In case you missed it (and there’s a 99.9% chance you did miss it), the podcast that I co-host is yesterday’s news! Er, I mean, it was in yesterday’s Cincinnati Enquirer. What do you mean you don’t subscribe to a newspaper? What do you mean you don’t even know what a ‘newspaper’ is?
Full disclosure: Luann Gibbs used to work at 97X. But neither Dave nor I knew that she was going to mention us.
“Extra, extra… two old guys talk about a radio station that died a decade ago!”
It was our “the new phone book’s here” moment.
Actually, Dave and I don’t harbor any delusions of grandeur. (Occasionally, we do have delusions of adequacy, but we lie down until those go away.) Our podcast is extremely niche. Some podcasts have thousands of regular listeners, some have hundreds… we have “tens” of listeners. As I often say, “we’ve made about 50 people very happy” by bringing back fond memories of a small-but-mighty and much-beloved indie rock radio station. But it’s always nice to get a bit of recognition for the hard work you’ve done.
And now that we’re all under house arrest, there’s never been a better time to check out some new podcasts.
This post originally appeared on my personal blog, but I’m re-posting here because it’s about music… and music posts are pretty scarce these days..
Back in my Catholic grade school days, the nuns talked about the Corporal Works of Mercy, one of which is “feed the hungry.”
William Shakespeare said “if music be the food of love, play on!”
Bill Janovitz, the lead singer of my favorite band, Buffalo Tom, hosted a “Virtual Happy Hour” this past Saturday afternoon, via the band’s Facebook page. After mixing himself a martini in his kitchen, he headed down to the basement to play songs from throughout his career, usually on acoustic guitar, occasionally on piano. It was like manna from heaven. A feast for the music-starved masses.
I’ve seen Buffalo Tom several times — in Cincinnati, in New York, L.A., Chicago — and have loved every second of every show. But last night’s solo gig was not just something I wanted to see, it something I desperately needed after a long, long week of work and worry and weirdness. And it wasn’t just me that needed this catharsis — a thousand folks tuned in from around the world. Australia, Italy, England, Abu Dhabi…
I’m not big on the FaceGrams and the InstaTweet and the other social mediums, but yesterday, it sure came in handy as a way to bond with like-minded fans. It provided a true sense of close connection in a social distancing world.
Bill was in his basement, sipping a martini and playing his songs. 800 miles away, I was in my basement, singing along at the top of my lungs (something I’d never do at a regular Buffalo Tom concert – I respect the other fans too much to torture them with my off-key warbling) and crying in my beer at the sad songs. It was more than music, it was magic.
Fancy suit. Sensible footwear.
In addition to being a fabulous songwriter and performer, Bill is also a caring dude. He’s heavily involved in the Hot Stove Cool Music fundraisers that provide scholarships for kids and families in disadvantaged neighborhoods in Boston. Yesterday’s gig raised more than $4,000 (via Venmo and PayPal “tip jars”) for local venues, promoters and musicians who are out of work during the coronavirus lockdown.
Bill’s already booked another “Virtual Happy Hour” gig for this Saturday, March 28th, at 4:30 EDT. Grab a beverage and belly up to the basement bar for some musical salvation. This go-round, the donations go to Bill, because he was originally scheduled for a gig that evening. So tip generously.
Until then, why not use a bit of your “house arrest” free time to check out Buffalo Tom’s most recent album Quiet and Peace. It’ll be good for what ails you.
Kathie Lucas went from fast food to “Fast Times at WOXY.” She worked at 97X for a decade, yet was never live on the air. Instead she handled a number of crucial behind-the-scenes roles from 1994-2004… “Director of First Impressions,” Traffic Director (i.e. scheduling the commercials), Promotions Director… she even raised her daughter Sophie at the station! We chat with Kathie about her many roles (including a starring role in a commercial), her Harlequin romance moment, the infamous “butt coolers” at Lollapalooza, and her amazing warehouse stash of 97X promo items.
Kathie and Bryan J. outside the station, with the giant wood-carved Elvis looming in the background Kathie savoring her Dave Matthews moment. 97X staffersJulie Maxwell, Susan Schreiber and Kathie Lucas
Here’s just a sampling of the type of promo items that 97X gave away back in the day:
Ah, the days of floppy discs…
“Gonna be another hot one… better get your ass to the butt cooler!” Kathie with her husband (and Dave’s man-crush) MikeKathie with her daughter Sophie, who spent her baby/toddler years at the station. Both Dave and the Farrah poster are scheduled to appear at the 97X reunion at Bake’s house this summer
Hey kids, let’s Spring Forward into some live tunes (see what we did there?)
