The Hidden Places - 12/11/2009

Prog and punk clashed and melded on this edition of The Hidden Places, with naught but a few segues to tie things together. I hope you enjoyed it; again, it was a fun one to put together. :)

Time Song Artist Album
noon Watcher of the Skies Genesis
  Swan Lake Public Image Limited
  Man-Erg Van der Graff Generator
  Dog and Pony Show Shellac
  Spray Can
  Statue of Liberty The Descendents
  Machine Messiah Yes
  The Invisible Man Marillion
1pm Deeper Than Inside Rites of Spring
  Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely Husker Du
  Academy Fight Song Mission of Burma
  Pure Narcotic Porcupine Tree
  Marquee Moon Television
  I May Not Have Had Enough Of Me But I've Had Enough Of You Robert Fripp/Daryl Hall/Peter Hammill
  Year Of The Rat Fucked Up
  The Decline NOFX

The Hidden Places - 11/20/2009

Today’s show was a foray into the wilds of my iPod, a bit of an adventure for the adventurous listener. It was great fun to put this one together, and I hope that you had as much fun listening to it as I had making it.

Time Song Artist Album
noon The Boy With The Perpetual Nervousness The Feelies
  Hats Off The Connells
  You Can Come To Me The Helio Sequence
  Losing Haringey The Clientele
  Sons of Pioneers Japan
  The Decay of the Cities Henry Cow
  Mekanik destructiw kommandoh Magma
1pm Spirit Steals A Child The Residents
  Fear in a Handful of Dust Sweater Weather
  No Twilight Within the Courts of the Sun Steven Wilson
  I Woke Up Tim Buckley
  Love Song for the Dead Che The United States of America
  Solid Ground Megafaun
  Keep Your Dreams Suicide
  You're Gone Marillion

The Hidden Places - 09/18/2009

Today’s show focused on a simple concept: a mix of some of my favorite North Carolinian music culled from the years I served as WKNC’s Local Music Director. Pop ruled the day, but there were a few dips into the slightly avant-garde for good measure. If you enjoyed it, the next few shows will dip further into this territory (the… hidden… territory?), and who knows where that might lead…

Time Song Artist Album
noon untitled Wes Phillips 15 Songs
  Sad Birthday Bombadil Tarpits and Canyonlands
  Laurinburg Rat Jackson Spend the Night With Rat Jackson
  Lessons in Animation Death to the Details Death to the Details LP
  The Return of Greyface Lemming Malloy The Return of the Norfolk Regiment
  I'm Not Fooln' North Elementary Not For Everyone Just For You
  City of... Dan Bryk Pop Psychology
  Secrets Are Heavy Joe Romeo & the Orange County Volunteers Joe Romeo & the Orange County Volunteers
  I Tried To Repair The Strugglers You Win
  Something Less Than Something More Caitlin Cary & Thad Cockrell Begonias
  Babys Bon Iver Blood Bank
  The Disappear The Old Ceremony Walk on Thin Air
  I Went With Some Friends To See The Flaming Lips Benji Hughes A Love Extreme
1pm One Year Later The Pulsar Triyo Wait No More
  Gorgee De Rubis Sunfold Toy Tugboats
  Saw Edged Grass Alina Simone Placelessness
  All Hail the Black Market Archers of Loaf vs The Greatest Of All Time
  Rust Belt Heart Red Collar Pilgrim
  Damn Homie A Rooster For The Masses Broken Era
  Any Other Saturday The Talk The Sinners of Daughters
  Come My Sunshine The Comas Spells
  Seasons Bellafea Family Tree
  Applesweet Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies EP II
  Heath Arizona Glowing Bird
  Pauline The Proclivities Predispositions
  Mars Cole Guerra Scarves & Knives
  Minos Maze The Kingsbury Manx Ascenseur Ouvert!

