Airwaves top ten

by Brian Goslow

1. Dale Watson -- The Trucking Sessions (Koch)

2. Various Artists -- Journey Down the Mississippi (Smithsonian Folkways)

3. Freight Hoppers -- Waiting on the Gravy Train (Rounder)

4. Kaisers -- Wishing Street (Imperial/No Hit)

5. Various Artists -- Jumpin' Like Mad (Capitol)

6. Various Artists -- Midnight Ramble Tonight: Mad Mad World Volume 2 (Sepia)

7. Various Artists -- Louisiana Saturday Night (Ace)

8. Paul Burleson -- Train Kept a Rollin' (Sweet Fish)

9. Titus Turner -- Sound Off: The Jamie Masters (Bear Family)

10. Various Artists -- The Roulette Story (Westside)

Submitted by Fran Ritchie, host of CrossTracks, heard every Monday from 6 to 9 p.m., and the Rock and Roll Party, heard Saturdays from 9 to 11 p.m. on WCUW (91.3 FM).

Your top ten

1. Asmodeus Spectre -- Cadence (self-release)

2. Crural Omo -- Rites of Harvest (Alicat Recordings)

3. Pius -- Pagan Alchemy Volume One (Hospice)

4. Jeff Robinson Trio -- Getting Fixed (Honey Boo)

5. TagYerit -- Heavy Construction (Wabbit Wecordings)

6. XiXXO -- Down the World (Halodjinn)

7. Underwater Traffic -- Return to the Deep (Peaceland Music)

8. Afterlife -- Afterlife (Moosknuckle Productions)

9. Tooners -- Rocktasia (Unsigned)

10. Red Totem Idol -- Red Totem Idol (Redrum)

SUBMITTED BY BILL AND KAREN MICHAELSON OF POINT OF ARES, WHO JUST RELEASED THEIR SECOND CD, THE SORROWS OF YOUNG APOLLO, AND WHO APPEAR AT "A WINTER MELTDOWN" AT SERENDIPITY HALL IN UXBRIDGE ON SATURDAY.

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