Iggy Pop Sessions At West 54th (1999)

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Iggy Pop live for Sessions at West 54th, 1999. Season 03 with host John Hiatt.


Setlist:

  • Nazi Girlfriend

  • Wild One

  • Interview

  • I Felt the Luxury

  • Lust for Life

  • Passenger


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Café Tacvba Sessions at West 54th (1997)

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Café Tacvba performs for Sessions at West 54th (1997).



Setlist:


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Ani DiFranco: Sessions at West 54th

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Another gem from the Sessions at West 54th vaults. Listings say that Tricky was also on this episode but I can’t find video of that. This was Season one with Host Chris Douridas and aired 12/13/97.

Sorry, no setlist. Maybe you know it?

Enjoy.


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Liz Phair Live at Sessions At West 54th

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Here’s Liz Phair live for Sessions at West 54th. Sorry, I don’t have a setlist for this one, do you? It was with host David Byrne which means that it was Season 02. This one originally aired 10/11/98. The video intro says that the Lounge Lizards also appeared on this episode but I couldn’t find that video. Please let me know if you come across it.

Oh, and Ronald Vaughan really wants us all to know who uploaded the video. We should thank him.

Enjoy.


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PJ Harvey at Sessions At West 54th

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PJ Harvey live for Sessions at West 54th with host David Byrne. 11/10/98.














Setlist:

  • Catherine

  • Civil War Correspondent

  • Taut My Beautiful Leah

  • I Think I'm a Mother

  • Is This Desire?


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Meshell Ndegeocello: Sessions at West 54th

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Today we return to the Sessions at West 54th archives. Meshell Ndegeocello live for Sessions at West 54th. Season 01 with host Chris Douridas (09/13/97).



Setlist:

  1. Step in to the Projects

  2. The Way

  3. Ecclesiastes - Free my Heart

  4. God Shiva

Players:

  • Meshell Ndegeocello - bass/keys/vocals,

  • Gene Lake - drums,

  • David Dyson - bass,

  • Federico Gonzalez Pena - Keys,

  • Allen Cato - guitar/vocals,

  • Byron Jackson - vocals,

  • Alfredo Mojica - percussion


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Fiona Apple at Sessions at West 54th

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Fiona Apple for Sessions at West 54th, 1997. Season one with host Chris Douridas.




Setlist:

  1. Sleep To Dream

  2. Shadowboxer

  3. Criminal

  4. Never Is A Promise


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Joe Henry Live At Sessions at West 54th

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Joe Henry live for Sessions at West 54th, season 02 with an introduction by Billy Bob Thornton pretending to be Joe Henry. Sadly there is more Billy Bob than actual Joe and music on this but the two songs featured are great. Have you seen the full set anywhere around?


Setlist:

  • “Like She Was A Hammer”

  • “Great Lake”


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Sinéad O'Connor Sessions at West 54th (1997)

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Sinéad O'Connor Sessions at West 54th (1997). Season one with host Chris Douridas.





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Gillian Welch & David Rawlings on Sessions At West 54th Street (1997)

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Time to revisit the Sessions at West 54th Street archives with this gem from Season 01 with host Chris Douridas.





Tracklisting:

  • ‘Tear My Stillhouse Down’

  • ‘Acony Bell’

  • ‘Caleb Meyer’

  • ‘Paper Wings’

  • ‘Orphan Girl’


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Cowboy Junkies Sessions at West 54th

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That’s right. We’re back on the Sessions at West 54th train. This time with Cowboy Junkies.

The group was paired with Kronos Quartet and the episode originally aired 09/06/98)

Sorry, not sure of the setlist on this one.


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Vic Chestnutt Sessions at West 54th

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Of course you knew we’d be visiting the Sessions at West 54th files today. And today we found this gem from Vic Chestnutt from Season 02 when David Byrne was hosting. I don’t think I recorded this one (not sure why) but I do remember watching it. Lambchop was Vic’s band.

Enjoy

Setlist:

  • Maiden

  • Until The Led

  • Duty Free

  • Kick My Ass

  • ~interview~

  • New Town (solo)


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Sonic Youth Sessions At West 54th

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Imagine a time when Sonic Youth was beamed into PBS stations covering 85% of the country. Such was the magic of Sessions at West 54th, the three-season live music extravaganza hosted by KCRW’s Chris Douridas (Season 01), David Byrne (Season 02) and John Hiatt (Season 03). So far we’ve featured sessions from Medeski Martin and Wood with DJ Logic, Phish, David, Byrne, and Beck.

Sonic Youth appeared on Season 01 paired with Bill Frisell.

Setlist:

  • Anagrama

  • The Ineffable Me

  • Wildflower Soul

  • Stil

  • Female Mechanic Now on Duty

  • Hits of Sunshine (for Allen Ginsberg)


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Beck Live For Sessions At West 54th

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Beck performs for Sessions at West 54th, season one with host Chris Douridas. 09/07/97



David Byrne Sessions at West 54th

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As long as we’re jumping down the Sessions at West 54th Rabbit Hole, here’s another one that I remember recording but for some reason no longer have. David Byrne performed for season 01 of the show while KCRW’s Chris Douridas hosted, before himself becoming host for season 02.



Setlist and Times:

The Players:

  • Lead/Backing Vocals – Christina Wheeler

  • Bass, Guitar, Vocals – Desmond Foster

  • Drums, Sampler – Rea Mochiach

  • Lead Vocals, Guitar – David Byrne

  • Steel Guitar, Keyboards, Guitar – Bruce Kaphan


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Medeski Martin and Wood with DJ Logic Live: Sessions At West 54th

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I still have this show on VHS.

I don’t have a VHS player.

Technically this doesn’t fall in the “I had this show via tape trading” category that a lot of things I post. I recorded this on to VHS directly from my faithful local PBS station. I remember watching it.

I don’t know if you remember, but Sessions at West 54th was a New York variation of Austin City Limits. Originally hosted by KCRW’s Chris Douridas, David Byrne took over hosting duties beginning of the second season while John Hiatt hosted the third season. Yes, PBS is that cool.

Enjoy:

I never took the time to write down a setlist but the Wikipedia blurb for this episode of the show (Season Two Episode 06 originally aired 08/14/98) lists:

  • Wiggly's Way

  • Coconut Boogaloo

  • Latin Shuffle

Enjoy.


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