Tag: Jerry Garcia

Sunday Brings Steely Dan’s “Pretzel Logic”, Our ‘Travelin’ Fever’ EP and More of Those Badass Guitarists, March 3, 2024

It’s Sunday Funday here in The Mermaid Lounge and we intro our new 50th birthday LP from Steely Dan, give you ‘Travelin’ Fever’ and volume two of Badass Guitarists.

Here’s your Sunday funday lineup:

10:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan NEW!

Steely Dan’s third studio album was released on February 20, 1974 and became both a critical and commercial success. The single Rikki Don’t Lose That Number was the biggest single hit of the band’s career, but in my mind it wasn’t the only ‘hit’ on the album. Night By Night and With A Gun are pretty damned spectacular. Happy 50th!

1:00 p.m. Travelin’ Fever: Various Artists

More songs from the road from Canned Heat, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Steve Miller Band, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Dan Fogelberg, Bruce Springsteen, Linda Ronstadt, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney & Wings, The Doors, The Eagles, Little Feat, The Band, Willie Nelson, Edwin Starr, Janis Joplin, Guy Clark, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Asleep At The Wheel, The Traveling Wilburys, Mudcrutch, Buffalo Springfield, Loggins & Messina, Tom Rush, The Guess Who, Ray Charles, the Marshall Tucker Band, Bob Dylan, The Beatles and more!

8:00 p.m. Badass Guitarists, Volume Two: Various Artists

Yes. Various artists who may not be the singers of the songs. You’ll hear the handiwork of Duane Allman, Albert Lee, Eric Clapton, Brian May, Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Garcia, Neil Young, Bonnie Raitt, Andrew Gold, John Fogerty, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry and more!

Sunday is an official ‘day of rest’ unless, of course, you work retail. I say we go back to the Blue Laws. No commercial establishments open on Sunday (except food stores). Time to take capitalism down a peg. Like us. We’re totally free of charge. We ask for no personal information. No tracking. No commercial advertising. Just music.

Sunday Funday!

On Friday, We’re ‘All Fired Up’, We Say Farewell to Garcia/Hunter, and Listen to Dylan and George Harrison’s Columbia Sessions, September 22, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! We feature a brand new playlist today about fire and flame called ‘All Fired Up.’ Not quite an EP, but it may eventually get there! And there’s more, of course.

Here’s your musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. All Fired Up: Various Artists NEW!

Today we debut a brand new playlist that does not quite qualify as an EP, but it may yet get there. Time will tell. In the meantime, you’ll be hearing from an eclectic bunch, including Basia, Electric Light Orchestra, The Rolling Stones, Steve Winwood, James Taylor, The Doors, Joni Mitchell, Three Dog Night, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Shawn Colvin, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Patti Smith, Steely Dan, Jimmy Cliff, Bruce Hornsby & The Range, Deep Purple, Harry Nilsson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stevie Nicks, Tim Buckley, Al Green, The Neville Brothers, Buckwheat Zydeco, The Move, The Shelters, Pat Benatar, Sarah McLachlan, Shawn Colvin and more!

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter FINAL AIRING!

We say sayonara to our two intrepid composers today who were responsible for some of the Dead’s most memorable tunes. Tomorrow we’ll have a brand new selection.

8:00 p.m. Bob Dylan and George Harrison, The Columbia Studio Sessions, New York City, NY, May 1, 1970

There were a lot of rumors surrounding this particular event. I heard it that they were supposed to hang with Elvis that day but that he stood them up. Then I read that it was the other way around. Elvis had actually stood them up. Either way, the whole Elvis thing was a bust and the boys wound up making some fine music together that day.

Here we are on the cusp of another weekend. One more day to go, and we can certainly improve your attitude because nobody’s playing the shit we play. Nope. Nobody. And we’re not charging a joining fee, asking for a credit card, or your personal information. It’s all about the music.

All Fired Up!

We’re at Midweek With the ‘Are You Ready for The Country’ EP, Garcia/Hunter, and Songs About Shoes, Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! We’re at midweek and we’re loaded with good music today with two multi-artist playlists, one extended, one not. Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter are back as our singer-songwriters for the week.

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Are You Ready For The Country: Various Artists

We don’t play bad pop bands with fiddles. We play real country along with the musicians who helped to establish the country-rock genre. You’ll hear Guy Clark, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young, The Byrds, Gram Parsons, Pure Prairie League, Asleep at The Wheel, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, Marshall Tucker Band, Jerry Jeff Walker, Mudcrutch, The Band, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Glen Campbell, Rosanne Cash, Dan Fogelberg, New Riders of The Purple Sage, John Prine, The Desert Rose Band, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline and more!

