Tuesday, October 24, 2006

SomaFM - Listener Supported - Commercial Free - Internet Radio

They play a really interesting mix of western, old timey, eclectic country and other music on SomaFM's Boot Liquor internet radio station. I haven't listened long enough to understand the genre but the tag line says it's -

Americana Roots music for Cowhands, Cowpokes and Cowtippers

This San Francisco Chronicle teaser said of SomaFM, "Move over, pirate radio — from a Bernal Heights garage, Internet station SomaFM plays tunes for the whole wide world, and it’s all perfectly legal."

Boot Liquor is only one of their 11 streams aka internet radio stations, which cover a wide range of musical tastes.

This is the play list from the Boot Liquor stream for around midnight tonight; it's a pretty amazing variety of music, you would never hear on commercial radio, with basically no talking -

00:17:49 Phil Ochs A Toast To Those Who Are Gone
00:14:21 Roger Clyne The Peacemakers Tell Yer Momma
00:11:56 Lyle Lovett They Don't Like Me
00:09:24 Rosie Flores Down To The River
00:06:51 Waco Brothers Johnson To Jones
00:04:05 Phil Lee 2 For The Price Of 1
00:02:00 Patsy Montana Cowboy's Sweetheart
23:57:07 Bob Dylan Absolutely Sweet Marie
23:54:26 Hank Snow I've Been Everywhere
23:51:29 Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys Six White Horses
23:49:31 Derailers Take It Back
23:49:26 Station Identification
23:47:08 Townes Van Zandt Lungs
23:44:08 Dwight Yoakam Smoke Along The Track
23:41:45 Al Barkle Jumpin' From 6 To 6
23:38:59 Gary U.s. Bonds New Orleans
23:37:25 Elvis Costello Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)
23:34:17 Violet Days Like This
23:30:44 Buddy And Julie Miller Rachel