| Listen to Lolla | 8/07/2010 | LOLLA 2010 - Can't make it to the fest? We'll bring the fest to you with a sampling of valslist artists: Frightened Rabbit, These United States, The Walkmen, Raphael Saadiq, Drive-By Truckers, The New Pornographers, Dirty Projectors, The Black Keys, Hot Chip, Jamie Lidell, Chromeo, The Strokes, Lady GaGa, Mimicking Birds, The Morning Benders. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Listen to Lolla 2 | 8/07/2010 | LOLLA 2010 - Can't make it to the fest? We'll bring the fest to you with a sampling of valslist artists: Rogue Wave, The Verve Pipe, The xx, Grizzly Bear, Deer Tick, Spoon, Kaskade, Slightly Stoopid, Cut Copy, Phoenix, Skybox, Miniature Tigers, HEALTH, The Dodos. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Listen to Lolla 3 | 8/07/2010 | LOLLA 2010 - Can't get to the fest? We'll bring the fest to you with a sampling of valslist artists: Company of Thieves, Switchfoot, Blitzen Trapper, The Ike Reilly Assassination, Mumford & Sons, Freelance Whales, Minus the Bear, Hockey, MuteMath, Erykah Badu, MGMT, The Temper Trap, The National, Arcade Fire, Soundgarden. JUST LISTEN.
Check out our other Lolla playlists inside! | Listen in iTunes |
| just GIRLS 3 | 7/28/2010 | FEMALE VOICES BE HEARD. Brand new tracks from Sheryl Crow, Angel Taylor, Tracy Bonham, Laura Veirs, Alyssa Suede. Faves from A Fine Frenzy, Samantha James, School of Seven Bells, Patty Larkin, Mary J. Blige, Elizabeth Cook, Kris Delmhorst, She & Him. Vintage tracks from Joan Baez and Pretenders. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Mood Swing | 7/19/2010 | FOR ALL OF YOUR YOUS. New tunes from The New Pornographers, Fanfarlo, Court Yard Hounds, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, and more. Valslist faves: David Gray, Jackson Browne & David Lindley, The Album Leaf, Anathallo, Damien Jurado, Needtobreathe, Stephen Stills, Angus & Julia Stone, Doves, Blitzen Trapper, Mimicking Birds. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Quick Ride Downtown | 7/06/2010 | STEP OUT. New to valslist: Junip. Avi Buffalo. Elefant. Jann Klose. Owen Pallett. Bill Leverty. Faves: Guitar Republic. Band of Horses. Laura Veirs. Gorillaz. Paul Duncan. Local Natives. Dar Williams. Vintage: Bill Leverty. Colin Hay. Daryl Hall & John Oates. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Something Old Something New | 7/03/2010 | ADD NEW MUSIC, KEEP THE OLD. A playlist of alternating vintage tracks with new artists who have a similar vibe. Carly Simon/Pieta Brown. Eagles/Down The Line. Paul & Linda McCartney/One eskimO, Joni Mitchell/Laura Veirs. Prince & The Revolution/Zero 7. Daryl Hall & John Oates/The Avett Brothers. Neil Young/The Black Keys. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Teach Your Parents Well | 7/03/2010 | SHARE YOUR MUSIC SCENE. Brand new Macy Gray, Jackie Greene, The Fray, Metronomy. Faves: Chris Isaak, Donald Fagen, Santigold, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Moody Blues, Laura Veirs, Kings of Convenience, Eddie Vedder. New to valslist: Brandon Flowers, The Sadies, Jose Gonzalez. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| The Shoot | 7/03/2010 | FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING. New to valslist: Seabird, Luna, Via Tania, Sean Paul. Faves: Andrew Belle, Rogue Wave, Solid Gold, Vampire Weekend, Josh Ritter, John Mellencamp, ADELE, One eskimO, Carbon Leaf. Vintage tracks: Billy Joel, Journey. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Guy With a Six Pack (workout mix) | 6/13/2010 | LOOKING GOOD. A mix of vintage rock and new tunes with similar vibe - Foghat, The Mother Hips, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Broken Bells, Arcade Fire, Thin Lizzy, Hot Chip, Steve Earle, Led Zeppelin, The Black Keys, Stone Temple Pilots, Steely Dan, Dora Flood, Hot Chip, Carbon Leaf. JUST LISTEN.
