Buried Treasures (New Music!) & RIP Jerry Butler
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share new music they're digging that flies under the mainstream radar, buried treasures! They also pay tribute to singer-songwriter Jerry Butler.
Obituary: Jerry Butler
Jim and Greg pay tribute to Jerry Butler, who began his career in the Impressions with Curtis Mayfield before pursuing a solo career. Eventually Butler became a Cook County Commissioner and a respected figure in Chicago politics.
Buried Treasures
Jim and Greg share a new batch of “buried treasures” along with their production staff. Picks range from a Polish “Brexit-core” band to a Mennonite folk artist to a group led by a California ex-pat living in England.
Jim:
- Loveworms, "Heartbeat"
- Maruja, "Break the Tension"
- Psych-O-Positive, "Mothra!"
- The Sewerheads, "It Came as a Surprise"
- L.A. WITCH, "777"
Greg:
- Jetstream Pony, "Captain Palisade"
- Prism Shores, "Tourniquet"
- The Penrose Web, "I Dreamt I Woke Up Dead"
- Wand, "The Leap"
- Joveth, "Bubblegum"
Production Staff:
- Max - Meat Wave, "Dehydrated"
- Andrew - Denison Witmer, "Making Love"
- Alex - Middle Part, "Dial*"
Featured Songs:
- girlpuppy, "Champ," Single, Captured Tracks, 2024
- The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
- Jerry Butler, "Only the Strong Survive," The Ice Man Cometh, Mercury, 1969
- Jerry Butler and The Impressions, "For Your Precious Love," Single, Vee-Jay, 1958
- Loveworms, "Heartbeat," Heartbeat, Antena Krzyku, 2025
- Jetstream Pony, "Captain Palisade," Single, Spinout Nuggets, 2024
- Meat Wave, "Dehydrated," Voicemail / Dehydrated, Self-Released, 2025
- Maruja, "Break The Tension," Single, Music for Nations, 2024
- Prism Shores, "Tourniquet!," Out From Underneath, Meritorio, 2025
- Denison Witmer, "Making Love," Anything At All, Asthmatic Kitty, 2025
- Psycho-O-Positive, "Mothra!," Single, Self Released, 2025
- The Penrose Web, "I Dreamt I Woke Up Dead," It's....The Penrose Web, Gare du Nord, 2025
- Middle Part, "Dial*," Disruptor, Little Planet, 2024
- The Sewerheads, "It Came as a Surprise," Despair is a Heaven, Tall Texan, 2024
- Wand, "The Leap," In A Capsule Wardrobe, Drag City, 2017
- L.A. WITCH, "777," 777 (Single), Suicide Squeeze, 2025
- Joveth, "Bubblegum," Bubblegum (Single), Voracious, 2024
- Sly and the Family Stone, "Everyday People," Stand!, Epic, 1968
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