Thinking in the context of the Grateful Dead’s Dick’s Picks series (curated by their late great archivist Dick Latvala), some of the best live releases are compiled by the people that know the artist/band inside and out. In the case of Bruce Hornsby, recording engineer/producer Wayne “Dagle” Pooley has been an important part of the […]
Tag: Good Listening
Good Listening: Georgia Satellites in Austin, 9/26/88
The term “good listening” takes on a bit of a different definition for this particular show. The sound quality is far from pristine – this is a “bootleg” straight out in every sense of the word. But take a look at that setlist and tell me that your heart doesn’t ache for either a proper […]
Stream the new Doobie Brothers album “World Gone Crazy”
As you might have heard, I’m pretty excited about World Gone Crazy, the new album from The Doobie Brothers that will finally be in stores on Tuesday. Thanks to the fine folks at Yahoo Music/Early Edition, you can stream the entire album right now. To stream this and other music at your business location visit […]
Good Listening: A Show for Everyman
As summer winds down, the opportunity to enjoy a great outdoor concert becomes more elusive with each passing day. As a public service, I bring to you this concert flashback of the great Jackson Browne who happens to be appearing at the Time Warner Cable Amphitheater in Cleveland on Sunday, September 19 accompanied by longtime […]
Good Listening: Crowded House at the Mermaid Theatre, May 2010
Intriguer is the name of the new album from Crowded House, coming out on July 13th via Fantasy/Rounder. You can pre-order the album now from Amazon for only $13.99, and it comes with a free bonus live DVD, which is a pretty awesome deal for the price! The band is already out playing shows in […]
Good Listening: Barenaked Ladies in Toronto, April ’93
A kind soul on Dimeadozen who goes by the moniker of “fuzzpsych” presently is in the process of digitizing his massive cassette collection of live and rare recordings, recorded in the Toronto area during the 80’s and 90’s. It seems that his wife gave him a gentle nudge and suggested that the space currently being […]
New live album on the way from Jackson Browne & David Lindley
You’ll either wince or smile at the words “new live album” and “Jackson Browne” in the same sentence. For me personally, I’m happy that Jackson is starting to dig around in the vaults with some of his recent releases. During an interview last week on Nicole Sandler’s Radio or Not program, Browne revealed the news […]
Good Listening: It’s a Bleedin’ Board for Bon
Greetings music lovers! It’s time for another trip to the Stereo Dictator’s massive musical archives in search of a show of sonic and social significance to the rock and roll community. Today’s installment is in memory of a true rock and roll legend, Ronald Belford Scott, better known as the Problem Child himself, Bon Scott. […]
Good Listening: Bad English in Allentown, October ’89
“When I See You Smile” was one of those songs that I heard on the radio quite a few times, before I actually knew anything about the band behind the song. Bad English was the band, a supergroup of sorts featuring vocalist John Waite, former Journey members Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain, bass player Ricky […]
Good Listening: R.E.M – Live in Cleveland – 6/11/95
You always remember your first concert. Mine was R.E.M. and Luscious Jackson at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, on June 11, 1995. The Athens, Georgia, quartet was my favorite band at the time, and had been for several years. I first became aware of them when a local radio station flipped to the modern-rock format […]