* More Father's Day Mixes inside.. | Listen in iTunes |
| Sugar Daddy | 6/13/2010 | FOR THE SWEET SIDE OF HIM. The Drawing Room, The Mother Hips, Damien Jurado, OneRepublic, Steve Miller Band, Infant Sorrow, Motion City Soundtrack, Matisyahu, Joshua Radin, Cat Stevens, Ingrid Michaelson, Dave Barnes, Aqualung, Merrie Amsterburg, Nil Lara. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Buff Daddy (workout mix) | 6/12/2010 | PUMP YOU UP. New tracks mixed with vintage rock to motivate you. The Besnard Lakes, Kings of Leon, The Doors, Ya Boy, Shout Out Louds, Jethro Tull, Sonic Youth, The Black Keys, Golden Earring, The Script, Black Eyed Peas, Led Zeppelin, James Lanman, The White Stripes, Lynyrd Skynyrd. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Marathon Man (workout mix) | 6/11/2010 | RUNNING TUNES FOR DAD: Fujiya & Miyagi, John Butler Trio, Hockey, Plants and Animals, Dire Straits, Styx, Citizen Cope, Locksley, Argent, Caribou, The Egg, The Temper Trap, The Fratellis, Ronnie Laws, Bad Company. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Father Knows Best | 6/11/2010 | THE LAST WORD. Citay, The Burned, The Hold Steady, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, INXS, John Butler Trio, Spoon, Jakob Dylan, Kings of Leon, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Solid Gold, Cary Brothers, Elmwood, Tyrone Wells, Trevor Hall. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| How to Catch a Curve Ball | 5/18/2010 | KEEP YOUR EYE ON IT. New to valslist: Hole, Adrianne, The Script, Carly Simon, Julian Velard, Surrogate. Faves: Plants and Animals, Beach House, CSNY, Counting Crows, Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore, Melissa Etheridge, Colin Hay, Sade, The Morning Benders. JUST LISTEN.
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| Opposites Attract + - | 5/17/2010 | UNLIKELY COMBOS MAKE SWEET MUSIC. New to valslist: 30db (uber talent), The Lemonheads, Jimi Hendrix, Christopher Cross (vintage), The Rescues (acapella perfect). Faves: J.J.Cale, Pieta Brown (must hear), Freedy Johnston, Harry Manx, Sting (w strings), Four Tet, William Fitzsimmons (unlikely cover), Fanfarlo, Casey James/Michael Lynche, Jackson Brown & David Lindley (from Spanish tour). JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Uncle Phil's Dusties 2 (vintage tracks from 60s) | 5/17/2010 | FLASHBACK TO THE 60s. HOW OLD WERE YOU? Remember these: Deep Purple, The Hollies, The Dave Clark Five, The Troggs, The Small Faces, Tommy James & The Shondells, Cream, Buffalo Springfield, Jaggerz, The Cyrkle, The Zombies, Simon & Garfunkel, Love, The Ventures, Mountain. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Low Maintenance | 5/10/2010 | A NICE WAY TO JUST BE. New to valslist: Thad Cockrell, Tonic, Merz, Window View, Tyler James, Smoke Fairies, Sean Hayes, Gotan Project. Faves: Jason Reeves, James Taylor & Carole King (live), William Fitzsimmons (I Kissed a Girl cover), Harry Manx & Kevin Breit (world vibe), David Gray, Cat Stevens (vintage), Jay Nash-Matt Duke-Tony Lucca (collaboration at SPACE Evanston.) JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| As Usual | 4/28/2010 | SOMETIMES THE USUAL IS WHAT YOU WANT. The Besnard Lakes, The Burned, Paul Duncan, Pepe Deluxe, Bruce Springsteen, David Byrne & Fatboy Slim, Steve Earle, Eilen Jewell, These United States, Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney,One eskimO, Lucinda Williams, Kasey Anderson, Tom Langford, Norah Jones. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Uncle Phil's Dusties (vintage tracks from the 60s) | 4/27/2010 | UNCLE PHIL TAKES US WAY BACK. HOW MANY DO YOU REMEMBER? Steppenwolf, Dave Mason, Canned Heat, The Troggs, Cat Stevens, Buffalo Springfield, The Castaways, The Five Americans, Count Five, Sugarloaf, Graham Nash, Simon & Garfunkel, Status Quo, The Knickerbockers, Grand Funk Railroad. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| XY Chromosome (guest list by Tom) | 4/26/2010 | AN ALL FEMALE CAST. AND THEY ROCK. Natalia Zukerman, Trina Hamlin, Daphne Willis, Dance Hall Crashers, Chrissie Hynde, Patrice Pike & Wayne Sutton, My Dear Disco, Theresa Andersson, Adrianne, Diana Krall, Loretta Lynn, The Ditty Bops, Erin McKeown, Imogen Heap, Diane Birch. