Over to Belgium this week for a concert by High Hi, a Belgian Indie group recorded live at Ancienne Belgique on February 28, 2026 Here’s a rundown on the band, translated from their Wikipedia page: In 2014 High Hi, the band from the outskirts of Brussels was selected for Studio Brussel ‘s De
Karl Wallinger of World Party – highly influential and gone too soon. Lunch with World Party today. Recorded on November 3, 1993 at Brixton Academy by the venerable BBC Radio 2. World Party was predominantly the solo project of its sole consistent member, the songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Karl Wallinger. The first
The Clash – according to many reliable sources, the only band you needed to know about. Kicking off the week with a short set from The Clash – recorded on May 28, 1977 at De Montfort Hall in Leicester, UK and presumably broadcast by Capital Radio. This set comes literally
Eddie Money – Synonymous with Late 70s Hard Rock. Diving into the 70s this Friday Lunch with a set from Eddie Money, recorded at The Old Waldorf in San Francisco and broadcast by KSAN-FM on October 8, 1977. In case you don’t already know, Eddie Money was a singer/songwriter who
Warren Zevon – Often referred to as “The Soul Of Los Angeles”. Warren Zevon for today’s installment of The Lunchroom. Recorded and broadcast live from The Roxy in West Hollywood on April 24, 1978 by KMET-FM. In 1978, Warren Zevon released Excitable Boy (produced by Jackson Browne and guitarist Waddy Wachtel) to critical
Pat Benatar – It Wouldn’t have been the 80s without her, not to mention MTV. Diving into the 80s for this Lunch Hour – Pat Benatar at The Old Waldorf in San Francisco, recorded on August 15, 1980 and broadcast live over KSAN-FM. Back in 1980, when MTV was just
Stereophonics for a Friday lunch. In concert at the TRNSMT Festival in Glasgow on July 5, 2018 and broadcast live by BBC Radio Scotland. Stereophonics formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in the Cynon Valley, Wales. The band consists of Kelly Jones (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Richard Jones (no relation to Kelly; bass guitar, harmonica,
Making a brief stop at Roskilde Festival in Denmark for a set by The Minds Of 99 – Recorded on July 6, 2018 and preserved for posterity by Radio Dansk DK-3. The smaller the world seems to be getting the more difficult it is to figure out if many non-Europeans
Amon Düül II for a Tuesday lunch, from a small, intimate concert in Dillingen Germany on January 18, 1975 and broadcast via NDR. Considered one of the pioneers of the German Prog movement (labeled Krautrock here), Amon Düül II (there was, believe it or not, an Amon Düül I ,
Justin Vernon of Bon Iver – Trying to stay low-key, but . . . Bon Iver for this Monday Lunch – recorded live at the Northside Festival in Aarhus, Denmark on June 8, 2019 and preserved for posterity by Denmark Radio DR P3. Bon Iver was founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin
