Chaz and AJ spoke with Art Wiknik last year on the 50th anniversary of the infamous “Hamburger Hill” battle during the Vietnam War. Art was shot, lit on fire, nearly abandoned, and yet made it to the top. He explained his journey to the top, the terrible cost of the repeated attempts to claim the hill, and the public backlash.
By Drew Carrano
Happy Birthday to Rich Robinson! The rocker and founding member of The Black Crowes turns 51 on Sunday, May 24th.
To celebrate, we look back at an intimate, acoustic concert outside Boston, right before the COVID-19 pandemic, featuring Rich and his older brother Chris Robinson going under the name “Brothers of a Feather.”
Brothers of a Feather
An Acoustic Evening featuring Chris and Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes
Brothers of a Feather Tour 2020
Wednesday February 19, 2020
Brighton Music Hall – Allston, MA
About The Tour:
Brothers Chris and Rich Robinson announced a string of acoustic shows ahead of their Black Crowes reunion tour, which was originally scheduled to happen in the summer 2020 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut album, “Shake Your Money Maker.”
Together the siblings went as “Brothers of a Feather” and played a brief one-month tour in small iconic clubs.
After a pair of performances in London and Amsterdam, respectively, Chris and Rich headed to the United States to kick off the North American portion of the tour. The first gig in the states was held at Brighton Music Hall, located just outside of Boston. The crowd of 500 or so, which included celebrities like Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band and invited guests, enjoyed a 13-song, 90-minute set that featured Black Crowes classics and a Little Feat cover to close the show.
Below is the setlist from the Brothers of a Feather performance at Brighton Music Hall on February 19, 2020.
Setlist*
*source: setlist.fm
Watch: Brothers of a Feather Live
7:00 – Commissioner Katie Dykes DEEP – (Check Twitter for updates: @ctstateparks and @CTBoatingInfo)
7:00 – Kat, Modern Barber and Shave (Facebook: Modern Barber and Shave)
7:30 – Asparamancer Jemima Packington
8:00 – Aldo Addario (Discovery Channel)
9:00 – Eric Hummel
Yesterday, AJ walked barefoot on sharp, tiny Legos. Today, Ashley attempted the same walk, after raising $1,000 to do so. (0:00)
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Dave from Riverview Bistro was on to talk about the limited reopening of restaurants yesterday, and how quarantine affected his overhead. (10:02)
Lieutenant LaPlante was on the phone with Chaz and AJ from the Masks for CT giveaway in Orange, then Joanne in Bridgeport thanked the show for the free giveaway, since she suffers from COPD and has been reusing the same mask for a month. (19:43)
Live Nation’s Jimmy Koplik was on to share a lot of announcements from yesterday, which included a number of cancellations and rescheduled concerts. Plus, details on how to get refunds on any tickets you have purchased through Live Nation. (27:19)
Bob Stefanowski and Scot Haney called in from the Masks for CT giveaway in Orange, but neither of them would put on the AJ tank top. Also, President Trump talks about taking hydroxychloroquine, and a terrible Andrew Cuomo shows up. (43:14)
In the later Dumb Ass News, AJ’s sound bytes come in handy when talking about a streaker. (52:19)
Comedian Paul Mecurio called in from NYC to talk about how strange and terrifying things were during the beginning of the pandemic, and how he’s most looking forward to arguing with people in public again. (57:14)
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7:00 – Kat Thibodeau, Modern Barber and Shave (Facebook: Modern Barber and Shave)
7:15 – Scot Haney
8:00 – Brian Averna
8:20 – Jimmy Koplik (Facebook: Jim Koplik Presents Archive)
9:30 – Comedian Paul Mecurio (Podcast – “The Paul Mecurio Show” and @PaulMecurio on Social Media)
By Drew Carrano
COVID-19 isn’t stopping The Rolling Stones. Though their summer stadium tour has been put on hold, The Stones are banging out new material, including their brand new single, “Living In A Ghost Town,” which you can listen to here.
Today we look back at The Stones “No Filter” 2019 Tour that came to Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts last summer.
The Rolling Stones
No Filter 2019 Tour
Special Guest: Gary Clark Jr.
Sunday July 7, 2019
Gillette Stadium – Foxborough, MA
About The Tour:
In 2019, The Rolling Stones announced its next leg of the “No Filter” Tour that would play 17-dates at stadiums across North America. Soon after the announcement, it was revealed that Mick Jagger would need to receive medical treatment to replace a valve in his heart. This forced The Stones to postponed the tour.
After a speedy recovery by Mick, The Stones announced the tour would resume on June 21, 2019 at Chicago’s Soldier Field. The show at Foxborough’s Gillette Stadium, originally scheduled for June 8th, would happen on Sunday July 7, 2019 with special guest Gary Clark Jr. The sold out crowd of 50,000 people rocked out to a two-hour Stones show that featured 20 songs, including a song voted by the fans (She’s So Cold), a short acoustic set, two songs sung by Keith Richards and enough pyrotechnics to light up the Massachusetts sky.
Setlist*
*source: setlist.fm
Watch: Rolling Stones Live
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AJ walked on Legos in the studio because he saw online people had done it to raise money for charity. (6:45)
Cromwell Mayor Enzo Faienza was on to talk about the town resisting the Governor’s orders to keep some businesses closed, then Kat was on from Pawcatuck to claim her hair salon is open today. (20:17)
Joe Meyers, movie and TV critic was on to talk about the shows and movies we should check out. (37:25)
Chaz and AJ played the audio of the viral video of a CT State Trooper that lost his temper after pulling over a driver that flipped him off. Brian Foley was on to explain why he the officer was taken off the road, and how the world is different now with everything being recorded. (50:17)
Pat Oates was on to talk about the viral state trooper video, and his new job working at Big Lots! Plus, Jay Pinto from the Milford Oyster Festival announced that the event has been canceled for this year. (1:13:09)
7:00 – Cromwell Mayor Enzo Faienza
7:30 – Movie Critic Joe Meyers
8:20 – Comedian Pat Oates (Pat Oates Podcast Patreon)
9:00 – Bethany Gillen, CVS Internship Program
9:30 – Meg the Dental Hygienist
By Drew Carrano
Last month Sully Erna announced Godsmack has cancelled all its 2020 tour plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
So what’s Sully doing now? Every Tuesday and Thursday at 6pm, the Godsmack frontman broadcasts his very own YouTube show called “Hometown Sessions.” This bi-weekly show can be viewed at www.youtube.com/SullyErna.
While we wait for Godsmack to tour again, today we look back at when they played an acoustic show at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre in 2004.
An Acoustic Evening with Godsmack
Sunday December 12, 2004
Toyota Oakdale Theatre – Wallingford
About The Tour:
In 2004 Godsmack spent its summer on tour with Metallica. By the time September rolled around, Godsmack focused its attention on headlining their very own acoustic tour in support of its EP entitled “The Other Side.” The EP was released in March 2004 and it included three brand new acoustic tracks plus a selection of previously released Godsmack songs that were re-recorded as acoustic versions.
The Godsmack acoustic tour kicked off on September 9, 2004 in Colorado Springs. Joining them on the tour was Dropbox frontman John Kosco and guitarist Lee Richards, who made guest appearances with Godsmack on the song “Touche.”
Below is the setlist from Godsmack’s performance at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre on December 12, 2004.
Setlist*
*source: setlist.fm
Watch: Godsmack Acoustic Live