The City's Backyard

Comedy Night @ The VFW Westport - Friday  FEB 13 th! Doors at 6pm Show at 8pm! PLENTY of Free parking! Featuring 4 great comedians! Paul Taro, Autumn Harvist, DAVIN who is the headliner and JOE PONTILLO! Location: 465 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT 06880 Laughing Gas Comedy and The City's Backyard Podcast present another night of pain free comedy at the VFW Westport. We are back following our...

BEYOND PURPLE performs a showcase of the biggest hits from Deep Purple and Whitesnake, as well as Rainbow and Dio; all born out of the Deep Purple family tree. The band faithfully re-creates the vivid experience of live, high-energy music from what many consider to be Rock’s greatest era.  ​Beyond Purple consists of elite musicians with national ties, including guitarist Jimi Bell (Autograph, Hous...

2025 was a great year at The City's Backyard Podcast! We had so many great guests in the arts from musicians to comedians to actors it made it hard to narrow them down to THE YEAR IN REVIEW Part 1 and Part 2 "Best Of" episodes. We loved all our guests from awesome tribute bands to theater executives to a ton of funny comedians and we appreciate every one of them!  In Part 2 of THE 2...

2025 was a great year at The City's Backyard Podcast! We had so many great guests in the arts from musicians to comedians to actors it made it hard to narrow them down to THE YEAR IN REVIEW Part 1 and Part 2 "Best Of" episodes. We loved all our guests from awesome tribute bands to theater executives to a ton of funny comedians and we appreciate every one of them!  In Part 1 of THE 2...

Most musicians would only dream of opening for Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin on tour but for Rosie Flores the dream came true! Rosie drops by The City's Backyard Podcast on this episode to talk about her music, career, and new album called Impossible Frontiers with her band The Talismen! Plus she speaks about what it's like to be on the road opening for Robert Plant with Saving Grace an...

This episode we are talking "FLEETWOOD MAC" with Diane Lutz and Andie Baldwin from STEVIE MAC... the Fleetwood Mac tribute that is lighting up the stage all over the country! Diane and Andi are the Stevie and Christine McVie of the original iconic band and talk about their passion for the music.  About StevieMac StevieMac authentically and flawlessly pays tribute to the legends of Fleetw...

Tri state area Comics Helaine Witt, Michael "Motts" Pelazza, and Rich Carucci  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!  To purchase tickets for Westport, CT click here: -Comedy Night at VFW Post 399 on Friday December 12th.  Door...

 NEW YACHT CITY from New York and New Jersey, a tribute to Yacht Rock returns! On this episode we chat with Manish Nag  singer and keyboardist as well as  singer Megan McCafferty about the genre of what Yacht Rock means to it's fans!  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 you and your friends will...

Laura Budzelek is a multilingual singer-songwriter and actress. Her music sounds like classic rock with hints of today and lands from far away.  Listeners often reflect on soul and folk elements as well, yet Laura's operatic background makes her stand apart from other singers. Her sophomore album, Timeless Turquoise , is scheduled for release this December! Fans will be pleased to discover fr...

Black Dog proudly pays tribute to the mighty Led Zeppelin with an extensive catalogue of songs comprised of classic masterpieces like "Dazed and Confused", "Heartbreaker", and "Stairway to Heaven", as well as the less heard  B-sides to satisfy the more discerning fans.   A complete acoustic set recreates an intimate setting with mandolin and custom tuned guitars playe...

Special Guest Brooklyn-based singer from North Carolina , who's music roots began in church! WALLETTE debuts her rework of Judy Carter's "Listen To The Music" out now via TuneCore!   After nearly 150 participants and almost 20 new entries each week, the Rabanne and Miraval Studios has officially crowned the winner of the #RabanneRemix challenge: WALLETTE , a rising singer-songw...

Greg Walker, son of famous cartoonist Mort Walker drops by to chat about the new book out called 75 Years Of Smiles commemorating Mort Walker's long and dedicated commitment to cartooning! Greg Walker studied at Syracuse University and has worked in film, commercial photography, newspapers and graphic arts. He started his cartooning career writing and drawing comic books, including such well-...

