Wachtelligence

Season 2, Episode 3, AJ talks to the legendary bass player of the J. Geils Band: Danny "DK" Klein. Todays show's is a celebration, we honor the legacy of one of the greatest rock bands out of Boston. We also celebrate the 50TH Anniversary of one of the greatest live recordings ever: "Live" Full House! Recorded in Detroit in 1972, this was the breakthrough album, the band needed to expose the amazi...

Season 2, Episode 2, AJ talks to Drummer Extraordinaire Bobby "T" Torello. From the great state of Connecticut comes this member of the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame, WFL III Ludwig drums spokesman and member of the New England Music Hall of Fame. His many years of touring includes sessions with Johnny Winter, Grace Slick, Black Oak Arkansas, Jay Willie Blues Band, The Namedroppers and even Michael...

Season 2, Episode 1, AJ talks to Harvey Brooks and his wife Bonnie. Probably the most important bass player in the history of Rock N Roll. Not many musicians can claim in their resume of recording with Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Mama Cass, Janis Joplin, John Sebastian and Electric Flag … just to name a few. Hear all the first hand accounts as well as stories of being at Monte...

Episode 16, AJ talks to Willie Alexander. Singer, guitarist, Boston Rock legend sits with AJ for a truly historic conversation about his career. The son of a Baptist Minister speaks of playing coffee houses, Barry Tashian helping him get signed to a label, joining Velvet Underground, how he got the nickname "Loco", previous bands: the Lost, the Bagatelle, the Grass Menagerie, writing the classics:...

Episode 15, AJ talks to Bill Sheerin. Most people in the Boston area know Bill Sheerin as the Managing Editor of Newscenter 5 at WCVB-TV, Channel 5. Or maybe some know him as an Emmy Award winning highly-regarded journalist. But not AJ, he remembers him as the rhythm guitarist of a club playing Boston-based, metal/rock band of the 90s called Snidely Whiplash. The hair may be shorter but the memori...

Episode 14, AJ talks to Jimmy Harold. Jimmy was the owner of one of the most historical clubs in the history of Boston Rock: The Rathskeller. The Rat (as it is better known as) was located in the heart of Kenmore Square and was the epicenter of Boston's punk rock scene. Legendary European Punk Bands made their American debut there. Local bands dreamed of the day they took the stage there. And in t...

Episode 13, AJ talks to Jon Butcher. Jon has been working the Boston club scene since the mid 70's showing every up and coming guitarist how it is done. One of the first artists to break the color barrier on MTV in the mid 80s. He is in one word: professional. Listen as him and AJ talk about "Everything Butcher" solo recordings, previous bands, touring with J Geils as an unsigned act, composing TV...

Episode 12, AJ talks to Carter Alan. A fixture on the Boston music radio scene for over 40 years, Carter has seen and lived thru all the trends, from his early punk days at WMBR, to his role as music director at WBCN, to his current afternoon shift at WZLX. AJ and Carter surely talk about the past, but when they talk about the present state of the local music scene, that is when it gets interestin...

Episode 11, AJ talks to Bob & Paul from The Cowsills. From Newport, Rhode Island, 6 brothers, 1 sister and their mother were discovered as a family singing group in the 60's. They were barely teenagers when they had their first million selling single. Their act became the prototype for the television show, The Partridge Family. But, like all success stories it came with a price….

Episode 10, AJ talks to John Davidson. AJ sits with legendary Hollywood icon and New Hampshire resident, John Davidson. TV, movies, Broadway, game shows, sitcoms, reality TV, music ~ what has this guy not done? AJ gets to the topic of them all. Bert Lahr, Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Ricardo Montalban, Joan Rivers, Fred McMurray, Hollywood Squares, That's Incredible, The Tonight Show, I could go...

Episode 9, AJ talks to Kate Taylor. AJ sits with a member from Massachusetts' First Family of Music, sister Kate Taylor. This episode has the feel of two old friends catching up: they talk about the family: brothers Alex, Livingston, Hugh and James ~ the 50TH Anniversary of her debut album ~ life on Martha's Vineyard ~ encounters with John Belushi, Ringo Starr, George Harrison and Mick Jagger. How...

Episode 8, AJ talks to Christine Ohlman. AJ sits with absolute royalty, The Beehive Queen. Let me tell you something wherever this singer/songwriter is, is simply the place to be! You will feel the excitement as they discuss her early bands with GE Smith, being a member of the Saturday Night Live house band since 1991, performing on stage with rock royalty at the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Show, s...

Episode 7, AJ talks to Johnny A. AJ sits with a member of the Boston Music Hall of Fame, guitar hero Johnny A for a career retrospective. And man what a career he is having, from the local bands The Streets, Hidden Secret and Hearts on Fire to working with rock royalty such as Bobby Whitlock, Peter Wolf and The Yardbirds. Sprinkle in some stories about Les Paul, the WBCN Rock N Roll Rumble and his...

Episode 6, AJ talks to Barry Goudreau. AJ sits with the original Lead Guitarist of the band Boston and asks the questions you want to hear: the friendships and passings of Brad Delp & Sib Hashian, Tom Scholz' law suits, RTZ, touring with Aerosmith, forming a band with car dealer Ernie Boch Jr. and his new band Barry Goudreau's Engine Room. Just a great Rock 'N' Roll interview. Turn it to 11!

Episode 5, AJ talks to Duke Robillard. From the great state of Rhode Island, Duke has formed a career any musician could be envious of. As the founder of Roomful of Blues, he has then gone on to perform on stage with such legends as Stevie Ray Vaughn, Tom Waits, Robert Gordon, Danny Gatton, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jay Geils and even Bob Dylan. He talks of them all. It was an honor to have this...

Episode 4, AJ talks to Chance Langton. Originally from Quincy, Massachusetts, he rose to national fame on the comedy circuit, mixing comedy with music. The conversation takes us from the local Boston comedy scene of the early 1980s, to modern day. Great personal stories from touring with Rodney Dangerfield, hanging with Adam Sandler and even running in to Bob Dylan at a New York Bar. If you are re...

Episode 3, AJ talks to Peter Levine about legendary Boston based Boogie Woogie Piano Player: Preacher Jack. John Lincoln Coughlin was born in Malden in 1942 and for 50+ years he was a fixture on the Boston and North of Boston club circuit. The stories of him have become Urban Legends and today AJ and Peter (Jack's manager) dissect the best of them to reveal the truths.

Episode 2, AJ talks to James Montgomery. The Boston based blues icon, has been a touring musician for over 5 decades. The chat covers James entire career including his time with The Allman Brothers, Johnny Winter and the James Montgomery Band. We also get an amazing blues lesson with personal stories about James Cotton, Muddy Waters and Sonny Boy Williamson 1.

Episode 1 starts at the beginning, AJ talks to Gary Shea, the one time owner and publisher of The Beat Magazine. A magazine from the 1980s and 1990s that documented the Boston / New England music, arts & entertainment scene, where AJ was the head writer.