The City's Backyard

Heavy Metal artist JANET RUTKOWSKI drops by The City's Backyard to chat about a great event happening called Behind The Mask in Long Island City, New York going on now until the end of April! Tune in to hear all about the works on display!   Janet Rutkowski is a NYC based artist (lives/works in a famed Williamsburg firehouse frequently by Rock Stars) who has worked in various styles and mediu...

Studio D'Lux is a supergroup formed by Doug Kistner (The Lords of 52nd Street) who tells the story in this episode how this new project came about with top notch musicians in the industry!  Studio D'Lux features artists such as Bill Champlin (Chicago), Liberty DeVitto (Billy Joel), Glen Burtnik,  Jon Herington(Steely Dan), Elliott Randall and Joel Hoekstra!  If you are fans of Chicago, D...

Cindy Smith Dunaway is the wife of bass player Dennis Dunaway...they both drop by the backyard of NYC  on this episode to chat about taking  part in VersoFest at The Westport Library at 1pm April 7th with "Glam To Punk" moderated by our friend Christine Olhman! Listen to the podcast episode to hear all about it! Dennis Dunaway was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011 as a...

Icarus Phoenix is Drew Danburry (gtr/vox), Eli Sims (drums), Leena Rhodes (gtr/vox/synth) and Brendan Russell (bass). The band originally formed in Missoula, Montana (2020) and has had 5 different lineups, one of them playing Treefort Music Fest in Boise, ID (2021). Currently based in Baltimore and formed by friendships and connections Drew made working at Old Bank Barbers.  Having built a cult fo...

Music Theatre of Connecticut will welcome Norwalk, CT native & Tony nominee, Robin de Jesús in his cabaret show, Getting Started. Get to know how Robin’s childhood love for golden era Broadway shaped him and how he chooses sanity in today’s mad world. Packed with personal stories, Broadway AND pop music that’ll leave you thinking you just had a first date. Getting Started is a one night only e...

Kentucky born and bred, OTIS is a young, hard rocking quartet who performs and plays their exciting original music like they’ve been around for 40 years.  Alongside Boone, John Seeley (bass), Alex Wells (guitar), and Dale Myers (drums), these tight-knit guys stay connected to their homegrown roots having been around traditional instruments from a young age in piano, fiddle, and guitar instilling i...

Rest in Peace Paul Nelson...we never imagined a couple of weeks ago this would be our last conversation together....thank you for your friendship and your good hearted soul! You are missed by many and thanks for touching all of us while you were here friend! You are a true rock star! Keep riffin in heaven! To help with Paul's wife and family that he left behind too soon and if you care in the...

This episode we go out to Nashville and talk with American Drummer Chad Cromwell! In 1987, Cromwell began a collaboration with songwriter Neil Young . The initial sessions became Neil Young & The Bluenotes. Since then he has recorded and toured with Young on several occasions, and appears on albums such as Freedom (1989), Prairie Wind (2005) Living with War (2006) and Chrome Dreams II (2007)....

This episode is all about the  OZZY ANTHOLOGY WORLD CLASS TRIBUTE SHOW! Are You An Ozzy Fan? Then Get Ready to Rock!  The members of the band take great pride in creating the next best thing to a live Ozzy performance that transports you through time to experience the energy of Ozzy Osbourne capturing his solo career from Randy Rhoads to Zakk Wylde. As the song says, “You can’t kill rock-n-roll, i...

Born in Germany and raised in Canada and England, Alice Merton's absorption of different styles and sounds helped craft the worldly progressive pop leanings on her debut "No Roots," , which came out in 2016. The last couple of years could fill an entire career: Playing Coachella, 8x Platinum, US-Gold, and the release of her album "MINT+4" in January 2019. All done independ...

 Eliot Lewis checks into the backyard of New York City with his new album called Anything Is Possible, featuring  Love Is Alive and What We Make It! 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 e...

Tramps Like Us....the #1 Springsteen Tribute Band in the Land drops by to talk about their tour dates in the tri state area for 2024...we chat with founder  and band leader/singer Mark Salore!  In keeping with the tradition of a typical Springsteen concert, Tramps prides itself on long and intense concerts, often playing 3.5 to 4 hour shows and at times without a break. Tramps has been able to cov...

