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Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Featuring a variety of songs. Sponsored by Foundation for Premature Infants Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Special Thank You to Lucy Piller/ARN Entertainment for providing the talent Bitter Luck is a rock n’ roll band bringing a unique sound to the Washington, D.C. area and beyond, modernizing the classic rock vibes of Aerosmith, Humble Pie, and Guns N’ Roses with a progressive flair inspired by Rush and Winery Dogs. www.bitterluck.com

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Featuring a variety of songs. Sponsored by Foundation for Premature Infants Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Special Thank You to Lucy Piller/ARN Entertainment for providing the talent Three people, one aim, one vision, one collective collection ‘Songs of Plenty’ - The anticipated follow-up release to the album ‘Changes’ From the Random Earth Project. Ten pieces of music Fifty-seven minutes of self-written material - CD/DigiPak + A5 Booklet (16pg) “Symphonic, progressive, passionate, emotional, cerebral, carefully crafted music” The following guests were invited, lauded and included Kim Cypher (Saxophone) - Guitarists Joseph Anderton, Mark Howes, Martin Nico & Andrew Walker - Glen Buck (Drums/Percussion > throughout). Ageless and timeless virtuosity; Prog Rock entwined with a Symphonic Bow; Scored and touched by a genre undefined; Unlimited scope; Inventiveness unbound Carleton Van Selman / Kym Blackman / Trev Turley www.randomearthproject

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Featuring a variety of songs. Sponsored by Foundation for Premature Infants Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Special Thank You to Lucy Piller/ARN Entertainment for providing the talent 36 years later and still just getting started...   echolyn’s musical style, progressive in the truest sense of the word, defies any one musical categorization and yet all their albums have achieved critical acclaim from around the globe as they continue to release new music. Christopher Buzby, keyboards/backing vocals, Brett Kull, guitar/lead/backing vocals, Raymond Weston, bass/backing vocals, and Jordan Perison, drums/percussions www.echolyn.com  https://echolyn.bandcamp.com

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Featuring a variety of songs. Sponsored by Foundation for Premature Infants Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Special Thank You to Wes O'Neal for providing the talent AK & The Red Kites is a modern rock band with a retro infused vibe bearing big riffs and vast melodic soundscapes. The cornerstone of this exciting venture is front man/guitarist Andrew Knightley. Working with multi-platinum award winning producer Mike Krompass (Everybody Loves An Outlaw), This new release “Hotter Than The Sun” showcases Knightleys eclectic range as a songwriter and musician; ranging from full on high tempo hard rockers to panoramic swamp vibes with incursions into country and blues rock territory in the vein of Rival Sons, Greta Van Fleet and ZZ Top. https://www.akandtheredkites.com

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Featuring a variety of songs. Sponsored by Foundation for Premature Infants Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Special Thank You to Wes O'Neal for providing the talent   RiotWeekend is an Alt-Rock / Pop Punk band from Guildford, UK, influenced by bands like Green Day, Simple Plan, Paramore.  Blending pop-punk with heavy riffs and soaring vocals provided by Holly Nunn along with the bass riffs, Tomma Moulard, guitar, Rab MCGowan, guitar and Salvatore Bertolone on drums. https://riotweekend.bandcamp.com

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Featuring a variety of songs. Sponsored by DRSATL Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Special Thank You to Wes O'Neal for providing the talent   Formed in 2023, Revenant brings a huge rock sound with a southern spin.  This high octane, 4 piece band, collectively has influences spanning from Guns & Roses, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blackberry Smoke through to Metallica. With this heady mixture, you can anticipate a truly captivating sound from these rising rockers, Sam Sugarman Sam Lay (guitar, vocals), Matthew Hudson (guitar), Robin Nutley (bass), and Carl Donoghue (drums). https://www.revenantsongs.co.uk

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Featuring a variety of songs. Sponsored by Foundation for Premature Infants Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Special Thank you to Valerie Jackson, Owner of the Ann Jackson Gallery for providing the talent May Pang has always seen life through a lens—drawn to the quiet, honest moments that often go unnoticed.  During her time with John Lennon in the 1970s, she began capturing those moments—candid, unposed glimpses into a world few ever saw.  What started as personal snapshots became a visual record of music, love, and life during one of the most unforgettable eras in rock history. Her photographs aren’t just images—they’re stories, memories, and pieces of a time that still lives on through every frame I share. www.MayPang.com www.RockArtShow.com

