Installment number eight in the 12 Boots of Christmas series comes from a place that warms the heart, as well as the considerable body, of our beloved Santa Claus. Hosting no less than ten cities within its borders that pay homage to our beloved captain of Christmas, California is Santa’s home away from home.
Author: Kevin Brennan
The 12 Boots of Christmas – The Inevitability of Lingerie
Santa in Sweden for the holidays just seemed right so the next installment of the 12 Boots of Christmas comes to us from snowy Stockholm. The Tragically Hip, Canadian rockers extraordinaire, bring their distinctive musical stylings to a club known as Gino on December 7, 1994.
The 12 Boots of Christmas – Live on the Radio, Radio
Santa enjoyed Boot #5 so much with the Del Fuegos at Peabody’s Down Under that he wanted to experience another show live from Cleveland, but this time from the legendary Agora. In accordance with the wishes of the mighty Mr. Claus, here we are at a WMMS Night Out at the Agora in anticipation of […]
The 12 Boots of Christmas – Set the Way-Back Machine for 1989
Installment number five of the 12 Boots of Christmas finds us traveling twenty years into the past to December 4, 1989. We’ve set the dials for Peabody’s Down Under in Cleveland’s Flats entertainment district and our hosts are WMMS, the home of the Buzzard, as the station presents another in the longtime “Coffee Break Concert” […]
The 12 Boots of Christmas – Do You See What I See?
These little rock and rollers aren’t scared of Santa, they can’t believe what they are seeing across the way at the mall convenient store… Who’s that Red Sox fan with his mom? Dig those nice retro Hollywood shades. Is that Bono bringing back the Fly look? There is NO way that is a dude. It is NOT […]
The 12 Boots of Christmas – Walking in the Foothills with the Worrier King
The third installment of the 12 Boots of Christmas series comes straight from the snowy Rocky Mountains to your computer somewhat interrupted by a detour through Palestine, Berkeley, London and the North Pole that took about 17 years to navigate. Sorry for the wait. You should have seen Santa’s face when this one came back […]
The 12 Boots of Christmas – How About Sandals?
Installment number two of the 12 Boots of Christmas series is a thirty year-old chestnut that is ready to be roasted again this holiday season. The Grateful Dead is truckin’ across the nation in support of the Shakedown Street album and lands in Cleveland on November 29, 1979 at Public Hall for a night of […]
The Stereo Dictator Presents The 12 Boots of Christmas
Happy Holidays Music Lovers! The Stereo Dictator is back with a super special Santa-approved treat that is sure to brighten your spirits and lighten your holiday load. Welcome to the 12 Boots of Christmas! I know it looks like a pair of clogs, like the ones you bought your mom last Christmas. Yes, they look […]
A Date With A Smithereen…
As a master writer of songs about shattered, broken and irreparable relationships whose favorite key is E minor, Pat DiNizio could be seen as a melancholy kind of guy. That may be, but the version of his “Living Room Concert” series which he presented Saturday night at the Beachland Ballroom brought happiness to all in […]
The King of the Blues and the Pied Piper of Prog-Rock
Hey there music lovers, it’s time for some video to go with our audio. Today, we’ll look at two recent DVD releases: B.B. King Live at Montreux 1993 and Jethro Tull: Living With The Past. For those of you whose only reference to B.B. King is his appearance in the U2 film Rattle and Hum, […]