Episode 97.7 – yet another end of an era
Nearly five years ago, Dave and Damian started a podcast about 97X. They had no idea what they were doing. They still don’t know what they’re doing, but they DO know that as they stumbled…
Category: Music
Cruel, Cruel Summer
Late last month, we lost Sinéad O’Connor. “She was vilified, humiliated at times, metaphorically crucified when alone and in her twenties. Everything she stood up for and against then, including racism in the music industry,…
July, she will fly…
Oh, Hello! Where does the summertime time go? Seems like the ol’ globe’s spinning a bit faster these days. Or maybe I’ve just been day-drinking again. Either way (or both), it’s time for a fresh…
July came Swiftly
Did you go to the big show downtown last night? I did! It was everything I hoped for and more! I’m referring, of course, to the Dave Alvin & the Guilty Ones show in downtown…
June’s tunes
Wow, is it June already? June: our favorite month AND our favorite Johnny duet partner. I know I’ve been slacking on keeping you abreast of the live local gigs. May was a bit busy. Really!…
Gigs and Books
I let you down yet again (you should be used to it by now). I’m tardy with my list of gigs so I didn’t get to tell you about the New Pornographers show at Memorial…
May the Concert Force be with you
I still owe you a beer, because Cereal Killers had to cancel their Earth Day gig: I blame global climate change. But I’ll try to stay positive, like CK and The Hold Steady advise. Rather…
Spring has sprung… and sung
How-dee! Let’s take a gander at that there Koncert Keeper, shall we? Jukebox the Ghost plays the Woodward on Wednesday. Jukebox the Ghost: not as cool as Casper, but way cooler than Casper’s cousin Spooky.…
A fool’s errand
If I told you that I’ll be co-hosting a book discussion at The Mercantile Library, you’d think it was some sort of early April Fools’ Day joke, right? Can’t blame you for that. But it’s…
Back to the Future
Perhaps you’ve heard that the 97X Modern Rock 500 is making a comeback? More than 30 former on-air folks (Steve Baker, Julie Maxwell, Dan Reed, Rictile, Barb, Shiv, et al.) will be counting down the…