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 […]
Cleveland Bachelor’s Show of the Week: Grog Shop’s FREE Weekend of Shows!
Dear ATVians, Let me be the first to wish you a happy new year. OK, by the time you read this, you’ll probably have been the recipient of such a greeting already (if not 50 times already), but know that I really mean it when I say it. I mean, this isn’t like one of […]
Contest: Win a copy of Purple Rain on vinyl!
Howdy folks! We’re in the midst of a holidays-related break from posting, and until normal posting resumes, we’re going to wrap up the year with a couple of contests! Earlier this year, Tom and the fine folks at Because Sound Matters/Warner Brothers sent us a mighty fine vinyl care package made up of a hefty […]
R.I.P. Vic Chesnutt
I was never a huge Vic Chesnutt fan, but it was more due to ignorance than active dislike. The Athens, Georgia, singer-songwriter released about an album a year and toured quite a bit, so he became one of those artists that was always around, someone I “always meant to check out.” Still, because I was […]
Good Listening: Jackson Browne and David Lindley – Live at the Philadelphia Folk Festival
This is another repost, and I get more email about this particular show than any other show that I’ve shared here to date. Sourced from an in-house broadcast with soundboard audio, this performance from Jackson Browne and David Lindley is a wonderful listen. I’d like to once again share copies of the DVD of this […]
A Very Cleveland Christmas
In the ’80s, a Cleveland Christmas meant several things: Going downtown to Higbee’s to see Santa, watching Mr. Jingeling — the “keeper of the keys” — on TV and hitting the Twigbee Shop. The latter was a store-within-a-store which paired a helpful elf with young children, so they could shop for their parents’ presents by […]
The 12 Boots of Christmas: Don’t Give Us None of Your Aggravation
Hey there music lovers, we’ve reached the end of the line. Santa has to get ready for the big show and we have to be sure to get the last boot in the 12 Boots of Christmas series prepared for placement under the tree. Today’s North Pole nugget is a vintage seasonal performance from one […]
Good Listening: Aimee Mann – Live at the Keswick Theatre – 12/13/08
As we continue to spread the holiday cheer here at ATV, here’s a repost of Aimee Mann’s great holiday broadcast from last year, which was broadcast by WXPN in Philly. The WXPN folks are always up to something cool, so surf on over and give ’em a listen! Sadly, there was no Aimee Mann Christmas […]
Cage Match: Xmas Edition Vol. 3 – Run DMC vs. The Waitresses
The big man is just around the corner, with his everpresent bag of toys and goodies, so we need to say goodbye for now, with our final Cage Match of 2009. We’ve got two more holiday classics for you this week! Perhaps you’d prefer to hear it on vinyl? Lots of covers of this one, […]
The Monday Morning Mix: Christmas with Dusty – 12/21/09
Graphic by Rachael Novak Click here for details on how you can be a part of The Monday Morning Mix and win some cool stuff! A Note: Radio legend Dusty Street is our guest for today’s Monday Mix. For those that are unfamiliar, Dusty was one of the first women DJs on the radio airwaves. […]