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter

The duo is back for their second spin as this week’s featured singer-songwriters.

8:00 p.m. Those Shoes: Various Artists

Shoes. Essential to our existence, unless we are lucky enough to live on a deserted island where we can walk barefoot without worry. You’ll hear Elvis Presley, Paul Simon, Steve Winwood, John Lee Hooker, The Everly Brothers, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Traffic, Gram Parsons, Betty Everett, Leon Russell, The Beatles, Elmore James, Little Feat, The Eagles and more!

We’re over the hump today and on the downslide to the weekend once again. No better way to get through this day and closer to the dream than with some great music. And that’s what we’ve got. See for yourself. And we won’t cost you a penny. Ever.

Midweek Music!

It’s Crazy in The Lounge Today! We Say Farewell to Our AOW and Jagger/Richards, and Welcome the Ladies of Music and Garcia/Hunter, Saturday, September 16, 2023

Good morning, weekenders! It’s an unusually busy day here on a Saturday because we dedicated Friday to The Beatles, our big-ass House Band. We’ve got some cramming to do today!

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Red Rose Speedway by Paul McCartney & Wings FINAL AIRING!

We bid a fond farewell to this week’s album. Tomorrow, we’ll have a brand new selection for you.

11:00 a.m. Ladies Day Out: Various Artists

We’ll have an update coming soon but, in the meantime, you can hear Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Carly Simon, Emmylou Harris, Petula Clark, Laura Nyro, Cilla Black, Irma Thomas, Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Etta James, Janis Joplin, Carole King, Maria Muldaur, Lucinda Williams, Rosanne Cash, Eva Cassidy, Wendy Waldman, Shawn Colvin, The Ronettes, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Norah Jones, Phoebe Snow, Nicolette Larson, Sheryl Crowe, Susan Tedeschi, Valerie Carter, Dusty Springfield, Dolly Parton and more!

6:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Mick Jagger & Keith Richards FINAL AIRING!

We say our goodbyes to this week’s featured singer-songwriting duo of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

10:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter NEW!

And we ring in our featured singer-songwriters for the coming week! While it’s true that Robert Hunter didn’t “sing” we like to bend the rules here. They started out as a folk duo during the sixties and wound up writing some classic Grateful Dead tunes, like Dark Star, Shakedown Street, Casey Jones, Fire On The Mountain and many others.

Yeah, it’s busy, but the living is easy and the music is outstanding. Kick off those shoes and tune us in. It’s Saturday!

Ladies Day Out!

It’s a Jerry Garcia Kind of Day Here in The Mermaid Lounge With Two Great Bits of Programming, Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Good Morning, fellow Deadheads! This week in 1995 we lost Jerry Garcia, the heart and soul of The Grateful Dead (no matter what anyone tells you, the Dead ain’t the Dead without Jerry). Today we have just two piece of programming, both dedicated to Jerry Garcia.

Here’s today’s line-up:

11:00 a.m. In the Spotlight: The Very Best of The Grateful Dead NEW!

We take a bit of a different approach today. Every Saturday night now since the beginning of this station, we have aired a show called Live Dead. (If you haven’t yet tuned into this, it’s every Saturday night at 10:00 p.m. EST.) Today, we are presenting a Spotlight of studio songs that are the very best of the Dead, just under three hours of uninterrupted music.

7:00 p.m. The Jerry Garcia Band Live at The Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, December 2, 1977

I have a particular fondness for this show since I was in attendance. We’ve aired this before, but it was quite a while ago. I thought it would be appropriate to break it out again in honor of Jerry.

In between all this great music is our wide Open Stream, with music chosen by The Music Mermaid who, by the way, has impeccable taste. Tune us in and you’ll see for yourself…all at absolutely no charge ever.

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It’s Wednesday, and That Means (Mostly) Open Stream, Except for Our Summer of Love Entry and Our Tribute to Jerry Garcia, August 12, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! It’s Wednesday here in The Mermaid Lounge, and that means a (Mostly) Open Stream day. I say mostly because we do have some priorities.

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Here’s Wednesday’s line-up:

All Day    (Mostly) Open Stream

Streaming 25,000+ songs all day long. Your chances of hearing a song more than once is remote, to say the least.

5:00 p.m.  The Best of The Summer of Love! Strange Days by The Doors   NEW!

