Springwind Sonic Soul Collage: Recent Episodes
Alan Springwind
This is a seed sprouting. I want to share music with everyone who listens and spread peace and love. Let's dance.
Out of the vault. A twisting, turning genre buster. We go places we've never gone before. The Kinks get us started and Fats Domino takes us home with a wild ride in between.
New for tonight. A sweet, sweet journey from 1968 with MC5 and off into the cosmos on the Springwind Starship.
A brand new sonic soul collage featuring Kevin Ayers, founding guitarist for Soft Machine and early Fairport Convention. Featuring some personally surreal storytelling.
A magical fresh new, more psychedelic folk ripple featuring Kevin Ayers, founding member of Soft Machine, and peaking with Fairport Convention. With several other gems. This is a true sonic soul collage.
A delightful dip into the realm of Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood and Pete Townshend. Peaking with some early The Who.
I need to let go and play. Join me for a wild eclectic ripple featuring David Byrne, Chemical Brothers and much more. The Rolling Stones get us started. On with the show. Good health to you.
One of the greatest and most prolific guitarists come out of the British Rythm & Blues scene of the early 60's. He passed away in January 2023. Let's explore a tiny bit of his huge body of work. Plenty of Yardbirds and early Lord Sutch.
An eclectic sonic soul collage. Reflecting and playing with heading towards the end of a wonderful life. Some more recently released Leon Russell is our peak.
Out of the vault from 9 years ago. Elvis Costello & The Attractions get us going. Whatever happened to my rock & roll. Some fine guitar work. Elvis lives without being present.
I used to celebrat every 1000 listens. Here I celebrated 6000 listens. CAKE gets us started and a rockin ripple from Los Straitjackets. It's coming down.
Another from the vault. Almost 10 years ago Ray Manzarek, keyboardest for The Doors left the planet and this lifetime. This features one of his last projects with one of my favorite slide guitar players, Roy Rogers.
Out of the vault. One of my most playful rockin' episodes ever. The Rolling Stones get us started and David Byrne brings the climax.
A rockin' ripple featuring Bonnie Raitt and Joy Of Cooking and more. Iris Dement gets us moving. We're workin' on a world.
A great little slice of John Mayalls life from 1964 to now. The master keeps on playing.
A great sonic soul collage with much newly released material from great artists like Frank Zappa and X.
Remembering the exceptional skills and dynamic but low key influnce of David Lindley. He left the planet on March 3 and would have been would have been 79 on March 21. He was a master of anything with strings.
A journey through live The Doors and Hot Tuna. Robert Gordon and Link Wray get us going. I can't keep from crying, sometimes.
A special ripple reflecting on how we got here from the 60s. Booker T & The M.G.'s, Bob Dylan, Rickie Lee Jones and a whole lot more.
A soul collage deep into my inspiration and motivation for this lifetime. Grateful Dead, Steve Miller Band, John Prine and more. Join me for the blues from yesterday.
Celebrating the life and music of Tom Verlaine who passed away on January 28, 2023. The lead singer of the band Television with his magical guitar.
My 3rd attempt with my new computer. This is a great feel for the musical soul of David Crosby. Join us.
A fun ripple of seldom heard cuts from The Who, 13th Floor Elevators and other gems. Elmore James takes us home in the end. Hop on board the magic bus.
Celebrating the life of my childhood friend, teammate, explorer of the edge and traveling buddy, Java James. Seven years since he left the earth realm.
We head into the new year with hope. Let's spread peace and joy and dance and sing as we go further up the road.
We move towards the future as I celebrate my sobriety. The Beatles, The Rolling Stone & Talking Heads and some sweet surprises.
Kim Simmonds, founder and leader of Savoy Brown Blues Band, later shortened to Savoy Brown, passed away on December 12, 2022. A huge impact on the 60's British blues scene before rocking out.
One of the finest folk, rockin' guitarists and author of the famous Up Against The Wall Redneck Mother, Ray Wyllie Hubbard. He had a nice career in the seventies, then slowed down. In the 90s he jumped back in and has been in a groove ever since. Tonigh we experience his groove and amazing lyrical storytelling.
A magical journey with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, featuring some studio outtakes and live performances. Starting and ending with tunes from Curtis Knight & The Squires. A band Jimi played guitar and recorded with as he was beginning his own career. Very trippy at times.
I was putting this show together when I heard Wilko Johnson had died. I had started out with Johnny Thunders then found a song with them playing together. It may blow your mind.
A fun and deep ripple featuring Captain Beefheart and also some Alice Cooper, MC5 and more gems. Turn the lights out and let's go party.
Let's hop back to the early and mid 60s, when many garages became studios for bands. AM radio still ruled. Let's journey from a psychotic reaction to end up with a big ? and The Mysterians live. People, Let's Freak Out.
A brand new ripple, exloring the foundation of 60s psychedelic music. Pearls Before Swine and much, much more. C'mon and join the funny freak parade.
Let's take a little journey exploring women's roll in avant, punk, new wave. Climaking with live Patti Smith.
When Jimi Hendrix first played London, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band had just been released. A week later Jimi opened up a London show in with this tune with some Beatles , Stones and others from the British scene, in the audience. Enjoy some more recently released, seldom heard, live Jimi Hendrix Experience from the late 60s.
A cool and special episode as we listen to some very early Janis Joplin and Lou Reed. We move into celebrating the music of Jerry Lee Lewis who passed over, this last week.
Missing Java James and the good old days. We love Alejandro Escovedo. Jerry Garcia and even Huey Lewis warming us up. If James were here we could be old and in the way together.
A ripple to stretch your sense of reality. Let's do some modern dance with David Thomas and Pere Ube, mostly live.
A wonderful ripple featuring Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart, mostly in the 60s and mostly live. Donovan gets us started.
A trippy little journey led by the bass playing and singing of Les Claypool and Jack Bruce. Going places we've never been.
Some more recently released live cuts by The Doors in 1966, 1967 & 1970. Arguably, the greatest rock band, ever.
Getting mellow with some wonderful folk songwriting and music from Greg Brown, Danny Barnes and touch of The Wood Brothers. The song Spring Wind also. Relax baby, be cool.
A mysterious ripple through British New Wave of the 70s peaking with live Elvis Costello & The Attractions in 1978. That is when I first saw them. Some live The Stranglers warm the stage and are a treat.
A wonderful psychedelic ripple with some underground psychedelia from the 60's climaxing with some Live Pink Floyd from 1967. Open your mind and meet L.S. Bumble Bee.
A delightful ripple featuring Eric Burdon & The Animals and Bob Dylan Songs by an assortment of cool artists. Then Bob himself live in 1966.
Fresh for 2022. Jerry Garcia would have been 80 years old on August 1. He left this lifetime on August 9, 1995. And I turn 74 Monday. What a small but infinite journey we are on.
The best music to beat the heat is surf. Let's explore live tunes with The Shadows and Dick Dale.
A fun ripple featuring live John Prine and Sturgill Simpson, Keith Richards and much more. Your flag decal won't get you into heaven anymore.
I miss rocking out in a crowd of people. I would love to see Charlie Musselwhite. He has a new album out. We sammple that then ldive into his solo work and more recently teaming up with Elvin Bishop. Some fine fine blues and more.
Getting back to the roots of my love of rock & roll. We start with The Rolling Stones Live in the mid 60's then a little journey through the 70s. Starting with their latest single.
A great little look at Gang Of Four, live, both in the early 80's and then 2016. Lead Singer Jon King keeps it going. Let's explore some damaged goods. Some nice treats from Talking Heads, Oingo Boingo and Wall Of Voodoo get us started.
Going back to 1967 to listen to live Pink Floyd blossoming with Syd Barrett in an analog, psychedelic world. Pure creative genius.
A delicious ripple featuring Tin Machine. The band formed by David Bowie in 1988, taking a 4 year break from his solo career. Zappa and Beefheart also.
A fantastic ripple featuring a great live version of Sister Ray by The Velvet Underground in 1967. Some rarely played Television and Sonic Youth, live, get us started.
A dive into the Kinks early career of live performances. Beginning in 1964 through the 70s. What movies of sound they created with their lyrical storytelling imaginations.
Some more rare live cuts from Jimi Hendrix and early Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention. Brilliant perspectives on society and human culture.
A wonderfully uplifting ripple of alternative versions of great Beatles songs. Remembering the masters that were The Beatles.
A fun little ripple peaking with Canned Heat and Wishbone Ash. The Gun Club and Captain Beyond get us going.
A delightful and relevant ripple through the musical life of T Bone Burnett, who has helped develop the highest quality analog recording medium to date. That made we want to jump in and get to know T Bone better.
A tribute to the great blues guitarist, Guitar Shorty who passed away on 4/20 at the age of 87. Let's celebrate his soul..
A wonderful exploration of Roxy Music live in the 70s. An often overlooked group of masters, ahead of their time. Bryan Ferry singing & Phil Manzanera on guitar and other great musicians.
Celebrate 420 with a mysterious journey through some very dynamic singing, storytelling and playing. Joe Strummer gets us started and Patti Smith takes us home. With a journey for the mind in the middle.
A philisophical ripple with a rock & roll edge. Early Stones live. Some energy raising with Pavement and rockin' out to early Fleetwood Mac. When they were maybe the greatest young blues rock band of the era.
A wonderful ripple ofbands who were alive around Sunset Strip in 1967. The Standells and The Chocolate Watchband played in the movie "Riot On Sunset Strip". And Love and The Doors took off to rule LA for a moment in time. Taking everyones attention and then they were gone.
A great and unusual rockin' little ripple featuring Buzzcocks, The Pretty Things and much, much more. We deserve to dream. Join me.
A cosmic trip with live early David Bowie and others doing Bowie songs. And some surprises. There is nothing else like it.
A sweet sonic journey starting with the Million Dollar Quartet, made of Elvis Preseley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins & Jerry Lee Lewis we visit Kentucky Headhunters and Keith Richards & X-Pensive Winos
A wild ripple featuring some wonderful live Velvet Underground from 1967 & 69. And much more including Steve Miller's homage to Jimi Hendrix.
Gary Brooker, front man and creative force with Procol Harum. I had the privilege of seeing him with Procol Harum in 1968 or 69. Whiter Shade Of Pale was so moving live. Tonight we explore a ripple of his career.
A wonderful rockin' journey with live Kinks, Jeff Beck and early Grateful Dead. Plus one brand new from Bob Weir & Wolf Bros. Let's get tribal.
A sweet, mellow bluesy and jazzy ripple featuring Keith Richards and Yusef Lateef. With a dash of The Blues Project. Remembering a long time ago, groovin with Java James.
A wonderful psychedelic ripple from the 60s. Mexico to Argentina and many stops in between. Hop on board.
A great ripple of newly released tracks from David Byrne through David Bowie and Little Feat and more. This is special.
A wonderful ripple from my teens. The Electric Prunes and Bobby Fuller Four get us going, live. Rick Derringer takes us home starting with his band The McCoys, who I had my mind blown seeing live. Little did I realize what an amazing guitarist Rick Derringer is.
Let's get back with Jimmy Page performing with The Black Crowes. Just some wonderful rock & roll. Let's explore the shape of things then we'll mellow down easy.
A rocking ripple as guitarists Wayne Kramer of MC5 & Johnny Thunders, founding guitarist of New York Dolls. Get on the starship & we'll kick out the jams.
A wonderful glimpse at the creative life of Ian Anderson. Beginning in his teens and flowing into his fronting of Jethro Tull in the late 60s. One unique sound and personality.
A far out ripple from Moondog to live Pink Floyd in 1969. Amazing the sounds they created in that analog time. Then John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers take us home.
An enchanting jstory introduced by Tom Waits and The Velvet Underground. C'mon and let's have a real good time together.
Trick or Treat. Here is a brand new Halloween 2021 episode. A swinging, rocking earily haunting party. Watch out for the curse of the unripe pumpkin.
A fun journey from Jonathan Richman and The Velvet Underground to Balkan Beat Box & Nickodemus. Wonder and mystery in a playful way.
A delighful ripple, mostly live. We feature The Kinks, Joe Strummer and Pavement. A fascinating stream of subtle musical influences.
A fasinating little sonic soul collage. Let yourself move into the . An avant wrinkle in time.
In memory of one of the most influemtial people in modern music. Such a creative force in the sound that developed in Reggae and Dub. Lee "Scratch" Perry was even a huge part of developing the sound Of Bob Marley & The Wailers. He passed on August 29, 2021 at 85 years old.
An avant ripple, peaking with Mudhoney, seeds of what became labeled as Grunge. Talking Heads get us started and Television takes us home.
It's crazy times and challenging to let go and relax. Here is a purely intuitive sonic soul collage. A fascinating story unfolds. It has a beat and you can dance to it.
This is a cool ripple starting with Ronnie Lane's Small Faces. Then Lane hooking up with Ronnie Wood at the tail end of Small Faces and putting together Faces with Rod Stewart. Such special talent.
An amazing man and artist left us June 19, 2021. My favorite. Timothy Parker aka Gift Of Gab. He and his partner DJ Chief Excel grew up here, in Sacramento, and met in Davis, at UC Davis. There developed a hip hop collective, Solsides Records with Gift Of Gab, Lateef The Truthspeaker and Lyrics Born. They share the mic on some of the songs here. Take it slow into another world.
A fascinating little journey with Eric Burden & The Animals and Ramones and a sprinkle of surprise.
A slightly surreal journey with Willy DeVille and Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band.........LIVE.
A ripple full of play and cosmic insight from Ohio's favorite sons.....DEVO. With a Springwind twist of live and rare cuts. We begin with others performing DEVO songs.
A ripple through the way too short of a career of Frank Zappa. We start live in 1968, at Whiskey a Go-Go with The Mothers Of Invention. And end at The Palladium in 1981. Let's start with Memories of El Monte.
An always cosmic and playful ripple through studio outtakes and early versions with a spot of live, from Talking Heads. Hop on board and let's hang out in the studios with the Talking Heads. And CBGB's in 1977.
We lost one of the greatest blues rooted guitarists of our generation, Peter Green, last July. I missed podcasting a memorial show with everything going on with lockdowns etc.. So here we go from Fleetwood Mac to The Splinter Group. C'mon and shake your hips. It's supernatural.
