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! About Today’s Mix: Today’s mix comes from me! (Matt) We’re now 10 mixes deep, and I thought I’d jump in with another one of my own mixes. At the time […]
there’s nothing left of me but breaks and cuts….
Big props to my good pal KAP for pointing me towards the brand new Daytrotter session from Jenny Owen Youngs, posted a few days ago. My ears have been glued to the four song session since downloading it, and it doesn’t hurt that the session features “Dissolve,” one of my favorite tracks from Youngs’ latest […]
I’ve got Ace Frehley….
C’mon, you know the reference. Don’t let me down on this one…… Okay fine! Kudos to my buddy Matt (the power of Matts UNITE!) for passing on the following info regarding the forthcoming solo release from Mr. Ace Frehley. Anomaly, the long awaited solo album from Frehley, will be in stores on September 15th. The […]
Friday night in Cleveland: Chris Allen + Don Dixon at the Happy Dog = Fun
For the pending 4th of July holiday weekend meltdown, Scene Magazine has the crazy idea that checking out Chris Allen and The Guilty Hearts might be a hella ton of fun. Allen is playing two shows that are billed as the “last full band shows of the year” on Friday and Saturday night (7/3 and […]
Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head…
“Rain,” “No Rain,” “After The Rain,”…..there have been many songs about the rain, but in this story we won’t hear any of them. In fact, we won’t hear many songs at all. The story begins with a trip home to my old stomping ground of Joliet, IL seems like the perfect way to unplug, recharge, […]
It’s a Bleedin’ Board: The Man in Black is Back
Welcome to “It’s a Bleedin’ Board,” a periodic review of great bootlegs from my eclectic archives. Today we’re checking out an artist truly deserving of being called a legend, Johnny Cash. Hell, he was a legend after only about 10 years in the business, still a legend before Nashville shunned him in the 80s, a […]
Concert Review: Better Than Ezra
House of Blues – Cleveland Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Setlist: 1. Turn Up the Bright Lights 2. Good 3. Black Light 4. A Lifetime 5. Rolling 6. All In 7. Extra Ordinary Segue into Love is What I Got (including small rip/impersonation of DMB) 8. Absolutely Still 9. King of New Orleans 10. Sincerely, Me […]
Cage Match: The Boss vs. The Purple One
I had a Cage Match picked out for today, and while you’re waiting for me to tell you what it is, I will quickly reply to let you know that I will hold on to that info, and you’ll find out more on another Tuesday. Instead, Cage Match VP of operations Michael suggested a battle […]
Win Stuff: Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry 25th Anniversary
Hello again, my little rabble rousers! Today, we’re going to travel back 25 years to the time when Twisted Sister released a landmark slab of music called Stay Hungry. You own it. You’ve owned it. You probably even owned it in multiple formats. You bought the t-shirt, and you went to the concert. The album […]
The Monday Morning Mix – 40 Summers Past ’69 – 6/29/09
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! About Today’s Mix: Today’s Monday Morning Mix comes straight from our very own Mel! With 4th of July happening this week, I thought that this week might be a good […]