The City's Backyard

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, plus Ken Franklin from Radioactive Talent!  For more info on shows, ticket info and  the band check out their website! https://www.newyacht.city/#shows https://www.newyacht.city/#band ! 

Rob Fraboni is a Grammy-winning record producer, a legendary sound engineer, a studio designer, and creator of RealFeel™ sound technology. On this episode we have a conversation with Rob about some of the history of where and how he started his career working in the music business as well as his RealFeel sound technology which he touches on at the end of the show. Rob also has some stories that an...

John McAndrew's music has been heard around the world, many national events, and in several feature films. John's albums “Forgiven” and “Souls” on WBA Records were in Grammy Consideration in Roots Gospel, and Americana categories. His new album “Better Side of Me” produced by Denny Seiwell and Fernando Perdomo was released in May of 2025 on Quarto Valley Records . John McAndrew is a stor...

The Original Alice Cooper Group is releasing their first album together in 51 years called The Revenge of Alice Cooper! On this episode we check in with equipment manager Ron Volz! Ron was the roadie behind the scenes that set up the stage with sound gear and props over the years working for the glam rock group! Ron has many stories that gives the Alice Cooper fans a different perspective of the b...

Melissa Newman is a vocalist, teacher, writer and artist who works primarily in porcelain and stoneware. She has shown work in galleries around the Northeast.  After enjoying a lucrative jingle career she continues to perform frequently with her jazz trio. Melissa spent almost 20 years volunteering and working with the inspiring women at Bedford Hills correctional facility, teaching visual and per...

Comedian Joe Pontillo and publicist Ken Franklin from LAUGHING GAS COMEDY talk all about the comedy scene in the tri state area along with the backyard of WESTPORT, CT at The Veterans of Foreign Wars along the banks of the Saugatuck River!  Laughing Gas Comedy and The City's Backyard present another night of pain free comedy at the VFW Westport. We are back following our wildly successful fir...

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. ...

Local session guy music man Rick Tedesco drops by from Brookfield, CT to chat about being asked to play on the new album from THE ALICE COOPER group called The Revenge of Alice Cooper out this July! Rick is a local guitar show owner and musician....his guitar show called The Guitar Hangar is out he met Ian Hunter from Mott The Hoople which led to him meeting Dennis Dunaway and the guys in the ALIC...

     TWO WOLF           Unleashing the Fury of Southern Hard Rock   Born from the raw spirit of American Hard Rock, Two Wolf  is a high-voltage powerhouse straight out of Florida, setting stages ablaze with their electrifying fusion of Southern grit and thunderous rock energy. With a twin-guitar attack that cuts like lightning and vocals that roar with untamed intensity, Lance Lopez and Kris Bell...

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...

Today, Darker Lighter — the captivating project of Los Angeles-based songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Salar Rajabnik is releasing his highly anticipated self-titled debut record. Recorded at the legendary Studio 606 with Grammy-nominated producer and engineer Robert Adam Stevenson (Paul McCartney, Queens of the Stone Age, The Kills, Jeff Beck), Rajabnik brings years of experience fr...

Joanna Serenko is an original singer-songwriter. She grew up in Cleveland and moved to St. Louis at a young age, where her professional career as a musician began. Joanna found her voice by performing and exploring different outlets of music, such as choir, musical theater, and singing in church. By high school, Joanna began writing her own songs and performing as an opening act for local bands in...

Dennis Dunaway was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011 as a founding member of the band named Alice Cooper. Dennis and the group are in the Grammy Hall of Fame for co-writing “School’s Out.”  The original Alice Cooper group have sold millions of singles and albums and were on the cover of Forbes for having the largest grossing tour in 1973 over Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones....

On this episode we feature two outstanding New York comics! Matt Vita and Sharon  Simon! Of course we joke around and have some laughs while finding out how these two comedians became friends over the years of being in the biz and performing along the comedy circuit! For more on Matt and Sharon check out their websites or follow them on social media to find out where they will be making you laugh...

Led Zeppelin shook the world of rock & roll for little more than a decade, but their legacy lives on stronger than ever. Masters of creativity and diversity, their music covers such a wide range of styles and genres that they are difficult to define. Their collective talent remains unmatched and unchallenged.   There will never be another Led Zeppelin.   Their songs are still aired regularly,...

We check in with our friend Steve Cooper, executive director at The Milford Performance Center! It is always fun chatting about upcoming shows including Who's Next and Gold Rush! For tickets and more info log on to the website!  https://milfordperformancecenter.org/

Co-founder of the Yardbirds, Jim McCarty , continues to lead this ground-breaking British Invasion Rock band that provides the crucial link between the Blues, British R&B, Psychedelic Rock, and Heavy Metal, while pioneering the use of innovations like fuzztone, feedback and distortion. This drummer, singer, songwriter, and producer is said to be one of the driving forces responsible for the ba...

Grady McAuliffe's debut single "On the Edge" released on March 7th 2025 to worldwide streaming platforms through Pilot Light Records. The single was produced by McAuliffe with Ethan Isaac, Tom Stewart and Joel P. Kelley. It was recorded at Isaac's owned and operated Factory Underground Studio in Norwalk, CT and mastered by John Shyloski, along with many more songs to be release...

The backyard of New York City has so much to offer especially when it comes to the arts and music in the suburbs! We check in with President and CEO Mike Moran about the history of this beautiful theatre and his longevity with The Palace Theatre in downtown Stamford, CT! Mike is enthusiastic about the music and arts in his community and is working hard to have more options with The Palace Theatre&...

Comedian Joe Pontillo checks in to the backyard of NYC to talk about Laughing Gas Comedy at The VFW Post in Westport! We talk about the tri state comedy scene, a little bit about his career and the line up on Friday April 11th at The VFW Post in Westport! Exit 17 off 95....465 Riverside Ave in Westport along the river!  To purchase tickets before it sells out go here >  https://www.eventbrite.c...

American Nomads is a roots rock band based in Brooklyn and Woodstock, New York. Inspired by artists like Bruce Springsteen and The Band, they dive deep into the heart of American music with blends of Country, Rock, and Blues to cultivate their own unique contemporary style. Receiving national radio play, they reached #6 on the Billboard AC chart, as well as passed the first round of Grammy nominat...

Years ago, on the iconic American Bandstand show, TV legend Dick Clark stuck a microphone in young Bruce Sudano’s face and asked, “What is your musical ambition?”  The teen fans who filled the audience didn’t have to wait long for Bruce’s answer: “I want to perform in Madison Square Garden.”  It happens that Sudano, then a member of a trio named Brooklyn Dreams, had already played in that fabled v...

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 coming out in May 2025 where some of the scenes are shot from his house in Bayville, Long Island! You can also see Jackie live at The Suffolk Th...

SEAN CHAMBERS recorded his 9th album “LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE CLUB” Featuring The Savoy Brown Rhythm Section on MAY 2ND 2024. The release is scheduled for FEBRUARY 28TH, 2025 The album consists mostly of Chambers’ past material as well as a few SAVOY BROWN songs. Florida born Sean Chambers began his career in the Blues back in 1998 when he toured with the legendary Hubert Sumlin as his guitarist a...

Andy Aledort is widely known for his transcriptions, instructional columns and DVDs and has also toured throughout the last two decades with Dickey Betts and the Jimi Hendrix Tribute. Andy’s latest album is In A Dream , featuring five originals and covers of Jimi Hendrix’s “Pali Gap,” Cream’s “Lawdy Mama” and Albert King’s ‘Can’t You See What You’re Doing To Me.” The album has garnered incredible...