Phish Phriday 1/21
This week, the Wayback Machine takes us to New Year's Eve 2021. Phish postponed their Madison Square Garden show and instead livestreamed a free, COVID-safe, audience-less performance at the "9th Cube" Rock Lititz in [...]
Decade of Difference: Richie Havens
At about 5PM on August 15th 1969, Richie Havens opened the first Woodstock Music Festival. Originally scheduled to perform only four songs, Havens was asked to perform much longer, as other bands scheduled for later [...]
Decade of Difference: Marcy Playground
Marcy Playground formed in New York City although the band members were all from the Midwest. John Wozniak moved to the city from Minneapolis and developed a musical relationship with fellow Minneapolis native Dylan Keefe. [...]
Decade of Difference: Robert Palmer
Two time Grammy winner Robert Palmer counted the US Armed Forces Radio Network amongst his early musical influences. The son of an officer in British naval intelligence, he moved with his family to Malta, where [...]
Decade of Difference: Steve Earle (Day 2)
After recovering from substance abuse issues that nearly derailed his career, Steve Earle began writing music again. His former manager collected this work and distributed it in Nashville. Steve Earle’s skills in songwriting were evident [...]
Decade of Difference: Steve Earle (Day 1)
Happy Birthday, Steve Earle! The acclaimed singer-songwriter turns 67 today. Earle made his first impression as a country star with his first full-length release, 1986’s Guitar Town. The record topped the country charts while the [...]
Phish Phriday 1/14
This week we are taking the Wayback Machine to exactly five years ago in Phishtory. Join Tad at Barceló Maya Beach Riviera Maya in Mexico. BARCELÓ MAYA BEACH RIVIERA MAYA 1/14/2017 Chalk [...]
Decade of Difference: T-Bone Burnett
T-Bone Burnett is best known for his multi-Grammy winning work as a producer, working with Elvis Costello, Roy Orbison, and Gillian Welch, as well as Rhiannon Giddens, Imelda May, and Los Lobos. Soundtracks have also [...]
Decade of Difference: Wavves
San Diego’s Nathan Williams started Wavves as a recording project in 2008, releasing several confusing 7” and cassettes over the next couple of years. Mostly due to his inexperience with the recording software, the tracks [...]
Decade of Difference: Long John Baldry
As a teenager in 1950s Britain, Long John Baldry was one of the first local musicians to sing folk and blues music. In the '60s, he was a vocalist with Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated with [...]
Decade of Difference: Ronnie Hawkins
Here is a trivia question for you - what band featured Levon Helm on drums before The Band? It was Ronnie Hawkins' backup group The Hawks, and when Hawkins moved from Arkansas to Canada, he [...]
Decade of Difference: Steely Dan
Steely Dan never fit the mold that formed most big bands in the ’70s. Usually the bands worked hard through the club circuit, established themselves in their region, then went national. Steely Dan did none [...]