Because I'm not in town at the moment, the show was prerecorded – which just isn't as much fun as doing the show live, but better then no show at all!

Here's what you heard from 6 to 7 pm:
Mazzy Star, California | Great Lake Swimmers, It's Too Late | Animal Collective, Lion In A Coma | The Shins, It's Only Life | Grandaddy, Chartsengrafs | The New Pornographers, Valkyrie In The Roller Disco | Calexico & Iron & Wine, Red Dust | My Morning Jacket, Look At You | Mazzy Star, Does Someone Have Your Baby Now | Andrew Bird, Don't Be Scared | James Hyland ] The Joint Chiefs, Radio City | Cass McCombs, Dreams-Come-True-Girl | Elliot Smith, Needle In The Hay | Nico, These Days | Mazzy Star, She's My Baby

From 7 to 8 pm:
PJ Harvey, Leaving California | Camera Obscura, Williams Heart & Every Weekday | Broken Bells, The High Road | Daniela and Ben Spector, I Feel Love | Poliça, Dark Star | The Cure, Charlotte Sometimes | The Radio Dept., Against The Tide | Zero 7, Distractions | The Stone Roses, Mersey Paradise | The Cure, A Night Like This | Tu Fawning, Anchor | The Smiths, What Difference Does It Make? | The Shins, Red Rabbits | Radiohead, Faust Arp

I'm not quite sure if that was the exact order, close enough!

First Hour:
Mazzy Star, California | Sufjan Stevens, John Wayne Gacy Jr. | Animal Collective, Guys Eyes | Neko Case, Hold On, Hold On | Mazzy Star, Fade Into You | Husky, History's Door | Casual Fog, The Good, Goodnight | Eels, Agony | Mazzy Star, Lay Myself Down | The New Pornographers, Daughters Of Sorrow | Dr. Dog, Ain't It Strange | Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Share The Red | Grandaddy, The Crystal Lake

Second Hour:
PJ Harvey, Leaving California | Camera Obscura, This Is Love | Broken Bells, Your Heard Is On Fire | Poliça, The Maker | Camera Obscura, Do It Again | My Morning Jacket, Look At You | Mercury Rev, Spiders & Flies | Band Of Horses, Blue Beard | The Notwist, Shrink | Radiohead, Faust Arp & House Of Cards | Spiritualized, Stop Your Crying | Mazzy Star, In The Kingdom

First Hour:
PJ Harvey, California | Owl & The Pussycat, Left Blue | Animal Collective, My Girls | Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Tigers | Grandaddy, So You'll Aim Toward The Sky | Zero 7, Passing By | Sufjan Stevens, Prairie Fire That Wanders About | Poliça, I See My Mother | The Olivia Tremor Control, Can You Come Down With Us? | Rilo Kiley, Capturing Moods | Mercury Rev, Tides Of The Moon

Second Hour:
Aaron Ross, Paranormal Attitude | Invisible Familiars, Disturbing Wildlife | Little Joy, No One's Better Sake | Yo La Tengo, I Wanna Be Your Lover | Owl & The Pussycat, Don't Play Me | Mason Jennings, The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll | Andrew Bird, Skin | Death Cab For Cutie, Crooked Teeth | Bon Iver, Holocene | Bonnie Prince Billy, Maundering | Kusky, Don't Tell Your Mother | Radiohead, House of Cards | The XX, Heart Skipped

First Hour:
Joey Ryan, California | The Shins, One By One All Day | The Cardigans, Hanging Around | Bernard Butler, You Light The Fire | The Stone Roses, Going Down | Manic Street Preachers, Tsunami | The Stone Roses, Standing Here | Simian, One Dimension | Primal Scream, Slip Inside This House | Elliot Smith, In The Lost And Found | Badly Drawn Boy | Toploader, Dancing In The Moonlight

Second Hour:
Marvin Gaye, How Sweet It Is | Donovan, There Is A Mountain | Neil Young, I've Been Waiting For Her | Leonard Cohen, So Long Marianne | Nina Simone, I Shall Be Released | Marvin Gaye, Waht's Going On | Cosmic Rough Riders, Revolution | BRMC, Love Burns | Velvet Underground, Femme Fatale | Bob Dylan, Lay Lady Lay & It's All Over Now | The Kinks, Waterloo Sunset | Nick Drake, Parasite | Ride, From Time To Time | Marvin Gaye, Mercy Mercy Me

