The Sonic Cafe

11/27/2025

From Sonic Café #488 Network Release: 11-21-2025
Artist: Keb Mo & Taj Mahal
LP: Room On The Porch
YR: 2025

11/25/2025

From Sonic Café #488 Network Release: 11-21-2025
Artist: Jesse Welles
LP: Middle
YR: 2025

11/23/2025

From Sonic Café #488 Network Release: 11-21-2025
Artist: Steve Perry
LP: Street Talk
YR: 1984

11/21/2025

Sonic Café #488/When What You Want is Mr. Spock
Network Release: 11/21/2025
Stream: https://www.mixcloud.com/SonicCafe1/sonic-caf%C3%A9-488when-what-you-want-is-mr-spock/

Sonic Café, that was Nerf Herder with “Mr. Spock” from their 2002 release “American Cheese”. Hey, welcome to the little radio café that changes everything—from way out here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. I’m your host, Scott Clark, and this is episode 488.

This time the Sonic Café drops a music mix we really dig—spanning 41 years from 1984 to 2025. You’ll hear great stuff from Mt. Joy, a killer blues pairing with Keb’ Mo’ and Taj Mahal, plus the Gin Blossoms, The Replacements, Jesse Welles, Aerosmith, Brick + Mortar, Tessa Violet, Pulp from ’95, and lots more.

Also stopping by, comedian Josh Johnson tells us about the AI response that terrified him. We'll also revisit the back story behind Steve Perry’s 1984 hit “Oh Sherrie”, and in another wild installment of “Crazy Music Facts”, find out about that time Grace Slick of Jefferson Starship tried to spike President Nixon’s coffee with L*D.

So let’s get rolling. From 2018, here’s the band is Parquet Courts, the tune is “Tenderness”, and we’re the Sonic Café.

Complete playlist:
Song 1: Mr. Spock
Artist: Nerf Herder, Parry Gripp
LP: American Cheese (Reissue)
Yr: 2002
Song 2: Tenderness
Artist: Parquet Courts
LP: Wide Awake!
Yr: 2018
Song 3: The Artificial Intelligence Response That Left Me Terrified. Does this scare you?
Artist: Josh Johnson
LP:
Yr:
Song 4: Lucy
Artist: Mt. Joy
LP:
Yr. 2025
Song 5: Oh Sherrie
Artist: Steve Perry
LP: Street Talk
Yr: 1984
Song 6: Thicker Than Mud
Artist: Taj Mahal/Keb Mo'
LP: Room On The Porch
Yr: 2025
Song 7: Until I Fall Away
Artist: Gin Blossoms
LP: New Miserable Experience
Year: 1992
Song 8: Horses
Artist: Jesse Welles
LP: Middle
Yr: 2025
Song 9: Sixteen Blue
Artist: The Replacements
LP: Let It Be
Yr: 1984
Song 10: Road Runner
Artist: Aerosmith
LP: Honkin' On Bobo
Yr: 2004
Song 11: Crazy Facts About Music Everyone Should Know (Pt.390)
Artist: The Origins of Songs
LP: The Origins of Songs
Yr:
Song 12: Locked In A Cage
Artist: Brick + Mortar
LP:
Yr: 2013
Song 13: Not Over You (acoustic)
Artist: Tessa Violet
LP:
Yr: 2016
Song 14: Common People
Artist: Pulp
LP: Different Class
Yr: 1995
Song 15: Truth Is
Artist: Adrian Belew
LP: Side Three
Yr: 2006
Song 16: Keep Me Hangin' On
Artist: Vanilla Fudge
LP: Classic Rock 1968
Yr: 1968

11/20/2025

From Sonic Café #487 Network Release: 11-14-2025
Artist: Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks
LP: True
YR: 2025

11/18/2025

From Sonic Café #487 Network Release: 11-14-2025
Artist: Andy Woodhull
LP:
YR: 2025

11/16/2025

From Sonic Café #487 Network Release: 11-14-2025
Artist: Wet Leg
LP: Moisturizer
YR: 2025

11/14/2025

Sonic Café #487/Party Under The Gazebo
Network Release: 11/14/2025
Stream: https://www.mixcloud.com/SonicCafe1/sonic-caf%C3%A9-487party-under-the-gazebo/

Sonic Café, that’s Great Britain’s Wet Leg with “CPR” off their 2025 “Moisturizer” release. Great stuff. Welcome to another eye-opening hour of intelligent, eclectic radio from the Pacific Northwest. I’m Scott Clark, and this is episode 487.

This time the Sonic Café parties under the gazebo at a Red Roof Inn in central Indiana with comedian Andy Woodhull. Funny stuff. Our music mix spans the last 45 years and includes the Counting Crows with “Spaceman in Tulsa”—captured live on The Tonight Show—from their first release in over seven years.

We’ve also got a 5-year-old boy requesting a classic from the late David Bowie, plus Noah Benedikt’s stellar 2024 cover of Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street.” Listen for OK Go, Bad Company with “Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy,” and of course, many more.

Oh—and we’re back with another mash-up in our Sonic Café series. This time, Rage Against the Machine collides with Creedence Clearwater Revival in “Killing in a Bad Moon.” It’s wild. Listen for that around the bottom of the hour.

We’ve also sprinkled in a couple of motivational messages and other fun stuff along the way. So let’s get to it. Here’s Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks with “Shine On.” And as always we’re the Sonic Café.

