7:30 – Kyle the Teacher
8:00 – NFL Agent Joe Linta
9:30 – Comedian Chrissie Mayer
For tickets to Chrissie’s show on Saturday, click HERE
Throwback Concert: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band at Waterbury’s Palace Theater 1976
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1976!
That year PLR presented Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band at Waterbury’s Palace Theater. It was just one year after The Boss released his hugely successful “Born To Run” album, which featured hits like Thunder Road, Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out, Jungleland and the title track Born To Run. Seeing Springsteen in an intimate setting like the Place was a huge treat to the couple thousand in attendance, especially since The Boss wouldn’t play another “theater” show in Connecticut until his 1996 solo tour.
Today we look back at Springsteen in Waterbury in 1976…
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Tour: Born To Run
Saturday August 21, 1976
The Palace Theater in Waterbury, Connecticut
Ticket Price: $7.00
Setlist*
- Night
- Rendezvous
- Spirit In The Night
- It’s My Life (The Animals cover)
- Thunder Road
- She’s The One
- Born To Run
- Something In The Night
- Backstreets
- Tenth Avenue Freeze-out (with The Miami Horns)
- Jungleland
- Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
- 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) – Encore
- Raise Your Gand (Eddie Floyd cover / with The Miami Horns) – Encore
- You Can’t Sit Down (Phil Upchurch Combo cover / with The Miami Horns) – Encore
*source: setlist.fm
Check out these live performances from Springsteen’s 1976 tour…
PODCAST – Friday, January 29: Flubble Montage; The Hangriest Girl Ever; How Cold Is It Gonna Get?
The end of the week is here, which means it is time to relive all of the mess ups and mistakes from the week with the Flubble Montage. (0:00)
Dumb Ass News – We all know what “hangry” means, but this girl took it to another level, shouting at her boyfriend while on their way to get wings. (5:16)
Scot Haney was on to talk about the frigid temperatures, the snow we’re expecting early next week, and also the expected shortage of Grape Nuts, something that he will be tied to forever. (10:32)
Kyle the teacher was on the phone to give a brief and elementary explanation to the stock market, and all that is happening with GameStop and Robinhood. (19:28)
Boss Keith’s Top 5 list this week is about the disgusting thing that he notices other people doing. (33:02)
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50 Years, 50 Albums 1994: Soundgarden ‘Superunknown’
This is the 4th album from Soundgarden and definitely their breakthrough record. Superunknown was recorded shortly after the 1992 Lollapalooza tour and supporting the previous album Badmotorfinger, which gave us songs like “Outshined” and “Rusty Cage.” Superunknown was released in March of 1994 with the first single released in February of that year. “Spoonman” launched this band into the mainstream popularity of rock, no longer considered an Alternative or a Grunge band. Four more singles from this album made Superunknown the best selling album for Soundgarden, 9 times platinum and certainly emphasizing the talent of the late Chris Cornell.
Learn more about the album:
Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell on ‘Superunknown,’ Depression and Kurt Cobain
The Enduring Mystery of “Black Hole Sun”
Essential Video:
Listen to the album:
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Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Friday, January 29
5:30 – Mitch Hallock, King of the Nerds
Creator of Terrificon and CT GamerCon
6:20 – Flubble Montage
7:30 – WFSB’s Scot Haney
8:00 – Vince the Bookie talks Super Bowl Prop Bets
8:20 – Fun Fact Friday
9:00 – Kyle the Teacher
9:30 – Boss Keith
Throwback Concert: The Smithereens at The Sting 1994
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1994.
One of the clubs we miss here in Connecticut is the old Sting in New Britain. Many great artists have played there, including Eddie Money, John Entwistle, B.B. King, Todd Rundgren, Motorhead, Buddy Guy, Peter Frampton and more. Sadly, The Sting no longer exists, but the memories of the shows there will live on forever.
Today we look back at another artist that played at the Sting: The Smithereens in 1994, fronted by our friend, the late Pat DiNizio. We miss you Pat!