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Twist & Shout | 4/25/2010 | MUSIC EVERY WHICH WAY. Sea Wolf, John Butler Trio, Broken Bells, Calexico, Firefall, The Morning Benders, Plants and Animals, Gregory Alan Isakov, Ken Block, Supertramp, Casey Desmond, Bishop Allen, Cotton Jones, Haley Bonar, David Garrett. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| just FAREWELL | 4/12/2010 | HEARTFELT SONGS TO SAY GOODBYE. Elliott Yamin, Warren Zevon, Luke Brindley, Greg Laswell, The Blue Nile, Ben Harper, Iron & Wine, Alexi Murdoch, Susan Boyle, Andrew Belle, Sean Paul, NSYNC & Gloria Estefan. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| just FAREWELL 2 | 4/12/2010 | GOODBYE TO A FRIEND. Steve Forbert, Katie Melua, Tuck & Patti, John Mayer, Ray LaMontagne, Pete Yorn, Pieta Brown, Pete Francis, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Harry Manx, George Winston. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| For Moms Who Rock | 4/05/2010 | YOU ROCK & THEY BENEFIT. Goodtimes Goodtimes,Zeus, Elizabeth & The Catapult, Owl City, Rod Stewart, Danny Gokey, Colin Hay, Kris Allen, Ingrid Michaelson, Graham Nash, Chris Pierce, Locksley, OneRepublic, Beach House, Needtobreathe. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| just MOTIVATE ME 5 (workout/dance mix) | 4/01/2010 | GET UP AND GO. James Lanman, CSS, Filligar, Luce, Edgar Winter, Santigold, Cut Copy, Eels, Cage the Elephant, The Doors, The Ke$ha Remix Band, Sonic Youth, Paul van Dyk, The Go-Betweens, Tom Petty. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| We're In Charge Here | 3/31/2010 | FOR MIDCHIX EVERYWHERE. We keep things going - you can thank us later. Maritime, Freelance Whales, Bethany Dillon, Lady of the Sunshine, Thin LIzzy, Greg Laswell, Yes, Ben Folds, Andrew Belle, Zach Heckendorf, Vetiver. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| You've Arrived | 3/24/2010 | IT'S OK TO SHOW OFF. YOU'VE EARNED IT. A playlist of congrats will help you celebrate. Dolores O'Riordan, Kasabian, Switchfoot, Laura Veirs, Yes, Bethany Dillon, Fanfarlo, The Wallflowers, Kris Allen, Santana, Headlights, OneRepublic, Needtobreathe, Dave MatthewS Band, U2. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| You're Both In | 2/27/2010 | FINALLY DONE. Album you've been waiting for 'The Ladder' by ANDREW BELLE. Sneak peek at album coming soon by BROKEN BELLS. Great tracks by SUBMARINES, THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES. New to valslist THE TEMPER TRAP, MASSIVE ATTACK. Flashback w DIRE STRAITS, CLIMAX BLUES BAND, HEART. Beatles cover by IAN CUSSICK & Heiko Effertz. Val's faves LAURA VEIRS, CITIZEN COPE. Big sound by GALACTIC, DARDEN SMITH. World tune BAABA MAAL. JUST LISTEN | Listen in iTunes |
| A Dress and Cowboy Boots | 2/22/2010 | MY FAVORITE WRAP. Great new additions to valslist: Pete Teo, Allison Moorer, Thao, Pete Droge, Ronnie Tango, Clem Snide. Flashback: Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Eagles. They tell it like a story: Mark Knopfler, Steve Earle, James McMurtry. Sweet sounds: The Tragically Hip, Jackie Greene, Jimmy Wayne. Surprise talent: Steve Martin plays bluegrass. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Around the World in 15 Songs (world tunes) | 2/22/2010 | EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS - valslist world tunes. Brazilian pop Bebel Gilberto, Modern Polish folk Warsaw Village Band, African/French Julia Starr & Patrice Larose feat Leity M'Baye,Canadian/French Mylene Farmer, Afro-pop Angelique Kidjo, Mexican pop rock Mana, Italian rock Zucchero & Sting, Faroe Islands Teitur, Bollywood Fanaa soundtrack, French pop Charles Dube, Reggae Tribal Seeds, Senegalese guitarist Baaba Maal, Austrian Wolfgang Ambros, Latin Camila, American Afro beat Nomo. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| The Back Story | 2/15/2010 | THERE ALWAYS IS ONE. Intro by Phoenix - Fell in love w Alberta Cross at Lolla last summer. Brand new one by Citizen Cope - entire album fantastic. THE xx - how good are they? Sooo good. Love this LCD Soundsystem - off their beaten track for a nice surprise. Flashback by Yes. Prince gets loud but I love it. You'll press replay for Roman Candle and Throw Me the Statue. Very eclectic surprise ending by Emily Wells - it'll draw you in. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Haiti: We're In This Together | 1/30/2010 | LYRICS TELL THE STORY. LISTEN & HELP.
