This Monday on Music on the Couch

Monday, September 19, 2011 10pm Eastern; 9pm Central; 8pm Mountain; 7pm Pacific    We will take your calls and questions for both guests at 1.347.633.9400 The live interactive chat room opens 20 minutes before show time. Follow this link HERE and click on the Chat Now icon. Come hang with the fans and musicians who visit each week. Come Sit On The Couch With Musicians You Should Know THIS WEEK: Brighter Side Band & The Ladies of Sport Sit On The Couch

The Brighter Side When you get a call from a friend who is at a music fest and she is all excited, you check out the band. Our friend Julie, clued us onto The Brighter Side a quartet of young men from the Canton, Ohio area.  They got a last minute call to fill in for a band who could not make the Canton Blues Fest. Jake Friel, Fuad Farah, Noah Simionides and Keith Wilson made the most of their opportunity and wowed the crowd. We will sit and talk to the lads and find out what is on their radar for 2011 and beyond while listening to some or their music. The Ladies Of Sport Then, the band is called The Ladies Of Sport and they are Rich DeCicco and sisters Ann and Mary Kohatsu.  They met in a dive bar in Manhattan one cold evening and when they left, there was a band. Their debut album Empires Fall launched in February of 2009. Subtle grooves support this record packed with catchy songs. Starting in May 2011, new singles released by The Ladies of Sport juxtapose elements of their old sound with added edge. We will speak with the band and listen to some of the songs from the album and the newer singles.  They classify their music as Alt-pop, but it caught my ear and I wanted to share.