Threads and Tangents 4/18/23 - Bugs

This week's thread is Bugs. Yep, bugs. There’s a connection between the sounds of bugs and music we listen to. Insect sounds have been the inspiration for a variety of musical forms, and it’s not just the sound of bugs, songwriters use the critters themselves as a metaphor or analogue to explain lots from the world around us.

We'll hear music from: James Brown, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Elvis Costello, Matt Flinner Trio, Robbie Fulks, Garcia & Grisman, JJ Grey & Mofro, John Hiatt, Long John Hunter, The Mills Brothers & Count Basie, Slim Harpo, Snakefinger, Eugene Chadbourne, They Might Be Giants, Laura Veirs, and Harry Waller.