Chris Pierce joins host Raina Douris

It’s Chris Pierce. He co-wrote the song “We Can Always Come Back to This” which went to number one on the Billboard Blues Chart after being featured in the TV show This Is Us. Born and raised in Southern California, Pierce’s parents were the first interracial couple in their neighborhood, and many of the songs on his new album, American Silence, deal with the racism he and his family experienced. We’ll hear from Pierce about standing up for change, along with a live performance.

*Raul Malo “Every Little Thing About You” Today
Chris Pierce “American Silence” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Chris Pierce “Chain Gang Fourth of July” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Bill Withers “Hope She’ll Be Happier” Just As I Am
Chris Pierce “Sound All the Bells” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Jenny Lewis “Acid Tongue” Acid Tongue
The Band “It Makes No Difference” Northern Lights-Southern Cross
Lucius “Next To Normal” Second Nature
Prince “Do It All Night” Dirty Mind
Big Thief “Simulation Swarm” Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
Perfume Genius “On The Floor” Set My Heart On Fire Immediately

Hour Two
*Paul Westerberg “First Glimmer” 14 Songs
Orion Sun “Dirty Dancer” Getaway EP
Orion Sun “Concrete” (Single)
Al Green “Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)” Al Green Explores Your Mind
Khruangbin & Leon Bridges “B-Side” Texas Moon EP
The War On Drugs “Change” I Don’t Live Here Anymore
Margo Price “A Little Pain” All American Made
Ian Noe “Pine Grove (Madhouse)” River Fools & Mountain Saints
Bob Dylan “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight” John Wesley Harding
First Aid Kit “It’s A Shame” Ruins
Sharon Van Etten “Porta” Porta (single)
The Jesus and Mary Chain “Just Like Honey” Psychocandy
The Verve “Bittersweet Symphony” Urban Hymns

*Optional Song