It's a Pere Ubu sandwich filled with slices of Television, Richard Hell and Mink DeVille. Let me dream if I want to. Mostly live.
A fun and rockin' ripple through the career of Ian Dury. A slice of music history that we in the USA got little exposure too, thanks to poor record lable promotion. He even have part 3 of Reasons To Be Cheerful.
A wild ride with rock & roll bands from the underground of the Soviet Union. We are taliking true underground. Many people blacklisted, imprisoned and killed.
A delightfully mysterious little journey. From the pied paper to the 13th floor elevators and beyond. C'mon we gotta get outta this place.
An amazing ripple of live Jethro Tull from the 60s and 70s, when they were arguably the most unique musical force and expression from that time. Nothing is easy.
A wonderful, whimsical psychedelic journey with ebbs, flows, knooks and crannies. We peak with Hawkwind and Yes but have a wonder filled journey to get there.
An exploration of the exciting guitar work of Wilko Johnson during his time in Dr. Feelgood through his collaberation with Roger Daltrey about 8 years ago. C'mon over to the virtual pub and let's dance.
An electric wave of rock & roll energy. Live and featuring Nirvana and Soundgarden with The Stranglers getting us warmed up. Hop on board the radio friendly unit shifter.
A wonderful journey through the transition days of Tyranosaurus Rex to T.Rex after Mickey Finn joined. They were such a magical, mystical psychedelic folk duo to start.
A mind blowing journey through the heart of soul music. Little Stevie Wonder had the #1 hit, Fingertips Pts. 1 & 2, when he was 13. Here we have that and much more from that era.
A mysterious little ripple. You might call it Avant Psychepunk. From live Velvet Underground to live early Moody Blues andmuch much more. I wish you were here to ride my see-saw.
Leaning back into my psychedelic country roots. A wonderful journey from Gangstgrass early to Grateful Dead live in 60s - early 70s. Turn it up and brace for impact.
Cheap Trick. Often overlooked but a very fine and fun rock & roll band from the 70s. We go back to live cuts when they were finding themselves in 1977 and 79. And a new song, "Light Up The Fire".
A great ripple through my soul from Merle Haggard to 13th Floor Elevators and much more. A special find are The Doors doing Been Down So Long.
A mystical, live psychedelic journey from The Incredible String Band through Jethro Tull to The Who. And a very special surprise in Tunisia at the end.
A wonderful live ripple of three acts in the top 10 of concerts I attended and around the time I saw them. Mink DeVille, Elvis Costello & The Attractions and The Rolling Stones. Hop on board. We'll end up at 2120 South Michigan Avenue.
A sweet ripple through the musical life of Duane Allman from Allman Joys to Allman Brother Band and with others including with Derek & The Dominoes. Meet me at the crossroads.
Once in awhile a real jewel of a ripple comes out of the cosmos to take us to strange soundscapes and mindscapes. Mekongs, Rocket From The Tombs, Television and Pere Ubu. Then a dish of David Bowie & the laughing gnome for desert.
A magical ripple featuring newly released live The Band and also some collaberations with Bob Dylan, Van Morrison and Paul Butterfield. Garth Hudson teams up with Roger Waters to put another brick in the wall.
A wild guitar driven ripple featuring John Lee Hooker, Cream & Santana. Calling all souls.
A wild ride from Buddy Holly to some wild collaberations of Les Claypool with Sean Lennon, Trey Anastasio and Stewart Copeland. Some post peak super groups.
A funky, bluesy slightly twisted little journey. Featuring R.L. Burnside, Dave Edmunds and The John Spencer Blues Explosion, starting at CBGB.
A lovely little journey with The Kinks and Them with Van Morrison. So much more is going on in their live recordings than the singles we heard on the radio. Magic.
This is an intersting soul collage. It reflects a certain darkness and lonliness that I have gotten to know in 2020. Let's let go and open up to a new year. Time keeps on ticking. Neil Young, Pere Ubu, The Velvet Underground and Morphine with other surprises. They very last song is brand new and speaks to our sheltered lives that we have shared together apart. Don't miss it for sure.
It's the darkest day of the year here in the Northern Hemisphere. Time for some soulful introspection with Robert Plant and the whole Led Zeppelin crew. Close your eyes and let your body float downstrem. R. Crumb gets us started and Holy Modal Rounders get us cookin..
Let's bounce back to the 70s heading from hippies to punk and new wavers. From Johnny Thunders to Iggy Pop with a dose of Wayne Kramer and Dr. Feelgood. Let's slip through this crack in the universe.
Let's dance to some wonderful Rolling Stones in '71 & '72 with Mick Taylor on guitar with Keith. And recently released "Scarlet" with Jimmie Page playing with The Stones. Humble Pie getting us ready
A ripple of early British blues and rock & roll. Featuring pioneers and innovators, Cyril Davies, Alexis Korner & Long John Baldry in and out of Blues Incorporated. They were instrumental in electrifying the British blues and jazz scene.
A wonderful trip back to the 60s with a psychedelic flavor. Featuring live Manfred Mann & The Moody Blues.
A rockin' ripple starting with some Mink DeVille and ending with The Byrds and a whole trip in between. Let's meet up with the cotton mouth man.
Tonight, thanks to O'Linda's curiosity, we get on the time machine and head back to dance and play with Pearls Before Swine, Lindisfarne and Curved Air. We can swing together.
They were only together for a couple years but they forever changed the music landscape. Hop on board with Cream.
A mellow, reflective, poetic, magical ripple with a swirl of humor. Louden Wainwright III and Bob Dylan & The Band live. Let's go all along the watchtower.
Ken Hensley, keyboardist for Uriah Heep passed away today. Just 3 years older than me. I had this show on the shelf waiting to be in the mood. Some Uriah Heep and Steve Miller Band and a dash of Blue Oyster Cult toi get us moving
Jerry Jeff Walker left the earth plane a few days ago. Right up there at the top of the list of singer songwriters who influenced me in this lifetime. He always saw and expressed the humor in the foolishness that is the human condition. And he always lifted me up and left me feeling better. Join us in remembering. And those who don't know him your in for a treat.
A wonderful experience of live Frank Zappa and Jimi Hendrix. Two guys who smashed the limits of guitar. I feel like a disco boy in San Ber'dino.
A wonderful dive back to some powerful tunes from The Doors , Grand Funk Railroadand Commander Cody getting us started. And other twists. Get on the dance floor for some foot stompin' music.
An autobiographical exploration of some of the most potent rock & roll I heard and danced to from the late 60's early 70's. Mostly live tunes from The Who, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young & more. Enjoy these wonderful dancing days.
A great escape from doom and gloom to 8 miles high with live recordings of Pretenders, Robert Gordon, Neil Young and other gems.
A fun ripple featuring Dan Hicks with The Charlatans & The Hot Licks and much more. Dylan & The Dead join in also.
A fun somewhat surreal journey with DEVO, Talking Heads, They Might Be Giants and other treats sprinkled in. A 72 year old's perspective on the Mickey Mouse Club, if you will.
A quirky little rock & roller from Tom Verlaine of the band Television to The Who live in 1970 and more gems. Then we close with a tribute to Toots Hibbert, who passed away a week ago, after being hospitalized for Covid-19. Let's twist & shout on higher ground.
A nice rocking ripple featuring Mick Taylor both with John Mayall & Eric Clapton and live from his short stint with The Rolling Stones at their bluesyest. Newly released live tracks. And more to get us started.
A mind expanding journey from Television through Pere Ubu to Los Lobos. Dancing for peace. Join us.
An eccenntric little ripple to get away from the every day and rock through the cosmic spheres. Live from The Beatles in 1963 to Captain Beefheart in 1966, Thr Byrds in 1970 and Grateful Dead in 1971.....and more gems.
An amazing journey, climaxing with the bluesy side of Jimi Hendrix Live. Early Fleetwood Mac warming us up.
A sweet exploration of new releases by the likes of Patti Smith, Neil Young and Live Grateful Dead from the 50th anniversary edition of Workingman's Dead, I'm looking for a leader.
It's been around 100 degrees in Sacramento most of the Summer. Making it pleasant is the Summer Delta Breeze. And I'm getting tired of being in one spot. So let's celebreat with some Dub style Reggae in France. Serge Gainsbourg, Bob Marley and much more.
A ripple of various artists performing their versions of Grateful Dead songs. Often a fresh perspective on the poetry of the lyrics.
A sweet ripple through some underground surf tunes of the 60s peaking with some live Dick Dale.
A funky ripple featuring Bass players that stretch the limits.Victor Wooten & Stanley Clarke with Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band getting us started. Let's have some Hot Fun.
My mind is blown. I only knew Pere Ubu slightly from hits on their first album. My friends at the Avant Garage have opened the door for me to dive in. And I am impressed. Kinda like DEVO meet Captain Beefheart and a dash of Frank Zappa.
The pioneering Wilson sisters and their band Heart were just placed into the Rock & Roll hall of fame. Imelda May, who was definetly influenced by Heart, gets us started then Heart LIVE.
Paul McCarney's vison was a double album after he dropped acid for the first time. But the accountants were skeptikal and thus one disc. What might have that secong disc sounded like?
A 60s psychedelic delight. Opening with some tunes from Japan and peaking with Kaleidoscope. And some gems from the likes of The Electric Prunes and The Seeds in the middle.
An exciting little journey through Peter Green's time founding Fleetwood Mac as one of the greatest white boy blues bands.....and more.
Little Richard one of the pioneers and creators od rock & roll left us a few days ago. His music will have it's effect for centuries. We explore a bit of Little Richard meets the 60s both in his performances and 60s bands doinghis tunes.
We lost another beautiful creative being to the virus. Dave Greenfield, keyboardist for The Stranglers. From the pubs of the emerging punk/new wave movement in England to a planned tour later this year. He pioneered and created atmosphere and fantasy with The Stranglers & his keyboards and synthesizers. Let's celebrate his life.
A rockin' ripple featuring live recordings of Dixie Chicks and Bonnie Raitt and some friends.
A very fine Grateful Dead ripple, live from the 60s & 70s. Several tunes from the Wall Of Sound days. Take some virtual acid and hop on the bus.
A wonderful show fell out of the cosmos for our 420 celebration. Nothing overt but a somewhat surreal journey with Patti Smith, one of the greatest poets of my generation.
A great rockin' ripple that will take you on a trip from the 60s to get you movin' and expressing yourself. A special dance ripple.
My tribute to perhaps the most touching and inspiring singer songwriter in my life. We listen to a few artists version of John Prine's songs and then a nice live set by John. He sings that he'll be putting a band together in heaven.
WOW!!! Ths is a rich one tonight. The Youngbloods open and close with some real treasures in between, by the likes of The Holy Modal Rounders and Richard Thompson. We're gonna love each other right now.
A trip back tothe 60s. From The Ventures and Link Wray to 13th Floor Elevator and The Yardbirds. Let's have a party is Wanda Jackson's suggestion.
I wanted to do a show that is a little more mellow than I have been. We'll still rock but to the tune of the yakety axes of Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler along with others. We end with a brand new cut from Dave Alvin's new band Third Mind.
Let's celebrate another weekend with a rockin' ripple featuring Little Feat and Bob Seger with a shot of Chubby Checker and a dash of The Kinks and New Barbarians. Dancing with Long Tall Sally under the Spanish Moon.
A cosmic trip to other dimensions. From The Doors to Yes with a brand new tune from David Bromberg. You will be close to the edge by the end.
An interesting guitar driven ripple starting with Tony Joe White and winding down with Jerry Garcia Band. A some fine nuggets inbetween.
A nice rockin' ripple tonight with Buddy Holly and Bo Diddley getting us started and peaking with some great Cream & New Riders Of The Purple Sage live. Take one more ride with the last lonely eagle.
A bluesy, rockin' ripple from Magic Sam & Big Joe Turner to Roger Waters & Dave Alvin and a whole lot more. Let's explore the Golden Age of Rock & Roll.
A fun, unique & insightful ripple through nerd core and higher consciousness hip hop. Obey the moderator and join me in some sunny meadowz.
The pysechedelic movement flowed around the world in the 60s. Here we explore some of the bands of that era from Holland. Let's go searchin' for the highway gambler.
A laid back rasta ripple as we go back to the 60s first wave of ska and launching into the future. From Desmond Decker to Bob Marley and some real gems in between.
We dive in and explore the psychedelic pop scene of 60's London. So many groovie tunes that never got released in the USA. Peaking with Manfred Mann and their early bass player, Jack Bruce, of Cream fame.
Arguably the most significant poet of our lifetime, Bob Dylan. Tonight we have some great interpratations of his songs by some of the best. Patti Smith, Harry Nilsson, Eric Burden and much, much more. Ending with Live Dylan himself. Kick back and listen to the river flow.
For Valentines Weekend I celebrate women in Rock & Roll. From the 60's and earlier through the punk/new wave era when the walls were destroyed. There is not much in music more powerfull than a woman with an electric guitar. You can dance to it.
A ripple with some punch featuring Led Zeppelin & Jethro Tull, live from the 60's and much more.
A surreal little journey as we get out of here and flashback to the 60's and discover the present. T. Rex, Little Feat, Leon Russell, Ry Cooder and much more.
A chance to blow off some steam and let your minds dance out into the cosmos. Starting with Daniel Johnston and The Velvet Underground then peaking with some Blind Faith live in 1969. .......and More.....
We expand our rock & roll cultural exploration for some amazing artists of color. Love (live) & TV On The Radio. TV On The Radio an underheard band for my generation. They carry on rock & roll soul roots. Great to let your mind and body to sink in.
A soulful yet rockin' ripple of Americana and boogie. Featuring live The Band, Leon Russell, Paul Butterfield and much more.
A dreamy but rockin' ripple from Beach Boys to DavidBowie. With Dirty Mac (Lennon, Richards, Clapton & Mitchel. And several more nuggets.
A wonder-filled ripple from NRBQ through Swamp Dogg to Sly & The Family Stone. A slightly twisted celebration of life.