First Hour:
PJ Harvey, Leaving California | Owl & The Pussycat, Left Blue | Daft Punk, Instant Crush & Lose Yourself To Dance | Pheonix, Trying To Be Cool | Owl & The Pussycat, C'est Moi | Beck, I Won't Be Long | Phoenix, If I Ever Feel Better | The Beatles, It Won't Be Long | Primal Scream, Into The Light | Slowdive, Brighter | Beck, Defriended | Air, Anotehr Day

Second Hour:
Joey Ryan, California | Sufjan Stevens, They Are Night Zombies | Daft Punkt, Get Lucky | Mayer Hawthorne, Green Eyed Love | Michael Kiwanuka, Always Waiting | Ray Charles, Drown In My Own Tears | William DeVaughn, Be Thankful For What You've Got | Miriam Makeba, Khawuleza | Michael Kiwanuka, The Say I'm Doing Just Fine | Dr. Dog, I Hope There's Love | Angus Stone, Monsters | Bright Eyes, We Are Nowhere And It's Now | Eric D. Johnson, Ballad Of Easy Rider

First Hour:
PJ Harvey, Leaving California | Pheonix, Too Young To Die | Poliça, I See My Mother | Phoenix, Entertainment | Zero 7, This World | The Radio Dept., Too Soon & Where Damage Isn't Already Done | Air, Anotehr Day | Pheonix, Holdin' On Together | Portishead, Over | Russian Red, Take Me Home | The Notwist, Electric Bear | Air, Mike Mills | Massive Attack, Man Next Door

Second Hour:
Joey Ryan, California | Andrew Bird, The Naming of Things | The Antlers, Shiva | Angus Stone, Monsters | Neil Young, Old Man | Stephen Malkmus, Ballad of a Thin Man | My Morning Jacket, Touch Me I'm Going To Scream | Willie Nelson & Calexico, Señor | Neko Case, John Saw That Number | M. Ward, Here Comes The Sun Again | Little Wings, I Saw Reflections | Leonard Cohen, Come Healing | Huff This!, Sleep

First hour:
Joye Ryan, California // Angus Stone, Wooden Chair // Smith Westerns, Varsity // Andrew Bird // Rilo Kiley, Let Me Back In // Beck, Lost Cause // Black Bear, The Sky // Caribou, Sandy // Air, Surfing On A Rocket // Bon Iver, Wash. // Sufjan Stevens, The Seer's Tower // Smith Westerns, Weekend // Supergrass, Fin

Second hour:
The Sundays, Leave This City // Marvin Gaye, Trouble Man // Charles Bradley, The World (Is Going Up In Flames) // William DeVaughn, Be Thankful For What You Got // Spiritualized, Anything More // Al Green, Let's Stay Together // Michael Kiwanuka, I'll Get Along // Sharon Jones, How Long Do I Have To Wait For You? // Charles Bradley, Strictly Reserved For You // Michael Kiwanuke, Bones // Ride, Only You // Lee Bob Watson, Stranger To Myself // Ray Charles, Let's Go Get Stoned // Joey Ryan, Queen Jane

First hour:
PJ Harvey, Leaving California // Radiohead, In Limbo // Song off of a Dream Magazine Mix, name??? // Yo La Tengo, Fourth Time Around // Devendra Banhart, Für Hildegard von Bingen // Beatles, Yesterday // Trespassers William, Catch No Break // Devendra banhart, Your Fine Petting Duck // Sufjan Stevens, The Seer's Tower // The Beatles, Hallelujah, I Love Her So // Mercury Rev, The Dark Is Rising // The Flaming Lips, Do You Realize // Spoon, The Infinite Pet // Bill Withers, Ain't No Sunshine

Second hour:
Serge Gainsbourg // Mercury Rev, Chains // Father John Misty, Nancy From Now On // Little Joy, The Next Time Around // Helado Negro, Mitad del Mundo // Danger Mouse, Grey Album track // The Beatles, Mr. Moonlight // Dr. Dog, Ain't It Strange // The Sundays, Summertime // The Sundays, When I'm Thinking Of You // Father John Misty, Fun times in Babylon // Mercury Rev, Tides of the Moon

Thanks for listening!!

