99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1991! That year PLR welcomed Van Halen at Hartford’s XL Center (then called Hartford Civic Center). Van Halen hit the road for its “For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge” Tour and brought special guest Alice In Chains with them. Van Halen…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1991! That year PLR welcomed Iron Maiden at New Haven Coliseum. Iron Maiden hit the road for its “No Prayer On The Road” Tour and brought special guest Anthrax with them. They were supporting their eighth studio album, “No…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1991! That year PLR welcomed the Steve Miller Band to Bristol’s Lake Compounce. Steve Miller hit the road in 1991 and made a return visit to ‘The Lake.’ In fact, it was the third straight summer he played at…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1977! That year PLR presented Emerson, Lake & Palmer at New Haven Coliseum. ELP was on its “Works Tour” to support their “Works Volume 1″ and Works Volume 2” studio albums that both came out separately in 1977. Among…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1977! That year PLR presented Queen at New Haven Coliseum. Queen was on its “News of the World Tour” to support their sixth studio album, “News of the World.” Among the hit songs off this highly successful album include…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1977! That year PLR presented Kansas at The Palace Theater in Waterbury. In 1977 Kansas hit the road to support their fifth studio album, the critically acclaimed “Point of Know Return,” which featured the hit song Dust in the…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1977! That year PLR presented guitarist and songwriter Robin Trower at New Haven Coliseum. In 1977 Robin Trower hit the road to support his fifth solo studio album, “In City Dreams.” Also on the bill was Rick Derringer. Today…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1977! That year PLR presented Jethro Tull at New Haven Coliseum. In 1977 Jethro Tull hit the road to support its tenth studio album, “Songs From The Wood,” which featured the singles The Whistler, Songs From The Wood and…
How a very serious illness led to Mark Kaplowe’s love affair with radio. He entered the WPLR building on Chapel Street in 1975 and eventually became the afternoon drive host. He shares why he hoped Stoneman didn’t bounce off the wall twice, meeting Bono of U2, the moment Wiggy fired him and how he went…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1982! That year 99.1 PLR presented Aerosmith at New Haven Coliseum. In 1982 Aerosmith hit the road to support their seventh studio album, “Rock in a Hard Place,” the first and only album to not feature lead guitarist Joe…