An eclectic rockin' ripple. Tunes from Bobby Darin and Fats Domino to Frank Zappa and Emerson, Lake & Palmer....and other nuggets,
An enchanted psychedelic exploration to be danced to and imagined with. A fun and mindful way to bring in the new year.
A rockin' little Christmas ripple. A great opportunity for several generations to get movin' together to play and burn off calories.
A ripple through some new releases in 2019 keeping the spirit of rock & roll alive and well.
A magical ripple to bounce around the room to. From Gram Parsons and Donovan with Jeff Beck Group to The Pretty Things and Savoy Brown and more. I want to dance with you tonight.
Take a trip through a transcendental meeting in the development of rock & roll. We dance to The Band and Bob Dylan live, laying the groundwork for Americana.
An eclectic dance ripple with a Talking Heads influence and an acid head's perspective.
A sweet trip through the magic of Van Morrison, War, Chuck Prophet and more. A rich little mythical, musical journey.
A funky ripple, rooted in Memphis Soul Music. From King Curtis to Wilson Picket and much much more. C'mon and grab this funky fever.
A trip through rare live tunes from the heart & soul of the 60's. Rolling Stones, JJ Cale, Leon Russell and much more. It's after midnight and I can hear music.
A Northern Calfornia festival featuring Sacramento's Jackie Greene and Grateful Dead LIVE.
A sweet mind trip through America, out in the woods with Leon Russell and off in the cosmos as we dance 'round the world. Enjoy some Misissippi-Mali Blues.
A trip like you've never thought of. Rooted in the mountains with some amazing strings, rhythms and humor. From The Cleverly's to Los Lobosand much much more.
My tribute to one of the most important poets of my life, Robert Hunter. Robert began collaberating with Jerry Garcia long before the Grateful Dead, then writing the lyrics for most of the Grateful Dead songs, especially with Jerry's songs. Thank you brother and bpn voyage on your new journey.
An eclectic, psychedelic ripple. We float downstream with The Beatles, Willie Nelson, Traffic and much more. Get your head right and trip with me.
A powerful trip featuring the songs of John Lennon and some John & Yoko (Live). Neil Young and some other gems down the stretch.
Some great andwild guitar take us on a journey from Ray Manzarek & Roy Rogers, through Steve Miller Band to Neil Young with Stray Gators "Live". Here we are in the years. Let's roll another number for the road.
A soulful, bluesy ripple starting with Mavis Staples and Tom Waits. We close it out with Blackalicious and Carmen McCrae. Step Right Up.
A look at American culture from a few years ago. Quite relevant today. A variety of artists from From Allen Ginsberg to Leon Russell and Steve Earle and much more.
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival is about a month away. The greatest free Festival in the world. Let's go back a few years as I prepared for a past Festival.
What a transformative burst of energy and love Jerry Garcia was as he swooped by planet earth. Let's celebrate.
Rocking into the new millennium. Maybe, the last wave of Rock & Roll before it was sucked up by the corporate music system. All sandwiched between 2 tunes by Television including their often overlooked gem, Marquee Moon.
One of the most fun beats to dance to is the 2nd wave ska. Bringing together punk sensibilities with a reggae beat and breaking down racial seperation. Let's get skankin'.
A great little jazz dance ripple. featuring some awsome guitar with Larry Carlton live and some other gems. Put on your dancin' shoes and let's celebrate.
A real trip with African roots and cosmic flowers. Several cuts from the Conspiricy Of Hope human rights concert in New Jersey, 1986.
The greatest sonic circus on earth. From Tom Waits to Grateful Dead featuring lions, tigers, bears, freaks and clowns. Hop on board.
A psychedelic journey from the 60's to Turkey. With a little help from The Velvet Underground and T. Rex. Let your mind float downstream and your body be curious.
A real trip featuring Firesign Theater and The Mothers Of Invention live in London in 1968. A dash of The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band and Incredible String Band to make it one wild trip. Let's head over to Jollity Farm.
A thread through the musical life of Dr. John From his days as Mac Rebennack through his life as Dr. John. He touched a lotta souls.
A rocking ripple featuring the band Taste with Rory Gallagher. some other rock & roll gems you probably haven't heard before. Turn it up because you were born to be wild.
Live rock & roll with a unique style from Mother Hips and CAKE. Two of my fave bands of the 90's and beyond. 60's roots are alive and well.
A great swinging ripple for dance. We swing from the past with Benny Goodman to the future with Swingrowers and Tape Five. Goodman's live jam "Avalon" is fantastic in any time.
The blues aree alive and well and informing us of inner life in the 21st century. John Mayall, Robin Trower, Mavis Staples and much more.
Diving into mid 60's garage and psychedelic days and further into the now. From The Troggs and The Easy Beats through Sir Douglas Quintet to The Modern Lovers and Cake. Take the trip.
A mind blowing listen to psychedelic rock & roll from Indonesia & Cambodia. You don't want to miss this one.
Some great guitar to shed some blues with. From Joe Walsh to Stevie Ray Vaughan live. Albert King and Kenny Wayne Shepherd putting down their licks also.
Bob Dylan gets us going and George Harrison takes us home. They meet in the middle with Traveling Wilburys. Here comes the sun over Maggie's farm.
A nice blues rocker streching from Guitar Shorty through The Doors to King Crimson. I'm a 21st century schizoid man.
Let's celebrate the birthday of Willie Nelson, one of the greatest songwriters and performers and advocates for farmers and marijuana. 86 years and counting.
A fascinating ripple inspired my mod rooted cyber-buddie from Bath, Steve Lovering. He has a wonderfully eclectic, edgy slightly twisted perspective on 60's rooted music, much like
A far out listen to some out of sight explorations of the sonic cosmos peaking with Pink Floyd (I mislabled the live version of Astronomy Domine as by Ummagumma instead of Pink Floyd) .
A ripple through some r&b roots and fruit of rovk & roll. Capped off by Chuck Berry live in 60's San Francisco.
Let's celebrate with some New Orleans funky horns. Featuring Trombone Shorty with Jeff Beck and with Lenny Kravitz. Let's funkifize.
A great ripple featuring some of the best but often overlooked guitar players. Let'sboogie to Elvin Bishop. Harvey Mandel, Smokin' Joe Kubek and Carlos Santana.
We dive into the 50's rhythm & blues scene in America and The Platters & The Coasters that it produced. One Zippy Zam at Smokey Joe's Cafe.
A psychedelic trip featuring Kellar Williams, The Who, Jerry Garcia and much more. Click and Hop on board.
We dive deep into this country boy's rock & roll roots. Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands warm us up and David Grisman, master of the mandoline, with Jerry Garcia & others.
A trip through some cosmic blues and rock & roll. Tom Waits and live Frank Zappa lead the way
A rockin' live ripple featuring Grand Funk Railroad & Bob Seger. Bridging the 60's and the future of rock.
A sweet soul collage of a contemporary look at the American culture from a folk, blues, rock perspective. Highlights iclude Dave Alvin, Joe Ely and Cake covering Black Sabath.
A sweet ripple of neo-psychedelic funky jazz? Come along and let your mind dance to a sample of the sounds in my car when I'm a Lyft driver. The Meters, Medeski, Martin & Wood and much much more.
We take a hop, skip & JUMP from the 60's to the punk, new wave, art school influences and take rock & roll further. From Au Pairs to Television and Jane's Addiction. Rock & Roll saved my life.
A bluesy ripple featuring some fine guitar, piano and fine, fine support. From Mississippi John Hurt to Yusef Lateef with other gems in the middle. Let's dance away our blues.
Take a trip with me through some 60's psychedelia featuring The Seeds, Spirit, Hawkwind and much more. WARNING: MAY CAUSE FLASHBACKS.
Fun, irony and rock & roll. From the King of the Road, Roger Miller, to CAKE with some sweet tunes in the middle. Do Wacka Do.
Tonight we explore the music of a lineup playing in town tonight. Some great guitar and twisted humor with some good ol' rock & roll.
A great dance ripple rooted in the blues. Addressing life in the midst of wall building and mindless destruction. This is blues for today.
Let's fly, on a high flying bird, back to the flower power era in San Francisco. Live concert recordings from It's A Beautiful Day, Jefferson Airplane and Grateful Dead. Let's go trippin'.
Pulling this one from the vault as we explore a song with a huge impact on my generation. Louie Louie. Oh no, I said we gotta go.
A great ripple by the Greatest Rock & Roll Band. We start with some great live recordings from 1864 and 65. Then we listen to The Greatest Blues Band at the time. The Stones playing with Muddy Waters and his band. We end with some recently released and well played live Stones from 1999. Start Me Up.
A sweet journy through time with Steve Winwood and collaberations with Eric Clapton & Howlin' Wolf. Clapton is God.
A great little ripple of some honky tonk blues. From Hank Williams to Junior Brown and Jerry Douglas, we explore this overlooked sream of rock & roll.
A wonder filled ripple of tunes celebrating Christmas. We are rockin' around the Christmas tree.
A rockin' ripple featuring live Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings & cuts from their newly released album. Featuring Albert Lee on guitar. This rocks and rolls.
An eclectic ripple of rock & roll and blues songs about life in cars. From Lightnin' Hopkins to Primus, we explore the relationship of cars & guitars. Let's ride.
Pushing the bounderies of country music featuring Gangstagrass, Alabama 3 and much more. Enjoy Beauty n the Beat.
A fun and rockin' ripple of some great rockabilly roots of rock & roll. We want to boogie until we're breathless.
Some great, uplifting memphis soul tunes anchor this show. Booker T, & The MG's, The Staple Singers, Rufus Thomas & even early Isaac Hayes. What;s your thing?
A psychedelic trip featuring Ultimate Spinach, Pearls Before Swine, The Chocolate Watchband & Moby Grape. Where is love in the gilded lamp of the cosmos. Far out man.
From Pharoah Sanders and George Duke to Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, Stanley Clarke has revolutionized what can be done on the electric bass. Hop on board for some rock 'n' roll jelly.
A mesmerizing ripple featuring Ray Manzarek (of the Doors), Roy Rogers and The Doors. Let's break on through to the other side.
Some great blues guitar with Walter Trout and Mike Bloomfield. Les Paul & friends also.
We let the boogie woogie roll into some Memphis soul stew. Solomon Burke, Sam & Dave, King Curtis and much more music for the soul.
A rockin' ripple featuring outlaw country, live, with David Allan Coe. Getting us started is Elvis Presley's lead guitarist Scotty Moore. Rodney Crowell peaks us out. Let's dance circles round the sun.
Rockin' to native American artists tonight. Featuring Buffy Sainte Marie, John Trudell, Floyd Red Crow Westerman and more. We're rockin' the rez.
Some great rockin' blues featuring Johnny Winter, Duster Bennett, Big Mama Thornton, Eric Clapton & more.
Let's fly off into my Halloween Marathon. Music from the 20's to the present. With a beat and a ghostly twang of the electric guitar. Let's Trick OrTreat Baby.
Some sweet blues boogie featuring John Lee Hooker & Ry Cooder with help from Canned Heat, Charlie Musselwhite and others. Boom! Boom! This is hip.
A great ripple of Bob Dylan songs performed by him and some Nashville Cats and other great bands. Also a few tunes by some nashville cats that were influenced by Dylan.
Some great covers of Creedence Clearwater Revival by some of the greates Mexican rock & roll bands followed by some rockin' live CCR. Let's head up around the bend.
Some sweet blues, boogie guitar leading up to Jeff Beck and friends celebrating his 50 years of rock & roll service.
We go back in time to 1963 - 1965 and listen to The Rolling Stones live as they were getting their legs. Something surreal about teenage girls screaming and fainting as The Stones play some of the grittiest, complex blues and rock & roll.
A style of rock & roll that sprouted out of the 60's is Tex-Mex. Lets explore from Freddy Fender through Texas Tornados to the Tex-Mex "super group" Los Super Seven.
Live tunes from the bands with my 3 favorite performances of the first two days of The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. Hop on board and enjoy as we explore the roots of our musical culture.
A magical ripple featuring live The Beach Boys in the 60's with The Seeds and The Standells getting us started. Let's have fun, fun, fun as we dance, dance, dance.
I just heard from my Woodstock buddy, Fuzzy Jon that Marty Balin, founder of Jefferson Airplane left this life today. Here is a look at his musical life.
Some fine, fine live tunes coming out of the English Mod and Pop Scene in the mid '60s. We get going with Chris Farlowe and The Thunderbirds with Albert Lee on lead guitar, then Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames with The Who take us home and spill into '71 & '72. All aboard fpr the night train.
A great ripple of recent releases from some great rock & rollers of the 80's. Loudon Wainwright III and Richard Thompson get us started and Alejandro Escovedo & Neil Young rock us home. Fire & Fury in the USA.
A virtual acid trip as we go back to the 60's with The 13th Floor Elevators and some great alternative takes by Love in their prime.
The music never stops. I feature some just released live recodings from Portland in the early 70's....and more. Here comes sunshine.
A great mind opening dance ripple featuring collaberations with my favorite poat 60's singer-songwriters, David Byrne. Help me somebody I'm losing myself.
One of the most vibrant and creative streams in rock & roll is the Raggae stream in California. Mix raggae with surf, blues and funk and you get a rockin' fresh time. Let's celebrate with some all night music.
Let's jump into the british mod scene of the 60's. As usual I stretch the bounderies as we peak with The Graham Bond Organization. Love is a swinging thing.
A bluesy, rockin' ripple featuring a variety of fine guitar. From Howlin' Wolf to Eric Clapton and some gems spread throughout. Let's shake 'em on down.
A sweet ripple featuring Elvis Presley, NRBQ, Deep Purple and much more including Eric Clapton.
A sweet trip through the sonic caverns of blues and psychedelia. C'mon in. It's time for the old folks to boogie.
A sweet blues ripple with a boogie beat. An eclectic mix from Jimmy Reed & Little Walter to Charlie Musselwhite and much more. Let's boogie in the night.
We celebrate the end of Jerry Week with a sweet sampeling of his life's work. I celebrated my birthday on August 8 and Jerry left the Earth plane on August 9. It's like a ripple in still water.
Keith Richards called him a perfect guitarist. From Booker T. & The M.G.'s to the Blues Brothers and much much more we explore the guitar work of Steve Cropper. Knock On Wood!