This is what you heard:
PJ Harvey: Leaving California // Tu Fawning: Anchor // The XX: Shelter // Twin Shadow: Slow // The Radio Dept.: Ewan // Ride: Endless Road // Smiths: There's A Light That Never Goes Out // Radiohead: Codex // The Strokes: Under Control // Phoenix: Holdin' On Together // Pavement: Range Life // Polica: Laoy Your Cards Out // Bon Iver: Holocene // Stephen Malkmus: Ballad of A Thin Man // Glen Hansard & M. Irglova: You Ain't Goin' Nowhere // Iron & Wine and Calexico: Dark Eyes // Jim James: A New Life // Jim James and Calexico: Goin' To Acapulco // Iron & Wine and Calxico: Burn That Broken Bed // Neil Young & Crazy Horse // Down By The River // Matthew E. White: One Of These Days // Calexico: Black Heart // Rilo Kiley: Capturing Moods // Foxygen: San Francisco

Gosh, it's been over two years since my last post here!
Well, times they are, have and will be a' changin' and I have made a pact with myself to be better about posting my playlists here. Please support me in this intention!

So this is what's new (other than that this blog got a serious overhaul): My time slot has moved from Friday nights to Tuesday evenings. Tune in once a month, from 6 to 8 pm. That means 2 hours of great tunes with yours truly!! The show is divided into two slots, for technical reasons: the first hour is titled California Beats and the second hour Sunshine State. I love having a longer show, it gives me more time to get into the groove of things.

My last show was last night, so the next show will be on March 12th, mark your calendars!

So that's the change 2013 has brought to California Beats so far, looking forward to what else is on the horizon!
Love to you and may you be blessed with good music listening.

... and here's the last show for this month:

29.10.2010 //
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motorpsycho // go to california
little joy // brand new start
band of horses // weed party
death cab for cutie // different names for the same thing
my musical diary // thirteen (e. smith cover)
the dazzling strangers // going out
lee bob watson // 1958
papercuts // john brown
sea wolf // black leaf falls
casual fog // by the sea
casual fog // no trouble
the new pornographers // you hands
midlake // young bride
the radio dept. // where damage isn't already done
nurses // technicolor
the new pronographers // moves
pheonix // summer days
the olivia tremor control // define a transparent dream
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i just realized i haven't upadted my playlist in forever ... things have been pretty busy. but now winter is coming and i'm looking forward to spending time in tübingen and enjoying being home!



here are the shows that are missing on my list:

15.10.2010 //
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dr. dog // california
mirah // love minus zero (dylan cover)
air // virgin suicide soundtrack, track 1
andrew bird // imitosis
the morning benders // outlaw blues (dylan cover)
sholi // it's all over now, baby blue (dylan cover)
band of horses // i go to the barn because
casual fog // no trouble
clap your hands say yeah! // lost and found
dr. dog // my old ways
the easy leaves // neon sign
huff this! // drifter
little joy // don't watch me dancing
m. ward // lullaby and exile
midlake // chasing after deer
the new pornographers // sweet talk, sweet talk
owl & pussycat // tigers
the shins // pressed in a book
phoenix // too young
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03.09.2010 //
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dr. dog // california
air // (forgot which song)
andrew bird // imitosis
plastique bertrand // ....
fleet foxes // tiger mountain peasant song
the zombies // the way i feel inside
the xx // vcr
supergrass // fin
the strokes // i can't win
seu jorge // life on mars
sea wolf // black leaf falls
radiohead // ...
death cab for cutie // marching bands of manhattan
great lake swimmers // catcher song
lee bob watson // landfill
m. ward // you still believe in me
midlake // van occupanther
the radio dept. // lost and found
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20.08.2010 //
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dr. dog // california
brandon flowers // crossfire
the killers // mr. brightside
the new pornographers // you hands
neko case // hold on hold on
dr. dog // weekend
neko case // in california
neko case // this tornado loves you
casual fog // no trouble
jonathan boulet // community service announcement
feist // so sorry
foreign born // vacationing people
the easy leaves // neon sign
acid house kings // the house is a stone
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25.06.2010
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Dr. Dog // California
Grizzly Bear // Ready, Able
The Easy Leaves // Set It Free
Avi Buffalo // What's In It For?
The Dazzling Strangers // Sally Backwards
Owen Pallett // Lewis Tkes Off His Shirt
The Killers // Indie Rock 'n' Roll
Firekites // Autumn Story
Caribou // Irene
Casual Fog // No Trouble
The Bees // Sweet Like A Champion
Aaron Ross // Paranormal Attitude
Midlake // Young Bride
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09.07.2010
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Dr. Dog // California
Dr. Dog // Alaska
Secret Machines // Blue Jay Way
The Dazzling Strangers // Going Out
My Morning Jacket // Touch Me I'm Going To Scream (black cab sessions)
The Easy Leaves // ...
Port O'Brien // My Will Is Good
My Musical Diary // Thirteen
Elliot Smith // Happiness
Portugal. The Man // My Mind
Foreign Born // Early Warnings
Them Hills // No Hands
Department of Eagles // Family Romance
Tallest Man On Earth // Honey Won't You Let Me In
The XX // Intro
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tune in on friday from 10 to 11pm (CET) and be ready to get transported!

listen here

this show was a rerun of the show with Matt from the 16th of april. i know that confused a couple listeners ... sorry! but it was non-the-less a good show and worth the rerun!