The Syn, Monsters of Folk, Bright Eyes, Brendan James, Randy Newman, Jack's Mannequin, One eskimO, Greg Laswell, Coldplay, Seal, Ringo Starr, The Pines, Timbaland, David Byrne & Brian Eno, Crosby Stills & Nash. ALL PROCEEDS from this playlist go to Haiti Relief Efforts. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Haiti: Listening Will Help | 1/27/2010 | SERIOUS LYRICS for a SERIOUS CAUSE. One eskimO, Piers Faccini, Matt Morris, Regina Spektor, Buddy Guy, Greg Laswell, Wintersleep, Jenny Lewis, Dan Auerbach, George Harrison, Headlights, Marvin Gaye, Orange Is In, Seabird, Iron & Wine.
*ALL PROCEEDS from this playlist go to Haiti Relief Efforts. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| just MOTIVATE ME 4 (workout/dance mix) | 1/26/2010 | GET UP AND GO. Music for your run, your workout, your party. These tracks will up your mood. Cracker, The Heavy, Incubus, Fabolous & Jeremih, Genesis, The Crystal Method, Little Big Town, Kanye West, Death Cab for Cutie, Eric Clapton, Say Hi to Your Mom, Kylie Minogue, Pearl Jam, Datatrock, The Wallflowers. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Slow and Sultry | 1/18/2010 | SLOW DOWN AND SWAY. Keaton Simons, Etta James, Ari Hest, Rickie Lee Jones, The Pentagons, Dave Specter & Steve Freund, Taylor Swift, Ernie Halter, Mary J. Blige, Classics IV, Nora O'Connor, Martin Sexton, Lizz Wright, Andrew Bird, Todd Kessler. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Flurries | 12/23/2009 | LIGHT DUSTING OF GREAT SOUNDS. Newcomers Eric Stang, The XX, One eskimO. New vibes from Sheryl Crow, Norah Jones. New from Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, David Gray, Matisyahu, Miike Snow. Unique sounds from Pieta Brown, Josh Canova, Bad Lieutenant, The Black Keys. Vintage track Lynyrd Skynyrd. Sara Smile cover by Jimmy Wayne. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Movin' to 2010 | 12/18/2009 | 2010: I'M READY FOR YOU. El Ten Eleven, Mackabella, Gringo Star, OneRepublic, The Police, Passion Pit, Hockey, Snow Patrol, Switchfoot, Bryan Ferry, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Fanfarlo, Zero 7, Sonic Youth, Bad Lieutenant, Rooney, Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard, Joe Cocker. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| How Lucky Are We? | 12/09/2009 | VERY LUCKY. Zero 7, Voxtrot, Atlas Sound, (new) Norah Jones, Paul/Linda McCartney, Emily Wells, Mew, City and Colour, David Gray, Cat Stevens, Hot Chip, Baaba Maal, Parachute, Yonlu, The New Deal. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Joyous Occasion by HeyJoy | 12/08/2009 | FALL,WINTER,FOOD,TRAVEL,FAMILY DRAMA INSPIRED. Yo La Tengo, George Winston, Athlete, The Quantic Soul Orchestra, The Zombies, Bob Marley & The Wailers, My Morning Jacket, R.E.M., Sia, The Stories, The Epochs, LCD Soundsystem, OneRepublic. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| All Fall Down | 11/17/2009 | IN EVERY COLOR. Snow Patrol, Justin Nozuka, Pete Yorn, A Fine Frenzy, Grace Slick & The Great Society, Hurricane Bells, Andrew Belle, Joe Pug, Alberta Cross, Steely Dan, Five for Fighting, Jack's Mannequin, David Dewese, Mike Doughty, The Bravery. