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The City's Backyard — 382 episodes
The City's Backyard Ep 206 Award Winning Rock Artist ROB ABRIOLA drops by to talk about his ROCK ART and days working at EMI Music in NYC!
The City's Backyard Ep 205 NEW YACHT CITY a Tribute to Yacht Rock tours The Tri-Sate area this Spring & Summer playing Toto, Christopher Cross, Steely Dan, The Doobies, Ambrosia, and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 204 Hall of Fame Saxophonist CRISPIN CIOE (Rolling Stones Uptown Horns, B52's Love Shack, and sax solo on Living In AMERICA James Brown)drops by the backyard of New York City to talk about his music and role in different bands!
The City's Backyard Ep 203 New York Comedians Jeffrey Paul & Joe Pontillo drop by to chat about comedy in the backyard and their show coming up in WESTPORT with Teddy Smith & John Kenneth!!
The City's Backyard Ep 202 TOM "The Suit" FORST from BEYOND 1969 talks about the new album release called "Comin' Back To The Blues" out soon from the Blues Rock Band!
The City's Backyard Ep 201 JESSE & DEZ MONEY talk about The Eddie Money Legacy Tour, a tribute to their father playing his hits and some of their own music! Coming to Patchogue Theatre in Long Island, New York!
The City's Backyard Ep 200 Drummer Corky Laing from MOUNTAIN, the group famous for the song Mississippi Queen talks about coming to back to WESTPORT, CT to play where he used to live for a special appearance!!
The City's Backyard Ep 199 ELIOT LEWIS ( Hall & Oates, Live From Daryl's House, Average White Band) talks about his Spring Tour with local stops in Norwalk and Westport, CT before going on the road across the country!
The City's Backyard Ep 198 OTIS plays more than Southern Rock with front man Lead singer/guitarist Boone Froggett who checks in to talk about their new song called I'm Wicked! ZZtop's Billy Gibbons endorsed this band!
The City's Backyard Ep 197 Blues Bassist James 'JB" Barnes releases his new album, My Mississippi Roots! Check out the title track and the delightful cover of Sara Smile!
The City's Backyard Ep 196 Elizabeth Hines, widow of DENNY LAINE from The Moody Blues and Paul McCartney & WINGS! Liz talks about her late husband Denny and the role he played in WINGS with Paul and Linda McCartney in MAN On The RUN on Prime!
The City's Backyard Ep 195 Acclaimed singer-songwriter Matthew Curry with his new album ONE FOR THE RIDE! "A wonderful guitar player and great songwriter " - Steve Miller "Curry is the next guitar hero" - Peter Frampton
The City's Backyard Ep 194 MAY PANG, John Lennon and Yoko Ono's personal assistant and production coordinator during the 1970's drops by to chat about The Lost Weekend Documentary and her 2026 May Pang photo exhibition tour!
The City's Backyard Ep 193 MULLETT the 80's tribute ROCKS Connecticut, Rhode Island, PA, and more! Dan Halen talks about the 80's bands, Mullett's upcoming shows and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 192 PROGNOSIS: The American Pink Floyd's keyboardist Rob Russell talks about their upcoming show in Westport, CT "Journey Through The History of Pink Floyd" plus some local dates in New York!
The City's Backyard Ep 191 The BURRITO BROTHERS front man CHRIS P. JAMES talks about the bands long history and brand new album The Magic Time Machine of Love!
The City's Backyard Ep 190 LOVE or Fear is in the air as Comedians DAVIN & AUTUMN HARVIST drop by to chat about the world of comedy and their upcoming show in WESTPORT, CT on Friday the 13th, Valentines Day Weekend!
The City's Backyard Ep 189 BEYOND PURPLE paying tribute to Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Rainbow, & Dio! Singer Mike Gill and guitarist Jimi Bell chat it up about their show at Mohegan Sun in CT and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 188The Year 2025 In Review...Best Of Part 2:Jackie Martling, Eliot Lewis (Hall&Oates), Melissa Newman(Paul Newman), Greg Walker(Beetle Bailey), Rob Fraboni Sound Engineer, Carmine Appice(Rod&Ozzy) Rosie Flores(Robert Plant tour)!
The City's Backyard Ep 187 The Year 2025 In Review...The Best Of Part 1: Steve Fossen from HEART, Lee Rocker*STRAY CATS, Corky Laing*MOUNTAIN, Bruce Sudano*Musician/Husband of the late DONNA SUMMER, Jim McCarty*THE YARDBIRDS, Dennis Dunaway*ALICE COOPER!
The City's Backyard Ep 186 ROSIE FLORES who is touring with ROBERT PLANT from LED ZEPPELIN is our special guest for The Holidays talking about her new album Impossible Frontiers and what it's like to tour with a rock legend!
The City's Backyard Ep 185 STEVIEMAC's Diane and Andie are ON AIR checking in about what makes a great Fleetwood Mac Tribute band plus their upcoming holiday show at The Palace Stamford and 2026 tour dates!
The City's Backyard Ep 184 Talkin COMEDY with 3 great comics! Helaine Witt, Michael "Motts" Pelazza, & Rich Carucci! Coming to WESTPORT, CT for a holiday show!
The City's Backyard Ep 183 NEW YACHT CITY a Tribute to Yacht Rock returns to the show and tours The Tri-Sate area this winter playing Toto, Christopher Cross, Steely Dan, The Doobies, Ambrosia, and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 182 Multilingual Singer-Songwriter and Actress Laura Budzelek releases her sophomore album Timeless Turquoise! Laura debuts her latest singles, "Cheers to Love" & "I'm Done" that just recently dropped!
The City's Backyard Ep 181 BLACK DOG:The Music of Led Zeppelin has local tour dates in the tri state area! We talk with lead Rob Malave about the rockumentary "Becoming Led Zeppelin" and Black Dog's tour dates!
The City's Backyard Ep 180 Brooklyn-based singer from North Carolina, WALLETTE with The Re-Release Of A Cult Classic "Listen To The Music" by Judy Carter talks about her passion for music!
The City's Backyard Ep 179 Cartoonist GREG WALKER son of MORT WALKER from BEETLE BAILEY! Greg speaks about the new book out called Beetle Bailey: 75 Years Of Smiles commemorating Mort Walker's long and dedicated commitment to cartooning!
