Throwback Concert: Grand Funk Railroad at New Haven Coliseum 1974

Throwback Concert: Grand Funk Railroad at New Haven Coliseum 1974

Happy Birthday Mark Farner! The founding member and former vocalist of Grand Funk Railroad turns 72 on September 29th.

Today we look back at when Grand Funk Railroad came to New Haven and rocked The Coliseum in 1974. Take a look at their setlist below!

 

Grand Funk Railroad

Special Guest: Wet Willie

April 21, 1974

New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Setlist*

  1. Footstompin’ Music
  2. Rock & Roll Soul
  3. I’m Your Captain (Closer to Home)
  4. Heartbreaker
  5. Shinin’ On
  6. The Loco-Motion (Carole King cover)
  7. Black Licorice
  8. The Railroad
  9. We’re An American Band
  10. T.N.U.C.
  11. Inside Looking Out (The Animals cover)
  12. Gimme Shelter (The Rolling Stones cover / encore)

*source: setlist.fm

 

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PODCAST – Monday, September 28: A First Selectman Violated Travel Restrictions, Teens Review Classic Albums, New AJ Flubble Montage

PODCAST – Monday, September 28: A First Selectman Violated Travel Restrictions, Teens Review Classic Albums, New AJ Flubble Montage

A local first selectman is being fined for violating COVID-19 travel restrictions, and another politician is going to be fine after suffering a stroke live during an interview. (0:00)

Dumb Ass News – The sound of a maskless mom being tased during a football game. (10:32)

Teenagers Piper and Nate were assigned some iconic rock albums to listen to over the weekend. What did Piper think of the Beatles “Hard Day’s Night” and Nate latched onto a strange song from Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run.” (19:52)

Dumb Ass News – Vin Diesel is a singer now. He has a song out and everything, which debuted on Kelly Clarkson’s show. (33:56)

A man bit into a chicken nugget and broke his tooth. It turned into a montage of AJ’s flubbles from this morning. (41:47)

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Throwback Concert: Primus at Seaside Park 2010

Throwback Concert: Primus at Seaside Park 2010

Happy Birthday Les Claypool! The founder and lead singer of the funk metal band Primus turns 57 on September 29th.

Today we look back at when Primus co-headlined the 2010 Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival at Seaside Park in Bridgeport with Furthur featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir, Damian Marley and Robert Randolph & The Family Band. Take a look at the Primus setlist below!

 

Primus

Tour: The Oddity Faire

July 31, 2010

Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut (The Gathering of The Vibes Music Festival)

Setlist*

  1. To Defy The Laws of Tradition
  2. In The Flesh (Pink Floyd cover)
  3. Here Come The Bastards
  4. American Life
  5. Duchess and the Proverbial Mind Spread
  6. Coattails of a Dead Man
  7. Bob
  8. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
  9. Over The Electric Grapevine
  10. Behind My Camel (The Police cover)
  11. Groundhog’s Day
  12. Whamola (The Les Claypool Frog Brigade cover)
  13. Eleven
  14. Fizzle Fry
  15. Harold of the Rocks
  16. Over The Falls (encore)
  17. Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers (encore)

*source: setlist.fm

 

Check out these live performances from Gathering of The Vibes 2010

 

PODCAST – Friday, September 25: Recapping The Chaz & AJ Food Truck Festival And Everyone On The Show Has Homework

PODCAST – Friday, September 25: Recapping The Chaz & AJ Food Truck Festival And Everyone On The Show Has Homework

Chaz and AJ call two, real teenagers to assign them classic rock albums to listen to, and report back on. (0:00)

Dumb Ass News – A man ate himself to death, with the worst food of all time. (11:32)

Scot Haney was on, and didn’t have to think for one second about the album he would recommend to teenagers. (19:04)

CEO of Connoisseur Media, Jeff Warshaw was very happy with the way last night’s Food Truck Festival went. (25:11)

Comedian Chuck Nice admits that Philadelphia fans are terrible, and tells a great story about his first Flyers hockey game. (29:08)

For his Top 5 today, Boss Keith gave everyone on the show homework to do. (37:54)

The Local Bands Show 09/27/20

The Local Bands Show 09/27/20

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….

  • Dum Dum Boys – Night After Night
  • Cardboard Dreamhouse – Just a Game
  • Rob Nelson – Every Leaf Falls
  • Lee Jay Rudenjack with Frank Critelli – Save You Soul For Jesus, Save Your Sins For Me
  • Paul Lombardo – Mama, What Do I Do?
  • Split Coils – Wandering Wild
  • Backyard Committee – Canada
  • Dave Del Mote and The Cross Country Boys – One Dark Day

Support your Local Bands!

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New England Brewing – 175 Amity Road, Woodbridge

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