Tag: Big Brother & The Holding Company

On Thursday It’s a Trip on ‘The Psychedelic Express,’ and New Live Big Brother Featuring Janis, October 2, 2025

Good morning, music lovers. We’ve got an easy, breezy day today with plenty of Open Stream from late afternoon on. No 8:00 p.m. program this evening!

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Psychedelic Express: Various Artists

We kick off the day with a trip on ‘The Psychedelic Express’ along with The Beatles, Vanilla Fudge, The Chambers Brothers, Electric Prunes, Jefferson Airplane, The Animals, Blues Image, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Donovan, The Byrds, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, Procol Harum, Dr. John, The Who, Canned Heat, Yes, Electric Light Orchestra, Tommy James & The Shondells, Blind Faith, Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground, Big Brother & The Holding Company, and more!

4:00 p.m. Big Brother & The Holding Company Live at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI, March 2, 1968 NEW!

We’re in the Wayback Machine this afternoon for this live performance by Big Brother featuring Janis Joplin.

We close it out early today. Nothing nefarious going on here; just some big, wide Open Stream until morning. We’ve added to our general rotation and giving it some exposure. Just hit the button below.

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At Midweek It’s Psychedelia, a Tom Petty ‘Spotlight’ Feature, and Norah Jones Live in Austin, on Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Good morning, psychedelic music lovers. We have what you crave today as we open up with five hours of psychedelic music. Then it’s on to Tom Petty and Norah Jones!

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Psychedelic Express: Various Artists

Did you know that Paperback Writer is considered the precursor to the psychedelic music genre? In additon to The Beatles, you’ll hear Vanilla Fudge, The Chambers Brothers, The Electric Prunes, Jefferson Airplane, The Animals, Blues Image, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Donovan, The Byrds, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Traffic, Cream, Dr. John, Procol Harum, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Canned Heat, Yes, Electric Light Orchestra, Tommy James & The Shondells, Mudcrutch, Blind Faith, the Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground, Big Brother & The Holding Company, and more!

4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Tom Petty

It’s an all-expansive career ‘Spotlight’ here with Petty’s music with Mudcrutch, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Traveling Wilburys, and his solo career.

8:00 p.m. Norah Jones & The Handsome Band Live at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q, Austin, TX, June 14, 2007 NEW!

We’ve got a brand new live performance from Norah Jones to close out the day’s programming.

I’m on the run this morning. It’s truck day in Hardware Hell today, and I’m in the pain zone as the manager is on vacation. But hey, here in The Lounge, the living will be easy. See for yourselves. Just hit the button below!

The Psychedelic Express!

We’re on ‘The Psychedelic Express,’ Then It’s Live Jefferson Airplane, and a Donovan ‘Spotlight’ on Saturday, August 2, 2025

Welcome, weekenders! We’re keeping it in a sixties groove today for sure as we get back on ‘The Psychedelic Express’ to start the morning.

Here’s how we keep it trippy today:

9:00 a.m. The Psychedelic Express: Various Artists

We don’t need no tickets to hear The Beatles, Vanilla Fudge, The Chambers Brothers, The Electric Prunes, Jefferson Airplane, The Animals, Blues Image, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Donovan, The Byrds, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Traffic, Cream, Dr. John, Procol Harum, The Who, Canned Heat, Tommy James & The Shondells, Blind Faith, Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground, Big Brother & The Holding Company, and more!

4:00 p.m. Jefferson Airplane Live at Falconer Salen, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 28, 1968

We’ve got one of the most influential bands of the psychedelic music genre live from Copenhagen this afternoon.

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Donovan

We close it out with some trippy stuff from Donovan, one of our favorites here in The Mermaid Lounge.

Again, we’re here with the best music on the planet, and we kick off the weekend with one of our favorite genres from back in the day. It may well be gone, but it is not forgotten.

Psychedelia!

‘The Psychedelic Express’ is Back, Then It’s a Grateful Dead ‘Spotlight’ and Live Jefferson Airplane, Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Good morning, musicologists! We start with a trip on ‘The Psychedelic Express’ after a hiatus, and we keep on the theme with The Grateful Dead and the Jefferson Airplane!

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Psychedelic Express: Various Artists

We take a trip with Vanilla Fudge, the Chambers Brothers, The Beatles, the Electric Prunes, The Animals, The Jefferson Airplane, Blues Image, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Donovan, The Byrds, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Traffic, Cream, Dr. John, Procol Harum, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Canned Heat, Yes, Electric Light Orchestra, Tommy James & The Shondells, Mudcrutch, Blind Faith, Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground, Big Brother & The Holding Company and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Grateful Dead

We continue on with our trip on the express with a Grateful Dead ‘Spotlight’. It’s a bit of studio work from the world’s most famous road band.

