The City's Backyard

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...

If you saw the film Dirty Dancing and one of the 55 million people who own the Dirty Dancing soundtrack then you certainly know the song that Stacy Widelitz composed with long time friend Patrick Swayze . . . "SHE"S LIKE THE WIND".  We talk about the "Dirty Dancing" days hangin with him, what Patrick was like as a person and some of the other great movies the legendary act...

Grammy Award nominated band American Nomads recently got the attention of Joe Vitale, Multi-platinum singer/songwriter, drummer for many of the last century's classic pop/rock bands! Joe has now teamed up with American Nomads mixing the band's music! He co-wrote & recorded the iconic Joe Walsh classic "Rocky Mountain Way", has been a member of The Eagles, CSNY & many ot...

These are tough times so we wanted to interview two men that could get us motivated to get through the darkness of the pandemic! On the show we chat with Mixed Media Artist Tianlan Deng who uses the power of art to inspire students and teachers to create a more productive learning environment in the schools and at home on zoom and Rev. Dr. Bernard Wilson who is the senior minister from Norfield Co...

We chat with two great musicians who live in the Northeast...Alan Chapell from the West Village in NYC who is from Stamford, CT and Marc Douglas Berardo in Westerly, Rhode Island who is from Rye, New York. Both musicians tell us about their back round and we get the pleasure of listening to a couple of songs from each of them. We find out how they are doing during this pandemic and how difficult i...

On this episode we check in with Doctor Lou Zako from Michigan who talks with us from Vero Beach, Florida. We discuss the latest strains of Covid 19, double masking, and the different vaccines and the different effects of the shots. Then we hear from health and wellness guru Susan Clancy from Bethel, CT. We chat with her about how she keeps a positive attitude during a pandemic in the cold winter...

We go to the backyard of Jupiter, Florida with realtor Jeff Hallas plus we chat with local realtor Craig North with strong family East Norwalk roots & ask him what the proposed Norden Park Trucking center will do to home values and what Norwalk residents would like for the future of the Cove Marina! PLUS we bring in the President of The East Norwalk Neighborhood Association Diane Cece to give...

Laura Smith has been a trusted voice in radio for over 20 years, hosting popular programs such as "Living Better", "The Saturday Cafe", "Above and Beyond" and currently, "The Way Home with Laura Smith" on legendary WLS in Chicago and on Greenwich Connecticut's WGCH Radio. Laura's warm and inviting on air persona is equal to her character off air--e...

We talk with guest Diane Cece, President of The East Norwalk Neighborhood Association, ENNA about how local residents from Norwalk and Westport can oppose the proposed trucking distribution center at Norden Park in Norwalk off Exit 16 in Norwalk and Exit 17 in Westport! Listen to the podcast to find out how you can voice your opinion on this local topic in Fairfield County that so many people are...

We cover interesting topics from New York to Connecticut with County Executive George Latimer and CT State Senator Bob Duff! We find out information on vaccinations, the food banks and more. We chat with George Latimer about the great parks in Westchester County and ask the question of who has better pizza in the state? The big apple or Westchester? Also we talk with Bob Duff about the the propose...

Denise Bertalovitz is an HCI certified life coach from Ridgefield, Connecticut. Her focus is on leading by example with a positive mindset. She is consistent in sharing how positive living and thinking, along with the correct healthy lifestyle habits can bring mind and body into balance. It is only when we are balanced that we find true peace in each day and the quality life that we are worthy of...

Nicole Delli Bovi says that change starts within! Listen to this fun and educational episode about staying fit in a pandemic! NikkiFit has online classes and personal training! As a professional Fitness Trainer, her passion is to guide people towards a healthier lifestyle. Everybody is unique, with their own strengths and limitations. Nikki's method is to build a custom plan based on your hea...

Get Healthy for 2021! Get some great advice on eating and cooking healthy for the new year! If you are a midlife woman then you have done your fair share of diets, cleanses and detoxes.....Heather Carey, a nutrition coach from Green Palette Kitchen will teach you how to lose weight, keep it off and never use the word diet again. Men listen up as well!  Renew your relationship with food! Learn abou...

There is nothing better than getting it directly from the source...TV man goes behind the scenes in Times Square in the number #1 city in the world! We check in this time from the "Front yard" of Manhattan to your own backyard to see what we are missing or not missing in the big city! It has been a lonely year and we say good riddance with a mini episode with our NYE guest "TV MAN&q...

Colin Cosell is in "the Backyard" to talk about the year in sports, how important the fans are to the game and reminisce about his grandfather as I throw famous Cosell quotes at him from The Legendary Sportscaster....we hear him do some great imitations of Howard plus we revisit how papa broke the news of John Lennon's death on Monday Night Football 40 years ago this month. We chat...