This Week in Live Music: February 17-23
Before I tell you what’s cooking this coming week, I have to give a huge shout-out to all the list members who made the killer Cereal Killers gig at MadTree on Saturday afternoon: Dan, Joyce,…
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Episode 29: Bryan Jay Miller, Digital Savant
Bryan Miller, a.k.a. “Funky Fresh” and/or “Bryan Jay, Digital Savant,” joined 97X as a Breakfast Club intern in the mid-90s, and stuck around after graduation, working in sales, promotions and eventually managing the station’s digital…
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This Week in Live Music: February 10-16
Hey kids, before we get to the live gigs, we have this public service announcement: [Crickets]… OK, on with the shows… If you’re reading this on Sunday, 2/9, Bodega is playing MOTR with Sleepcrawler and…
Episode 28: Matt Harris (hearts) Radio
Matt Harris was already a radio veteran when he joined 97X in 1984, having worked in college radio at Ohio U. and the local rock station in Athens, Ohio. He spent a few years at…
The Big Bush lives on…
The podcast that Dave and Damian co-host is called “97X Rumblings from the Big Bush.” For the uninitiated, here’s a bit more about the legendary “Big Bush” from the Fall 1999 issue of the 97X…
This Week in Live Music: January 27-February 2
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…
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Episode 27: Daniel Jones, dedicated listener
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…
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This Week in Live Music: January 20-26
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…
Modern Rock 500: The Mother of all Lists
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…
This Week in Live Music: January 13-19
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…