The Appetizer Radio Hour

Serving up your connection to new and emerging artists along with established legends each week.

Connect with us using these platforms to discover fresh flavors of music from the known as well as the unknown.

Hear the show online by clicking on the Listen-Now link on the Play Button.

Stuart Davis

Best So Far

As you may know, I’ve been doing a lot of updating and working to put our Program Archive online so that you can enjoy any of our previous 460+ programs anytime you want. In the process of assembling all that audio content, I’ve been re-listening to a lot of stuff that we’ve heard this year. It got me thinking about what I feel is some of the best music thus far. So I wanted to just post a few categories and see what you had to say about it. So, comment and let me know what tracks are you favorites at this point in 2012 from what has been featured on the show. And if I’ve missed something that you feel deserves credit, or be included in this list, let me know.

Best Unknown Bands
Other Lives

Clarensau
Fleur Jack & The Jandals
Band Of Heathens
The Young Romans
Young Believers

Best Folk
The Vespers

Mindy Smith
Jenny & Tyler
Jenn Rawlings
Dar Williams
Matthew Perryman Jones
Peter Bradley Adams
Barnaby Bright
Good Old War
Joe Pug

Best Alternative Rock/Punk
Dry The River

The Rocketboys
Kathryn Calder
Face To Face
Princeton
Flatfoot 56
The Natural Shocks
Brad

Best Indie
Chairlift

Adam Cohen
Stuart Davis
The Lighthouse and the Whaler
The Beards
Driftless Pony Club
Trevor Hall
The Lumineers
Chantal Claret
Harper Blynn
Sparkadia
Tune-Yards
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds

Flavors Galore Menu

Musical Flavors Galore this time with seasonings of sound in folk, rock, alternative, ska, punk, and more, with some indie artists in the mix. New music with fresh cuts of Ryan Montbleau’s For Higher release as well as new music from a new artist, Stuart Davis. And I’ve been listening to some great albums from the 90s that I’d forgotten about and will bring back some tastes I’m sure you’ll remember including The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Have you found yourself watching an old favorite movie and remembering the cool songs from the film, and then wondering if you had the soundtrack in your music collection? That happened to me recently and it turned out I do have the soundtrack. So that’s why I’m serving cuts from the soundtrack to Dumb and Dumber, the original comedy hit, also one of my favorite movies. And a special thanks to my friend Drew who suggested a band to me that is featured later in the hour called Other Lives. Your suggestions are not only appreciated, but also used. So thanks. Enjoy!

Song/Artist/Album


Amazing Eyes/Good Old War/(Unreleased)
Barfly/Ray LaMontagne /Til The Sun Turns Black



They’re Already Here/Stuart Davis/Music For Mortals
Beautiful Place/Stuart Davis/Music For Mortals


Crash ’95 Mix/The Primitives Dumb And Dumber Soundtrack
Where I Find My Heaven/Gigolo Aunts/Dumb And Dumber Soundtrack


Morning/Lucy Schwartz/Life In Letters
I Want The Sky/Lucy Schwartz/Life In Letters



Riot/Choir Of Young Believers/Burn The Flag
Sharpen Your Knife/Choir Of Young Believers/Burn The Flag


Landforms/Other Lives/Tamer Animals
Burning And Hiding/Ryan Montbleau Band/For Higher
Just Perfect/Ryan Montbleau Band/For Higher


Nevermind Me/The Mighty Mighty Bosstones/Let’s Face It
Noise Brigade/The Mighty Mighty Bosstones/Let’s Face It
Ruby Soho/Rancid/And Out Come The Wolves