Flying out towards the outer limits with some funky grooves .leaning into jazz. Hop on board for uncharted territories. From Jimmy Smith to Medeski, Martin & Wood and some gems inside.
What's called country rock grew out of a coming together of Outlaws and Hippies. Let's get a taste tonight with Waylon Jennings, New Riders Of The Purple Sage and The Flying Burrito Brothers. I think Hank done it this way.
A fun, upbeat ripple featuring dance tunes from the early 60's and some live Cheap Trick. You can't sit down. It's mashed potato time.
Getting down with some awsome women playing and singing rock & blues. Lets boogie to the likes of Shemekia Copeland, Koko Taylor and much more. She could play that thing.
An uptempo little journey featuring Creedence Clearwate Rivival jamming with Booker T. Also, CAKE, Albert Lee, The Black Keys and much more. A glimpse at my true religion.
A sweet dive back into the 60's and the 60's influence today. We feature Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, The Blues Project, Tea Leaf Green and more. A special surprise from Little Richard.
Paul Simon just came through San Francisco on his last tour. For the 4th Of July we explore some of his amazing tunes with The Guess Who get us started. And a grand finale of Yes doing the Paul Simon tune America.
I saw The Electric Flag last night, with Harvey Mandel on guitar. When Mike Bloomfield brought them to San Francisco it was a huge pollination of the Chicago Blues Scene into the acid test. I ain't no Doctor but you are what you eat.
It is somewhat surreal, all the pain and suffering happening in my world these days. Hear is a healing little ripplefeaturing Neil Young & Buffalo Springfield some live Allman Brothers with Duane Allman and George Harrison live with Eric Clapton. Untie me from the whipping post, please.
A sweet ripple featuring some of John Lennon's and The Rolling Stones songs done quite uniquely but some amazing and excentric artists. Bob Dylan tunes to start and end.
A sweet journey through some amazing tunes by the likes of Leo Kotke, Merle Saunders & Morphine and many more. It's time for the party stomp.
A wonderful nostalgic trip through some live and other cuts of some of my faves from the 60's. We feature Taj Mahal, Little Feat, Jesse Ed Davis and more. C'mon and join the big dipper in the old neighborhood.
A sweet, shamanistic,reggae remedy for the disease of greed and hate. Open your mind and take a trip downstream.
Going back to high school in the mid 60's with live recordings from Manfred Mann & The Kinks. I had a lot of fun in H.S..
Diving deep into my soul as we explore the current state of existence in a funky rockin' way.
A sweet dance ripple of gritty electro blues. This one is great for boogiein' off those holiday calories. And it just might excercise your mind and soul. C'mon do the crossroad hop.
A bluesey little ripple featuring some white boys from Chicago, Barry Goldberg, Harvey Mandel, and the Chicago Blues Reunion. Let's work together in the struggle.
Another great virtual Acid Trip. The virtual electric koolaid is out in the barn. Join us and leave your body behind.
A sweet ripple starting with rare versions from The Coasters and much, much more. A little blues n boogie to take us home.
A sweet ripple exploring rock & roll's influence on hip hop. A wonderful dance ripple. C'mon and kick it and do that there.
We celebrate Cinco De Mayo with some great Mexican American Rock & Roll, featuring Flaco Jimenez on accordion, Los Lobos and Alejandro Escovedo. I miss my friend with the heartbeat smile.
Let it rock with the tunes of Chuck Berry with Chuck, himself, and also John Lennon, Bob Seger and Grateful Dead. Let's dance round & round in the promised land.
A gritty bluesy ripple featuring Jimmy Page live with The Black Crowes and much more. There's a whole lotta love in the lovin' cup.
A great ripple featuring live tunes from the mid 60's by Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames and Them with Van Morrison. Some Long John Baldry and Blues Incorporatedadded for flavor.
I pull a magical celebration of marijuana from the vault as we celebrate the mystical herb and culture. From Fats Waller to Les Paul & Mary Ford, we got your number.
A rockin' ripple featuring two of the greatest in the late 70's, Elvis Costello & The Attractions and The Clash. Toped by a sprinkeling of Joe Strummer after The Clash. Join me for a mystery dance.
A fun dance ripple with some fine ska from the 3rd wave. Here is everything you need with Slightly Stoopid, Fishbone and more. C'mon whipper snapper let's go Skankin' to the Beat.
A great live ripple from the 60's in San Francisco, featuring The Chambers Brothers, It's A Beautiful Day & Santana. Let's boogie.
This is a fun show of covers of familiar hits by some of the top musicians of our generation. Some amazing guitar from the likes of Pete Townshend & Leslie Westand masters of the keyboards and drums. People are strange. Who are you?
A sweet look at the music of two Ronnie's. Ronnie Wood & Ronnie Lane. Ronnie Lane co-founder of Small Faces & Faces and Ronnie Wood guitar player for Faces and then Rolling Stones. Here is a spoonful of rice pudding.
A funky, bluesy ripple great for dancing and releasing the blues. Featuring Les Claypool's Duo De Twang, Grateful Dead and The Band and other treats. We're just stayin' alive.
A sweet blues ripple with a boogie beat, featuring Peter Green, with and without Fleetwood Mac, Eric Clapton and the North Mississippi Allstars. And a special treat from Bob Dylan live, to take us home. Shake your hips and rock the boogie.
A soulful ripple featuring Wilson Pickett and Sam Cooke. Wilson had some of the greatest musicians of the 60's rock era backing him at Staz studio in Nashville and Muscle Shoals. Jimi Hendrix was in his band for awhile. C'mon let's twist the night away.
A great ripple of live recordingd featuring two of the godfathers of rock drumming, Keith Moon & Ginger Baker with The Who & Cream respectively. Some amazing guitar also. C'mon let's dance until a quarter to three.
A wonder filled ripple featuring one of the godfathers of British blues rock, Alexis Korner and some sweet live Jimi Hendrix Experience. Let's do the soul twist.
Gypsy musical roots go way back, but they have consistently pushed the limits. Jump onto this musical caravan as we explore gypsy rock& roll and dance music.
A rockin' ripple, live from the mid 60's. From The Moody Blues to The Pretty Things with some more gems within. All light up. It's the best way to travel.
A mellow ripple featuring the musician and songwriter, Gram Parsons who may have had more influence than anyone in the merging of country and rock & roll music. And he introduced us to Emmylou Harris. Sadly he did it all in less than 27 short years.
A funky dance ripple featuring Bootsy Collins and his collaberations. Sacramento's own Blackalicious gets us started and Gil Scott-Heron takes us home.
A great dance ripple featuring David Byrne and some of his many collaborations. This includes Fatboy Slim, Brian Eno and some amazing women. Help me somebody, the house is burning down.
A tasty look into The Rolling Stones & Reggae as we dance to reggae bands covering Stones songs and The Stones playing reggae. C'mon and start me up.
A sweet ripple featuring live recordings from leading British folk rock pioneers, Fairport Convention. Steeleye Span gets us started dancing. If it feels good, you know it can't be wrong.
A rippin' little rockabilly ripple cresting with some great live recordings from The Blasters & Lonnie Mack. A slew of other gems sprinkled in. Let's keep boppin' and a shakin'.
Here is a sweet laid back ripple, great for dancing and a peep inside my soul. Put on your soul shoes and let's get dirty.
A laid back hippie ripple featuring John Hartford, Captain Beefheart and Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks. This might slowly work you into a Frenzy.
A sweet acid bluesy ripple featuring one of the most under recognized guitar players of the 60's and beyond, Roy Buchanan. Surroundrd by other guitar centered gems. Great for dancin'.
A mellow rockin' ripple featuring live recordings of John Fogerty and Credence Clearwater Revival. We also have some great covers of CCR songs by bands with Mexican Roots. Rockin' for DACA.
Jump on board as we ripple through the career of The Who with a nice slice of live recordings. Who are you?
A sweet, laid back ripple, exploring Keith Richards' explorations into country, soul, reggae and more. It's been a long, long time as Keith and friends sing us back home.
A very fine little blues rock ripple featuring Otis Spann and Earl Hooker wit a wonderful grand finally featuring Nicky Hopkins and The Rolling Stones. Let's stop messin' around and do the stomp.
Hop on board as we celebrate the life of my best buddy, travelin' partner, lover of nature and arock & roll passion.
Hop on the bus for a ride from 2017 to 2018. We celebrate and have fun with live B-52's and DEVO. It's a beautiful world for a whammy kiss.
We close out 2017 with some great tunes and insight from some powerful women. Featuring live recordings from Patti Smith & Buffy Sainte-Marie and some other gems. Let's disolve the patriarchy.
A delicious, rockin Cristmas show. A great variety of Christmas music across several genres and niches. Great for sharing at your family holliday gathering. Peace on earth, goodwill towards man (and woman). Let's slip into Christmas.
A ripple with one of the greatest guitarists of our generation, Mike Bloomfield. From his days with The Blues Project to some more recently released live recordings with Al Kooper. And more. Have you ever had the blues?
A visit to three of my fave acts from this years Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. Focusing on "Hardly" with Dan Auerbach, Kane Welch Kaplan and Dave Alvin. Jump on the Jubilee Train and do the monkey dance.
Diving back to the late 60's/early 70's to boogie a bit, featuring live recordings with Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen and Savoy Brown, sprinkled with some more treats. Let's get lost in the Ozone & sing this song all together.
The Rolling Stones listened to a lot of American blues and recorded their own versions for their first hits. Let's tune in to those original recordings and some newly available live Stones from 1963 - 1965 when Brian Jones was alive and rockin'. Some new blues by the Rolling Stones to take us home at the end. Beethoven is rolling over at 2120 South Michigan Avenue.
A sweet journey with live Cream from their first live recordings to the end. I'm so glad you can join me for some strange brew in the white room.
Another ripple through the 60's, featuring live and rare recordings of Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, The Yardbirds and The Lovin' Spoonful. Do you believe in magic?
Come along and dance this ripple through the heart & soul of the 60's. Our poet, Bob Dylan's songs by others, including Neil Young and Grateful Dead and some delicious live Dylan. A look at Bob Dylan's Dream.
A hippie reflection on the state of our culture and some slide guitar blues. Featuring David Lindley, Elvin Bishop, Roy Rogers & Norton Buffalo with an opening live, with Todd Snider. Let's get funky.
An eclectic, bluesey ripple, featuring blues treatments of some Rolling Stone's songs. Then we work our way to some delicious live Stones. This could be the last time so let's rip this joint.
A sweet ripple featuring some great live recordings of Canned Heat and Little Feat in their primes. Are you ready for a day at the dog races?
We are diving into the Summer Of Love east coast style with The Fugs and David Peel & The Lower East Side. Captain Beefheart takes over from there. Come on old folks. Let's boogie.
Hop on board as we jump across the pond to live tunes from some of the hottest groups in 60's England. What'Cha gonna do about it? Stroll on.
Jump on board and let's head to the Summer of Love and the 60's acid head's dream. New Riders, Janis, Jimi & the Dead, mostly live. A ripple of Dylan swirelled in. This is an Orange Sunshine kind of trip.
A ripple featuring one of the most under recognized guitarists, Adrian Belew. After Frank Zappa discovered him and brought him into the Mothers Of Invention he went on to record & tour with many great artists. Tonight we listen to his solo work and work with David Bowie and the Talking Heads. Pick it up. It's a phone call from the moon.
A psychedelic ripple with Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention get us going and Neil Young rolls us another one and takes us home. Some real jewels in between that just might blow your mind.
Halloween....my fave shows to put together. A new swingin' and rockin' Halloween show. This should be a hit in any halloween party with tunes from the 30's through the 80's. Put on your costume and dancin' shoes. Trick or treat, baby.
A lively rock & rollin roots ripple featuring Jerry Lee Lewis, Wanda Jackson, The Rolling Stones and some amazing friends. Let's dance to the thunder on the mountain.
We lost a giant in all ways. Fats Domino left us this week at 89 years old. Here is a show I did a few years back featuring Fats and others doing his songs. What a party.
A wonderful, mostly live ripple featuring some great concert excerpts with Traffic. Some other gems including from the Grateful Dead, Moby Grape & Bob Dylan. Who knows what tomorrow may bring?
A ripple exploring one of the best and most influential vocalists and songwriters of the 60's generation. Robert Plant has a new album which we check out and we have some great live Led Zeppelin from Paris in 1970. Turn it up.
One of the greatest guitarists of out generation left us way to early. He died in a motorcycle accident when he was just 25. He accomplished so much during that short time. Let's explore that.
A sweet, bluesy party ripple. It doesn't matter how much or little you can move, let your soul dance. We feature a dance tonight called The Walk. Move whatever you have that is still movin'. Sonny Landreth rides the crest of our ripple. Let's party 'till the cows come home.
I share with you a slice of the highpoints of my experience last weekend at the Hardly Srtictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park. Hot Tuna Electric ruled and much more.
A great rockin' rhythm & blues influenced ripple with some great rock & roll guitar. We end up with Ry Cooder, one of the finest and most prolific guitatests of our hippie generation.
A trip through the works of Tom Petty with the usual Springwind Twist. Mostly live recordings and some killer collaberations. Tom was a breath of fresh air and a light in the rock music scene. Thank you foryour gifts Mr. Petty.
Walk right in and dance through the astral plane. From Jose Feliciano to Dr. John and through Jonothan Richman & The Modern Lovers. With more treats sprinkled throughout. Woe Is Uh Me Bop.
A bluesy rockin' ripple with live recordings of Loudon Wainright III, Leon Russell and several more gems. Let's do the pepper spray boogie out on the plantation.
King Curtis gets us out on the road, The Temptations get us moving and some 60's rock & rollers take us far out. Stick out your thumb and hitch a ride into the mystic.
Some great bluesy boogie and rock & roll. Featuring live recordings of The Allman Brothers Band and some input from The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds. Don't keep me wonderin'. Let's break up the house.
Some called it the devils radio. I call it great soulful rock & roll. Hop on board as we explore live recordings of two Travelling Wilburys, Roy Orbison and George Harrison. The guitar is weeping on the devil's radio.