8:00 p.m. The Jefferson Airplane Live From Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, May 7, 1969

We close it out on a trip in the Wayback Machine to a performance from one of the most influential bands in psychedelic music from Golden Gate Park.

We’re here again today as we are every day, and today we close the post by commending Senator Cory Booker for his heroic filibuster against the most evil empire of our time. We must prevail, folks. We did vow no politics, but these are the times that call for stepping outside those promises. And we’d like to tell you that we’re anti-capitalist because capitalism gone mad is what has brought us here. The button is below.

The Psychedelic Express is Back!

We Open The New Month in Psychedelic Mode With Our EP, The Doors and Live Jefferson Airplane on December 1, 2024

Good morning, lovers of psychedelia! We’re opening the month in fine style with ‘The Psychedelic Express’ EP, a Doors ‘Spotlight’ feature and live Jefferson Airplane!

Here’s your mind-bending musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Doors

The Doors were born in L.A. in 1965 and helped to pioneer the psychedelic and acid rock sound of the sixties.

1:00 p.m. The Psychedelic Express: Various Artists

Of course, there were many artists who helped to bring the genre to the mainstream, none the least of which was The Beatles, who embraced it wholeheartedly. In additon to them, you’ll also hear Vanilla Fudge, the Chambers Brothers, the Electric Prunes, The Animals, Jefferson Airplane, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Blues Image, The Doors, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakersc, Donovan, The Byrds, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Jimi Hendrix, Traffic, Cream, Dr. John, Procol Harum, The Who, Canned Heat, Yes, Electric Light Orchestra, Tommy James & The Shondells, Blind Faith, The Grateful Dead, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Velvet Underground and more!

8:00 p.m. Jefferson Airplane Live at Falconer Salen, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 28, 1968

We close out the day’s programming with another band in the forefront of the psychedelic music genre. The Airplane defined the San Francisco sound and were the first from the Bay area to achieve commercial success.

We’re on a trip today and it’s not going to cost you a cent. We’re on 24/7. We’re totally free. We don’t track you. We don’t sell you stuff. We’re all about the music. The button is below.

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Friday is for ‘The Psychedelic Express’, Early Linda Ronstadt, Then JT & Carole King at The Troubador, November 1, 2024

Good morning music lovers and welcome to Friday and a brand new month to boot! We open up the month with a bang. Read on for details!

Here’s your mind-bending musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Psychedelic Express: Various Artists

Take a five-hour trip across psychedelic worlds with Vanilla Fudge, The Chambers Brothers, The Beatles, Electric Prunes, The Animals, Jefferson Airplane, Blues Image, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Donovan, The Byrds, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Traffic, Cream, Dr. John, Procol Harum, The Who, Canned Heat, Yes. Electric Light Orchestra, Tommy James & The Shondells, Blind Faith, the Grateful Dead, Big Brother & The Holding Company and more.

4:00 p.m. A Linda Ronstadt Retrospective: The Stone Poneys & Early Solo Years

Taking a trip in the wayback machine here before Linda Ronstadt rose to the top of the charts and became the Queen of Rock. Good stuff indeed.

8:00 p.m. James Taylor & Carole King Live at The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA, November 28-30, 2007

A great way for The Troubadour to celebrate it’s 50th birthday! For the two musical stars, it also marked the anniversary of the first time they ever played together in 1970.

Yes, it’s true. We are totally free 24/7 streaming music that never stops with absolutely no commercial interruptions. No lie. Hearing is believing. The button is below.

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It’s Wayback Machine Time With JeffersonAirplane, a Ride On ‘The Psychedelic Express’ and Cream’s Farewell on Sunday, August 25, 2024

Good morning, time travelers! We’re headed back to the sixties today for some mind-bending music and two of the sixties’ biggest artists!

Here’s your musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. Jefferson Airplane Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, November 25, 1966 NEW!

With Grace Slick at the helm, certainly one of the most formidable bands of the sixties opens up our programming today. We’re not so fond of the Starship, but the good old Airplane was our preferred method of travel.

1:00 p.m. The Psychedelic Express: Various Artists

We hope you enjoy your trip this afternoon with Vanilla Fudge, the Chambers Brothers, The Beatles, Electric Prunes, The Animals, Jefferson Airplane, Blues Image, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Donovan, Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Byrds, Jimi Hendrix, Traffic, Cream, Procol Harum, The Who, Canned Heat, Yes, Tommy James & The Shondells, Blind Faith, The Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground, Big Brother & The Holding Company and more!

8:00 p.m. Cream Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, November 26, 1968

Cream, the very first supergroup on the planet, played their final show together as a band on this date. It was broadcast live on The BBC.

Get on board. You don’t need no stinkin’ tickets. We’re rolling all day and night long here in The Mermaid Lounge. Just hit the button below.

Hop on The Wayback Machine!