On Monday, you should get to bed early to make up for lost time.
You’ll need the extra rest, because it’s a very busy week of music.
Tuesday gigs:
Fruition plays Madison Live, with former Houndmouth member Katie Toupin as the opener
Bear Hands plays Riverfront Live
Ms. Lauryn Hill is at the Taft Theater
Jerry Springer records another batch of podcasts at Folk School Coffee Parlor in Ludlow, KY.
On Wednesday, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong (they’re a jam band, in case you couldn’t tell by their name… “I’ll see your String Cheese Incident and raise you 200…”) will be at the Madison Theater, with Goose as the opener.
Instead of “say ‘cheese'” it’s “say ‘Duuuuuuude!'”
Other Hump Day gigs:
Theo Katzman plays 20th Century Theater
Ladysmith Black Mambazo is at Memorial Hall
MammaBear plays MOTR
Thursday shows:
Whiskey Myers plays Taft with The Steel Woods
Melvin Seals and the JGB play Ludlow Garage (Jerry Garcia will NOT be there… well, I suppose it depends on what sort of mushrooms you have for the pre-show dinner)
Kelly Richey and Sherri McGee play Dead Low Brewing
Fea, Patsy, and Megahussy are at Southgate
Death Hags and Brindle play MOTR
Ben Levin is at BrewRiver
This coming weekend is close enough to 3/17 to serve as a handy excuse for a “St. Patrick’s Day Weekend” at every bar in America. Please be careful out there.
Friday is busy night for gigs too:
of Montreal plays the Woodward, with Lily and Horn Horse
Caamp plays a sold-out show at Madison Theater
Tommy Emmanuel plays Taft with opener Sierra Hull
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram plays the Mad Frog
Motherfolk and Bad Bad Hats play Southgate’s Revival Room
Lost Dog Street Band plays Southgate’s larger Sanctuary
Culture Queer plays MOTR with Disaster Class and Quotah
Saxy man David Sanborn has a sold-out gig at Ludlow Garage
Here’s your Saturday smorgasbord:
Guster plays an evening of acoustic music and improv at Memorial Hall
Kasim Sultan’s Utopia plays Ludlow Garage
Dermot Kennedy is at Taft
The Nude Party and Boa (seems like a fitting pairing) play Southgate
Anna Burch and Carriers play MOTR
The Ark Band is at Fretboard Brewing
Georgia Middleman and the Ruby Green Duo play the Downtowne Listening Room
Ben Levin and Noah Wotherspoon play Mansion Hill Tavern
Camp Springs Tavern (co-owned by the extremely talented designer/artist Keith Neltner) hosts a 4-Year Bash and Print Trader art show, with a nice music lineup:
On Sunday, Bogart’s has a nice double bill: Anderson East and Foy Vance. And Southgate has a four-band lineup of Tiny Moving Parts, Belmont, Capstan and Jetty Bones.
Recommended Reading
This Robbie Robertson interview (with video clips) about the new movie about The Band called Once Were Brothers is worth checking out. I hear the movie is quite good too.
Recommended Viewing
If you weren’t alive when Battle of the Network Stars was on TV, have you really ever lived? Feast your eyes upon the glory of this clip:
Wussy crushed it, as always, at Woodward this past Friday. Such a fantastic band! In my next life, I want to be married to Chuck Cleaver and/or Lisa Walker.
Album Cover of the Week
Ach du lieber!
Shows that I’m attending
A recurring theme in the tons* of emails we get every week is: “Hey TWILM Editor, you seem like a really cool person. What shows are you attending?”
Why, thanks so much for asking! Here are the shows for which I have tickets in hand (I type with my other hand):
Rob Fetters at Roebling Point Books in Covington on Saturday, March 21
Bob Mould at 20th Century on Sunday, March 22
Shovels & Rope at Ludlow Garage on Wednesday, April 8
Watkins Family Hour at Memorial Hall on Saturday, April 11
Liz Longley at Parlor & Patio on Friday, April 17
Robyn Hitchcock at Southgate House on Sunday, April 26
Greg Dulli with Joseph Arthur at Woodward Theater on Wednesday, April 29
The National’s Homecoming Festival on May 8-9
Andrew Bird, Calexico and Iron & Wine at PNC Pavilion on Saturday, June 20
16 months ago, Dave and I launched the 97X Rumblings from the Big Bush podcast. We had absolutely no experience in the medium (it showed… still does) and zero expectations. We just liked getting together and talking about the great memories that were formed during our time at 97X, and we thought we’d get the old gang back together, press ‘record’ and put these stories out into the ether, just for kicks.