The Smithereens
Special Guest: The Grays
August 13, 1994
The Sting in New Britain, Connecticut
Setlist*
- House We Used To Live In
- A Girl Like You
- War For My Mind
- Everything I Have Is Blue
- Miles From Nowhere
- Cigarette
- Only A Memory
- Time and Time Again
- Blood & Roses
- Behind The Wall of Sleep
- Strangers When We Meet
- The Seeker (The Who cover)
- Time Won’t Let Me (The Outsiders cover)
- Mr. Eliminator (Dick Dale and Del-Tones cover)
*source: setlist.fm
Check out these past live performances
PODCAST – Thursday, January 28: CT’s Official State Food; Comedian Rob Kelly; Why You Have To Update Your iPhone
The celebrity death pool was reset, because Cloris Leachman has passed away at age 94. Chaz and AJ talked about her incredible career, and then roasted Ashley for her pick. (0:00)
CT rep Patricia Dillon was on with Chaz and AJ to talk about bill that is proposing making pizza our official state food. You might be surprised for the reason behind the timing of this bill. (9:08)
Comedian Rob Kelly was on to talk about his streaming comedy show, and the conversation somehow shifted to sex robots, and why Rob claims “we’re not ready, yet.” (22:53)
Jimmy Koplik has spoken with Governor Ned Lamont’s office a number of times about concerts for this year, and he was on this morning to share the latest on the fate of the 2021 concert season. (29:40)
Gadget Guy Steve Greenberg was on to explain the iPhone security update, the stock market hysteria, and debuted his own theme song. (35:25)
Dumb Ass News – A woman didn’t want to leave her plane seat, so she started screaming. AJ recognized the scream, as something he was once did in his own life after buying a new pair of pants. (49:08)
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The Local Bands Show 01/31/21
Join Rick Allison and Frank Critelli every Sunday at 10pm for “The Local Bands Show” on 99.1 PLR!
Send your original music to [email protected] or The Local Bands Show, 70 Quarry Dock Road, Branford, CT 06405
Check out the bands that will be featured this Sunday….
- The Mocking Birds – My Blue Boat
- The Name Droppers – My Blue Guitar
- Frank Critelli – Another Day In The Life
- Interupter Jones – Keep It Classy!
- Shady Street All-Stars – Long Way Home
- Ken Cormier – I’m Yours
- Zero One Zero – Every Time You Speak
Support your Local Bands!
Support Local Businesses who support Local Bands…
New England Brewing – 175 Amity Road, Woodbridge
Brian’s Guitars – 453 W. Main Street, Cheshire
7:00 – Rep. Patricia Dillon
7:30 – Comedian Robert Kelly
8:00 – Brendan Smialowski, photographer Bernie Sanders at the Inauguration
8:20 – Jimmy Koplik
9:00 – Gadget Guy Steve Greenburg
Throwback Concert: Rush at The XL Center 1994
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1994!
That spring RUSH brought its Counterparts Tour to Hartford’s XL Center (then called the Hartford Civic Center). Joining them on the tour was an up-and-coming band from Seattle, Candlebox.
Today we look back at the show and tour. If you went to the show in Hartford, you might have won tickets from PLR!
Rush
Tour: Counterparts
Special Guest: Candlebox
Sunday April 24, 1994
The XL Center – Hartford, Connecticut
Ticket Price: $30
Setlist*
- Dreamline
- The Spirit of Radio
- The Analog Kid
- Cold Fire
- Time Stand Still
- Nobody’s Hero
- Roll The Bones
- Animate
- Stick It Out
- Double Agent
- Limelight
- Bravado
- Mystic Rhythms
- Closer to the Heart
- Show Don’t Tell
- Leave That Thing Alone
- Drum Solo
- The Trees
- Xandu
- Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part I: Prelude
- Tom Sawyer
- YYX (encore)
*source: setlist.fm
Check out these live performances from the Counterparts Tour