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Featuring a variety of songs. Sponsored by Foundation for Premature Infants Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Special Thank You to Lucy Piller/ARN Entertainment for providing the talent   A band well known for bringing back the “classic rock show,” chock-full of retro 70s-inspired style. Kaeden Keys (guitar, vocals), Ryder King (guitar, vocals), Jude Pfanstiel (bass, vocals), and Nick Schwartz (drums, vocals), are restoring a style of music that has been dwindling over the past 30 years: rock and roll. This vintage style of showmanship isn’t just for the stage, as it can be heard on their 2023 self-titled debut album The Velvet Daydream. The band partnered with experts in the art of recording, using holy grails of equipment once used on records from Foreigner, Julian Lennon and Dream Theater.  https://thevelvetdaydream.com

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Featuring their great new album, By The Horns, in it's high octane entirety. Sponsored by Foundation for Premature Infants Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Special Thank You to Lucy Piller & Wes O'Neal for providing the talent Preacher Stone began as guitarist Marty Hill’s vision of creating a world class southern rock band in the image of Lynyrd Skynyrd.  Hill enlisted lead vocalist Ronnie Riddle.  The first song the two wrote was “Not Today” which appeared on the Fox Network’s hit series “Sons of Anarchy” which gained the band notoriety in the southern rock world and lead to the band being exposed to a worldwide audience through the Lynyrd Skynyrd Simple Man Cruise and the Rock Legends Cruise with ZZ Top. https://preacherstoneband.com

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Featuring a variety of songs. Sponsored by Cathead Distillery Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Special Thank You to Tom Guerra for providing the talent   Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Andy Bassford is a guitarist known primarily for his work in the reggae idiom, although he has recorded and performed in a wide variety of other styles. Andy’s playing appears on nine Grammy Award nominated and three Grammy winning albums, as well as a platinum album with Rihanna a #1 Jazz Radio album with Monty Alexander’s Harlem-Kingston Express, and a #1 Billboard Folk Chart album with Natalie Merchant. In addition his credits include at least 200 more albums and 2500 songs over a career entering its fifth decade. In 2003, he was honored by the Jamaica Federation of Musicians for Outstanding Contributions to the Jamaican Music Industry, one of the only-non Jamaicans to receive this award. www.andybassford.com

Host Michael Litten, welcomes the highly acclaimed recording and performing artist Karla Harris and her collaborator Tyrone Jackson to Ride the Vibe where they share six tracks from their new album MERGE. Karla Harris is known for buttery vocals, dynamic delivery and nuanced storytelling in song.  A passionate educator in addition to performing, Harris was named a 2024 recipient of Atlanta Magazine’s “Women Making a Mark” award in recognition of her jazz outreach and education programs. In April 2025, she was one of 29 individuals from across North America named a “Jazz Hero” by the Jazz Journalists Association. In 2017, Harris joined the Jazz Studies department of Kennesaw State University as an artist-in residence and initiated the Vocal Jazz studio there. They discuss the ideas, personnel and real-life processes that led to the making of this stunning and unique record. Recorded and produced at The Sandbox Studio South, this episode of Ride the Vibe provides a window into the creation and roots of American Jazz.   For a full video version of this episode, please visit the Youtube link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY6z5NT2IMU

Niagara Falls USA born EMI-Japan/Nippon Crown recording artist, Tim Donahue has enjoyed a multi-faceted career, releasing 10 solo albums and a major movie soundtrack with the Tokyo Philharmonic, producing countless TV commercials & documentary music in Japan and performing around the world. The nomination of Tim’s debut album to JAZZIZ Magazine’s Top 5 jazz releases set Tim on course to being the world’s premier electric harp guitarist, for which he is known today. We play his great new album ETV ONE in it's entirety as Tim intended it to be heard directly from the master recording.

Host Michael Litten, welcomes the highly acclaimed recording and performing artist Jackson County Line to Ride the Vibe. where they share a number of their original recordings and perform two songs live, “Cages” and “Mule”, on The Sandbox Studio South soundstage. Special guests Kevin Jackson (singer, guitarist) and Jonny Daly (guitarist) share insights on songwriting, recording, performing and living in the context of their 20-year run with the band.

Host Michael Litten, welcomes the highly acclaimed recording and performing artists Rian Davis and Tom LaDow to Ride the Vibe where they share a number of their original recordings, insights gleaned from their performances, and recordings, and tales of their experiences in the wineries and dineries of North Georgia. They also perform 2 of their songs live in the Sandbox Studio South!

Host Michael Litten, welcomes the highly acclaimed recording and performing artist Otis, to Ride the Vibe, where lead singer Boone Froggett shares a number of their original recordings. He also shares insights about the inspiration, process and liner notes of their song writing process.   With Boone Froggett on guitar and vocals, John Seeley on bass, Alex Wells on guitar, and Dale Myers on drums, the members of The Otis Band are staying connected to their Kentucky roots. Growing up around traditional instruments like piano, fiddle, and guitar instilled in them an appreciation for country-rock, bluegrass, gospel, and folk music. Kentucky's rich musical heritage led them to discover the Rock and Blues heroes that continue to influence the bands original material today.