Over those 16 months, we’ve rediscovered something that we always knew back in our radio days: 97X listeners are a very loyal bunch. Somehow, some way, despite our complete ineptness at self-promotion, the folks who loved 97X/woxy.com found us. I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised — after all these are the same people who had to stick a aluminum-foil-wrapped boombox antenna out their window to tune in back then. But when we get emails at 97Xwoxy@gmail.com like the ones below, it gives us our own Sally Field moment.
From Fred G.:
Hi guys, LOVE the podcast thank you for doing this. I could write an extremely long email trying to explain how much 97X/WOXY meant to me but I would most likely ramble on and on. The reason I am writing, outside of wanting to share me praise is I had a WOXY related memory come up on Facebook today from 2013 and thought I would share it. Here goes:
Was listening to NPR’s “Talk of the Nation”, in the car, on the way home from work. There were talking about personal important moments in radio in response to World Radio Day. The moment that came to my mind was not a big national event. It was the last terrestrial broadcast of Oxford’s Ohio’s 97.7 (97X) (WOXY) “BAM The Future of Rock n Roll”
WOXY was not only one of the first independent “Modern Rock” radio stations in the country but they were OUR station. In a local market that was and is dominated by big Clear Channel cookie cutter stations and talk radio, this was something cool and oh so local. The station started in 1983 and I stumbled upon it in high school around 84 or so and my outlook on music was changed. Not only was there great music but there were the DJs themselves, the quirky self-produced commercials and so much more.
When it was announced in 2004 that WOXY would be ending all broadcast (including internet as far as we knew at the time) I was devastated. 97X went out in style though, which brings me to my whole point: I was trying to listen to the last minutes of the broadcast over the internet on my home computer. Technology was not cooperating, so I had to drive my car to the top of the hill in Mariemont in order to get a signal. (97X was notorious for not having the strongest signal in the Cincinnati area.) So I sat in my car in the dark of an empty parking lot as Steve Baker does his poignant and heartfelt final sign off and then silence…. The internet stream was revived. It was awesome and I loved it so until it too came to an end in 2010, but 97X truly died for me that night in 2004.
Thanks again!! And keep up the great work. Fred Gumbert
Thanks so much for this podcast! It really has made me so nostalgic for my childhood. I grew up in Oxford and religiously listened to the station until I left for college… There are so many bands and songs that make me think so fondly of 97X. 97X will forever have a place in my heart.
From Aaron Borns, former 97X employee later interviewed in Episode 22:
Loving the podcast! Great to hear your voices…and so cool you’re doing this. I discovered them last week…going through them in order and just finished listening to Julie’s episode.
I am so incredibly grateful for being given the opportunity to work at the station for the time I did….I can’t believe my good fortune. It truly was something special, and for you guys to bring those memories back to life in the way that you are is just too much fun (joy? 🙂 ).
From James Brubaker (his research was later featured in this 97Xbam post):
I’ve really been enjoying the podcast. I actually stumbled across it while doing some research for a project I was working on, and figured I’d share it with you guys. Here goes… I recently came across the archive of Modern Rock 500 lists on Craig Froehle’s website, and thought it would be fun to crunch some numbers and come up with a Modern Rock 500 Top 500. So, with the caveats that I had to do some data entry that might have some mistakes, and that Froehle’s site is missing lists for 94 and 98 (well, lists are there, but they appear to just be the 95 list repeated), here’s a ranking of the Modern Rock 500 Top 500: https://jamesbrubaker.net/the-modern-rock-500-500/
Anyway, the podcast is a nice mix of nostalgia and fun behind the scenes info. I’m really digging it. Keep up the awesome work.
Thanks for the pod. It is like finally being able to talk with someone about the treasure that was WOXY. I was overjoyed the times I went back to Oxford to visit old professors (handful of times only) and even more so when I accessed the stream and saw WOXY was still the best station in the universe. It’s absence is a very felt presence still. Thanks for the pod and for the WOXY spirit in which it is produced. Eagerly awaiting each episode!
