The City's Backyard

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...

In this episode we talk with Elizabeth Hines, the wife of rock n roll legend Denny Laine   from The Moody Blues and Wings about his ongoing health issues, the upcoming benefit concert in West Hollywood with a possible East Coast benefit in the works, the plans for a live stream of the show and the need to raise funds to pay for medical expenses. We also get the answers that many fans would like to...

Legendary iconic drummer Carmine Appice drops  by to chat about The Rod Experience shows....his release of Beck, Bogart and Appice Boxed set "Live From Japan" and more!       As drummer for Vanilla Fudge, Carmine Appice set the grooves for the groundbreaking band‘s 1967 psychedelic debut, inadvertently inventing Stoner Rock in the process. The Fudge had no precedent. The band was totally...

Over the past four decades — give or take a decade break — the illustrious and critically acclaimed Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark ( OMD ) have sold over 40 million records worldwide , establishing them as electronic synthesiser pioneers and one of Britain’s best-loved pop groups. Their 13 long players include benchmark-raising classics Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (1980), Organisation (19...

Gypsy faithfully recreates Stevie Nicks’ live show and the music of Fleetwood Mac with striking accuracy. Diane Lutz gives a stunning performance as Stevie Nicks with spot-on vocals and visuals that magically capture Nicks’ stage presence. Recently Andie Baldwin joined the band to sing the parts as Christine McVie and she compliments Diane beautifully!  The ever talented Steve Ronsen fills the rol...

  Princess Goes — the buzzy band led by the charismatic showmanship and signature voice of vocalist, lyricist, musician and actor Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under, Lazarus) alongside keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie, Cyndie Lauper) and drummer Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers, Morningwood) — announced their forthcoming LP, Come Of Age , out October 6 via SO In De Goot Recordings. As a fo...

Liberty DeVitto Born and raised in New York City, USA… Liberty’s drumming journey began at the tender age of 14, when he was first inspired to play after watching the now world famous Ed Sullivan performance by the Beatles back  in 1964… He never looked back since then, eventually working his way up the ranks to that coveted hot seat with Billy Joel, forming a fruitful musical bond that would span...

The Guess Who is a legendary Canadian band who enjoyed chart topping hits in the late 60s and early 70s with an impressive catalogue of songs including “ American Woman ,” “ These Eyes ,” and “ No Time .” During the course of its career, the band has released 11 studio albums, and charted 14 Top 40 hit singles, 2 of which went to number one in the United States. The Guess Who is best known interna...

In her teens Kerri Powers began performing in local coffeehouses throughout New England. Standing ovations, encores and significant press promptly became the norm and led to invitational performances at the Boston Folk Festival, the Philadelphia Folk Festival and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. All indications pointed to her firmly being on her way to establishing a legitimate career. However, a...

This episode it is an encore live radio interview with Maria Muldaur made for on demand listening for The City's Backyard Podcast! We hope you enjoy Maria’s songs as well because Maria is coming to the East Coast now! 2023 marks 50 years  since her big hit “Midnight at the Oasis” was released & began riding to the top of the charts! To celebrate this milestone, Maria created a multi-media...

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,...

The members of FOUR STICKS have toured the world with various artists and are now combining their skills to bring you a uniquely authentic Led Zeppelin experience. FOUR STICKS is a must see live musical journey through the vast archive of Led Zeppelin's catalog....the music that set the standard and changed rock n roll forever! Friday, Sept 15th 70s ROCK PARADE at 7 pm FOUR STICKS at 10 pm Th...

If you have never seen MULLETT perform their fun show live for rock fans you do not know what you are missing out on! Dan Halen from the rock band Mullett drops by the backyard on this  episode to talk about  Mullett, where the band is after the loss of lead singer Ron Jovi from two years ago, the music and bands they pay tribute to, the tour dates including The Norwalk Oyster Festival in Septembe...