Dive in to an eclectic exploration of Bob Dylan's poetry and songwriting with some excellent covers from various genres and live recordings from Mr. Dylan himself.
Wild, heavy and not to old to rock & roll. A great ripple featuring Jethro Tull live and Blodwyn Pig in the studio. Some mind blowing flute and sax.
Dive deep into the sonic 60's heavy ripple. We explore live recordings of The Doors, The Stones & Eric Clapton collaberating with some blues masters. Let's do the do all down the line.
A mindblowing journey into blues rock of the 6o's and early 70's. Featuring live recordings of Led Zeppelin and Ten Years After and sprinkled with other gems. I had to cry today with the blue tarp blues.
This is quite a journey from Wilson Picket to Bob Dylan with some great live Dr. John in the middle....and more gems. Funky but...Springwind. Great for dance and workouts.
A funky dance ripple featuring the highest concert I ever experienced. Sly & The Family Stone at Woodstock. Some other unique tracks also. Let me take you higher.
A sweet, Sweet ride through the fusion of blues and rock & roll. Live recordings of early Yardbirds and Sonny Boy Williamson with The Yardbirds. Bring it on home and rock this house.
A great ripple of live rock & roll with Roy Orbison, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix and The Who. Talkin' 'bout my generation.
A wonderful, soulful, funky ripple, diving deep into the 60's From Bettye Lavette to The Spencer Davis Group with some gems inbetween, including live Yardbirds.
A sweet ripple. Great for dancing. Rock & roll and a little bit of funk. We start with the Coasters and find our way to some great live recordings of Canned Heat & Al Kooper with Shuggie Otis.
We conclude Jerry Week with a chronological ripple of some of the sweetest live cuts from the Grateful Dead and Jerry takes us home in the end.
We dance to a ripple of Jerry rockin' & rollin' and talking about the Acid Tests. Open your mind and climb on board.
A night exploring Jerry's collaberations and some more sweet Grateful Dead tunes. Hop on the bus and let's fly away.
Tonight we explore Jerry's storytelling through song. Hit the bong and open your minds.
On the 3rd night of Jerry Week 2017 we explore some of Jerry Garcia's work away from The Dead. Another Jerry Week show from the vault. Hop onto the bus.
Tonight we explore the amazing songwriting relationship of Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter.
Today would have been Jerry Garcia's 76th birthday. He was a true bhodi sattva (google it). He was like a spritual big brother for my soul and I miss him. Here is a show from the vault as we listen to the roots of Captain Trips.
Let this virtual acid melt on your tounge and hold on for a trip to the heart of the sun. It all starts with an illegal smile and finds some wonderful, cosmic Pink Floyd Live in the late 60's.
A potent little 60's ripplewith a Steve Miller Band sandwich filled with a wild assortment, including Grateful Dead, NRBQ, Dr. Feelgood and other delights. This will blow you away on multiple levels if you dive all in. The race is on to the last lights.
A sweet blues ripple with some mind blowing guitar and harmonica and more. From Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee to Paul Butterfied Blues Band with jewels in between. Shake your hips & mellow down easy.
We explore the live rock & rollin' side of Willie Nelson as he plays with some friends, including Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Richards and Merle Haggard. Some sweet new tunes from willie also. We're still not dead and still moving.
A great ripple of live rock & roll, featuring The Rolling Stones in 1964 & 65 and The Who in 1970. Hop on the magic bus and join together as we go around and around.
From the vault we get funky, rockin' and floating as we dance to one of the most overlooked "supergroups". Hop on board with Oysterhead with Les Claypool (Primus), Trey Anastasio (Phish) and Stewart Copleland (The Police). It is called, funk metal. I call it rock & roll.
Time to kick out some jams as we blur the lines between punk, new wave and rock& roll. One of the most exciting times for live dancing. Featuring Dead Kennedys from California and The Clash from England with some help from their friends. Are you ready to stage dive and crowd surf?
Time to get your strength with Ultimate Spinach and blow your mind with some H.P. Lovecraft. And to get our heads right, The Doors, Love, Bonzo Dog Band and others, start us off. This is outta sight.
A wonderful ripple of 60's psychedelia. From Strawberry Alarm Clock to Blind Faith with some live Traffic and other gems in the middle. Let's go dancin' all round the world.
Before the Beatles we had surf music. Tonight, we hang ten and check out where the wave has taken us. From Link Wray and Dick Dale to Man Or Astro-Man, with a lot in between.
A ripple through the soul of Gregg Allman, who left the planet a few days ago. Gregg and brother Duane were a magical, bluesy, cosmic gift for the planetary soul. That is where we make it to tonight. Much gratitude.
Two of the greatest electric guitar players ever. Jimi Hendrix & Stevie Ray Vaughn Playing Jimi Hendrix tunes live. Are you experienced? Well, I am.
A sweet rockin' ripple celebrating the life and music of Chris Cornell, who died a few days ago at too young of an age. Instrumental in developing what was labled the grunge movement he moved from Soundgarden to Audioslave to much solo work, using one of the most dynamic voices in rock. Spoonman meets the Stardog Champion.
A psychedelic rooted ripple from the sixties featuring Paul Kantner, Grace Slick and Big Brother & The Holding Company with Janis. Hop on board and let your mind leave your body.
A fun and funky, rockin' ripple featuring live tunes from Booker T. & the M.G.'s and Grateful Dead. From Stax Records to the Mars Hotel, music to blow you away. Let's fly away.
We start with some tunes Keith Richards listed as the most influential to him. Then we dive all the way in with Keith & friends including Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell and Maceo Parker. Boom boom boom, let's get dizzy.
A bluesy, fun ripple featuring the often overlooked, but huge influence on the development of rock & roll, Taj Mahal. We are going to explore his edgier rockin' tunes. Also, some great collaborations. Let's cakewalk into town.
Going back to the 60's once more for some great rock & roll with a touch of jazz. A splash of the 60's driven new wave also. Featuring Harry Nilson, Manfred Mann and Modern Lovers. A fine dance ripple. Come on, jump into the fire.
Another great acid e-trip and celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Summer Of Love. Live Country Joe, Youngbloods and Quicksilver Messenger Service and a special song from Blue Cheer. Turn on, tune in, dance out.
What happens when you bring great musicians and talent together with some brilliant minds and drop in some LSD? Jump onto the mothership and find out.
A fun, up tempo dance ripple from the 50's. A little rockabilly and some sweet rock & roll. Put on your dancin' shoes and let's get dizzy.
A rockin' ripple of boogie blues, with some sweet guitar. Get your boogie shoes on, grab your partner and jump on board.
A mind blowing virtual psychedelic trip. Live and rare, Jefferson Airplane, It's A Beautiful Day and Grateful Dead. WARNING: MAY CAUSE ACID FLASHBACKS.
A sweet rockin' ripple, rooted in the 60's with The Spencer Davis Group, Neil Young & Buffalo Springfield, Van Morrison & Them and live Rolling Stones. Gimme some shelter. I just wanna be happy.
One of the giant singers of the 60's but maybe the best three piece band in roots rock & roll. Some great live Doors to rock you all night long.
A dynamic ripple featuring the keyboards of Al Kooper. We start with The Blues Project and end with some more recently released live tunes from perhaps the most amazing collaberation of rock guitar and keyboards, Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield
A Live, Led Zeppelin sandwich with tributes to Led Zeppelin in the middle. One of the most influential bands in the evolution of Rock.
A great dance ripple rooted in the blues, and a touch of mountain music, all updated for the 21st century. Come on and pump up the jam.
Getting back to some 60's rock & roll with Lee Michael, Stephen Stills and friends, and even some Fugs & Joe Walsh. I could use a Rocky Mountain High.
A poppin' ripple of some fun dance music. Electro swing with a nice influence of rock & roll. Let go, move and free your mind and do some dirty honkin'..
A wonderful and insightful ripple from the 70's with DEVO, Patti Smith and other surprises. Walk right in a sit yourself down. Then get up and dance your blues away.
SPECIAL!!! Perhaps my best show ever, a tribute to Chuck Barry and his connection with the counter culture of the 1960's & 70's. This will blow your mind if your were there, then. And will blow it, even if you weren't if you like rock & roll. He was the first rock star. The archetype. Hail, Hail Rock & Roll
A far our ripple, running deep through my soul. Eric Burdon with The Animals and War along with some sweet Grateful Dead live. Roll away the dew.
An amazing ripple featuring edgey guitar riffs and some amazing horns.. Imelda May gets us moving and takes us to rock with Jeff Beck. All I can say is, "It's good to be alive.
A rockin' exploration originals of songs the Stones covered and made hits and songs the Stones wrote covered by other artists. And a special surprise from the Stones at the end. I'm feelin' like a Rolling Stone.
Revisiting one of my fave shows that features greaat rock & roll from the 60's. With a good dose of San Francisco bands. Might just blow your mind.
A psychedlicised ripple featuring Jerry Garcia and his jug band roots. Mighty high and letting it rock.
I listened to Trump's speech before the congress et.al., last night. This is my response from my old Yippie soul. From The Staple Singers to Bob Dylan live with a power full ripple in between. Look behind the curtain.
A rockin' guitar featured ripple featuring Eric Clapton, Neil Young and a strong dose of Rick Derringer. Hey Hey, My My the time has come today.
A wonder filled ripple featuring electric guitars & rhythms the make for some magical dance. It's time to get out of the USA and visit Africa.
An amazing ripple from the 60's featuring some great, live early Grateful Dead and some mind blowing live Jimi Hendrix Experience. Are you experienced? Well, I am.
A surreal little ripple of roots psychedelia with the likes of The Chocolate Watchband, The Electric Prunes, 13th Floor Elevator and Canned Heat. Lou Reed and David Bowie are even checking in. Hop aboard my magic carpet.
An amazing ripple featuring Garth Hudson and his mates from The Band. Some great live recordings at their peaks. I don't want to hang up my rock and roll shoes. Let's dance.
A rocking 60's ripple, rooted in some powerful live The Who with a lot of help from Neil Young and others. Don't worry neighbor, this notes for you.
Another rock & roll ripple played and sung by women. From the godmother of electric rock & roll guitar, Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Lady Gaga countryfied and some Imelda May in between.
A wonder filled dance ripple. We can't always get what we want but we can love the one's we're with. This is a great chance to loosen and shed some blues. Check your 3D minds at the door.
Free your head with some great, live psychedelic rock & roll featuring Little Feat & Jefferson Airplane and other treats. Join the White Rabbit and Your Rock & Roll Doctor. Let's fly.
A great rockin' blues ripple with some amazing wpmen playing and singing. In solidarity with last weekends women's march around the world. We won't keep quiet.
A sweet, rockin' little ripple. Starting with The Band & Bob dylan, through some rockin' Jerry Lee Lewis collaberations and peaking with some great covers of some Creedence Clearwater Revival. Let's boogie.
An amazing ripple of psychedelic blues from 60's England. This is a real trip, so I suggest getting your head right, turn down the lights and raise the volume on your best sound system. Then close youe eyes and move to the beat. It might just blow your mind.
An informative, reggae rooted ripple as we explore the history and current state of Black Culture. This is my contribution to celebrating the life of Martin Luther King.
A mesmerizing, rockin' ripple of blues. From Muddy Waters & James Cotton to Al Kooper and The Blues Project with excitement in the middle, including the latest blues from The Rolling Stones. Hop in my Rocket 88 and lets escape these Mean Town Blues.
A mysterious journey through some reflective rock & roll. Some hot spots feature Lou Reed, John Fogerty & Hot Tuna. Who'll stop the rain on this mystic highway?
A wonderful bluesy, boogie ripple. A couple of slices of David Bromberg with nuts & seeds, filled with a generous helping of live Jethro Tull & ZZ Top with a sprinkle of Jeff Beck. Dive in.
A groovie dance ripple featuring some soulful, slightly surreal funk n jazz. One World, One Love, Happy & peaceful new year to ya'all.
A sweet jazzy, rockin' ripple featuring guitar pioneers Les Paul & Chet Atkins and collaberations and other gems. If you like electric guitar you'll love this one. Let's boogie & swing.
A cosmic but playful ripple that rocks and reflects. Let's ride the pipeline and float over OZ.
One of my fave shows from the past, but still quite relevent. Exploring the rockin' soul of the USA.
I've lost hearing in my right ear. So, we revisit oneof my quirlkiest, favorite shows. Celebrate what you have.
A funky, bluesey rockin' dance ripple. We start with some new recordings from one of my fave bands, Alabama 3. Then we boogie and skoot on down the line.
A reflective ripple of rock & roll featuring some alternative cuts from The Beatles, sandwiching The Waterboys. I can see Elvis as I head out to sea.
Starting with some fun rock & roll and ending with some reflections from Leon Russell. Even trolls like rock & roll.
A mellow, snappin' ska ripple. A wonderful beat to let go of anxiety and tension. From the tears of a clown to exploring stereotypes. Let's dance.
Come to rock & roll church with me and let the healing begin. Let's bring peace to the neighborhood.
A rockin' ripple featuring the work and creations of Welsh guitarist Dave Edmunds. Some great rock & roll. This is a workout. Let it rock!!!
A delightfully mysterious journey with a jump start of Ry Cooder. You get's no bread with one meatball. Let's Boogie.
I am replaying all of my Halloween shows. They are some of my faves. Plug in and celebrate.
A rockin' little ripple rooted in the year I graduated from high school, 1966. A taste of L.A. at the time featuring Love and The Doors.
People are strange and there are some amazing but strange guitarists. Meanwhile, Tiny Tim gets us started.
An incredible guitar ripple through the early, pre King Crimson days. A huge influence in expanding the sonic palate of guitar sound.
A wonderful roots reggae ripple with mostly live and sweet guitar. My response to the 3rd presidential debate.
A fresh ripple through the career of an amazing singer, songwriter and guitarist, Alejandro Escovedo. In memory of my buddy, travelling partner and past participant in my shows, Java James.
A rockin guitar ripple from Duane Eddy to live Cream and early Fleetwood Mac. Drop down into the pipeline and step out into some rockin' boogie.
A smooth, funky, bluesy dance ripple, full of rhythm and swing. This is a great one to let go and get out there with.