Thank YOU for listening!
Folks are thanking us when really we should be thanking them for tuning in. As 97X station owner Doug Balogh liked to say, “without listeners we’re like one hand clapping.” Emails like the ones above really warm our hearts (and Dave is one cold-hearted SOB most of the time).
Grumpy Dave
Connecting with you makes us do our happy dance.
Sure, we’re not exactly conquering the podcasting universe… Serial and Joe Rogan don’t need to worry about us overtaking them anytime soon. But I like to think that Rumblings from the Big Bush is the Velvet Underground of podcasting.
“My reputation is far bigger than my sales,” he said with a laugh on the phone from his home in Manhattan. “I was talking to Lou Reed the other day, and he said that the first Velvet Underground record sold only 30,000 copies in its first five years. Yet, that was an enormously important record for so many people. I think everyone who bought one of those 30,000 copies started a band! So I console myself in thinking that some things generate their rewards in second-hand ways.”
Brian Eno, in an interview published in the Los Angeles Times in May 1982
We may have only a handful of listeners, but for those dedicated folks, we’ve given voice to the songs in their hearts. We’ve helped them reconnect with some old friends and fond memories, and we’ve had quite a few laughs along the way. That’s success in our book.
Heavy Hinges and 3 other bands play Urban Artifact
Hot Magnolias are at Big Ash
Dave Webster is at Camp Springs Tavern
The Indiana casino circuit is busy with “heritage” acts: The Little River Band is at the Lawrenceburg (IN) Event Center and Blue Öyster Cult plays Belterra in Florence (Indiana, not KY y’all). B.Y.O.Cowbell.
Last but certainly not least, the Warsaw Falcons play Weidemann on Saturday Night as they celebrate the 70th birthday of local legend David Rhodes Brown. Check out this article about DRB.
Left and right photos by Lisa Duesing
On Sunday, Big Ash hosts an Irish Music Jam Session (B.Y.O.Bodhrán) and Geldings play MOTR with El Chapo.
Hot Ticket Alert
The Record Company plays 20th Century Theater on Tuesday, May 19th. Maybe not the hottest of hot tickets, but I thought I’d mention it because 20th Century shows can slip through the cracks.
A self-proclaimed “bit player” at 97X in the late 80s, Timothy Hiatt joined the station fresh out of high school, stayed for only a year, and has gone on to a great career as a world-renowned photographer based in Chicago. Tim talks to Dave and Damian about how 97X still influences his life, his gigs as a music photographer, and how he came full circle with Bob Mould.
Tim at far left, with Mr. K, Kurt Neumann of the BoDeans, Jetson and Sammy Llanas of the BoDeans. Tim chats with John “JJ” Jesser.
Timothy’s clients have included heavy hitters such as Rolling Stone, MTV, VH1, NBC, SiriusXM, Pandora Music and Entertainment Weekly. His work has appeared in dozens of major magazines and newspapers around the world. In 2012, he was #9 on Complex Magazine’s 50 Greatest Music Photographers Right Now list.
Here are some of the amazing shots Tim has taken at shows:
[Iggy really needs no caption] St. VincentFlaming Lips… but of course. Patti Smith. Powerful.
Most of the images on Tim’s website are available as a print – contact him about sizes and pricing. Follow him on Instagram @timothy_hiatt.
Tim went on tour with The Joy Formidable.
Here are videos from two bands Tim has joined on tour.
Speaking of birthdays, I was at a real rager of a BD bash last night. It got soooo out of control that a cop showed up… to politely ask us to move our cars to the other side of the street. But that reminded me of the famous “this is the Minneapolis Police” intro to the Replacements song “Kids Don’t Follow”…
The story behind that intro (which was real, not fake) is pretty cool, and you can read all about it in this 2016 blog post from the Minneapolis radio station The Current.
OK, let’s get to the live stuff.
On Tuesday, Ben Levin (“the hardest working college sophomore in show business”) plays BrewRiver, and the Northern Kentucky Bluegrass Band plays Sis’s in Newport.
Ben Levin plays happy hour (5-8) at the Residence Inn/Phelps downtown
Chris Cusentino and Brad Meinerding play Ripple Wine Bar in Covington
Janis Ian plays Memorial Hall. List member Ted G. will undoubtedly enjoy listening to her biggest hit on Feb. 29th, 2024.