The City's Backyard Community Spotlight : Who Do You Want to be the next MAYOR of NORWALK, CT?
The City's Backyard Ep 178 CORKY LAING, of MOUNTAIN (Mississippi Queen) has some news to share for Mountain fans! Corky talks about his band mate & late singer Leslie West's recent birthday...his drums, and an update on future Mountain projects!
The City's Backyard Ep 177 Blues keyboardist MARK NAFTALIN(The Paul Butterfield Blues Band) drops by to chat about his upcoming show in Westport, CT, his music, and his thoughts on the blues!
The City's Backyard Ep 176 New York Comedians ELLEN KARIS & CHRIS MONTY drop by from Manhattan & Long Island to talk comedy, about their acting credits, and their upcoming shows!
The City's Backyard Ep 175 Blues rocker SEAN CHAMBERS checks in to talk about the NorthEast Tour with The SAVOY BROWN Rhythm section!
The City's Backyard Ep 174 The JAZZ RABBI, Greg Wall talks about the Jazz scene in The Backyard of Westport along the river at The Post, plus The Jazz Society with their famous historic piano and Melissa Newman's upcoming show!
The City's Backyard Ep 173 ELIOT LEWIS (Hall&Oates/Average White Band& LIVE FROM DARYL'S HOUSE) drops by to chat about his remaining solo tour dates in the area and his days with Hall&Oates, their breakup, and his live looping show on the road!
The City's Backyard Ep 172 JACKIE "The Joke Man" MARTLING who's become a regular guest on the show chats about his comedy gigs in NY, NJ, and PA ...plus the new streaming Prime series called The BETTER SISTER where he acts in a couple of scenes!
The City's Backyard Ep 171 Rock Drummer CARMINE APPICE (Vanilla Fudge, Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Stewart, Cactus) talks about the days when he was with Ozzy and Rod and his new tour with his show TONIGHT'S The NIGHT!
The City's Backyard Ep 170 New York COMIC STEVE MARSHALL drops by from Brooklyn to talk comedy and shows in the area including WESTPORT, CT!
The City's Backyard Ep 169 British Blues Guitarist MATT SCHOFIELD drops by to talk about his new album Many Moons Vol1 and his "Matt Schofield Trio" tour dates!
The City's Backyard Ep 168 CT Milford Performance Center's Executive Director Steve Cooper talks about the upcoming fall line up of shows with some great tribute bands and classic rock musicians from our generation!
The City's Backyard Ep 167 Blues Icon JAMES MONTGOMERY drops by to chat about his album tribute to Paul Butterfield and documentary called BONNIE BLUE about JAMES COTTON!
The City's Backyard Ep 166 NEW YACHT CITY a Tribute to Yacht Rock tours The Tri-Sate area this summer playing Toto, Christopher Cross, Steely Dan and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 165 Grammy-winning Record Producer & Legendary Sound Engineer ROB FRABONI! (Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, The Band, The Beach Boys & more!)
The City's Backyard Ep 164 Singer/Songwriter/Pianist JOHN McANDREW talks about his new album called Better Side Of Me produced by Denny Seiwell(drummer of Wings)& Fernando Perdomo!
The City's Backyard Ep 163 Equipment Manager of The Original Alice Cooper Group roadie RON VOLZ chats about working behind the scenes as they release their 1st new album in over 50 years called The Revenge of Alice Cooper!
The City's Backyard Ep 162 MELISSA NEWMAN, an artist, teacher, singer, writer, and daughter of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward chats about her book HEAD OVER HEELS about one of America's most legendary iconic couples, her parents!!
The City's Backyard Ep 161 Comedian JOE PONTILLO talks about COMEDY in NYC and it's backyard in Long Island and along the River in WESTPORT!
The City's Backyard Ep 160 ELIOT LEWIS (Hall&Oates/Average White Band) talks about his tour, his days on LIVE FROM DARYL'S HOUSE playing with Joe Walsh, Tommy Shaw from STYX, Billy Gibbons from ZZtop.... and why he left to pursue his own solo career!
The City's Backyard Ep 159 Local Session Musician RICK TEDESCO talks all about recording tracks on the new ALICE COOPER GROUP album "The Revenge Of Alice Cooper"... plus how he met the original group though Ian Hunter of Mott The Hoople and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 158 Southern Hard Rock Band TWO WOLF with Lance Lopez who talks about their new album release and his band mate Greg T. Walker formerly of BLACKFOOT and a former bassist of Lynyrd Skynyrd!
The City's Backyard Ep 157 STEVIEMAC's Diane&Andie drop by to chat all about their new band that pays tribute to the legends of FLEETWOOD MAC! We chat about the music, the songs, and their tour dates!
The City's Backyard Ep 156 DARKER LIGHTER (Foo Fighters/Kim Gordon Guitar Tech/LA musician Salar Rajabnik) shares his new single called "Be"!
The City's Backyard Ep 155 Singer Songwriters JOANNA SERENKO(as seen on on The Voice!) and TYLER DALE talk about touring AMERICA together in their airstream camper and their duet on the song TWIN FLAME!
The City's Backyard Ep 154 DENNIS DUNAWAY original bass player of THE ALICE COOPER GROUP reunites after more than 50 years with a brand-new studio album "The Revenge Of Alice Cooper"! Dunaway speaks about how the glam rock band broke up and their history!
The City's Backyard Ep 153 Comedians MATT VITA & SHARON SIMON drop by to chat about the comedy scene and their upcoming shows!
The City's Backyard Ep 152 BLACK DOG The Music of Led Zeppelin has local tour dates in the tri state area! We speak with Rob Malave the lead singer of the band about their longevity as a Zep tribute for 25 years and their upcoming shows!
The City's Backyard Ep 151 Executive Director of The Milford Performance Center of Connecticut talks about the shows coming up with WHO's NEXT (The Ultimate Who Tribute Show) and GOLD RUSH (The Music Of Neil Young) and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 150 JIM McCARTY Co-Founder of THE YARDBIRDS...the original drummer talks rock n roll history about former members Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page and how the band evolved into Led Zeppelin... The Yardbirds are on tour!
The City's Backyard Ep 149 Country Rock Artist GRADY McAuliffe talks about the meaning behind his smokin new single that we play called ON THE EDGE! Grady goes on the road this summer!