A rockin' little trip through Black Oak Arkansas to Asylum Choir. Let's do the impressionist boogie.
Some great guitar driven rock n roll from the Ozark Mountains to Madison Square Gardens. A spot of Blue Oyster Cult in the middle and a great collaberation between Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood.
A soulful ripple of live Rolling Stones, mostly stripped down with a good dose of Rhythm & Blues. Come along and let's head to the a go-go.
A wonder filled show from the depths of my soul. Live Dylan, Young, The Band & The Dead. Time to blow your mind.
A sweet journey along rivers of the rhythms and the blues. From Buffalo Springfield to Leftover Salmon and Led Zeppelin and much more, mostly live. Feel you way!
A wonderful ripple of mostly live rock & roll, with roots in the blues from the 60's and early 70's. The old boy can still rock & roll.
One of the finest from my vault of previous shows. A rockin' experience of Led Zeppelin and the roots of their music. Good Times? Bad Times? Let's dance.
A dive into some great psychedelia featuring Moby Grape and several others both well known and obscure. Drop the sonic magic bean.and open your mind.
A sweet and a bit rough rock & roll, rooted in Andy Warhol's NYC. From The Velvet Underground to Pink Floyd. Let's go night clubbing.
A bluesy ripple ending in Native American blues and boogie. From down in Mississippi to Alcatraz in Geronimo's Cadillac. Shake your love.
A sweet guitar drivin' ripple with some wonderful covers of some great songs plus we start in 60's England. Listen to my guitar weeping.
A rockin' ripple from Joy Of Cooking to some great live Traffic. Dance along to the watchtower.
A smooth, bluesy ripple of rock & roll with some special singers and guests. Who's gonna walk on water?
A rockin' ripple exploring the bounderies of perception in an electric guitar and keyboard kinda way. With some mountain vibes to boot. I'm on fire and dancin' in the dark. Join me.
After upgrading to Windows 10 this show crashed twice last night. Trying again from the new app. From John Lee Hooker to Jeff Beck with some special treats. Let's boogie.
It's Jerry Week and my birthday. Let's celebrate with some sweet rock & roll from Jerry Garcia. Let's go trippin'.
A sweet bluesy guitar driven little rockin' ripple. Some sweet live Lonnie Mack included.
A fun and a little bit rowdy exploration of the great southwest of the USA. If you haven't been there, it is other worldly. Let's boogie and celebrate. It sure is HOT!!!
Diving deep into the 60's, psychedelically inspired music. Starting off with some live Love & Moby Grape and featuring a recently released live Edward The Madshirt Grinder by Quicksilver Messanger Service featuring Nicky Hopkins. Let's fly away.
Deep impressions on my soul from the California Worldfest this past weekend. Amazing variety of cultures sounds and dance with a strong Native American foundation. A strong wave of American roots throughout, highlighted by a Sunday evening with Boz Scaggs. Spread peace and harmony.
A roots rockin' ripple that blows the dust off of middle America and ends up in San Frncisco. Pokey Lafarge gets us started and Grateful Dead takes us home. There are some delicious treats in the middle, including The Bottle Rockets surviving the 4th of July.
A sweet rockin' ripple with a dose of the blues. Exploring the romantic side of loves lost and desired. Why don't we do it in the road?
One of the groundbreakers and godfathers of funk has left the planet. Bernie Worrell, keyboardist extrordinaire with Parliment-Funkadelic, went on to collaberate and push bouderies in rock and new wave also. Here is a sweet sample.
A wonderful trip of a ripple. Some wonderful rock & roll, live from the 60's and a shot of more recent Joe Walsh. Open up your minds and let your bodies follow.
A magical, playful ripple bringing swing into the 21st century. I can almost guarantee that if you get outta your head and into your body by dancing to this, you will feel much better and be vibrating at a higher frequency.
What kinda guy do you think I am? Let's rock & roll across the country. Including some great live Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen live in the Ozone in 1975. Git it?
A bluesey, rockin', guitar strong, slightly twisted dance ripple. Let's boogie all across this nation.
A playful, rockin. ripple exploring different dances, like rocks in the river of sound.
A juicy slice from my soul. I'm just a country boy searching for some kind of paradise. Kieren Kane and friends say it and play it like I wish I could.
We take country and give it a big Springwind squeeze. Included is a glimpse of how The Rolling Stones effected the country music world.
An amazing show that fell out of the music cosmoc at the perfect time. I remember Muhammad Ali as a man of peace. Let's rock.
A wonderful ripple of the blues with an extra shot of electricity and some twists and shouts. This is a great dance ripple.
A rockin' ripple rooted in Zydeco. We are gonna blow the roof off the barn. Let's party.
Dive into the fluid and passionate world of the blues harmonica. Little Walter, Paul Butterfield, Charlie Musselwhite and a whole lot more from the soul.
Hop on board in our search for a braver newer world in amercana. This is a rockin' country leanin' ripple, exploring some wonderful guitar and poetic explorations of life, as we know it. Nashville has killed country music but the songwriters and guitar players keep it alive.
An hilariously wise & rockin' ripple with a tribute to the musical theatrical genius of "Weird Al" Yankovic. Let's clown away the blues.
A rockin' ripple of blues rooted, psychedelicized electric guitar and rhythm. Don't bogart that joint my friend, I'm runnin' on empty. Get experienced with live Jimi Hendrix from Winterland.
A funky, rhythmic ripple that is sweeeeet for dancin'. We start in the early 70's, psychedelic Africa.
A wonderful rock & rollin' ripple from the British Isles. Hop on the Springwind Time & Space Craft end start back in 1964. There is a sweet little live performance ripple from The Kinks to get things rockin'.
A hard rockin', all american ripple through the soul of a driftin' man. Rooted in the 60's with some punch into the 90's. The music never stopped on guerrilla radio. Enjoy this sonic boom.
An eclectic ripple of blues tainted rock & roll. On radio and TV and from Ohio to Tajikistan, we can't stop rockin'.
A rockin' ripple, celebrating friendship and weed. A wild story and a groove to move in. Don't step on the grass 'cause we're shillin' the blues.
Here is a blast from the past and the perfect dance track for your 420 party. I was stoned and grabbed a different show from the archives, than I had intended, so my rap at the beginning doesn't make sense. Load that bong and celebrate.
A quick trip into the 60's that explores both inner and outer space. Dance to the bop as we find our way back home.
A driving rock & roll ripple featuring some great riffs from the British Isles. From a psychotic reaction to a jubilee, you won't sit down.
A sweet, rockin' ripple featuring the many facets of Ronnie Wood and his guitar. He is a grand collaberator. I'm a lucky man. I can still feel the fire. Let's rock.
A great little rock & roll ripple with some surprises and some classics. It's time to learn how to boogie as we take rock & roll music to the world.
A wonder filled ripple of some of the finest rock piano at the fingertips of Nicky Hopkins.
A wild and dreamy trip of a ripple. A rainbow, rollercoaster ride to Space Station #5 and some Magic Medicine. I'm not coming down.
A fun and wild rockin' ripple featuring two of Boston's best and most influential bands Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers and Talking Heads. Hold onto your heads and let's play.
A trip of a ripple starting with a short rare cut from the Grateful Dead and dancing on a roller coaster of the mind. Let's get too rolling stoned and fly high.
A sweet ripple with a slice of the life and music of Steve Miller Band. Complete with some rarities and live cuts. Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'.
An uptempo rocker as we bounce off of the surface of punk into some eccentric rock. Crank it up and let it out.
We are in the groove with another gem. The rock & roll man is shakin'. But, he's still alive & well.
A psychedelic rollercoaster ride of a ripple. Were you born to be wild? Turn it up! Let's Rock!
A wild, guitar fueled ripple. We explore what some of the best guitarists of hard rock can do with John Lennon's songs. This one has a roar at it's core.
Oooops. I screwed up the first attempt. Drop some virtual acid and fasten your seatbelts because we are gonna rock on outta here.
A real trip for the body, mind and soul via some psychedelia and good old blues rooted rock & roll. The train is gonna roll through circles spinning and reaching the sound of silence.
A wild rockin' bluesy ripple. This one is worth an extra toke and total immersion. Let's dance through Big Mama's Door and over the wall.
A sweet biographic ripple, as we explore the magic of Dan Hicks. He left us on February 6, 2016 after gifting us with a wonderful sub-genre of music that is so rich today. Let us celebrate.
A wild ripple from the 60's to the future. From The Byrds to Alabama 3. Get your heads right and your bodies loose and let's dance to the rock & soul beat.
An entertaing rockin' ripple with some smokin' Rolling Stones to get us hot and then some Springwind Twists. Medicine for ones energy blocks.
A shifting little ripple of storytelling at it's funkiest. All with some great dancin' rhythms. A nice collage of perspectives. Come and boogie with the Fool and Me.
A bluesy, rockin, little ripple through the current landscape of my soul. It rained in Northern California while I was gone. I hiked in the woods above Oakland and saw water in streams that have been dry for a couple of years. To tell the truth, I got blues in my shoes.
A raw and deep look into the music and philosophy of Paul Kantner, late co-founder of The Jefferson Airplane. On the same day Paul passed on, original Jefferson Airplane Signe Toly Anderson also passed on. Get your minds in a psychedelic kinda frame and let's blast off.
Waaaaaahoooooo!!! 24,000 listens. Hop on board the Springwind Sonic Soul Time & Space Craft and celebrate with some live music from the far reaches of the mind and soul, in 1968 with Jimi Hendrix at Winterland in and The Moody Blues.
A mysterious little ripple, exploring the baby that the blues bore. Jump on board and let's shake & pop.
A fun, rockin', rollin' dance ripple. Hop on board and let's follow the stranger in blue suede shoes to the Spring of '65 and an embryonic journey.
A magical ripple, mostly live and 100% chronological. This is not the Bowie memorial that your father told you about. Ground control to David......ground control to David......come in........
Going into the vault to play the show I created with my buddy Java James, as we headed home from the road for the last time. James speaks on this show when he was still healthy and strong. Peace.
My lifetime buddy and past participant in the show, James W. Baker, aka. Jave James has left this earth plane for his next journey. We used to podcast while on the road, before he began to weaken. He lived life to the fullest, to the end and I got to share these last few months with him. This show is for you Java James. Rock on.
A rockin' ripple, rooted in the earth and opening to the cosmic. A special live visit with The Doors is the treasure at the bottom of this sonic sea. Dive in.
A mellow rockin' little ripple through my soul. My psychedelic, appalachian roots found a home in Northern California with The Waybacks. A special surprise from Cheap Trick towards the end. As Stacey asks, "Can't You Dance?"
A wonderful way to welcome 2016. We have one, last new song from 2015, from Billy Gibbons and a look through music history to get hints of the current cultural climate. Got LOVE, if you want it, 'cause the music is LOVE. Wishing much peace and joy in your lives.
A great, Live, listenback to 1965. So much was boiling under the surface of what we heard on top 40 radio. Some far out sounds. Hop on board the Springwind Sonic Time & Space Ship and blow your minds.
A winter wonderful rock & roll Christmas, with a touch of the blues. A chance to release emotions and dance off some calories. Let's boogie.
A fantasticly cosmic ripple of songs released in 2015. I am so happy to see rock and blues are kickin' butt. Get your heads right and dance away those holiday calories.
Some sweet rockin', tunes from some electric women for an uplifting ripple. What is Brittany Howard doing when she is not fronting Alabama Shakes?
A great little ripple featuring Love & live Traffic. Guaranteed to take one on a special head trip. The second half to follow.
A mellow, but potent ripple. With some excellent guitar and some stories to tell. Hop on board for a journey of the mind and soul....and a history lesson.
We are kicking out some jams as we rock back to an earlier time, but only the names have changed. A good dose of Living Colour live for a foundation.
A sweet soul ripple with Sam & Dave and Bill Withers. Some great vocals and fine & funky dance rhythms. Hold on, let's get hummin'.
Thanksgiving, a full moon and 20,000 listens. There is much to celebrate. What better way than Jeff Beck live. Jump on board the Springwind Sonic Space & Time Craft and blow off some steam. Thank you all for listening 20,000 times.
A sweet, swinging bit of the USA as we celebrate giving gratitude for all we heve and all the possibilities that lie ahead. I am grateful to you reading this, because you care and for your heart. Peace to all.
A chance to dance ourselves out of our heads and into our funky selves. A chance to play in a funky, bluesy, mellow, jazzy stew.
A fascinating ripple of electric guitar, climaxing with Sonny Landreth with some rockin' blues guitar.
A rockin little journey, sandwiched between two slices of Pink Floyd. Clear your minds and get ready for take off.
Dance away. It's like white water rafting down a mellow but wild little musical river. Plenty of twists and turns.
A rockin' little journey with some sweet guitar. From Manfred Mann to George Harrison & Eric Clapton with some twists and turns.
Wow! After an exciting Halloween we dance back to the roots of my musical awakening. We jump back to the 60's with a little Springwind nougat in the middle. Get your minds psychedelicized.
Ticklish Halloween Horror. You won't know whether to laugh or cry. Join me in this replay from Halloweens past.
A spooky halloween, with a beat, taking us back to the golden age of radio. Let your imagination flow and your child play. Boooooo!!!!
A rockin' halloween show. Everything from screaming skulls to skeletons in the closet. With lots of witches. Celebrate in my quirky nightmare.
A sweet rockin' ripple with The Doors, featuring some great live recordings. Keep dancing 'til the music's over.
A magical rockin' ripple, exploring a thread of the rock & roll of Elvis Presley, the King of Rock & Roll. From the early days to contemporary mashups we get Elvis at some of his rockingest. And we have Dire Straits and Mojo Nixon to give us some perspective. Put on your blue suede shoes. We're gonna have some good rockin' tonight.
A playful, upbeat little dance ripple. We swing from the moment through some uptown lowdown into some french romance. Loosin' up and let go.
A great rockin' n stompin' virtually live celebration of 18,000 listens to the show. Hop on board the Springwind Sonic Space & Time Craft and boogie to Ozark Mountain Daredevils and Bonnie Raitt & Friends.
