the playlist: DEC 2017

1. Dashboard Confessional - "We Fight"

2. Franz Ferdinand - "Always Ascending"

3. MGMT - "Little Dark Age"

4. Brandi Carlile - "The Joke"

5. Escondido - "Darkness"

6. The Alternate Routes - "Safe Haven"

7. Elizabeth & The Catapult - "Underwater"

8. Flobots - "Quarantine"

9. Pigeons Playing Ping Pong - "Somethin' For Ya"

10. Umphrey's McGee - "The Silent Type"

BURN THIS / June 2015

1. Bob Schneider "The Stars Over Your House"
2. Ethan Tucker "All I Need"
3. Blues Traveler (featuring The Dirty Heads & Rome) "Castaway"
4. Slightly Stoopid "Life Rolls On"
5. The Movement "Rescue"
6. Passafire "Wheels Of Steel"
7. Current Swell "Desire"
8. Rhett Miller "Most In The Summertime"
9. Alabama Shakes "Dunes"
10. My Morning Jacket "Compound Fracture"
11. Sugar & The Hi Lows "High Roller"
12. The Alternate Routes "Nobody Else"
13. Pat McGee "When Did Everything Go Wrong"
14. Derek James "Take You Out Dancing"
15. Graham Colton "Little One"
16. Taylor Berrett "Hypnotize Me"
17. Ryan Montbleau Band "Never Gonna Be"
18. Matt Costa "Ark Song"
19. The Milk Carton Kids "Monterey"
20. Leon Bridges "Lisa Sawyer"

BURN THIS / November 2013

1. Gregory Alan Isakov "Living Proof"
2. Amos Lee (featuring Alison Krauss) "Chill In The Air"
3. Brett Dennen "Only Want You"
4. Patrick Dethlefs "While You're Carrying The Weight"
5. Rayland Baxter "Ghost, Again"
6. The Head And The Heart "Josh McBride"
7. Carly Ritter "Princess Of The Prairie"
8. Chase McBride "Whispering Pine"
9. Moonshiner Collective "Big Sur"
10. Jack Johnson (featuring Ben Harper) "Change"
11. Matt Costa "Early November"
12. Kopecky Family Band "My Way"
13. Houndmouth "Come On, Illinois"
14. Johnathan Rice "My Heart Belongs To You"
15. Bob Schneider "Swimming In The Sea"
16. Chris Trapper "All Of This And Everything"
17. Liz Lawrence "Rooftops"
18. Erland "My Love"
19. The Alternate Routes (featuring Lily Costner) "Nothing More"
20. Stephen Kellogg "Thanksgiving"

BURN THIS / August 2011

1. Zee Avi "The Book Of Morris Johnson"
2. Release The Sunbird "Come Back To Us"
3. Tom Freund "Wounded Surfer Boy"
4. Brett Dennen "Can't Stop Thinking"
5. Matt Nathanson "Modern Love"
6. Jesse Harris "The Secret Sun"
7. Jessica Lea Mayfield "Blue Skies Again"
8. Lissie "Little Lovin'"
9. Dawes "Coming Back To A Man"
10. The Alternate Routes "Kiss Me"
11. Sam Roberts Band "Let It In"
12. Dispatch "Con Man"
13. Bag Of Toys "That's The Girl"
14. Two Spot Gobi "Light On"
15. Ed Sheeran "You Need Me, I Don't Need You"
16. Lex Land "Havana"
17. Cara Salimando "Dust"
18. Parachute "You & Me"
19. Andy Grammer "Keep Your Head Up"
20. Gym Class Heroes (featuring Adam Levine) "Stereo Hearts"

Listen live to the entire playlist in the music player in the right sidebar all month long during August.

BURN THIS / December 2010

1. Bleu "B.O.S.T.O.N."
2. Harper Blynn "Every Impulse"
3. Elizabeth & The Catapult "You & Me"
4. Joshua Radin "Streetlight"
5. Matt Costa "Drive"
6. Fran Healy "Buttercups"
7. Ruarri Joseph "Nervous Grin"
8. Matt Wertz "I Just Realized"
9. The Alternate Routes "Carry Me Home"
10. Dan Craig "Alchemy"
11. The Heyday "Midnight Cold"
12. Ryan Montbleau Band "I Can't Wait"
13. Jason Spooner "Half A Mind"
14. Sarah Jaffe "Clementine"
15. Amos Lee "Windows Are Rolled Down"
16. The Romany Rye "Brother"
17. The White Buffalo "Oh Darlin' What Have I Done"
18. Mason Jennings "Dakota"
19. Donavon Frankenreiter "Home"
20. ALO (featuring Jack Johnson) "Gardener's Grave"

Listen live to the entire playlist in the music player in the right sidebar all month long during December.

CD REVIEW: The Alternate Routes "Lately"

The Alternate Routes have come full circle on their latest studio album. They started out as an independent band, released two albums signed to Vanguard Records, now have returned to their roots with a new independent album. The album showcases the same thing that fans have been loving about the band since they started their career. The combination of incredible lyrics and familiar American rock music is a perfect mix. "Stay" is a standout and is reminiscent of the music from their debut album. "Kiss Me" is an upbeat rocker that shows the evolution of the band across their three studio albums. The Alternate Routes do what they do so well because they love it so much. You can feel and hear the love throughout their entire new album and they have proven that great music truly comes from the soul.

New Release Tuesday

New music out today worth checking out:

• The Alternate Routes - Lately
• Badly Drawn Boy - It's What I'm Thinking: Photographing Snowflakes
• Brooke Fraser - Flags
• Hill Country Revue - Zebra Ranch
• Will Hoge - The Living Room Sessions
• Mutemath - Armistice Live
• Old 97's - The Grand Theatre, Volume 1
• Pepper - Stitches
• Joshua Radin - The Rock & The Tide
• Sister Hazel - Heartland Highway

CD REVIEW: The Alternate Routes "Live In Seattle"

After releases a couple of albums and EPs, The Alternate Routes finally released a live album featuring some of their best songs in their best state. The Alternate Routes show off just how they became so popular on this album, bringing their live energy to the masses through a short collection of songs recorded live in Seattle, WA. The album features killer performances of "Hollywood," "Ordinary," "Ain't No Secret," and "Love Me For Nothing." The band trutly shows off their rock chops on the live version of the single "The Future's Nothing New," proving that at their core they are a live rock and roll band. This live album is a great way to satisfy the appetites of die hard fans while they wait eagerly for the release of the Alternate Routes' new album.