The City's Backyard Ep 148 President/CEO Mike Moran from The PALACE Theater-Stamford Center for The ARTS! We chat with Mike about the venue's history and great line up of shows coming this Spring and Summer!
The City's Backyard Ep 147 Comedian JOE PONTILLO drops by from NEW YORK to chat about Laughing Gas Comedy at The VFW POST in WESTPORT, CT and the all new comedy showcase!
The City's Backyard Ep 146 AMERICAN NOMADS singer/songwriter guitarist Matt Schneider drops by to chat about the band's new single "Wanted Man" from the new album "Hats Cleaned" produced by drummer Joe Vitale! (Joe Walsh, CSN, The Eagles)
The City's Backyard Ep 145 Singer/Songwriter BRUCE SUDANO: husband of late wife DONNA SUMMER talks about his new album, Talkin’ Ugly Truth, Tellin’ Pretty Lies, and his creative family!
The City's Backyard Ep 144 JACKIE "The Joke Man" MARTLING drops by again to chat about his comedy shows in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey and the new TV show he will be on this May!
The City's Backyard Ep 143 Blues rocker SEAN CHAMBERS releases LIVE FROM DARYL'S HOUSE CLUB...Featuring The Savoy Brown Rhythm Section!
The City's Backyard Ep 142 Guitarist ANDY ALEDORT, who played with DICKEY BETTS and is in the ALLMANS tribute FRIENDS of THE BROTHERS who are on tour now with NY, NJ, and CT area dates!
The City's Backyard Ep 141 SAXOPHONIST JIMMY CARPENTER drops by to chat about his area dates in New York and New England! He will be playing with Mike Zito and The Blood Brothers and even actor BILL MURRAY!
The City's Backyard Ep 140 Swedish Pop Singer EMELI DONDEY has a new single out called Lifta Blicken which we play plus we talk about her musical career!
The City's Backyard Ep 139 CORKY LAING from MOUNTAIN talks about the iconic classic rock song Mississippi Queen and his tour plans for 2025!
The City's Backyard Ep 138 LEE ROCKER from THE STRAY CATS chats about his 2025 tour with local dates on the Cape in MASS, Rhode Island & New Jersey! Listen to find out if The Stray Cats will reunite again soon!
The City's Backyard Ep 137 Steve Fossen Co-Founder/Original HEART Bassist has a new band with original member Michael Derosier known as HEART by HEART!
The City's Backyard Ep 136 FLEETWOOD MACKED:The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac tribute coming to Long Island, CT, Delaware, PA, and NYC in 2025!
The City's Backyard Ep 135 THE LAKE SIRENS from Santa Monica, California chat about their third single called BLUE STAR NIGHT just in time for the Christmas season!
The City's Backyard Ep 134 Executive Director LOU URSONE from CURTAIN CALL Theatre in Stamford, CT talks about the new shows coming in 2025!
The City's Backyard Ep 133 We chat all things Tom Petty with FREE FALLIN The Tom Petty Concert Experience! Coming to The Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, CT January 11th!
The City's Backyard Ep 132 Entrepreneur/Author/Actor SAL MARINO "Renaissance Man" talks about how he found a medication that saved his life and how he was part of a web commercial for it and now has a second lease on life!
The City's Backyard Ep 131 Actor JIM CONROY drops by from New Jersey to talk about the world of acting from doing voice overs to on camera work! You may recognize Jim from the TD Ameritrade spots with Lionel Richie!
The City's Backyard Ep 130 FOUR STICKS The Music Of Led Zeppelin coming to DARYL'S HOUSE in Pawling, New York plus The Music Room inCape Cod, MASS!
The City's Backyard Ep 129 Jackie THE JOKEMAN Martling drops by to chat about his comedy shows in the area and funny moments of his days on THE HOWARD STERN SHOW!
The City's Backyard Ep 128 STEVE HOLLEY from Paul McCartney & Wings remembers friend and band mate Denny Laine and explains their friendship in WINGS and why he wanted to pay tribute with the tribute version of the song TIME TO HIDE!
The City's Backyard Ep 127 The Cast of the new true crime series How (NOT) to Get Rid Of A Body Ep 3 Graveyard Shift now streaming on HBO Max, Prime Video, and ID Discovery!
The City's Backyard Ep 126 McDONALD'S FARM the former house band for DENNY LAINE from Paul McCartney & Wings releases a tribute version of TIME TO HIDE(written by Denny) for Denny's Birthday and legacy!
The City's Backyard Ep 125 JOE WALSH drummer JOE VITALE drops by to talk about VETS AID 2024 coming to QUEENS, NEW YORK on Veterans Day! We talk all about the line up and the WALSH albums and tracks over the years!
The City's Backyard Ep 124 Comedian JOEY CAMEN drops by to chat about his one man show called LAUGHING THROUGH THE PAIN that is coming to NYC this November! Joey is a voice actor, comedian, and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 123 OZZMOSIS....the country's number one Ozzy Osbourne Tribute Show! Coming to CT, MASS, DE, PA and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 122 PART 2 RECAP with LIZ HINES/widow of Rock n Roll Legend DENNY LAINE from Wings! We chat with Liz about the film ONE HAND CLAPPING with Paul McCartney&Wings plus we comment on the featured podcast audio clips of Denny!
The City's Backyard Ep 121 LIZ HINES...Widow of RocknRoll Legend DENNY LAINE from PAUL McCartney and WINGS! We chat with Liz about Denny's legacy and his role in WINGS as ONE HAND CLAPPING is released in theaters!
The City's Backyard Ep 120 ELIOT LEWIS from HALL&OATES and AVERAGE WHITE BAND and now solo artist! We chat with Eliot about the Hall&Oates break up, his role on LIVE FROM DARYL'S HOUSE and his solo tour with CT, NJ, and PA dates! !
The City's Backyard Ep 119 NYC licensed therapist PAM GARBER drops by from Manhattan to chat about the new safety app called NEVER WALK ALONE! Are the streets of NYC safe?
The City's Backyard Ep 118 DREAM PHASES from Los Angeles checks in from the West Coast to chat about their new music and album called Phantom Idol!
The City's Backyard Ep 117 Grammy Recording Bassist SCOTT SPRAY drops by to chat about his days playing with EDGAR & JOHNNY WINTER, RICK DERRINGER and more! (Ronnie Spector and even played with Clapton in the studio!)