The City's Backyard guest this week! LISA LAMPANELLI With a career that spanned more than 30 years, Lisa Lampanelli was a constant on the comedy scene. With numerous tours, Grammy nominations, and national TV guest appearances and specials under her belt, she was everywhere comedy was. After having hit every possible career high – including sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall and Carnegie...

On this episode we check in with Rex Fowler from Aztec Two-Step! Since we It would have been Elvis'  89th birthday this month and Rex created the documentary called 200 Cadillacs about  his generosity! So we figured it was a great opportunity to have Rex as our guest in The City's Backyard to not only talk about The King Of Rock n Roll but also Rex's new memoir and his show coming t...

The best of the The City's Backyard 2023! We had some great rock icons drop by in 2023 and we narrowed it down to the ones that have or had the most longevity playing for one artist/band! Dennis Dunawa y original bass player of Alice Cooper, Joe Vital e from Joe Wals h, Denny Lain e was in Wings longer than any other member, Liberty Devitto from Billy Joel (30 years) and Garry Peterson from T...

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers music has become the soundtrack for the 20th century and beyond. The Heartbreakers have sold over 80 million records and four of his albums have gone 12X platinum. His songs are heard every day on a variety of radio formats including his own Sirius/XM channel. The Heartbreakers performed sold out shows for four decades. Free Fallin has been performing Tom’s music in...

We chat on this episode with legendary recording music engineer Shelly Yakus! Shelly is is an American music engineer and mixer. Shelly was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. He is referenced at the end of one of Tom Petty's songs "What're You Doin' In My Life? and  has engineered recordings for many performers, including John Lennon , the Ramo...

We're goin to California this episode with guitarist Billy Alexander from the band YYNOT who are touring in 2024! He talks about how YYNOT got their start and how the band took off and came together paying tribute to RUSH. We also are gonna debut his new solo track called Alpha Rhythm and has a new album coming out called Rock n Roll Diaries! Billy continues to tour and record for other artis...

We welcome back Elizabeth Hines, the wife of rock n roll legend Denny Laine   from The Moody Blues and Wings  to give us an update about his ongoing health crisis plus we recap a little bit on the  benefit concert in West Hollywood that was planned to raise funds to pay for medical expenses. Also Liz explains the relationship that Denny and Paul have and have had over the years. She talks about  t...

Tribute bands have exploded in the last few years! On this episode we check in with Rob Russell, a veteran of Pink Floyd Tributes since 1992.  He formed The American Pink Floyd Show in 2013. Rob is the keyboard player and musical director for the band and has also designed all of the lighting and video projections for the show. The American Pink Floyd Show has performed internationally to critical...

Pete Campbell drops by this holiday season to debut a couple of his new tracks! He is a Ridgefield, CT- based musician, guitar craftsman and Maple syrup producer!  Pete is not only a farmer but a very talented musician!  For more on his maple syrup and farm products click on the link below!  You can also follow him on Instagram or check out his farming facebook page! https://linktr.ee/pcampbellmus...

We check in with Actor/Comedian Roger Kabler who is performing for the holidays in NYC  and it's called ROBIN The Ultimate Robin Williams Tribute Experience! Just listen to this interview with him as  he gets ready for his show in NYC at the Triad Theater Saturday November 25th! Along with being one of the finest comedy impressionists in the country, he is a talented actor STARRING IN THE UPC...

LA Rocker and fashion maven Miss Velvet just dropped a brand new record entitled Traveler ! With her new full-length project, she timestamps a great period of change and growth, signified first by her move to Los Angeles not too long ago from NYC, and continued via the journey in music, motherhood, and love that she's been on in the years since. Miss Velvet is Empire Of The Sun 's proteg...

World-renowned guitarist Gary Hoey delivers everything a fan could hope for. Named one of the top 100 guitarists of all time, Gary thrills his audiences with action-packed shows that draw on his 22 albums, extensive touring, and mastery of the electric guitar. A driven songwriter, player, producer and teacher, Gary has worked with great artists across all generations, like Brian May, Ted Nugent, J...

Joe Walsh is playing VETS AID 2023 with his drummer Joe Vitale! We love having Joe drop by ...that's "Joe Bob" to Don Henley from The Eagles as what he calls him not to confuse him with Walsh when they all have played together on tour. We catch up with Vitale to talk about VETS AID coming to San Diego in November, plus his history and longevity with Walsh over the years. Plus we dig...