Saturday Brings ‘The Psychedelic Express’ EP, Live Traffic, Some New Beatles, and One-Hit Wonders, July 27, 2024

Good morning, music lovers everywhere! We’ve got a pretty full slate today because we’ve added a late-night playlist at the request of a couple of listeners outside the U.S.

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Psychedelic Express: Various Artists

We hop on board promptly at 9:00 a.m. for a musical mind-bending trip to the past when psychedelia was king (or queen, as it were). You’ll hear Vanilla Fudge, The Chambers Brothers, The Beatles, Electric Prunes, The Animals, Jefferson Airplane, Blues Image, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Donovan, Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Byrds, Jimi Hendrix, Traffic, Cream, Dr. John, Procol Harum, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Canned Heat, Yes, Electric Light Orchestra, Tommy James & The Shondells, Mudcrutch, Blind Faith, The Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground, Big Brother & The Holding Company and more.

4:00 p.m. Traffic Live at Woodstock ’94, Winston Farm, Saugerties, New York, August 14, 1994

It sure wasn’t Woodstock ’69 but, nevertheless, Traffic was there!

8:00 p.m. The Beatles: Sunny Side Up NEW!

We made this one at the suggestion of a listener from Denmark: Beatle songs with the words sun or sunshine in the title, lyrics or both! If we’ve missed any, please let us know in the comments and we’ll ad them before the next airing!

11:00 p.m. One-Hit Wonders: The Sixties

We repeat this playlist from a week or so ago at the request of a few of our global listeners who missed it!

We have officially hit the weekend and the living is easy! We’re on 24/7. We’re totally free. We do not accept commercial advertising. What could be better?

The Psychedelic Express!

We Take a Trip On ‘The Psychedelic Express,’ Then It’s Live Jimi Hendrix and Carly Simon, Thursday, June 27, 2024

Good morning, music lovers! We are officially over the hump and are on the downslide to the weekend. Today we start out on ‘The Psychedelic Express,’ then it’s on to some live music.

Here’s your mind bending lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Psychedelic Express: Various Artists

Truly a favorite genre in The Mermaid Lounge and, once again, pioneered by The Fab Four. In addition to The Beatles, you’ll hear Vanilla Fudge, The Chambers Brothers, the Electric Prunes, The Animals, Jefferson Airplane, Blues Image, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Donovan, Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Byrds, Jimi Hendrix, Traffic, Cream, Dr. John, Procol Harum, The Who, Canned Heat, Yes, Electric Light Orchestra, Tommy James & The Shondell, Mudcrutch, Blind Faith, The Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground, Big Brother & The Holding Company and more!

4:00 p.m. Jimi Hendrix Live at The Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA, May 30, 1970

We’ve got Hendrix in a great live performance this afternoon that took place just months before his untimely death.

8:00 p.m. Carly Simon Live at Grand Central Station, New York, NY, April 2, 1995 NEW!

It was Jackie Onassis’ idea for Carly Simon to perform at Grand Central Station as a precursor to her first tour in 14 years. We’ve got it for you here this evening.

We’re on track for another great music day here in The Mermaid Lounge. All you need to do is push the button below!

The Psychedelic Express!

We Start With ‘The Psychedelic Express,’ Then Move to Tom Petty’s Top 100 Songs On Sunday, May 26, 2024

Good morning, musicologists! We move into our Memorial Day weekend programming today with Tom Petty’s Top 100. Tomorrow, we close out the weekend with The Beatles Top 100. But before all this, we kick off with ‘The Psychedelic Express.’

Here’s your holiday Sunday playlist:

9:00 a.m. The Psychedelic Express: Various Artists

One of our favorite EPs because psychedelic music is one of our favorite genres to explore. You’ll hear Vanilla Fudge, The Chambers Brothers, The Beatles, Electric Prunes, The Animals, Jefferson Airplane, Blues Image, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Donovan, Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Byrds, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Traffic, Cream, Dr. John, Procol Harum, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Canned Heat, Yes, Electric Light Orchestra, Tommy James & The Shondells, Mudcrutch, Blind Faith, The Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground, Big Brother & The Holding Company and more!

4:00 p.m. Tom Petty’s Top 100 Songs

It’s time to pull out our House Bands for the holiday, and we start with Tom Petty’s Top 100 Songs as we listen to his music with The Heartbreakers, Mudcrutch, The Traveling Wilburys and as a solo artist. And these are in no particular order. We don’t have the infrastructure to handle votes from listeners, so we took a very scientific method and pulled song names out of a bucket. (No laughing.) From our perspective, all of his songs are great, so it doesn’t really matter what song is arbitrarily number one and which is number one hundred. Just enjoy the experience!

Kick back and relax with us this weekend. It was a beautiful day yesterday here in the Boston area, but it’s pouring rain today and it’s the perfect day to wrap your head around some great music.

Tom Petty’s Top 100!