Lee Bob Watson

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Karl Blau // Pendulum
Dr. Dog // California
M. Ward // Big Boat
The Shins // Australia
Little Joy // No One's Better Sake
Lee Bob Watson // 1958
Papercuts // John Brown
Lee Bob Watson // Let's Start A Band
Radiohead // Reckoner
Owl And The Pussycat // I Hate The Sun
Lee Bob Watson // Living In The Past
M. Ward // One Life Away
Owl And The Pussycat // Don't Play Me
Portugal. The Man // My Mind
Sea Wolf // Black Leaf Falls
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this is what you heard on tonights show:
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The Thrills // Big Sur
Projekt 11 Mitte // Special For Steffen
Sufjan Stevens // Chicago
Great Lake Swimmers // Stealing Tomorrow
Xylos // Not Enough
Sparklehorse // Gold Day
Sufjan Stevens // Casimir Pulaski Day
Lee Bob Watson // Stranger To Myself
Lo Fat Orchestra // CSI Black Forest
Casual Fog // By The Sea
Yegelle Tezeta // Mulatu Astatke
The Radio Dept. // Where Damage Isn't Already Done
Foreign Born // Vacationing People
The Radio Dept. // Against The Tide
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Matt Gottschalk & Nina C. Beats comin' at you live // 16.04.2010

it's been way too long since i posted the last playlist.
i had a couple of great show since january. here's what you could have heard:

05.02.2010 //
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Motorpsycho // Go To California
Adam Arcuragi // She Comes To Me
Bon Iver // Blood Bank
Avalanches // Electricity
Vetiver // Everyday
Little Joy // Brand New Start
Supergrass // Fin
Doves // Far From Grace
Mayer Hawthorne // The Ills
Broken Bells // The High Road
Bob Dylan // I Want You
Mayer Hawthorne // Maybe So, Maybe No
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that was a fun show back then in february. played a mix stuff i used to listen to a lot a while back, plus some newer things. it's always good to pull out those old records, the thrill of the song grows back with time.

19.03.2010 //
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Rufus Wainwright // California
Sparklehorse // Shade & Honey
Smog // Cold Blooded Old Times
Broken Social Scene // 7/4 (Shoreline)
Great Lake Swimmers // Stealing Tomorrow
The Helio Sequence // Can't Say No
Dr. Dog // Alaska
Foreign Born // Vacationing People
Yo La Tengo // Upside Down
Spaklehorse // Gold Day
Sufjan Stevens // Ring Them Bells
Broken Bells // Vaporize
The Shaky Hands // Allison & The Acient Eyes
My Morning Jacket // Wordless Chorus
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16.04.2010 //
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Them Hills // No Hands
Casual Fog // By The Sea
The Dazzling Strangers // Oregonian
The Moore Brothers // Henry Alexander
Hunting Memories // Rap Pizza (titled on site at the WW-studio)
Lee Bob Watson // Stranger To Myself
The Very Best Of Fire // X-Mas
Aaron Ross & The Heirs Of Mystery // Paranormal Attitude
O Cross // Babies Eyes
Black Bear // The Door
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now that was a very cool show with special guest Matt Gottschalk. Matt supplied the super local and now global music from the Sierra Nevada Foothills in lovely California.

with a - once again - somewhat chaotic start, the show turned out to be a good one in the end.
i went to sleep that night and woke up the next morning with music in my head - who could ask for more?

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PJ Harvey & John Parish // California Leaving
Dept. of Eagles // Family Romance
Jason Lytle // Birds Encouraged Him
Grandaddy // Elevate Myself
Atals Sounds // Walkabout
The Love Language // Sparxxx
Sufjan Stevens // Ring Them Bells
Shins // Those To Come
Broken Bells // The High Road
Charlotte Gainsbourg & Calexico // Just Like A Woman
Jim James & Calexico // Goin' To Acapulco
Broken Bells // Citizen
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