52am
From:
Danne D
So Evan, I'm starting to feel like my Barre K's are the Red Sox to Ubergoober's Yankees this year. *sigh*
Wed. 8/12/09 12:54am
From:
Danne D
Whooooooooo, lovin' the Devo cover!
Wed. 8/12/09 12:58am
From:
stingy d
listening on my new iphone
Wed. 8/12/09 12:59am
From:
efd
Danne, if your baseball analogy is correct then I'm banking on a comeback!
hey Stingy!
Wed. 8/12/09 1:00am
From:
Danne D
LOL thanks for your confidence EFD!
Stingy - alas I just gotta pre myself. No FMU app for that I'm sure
Wed. 8/12/09 1:01am
From:
randy in NC
This Bare Wires has to be on a top ten of the year list, right?
Wed. 8/12/09 1:02am
From:
efd
Randy, absolutely. Pretty sure it's currently the single of the year, we'll see if anything topples it between now and December
Wed. 8/12/09 1:08am
From:
Sybil
So, because I'm drifting off...
Thanks for the great Willy deVille tribute, efd! (And the great Ted Leo cover, and the best Midnight Ticket Oasis reading EVAR!)
I'll be listening as I fall asleep but I'm too tired to stay upright.
Night, all!
Wed. 8/12/09 1:09am
From:
Danne D
Got my first football draft tomorrow. where has the summer gone?
G'night Sybil - sweet dreams :)
Wed. 8/12/09 1:11am
From:
Danne D
I bet a Funk family picnic would be a real blast :)
Wed. 8/12/09 1:15am
From:
Danne D
A band that plays both King Crimson and Grand Funk - pretty impressive range :)
Wed. 8/12/09 1:17am
From:
Pete
EFD;
You can get the Bare Wires record @
http://www.tictactotally.com/
Unfortunatly, only vinyl (this is starting to make me mad) It's 13 bucks which may be cheaper than emusic but at least you will have the record
Wed. 8/12/09 1:17am
From:
MD
Aw crap. RIP MINK. And I'm just tuning in. Couldya one more Mink D play? Thanks amililon !
Wed. 8/12/09 1:19am
From:
MD
Did you buy this Leroy Stevens at Dope Jams, any chance?
Wed. 8/12/09 1:22am
From:
efd
MD, it's the station's copy so I'm not sure where it came from - might have been sent as a promo.
maybe i'll spin one last MInk track to end the show.
Wed. 8/12/09 1:22am
From:
Danne D
That Leroy Stevens reminds of those old Rock Station contests where they'd mash up like 10 snippets of a song real fast and if you could name them all you'd win like $10,000
Wed. 8/12/09 1:41am
From:
Rarus Avis
Follow Wire with The Bachs?
Wed. 8/12/09 1:42am
From:
Rarus Avis
Or, Willy Nelson?
Wed. 8/12/09 1:43am
From:
efd
i was thinking miss kittin & the hacker
Wed. 8/12/09 1:47am
From:
Rarus Avis
Works for me. It's definitely your show. Thank you for good a good experience. Or, following Miss Kitten, Discrete Encounter. Ears just wandering.
Wed. 8/12/09 1:51am
From:
MD
Ah, so good of you to play more Mink (time permitting of course.. and unfortunately as these RIPs relentlessly teach, Time doth little permit..).
Now re: Leroy Stevens, I found that same scream record at Dope Jams over weekend, thought you were mining the same vein. (NB scream collectors, they had a few more copies in stock I believe..
Wed. 8/12/09 1:57am
From:
Danne D
Night, everyone. Another great show, EFD!
Wed. 8/12/09 1:58am
From:
efd
thanks Danne and all - this one was special. see you all next week.
Fri. 8/14/09 4:52am
From:
chuck
RIP WILLY...ANOTHER HERO GONE..........GREAT SHOWW AND INTERVIEW
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