Musical musings from aging hipsters
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…
Continue Reading This Week in Live Music: January 27-February 2
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…
Continue Reading Episode 27: Daniel Jones, dedicated listener
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…
Continue Reading Hamilton, Ohio: Center of the Modern Rock Universe
Can’t go wrong with that gif, amiright? Let’s get to the tunes. Monday is a holiday for most folks… including touring bands, it appears. Also, please note that the Yola show originally slated for Tuesday…
The annual Memorial Day Weekend “Modern Rock 500” was always a highlight of the 97X year. Listener James Brubaker decided to crunch the numbers year by year and create a Meta-list… a “Modern Rock 500…
Here’s a cool photo of Matt Berninger of The National, sporting a vintage 97X t-shirt: The story behind the shot is even cooler. Next to Matt is my good friend Dale Doyle, with whom I…
Continue Reading 97X shirts last forever – so do West Side connections
First and foremost, R.I.P. Neil Peart. This NPR tribute by Annie Zaleski is very nice. Love this quote: “He was in many ways like an outsider — the guy who was often different from everyone…
Rob Ervin (also known as “Rowdy Rob” when he hosted Gridloxx) worked as a part-timer at 97X in the 90s. He also co-hosted the Chris & Rob Late Night Talk Show on WAIF-FM and later…
Ron Poore, a.k.a. “Jetson” was only at 97X for a year back in the late 80s, but he moved on to record labels, where he has continued to work tirelessly to get great music into…
It’s Turkey Week! (Or in my case, Tofurkey Week.) I’m thankful for tasty tunes and good friends like you! Before we get to this week’s gigs, I must say Elvis Costello & The Imposters were…
Continue Reading This Week in Live Music: November 25-December 1