The City's Backyard Ep 116 ZX3 comes to The Norwalk Oyster Festival this September! We check in with the band about their comeback and new music!
The City's Backyard Ep 115 FASTER THINGS : A Tribute to The Allman Brothers Band...JD SEEM chats with us about the band and the area tour dates including Park City Music Hall!
The City's Backyard Ep 114 Singer AMANDA ROWE from The Rowe County Band drops by from Springfield, MASS to talk about her new band and upcoming schedule!
The City's Backyard Ep 113 Alternative Country/Rock artist and granddaughter of Academy Award winning actress and movie/tv star LORETTA YOUNG...ARWEN LEWIS drops by the backyard of NYC from California for an interview about her music!!
The City's Backyard Ep 112 Dr. Bob Beatty-author of PLAY ALL NIGHT: DUANE ALLMAN and THE JOURNEY To FILLMORE EAST chats about his book as an Allman Brothers historian!
The City's Backyard Ep 111 Jackie "THE JOKE MAN" Martling drops by to chat about his comedy shows coming to the area this summer and fall...plus we chat about the good times on THE HOWARD STERN SHOW!
The City's Backyard Ep 110 We're goin to California with Singer/Actor DOMINIC QUARTO who drops by to promote his new album called "Happy Little Accidents"! If you like Dick Dale or Buddy Holly...you will love his new modern surfer type sound!
The City's Backyard Ep 109 Insult Comic LISA LAMPANELLI is coming to Music Theater of Connecticut and we chat with her about her retirement and why she will be in her own show called "IRRELEVANT coming soon this summer!"
The City's Backyard Ep 108 The TOM PETTY PROJECT checks in to talk about their FREE Show in Norwalk at the Beach! Plus we chat all things TOM PETTY and about TPP as a popular Petty tribute in the backyard!
The City's Backyard Ep 107 BEYOND PURPLE with Mike and Jimi....paying tribute to Deep Purple, Rainbow, and Whitesnake! These guys ROCK...we talk rock and roll, about their shows this summer, and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 106 OTIS the band ZZtop's Billy Gibbons loves is our guest! Lead singer/guitarist Boone Froggett checks in from the tour to talk about their new song! OTIS is coming to the Iridium in NYC this summer!
The City's Backyard Ep 105 Psychic Medium Patricia Griffin drops by to talk about connecting with our loved ones...how she does it and the messages she gets to deliver to you plus we chat about her local appearances in New England!
The City's Backyard Ep 104 CARMINE APPICE(Rod Stewart, Ozzy, Vanilla Fudge)...legendary rock drummer talks about the new CACTUS album just released, we play some tracks and talk more rock history!
The City's Backyard Ep 103 Canadian musician Alex Henry Foster drops by from outside of The USA to chat about his new album Kimiyo climbing the alternative charts and we hear the song Under A Luxuriant Sky!
The City's Backyard Ep 102 Singer/Songwriter ROBERT LaROCHE talks about the music scene from Austin, Texas,and his latest album FOREVERMORE which is on a Grammy Award(John DeNicola/Dirty Dancing soundtrack fame) winner's label OMAD Records out of NYC!
The City's Backyard Ep 101 LIBERTY DEVITTO from The Lords of 52nd Street Band...Billy Joel's Drummer for 30 years! We chat about the upcoming Lords of 52nd Street show at Milford Performance Center and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 100 MULLETT Rocks The Barnum Festival in Monroe in May! Band leader Dan Halen drops by the backyard of New York City to talk about 80's rock and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 99: HELLS BELLES: The one and only all female AC/DC tribute Band rocks the backyard of NYC! We talk about their shows, their fans and their tour!
The City's Backyard Ep 98 SEAN CHAMBERS and members of SAVOY BROWN are on TOUR in NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY and CONNECTICUT! We chat with Sean and the Savoy Brown Rhythm section, Garnet and Pat all about it!
The City's Backyard Ep 97 SLOTHRUST drops by to talk about their Spring Tour and latest EP called I PROMISE with the songs PONY and MAYBE MAYBE!
The City's Backyard Ep 96 CARMINE APPICE from VANILLA FUDGE drops by to chat about some ROCK HISTORY and tour dates in the New York area plus more stories about The Fudge!
The City's Backyard Ep 95 FOGHAT drummer and original member ROGER EARL drops by from LONG ISLAND to play some studio tracks from the latest album called SONIC MOJO and he also talks about Foghat's tour!
The City's Backyard EP 94 The PETTY/DRAYTON interview episode with ADRIA PETTY, daughter of Rock Legend TOM PETTY, and CHARLEY AND BERNARD DRAYTON talk about the importance of supporting the arts in your community!
EP 93 NATALIE CRESSMAN is a trombonist/vocalist from San Francisco. Many know her from touring the past 13 years with PHISH's Trey Anastasio, but she's also active on the national jazz and Brazilian jazz music scene and is currently on tour! !
EP 92 KEVIN BURT & Big Medicine drops in from IOWA to chat about his album called "Thank You Brother Bill: A Tribute To Bill Withers" We play a couple of the tracks and talk about some East Coast tour dates!
EP 91 SteelyJan....yes JANET RUTKOWSKI the heavy metal artist drops by to chat about BEHIND The MASK an art exhibit of metal art works on display at The Culture Lab in Long Island City, New York! !
EP 90 STUDIO D'LUX a new supergroup releases two new tracks featuring Jon Herington from STEELY DAN & Doug Kistner(The Lords of 52nd Street) ! We chat with the two of them about the project and the other great musicians in the band!
EP 89 CINDY& DENNIS DUNAWAY talk about how they met in the early days of The ALICE COOPER GROUP, the upcoming VersoFest “Glam To Punk Roundtable”, their recent travels to Dallas for the 50th Anniversary of the Billion Dollar Babies Tour, and more!
EP 88 ICARUS PHEONIX drops by from Baltimore to chat about their Indie Rock Band, their new tracks and their current tour in Japan!
EP 87 ACTOR ROBIN DeJESUS drops by his hometown of Norwalk to chat about his acting career and upcoming show GETTING STARTED at Music Theatre of Connecticut!
EP 86 The band called OTIS all the way from Kentucky rocks the backyard of NYC with their new single There's a Break in The Road! We chat with lead singer Boone Froggett about the band's southern roots and their style of music!