Complete playlist:
Song 1: CPR
Artist: Wet Leg
LP: Moisturizer
Yr: 2025
Song 2: Shine On
Artist: Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks
LP: TRUE
Yr: 2025
Song 3: Party at the Gazebo
Artist: Andy Woodhull
LP: Dry Bar Comedy
Yr: 2023
Song 4: Spaceman in Tulsa | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Radio Safe)
Artist: Counting Crows
LP: Butter Miracle The Complete Sweets
Yr. 2025
Song 5: Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy
Artist: Bad Company
LP: Sound Of The Seventies: 1979
Yr: 1979
Song 6: Ashes to Ashes
Artist: David Bowie
LP: Changesbowie
Yr: 1979
Song 7: Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty) - Cover
Artist: Noah-Benedikt ft. & -drums ​
LP:
Year: 2024
Song 8: Killing in a Bad Moon (Rage Against The Machine/CCR)
Artist: Pixleshifter
LP:
Yr: 2013
Song 9: Love
Artist: OK Go
LP:
Yr: 2025
Song 10: All of You (HQ)
Artist: Don Felder
LP: Heavy Metal (Soundtrack)
Yr: 1981
Song 11: Sheep Go To Heaven
Artist: CAKE
LP: Prolonging the Magic
Yr: 1998
Song 12: I Won't Say Anything
Artist: Bad Religion
LP: The Dissent Of Man
Yr: 2010
Song 13: Keep Running
Artist: Piero Piccioni
LP: La Decima Bittima
Yr: 1965

Sonic Café, that’s Wet Leg from Great Britain with “CPR” off their 2025 *Moisturizer* release. Great stuff! Welcome to another eye-opening hour of intelligent, eclectic radio from the Pacific Northwest. I’m Scott Clark, and this is episode 487. This time the Sonic Café parties under the ga...

11/13/2025

From Sonic Café #486 Network Release: 11-7-2025
Artist: The Firm
LP: The Firm
YR: 1984

11/11/2025

From Sonic Café #486 Network Release: 11-7-2025
Artist: GYASI
LP: Rock n Roll Sword Fight
YR: 2024

11/09/2025

From Sonic Café #486 Network Release: 11-7-2025
Artist: Stone Roses
LP: Second Coming
YR: 1984

11/07/2025

Sonic Café #486/The Death of the American Dream
Network Release: 11/7/2025
Stream: https://www.mixcloud.com/SonicCafe1/sonic-caf%C3%A9-486the-death-of-the-american-dream/

Sonic Café, Everybody Laughs—that’s David Byrne with the first single off his brand-new 2025 album Who Is In The Sky? Welcome once again to our little coastal radio café tucked away in the misty corners of the Pacific Northwest. I’m Scott Clark, and this is episode 486. This time, the Sonic Café cranks up a mix for those about to rock—literally and metaphorically. We’ve pulled tracks from 55 years of music that crash, burn, groove, and grind. Listen for the B-52’s doing what they do best, AC/DC slamming it home with Code Red from their 2020 Power Up album, All Time Low, and a new wave flashback with The Fixx from 1982. Plus, The Stone Roses, The Rippers, Aerosmith, and—as always—many more. Around the bottom of the hour, buckle in for a trip back to 1970 in the Sonic Café time machine—we’ll cue up Badfinger with No Matter What You Want. A classic with staying power.
And speaking of staying power… what about the American Dream? Is it still hanging on? Or did it flatline while nobody was looking? We’ll mark the exact moment it gave up the ghost in another head-shaking installment of News You Can’t Use from our friends at the Onion News Network. All that, plus comedy shorts from Jim Gaffigan and Emily Catalano. So grab a seat, grab a drink, and get ready to rock with reckless intent. From the soundtrack of the 1981 animated cult classic Heavy Metal, here’s Don Felder to kick things off—this is the Sonic Café.

Complete playlist:
Song 1: Everybody Laughs
Artist: David Byrne
LP: Who is in the Sky?
Yr: 2025
Song 2: Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)
Artist: Don Felder
LP: Heavy Metal Movie Soundtrack
Yr: 1981
Song 3: Death Of The American Dream
Artist: The Onion
LP: The Onion News Network
Yr: 2011
Song 4: Funplex
Artist: The B-52's
LP: Funplex
Yr. 2008
Song 5: Code Red
Artist: AC/DC
LP: POWER UP
Yr: 2020
Song 6: I Feel Like Dancin'
Artist: All Time Low
LP: Dirty Work
Yr: 2011
Song 7: Four ingredients, endless possiblities
Artist: Jim Gaffigan
LP:
Year:
Song 8: Shuttered Room
Artist: The Fixx
LP: Shuttered Room
Yr: 1982
Song 9: Love Spreads
Artist: The Stone Roses
LP: Second Coming
Yr: 1994
Song 10: No Matter What You Are
Artist: Badfinger
LP: No Dice
Yr: 1970
Song 11: Sneaky... a Church that's also a Brewery
Artist: Emily Catalano
LP:
Yr: 2025
Song 12: A Look Behind
Artist: The Rippers
LP: Coolest Songs In The World! Vol. 8
Yr: 2008
Song 13: Dude (Looks Like A Lady)
Artist: Aerosmith
LP: Big Ones
Yr: 1994
Song 14: Angel Of Harlem
Artist: U2
LP: The Best Of 1980-1990
Yr: 1989
Song 15: Every Little Thing
Artist: The Black Keys
LP: Let's Rock
Yr: 2019
Song 16: Cheap High
Artist: GYASI
LP: Rock n Roll Sword Fight
Yr: 2024
Song 17: Radioactive
Artist: The Firm
LP: The Firm
Yr: 1985

Sonic Café, Everybody Laughs—that’s David Byrne with the first single off his new 2025 album Who Is In The Sky? Welcome to our little coastal radio café tucked in the misty Pacific Northwest. I’m Scott Clark, and this is episode 486. This time, the Sonic Café cranks up a mix for those about...