The City's Backyard

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...

2016 Blues Music Award (BMA) Winner and frequent BMA nominee Billy Price first attracted national attention during his three-year association with guitarist Roy Buchanan. Price is the vocalist on two of Buchanan's LPs, That's What I'm Here For and Live Stock. Since then, with the Keystone Rhythm Band, the Billy Price Band, and solo projects, Billy Price has recorded and released a t...

Bees Deluxe Shows ​Friday August 11 The Turning Point Cafe Piermont, NY ​Saturday August 12 Bayside Wine & Blues Festival Baltimore, MD Saturday August 12 1919 Baltimore, MD Saturday August 19 Blue Portland, ME ​Sunday August 20 Great Falls Festival Lewiston, ME Tuesday August 22 Kimball's Farm Westford, MA Thursday August 31 The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint Medford, MA Saturday S...

Award-winning Australian singer/songwriter  Peter D. Harper - known in the music world, as "Harper" drops by The City's Backyard Podcast to check in and chat about his tour with Bobbi and the gang....they tell us why they are taking a hiatus from touring after this year and what they plan to do on break from touring on the road.  Harper  profoundly expresses the harmonica and the ha...

NYC electronic act MIDNIGHTCHOIR release their second album, Loverboy Molotov , a follow-up to 2016’s THE CROWN! As a follow-up to their last single release — " Molotov ," shared alongside an accompanying music video (directed and edited by lead vocalist and songwriter Patrick Bobilin ) and a B-Side cover of Bauhaus ' " Bela Lugosi's Dead " — today, they share the LP&...

DEBORAH J. LEVINE is an award-winning author, speaker, and coach. A Forbes Magazine top Diversity & Inclusion Trail Blazer, she designs cross-cultural materials and workshops based on the science of storytelling. Brought up in British Bermuda, she started her career as a Gal Friday in the garment district of NYC. Deborah has lived, worked and studied across the US and has worked in-person or v...

Kick ass drummer  Vinny Appice drops by The City's Backyard to chat about his new band SABBATH KNIGHTS with lead singer Jim Crean! Sabbath Knights is going on tour this summer and playing the greatest hits of Black Sabbath and Dio! We get the scoop from Vinny himself on what to expect...plus we chat about his days in Sabbath and Dio and have some fun talking about rock n roll! Vinny's un...

Frank Viele’s brand of New England blues rock tugs at the heartstrings, pulling the listener on a surprise journey that transcends genre. Yet even as he’s racked up accolades over the past 7 years — including New England Music Awards for Album of the Year, Male Performer of the Year, Songwriter of The Year (X2), and Live Act of The Year for gutsy, gritty tracks like “Broken Love Song” and “‘Til Th...

MUSIC & ART COLLIDE     Frankie Vinci's Rock 'n' Roll journey has led him to create the Pop Art he’s so passionate about today. These raw-colorful Pop Art / Mixed Media pieces are reflective of his years as a troubadour and his Rock 'n' Roll experiences performing in the iconic clubs and concert halls from NYC to LA , all of this has become part of his tapestry as a Po...

This Episode we talk about CARS AND THE COMMUNITY for the 4th of July!  From our guest in the city's backyard...Vinny Shiccitano!  "I grew up in Norwalk and always, as far back as I can remember loved cars. I think that I first realized that I loved cars the Christmas of 1967. I was six years old and Santa gave me an HO Scale race car track. My brother, Cosmo, and I played with those tin...

We go out to New Jersey on this episode with Kiley Baxter who's back from the UK! Recently signed to release her first single, singer-songwriter Kiley Baxter has been singing for as long as she can remember, with credits to many diverse influences ranging from Whitney Houston to Miley Cyrus. Incorporating elements of soul and a retro flare into the pop genre, Kiley creates music that is both...

 Dave Revels drops by to chat about his American Dream! Making music is what he does best as we celebrate Make Music Day in the month of June! Dave became a member of The Drifters(Under The Boardwalk fame) in the 80's and afterwards, lead singer and vocal arranger/record producer for internationally acclaimed a cappella group, The Persuasions.  Dave Revels is  an independent singer-songwriter...

2021 JUNO Award Nominees, Rum Ragged, take a bold approach to the distinct folk music of their home, the Eastern Canadian island of Newfoundland. With a reverence for their roots and a creative, contemporary edge, this young band has quickly become known as the finest performers of their great, living, musical tradition. Boasting bouzouki, fiddle, bodhran, banjo, guitar, and button accordion, thes...

 Actor, Comedian, Playwright Peter Fogel is one of those performers audiences have seen and enjoyed countless times on television, but you probably didn't know his name. Shows like "An Evening at The Improv," "Comedy Central," and "Comic Strip Live." On a balmy Saturday night in a South Florida theatre, funny man Fogel presented his multi-media solo show "Ti...