Ep 85 PAUL NELSON: Grammy Award Winning Guitarist (Johnny Winter, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, some of the Allman Bros and more) chats about his 2024 Tour and today's Live Music Scene at venues/clubs all over America!
Ep 84 CHAD CROMWELL: American Drummer (Neil Young, Mark Knopfler, Lady A, Bob Seger, Bonnie Raitt, CSNY) checks in from Nashville to chat about music and more!
Ep 83 OZZMOSIS: The Ozzy Osbourne Tribute is on tour and ready to rock in 2024! We chat with lead Ricky Woods and Bassist Andre from this killer tribute to Ozzy! We talk all things Ozzy even about some former members that worked with Ozzy!
The City's Backyard Ep 82 Alternative Pop Singer ALICE MERTON drops by from London to debut her new single Run Away Girl as she gets ready for her 2024 North American Tour!
The City's Backyard Ep 81 Eliot Lewis (Hall&Oates and The Average White Band) drops by to chat about his new album and new songs Love Is Alive and What We Make It... plus his 2024 solo tour and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 80 TRAMPS LIKE US: The Nation's #1 Springsteen Tribute Band...the band's Boss, Mark Salore checks in with an update for 2024!
The City's Backyard Ep 79 LISA LAMPANELLI drops by to chat about the comedy world, her retirement, and her classes as a comic coach at MTC and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 78 Rex Fowler from Aztec Two Step 2.0 talks about his Elvis documentary called 200 Cadillacs, his new memoir and the Aztec Two Step 2.0 Tour Dates in 2024!
The City's Backyard Ep 77 THE YEAR in REVIEW 2023! Dennis Dunaway of Alice Cooper, Denny Laine from Wings, Joe Vitale from Joe Walsh, Liberty DeVitto from Billy Joel &Garry Peterson from The Guess Who!
The City's Backyard Ep 76 FREE FALLIN: The Tom Petty Experience checks in to talk about their Saving Grace Tour 2024!
The City's Backyard Ep 75 Legendary Recording Engineer/Studio Mixer SHELLY YAKUS drops by to chat about some rock history recording iconic rock artists such as John Lennon, Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks, Bono, Alice Cooper and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 74 YYNOT's guitarist Billy Alexander drops by to chat about the band, debut his new solo song called Alpha Rhythm and talk about the YYNOT show coming up this January!
The City's Backyard Ep 73 Liz Hines: wife of Rock Legend Denny Laine from The Moody Blues/Wings recaps the benefit in LA , gives updates on Denny's condition & about Paul McCartney being in the loop, plus we find out about the benefit concert in NYC!
The City's Backyard Ep 72 The American Pink Floyd Performs The Wall! We chat with keyboardist Rob Russell from this incredible Floyd tribute! The Milford Performance Center presents The American Pink Floyd performing The Wall in December!
The City's Backyard Ep 71 Farmer PETE CAMPBELL makes his debut with his new songs called Maybe It Was Wrong and Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow! He is all about music and maple syrup!
The City's Backyard Ep 70 Comedian Roger Kabler :We chat about his show called ROBIN The Ultimate Robin Williams Tribute Experience - Live in NYC after Thanksgiving!
The City's Backyard Ep 69 MISS VELVET has a new album release called Traveler! We chat with her about the band and how she moved from New York to LA for the music scene! Plus we play a couple of the new tracks!
The City's Backyard Ep 68 Guitarist GARY HOEY has a new song and is going to be rockin his Ho Ho Hoey Holiday Tour! We chat about the new song, the tour dates in the area, and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 67 JOE WALSH is playing VETS AID 2023 and drummer JOE VITALE drops by to chat about all about it, plus we talk about his longevity and history with Walsh and the songs and albums over the years!
The City's Backyard Ep 66 Elizabeth Hines: The wife of rock n roll legend DENNY LAINE from The Moody Blues & Wings gives us an update on Denny's Benefit concert, answers questions about Paul McCartney, and explains Denny's health crisis.
The City's Backyard Ep 65 Drummer CARMINE APPICE: Rod's Stewart's drummer from 1976 to the early 80's drops by to chat about The Rod Experience tour dates in NY&NJ plus the release of Beck, Bogart & Appice boxed set!
The City's Backyard Ep 64 OMD is back with new music and a new tour! OMD had a huge hit with "If You Leave" from the Pretty in Pink soundtrack in the 80's! We chat with lead singer Andy McClusky about their past, present and future & play a couple tracks!
The City's Backyard Ep 63 Celebrating The Music of Stevie Nicks & Fleetwood Mac "Gypsy" We chat with Diane Lutz (Stevie Nicks) and Andie Baldwin(Christine McVie) about paying tribute to Fleetwood Mac and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 62 PRINCESS GOES: led by musician and actor Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under) alongside keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie, Cyndie Lauper) and drummer Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers)!
The City's Backyard Ep 61 LIBERTY DEVITTO: Billy Joel's drummer for 30 years chats with us about his time with Billy over three decades plus the original Billy Joel band "The Lords of 52nd Street" that he is still in and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 60 The GUESS WHO! Original member Garry Peterson drops by to chat about the longevity of this legendary rock band, their new album Plein D'Amour and their current American tour! We play some new tracks and talk about it all!
The City's Backyard Ep 59 Kerri Powers drops by to chat about her music and her new album called "Love Is Why" coming out this fall! Plus we find out about some tour dates in Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts where you can see her play LIVE!
The City's Backyard Ep 58 Maria Muldaur Celebrating 50 years of "Midnight at The Oasis" 1973-2023... drops by to talk about her 50 year "Way Past Midnight" anniversary tour!
The City's Backyard Ep 57 Blues Icon James Montgomery drops by from Rhode Island to chat about his tour, his music and some of the legendary musicians he has worked with including Gregg Allman, Johnny Winter, Buddy Guy, Aerosmith, The Stones, and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 56 Four Sticks: The Music of Led Zeppelin is on fire in Zeptember with 4 dates and we have 4 guests on this episode...we talk all things Zep plus about them coming to Park City Music Hall in Bridgeport, CT!
The City's Backyard Ep 55 MULLETT a tribute to the 80's best hair bands is on tour and coming to The Norwalk Oyster Festival this September!