On Thursday:
Town Mountain plays Southgate along with Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle.
The Soul Rebels (“an eight-piece New Orleans based brass ensemble that incorporate elements of soul, jazz, funk, hip-hop, rock and pop music within a contemporary brass band framework”) are at Riverfront Live, with opener Ernie Johnson from Detroit
Jam band Manic Focus plays Madison Live
Ace of Wands (the band, not the Tarot card) plays Northside Tavern
If you’re in a movie mood on Thursday, list member Eric Weltner has poured his heart and soul into creating a cool film:
International Incidents chronicles Central Ohio’s three original professional hockey teams that played in the International Hockey League between 1966 and 1977. The film serves as a glimpse into a rough and tumble era of old time hockey in the minor leagues. Men named Wild Willie, Terrible Ted and Battleship Bob patrolled the ice. Transport yourself back to a time when helmets and common sense were optional.
You can catch that film at the Woodward Theater. Get tickets here.
Quick, grab a goat… Bockfest kicks off Friday with the annual parade starting at Arnold’s and winding up (or down) at the Christian Moerlein Brewery.
Move along… nothing to see here, just your average, everyday motorized bathtub driven by a lederhosen-wearing, cigar-chomping dude with a rubber duck hat.
Other Friday events:
Chicago Farmer has a record release show in Southgate’s main Sanctuary
Legendary psychedelic prog rockers Nektar are at Ludlow Garage
Gaelic Storm plays Bogart’s
The Stolen Faces are at Stanley’s
Flocks flocks to MOTR
a local band with the great (or not so great) name of Two Inch Winky is playing Southgate’s Revival Room.
On Leap DaySaturday:
The Huntertones play Ludlow Garage
The Yugos play MOTR
Highly Likely has an album release party at Dead Low Brewing
Steve Baker, the voice of 97X and Miami U. football and basketball, recently got his Associates Degree at MU, which is pretty friggin’ cool. Read more in this blog post. (Yes, I realize I just recommended one of my own posts… I’ll try not to break my arm patting myself on the back.)
Steve also was — and still is — THE Voice of Miami Redhawks sports. He’s done play-by-play for Miami football and basketball broadcasts for 31 years. (In fact, he’s done it so long that he was THE Voice of the Miami Redskins back in a less enlightened time.) In my humble opinion, he’s one of the best play-by-play people in the whole wide world.
At 97X, Steve wore many hats: newsman, Breakfast Club host, station manager, engineer… if it needed to be done, Bake did it.
Baker at upper left… total (soft)baller! (front row is Rictile, Julie Maxwell and Jae Forman, back row is Bake, Bill Douglas, Phil Manning, listener Dan Mabry, and some ringer I can’t identify.
He’s still wearing many hats in his gig at Miami University, serving as Assistant Athletic Director/Director of Broadcasting. In addition to his play-by-play duties, Bake also coordinates all the broadcasts for MU sports, including tons of online programming.
But wait, there’s more… Bake’s so talented that he occasionally will sing the national anthem at Miami b-ball games, then do the play-by-play. Here’s photographic proof from a week ago, courtesy of former Breakfast Club co-producer (and now MU professor) Mighty Joe Sampson:
Killer pipes on the courtKiller pipes on the sidelines
Now that’s talent!
At an age when most people are content to veg out on the couch, the already-busy Bakerman managed to squeeze in college classes, and this past December he earned an Associates Degree in Humanities from Miami University. It was the culmination of a dream that started four decades earlier.
He had begun at Miami in the late 70s, but family circumstances pulled him away from his initial degree plans. Soon he began working in radio stations, leading to positions in Hamilton, Richmond (IN), Virginia, and Florida, before returning to Oxford and working at WOXY, the local station what would emerge as a national presence as “the future of rock and roll.”
Here’s an excerpt from our podcast interview with Steve where he talks about his journey.
Read this article for the full story of Steve Baker’s latest accomplishment. I love this line:
In another Middletown class, The History of Rock and Roll, it was Baker who often led the student discussion based on his years of experience.
It’s great that Steve is now an alum of the school to which he’s devoted countless hours over the past 30+ years.
And it’s totally fitting that the man who was THE Voice of a station that always challenged listeners with new music is still finding ways to challenge himself.
Here’s our Rumblings from the Big Bush podcast episode where we interviewed Steve, from January of last year:
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, Amy, Tim, Michelle, Mindy, Lisa, Phil… and at least three Daves!
