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The Jewel Case: Rebels (With and Without a Cause) [04-09-20]

WYSO | By Tod Weidner
Published April 10, 2020 at 11:06 AM EDT

 Our theme this time around is "Rebels (With and Without a Cause)". We'll be covering songs about rebellions big and small with everyone from Bikini Kill to Johnny Cash to Groucho Marx. Yup- you read that right. 

  • Los Lobos- Revolution
  • Gil Scott-Heron- The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
  • Fountains of Wayne- Mexican Wine (RIP Adam Schlesinger)
  • John Prine- Everything is Cool (RIP)
  • Bill Withers- Grandma’s Hands (RIP)
  • J.B. Lenoir- I Feel So Good
  • Carl Perkins- Honey Don’t (HB Carl Perkins)
  • Kay Adams-  Gonna Have a Good Time (HB Kay Adams)
  • Buffalo Springfield- Good Time Boy
  • The Black Crowes- Welcome to the Goodtimes
  • Cenk Erdogan- Between the Minutes
  • Tricky- Hell Is Around the Corner
  • Latyrx- Balcony Beach
  • SLIFT- Altitude Lake

----------THEME: Rebels (With and Without a Cause)----------

  • Public Enemy- Rebel Without a Pause
  • Stray Cats- Rebels Rule
  • Bikini Kill- Rebel Girl
  • Against Me!- True Trans Soul Rebel
  • David Bowie- Rebel Rebel
  • Joe Arroyo- Rebelión
  • Jimmy Cliff- Rebel Rebel
  • The Clash- Rebel Waltz
  • U-Roy- Natty Rebel
  • Bob Marley & the Wailers- Rebel Music (3 O’Clock Road Block)
  • Duane Eddy- Rebel Rouser
  • Johnny Cash- The Rebel-Johnny Yuma
  • Allan Sherman- The Rebel
  • The Crystals- He’s a Rebel
  • Rufus Wainwright- Rebel Prince
  • Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers- Rebels
  • The Rolling Stones- Street Fighting Man
  • Son Volt- Rebel Girl
  • Patti Smith Group- 25th Floor/High on Rebellion
  • Pretenders- Rebel Rock Me
  • Groucho Marx- I’m Against It
  • Ramones- I’m Against It
  • Billy Idol- Rebel Yell
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience- If 6 Was 9
  • The Fall- Rebellious Jukebox
  • Dino, Desi and Billy- Rebel Kind
  • Queen Ifrica- Rebellion
  • Bombino- Ashuhada (Martyrs of the First Rebellion)
  • Orqestra Baobab- La Rebellion

Join Tod Weidner on Thursday, 8-11pm for The Jewel Case, a weekly celebration of all manner of musical goodness: deep cuts, forgotten treasures, and curiosities with a new theme each show spanning all genres, eras and locales

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Tod Weidner
A lifelong Miami Valley resident, Tod Weidner grew up in Ludlow Falls before moving to Dayton in the early 1990s. Tod graduated from Milton-Union High School and Sinclair Community College, and also attended the Columbus College Of Art & Design until his scholarship ran out and he moved home to pursue the lucrative career of a struggling musician. Tod has been heavily involved in the Dayton Music Scene for over 20 years, as both a solo performer and a member of such bands as The Motel Beds, Shrug, The American Static, and Set The Controls, to name just a few. When he's not playing, listening to, or reading about music, Tod keeps busy by fixing up his house, where he and his wife Patrice live under the strict and watchful authority of their two cats, Mikey and Joey.
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