A funky little spacey ripple, with a launch by Nina Simone. Best suited for dancing and/or head tripping.
A laid back little trip of randomness, as we visit a variety of musical experiences. Put on your dancin' shoes.
A smooth and rockin little ripple, rooted in the 60's and relevent today. Put on your rock & roll shoes and let's boogie.
A rockin', slightly twisted travel show as I make it to Ohio. In the middle, a sweet live tune by Joe Cocker with Leon Russel and Mad Dogs & Englishmen. Pump it up now.
WOW!!! We rocketed past 17,000 listens. Hop on board the Springwind Sonic Space & Time Craft and let's push the bounderies of consciousness, with a rock & roll beat.
Celebrating the life of guitarist Keith Richards who, at 71, has just released a new album. Here is some roots backround and glimpse at his latest. Boom Boom. C'mon down the road a piece.
A funky, twisting little journey. Have you ever experienced a cineramascope? Barabajagal will get you bouncin'.
Jump on board the Springwind Time & Space Craft and celebrate passing 16,000 listens to my shows. This is a special one as we virtually go to 1971 with Rare Earth and 1968 at the Fillmore East with Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield & Friends. I just want to celebrate.
A funky twisted ripple for a funky twisted time. Let's drop in and see what condition our condition is in.
A delicious dance ripple with some hot young talent. This is pure dancing pleasure, frosted in gypsy and with a big beat.
Celebrating Labor Day by taking a little journey with the lyrics and poetry of Woody Guthrie. He was a champion for the working man, the oppressed and for liberty. And arguably the most influential folk artist in U.S. history.
Diggin' a little deeper in the well of rhythm for a mysterious little ripple. A wonderful opportunity for dance and letting go. Dance like soldiers of joy.
A rockin' little journey from and through the 60's. It is not your father's oldies radio. It is a ripple of some guitars, sax and groove. There is always a Springwind twist.
A wonder filled dance trip. This is a good one for full contact dancing. Have a swinging good time.
A sweet linguistic journey to some great rhythms. Manifest destiny meets Blacka. Let's dance.
A nice head trip of a soulful, rockin', ripple. Let your head dance and your body will follow.
Rockin and a rollin with some great live collaberations and some great, gritty guitar. A sweet dance ripple. Let's freakout!!!
Hop on board the Springwind Sonic Space & Time Vehicle as we drop in on some funky and fun live concerts. We're gonna walk the dog down funky broadway. Where we will tear the roof off the sucker and get onboard the Mothership. Let's dance.
Come share in my birthday present for myself. Relax, float downstream and let go of all suffering. Let's dance.
Join me in celebrating 67 years on this planet. The Velvet Underground and B-52s will get things cookin, virtually live. We're gonna have a real good time tonight at the love shack.
A sweet little slice of some gems from Alligator Records. A bluesy, rockin' ripple. Let's boogie.
A rockin' little ripple that samples some of the great music made at Sound City Studios in the 1970's. Noted for their analog, custom Neve 8078 Console that gives a unique quality to the sound. It was especially noted for the drums sound, which this gives you a chance to hear. Rock on.
A great, blues rooted dance ripple. I seriously believe that dancing is a great excercise for multiple facets and dimensions of ones being. Don't worry just play with it. This is a great one.
A rockin' ripple through the 60's to the present. Featuring a live, 1968 recording of Steve Miller Band doing Living In The USA. Hit the bong and get it on.
A sweet, Summertime ripple of rock & roll from California. At the same time it's a chance to get up, get your heads ready and shake the sillies out.
To celebrate my night dancing and watching John Mayall, from the 3rd row. I thought I must have died and went to heaven. What a gift and influence he has been for modern rock & roll.
A sweet, mellow, danceable ripple of some jazzy, folky, bluesy rock & roll. Get out of yourselves and up above your head. Your life is your greatest story ever told.
Woooooo Hoooooo!!! Let's celebrate 14,000 listens to Springwind Sonic Soul Collage and 4th of July with PRINCE and his band 3RDEYEGIRL at Dance Rally 4 Peace Live Paisley Park May 2, 2015. Prince is gonna work that guitar.
A glimpse of the early genius of The Rolling Stones, from the great songs they chose to cover to the power and magic they bring to the songs as they own them and inject them with power and passion.
A mind blowing, dance ripple. Medicine for the mind, body and soul. Turn up the volume and switch on the sub woofers.
A hard rockin' start with ZZ Top, to clear out all energy pathways. Then a sneak preview from Neil Youngs upcoming album, People Want To Hear About Love. Let's fly.
A rockin' ripple of some great, live music from the late 60's and early 70's. Giving a blind eye to the wishing well. Huh??? Let's rock.
In memory of the man, referred to on their website as the lead guitarist of The Firesign Theatre, Phil Austin. He left the planet, Thursday, June 18, 2015, and I can imagine might be now bringing insight and humor to the other side of this life. Best known for his classic character, detective Nick Danger, Third Eye. Here we have the masterpiece of radio comedy.
A rockin' blues ripple. Experience the blues power of the Mississippi saxophone and some excellent guitar. Let's make the world turn 'round.
A wonderful, immersive dance ripple. Dance to this three times this week and tell me if you feel better. This is dance medicne.
A rockin' little groove of some real country. Dance to some of the greatest songs performed by some special artists on some unique versions. A special focus on George Jones and his collaberation with other artists. Kick up your heels and let's go honkey tonkin'. Or, for me it would now be Honkey Tokin'. My drinkin' days are long past.
A powerful little international dance ripple. May the hearts and souls of the planet meet and dance with love and compassion.
WOW!!! I fell into a lucious little vein of some gems. Really let your minds float on this one and bring your bodies along too.
We are gonna bounce, smooth and mellow tonight with a sweet ripple of Blackalicious and friends.
Exploring the roots in 60's British Isles with some Mod, Soul and Freakbeat. This never made radio in the USA. Let's do the bongo jerk.
Wouldn't it be nice if, instead of blindely celebrating those who participate in wars, we actually sought the truth and defended the values most thought they were fighting for. This ripple is perspective of mine. Make Love Not War.
Hey! come on over to my virtual carnival and concert. Traversing time and space on the Springwind Sonic Soul Craft we enjoy the live music of The Who and Jeff Beck and friends. Let's celebrate, 13,000 listens to Springwind Sonic Soul Collage. Thank you all for witnessing the sharing of my soul and for dancing and, most of all for spreading peace and love.
An expansive ripple of psychedelia. Turn off your mind, relax and float down stream. It is not dying. It is shining.
Let's celebrate my 300th show. We have a nice ripple, live, from the late 60's and early 70's. Some of the greatest guitars are gonna have us dancy to some bluesy rock & roll. Thank you all for listening, dancing and your support. Peace.
A rockin' ripple of some obscure tunes by the Rolling Stones. Let's dance to the greatest rock & roll band in the world (for over 50 years no less).
A sweet dance ripple. As we explore the other side of this life, from a beercan at a hip hop honky tonk. Let's dance until we get our bearings.
A sweet dance ripple, rooted in Brazil and Samba. Get your feet movin' and your hips shakin'.
A drivin' yet spacey little ripple of 60's psychedelic garage. Live and rare cuts meant to put honey in your hips. Please don't fly blind.
A sweet little ripple of a sonic GIF of Keith Richards and his guitar, outside of The Rolling Stones. A special, new discovery, for me, to end the show.
A crazy, mixed up ripple, reflective of where my head is this week. We have real country, rock stars and some rockin' dance grooves. We are gonna be barnburning fro a dark bar and a juke box to all around the world. Jump on board.
Come, join me and dance along as I test the waters. Since the political scene is run by war mongering fools, I think the best candidate for President is Sir Jello the clown. Why elect a fool with limited awareness. Sir Jello is the most knowledgeable fool on all subjects. He was 'round when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
He tried to make sure that Pilate
Did not wash his hands and seal his fate.
If only he had realized his foolishness.
A great dance ripple from the British Isles, through Africa and coming back home through Jamaica.
A sweet, funky, jazzy ripple, just right for some mellow dancing. Stay loose on the finky thide of sings.
Come, get on board the Springwind Sonic Soul Craft and dance through time and space as we celebrate 12,000 listens to my show. We visit two of the greatest rock & roll bands, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, live, and The Rolling Stones, behind the scenes in the recording studios. Let the good times rock & roll.
A funky gospel ripple for my dad. Last night dad left the earth plane and his body and is now on the other side. I owe this life of mine to him and my mother. I am forever grateful. My dad sang in church his whole life, until he couldn't stand any longer.
Here is one of my faves from the vaults. My attention has been elswhere this week and I had no time to put a new show together. Kick up your heels and rock steady.
Come along with me on a virtual acid trip. For those of you who have tripped on acid, this might create a flashback. For those who have not, let your heads and bodies get into the sounds and lyrics and you will get a taste of the acid head. Let's dance away.
It is sprinkling outside, so let's light it up with some fun rock & roll. Let's go trippin' at Farmer John's where a band just came down in a flying saucer to shake up these old rockin' bones with a thousand dances. Can you dig it?
A sweet journey of a ripple, through time and space in Africa. We start with some simple tunes and get funky and rockin' by the end. Some nice live music in the middle. If you like rhythm, you will love this.
Don't sit down but and get up off that thang. We're gonna get funky now. A sweet ripple exploring the dynamic sounds of soul and funk in the 60's. I got a feelin' you will find some mashed potatoes in the process. Enjoy.
As I move into focus for my workshop this weekend, I discovered this soul collage of some great rock & roll. Put on your rock & roll shoes, loosen up, get your heads right and lets dance. I was born to run.
Come on down in the basement, where we can be as wild and have as much fun as we want to. There are some amazing women there, who are going to blow your minds with some rock & roll. Eoll another one and let's dance.
A rich, funky, jazzy, rockin' ripple with some monumental drumming. Let's get loose. Let's get funky. Let's shake what you got.
A sweet journey through CBGB's and the creative music that has influenced rock & roll since. Some extra Springwind Sonic Soul Spice is added for your listening pleasure.
Hey jump on board the Springwind Sonic Soul Craft on bounce through time and space. Rockin' out with some of my fave bands from raw, creative peaks in their careers. Everybody on board? Let go of that uncontrolable urge.
Put on your blue jeans and cowboy boots.....and, blow your mind. Let's go rockin' & rollin' Texas style.
A fun, rockin, bluesey ripple. Great for dancin' with some Springwind twists. Jump in and let's take a trip.
2nd TRY, the first I crashed before I got going. This is seriously, a great dance ripple. Wonderful energy mover and streching for the body mind and soul. Rooted in Gypsy and Balkan and blossomed with rock & roll.
The system crashed and I am starting over with this rockin' ripple of some masterful live music from the 60's. Put on your rockin' dancin' shoes and let's boogie.
There is not much better of a way to get movin' and letting go, than dancing to some great Ska. We go from roots to rockin' in this upbeat ripple.
A wonder filled ripple from some classic blues greats to their influence on some great live music from the 60's. Be ready to rock out.
A little roots, psychedelic, playful, bluesy, jazzy little ripple. We explore an important root of Psychedelic Rock....Jug Band Music and it's impact on Rock & Roll. Let's dance and play.
A magical, funky,, gritty, twisty, turny little dance ripple. Let your bodies and minds fly free, and dance.
A fresh, slightly twisted little ripple. Made to dance and reflect. The time has come today to heat it up and melt the ice and snow.
If everything goes as planned I will be broadcasting a fresh new show from the corner in Belle Center on Sunday night. Meanwhile this is a great little road show that I put together when I first took off about three years ago, to help family in Florida. Enjoy, and don't forget your dancin' shoes.
I am still with my ailing father with no time to put together a new show, with the Springwind quality. This one is special. It's the very first show I broadcast. There are a few technical snafus and a bit of dead air. Rock on out to the seeds of this journey we are on. Peace and Joy to you all.
It's a new year and I haven't been dancing. My body is freaking out. I am still nursing my father and have had very little time to turn on the music and dance. Join me, let's play.
A nice rockin' replay of my 62nd show. I am helping my bed bound father so I can't do a new show. You will like this whether you heard it before or not. Peace and joy to all.
Join me for a swinging little SpringWind Christmas and Winter Solstice ripple. From Jingle Bell Rock to the far reaches of Ukraine.
A magical reflection from my soul as I embark on another journey to my father's bedside. Hop on board.
A delicious ripple with some of my fave bands and guitarists from the 20th century, The Kinks, Richard Thompson and Los Lobos. Even a bald headed woman can't stop the music.
This ripple is a thin thread of the history of Rock & Roll in Cambodia. Climaxing with some wonder filled dance numbers from a young Cambodian band, Dub Addiction. Let's dance and play.
A ripple, guaranteed to shake off anything blocking your energy. Some rockin' women from around the world and some new songs from Imelda May. If you don't know Imelda, she has a sweet and unique voice in a jazzy, rockabilly kinda way. We start out with some good bounce and pogo dance tunes. Let it go.......
A rockin' ripple, rooted in 1968 and flowering forward. Some vintage live sounds from The Doors and Jimi Hendrix Experience with some funky dance rhythms to wind us down. I know it's cold outside, baby, so let's build up the fire.
Some new music from, perhaps, my favorite contemporary bands that make music to dance to. Open up your minds and free your bodies. You may never be the same.
A show of gratitude and thanks. No half measures though. We are gonna rock & roll. A chance to dance off those extra helpings.
“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Drop some virtual acid and enjoy an exploration of the inner universe. The Moody Blues and Pink Floyd took psychedelic music to new levels of composition and expression. We have heard their hits over and over on oldies radio. But, live. is what it was about in 1968 & 1969 This is a flowy dance ripple.
A sweet, playful dance ripple, with a touch of electro-swing and a dash of gipsy. Jump onto the dance floor and swing that thing.
A journey into musical archeology. We explore psychedelic music from behind the iron curtain between 1969 and 1973. The world became closer to psychedelicized than I realized.
Far out man. We are celebrating 10,000 listens of Springwind Sonic Soul Collage. We are going to get on board the Springwind Time & Space Vessel and visit some rocking youngsters to start with and end with the band, at the top of my list, of bands I would want to see live, one more time. Jump on board for a psychedelic live dance party.