He’s at MadTree!
In classic Cincinnati fashion, where three degrees of separation would set a new Tri-State record, my college buddy Tim Condron (who went to high school with Cereal Killer’s guitarist Matt Hueneman) was there with his wife, who, unbeknownst to us prior to the gig, works with the wife of my podcast partner Dave. What are the chances?
OK, better stop reminiscing before I turn into a Little River Band tribute band (name: Tiny Creek Ensemble). Let’s get to this week’s rather sparse lineup of gigs.
Tom Keifer, that fella from Cinderella (the hair band, not the Disney movie), plays Bogart’s on Tuesday.
Wednesday, Memorial Hall hosts the Americana duo Drew & Ellie Holcomb.
On Thursday, Brooklyn band Stuyedeyed plays MOTR with Oregon Space Trail and In The Pines. The Whiskey Wolves of the West play Southgate. American Authors and Magic Giant are at Bogart’s, and Ben Levin plays Smoke Justis.
There are a few gigs of note on Friday:
Twiddle plays Madison Theater
Motel Radio hits Southgate, in the Revival Room, with Calumet and Juno Dunes also on the bill.
All-American Rejects play Bogart’s
20th Century Theater in Oakley hosts An Evening with Suzy Bogguss
“Steady Rollin'” Bob Margolin plays the first of back-to-back fundraisers for the Pinetop Perkins Foundation. He’ll be playing the Phone Booth Lounge (sounds cozy) in Kettering with Noah Wotherspoon, Lisa Biales, James Soiberg (longtime guitarist for Luther Allison) and Joe Tellmann (longtime son of podcast co-host Dave).
The Box Tops play Ludlow Garage. The current incarnation features original members Gary Talley and Bill Cunningham (not the bombastic talk radio host). R.I.P. Danny Smythe and the inimitable Alex Chilton.
Bob Margolin is back at it on Saturday (he comes by his “Steady Rollin'” moniker honestly). He’s hosting the 6th Annual Dayton Blues Society Youth Showcase. 22 youngsters from 10 states will be showcasing their blues chops, including local whippersnappers Erin Coburn, Ben Levin and Joe Tellmann, all of whom have learned from blues masters via the Pinetop Perkins Foundation’s annual summer camps in Clarksdale, MS. Great blues for a good cause.
Also on Saturday, local jam band Spookfloaters will be at Fretboard, playing a full set of Jerry Garcia Band tunes and another set of old favorites.
If that’s not trippy enough for you, Memorial Hall has the Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular that same evening.
And if that isn’t trippy enough for you, consider this: 80s pop starlet Tiffany is still a viable commodity… she’s hosting an “Ultimate 80s Party” at Kenwood Mall Bogart’s.
On Sunday, Kulick plays Southgate’s Revival Room.
Hot Ticket Alerts
Andrew Bird, Calexico and Iron & Wine will be at PNC Pavilion on Saturday, June 20th. Neko Case plays Memorial Hall on Sunday, June 28th. (Here’s hoping that she’s in a better mood than she was when she played Taft a few years back. THE most uncomfortable/disappointing fan experience I’ve ever had.) Dead & Co. waft into Riverbend on Monday, July 20th. And summer festival season is just around the corner. Tickets are on sale now for Bellwether in Waynesville:
And Forecastle in Louisville:
I find both festivals’ lineups a bit underwhelming, but maybe I’m just getting old.
The 1975? Is Patty Hearst in that band?
Speaking of which, Bunbury has a great lineup if you are a tween:
Huey’s more of a risk-taker than his spot in the mainstream would suggest. He convinced his label to pay for an unknown Stevie Ray Vaughan to open for the Sports tour. (The fans weren’t ready for it: “He’d be burning it down, and the crowd would go, ‘Huuuey, Huuuey.’ It was the weirdest feeling, hating your audience.”)
Shameless Self-promotion
Shout-out to the Cereal Killers for the nice plug on their Facebook page about this website and the 97X podcast:
I’m blushing!
Since the Cereal Killers mentioned it, there IS a brand-new, piping-hot episode of the podcast available. Bryan Jay Miller (intern, sales, promotions, digital, woxy.com GM) is our guest. Tune in to find our where all the albums, posters and other 97X/woxy.com paraphernalia might be buried.
Album Cover of the Week
An album so white bread that it should come in a Wonder wrapper.
