WEFT Sessions 2019 Year-in-Review


Every year since 2003 we've had a year-end show that recapped the live performances on WEFT Sessions. For 2003 and 2004, Mike Ingram, who has been booking performers onto the show since forever, compiled and hosted the show as a "best of". Since 2006 Mike Feldman, who engineers and archives the shows, has compiled 4 hours of music consisting of one song from each live performance. This year continues that tradition, and includes tracks from "encore shows" that we played on Mondays when there was no live music.

Part 1 - airs 23 December 2019 at 10 PM CST

January 7:   George Schlunaker - Singer-Songwriter / Alternative UPTV6 video WEFT video

2:50 "Same Side"

January 14:   Today's Children - Alternative Rock / Psychedelic WEFT video UPTV6 video

4:33 "Gene E. Wishes"


Nick Arger - guitar, vocals; Robert Audino - guitar; Cameron Kern - bass, vocals; Ricky Mannion - drums.

January 21:   The Merry Travelers - Psychedelic Folk Rock UPTV6 video WEFT video

4:35 "Not My President"


Holly Curia - guitar, vocals; Cody Jensen - drums, keyboards, vocals; Charlie Harris - bass, vocals; Louie Pappas - guitar.

January 28:   no live show aired encore from 25 May 2015:
Abraham Johnson featuring Kilborn Alley - Blues WEFT video UPTV6 video

3:32 "Tear Chicago Down"


Abraham Johnson - vocals; Andrew Duncanson - guitar, vocals; Christopher Breen - bass; Aaron Wilson - drums, vocals.

February 4:   Wes Harmony - Singer / Songwriter WEFT video UPTV6 video

3:25 "I Don't Know What to Say"

February 11:   Open Hall - Jazz Fusion UPTV6 video WEFT video

3:51 "Vamp"


Megan Gary - Vocals; Tom Gibbons - Keys; Sam Muchmore - Bass; Shravan Raghuram - Drums; Maria Werba - guest vocals on "Vamp".

February 18:   Cody Lee and the Grand Moff Band - Alt Country Rock UPTV6 video

4:41 "Scarecrow"


Cody Lee - guitar, vocals; Clint Brockmeyer - guitar; Jeff Boston - bass, vocals; Jarrod Lebeck - drums; Jamie Thiessen - vocals, cowbell.

February 25:   24 Moons - HEAVY LOUD FAST / SLOW DEEP HARD UPTV6 video WEFT video

4:55 "Cast a Shadow"


Nick Pitingolo - vocals, backing track production; Jarred Jetski - drums; Joe Grosso - guitar, Zack Apfel - bass, vocals.

March 4:   Karena Tse - solo acoustic UPTV6 video WEFT video

3:40 "Steppin' Out"

March 11:   Crescent Street Crew - Jazz quintet UPTV6 video WEFT video

6:23 "Strassbourg St. Denis"

by Roy Hargrove.
Anthony Erlinger - trombone; Juliann Xu - piano, vocals; Jake Rosenbaum - drums; Rebecca Owen - bass; Oscar Ramos - sax.

March 18:   Tessa Turner - Singer / Songwriter UPTV6 video WEFT video

3:26 "FM"

March 25:   John Lindell - Singer / Songwriter UPTV6 video WEFT video

3:18 "Back When I Was Young"

Part 2 - airs 23 December 2019 at 11 PM CST

April 1:   Boxcar Graffiti - Rock UPTV6 video WEFT video

3:45 "Dressed in Black"


Tristan Brennan - guitar, vocals; Andy Brennan - bass, vocals; Gary Brennan - drums.

April 8:   Zzo - Indy / Pop WEFT video UPTV6 video

3:44 "Brothers"


Zoe Willott - piano, vocals.

April 15:   Denny Ellis - Singer / Songwriter , with Aaron Rund, guitar. UPTV6 video

4:46 "Love Anyway"

April 22:   The Unemployed Architects - Rock / Indy UPTV6 video WEFT video

2:45 "Firebound"


Tyler Sweitzer - guitar, kick drum, foot percussion, vocals; Lo Tharp - vocals; Dave Faulkner - percussion.

April 29:   Clockwork Owl - Folk Rock WEFT video UPTV6 video

3:46 "Come Around"


Anka Radley - guitar, vocals.

May 6:   Forebeat - Percussion plus Programming UPTV6 video WEFT video

2:32 "Blurp Blurp Blurp" (excerpt)


James Mauck - percussion, synthesizers.

May 13:   Jake Fava - Singer / Songwriter UPTV6 video WEFT video

2:37 "Learning to Grow"

May 20:   Chris Mondak Jazz Quartet - Jazz UPTV6 video

4:54 "Bye Bye Blackbird

by Mort Dixon and Ray Henderson.
Gabriel Feldman - Piano; Chris Mondak - Bass; Ye Huang- Sax; Mario Fbrizo - Drums.

May 27:   Mid-October - Acoustic / Vocal Duo WEFT video UPTV6 video

4:14 "Run"


Jonathon Parrish - guitar, vocals; Therese Brown - vocals.

June 3:   The Zach Dable Experience - rock UPTV6 video

3:10 "Throw One Back"


Zach Dable - guitar, vocals; Perry Dable - vocals; Ben Bellerud - vocals; Spencer Ely - Drums; Jill Dable - bass; Jim Divan - guitar.

June 10:   Warm Darn - Experimental Art Pop UPTV6 video

2:47 "Rest Assured"


Colleen Deremiah - synthesizers, vocals.

June 17:   After Curfew - Rock UPTV6 video WEFT video

2:28 "No More"


Eli Knoke - guitar, vocals; Emma Lacefield - vocals; Logan Allen - drums, vocals; Jon Carley - bass, vocals.

June 24:   Edward Tang - Acoustic / Singer-Songwriter UPTV6 video

2:35 "Homomorphism"