The Cigarettes – in session for John Peel – Feb. 26, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – Like so many bands from just about every era of Rock, The Cigarettes were short-lived, but had a strong local following in Lincoln, a small town in the UK where The Cigarettes were
Everything But The Girl – In Concert Paris Theatre – February 23, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 Everything But The Girl this afternoon. In concert at the BBC‘s Paris Theatre on February 23, 1985. The husband-wife duo of Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt have been characterized as “Sophisti-Pop” EBTG (as
– Jackson Browne in concert at Clark University, Worcester, Mass – March 13, 1974 – WCUW-FM Radio – Jackson Browne in concert this afternoon. Recorded in Atwood Hall at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts on March 13, 1974. Browne is joined by a stellar lineup, including David Lindley on violin,
Taking a short side trip from our ongoing survey of the Swiss Radio Archives and heading over to Poland for a sampling of what’s in the archives of Radio Poland. This weekend it’s a performance of Musica Sinfonica in Three Movements by composer/violinist Grazyna Bacewicz, performed by the Polish Radio
Carla Bley Trio for this Sunday – recorded at the Grenzenlos Festival in Muranu, Germany on October 12, 2013 and broadcast by RBB Berlin. I haven’t run across a Carla Bley concert that wasn’t, at the very least, loaded with whimsy and profound joy. Anybody who ever said Jazz was
Roscoe-Roscoe in session tonight – recorded on September 4, 2020 for FarmFest 2020. If memory serves, this session comes smack in the middle of COVID lockdown when bands were suffering isolation and fighting to keep the spirit of their music alive. Roscoe-Roscoe is a lovely band, clearly carving a niche
You’ve done dumb things – more dumb things than you want to admit. Blame it on your youth – everybody does. But this one was particularly dumb. Here was the guy you’ve been going with since 10th grade – you got it in your head that when time came for
Dave Edmunds and Rockpile – In Concert from Paris Theatre, London – April 23, 1977 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – Dave Edmunds this weekend with his backing band Rockpile, recorded at the BBC’s Paris Theatre in London on April 23, 1977 for Radio 1’s In Concert Series.
Having a late lunch this Friday and a set from Drens, recorded at the 2022 Crossroads Festival in Bonn in March 16, 2022 – and preserved for posterity by WDR. Surfpunk from Dortmund, Germany compliments of Drens who are Fabian Livrée, Arno Augustin and Patrick Uitz-Blickling. While you’re trying to
Mo Dotti for Thursday Lunch – recorded at Outer Space Arcata on September 25th of this year. Much as I complain about the state of contemporary American music – how it’s been relegated to a permanent state of malaise and all the interesting stuff is happening in another country, and
