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Prognosis The American Pink Floyd has been performing the  music of Pink Floyd with incredible album accuracy for 15 years both in the USA and internationally Known for their elaborate lights, lasers, and video projections Prognosis The American Pink Floyd is considered to be the best and most accurate ​Pink Floyd experience. On this episode we talk with keyboardist Rob Russell from Prognosis!  UPCOMING SHOW in Orange, CT at High Plains Community Center on Saturday, November 21st!  https://www.prognosismusic.com

Sacred Oath and Angel Thorne Music are excited to announce the December 4 th 2026 release date for their 10 th studio album Don’t Be Afraid (SRGILS/Virgin Music). Don’t Be Afraid marks a return to the classic four-piece lineup including Rob Thorne (vocals and guitar), Damiano Christian (guitar), Scott Waite (bass), and Kenny “Thundarr” Evans (drums). Thorne and Evans are original members since 1985 and both have appeared on every Sacred Oath album since, including two live albums. Sacred Oath is best-known for releasing A Crystal Vision in 1988, an album recognized as an international cult-classic of the power-metal genre. It was followed by 8 more critically acclaimed studio albums, including World On Fire, Sacred Oath, Darkness Visible, Ravensong, Twelve Bells, Fallen, and Return Of The Dragon. The single “Counting Zeros” from their eponymous 2009 release was chosen as iTunes “Discovery Download of the Week”, and their first live album “Till Death Do Us Part” (2008) was listed as a Top Ten Metal Album of the year by Apple Music in its year of release. The band was featured on MTV2 Headbangers Ball in its last televised season with a featured interview. For more on Sacred Oath, visit their official site https://www.sacredoath.net/

Special Guest: Diane Lutz who pays tribute to Stevie and Fleetwood Mac along with the rest of the band called StevieMac! About StevieMac StevieMac authentically and flawlessly pays tribute to the legends of Fleetwood Mac. In this mesmerizing theater production, StevieMac replicates the most popular hits and the most memorable live performances spanning the decades long careers of Fleetwood Mac as well as the solo careers of Stevie Nicks, Christie McVie and Lindsay Buckingham. Time period wardrobe, multimedia and story-telling transport the audience to the specific eras being celebrated, immersing the audience in a multi-sensory experience you will be talking about for years to come. For more on the band  https://www.steviemactribute.com

Regular guest Jackie  Martling (foremerly of The Howard Stern Show) drops by the backyard of New York City to chat about his upcoming comedy shows in the in New Jersey and Fort Lauderdale!  We chat about why he doesn't bash Howard or keep up with the current show plus how he stays busy at 78 years young! He talks about dabbling in acting and how former connections have come to life on set! We talk about streaming shows, podcasts, radio and how there is too much of everything including comedy!  For eighteen years (1983-2001) a fixture of radio & television’s Howard Stern Show, comedian Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling was born and raised in East Norwich, a tiny hamlet on the glorious North Shore of Long Island, New York. He graduated in 1966 from Oyster Bay High School and earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University in 1971. You can also see Jackie live in the area! Check website for info!  https://www.jokeland.com/shows

Tri state area Comics Rich Sultis  along with resident Joe Pontillo  have fun chatting it up on this episode talking about their love for comedy, the arts, and what to expect from their upcoming shows in the  area and their show together coming up soon in WESTPORT, CT!   -Comedy Night at VFW Post 399 on Friday October 16th .  Doors open at 7pm. Show at 8pm.  Plenty of free parking. - Featuring 5 great comedians!   Rich Shultis, Autumn Harvist, Michael Agunbiade, Trish Bradbury Gernert and Joe Pontillo. -Location: 465 Riverside Avenue, Westport CT -VFW has a full bar and drink specials!  To purchase tickets for Westport, CT click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/october-comedy-blowout-the-vfw-westport-tickets-1998382596140?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Eliot Lewis spent almost 20 years with Hall & Oates and is always a blast to chat with as one our favorite regular guests on the podcast...he was also on the TV show Live From Daryl's House playing with some of top artists in the music industry.... and before all of that he was in the Average White Band!  Eliot Lewis appearing Live at The Westport VFW Saturday October 10th for an intimate show! Eliot Lewis - Multi-instrumentalist and solo artist, returns to Westport, CT for this very special performance that only cost $15 advance $20 at the door!  Eliot Lewis has performed with many of the biggest names in the music business including, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Joe Walsh, Todd Rundgren, Train, Cheap Trick, Grace Potter, Ben Folds, Sammy Hagar, BlackBerry Smoke, Squeeze and many others. Eliot has appeared on every episode of Daryl Hall’s incredibly popular, "Live From Daryl's House” show all while keeping his own solo career going at a seemingly impossible pace. "Eliot is a musician who can do it all, great singer, songwriter and guitarist. He rocks and he's got soul. No one does it quite like him" - Daryl Hall Eliot’s show is truly unique and will find him moving from one instrument to another using live looping to seamlessly construct songs and arrangements on the spot and in the moment. If Eliot plays a cover song, it’s typically a song he’s performed with that artist. Not to be missed~ Purchase tickets for Westport CT on Otober 10th at 7pm below by clicking the ticketleap link!   https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/wwweliotlewiscom/eliot-lewis-live-in-westport-ct-1480740584

John “Papa” Gros (pronounced Grow) is a New Orleans pianist, organist and singer-songwriter whose career reflects the city itself—resilient, rhythmic, steeped in tradition, and always evolving. For more than thirty years, Gros has served as both a keeper and a translator of New Orleans music, blending funk, R&B, jazz, blues, rock, and Americana into a sound that is deeply rooted yet forward-looking. Born in New Orleans, Gros embodies his hometown’s culture and deeply rooted traditions, absorbing its music and spirit. He began playing piano and French horn at age eleven and attended Loyola University in uptown New Orleans, graduating with a degree in French horn performance. While his formal training provided discipline and technique, Gros’ real education came from the school of hard knocks in the clubs and on the streets—learning the language of groove, feel, and restraint from the musical elders who had built the city’s sound.  For more on John's career and his tour log onto his website: https://www.johnpapagros.com