The City's Backyard Ep 54 Blues/Soul musician Billy Price drops by from backyard of Pittsburgh, PA! We play a couple of his new tracks and learn about his current 2023 tour!
The City's Backyard Ep 53 Bees Deluxe are dropping by the backyard of Rockland County this summer! They are a British/American acid blues band for the 21st Century! We chat about their style of music and tour schedule!
The City's Backyard Ep 52 Award Winning Australian Singer Harper and Midwest Kind are on tour this summer and coming to New England soon!
The City's Backyard Ep 51 New York City's electronic act Midnight Choir! We chat with DarkWave musician Patrick Bobilin about his new LP "Loverboy Molotov" plus the new track "Need You Tonight" (INXS Cover) and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 50 Award-winning author, speaker, and coach Deborah Levine...A Forbes Magazine top Diversity & Inclusion Trail Blazer. Her World War II documentary Untold Stories of a WWII Liberator is a winner in 8 film festivals!
The City's Backyard Ep 49 Vinny Appice's Sabbath Knights! We talk with the Black Sabbath/Dio drummer about the iconic days of hard rock and what to expect from his new band Sabbath Knights as they go on tour this summer!!
The City's Backyard Ep 48 Singer | Songwriter | Guitarist | Record Collector | New England’s 2022 “Songwriter of The Year” Frank Viele drops by to chat about his new release and summer tour!
The City's Backyard Ep 47 Multi-Platinum Songwriter Frankie Vinci has shared the stage and worked in the studio along side some of the biggest names in music: Aerosmith, VH , Alice Cooper, Skynyrd & more! He's now a fantastic Pop/Grafitti Artist!!
The City's Backyard Ep 46 Cars and Community with Norwalk's own Vinny Scicchitano! Vinny is one of the best mechanics in the backyard and we chat about keeping our rides running smoothly and how our automobiles are part of The American Dream!
The City's Backyard Ep 45 Singer Songwriter Kiley Baxter from Meatloaf's Neverland Express has a new release out called "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"! We talk about Kiley's experience being coached by Meatloaf and playing with the band!
The City's Backyard Ep 44 Dave Revels from The Drifters (Under The Boardwalk) and The Persuasions! Dave debuts a few new solo tracks on this episode and performs at The Cutting Room in NYC September 12!
The City's Backyard Ep 43 Band Rum Ragged: A Canadian Folk band from Newfoundland! They are on tour in New England and New York this summer and we play their new track called Lazy Afternoon!
The City's Backyard Ep 42 Peter Fogel from 'Til Death Do Us Part...You First!" Directed by Academy Award Nominee Chazz Palminteri from " A Bronx Tale"....the show is coming to The Emelin Theater in Mamaroneck, New York!
The City's Backyard S3 E41 Andy Powell from the legendary British Rock Band Wishbone Ash! They are on tour and coming to The Ridgefield Playhouse and other venues around the US before going to the UK! We play a track Live from Daryl's House~!
The City's Backyard S3 E40 Joe Vitale Jr. from rock band Ravenwood and son of legendary drummer Joe Vitale of Joe Walsh! Joe Jr. talks about what is what like growing up around iconic classic rock bands and also playing with CSN and Joe Walsh!
The City's Backyard S3 E39 New York Actress Hilary Greer drops by to chat about her recent role on LAW&ORDER plus she talks about the art of acting and auditioning! She is also a casting director and producer in the biz!
The City's Backyard S3 E38 Free Fallin: The Tom Petty Experience drops by to talk about TP and The Heartbreakers and how the music lives on plus their nationwide tour going on now!
The City's Backyard S3 E37 The Garden Geek Michael Crose drops by from Clearwater, Florida to talk about how to get a green thumb for Spring and Summer and gives us some tips on how to have a beautiful backyard!
The City's Backyard S3 E36 Fleetwood Macked :The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band! We chat about their 2023 tour and more!
The City's Backyard S3 E35 Texas rocker Clay Melton has two new smokin songs out and is on tour! We check in with Clay while he is on the road and play the new tracks from this killer trio!
The City's Backyard S3 E34 Award Winning Saxophonist Jimmy Carpenter is on tour and has a new album out called The Louisiana Record!
The City's Backyard S3 E33 Savoy Brown drummer Garnet Grimm talks about the new album Blues All Around and the future of the band! We go to Syracuse, NY to chat all about the blues scene and more!
The City's Backyard S3 E32 The Hollywood Allstars are back on the road in May coming to The Suffolk in New York! We check in with band leader Steve Gaspár to get the details on their upcoming show!
The City's Backyard S3 E31 Yacht Lobsters drop by to chat about soft rock, what "Yacht Rock" means to us, and Yacht Lobsters 2023 tri state area tour!
The City's Backyard S3 E30 "Hangin' with Hoey"! Rock guitarist Gary Hoey is going on his 2023 Spring/Summer tour! We chat about his dates around the country and how he stays fit for touring and how he likes to inspire his fans!
The City's Backyard S3 E29 Comedian Johnny Rizzo drops by the city's backyard to chat about the comedy scene and his upcoming gig in Connecticut!
The City's Backyard S3 E28 Musician Eliot Lewis from "Live from Daryl's House" drops by to talk about his 2023 Spring/Summer tour plus we play some new tracks off his new LP!
The City's Backyard S3 E27 Actress Mia Caress drops by to chat about her latest role on The Equalizer on CBS, her famous family background from the Circus and more!
The City's Backyard S3 E26 Harper and Midwest Kind are touring CT/MA/PA/NY next week and coming to Norwalk, Connecticut Friday night April 7th! Harper drops by the backyard "Rise Up" reached #3 on the Billboard Blues chart!
The City's Backyard S3 E25 Connecticut Country artist Cody Bondra drops by to chat about music and his Spring/Summer tour dates on the East Coast!
The City's Backyard S3 E24 Bea Franklin, the 98 year old widow of a WW2 Army Photographer and the daughter of Pep Boys Co-Founder Jack!
The City's Backyard S3 E23 Charlie Farren America's Special Guest...formerly of The Joe Perry Project and Farrenheit drops by to chat about his tri-state area and New England tour dates!
The City's Backyard S3 E22 Stay Sane this Spring with your Mental Health! Special guest from mental health advocate Michael Weitzman in the backyard of Westchester, NY!
