The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour

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The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour episodes

  • THE RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #38

    A bespoke set of entertainment from Russ:

     

    1. Lula Wiles - Oh My God (Shame & Sedition, 2021)
    2. The Delines - Maureen’s Gone Missing (Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom, 2025)
    3. Angaleena Presley - Wrangled (same. 2017)
    4. Sandy Denny - Who Knows Where the Time Goes (John Peel, BBC Session. 1973)
    5. Russ Tolman - Stuck Like Glue (Sweet Spot, 1994)
    6. Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story (same, 1971)
    7. Righteous Brothers - You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling (1964)
    8. The Walker Brothers - The Sun Isn’t Going To Shine Anymore (Take It Easy with The Walker Brothers, 1965)
    9. Ruen Brothers - Summer Sun (Point Dume, 2015)
    10. Warren Zevon - Steady Rain (Preludes: Rare and Unreleased Recordings, 2007)
    11. Jeff Tweedy - Enough (2025)
    12. MJ Lenderman - Wristwatch (Manning Fireworks, 2024)
    13. Badfinger - No Matter What
      14. 59 min
    14. THE RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #37

      Russ gets down with his bad self and plays:

       

      1. Allah-Las - Houston (Lahs, 2019)

      2. Khraungbin - May Ninth (A La Sala, 2024)

      3. Arc De Soleil - Got Caught in Amsterdam (The Thief in Marrakesh Got Caught in Amsterdam Trying to Escape, 2019)

      4. LA LOM - El Sueno (La Lom, 2022)

      5. Gill Landry - I Love You Too (Skeleton at the Banquet, 2020)

      6. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Red Right Hand (Let Love In, 1994)

      7. Nick Drake - Poor Boy (Bryter Layter, 1971)

      8. Karl Blau - Falling Rain (Introducing, 2016)

      9. Bob Dylan - One More Night (Nashvile Skyline, 1969)

      10. Russ Tolman - She’s My Alibi (City Lights, 1998)

      11. Charlie Parr - Portland Ave (Little Sun, 2024)

      12. Dylan Earl - Level Headed Even Smile (same, 2025)

      13. Pernice Bros (w/ Neko Case) - I Don’t Need That Anymore 

      59 min
    15. THE RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #36 (1st Anniversary Show)

      Russ pops the cork on one year of the Goodtime Hour and spins the following:

       

      1. Lambchop - Up With People (Nixon, 2000)
      2. Nick Drake - Hazey Jane II (Bryter Layter, 1971
      3. Russ Tolman - You Oughta See Her Drive (City Lights, 1998)
      4. Grateful Dead - Ripple (American Beauty, 1970)
      5. Father John Misty - Goodbye Mr. Blue (Chloë and the Next 20th Century, 2022)
      6. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (same, 1968)
      7. Beach Boys - Disney Girls (1957) (Surf’s Up, 1971)
      8. Nick Lowe, Los Straitjackets - Different Kind of Blue (Indoor Safari, 2024
      9. Karl Blau - The Reins (Love & Harm, 2022)
      10. Big Star - Thirteen (#1 Record, 1972)
      11. Buffalo Springfield - Expecting to Fly
      12. Richard Hawley - Cole Corner
      13. Saints - I’m Stranded
        14. 59 min
      14. THE RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #35 (TRUE WEST Special)

        Russ talks True West and spins tunes from his former band. Get the inside story from the guy who was there:

         

        1. Lucifer Sam
        2. Hollywood Holiday
        3. Steps to the Door
        4. 20th Room (live in New Orleans)
        5. I Put A Spell On You (live)
        6. Look Around (Verlaine version)
        7. Burn The Roses (Verlaine)
        8. Throw Away The Key (Verlaine)
        9. And Then The Rain
        10. Hold On
        11. Shot You Down
        12. Hand of Fate
          13. 59 min
        13. THE RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #34 (Souldies Special)

          Russ spins souldies, both old and new!

           

          1. Thee Vellords - Somebody Please
          2. Baby Bash, Gabriella Martinez- Pure Intentions
            1. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Ooh Baby Baby
            2. Odyssey - What’s Your Name

              3. ===

              1. Thee Sacred Souls - We Don’t Have To Be Alone
              2. Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her?
              3. Aaron Frazier - Little Girl
              4. Freedom Suite - We Belong Together

                5. ===

                1. Joey Quinones - Don’t Tell Me
                2. Royal Jesters - I Want To Loved
                3. Los Yesterdays - Give Me One More Chance
                4. Chicano Batman - Black Lipstick

                  5. ===

                  1. thecrushedvelvets - At Ease
                  2. Thee Sacred Souls - Live For You
                  3. Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On?
                  4. Russ Tolman - Midnight

                    5. ===

                    1. The Commands - Hey
                    2. Sonny Ace - Little Girl
                      3. 59 min
                    3. THE RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #33 (Guest: Chris Stamey)