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| 18 Songs of Comfort and Joy | 11/16/2009 | TIS THE SEASON. Enya, moe., Sting, Vince Guaraldi Trio, George Winston, Johnny Mathis, Steve Miller Band, The Manhattan Transfer, Mannheim Steamroller, Bela Fleck & The Fleckstones, The Beach Boys, James Taylor feat Natalie Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Emilie-Claire Barlow, Joshua Radin, Tony Bennett. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| High Octaine by HeyJoy | 11/06/2009 | GET YOUR RUNNING SHOES ON. This guest list was created by my partner, Joy Hart. The Egg,Kasabian, Four Tet, Julian Plenti, Golden Earring, The Helio Sequence, Miike Snow, The Heavenly States, Beastie Boys, The Cult, The Avalanches, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Chikita Violenta, Kraak & Smaak, Phantom Planet. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Last Call For Summer | 10/05/2009 | THIS IS IT. Phoenix, Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, Zero 7, Benoit Pioulard, The Doobie Brothers, Ratatat, Django Django, The Avett Brothers, Pete Yorn, Firefall, Wilco, Little Feat, Dolores O'Riordan, Greycoats, Brian Fennell. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| On The Runway (workout/dance mix) | 9/30/2009 | STRUT YOUR STUFF. (music from the Northwestern Settlement House charity event "Style Under the Stars" Fashion Show) Great workout / dance music. Ashlee Simpson, Moby, A.R.Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire), Lady GaGa & Colby O'Donis, Kaskade, Starsound, Nelly Furtado, Michael Jackson, Boozoo Bajou, Beyonce, Earth Wind & Fire, Black Eyed Peas, Timbaland feat Justin Timberlake, The Isley Brothers, Vitamin String Quartet, Chris Brown. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Flip Side | 9/25/2009 | BETTER THAN MAINSTREAM. John Hiatt, Rogue Wave, Passafire, Carolina Liar, Pete Townshend, Regina Spektor, David Gray, Shelley Cousins Band, The Swell Season, The Police, Dave Matthews Band, Heartless Bastards, Ellis Paul, Paolo Nutini, U2. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Merci | 9/04/2009 | BEAUCOUP: Sonia Dada, Mindy Smith, Stellar Road, Matt Hires, John Fogerty/Don Henley/Timothy B.Schmit, AM, Whitney Houston, Jones Street Station, A.A. Bondy, CSNY, Tyrone Wells, Jessica Sonner, Stars of Track and Field, Gary Go, Eric Bibb. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Coming Up for Air | 9/02/2009 | BREATHE IN. BREATHE OUT. Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Beta Band, The Wooden Birds, Gary Go, Steely Dan, MHB, Mana, Miike Snow, Bryan Greenberg, Cat Stevens, Jeremy Messersmith, Dirty Projectors, Katie Todd, Cuff the Duke, Jessica Sonner. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Olive, Millie and a Butterfly | 8/19/2009 | A VERY COOL STORY. Phoenix, Soft Black, Grizzly Bear, AM, Stevie Wonder, Alberta Cross, Hanne Hukkelberg, The Robert Cray Band, The Wooden Birds, Steely Dan, Neko Case, Dave Matthews Band, Gary Go, The Beta Band, Andrew Bird. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
| Almost Back to School | 8/02/2009 | LISTEN UP! Phoenix, Grand National, Sugar Ray, My Sister Amazing, Steely Dan, Deer Tick, Mat Kearney, Paul Revere & The Raiders, John Hiatt, George Harrison, Tracy Chapman, Bryan Greenberg, Alela Diane, Stephen Kellogg, The Northwoods. JUST LISTEN. | Listen in iTunes |
