[From 7-8:30 a.m. Saturday]

Interesting show with cast members from the Endicott Performing Arts Center’s Dance Stories troupe sharing music and dialogue from “The Factory: Reflections on Andy Warhol.” Thanks to Rene Neville for the idea.

We mostly played songs from the album “Songs for Drella” by Lou Reed and John Cale, except for the first and last songs from Reed’s “Transformer.”

“Take a Walk on the Wild Side”
“Smalltown”
“Open House”
“Style It Takes”
“Starlight”
“Faces and Names”
“It Wasn’t Me”
“Slip Away (A Warning)”
“I Believe”
“Nobody But You”
“A Dream”
“Forever Changed”
“Hello It’s Me”
“Perfect Day”

You can still see “The Factory” at 8 p.m. today (Saturday) and 3 p.m. Sunday at EPAC. Learn more at www.endicottarts.com.

I have a cool plan for next week’s show, so stay tuned. You can become a fan of the Signal at http://www.facebook.com/signalwhrw

[From 7-8:30 a.m. Saturday]

Had a fun time with country singer/songwriter Alesa Shawn and her husband Glenn. We talked about her music, growing up, working as a truck driver, trying to sell her songs in Nashville, and her recent competition in EPAC Idol (where she was one of five finalists). Naturally, we spun some of her tunes too:

“G.R.I.T.S.”
“One Out the Window”
“Johnson Street”
“Keeper”
“I Wuz Heer”

We also rounded out the show with a couple of classic trucker tunes:

“Convoy” – C.W. McCall
“Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)” – Alabama

You can learn more about Alesa and her music on her MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/alesashawn

... or on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/alesashawnyall

If you missed the show, go to the Signal’s page on the WHRW site and click on the 2·11·2012 link at right:

http://www.whrwfm.org/shows/signal/

[From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday]

Despite a technical hitch or two, it was a great end-of-winter-break show.

[Hour 1: All new music]
“Ribbons” – Ingrid Michaelson
“Blood Brothers” – Ingrid Michaelson
“That’s What I Like About the South” – Dukes of Dixieland and the Oak Ridge Boys
“Are You From Dixie?” – Dukes of Dixieland and the Oak Ridge Boys
“Far Away” – Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad
“I Could Be a King” – The Dunwells
“Blindsided Faith” – The Dunwells
“Fist City” – The Little Willies
“Foul Owl on the Prowl” – The Little Willies
“Democracy (The Weed)” – John Flynn
“The Beautiful Dirt” – Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons
“Keep Movin’” – the Ameros

[Hour 2: Taina Asili interview]
Always great to catch up with Taina – she and her group, la Banda Rebelde, will perform Friday night at Cyber Cafe West in Binghamton. Learn more about her at http://www.tainaasili.com/

Songs we played between interview segments:

“War Cry”
“She Lives”
“Rebellion”
“It’s In Our Hands”

[Hour 3: Dave Davies birthday tribute]
Happy 65th to the Kinks’ guitar master.
“You Really Got Me” – The Kinks
“Come On Now” – The Kinks
“Death of a Clown” – The Kinks
“Love Me Till The Sun Shines” – The Kinks
“Funny Face” – The Kinks
“Susannah’s Still Alive” – The Kinks
“Mindless Child of Motherhood” – The Kinks
“Imagination’s Real” – Dave Davies
“Love Gets You” – Dave Davies
“Living on a Thin Line” – The Kinks
“Dear Margaret” – The Kinks
“Look Through Any Doorway” – The Kinks
“Unfinished Business” – Dave Davies
“Fortis Green” – Dave Davies

Hard to believe that the spring semester schedule will start next week. To learn more about the show and when it will air, follow us on Facebook:
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