A mellow ripple rooted in reggae, but with some Springwind twists. I love to explore the influence of american music on reggae and vice versa. If it is your thing, add an extra bowl of ganja to the mix.
A rock & rollin' ripple featuring covers from early in their careers. Hop on the Magic Bus and celebrate 50 years of The Who, and 45 years to the day, 11/7/1969, when The Who played Athens, Ohio and I saw them for the second time that summer. Woodstock being the first. Who are you?
It's mid-term time. Let's have an old time house party and dance away our blues. Some swinging tunes from the 50's that are the roots of rock & roll. Jump on board the Springwind Soul Space & Time ship. Let's shake it.
"You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension—a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into the Twilight Zone." We explore other dimensions of a rockin' Halloween.
Jack Bruce, best known as bass player, singer and songwriter for Cream and one of the most innovative and influential bass player in rock, left this lifetime and crossed the rainbow bridge. Tonight we explore a sliver of a very productive life of a profound talent. I found some surprises and you just might also.
A ripple, with a glimpse of the career of Joe Strummer, former co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the punk rock band The Clash. We explore his earlier band The 101ers and his work after The Clash, with a little of The Clash in the middle. It's only rock & roll, but I like it. Let's dance.
An eccentric ripple of an eclectic swath of tunes. Take a dance trip to some unusual places.
A wonderful dance ripple, with trips to the nooks and crannies of other dimensions. This is good medicine. Get into your bodies and play as you dance to a magical experience. Make it a moving meditation by closing your eyes, playing with the rhythms and letting your imagination dance free.
Hop on board the Springwind Time & Space ship and we head to some of my favorite sounds of the 90's. Get your heads right and float downstream.......and dance.
A mellow ripple, looking at politics from a hillbilly perspective and finding it's way to some far out dance grooves. Make love, not war.
A bluesy ripple, featuring some of the best women's electric guitar players. Paint your toenails and buckle up.
A great dance ripple to sweat your prayers and transform the energy in your being. I encourage all to try this and see how different you feel.
A great retro dance ripple. Let's get in our hot rods and head out in my time and space machine to 1950's America and the seeds of rock & roll. There was a lot more great musicianship going on in those bands. With the low fidelity radio and early TV production, the quality did not come through to me when I was a kid. This was some of the coolest sounds goin' down.
A rock & roll ripple, 60's style. Hop onto our magic carpet and we just might find Jimi Hendrix on our way.
A fascinating ripple seeded by the Tears of A Clown and finding it's way through Crazy Clown Time. If you smoke the herb, it is highly recommended to toke up and let your mind float downstream.
Come into my nerd cave and enjoy the insights of the clowns of contemporary music. It's nerdcore time. Dance to humor and insight and a little bit of a history lesson.
A journey from the concert I would have created for my ideal Senior Prom in 1966, through the dance clubs to 2,000 Light Years From Home. It's The Stones so let's roll.
A funky, thumpin' ride on the bass groove, as we check into one of the most influential electric bass players on contemporary bass players everywhere. Let's throw of our shoes and get Funky.
A groovin' trip inside my mind this week. Should I Stay or Should I Go? Please give me feedback.
A nice mellow journey through American roots to eight miles high. We end with some musical political commentary. Let's dance.
A look at the early career of Ginger Baker, one of the most influential drummers on modern rock. We travel from The Graham Bond Organization, through Cream to Nigeria.
A sweet gentle, funky, rhythmical dance trip from Benny Goodman through San Francisco to Africa. C'mon everybody, let's move.
A mellow, swinging ripple getting back to my rural roots. From Paleface to the Wiyos with Wood Brothers in between. Kick up your heels.
A tantalizing taste of some new rock from some old veterans. We will check in on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Sinead O'Connor, Lenny Kravitz and anchored by Jack White. Jack White, arguably the greatest of his generation to push rock & roll further and keeping it alive in the mainstream. Marching bands play his music at football games, for goodness sake. Some sweet lyrics also. Enjoy.
A wonderful dance ripple, filled with rhythms and twists. Put on your dancing shoes and let's Rhumba on outta the USA as we skip here and there around the world. One place we experience the oneness of all people of the planet is in music. So many shared loves, frustrations, longings and celebrations.
Having accepted my own depression, I have learned that the most direct way out is to move the energy. Having dabbled in comedy, clowning and community theater I had a tender place in my heart for Robin Williams. I have been aware with his struggles with depression and alcoholism and I have worked with my own. This show is a reflection of my feelings and an opportunity to move your energy.
YAAAAAHH! HOOOOOO! We are celebrating 9,000 listens to Springwind Sonic Soul Collage, with a live (virtually) concert featuring Sonny Boy Williamson, Yardbirds (with Eric Clapton), John Mayall (with Eric Clapton. With surprise guests to take us home. Jump on board the Springwind Sonic Space and Time Ship and let's party. Thank you all for listening, caring and helping this to happen. I'm building a library of half hour hits of some fantastic music and putting it together to tell stories, on multiple levels. If one listens fully into the trip, one can't help but having their minds, hearts and souls stimulated. And, dancing is great exercise and meditation. I make my dancing a communion with the spirit of the music. Love and Peace to you all.
A fun ripple for dance and play. It's my 66th birthday and time to have a dance party. The greatest gift I could get would be for everyone to give it a try and dance in celebration. Special guest DJ for tonight, Sir Jello the clown.
It's Jerry Week. We have an insightful ripple that experiences several facets of the musical career of one of our leaders, Jerry Garcia. More Jerry shows from the past as #20, #22 and #24 at https://my.cloudme.com/#aspringwind/CloudMe
A nice experience of blues flowing into boogie. This is both a music history lesson and a rockin' dance ripple.
A nice, funky dance ripple with twists, turns and surprises. TO GET THE FULL EFFECT, PLEASE PUT YOURSELF IN A STATE OF AWARENESS, WHERE IT IS JUST YOU AND THE MUSIC. Feel the music in your body and play with the feeling. Explore the music in various parts of your body, beginning with your feet. Honor your body's limitations. And PLAY!!
A nice ripple featuring Buddy Holly. We start with his recordings and move into contemporary musicians covering his songs. The strength of a great songwriter is evident when others do his songs. Kick off your shoes and Rave On.
I am feeling depressed by the massacre in Palestine. We called out to the world in the 60's to make love not war. Tonight I bring messages of peace from some of today's younger musicians. It is time for us to awaken from the trance and act in harmony towards peace. This episode carries with it a powerful opportunity for awaking those aspects of ours, which might be sleeping. <> I wish peace for you all.
John Dawson Winter III aka Johnny Winter left this dimension on July 16, 2014. This ripple features the high points in his early career, that set him on coarse to be one of the best southern blues, slide guitarists ever. So much soul from the whitest man in the room. Peace on your journey, brother.
A sweet ripple featuring the earlier sounds of the Queen of Rock & Roll, Tina Turner, and the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. Kick off your shoes and enjoy.
In this ripple we explore early 60's Los Angeles where novelty met surf and morphed towards psychedelic. Much of this is heavily influenced by Kim Fowley.
I learned in the middle of putting this together that guitarist, singer and songwriter, Bobby Womack has left this lifetime on the earth plane. It worked out perfectly. We have some of the Black musicians from 50's Sun Records and end with a touch of Bobby's rockin', sweet soul music.
A fun, playful and ear opening trip to Britain in the 1950's. We explore skiffle music. A delicious blend of jazz, folk, blues, and beat that was the precursor to the British Invasion.
A rockin' ripple, celebrating Summer with some familiar tunes, but with some new twists.
A great dance ripple featuring the voices of the jazz women of Verve records. I feature remixes from some of the best, most tasteful DJ re-mixers. Slap that bass.
A rockin' blues ripple. I share some of the music I heard yesterday at the best free concert I have been to, since Woodstock. Folsom Rhythm & Brews Festival.
A rockin' little rockabilly ripple from my pre-teen days. This is what got my hips a shakin' and my feet a dancin'. Ends with a nice shot of Carl Perkins. C'mon everybody!
A wonder filled ripple of blues and rock & roll, with a touch of jazz, from Africa. Africa is the root source of what became the blues. Listen to what happens when it comes full circle, with rock & roll instrumentation and African rhythmical heritage. Turn it up, it's a great dance.
Grab your hat and climb on board. It's a celebration of 8,000 times my shows have been listened to. We are rocking out tonight featuring a band who I have heard so many great compliments, about their concerts, moe.. Joining in will be Tea Leaf Green and the grandaddies of it all, Grateful Dead. Get your head in a party place, your feet floating and let your mind float downstream while your body lives a dream.
A bluesy ripple, rooted in excellent blues covers of song written by Jagger/Richards. We start with some originals of songs the Rolling Stones covered before they started writing. An opportunity to tune into what great songwriters they are.
An introspective, laid back but rockin, ripple of folksy, funky rock & roll. A mellow dance opportunity.
A delicious, swinging, playful, dance ripple, A deep ripple also, if you dive in. Kick off your shoes, get your head and body loose, feel the beat and let go.
Let's celebrate the broadcasting of my 200th show. This is a great, blues rooted, dance ripple. Guaranteed to take you to other dimensions if you let your mind float downstream.
A fun and spacey, bluesy, soulful, rock & roll. From early Steve Miller Band through the bluesy side of original member Boz Scaggs.
A rockin' ripple of some of today's young female guitarists. Every man crazy 'bout a sharped dressed woman.
A sweet more acoustical ripple with some of my favorite songs performed by a great assortment of some of my fave artists.
A delightful dance ripple, leaving this time and place through Mexico and landing in the the early 70's of rock and psychedelia, in Nigeria.
We explore the life and works of Roky Erickson, founer of 13th Floor Elevator, an uniquely talented song writer and assaulted by the Texas Mental Health system. A rockin' ripple.
An autobiographical ripple of my rock & roll experience in my late teens to 21. From the Black Pearl at Indian Lake, Ohio through the Appalachian Lighthouse in Athens, Ohio and rockin' at the Theater on Court Street in Athens.
My Easter present to you. A celebration of the rebirth of the light that shines in our beings. A celebration of Love, Peace and Compassion. Put on your dancin' shoes and celebrate.
Recent live recordings of Jesse Winchester and his band. He is one of the greatest songwriters of my generation, and quite a singer and guitar player also. He is in hospice care and his family is with him. I feel honored to finally see him perform a few years ago.
A high powered dance ripple of garage bands rockin' & rollin'. What would Joan Jett do?
A rockin' ripple of the song's of Bob Dylan, played by a sweet mix of talented musicians and singers. You can hear the lyrics clearly, from the most influential poet in American White Culture, in my lifetime. In my humble opinion.
Tonight we have a great rockin' ripple, as we pay tribute to one of the most influential songs in modern pop music, The Twist. Starting with the origins, we then take a Springwind twist into other dimensions.
A nice funky exploration of styles, from The Meters to Dumpstaphunk and beyond. Turn it up and stretch your funk on the dance floor.
A nice rockin' ripple featuring some women, showing us how to get down and in the groove. TURN IT UP!!!
In memory of Bob Casale, guitar, keyboards, samples and engineer for DEVO, we have a night of live DEVO. They were much more than a novelty. They were true pioneers in music and performance art. The live shows, exhibit the power and diversity of their music and the great, and minimal guitar parts.
An exploration of some lesser listened to bands from the British Invasion post 1964. No Beatles, Rolling Stones or Who in this one.
A sweet, rockin' ripple of the British rock & roll scene before the Beatles and the British Invasion.
My response to the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. It was 45 years ago that John & Yoko stayed in bed in Toronto and, with many friends around, sang "Give Peace A Chance".
A chance to dance and be entranced with this fun and funky ripple with a Springwind twist.
A mellow live rock & roll ripple to celebrate 7,000 listens to my shows. Thank you all for tuning in. Visiting the Springwind time and space ship are Texas Tornados, Los Lobos and special guest Lewis Black.
A playful and reflective rock & roll ripple, as I prepare to get a CT Scan of my brain this morning.
A Rock & Roll ripple with Nicky Hopkins' fingers, weaving magic, throughout, on the keyboards.
A fun lesson in modern poetry from Nerds through Edgar Allan Poe to Makin' Your Ears Pop.
A fun swinging, dance ripple with a good dose of electro-swing ending with some music from the Steampunk culture.
Get your trippy mind functioning and dive in to an virtual LSD trip. WARNING: MAY CAUSE FLASHBACKS.
A wonder filled little ripple of highpoints in dance in my life. Starting in the doowop rooted early 60's to today. Everybody Dance Now.
My East Coast show crashed so here we go from the West Coast. A sweet happy new year show and a journey through time. From Louis Armstrong to Jimi Hendrix, with magic in the middle.
A nice mellow rockin' ripple of some gems that I found in 2013, but never got into a show. I'm feelin' a new year comin'.
A hot set of Christmas songs, rock & roll style. From Patti Page to Audio Adrenaline. Elvis is in the building.
A very lyrical, mellow, little, dance or close your eyes and drift away, ripple. Good drums, bass and guitar with an enchanting voice and a fresh lyric and you have me captured.
A dance ripple that will take you to other dimensions, if you surrender and take the ride.
Some of the greatest Acid Rock & Roll Guitar. The roots, of the beginnings of my journey to other dimensions.
As I allow my soul to be cleansed of old and dead debris, I discover that the music still rings true. A nice playfully serious dance ripple starting with some fresh Imperial Teen after an intro by the wonderful songwriter Daniel Johnston, who has struggled with mental illness while creating a very successful songwriting career.
Some thanksgiving perspective from another Nation. Two of my fave Native American musicians, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Robbie Robertson.
A magical journey to new music from Ali Farka Toure', Toumani Diabate' and others. Ani Defranco putting things in perspective.
A nice rockin' and rollin' ripple from the Land of 1000 Dances to A Shooting Star with some Springwind twist in the middle.
A delightful dance ripple from many combinations of cultures to create some out of this world sonicscapes.
Getting ready for the Alejandro Escovido concert this Tuesday at Harlow's, Sacramento. Woo Hoo I found some Rank & File.
A rock n' roll ripple with some great guitar. Elvis Costello & The Attractions getting us started.