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…
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Episode 93: Memories of the 97X station signoff in 2004
It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly two decades since that fateful evening when Steve Baker said “goodbye to the future of rock and roll.” For current and former staffers and loyal listeners, it was…
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Start spreadin’ the news – 97X is back (for a limited time)!
97X, BAM, THE FUTURE OF ROCK AND ROLL RETURNS WITH THE 2023 97X MODERN ROCK 500 (Oxford/Cincinnati, OH) – March 9, 2023 – It’s been 20 years since the legendary Oxford, OH-based alternative radio station…
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Time marches on. So do tunes.
Great news: our Presidents’ Day sale on subscriptions has been extended to the end of the month! It’s sorta like a BOGO (buy one, get one) sale. In the case of This Week in Live…
I love music… and you!
Howdy! With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I want you to know that you are the Porter Wagoner to my Dolly Parton, and I will always love you. Or maybe I’m the Ralph Wiggum…
The Long Winter
Whatever happened to The Long Winters? I loved that band. Putting The Days To Bed by The Long Winters Let’s talk live music during our long winter… which could get even longer if a rodent…
Episode 92: Day in Eden or Day from Hell?
“Day in Eden 1993” was the first concert that 97X produced. Things did not go as planned. Goo Goo Doll meltdowns, tainted food trays, wrestling moves, copious amounts of cheap beer and cheaper smokes, folk…
New Year’s Revolution
In 2023, let’s resolve to support live music and the artists we love. Go to a gig – it’s heart-healthy, low-calorie* and great for your mental health. *your results may vary, depending on how many…
Episode 91: Colin Miller, super-duper fan
Colin Miller listened to 97X obsessively. As in “boxes of cassette tape recordings of 97X on-air” obsessive. He might’ve been a 97Xtreme listener, but that same passion for the music and the station is something…
New Year’s Rockin’ Eve
Wow, can you believe it’s almost New Year’s Rockin’ Eve? Neither can I! Now that Dick Clark has gone to that great big Bandstand in the sky, I can rightfully claim his former title of…