The Hidden Places - 08/14/2009

Our first cooking-related episode! On this edition, Rachael and I decided to cook up her family’s delicious riff on traditional Greek souvlaki, interspersed with inappropriate jokes and snarky jabs on Julia Child, Rachael Ray, and that paragon of Southern cuisine herself, Paula Deen. For those listening, here are the recipes we used:

Tzatziki Sauce:
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1 cucumber, de-seeded
1 cup fresh cilantro
2 cloves garlic, whole
1/2 lime, juiced
1 tsp coriander
zest of one lime
kosher salt (to taste)

Cut cucumber into small pieces and add to food processor alongside garlic cloves and cilantro. Process until mixture reduces to a paste-like consistency, then empty mixture into a strainer and strain out excess water. Add mixture to sour cream, stir, then add lime zest, coriander, and salt, stirring yet again. Add lime juice and stir once more, then, upon tasting, add any further salt required.
Serves 3-4

Souvlaki:
1-2 pork tenderloins, chopped into cubes/small pieces
1 tbsp kosher salt
2 tsp pepper
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp lime zest
1 cup cilantro
Olive oil

Add olive oil to a frying pan and apply high heat. When oil is warm, add pork and saute until it begins to change color. Upon color change, add salt, pepper, and garlic powder, and continue to cook until pork browns. Drain pan, add more olive oil (if needed), and add lime zest. Saute for a minute then reduce heat to medium and add cilantro, stirring frequently.
Serves 3-4

Buttered Pita Bread
6 loaves white pita bread
1/2 stick butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Add a pat of butter to a pan over high heat and add 1 loaf pita bread. Brown both sides gently. Repeat process for all loaves and keep warm until serving.
Serves 3-4

Time Song Artist Album
noon Mexico Way The Dirty Little Heaters
  Sioux Falls, South Dakota Lemming Malloy
  Impressions of the Past Megafaun
  Hold Hands and Fight The Rosebuds
  Mushrooms Hammer No More The Fingers
  Talk Talk Talk The Honored Guests
  Dinner Bell The Kingsbury Manx
  Two Rabbits The Love Language
1pm Runnin' Bull City
  Trunion Pike Erie Choir
  Mostly of Waves Filthybird
  The Disappear The Old Ceremony
  Limerence The Strugglers
  Cavalcade for Sundown Gray Young
  I'm Sorry Anna Bullard
  Concord Embarrassing Fruits
  Skipping Stones Nathan Asher and the Infantry
  (Whatever) Dan Bryk
  Old Friend Future Islands
  Personification of Light Ponchos From Peru
  Lisa The Prayers and Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers
  Why I Left Berkeley The Graves of Fairmount
  Yeah, It's Beautiful Here Too Superchunk

The Hidden Places - 07/17/2009

The second episode of The Hidden Places, held, alternatively, at 35 Chinese Restaurant in Cary, NC and the Red Hat headquarters in Raleigh, NC, featured Ryan Sweeney from chooselocalmusic.com, a new local music initiative designed to inspire those in North Carolina to discover the artists playing in their backyard. The mix was slightly more eclectic this time around, featuring tracks from a wide variety of NC artists, and the food doubly so (just ask Rachael about the spicy beef tendon appetizer). The next episode will feature the debut of the latest EP from Schooner (www.schoonermusic.com), so tune in next week for more excellent local music!

Time Song Artist Album
noon Radio Radio Auxes
  Gin and Tonic The Future Kings of Nowhere
  Sucker Resist Not
  One More Road Roman Candle
  Little By Little Paleface
  Steamboat Holy Ghost Tent Revival
  Come Up, Come Down The Beast
  Daykeeper The Foreign Exchange
  Easy Company Easy Company
  Why Can't We Fall In Love Forever? The Physics of Meaning
  Sunset Blue Beloved Binge
  Nobody Knows Hammer No More the Fingers
  What A Bore Midtown Dickens
  Louisiana Beauty Queen American Aquarium
  Oak Sunfold
  Matthew Bombadil
  Catch A Ride Red Collar

The Hidden Places - 07/10/2009

Here’s the playlist for the inaugural edition of The Hidden Places! The songs you heard in this episode reflect naught but a sampling of the artists present here in the North Carolina and NC Triangle regions. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this stuff, tune in next week for more, where we’ll be featuring Ryan Sweeney from Choose Local Music and, as always, the best local music around!

Time Song Artist Album
noon Radio On Red Collar
  Back To Boston The Rosebuds
  Why Modern Radio is A-OK With Me Roman Candle
  'Til My Voice Is Gone The Old Ceremony
  Postal A Rooster For The Masses
  On and On Bull City
  Decade Styling North Elementary
  An Excuse We Give The Sames
  Hot Night Hounds Annuals
  Rides Organos
  Hyper Enough Superchunk
  Ominous Bird Schooner
  Spanish Cucumber SNMNMNM
  Nocturne The Love Language
  Over the Oeuvre The Kingsbury Manx
  In The Western Sky Nola

Rachael Oehring