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Throwback Concert: Queen at Waterbury’s Palace Theater 1976

Throwback Concert: Queen 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 Queen kicked off its “A Night At The Opera” North American Tour at Waterbury’s Palace Theater. Queen had performed twice before at The Palace: 1974 and 1975. This show in ’76 was their final show at The Palace, but first time ever Queen had performed the song Bohemian Rhapsody live on American soil. How cool is that?

Today we take a trip back to 1976 and revisit this historic Queen concert

 

Queen

Tour: A Night At The Opera

Tuesday January 27, 1976

The Palace Theater in Waterbury, Connecticut

Ticket Price: $6.50

Band Lineup: John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor

Setlist*

  1. Procession
  2. Bohemian Rhapsody
  3. Ogre Battle
  4. Sweet Lady
  5. White Queen (As It Began)
  6. Flick of the Wrist
  7. Bohemian Rhapsody
  8. Killer Queen
  9. The March of the Black Queen
  10. Bring Back That Leroy Brown
  11. Brighton Rock
  12. Son and Daughter
  13. The Prophet’s Song
  14. Stone Cold Crazy
  15. Doing All Right
  16. Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon
  17. Keep Yourself Alive
  18. Liar
  19. In The Lap of the Gods… Revisited
  20. Now I’m Here – Encore
  21. Big Spender (Cy Coleman cover) – Encore
  22. Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley cover) – Encore
  23. God Save The Queen (Traditional cover) – Encore

*source: setlist.fm

 

Check out these past live performances by Queen

 

PODCAST – Wednesday, February 3: A 911 Call About An Owl; Dumb Ass News; We Check In With A Celebrity Sex Therapist

PODCAST – Wednesday, February 3: A 911 Call About An Owl; Dumb Ass News; We Check In With A Celebrity Sex Therapist

What idiot calls 9-1-1 for an injured owl? Turns out someone on the show did just that, and there’s audio proof from 2017. (0:00)

Will Donald Trump or Joe Biden be attending the Super Bowl? They both called in to talk to Chaz and AJ, and John Travolta even made a surprise cameo at the end of the call. (8:03)

Dumb Ass News – Florida Woman Wednesday! This person deserves all of the worst things for purposely and horrifyingly contaminating ice cream. (18:08)

Laura Corn is a celebrity sex therapist, having helped people like Britney Spears and Gwyneth Paltrow. Chaz and AJ went through her book, and Ashley is now a very satisfied customer. (23:28)

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Chaz and Aj Show Rundown: Tuesday, February 2

Chaz and Aj Show Rundown: Tuesday, February 2

6:20 – Dr. Ron Clark
 
 
 
8:00 – Joe Russo, Former Secret Service Agent 
8:20 – Chef Brian Averna
HIs recipe for Mac&Cheese:

1 lb. Elbow Macaroni, cooked in salted water and cooled

8 oz. Salted Butter, divided

6 oz. All Purpose Flour

3 cups Whole Milk

4 cups Sharp Cheddar Cheese, freshly shredded

1 cup Swiss Cheese, freshly grated

1 tsp. Sea or Kosher Salt

¼ tsp. White Pepper, ground

1 ¼ cup Panko Breadcrumbs

½ cup Parmesan Cheese, finely grated

1 T Paprika

1 T Garlic Powder

Method

1. In a heavy gauge pot, on medium heat, melt 6 oz. of the salted butter, reserve 2 oz.

2. Stir in the flour.

3. Lower the heat to medium low and stir this mixture frequently for 3-4 minutes.

4. Slowly pour in the cold whole milk and whisk well.

5. Continue to stir while adding the Cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese, salt and white pepper and simmer on low heat for about 30 minutes, stirring frequently.

6. In the microwave melt the remaining 2 oz. butter.

7. In a small bowl, combine the panko breadcrumbs, melted butter, Parmesan cheese, paprika and garlic powder. Set aside.

8. Add the macaroni into the cheese sauce and mix well.

9. In a greased casserole dish, add macaroni and cheese sauce.

10. Top liberally (key word liberal) with the breadcrumb mixture.

11. Cover loosely with foil and bake in a 350F oven for 30 minutes.

12. Remove the foil and bake an additional 10-15 minutes or until the topping is golden brown

13. Serve piping hot

9:00 – Atty Bob Mitchell, Mitchell and Sheahan 

Throwback Concert: Black Sabbath at New Haven Coliseum 1976

Throwback Concert: Black Sabbath at New Haven Coliseum 1976

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1976!

WPLR’s studio at the time was on Chapel Street, which was a short drive to New Haven Coliseum. WPLR and The Coliseum had a long history of welcoming some of the biggest rock acts to New Haven. In 1976 WPLR welcomed Black Sabbath to the Coliseum for the very first time. Black Sabbath came to the Coliseum to support their seventh studio album, “Technical Ecstasy,” and brought opening act Ted Nugent with them.

Today we look back at that show and tour…

 

Black Sabbath

Tour: Technical Ecstasy

Also Featuring: Ted Nugent

Saturday December 11, 1976

New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Ticket Prices: $6.00 & $7.00

Band Lineup: Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward and Gerald Woodroffe (keyboards)

Setlist*

  1. Sympton of the Universe
  2. Snowblind
  3. All Moving Parts (Stand Still)
  4. War Pigs
  5. Gypsy
  6. Black Sabbath
  7. Dirty Women
  8. Drum Solo
  9. Guitar Solo
  10. Rock ‘n’ Roll Doctor
  11. Electric Funeral
  12. Iron Man
  13. Children of the Grave
  14. Paranoid

*source: setlist.fm

 

Check out these live performances from Black Sabbath’s 1976 tour

 

PODCAST – Monday, February 1: Super Bowl Prop Bets with Joe Linta, Gianni Russo on John Gotti, Celebrities Getting Vaccinated

PODCAST – Monday, February 1: Super Bowl Prop Bets with Joe Linta, Gianni Russo on John Gotti, Celebrities Getting Vaccinated

In Dumb Ass News, a 99-year-old Florida man was pistol whipped after a neighbor asked to borrow some salt, and then demanded $50,000. (0:00)

NFL Agent Joe Linta was on to talk about the Super Bowl, everything from interesting prop bets to ticket availability for players’ friends and family. (7:00)

Gianni Russo, author of “The Original Hollywood Godfather,” was on to talk about getting a tattoo in Mexico, and his relationship with some big name mob bosses. (25:30)

As vaccines continue to be administered, more and more celebrities are making the news for getting theirs. The good (Dick Van Dyke), the bad (O.J. Simpson), and the ugly (O.J. Simpson.) (43:13)

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Throwback Concert: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band at Waterbury’s Palace Theater 1976

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*

  1. Night
  2. Rendezvous
  3. Spirit In The Night
  4. It’s My Life (The Animals cover)
  5. Thunder Road
  6. She’s The One
  7. Born To Run
  8. Something In The Night
  9. Backstreets
  10. Tenth Avenue Freeze-out (with The Miami Horns)
  11. Jungleland
  12. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
  13. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) – Encore
  14. Raise Your Gand (Eddie Floyd cover / with The Miami Horns) – Encore
  15. 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?

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’

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:

Track-by-Track Review

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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