This Week in Live Music: February 17-23
Before I tell you what’s cooking this coming week, I have to give a huge shout-out to all the list members who made the killer Cereal Killers gig at MadTree on Saturday afternoon: Dan, Joyce,…
Episode 29: Bryan Jay Miller, Digital Savant
Bryan Miller, a.k.a. “Funky Fresh” and/or “Bryan Jay, Digital Savant,” joined 97X as a Breakfast Club intern in the mid-90s, and stuck around after graduation, working in sales, promotions and eventually managing the station’s digital…
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This Week in Live Music: February 10-16
Hey kids, before we get to the live gigs, we have this public service announcement: [Crickets]… OK, on with the shows… If you’re reading this on Sunday, 2/9, Bodega is playing MOTR with Sleepcrawler and…
Episode 28: Matt Harris (hearts) Radio
Matt Harris was already a radio veteran when he joined 97X in 1984, having worked in college radio at Ohio U. and the local rock station in Athens, Ohio. He spent a few years at…
Let me go on…
Here’s a fun little video interview about one of the most iconic, most requested songs from the 97X era:
This Week in Live Music: February 3-9
Another slow week in the music department. But there are a few gigs, so let’s rock: Tuesday evening, Greensky Bluegrass will be playing the Madison Theater. Thursday, my neighbor Ben Levin, who happens to be…
The Big Bush lives on…
The podcast that Dave and Damian co-host is called “97X Rumblings from the Big Bush.” For the uninitiated, here’s a bit more about the legendary “Big Bush” from the Fall 1999 issue of the 97X…
This Week in Live Music: January 27-February 2
Hello, old friend. Another slow week on the live music front. Winter hibernation is real. Tuesday, California folkie Willie Tea Taylor is doing a free show at Bircus Brewing in Ludlow, KY. But wait, there’s…
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Episode 27: Daniel Jones, dedicated listener
Daniel Jones was a Cleveland kid attending Miami University when 97X came to life back in 1983, and he was instantly hooked. He tuned in until he graduated and move to New York; his listening…
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Hamilton, Ohio: Center of the Modern Rock Universe
Here’s an absolute gem: a Hamilton High School-produced TV show from 1985. This episode is guest-hosted by Brett Heartz, who later went on to work at 97X. His guests were: Dan “Danny Crash” Reed, who…
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