It’s Virtually a Concert
Hate to start on a sad note, but losing Adam Schlesinger from Fountains of Wayne and Ivy (and other projects) was a real kick in the trousers. This line from a Washington Post tribute sums…
This Week in Not-Quite-Live Music
It’s another week of stay-at-home “family bonding”! Heaven help us all… But you can still put your eyeballs and/or earballs on some good tunes. Here’s Rob Fetter’s gig from Friday: Josh Ritter from last week:…
Episode 32: Mighty Joe Sampson – the student has become the teacher
Joe Sampson joined 97X as a Miami University student intern (a.k.a. “Breakfast Club co-producer”) in 1993 and stuck around as a weekender after he graduated before moving on to short stint as a writer for…
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Shows to see when you can’t see shows
This coronavirus lockdown is a real kick in the trousers for fans of live music. Yes, it’s flattening the curve, but it’s also flattening the hearts of music fans everywhere, and flattening the already-skinny wallets…
So close, and yet so-cially distant.
In case you missed it (and there’s a 99.9% chance you did miss it), the podcast that I co-host is yesterday’s news! Er, I mean, it was in yesterday’s Cincinnati Enquirer. What do you mean…
Bill Janovitz saved my life last night.
This post originally appeared on my personal blog, but I’m re-posting here because it’s about music… and music posts are pretty scarce these days.. Back in my Catholic grade school days, the nuns talked about…
Episode 31: Kathie Lucas, Director of First (and Lasting) Impressions
Kathie Lucas went from fast food to “Fast Times at WOXY.” She worked at 97X for a decade, yet was never live on the air. Instead she handled a number of crucial behind-the-scenes roles from…
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This Week in Live Music: March 9-15
Hey kids, let’s Spring Forward into some live tunes (see what we did there?) On Monday, you should get to bed early to make up for lost time. You’ll need the extra rest, because it’s…
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Party Dungeon
16 months ago, Dave and I launched the 97X Rumblings from the Big Bush podcast. We had absolutely no experience in the medium (it showed… still does) and zero expectations. We just liked getting together…
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This Week in Live Music: March 2-8
Howdy, gang! You’re probably saying “what’s the buzz, tell me what’s a-happening”… perhaps you’re even singing it… Well, I’ll tell you what’s a-happening. More live music. Tomorrow, the Fairmount Girls kick off a four-week Monday…