A December to remember
This holiday season, instead of buying matching his and hers GMC gas-guzzlers (totally believable…), why not buy tickets to some shows around town? And while you’re at the gigs, maybe buy some merch to support…
Category: Music
Episode 90: Carlton and Happy from the RCMob make us happy
Carlton Smith and Happy Chichester formed the super-cool, super-tight rhythm section of the Royal Crescent Mob. They — along with lead singer David Ellison and guitarist “B” — are getting the band back together to…
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Episode 89: Get (back) on the bus with David Ellison of the Royal Crescent Mob.
The Royal Crescent Mob was a longtime 97X favorite. Now the band is getting back together for the first time in nearly 30 years, for two fundraiser shows – Dec. 16th in Columbus and Dec. 17th at the…
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Turkey time! (also tofurky time)
Can you believe it’s almost time to go over the river and through the woods to your grandmother’s house? I can’t either – mostly because I thought your grandmother moved to Del Boca Vista years…
Go-vember Music
Happy All Hallow’s Eve, y’all. Quick question: can we dispense with the whole “trick/treat” thing (which, IMHO is a false dichotomy) and get right to the feet-smelling? Er, asking for a friend… And now let’s…
Episode 88: Mr. K was A-OK
Ken “Mr. K” Glidewell put the personality into “radio personality.” He had the gift of gab, a wicked sense of humor and a way of making friends wherever he went. Ken worked at 97X during…
Trick or Treat
Some folks like to trick you with nasty Halloween candy: But I’m going to treat you to two weeks’ worth of concerts, which will take us right up to the eve of All Hallows Eve.…
Rockin’ the ‘tober
Well, September certainly went out like a Scorpions song. And now it’s Rocktober! Let’s celebrate in style, by busting out a Rocktober rock block with two weeks o’ live shows. Tonight, The Chicks play Riverbend,…
Fall on me
Even though I’m referring to the season, not the verb, I can’t use that headline and not pay it off… so here you go: Speaking o’ R.E.M., local legends and TWILM favorites Cereal Killers often…
Echoes of 97X
One of my go-to podcasts is The Memory Palace – it’s audio storytelling at its finest. But somehow this episode from 2017 had slipped through the cracks until it was reposted recently. Host Nate DiMeo…