We interview 3 of the candidates  that are running for Mayor of Norwalk! Each of them answers the League Of Women Voters Questions with a closing statement! Find out about what each candidate has to say! First up in alphabetical order: John Kydes, Vinny Scicchitano, and Barbara Smyth! 

Our guest is classic rock legendary drummer "Corky" Laing from Mountain! Mountain performed at Woodstock and the legendary Fillmore East! In this episode Corky shares some Mountain news...and he tells The City's Backyard Podcast first! This is an episode that Mountain fans do not want to miss!  Laurence Gordon " Corky " Laing is a Canadian rock drummer , best known as a lo...

Our guest this week is Blues keyboardist, recording artist, composer, and record producer Mark Naftalin. He entered the musical scene in 1965 as the keyboardist with the popular and influential Paul Butterfield Blues Band.  He is internationally renowned among blues fans for his contributions to the band's sound. Mark was a band member on the first 4 Paul Butterfield Blues Band albums from th...

New York Comics Ellen Karis and Chris Monty have fun chatting it up on this episode talking about their love for comedy, acting, and what to expect from their shows in the tri state area and their show together coming up soon in WESTPORT, CT!  For more on their bios and shows check out their websites are below! To purchase tickets for Westport, CT click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/october-1...

SEAN CHAMBERS TEAMS UP WITH THE SAVOY BROWN RHYTHM SECTION: Sean Chambers and the members from Savoy Brown all became friends after playing a festival together in 2019. In 2023, shortly after the unfortunate passing of Savoy Brown's founder & leader, Kim Simmonds, renowned guitarist and songwriter Sean Chambers teamed up with the Savoy Brown Rhythm Section consisting of Pat De Salvo on Ba...

On this week's episode we are talking about Thursday Night JAZZ at THE POST in WESTPORT, CT with The Jazz Rabbi Greg Wall! Greg talks about jazz as a genre, the impact on jazz in the community of Westport with the jazz society and of course the historic piano! The famous jazz piano is owned by the jazz society and has had many legendary musicians grace the keys over the years! Tune in to find...

A singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Eliot Lewis has toured the world over as a member of the Daryl Hall & John Oates band, as well as a former member of The Average White Band. Eliot has also been the only musician to appear on every episode of Daryl Hall’s popular, "Live From Daryl's House” show all while keeping his own solo career going at a seemingly impossible pace. ...

Our friend Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling drops by the backyard of New York City to chat about his comedy shows in the tri-state area! We also catch up with him about his new role on a TV show called "The Better Sister" on Amazon Prime  out NOW where some of the scenes are shot from his house in Bayville, Long Island and gets in the show for a couple of scenes as a bar owner! ...

Legendary rock drummer Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Stewart, Beck, Bogart & Appice, Cactus, and Blue Murder) checks in to talk about his days touring on the road with Ozzy  and recording and co-writing with Rod Stewart!  Carmine drops by as a regular guest but this time he's on tour with  Tonight's The Night - The Rod Stewart Hybrid Tribute featuring Rob Caudill...

Here's what people are saying about Steve... "Steve Marshall is the only comedian who can do an hour clean or an hour edgy." Gary Greenberg, Current Producer, Former Head Writer on The Jimmy Kimmel Show, ABC "Students love him. We've asked him to perform at Mount Saint Mary College three times." Student Activities, Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY  "Steve i...

Matt is excited to announce the release his brand new studio album “Many Moons, Vol.1”  Recorded with his much loved original trio line-up, featuring Jonny Henderson and Evan Jenkins, to celebrate more than 20 years of performing together - it’s pure Matt Schofield Trio at their finest!  Matt Schofield's tour dates! > https://www.mattschofield.com/tour/

We check in with our friend Steve Cooper, executive director at The Milford Performance Center in Connecticut! It is always fun chatting about upcoming shows including Earth, Wind & Fire Tribute Band on Saturday September 13th, The Music of Paul McCartney SIR PAUL September 27th, The original Billy Joel Band THE LORDS of 52nd STREET, the CT Grateful Dead All stars, STATESBORO a Tribute to The...

A musician of many talents, James, is an iconic figure in blues music for over 40 years, is an accomplished blues harpist, singer, front man and bandleader, lending these talents to his own band, The James Montgomery Band, and to countless sessions and tours over the years with the likes of Gregg Allman, Johnny Winter, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Aerosmith, the Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker,...