The City's Backyard

This week we dig deeper with another Fillmore staffer who became a record promoter, a performer who warmed up for Janis Joplin and The Chambers Brothers and a concert goer turned recording studio owner! It's untold stories from Fillmore East spectator Steve Addabbo , usher Bruce Shindler and performer Larry Tasse from the band "Hello People"! The Fillmore East Podcast documentary se...

We chat with Joe Masher, the Chief Operating Officer of Bowtie Movie Theaters! Bow Tie Cinemas is an American movie theater chain, with  locations in Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia. As of 2013, it is the eighth-largest movie theater chain in the United States and is the oldest, having been founded in 1900! We chat with Joe about how things are changing in the m...

We are on location for SummerFEST: Bands and Beer! We chat with Dave Balsir from Redding Beer Co  in Redding, Connecticut and Westport's Greg Wolfe from the band Accidental Breakdown! Their first time playing out since the pandemic! 

June 27th 1971 the Fillmore East had it's closing night with it's final show! We chat in a roundtable discussion with the former staffers who have all gone on to do great things with their careers in the arts! Our guests are Amalie R. Rothschild who was "the house photographer" at the Fillmore East ! Amalie has a multi-faced background in Graphic Design, Photography, Computer I...

We head out to the Sono Collection...a brand new mall court in Norwalk, Connecticut from Make Music Day Norwalk 2021! We chat with the artists after their music sets and find out where they are from, how long they have been playing music and what kind of music they like to play!  This was the schedule for the day where we set up to podcast live!  Sono Garden Rooftop/ The Wind-Up 3pm Tom The Suit F...

Fans of live rock, folk and blues music streamed through the entrance down in the East Village of NYC during a brief but memorable life of The Fillmore East! The great concert promoter Bill Graham brought The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, Sha Na Na, Mountain and many more into a concert hall beloved by artists and audiences alike for its intimacy, acoustics and psychedelic li...

We chat with the owner of Bistro Mediterranean Tapas Bar and Restaurant....how he has weathered the pandemic by offering live music on the patio...then we hear from Nelson's manager/roadie Bayardo Carillo and end the mini podcast with Jewel herself...aka Nelson!

The backyard is more important than ever since the historic pandemic! People are realizing how the home is where the heart is. The city's backyard has become more  desirable than the city itself. We chat with four different realtors in the Northeast about why real estate has exploded lately. What do people want now in a home and why would they rather live outside of the city as opposed to in...

We interview people from all over the community of Ridgefield as ArtShipEarth presents "We All Shine On"! Featuring local artists and musicians, classic car show, dunk tank, Ridgefield VFD activities for children, and learn about local disability resources! An event benefiting The Prospector Theater! As was  featured on "Good Morning America!" Special guests: Chef/owner Giusepp...

Special Guests: Nick Giancaspro-President of the Coachmenrodand Customcarclub and Tony Cappuccia -President of The St. Ann Club...we chat about the classic car shows coming back  to Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk and The Unlimited Pizza Tour Outdoor Concerts happening in the parking lot of Saint Ann Club! Plus we chat about The Saint Anns Festival returning this summer! We also talk about how the ...

We chat with Christine Ohlman, "the Beehive Queen" about music coming back to life with her new tour,  what it is like to play in the SNL band and how it had to change during the pandemic, plus how important it is to  support the arts and what independent music means to all of us! This queen of blue-eyed rock n’ soul, who grew up loving equally the sweetness of a Memphis horn line and th...

Bonfires and Brews on a rainy Memorial Day Weekend! We check in with Dave Balsir from Redding Beer Co with our monthly local concert series and Birks from the band Rising Tide! 

Live events are finally coming back this summer! Everything from backyard bbq's to weddings to birthday celebrations and more are coming back alive in the area. Musicians are getting hired and so are DJ's! We chat with a local favorite,  Leigh Richardson who is a solo acoustic act and most recently formed a trio called Rising Tide. Rising Tide is rock trio that plays everything from cove...

Mental Health Awareness month  in May is here and there are ways you can stay positive, calm and active. We chat with James Carlon who has had his struggles with anxiety/depression to the point that he checked into Silver Hill hospital. He also wrote a book about it called "Conversation With A Desperate Man". In the second segment we chat with Nicole Delli Bovi-Kubach aka NikkiFit and Ch...

CORKY LAING'S MOUNTAIN ​ Since 2015 Corky has been touring the world celebrating the musical legacy of Mountain. A 50th Anniversary of the Mississippi Queen Cowbell World Tour was supposed to start in the USA in the Spring of 2020, but that has been postponed due to the global pandemic. Corky, Mark Mikel (vocals, bass & keyboards), and Richie Scarlet (guitar) are eagerly waiting for it to...

We visit the backyard of Boston, MASS with this awesome tribute to Tom Petty and his legacy with the Heartbreakers! The country's premier Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers tribute band. Established to let the fans of the late great Tom Petty continue to enjoy the live experience of TP & the HB's. No other Tom Petty tribute band comes close to capturing the SOUND and emotions of Tom&a...

It's a Pilsner Party at Redding Beer Company with Local musicians Julie Maimon aka Nelson! And Brian Matzke! Two musicians for the price of ...well free...these musicians have been supporting restaurants and establishments in the community! We talk with Dave Baulsir from Redding Beer as well as Julie and Brian! Listen to our live remote from Redding, Connecticut! 

In this episode we get an update on how The DRIVE IN Concert Series is going in Milford at the Connecticut Post Mall! We chat with "The Coop" Steve Cooper who is the Executive Director of the Milford Performance Center! We get the info and the "lowdown" on how he pulls these shows off in a safe way during a pandemic! He is the pioneer of DRIVE IN Concerts in the North East! Her...

Bill Schnee is an internationally renowned producer, engineer, and mix master. He has received over 125 gold and platinum records and more than 50 Top 20 singles that run the gamut from Barbra Streisand to The Jacksons, Rod Stewart to Steely Dan, and Whitney Houston to Dire Straits. In this episode we chat with Bill about his life experiences in working with different talented artists. We find out...

We are LIVE talking with Steve  Cooper Executive Director of The Milford Performance Center's   DRIVE IN CONCERT SERIES! We talk to him right before the very first show of the season featuring Stoneflower the awesome Santana Tribute Band! https://milfordperformancecenter.org/

Spring as arrived and Michael Crose aka "The Garden Geek" is just the guy to give us advice on how to keep our lawns healthy! He has tips on how to keep the evil weeds away! He let's us know his opinion on trees in the yard and and what we can do to keep them thriving without wreaking havoc! Also what he thinks about mulch around plants and he chats with us about different gardening...

Food, drinks and dessert is what it's about for this edition of The City's Backyard! We are in the backyard of Fairfield County, CT to chat with some of the best in the biz! We talk to Sergio Sisca from Francesca's Cafe and Grill on Westport Ave in Norwalk! From Italy to Norwalk Sergio does it all! He truly has the best cappuccino in town!     We check in with Chef Bryan Malcarney w...

We feature Westport's own Canyon! We chat with her about her musical career, what made her want to become a musician and free spirit and what she has been working on lately.  She has a new side project out called Fast River where she teams up with a couple of other musicians! We hear a couple of her songs...she plays one acoustic live and then we talk with Corey Durkin and Dylan Cochrane,  th...