                      Russ chats with guest Chris Stamey about his new album and plays the following tunes:

                       

                      1. Son Volt - Windfall

                      2. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - What We Had
                      3. Russ Tolman - Kid
                      4. Chris Stamey - Anything is Possible
                      5. Chris Stamey - I’d Be Lost Without You
                      6. Chris Stamey - Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on my Shoulder
                      7. Chris Stamey -When My Ship Comes In
                      8. Chris Stamey - Meet Me in Mid-Town
                      9. Beach Boys - God Only Knows

                      59 min
                    4. RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #32

                      1. Al Green - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (Let’s Stay Together, 1972)

                      2. Buck Owens - Massachusetts (In The Palm of Your Hand, 1972)
                      3. Paul Weller - I Started a Joke (Find El Dorado, 2025)
                      4. Michael Bublé - To Love Somebody (To Be Loved, 2013)
                      5. Translator - Everywhere That I am Not
                      6. The Modern Lovers - Astral Plane (s/t - 
                      7. Talking Heads - Pulled Up (Talking Heads ’77)
                      8. Television - Friction (Marquee Moon, 1977)
                      9. Khruangbin - May Ninth (A La Sala, 2024)
                      10. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Long Dark Night (Wild God, 2024)
                      11. Kashus Culpepper, Sierra Ferrell - Broken Wing Bird (Broken Wing Bird, 2025)
                      12. Johnny Tillotson - Funny How Time Slips Away (1962)
                      13. Hank Williams - Take These Chains from my Heart
                      14. Theo Lawrence - The Universe is Winding Down
                      15. Silverada - Anywhere But Here (s/t, 2024)
                      16. Russ Tolman - Monterey (City Lights, 1998)

                      59 min
                    5. THE RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #31 (All Music(

                      1. Beatie Wolfe & Brian Eno - Hopeless at Ease (Luminal, 2025)

                      2. Bruce Springsteen - Sunday Love (Lost and Found: Selections from The Lost Albums, 2025)

                      3. Frank Sinatra - What’s Now is Now (Watertown, 1970)

                      4. Jon Klages - God Bless Columbia House Record Club (Fabulous Twilight, 2021)

                      5. Jenny Lewis - Psychos (Joy’All, 2023)

                      6. Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (Rumours, 1977)

                      7. Ray Charles - Tell Me How You Feel (What I’d Say, 1959)

                      8. Van Morrison - If It Wasn’t for Ray (Remembering Now, 2025)

                      9. Mavis Staples - You Are Not Alone (You Are Not Alone, 2010)

                      10. Allison Russell - Nightflyer (Outside Child, 2021)

                      11. Neil Young - Sail Away (Oceanside Countryside, 2025)

                      12. Dee White - Little Things (Heart Talkin’, 2025)

                      13. Big Thief - Born To Love You (2023)

                      14. Theo Lawrence - Heaven to Me (2018)

                        58 min
                      15. THE RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #30 (Guest, Nelson Bragg)

                        It's a Power Pop Parade as I chat with Nelson Bragg about his new album and spin the following:

                          1. 20/20 - Yellow Pills (s/t, 1979)
                          2. Nelson Bragg - We’re Gonna Laugh About it (Mélodie de Nelson: A Pop Anthology, 2025)
                          3. Nelson Bragg - Forever Days (Mélodie de Nelson: A Pop Anthology, 2025)
                          4. Nelson Bragg - You Could Believe (Mélodie de Nelson: A Pop Anthology, 2025)
                          5. Nelson Bragg - No One’s Home in Hollywood (Mélodie de Nelson: A Pop Anthology, 2025)
                          6. Nelson Bragg - Glorious Days (Mélodie de Nelson: A Pop Anthology, 2025)
                          7. Dwight Twilley - Looking For The Magic (Twilley Don’t Mind, 1977)
                          8. Russ Tolman - Stuck Like Glue (Sweet Spot, 1994)

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                            58 min
                          9. THE RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #29 (Guest, Peter Holsapple)

                            Russ chats with Peter Holsapple about his new album and plays the following songs:

                            1. Pernice Bros (w/ Neko Case) - I Don’t Need That Anymore (Who Will You Believe, 2024)

                            2. Peter Holsapple - Larger Than Life (The Face of 68, 2025)

                            3. Peter Holsapple - One for The Book (The Face of 68, 2025)

                            4. Peter Holsapple - She and Me (The Face of 68, 2025)

                            5. Peter Holsapple - The Face of 68 (The Face of 68, 2025)

                            6. Hurray for Riff Raff - Alibi

                            7. Russ Tolman - Life

                              58 min

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                            Singer-songwriter and radio host Russ hoists anchor and sails the sonic seas near and far to discover and recover pleasingly eclectic, genre-defying musical nuggets new and old, fresh and classic.…