Musical musings from aging hipsters
Wow, it’s nearly October. Or should I say Rocktober? You know the month will rock you like a climate-change-induced hurricane. Let’s get right to the rock. And the tober. Monday, Nashville band The Medium is…
Continue Reading This Week in Live Music: September 30-October 6
97X had dozens if not hundreds of part-time DJs over the lifetime of the station, but no one else can top the tenure of “Gentleman” Jim Mercer, who worked weekend and vacation fill-in shifts for…
Continue Reading Episode 21: Gentleman Jim Mercer, Weekend Warrior
A tip of the ol’ 97Xbam cap to Dan Reed (yes, THE Dan Reed of WXPN) for sending a nice essay our way. The Medium post decries the rise of music recommendations that are increasingly…
Welcome, officially (but not officiously) to Fall. Monday, September 23rd is the Autumnal Equinox. Summer’s going fast, nights growing colder Children growing up, old friends growing older (name that tune… without using Google search) 9/23…
97X was a small but mighty station in many ways. Being in the outskirts, in the fringes, left of center, off of the strip (to paraphrase Suzanne Vega) with a small (but dedicated) listener base…
Continue Reading Episode 20: World’s Youngest Weatherperson, Trivia winner and Wacky Bits
Yes, this time aroundwe’re covering a two week stretch, a.k.a a fortnight. But not Fortnite. Apologies to all our tween subscribers. I’ll be out of town most of next week, inspecting Hurricane Dorian damage in…
Continue Reading This Fortnight in Live Music: September 9-22
Hello, Cincinnatti (sic)… are you ready to rock? Yes, KISS had a typo on their commemorative t-shirts (Only $50! Such a deal!). But it’s doubtful that many of the faithful in attendance even noticed. The…