The Doors had two releases in 1967. One was already our Album of the Week. This is their second album.

8:00 p.m.  Tribute to Jerry Garcia: The Grateful Dead Live at The Boston Music Hall

Jerry Garcia was born on August 1, 1942, and he passed away on August 9, 1995 at the age of 53. Today in his honor we replay a Live Dead show from the Boston Music Hall on June 9, 1976.

This is a great day to spend with #BecomeUngovernable Radio. Tune in. Turn on. Drop out. Who said that?

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Joni Mitchell Live at Red Rocks, The Dead Live in OK City, and Farewell to “Surrealistic Pillow” on Saturday, June 20, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! It’s a fine music day today, not too little programming and not too much to hinder the flow of 23,000+ songs on a continual 24/7 cycle.

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Here’s today’s musical landscape:

11:00 a.m.   Album of the Week: Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

The Airplane approaches its final landing for this cycle. On Sunday, there’ll be a brand new Album of the Week, so enjoy Surrealistic Pillow while you can!

6:00 p.m.     Joni Mitchell Live at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Colorado (1983)

I have seen Joni Mitchell in concert more than once, most notably during her Court & Spark Tour when she traveled with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express. I have never considered her a ‘warm’ person; she sometimes had attitude with her adoring crowd. I feel the same way about Van Morrison, having seen him more than once also. But brilliant? Absolutely no question. Some days they took themselves too seriously, but their  music? That should be taken very seriously.

10:00 p.m.   Live Dead: The Grateful Dead Live at Zoo Amphitheater, Oklahoma City, OK, September 25, 1985   NEW!

The world’s most famous jam band. The ultimate road band. They’re back for another spin with Live Dead. This week, coming to you from Oklahoma Put on your tie dye and light up a fatty. It’s a fucking Grateful Dead concert.

Tune in. Turn on. Drop out. Perfect for today. (And actually, every day.)

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Lucinda Live at The Fillmore, Episode 3 of “The Inner Sanctum,” and Volume 2 of Badass Guitarists Debuts on Monday, May 18, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! It’s another Monday in fucking paradise! It’s looking dreary here, but the music is outstanding!

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Here’s your Monday line-up:

12:00 p.m.   Lucinda Williams Live at the Fillmore!

Lucinda Williams always said she’d rather play multiple nights at the Fillmore than play in an arena. She was definitely at her best in this venue.

4:00 p.m.    Badass Guitarists, Volume 2: Various Artists   NEW!

Duane Allman, Mike Campbell, Jimmy Page, John Fogerty, Jerry Garcia, Jimi Hendrix, Andrew Gold, and Bonnie Raitt, among others…

7:00 p.m.    Episode 3, The Inner Sanctum: Death Has Claws   NEW!

Spend a half hour or so getting your inner fear on with the new episode of The Inner Sanctum.

It’s Monday, a tough day for everyone. So, why not tune us in?

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Echoes From the Canyon, Our Weekly “Live Dead,” Final Airing of our Album of the Week, and Happy 70th to Mike Campbell on Saturday, February 1, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! The big news is that we celebrate the 70th birthday today of Tom Petty’s sidekick, Mike Campbell. And we celebrate in style with a great play list.

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Here’s your Saturday line-up:

Album of the Week: It’s a Good Night For Singin’ by Jerry Jeff Walker

We bid a fond farewell to this Jerry Jeff Walker gem. Tomorrow we choose a new album.

2:00 p.m.      Echoes From the Canyon: Various Artists

The birth of the California sound we’ve come to know and love.

6:00 p.m.     Tom Petty & Mike Campbell: The Heartbreakers’ Dynamic Duo

Today we pay tribute to Mike Campbell on his 70th birthday, a very important cog in the Heartbreakers’ wheel. Not only was he Tom Petty’s songwriting partner, but he’s one of the best damned guitarists in the history of rock music. And he is about to release his first album with The Dirty Knobs in March. We’ll be all over that one.

10:00 p.m.    Our Weekly “Live Dead” Episode: Dick’s Picks, Volume 32

Tune us in. You will not regret it. I swear.

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Mostly Open Streaming but With a Twist Today, September 25, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables! Well, we’re still open streaming, sort of. But today, we must celebrate the life and work of Robert Hunter, fabled lyricist for the Grateful Dead, who passed away yesterday at the age of 78.

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10:00 a.m.   Dylan and The Dead

4:00 p.m.     The Grateful Dead “Live” From Boston’s Music Hall 1976

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