The City's Backyard S3 E21 Legendary drummer Carmine Appice from Vanilla Fudge talks about his days on The Ed Sullivan Show as Vanilla Fudge gets set to play some area dates in New Jersey, New York, PA and more!
The City's Backyard S3 E20 The Tom Petty Project coming to Park City Music Hall and Garcia's at The Capitol Theater!
The City's Backyard S3 E19: A Celebration of Meat Loaf...The Neverland Express....Meat Loaf's long time producer, guitarist and music director Paul Crook tells the true story of what his boss Meat Loaf wanted for his legacy!
The City's Backyard S3 E18 Dennis Dunaway from The Alice Cooper Group drops by to talk about his supergroup called Blue Coupe who are playing The Westport Library Friday March 10th! We also chat about his Alice Cooper days and VersoFest 2023!
The City's Backyard S3 E17 Joseph James has a new single climbing the charts called Valentine...he's performed, produced and toured with major acts, among them as keyboardist for Lady Gaga, Richie Blackmore(Deep Purple), Bono and more!
The City's Backyard S3 E16 FOUR STICKS The Legendary NYC Zep Tribute! We chat with the guys from one of the original Led Zeppelin tribute bands!
The City's Backyard S3 E15 The British Legends of Rock Show with guitarist and band leader Alan Marcus! We chat about their upcoming tour dates in the area!
The City's Backyard S3 E14 Single Married Divorced Sparkling Wines with Founder Irene Patar! Valentines Day is a perfect time to have wine on your list!
The City's Backyard S3 E13 Grammy Award Winning Jazz Guitarist and composer Stephane Wrembel from France has a new release and is on tour!
The City's Backyard S3 E12 RocknRoll Hall of Famer Denny Laine from The Moody Blues and Paul McCartney& Wings drops by The City's Backyard Live streaming rock show on Factory Underground Radio to chat about his tour!
The City's Backyard S3 E11 Claire Stevens from Z100 in the 80's! We chat about the WORST to FIRST documentary and the glory days of being on the Zmorning Zoo with Scott Shannon!
The City's Backyard S3 E10 Actor Peter Flihan who just appeared on two New York TV shows...East NY and Blue Bloods! We chat about the experience and his background of acting as a native New Yorker!
The City's Backyard S3 E9 DENNY LAINE from The Moody Blues and Paul McCartney and Wings chats about his Songs&Stories tour, plus his days with The Moody Blues and Wings!
The City's Backyard S3 E8 Black Dog: The Music of Led Zeppelin drops by to talk about some tour dates in the area as well as their show with Almost Queen in New Haven!
The City's Backyard S3 E7 Former Model now Author and Life Coach Birgitta Visser is in the backyard of London to give us some tips to a better life within and talks about her book called BE-Coming Authentically Me!
The City's Backyard S3 E6 Comedian Johnny Rizzo drops by for the NEW YEAR in 2023 to chat about the comedy scene and his upcoming comedy show in Newburgh, New York!
The City's Backyard S3 E5 Musician Billy Alexander from the band YYNOT coming to The Wall Street Theater in Norwalk, Connecticut Jan 6th!
The City's Backyard S3 E4 Corky Laing from the classic rock group Mountain has a new album out called Finnish Sessions! We check in with Corky from Finland and chat about the music and more!
The City's Backyard S3 E3 Armando Camina a pionneering Radio and TV personality from Texas who is founder of Hope Faith and Dreams Foundation!
The City's Backyard S3 E2: Claire Stevens from the legendary Z100 morning zoo with Scott Shannon! She has a book out called Tales From Behind The Mic!
The City's Backyard S3 E1: One of the top guitarists of all time Gary Hoey is on tour and drops by the city's backyard before his sound check and show at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 69 Prognosis: The American Pink Floyd Show's keyboardist/lighting director Rob Russell is on the air to talk about their upcoming show in Orange from Milford Performance Center on December 10th!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 68 Special guest Architect Mark Alex Maidique from Bridger AAD in Westport gives great tips on doing home additions, or even renovations on kitchens, bathrooms and home offices!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 67: Dan Halen from the 80's tribute band MULLETT talks about life after Ron Jovi's passing, the future of MULLETT and their tour dates and of course their holiday show Thanksgiving weekend at The Warehouse at FTC in Fairfield!!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 66 We are talking about the latest market conditions with Real Estate featuring four great realtors from Fairfield County, Connecticut and even Delaware!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 65 Joe Walsh Drummer Joe Vitale talks about his new All Star Band called THE VINYL MACHINE! Joe tells us about his Late Night TV gigs with Joe Walsh, his upcoming stint at the RocknRoll Fantasy Camp in NYC and more!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 64 Actor/Comedin Peter Fogel has a brand new Off Broadway Show called "TIL DEATH DO US PART... YOU FIRST directed by academy award nominee Chazz Palminteri from Bronx Tale
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 63 The Tom Petty Project: A tribute to Tom Petty is coming to The Warehouse at FTC in Fairfield Nov 3rd!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 62 We go out to the West Coast with Doctor WU...The Steely Dan tribute band from Los Angeles!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 61 Award Winning Singer/Songwriter Peter D. Harper from "Harper and Midwest Kind" Harper has a new album called RISE UP! We play a couple tracks in this episode!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 60 Author Sal Marino of the funny book about marriage called "The Marriage Myth"
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 59 THE LAST MOVIE STARS docuseries producer Emily Wachtel from the backyard of Westport! The Last Movie Stars with Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman is now streaming on HBO Max! Listen to this story about the making of the film!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 58 Swedish Singer/Songwriter Sofia Talvik drops by the backyard from her RV camper on the road in Maine during her NorthEast tour! We play some new tracks from the Americana/Folk singer!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 57 New “supergroup” Scream Taker featuring Vinny Appice, Jim Crean and Steph Honde drop by the backyard to debut some tracks off the new album Kill The Beautiful!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 56 Blues Singer/Songwriter Patty Tuite chats about her latest release Hard Case of The Blues and her upcoming tour dates
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 55: Hollywood Stunt man Chris Guzzi from the new Netflix series called DRIVE HARD: THE MALOOF WAY drops by the backyard!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 54: Singer/Songwriter Lara Taubman is releasing a new album this month called "Ol Kentucky Light"! We chat with her about her musical influences and play a couple of the new tracks! Lara describes her music as "Americana"
