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Morning Becomes Eclectic

MBE Podcast: The Afghan Whigs & Benjamin Booker

Novena Carmel
Novena Carmel
Hand-Picked Music Indie / AltSoul / Funk
For the first episode of 2015 we’re starting things off with a bang. We'll bring two, live in-studio performances from artists who have their own take on rock and roll.
For the first episode of 2015 we’re starting things off with a bang. We'll bring two, live in-studio performances from artists who have their own take on rock and roll.
Jan 12, 2015

On this episode we'll start things off with the up-and-coming Benjamin Booker. His style of Rhythm and Blues has a New Orleans twist and his debut self-titled album is filled with gritty delta blues and Chuck Berry-influenced guitar.

Next up we’ll feature the legendary Afghan Whigs. Greg Dulli and company took a sixteen-year hiatus in between albums but their latest, titled Do To The Beast, is a refreshing reminder of their impact in the alternative music scene. They were joined in studio on couple of songs by the vocalist Van Hunt.

Tracklist:

  1. Wicked Waters / Benjamin Booker

  2. Happy Homes / Benjamin Booker

  3. Violent Shiver / Benjamin Booker

  4. Slow Coming / Benjamin Booker

  5. Have You Seen My Son? / Benjamin Booker

  6. Always Waiting / Benjamin Booker

  7. Royal Cream / The Afghan Whigs

  8. Algiers / The Afghan Whigs

  9. Matamoros (feat. Van Hunt) / The Afghan Whigs

  10. I Am Fire / The Afghan Whigs

  11. It Kills (feat. Van Hunt) / The Afghan Whigs

  12. Lost in the Woods / The Afghan Whigs

Banner Image: The Afghan Whigs; Credit: Larry Hirshowitz

Show Credits

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    Jason Bentley

    Host, Metropolis

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    Ariana Morgenstern

    Executive Producer, Music Department & Today's Top Tune

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