Vanessa Collier is a multi-award-winning songwriter, master musician, and multi-instrumentalist, known for seamlessly weaving together funk, soul, rock, and blues styles through soulful vocals, searing saxophone solos, and witty songwriting skills. With her career still in its infancy, Vanessa has already turned many heads, garnering tremendous accolades for her trademark high energy, powerful, fiery, and passionate live shows. For more info checkout her website!  https://www.vanessacollier.com

This episode is all about BEER in the backyard! Ok that sounds good but more specifically it's really about the craft beer movement. If there is one guy who knows about beer it's Gregg Glaser from Modern Distillery Age.  Gregg has covered the "beer beat" since 1994 and spirits and saké since 2001. He’s currently the Publisher/Editor of Modern Distillery Age, which he established in 2009. For many year he was Editor in Chief for Yankee Brew News, News Editor for All About Beer Magazine and a Contributing Editor for Modern Brewery Age and Beverage Media. He’s written for dozens of other publications.   Gregg conducts regular tasting panels for Modern Distillery Age, as he did for the other publications with which he was affiliated. Since 1996, he’s been the Competition Director for the Great International Beer Competition, the largest professional beer competition on the East Coast! He has also conducted beer, spirits and saké talks and tastings around the world, he’s been a judge at numerous U.S. and international beer and spirits competitions and he’s consulted for breweries, importers, wholesalers and restaurants. https://www.distilleryage.com/

Danny Mariano is a local favorite in Fairfield County playing in his band that everyone loves called Bad Boy! He's a lead singer of his new band called Love+War (love and war) where the band just won this year's "Jam at the Dam Battle of the Bands" earning them an opening spot for Trixster, Vixen, and Jefferson Starship where they were very well received!  LOVE+WAR is the opener for the legendary Lita Ford at the Norwalk Oyster Festival September 11th at 6:30p until 7:20... Lita goes on at 8:00! Don't miss it!

Brian Dolzani is a contemporary singer/songwriter that possesses an old soul. A listen to his music makes that point abundantly clear.  So too, the fact that he lists any number of ‘60s and ‘70s songwriters as prime influences — Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Cat Stevens, Crosby, Stills and Nash, to Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, and Credence Clearwater Revival, among them — suggests that his roots reside in a great storytelling tradition. Like his forebears, Brian is all about to creating a connection to his audiences through the expression of innermost emotion. In the process, he shares a sound that’s vibrant, engaging and enticing, and, like his heroes, flush with both meaning and magic. It’s little wonder then that his work has been described as “musical medicine for the soul” by the Lonesome Noise blog, or that the Americana bible No Depression one declared “Dolzani’s melancholy musings are remarkably affecting,” while also praising his melodies as “eternally engaging, and, on more than one occasion, even soothing and seductive.”  “For me, writing songs is something that’s very personal,” Brian himself says. “Over the years, I’ve come to discover myself through making music.”  https://www.briandolzani.com/home For tickets to see him at FTC click link below: https://fairfieldtheatre.org/events/stageone/brian-dolzani-as-the-loner_e659

Teskey, a Rocking Blues band, was formed in 2024. Their music includes and often fuses elements of Blues, Alt Rock, Pink-Floyd-esque Psychedelia, and Jazz. Teskey quickly began playing national shows, has opened up for famous Blues and Rock artists, and has played world renowned venues. The band includes Brandon Teskey on guitar and vocals, Matt Baldwin on Bass, and Brandon Gaddy on drums. In 2024 they released two singles, ‘Under the Sun’ and ‘Upside Down World’. In 2025 they released their debut album, White Wolf and in 2026 released their second album, Live at the Rhythm Room.   For more: https://teskeyband.com/

This week's guest is NEW YACHT CITY, a band that plays Yacht Rock! On this episode we chat with Manish Nag the lead singer and keyboardist! If you love Steely Dan, Toto, Christopher Cross, The Doobies, Ambrosia and more you will love this band! Check them out for a fun time that you and your friends will always remember!  For more info on shows, ticket info, merch and  the band check out their website!   https://www.newyacht.city/#shows https://www.newyacht.city/#band!

On this episode we feature an outstanding New York comic, Matt Vita! Of course we joke around and have some laughs while finding out  where Matt will be performing along the comedy circuit! For more on Matt check out his website or follow him on social media to find out where they will be making you laugh next! And get your tickets soon for a good laugh!  https://www.mattvita.com/

For over a decade, Kurt Allen has been fusing gritty old school blues, vintage soul, swampy Bayou funk, and more into a relentless blues-rock machine. His songwriting reflects craftsmanship honed by years of commitment, and his albums take the listener on an unforgettable ride to almost every corner of the blues universe. Kurt's latest release, Live From The Red Shed, is classic modern blues-rock.    A true road warrior with a hardcore touring schedule that sees him playing 150-200 dates a year, Allen -- like most everyone else -- was derailed for most of 2020-21 as the live music world shut down. As soon as things began to open back up, Allen was burning up the miles all over the lower 48. And by the good graces of the Blues gods, he also ended up with a stellar live recording from The Red Shed in Hutchinson, Kansas.    Over nine tracks, Allen flexes his guitar muscle in a way only hinted at on previous studio releases. Peppering the set with songs from his entire catalog, along with new and previously unrecorded tracks, Live From The Red Shed is an unfiltered testament to the power of live blues. https://www.kurtallenmusic.com/