Episode 75: Jeff Rohrs, Weekend Warrior
Jeff Rorhs was hooked on 97X from the very first song he heard on the station. In fact, he attended Miami University mostly because of 97X, and he was so determined to work at the…
Janu-Wary
Late-breaking news from the This Week in Live Music newsroom: Everyone’s favorite Meat Loaf has expired. The pandemic just goes on and (omicr)on, so it’s OK to be a bit wary about venturing out this…
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before…
“Coronavirus cases in the U.S. are at an all-time high and concerts are being postponed or cancelled left and right.” January 2021 “Coronavirus cases in the U.S. are at an all-time high and concerts are…
New Year, Same Old Song & Dance
Let me be the 127th* person to wish you a Happy New Year! *EPA city estimate, your actual mileage may vary. Now that we’ve turned the page on 2021, the pandemic is over – we…
Episode 74: Anthony Hartke comes full (vinyl) circle
Anthony Hartke was really into music even in grade school. He discovered 97X around 6th grade and stuck with the station throughout its existence. (He even tuned in to woxy.com when he was deployed overseas…
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In the Bleak midwinter
The dreaded holiday hiatus from live music is inching closer. There are fewer gigs on the ol’ “This Week in Live Music” Koncert Keeper for the next couple of weeks, so let’s make this a…
Episode 73: Joe “Rock the” Voet, Model Citizen
Joe Voet was a mild-mannered student in a small Midwestern college town, working at the Miami U. student radio station and listening to 97X… until one day Rictile turned him into Joe “Rock the” Voet,…
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Jingle (Is)bells
Before we get into this week’s gigs, I’m providing a holiday shopping public service announcement for those with teenage daughters (and for list members who are “still 16” like Amanda Woodly – more on her…
A December to Remember
IF you’re not too busy buying expensive new vehicles for your significant other and yourself… like this totally relatable and not-at-all-unrealistic GMC commercial: … then perhaps you can rustle up enough cash to see a…
Designs that Rock
If I told you that I had an album autographed by a Grammy-nominated artist, you might think I was referring to the recording artist. That’s Matt Berninger’s solo album, Serpentine Prison, but the autograph isn’t…