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 53 Michael Mugrage(Orleans:Still The One/Dance with Me fame) and Diane Scanlon drop their brand new release and we play a few tracks off the new album!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 52: Blues Rock grammy award winning guitarist Paul Nelson talks about his 2022 summer/fall tour!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 51: The Hollywood Allstars featuring Steve Gaspar! Live in Concert this summer at The Sacred Heart Community Theater!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 50: Actor/Comedian Sarah Halstead from Los Angeles! We talk comedy and about her upcoming shows on the West Coast!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 49: Indie Rock Musician Alan Chapell talks about his show in Stamford at ALIVE at 5 opening for Walk The Moon! We also play a track from him called "Gold"!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 48: Summer Sizzle at Redding Beer Co. with Fuzz on guitar and Pieology Pizza!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 47: Legendary drummers Carmine & Vinny! The Appice Brothers rock New York this summer! Listen to some stories about their separate careers with Vanilla Fudge, Rod Stewart, Ozzy, Sabbath, Dio, Derringer & more!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep46 Singer Maria Muldaur who sings the iconic song "Midnight at The Oasis" is coming to Connecticut this July and is our special guest!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep45 The Garden Geek checks in to make sure we are taking care of not only the backyard but the front yard! Get a green thumb this summer!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 44 Montauk's coolest store "Destination Haus" 4th of July Grand Opening Pop Up Celebration in Westport with a Remote Podcast with NYC Vendors!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 43 Grammy Blues Rock Guitarist Paul Nelson! The late Johnny Winter's right hand guy! He's played with Clapton, some of the Almans and more!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 42 Singer Windy Wagner one of Hollywood's leading session vocalists from California who has appeared on songs with Neil Young and Ringo Starr plus also sung background LIVE for Elton John, Bryan Adams, Joe Cocker & more!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 41 Jim Messina from Loggins & Messina, Poco and Buffalo Springfield who is now on tour and coming to NYC and The Sacred Heart Community Theater in Fairfield, Connecticut!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 40 Georgetown Day Live Podcast on Main Street with beer, food, music, and arts and crafts!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 39 Comedian Michael "Motts" Pelazza talks comedy and about his upcoming shows at The Dressing Room Theater at Curtain Call in Stamford!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 38 Brooklyn band American Nomads tells us all about their American Dream with their Firehouse which has become home to so many artists including Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Tears For Fears and many others!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 37 Former Fairfield Model/actress Sandra Guibord! We chat about her past and her MTV Video Vixen gig with 80's Hair band Winger and her journey into the world of wine!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 36 Blues and Brews with two Blues Hall of Famers at Redding Beer Co!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 35 Canadian Singer Isabel Fryszberg talks about her songs and music videos, her band Isabel and The Uncommons and how music and art creates well being when we need it most!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 34 Comics Karen Krents and Andrew Kennedy team up for a benefit comedy show in New Jersey!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 33 May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Special Guest Mental Health Advocate Michael Weitzman
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 32 Comedian Johnny Rizzo is in the backyard and coming to Danbury, CT for a live comedy show!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 31 Los Angeles Studio Singer and Voice over artist Leyla Hoyle! Leyla has recorded background vocals for Gloria Estefan, Justin Timberlake, Carlos Santana and many more!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 30 We chat with the author of the funny book about internet dating called Net.Date by Sal Marino!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 29 Musician/Producer/Singer Carlos Murguia! He sang on the #1 Billboard song "We don't talk about Bruno" in the Disney movie Encanto! Carlos has a new album out called "Wake Up"
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 28 The Ultimate Robin Williams Tribute with Roger Kabler at Milford Performance Center this weekend~!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 27 The Buddy Holly Story comes to The Music Theatre of Connecticut! We talk with Executive Artistic Director Kevin Connors!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 26 Acoustic Saturday with Nelson Live Remote at Redding Beer Co!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 25 Rock Monster Live Remote at the all new Bistro 83 in Norwalk, Connecticut
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 24: Comedian Autumn Harvist is in the backyard since she has a show at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connectictut coming up soon!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 23: Joe Vitale-Drummer for Joe Walsh! We chat with the classic rock star drummer about his book "Backstage Pass" and he tells us some breaking rock news!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 22: Live music from Rock Monster and our live podcast at Nowalk's newest restaurant Bistro 83 Latin Fusion!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 21: Drummer Corky Laing from Mountain talks about his forthcoming album called Finnish Sessions! We get to listen to a couple of new tracks!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 20 "The Way Home with Laura Smith"! Laura is on the air locally at WGCH-AM in Connecticut and she recently added a FM Talk radio station in the Midwest!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 19 Yacht Rock makes it's comeback with Bill Champlin formerly of Chicago! We chat all about it and his new album release Livin For Love !
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 18 We talk all about the current comedy scene with Tommy Gooch from Staten Island, New York! Plus he plugs his shows coming up in the backyard tri state area!
The City's Backyard Podcast S2 Ep 17 How to beat The Winter Blues and stay limber and loose! New York- New Jersey fitness guru NikkiFit gives you the tips!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 16 We pay tribute to Dr. Johnny Fever and check in with "The Beehive Queen" Christine Ohlman about the SNL band and her upcoming show in the backyard community!
The City's Backyard Podcast S2 Ep 15:The Comedy 1/2 Hour! We all could use a good laugh! Special Guests: Local Comedians Michael "Motts" Pelazza and Andrew Kennedy!
The City's Backyard Podcast S2 Ep 14: Health Care Heroes on The Frontlines! We go behind the scenes and talk with the nurses doing the hard work fighting Covid again!
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 13: Bill Graham's birthday & The Best OF The Fillmore East Documentary
The City Backyard S2 Ep12:Actor/ TV host/ Comedian Bob Saget Passes Away...here’s an interview with him!
The City's Backyard Podcast S2 Ep11 The Best Of Drummers 2021 Corky Laing, Carmine and Vinny Appice, Joe Vitale, Roger Earl from Foghat and grammy award winning engineer Bill Schnee who worked with Ringo Starr!
The City's Backyard Podcast S2 Ep10: We go back in time with an interview from the late Classic Rock icon Eddie $ Money!
The City's Backyard Podcast Season 2 Ep 9: Will Santa Come This Year? We chat with Michael Mugrage (Orleans "Still the One" fame) Annie Seem and Bill Judice about their collaboration on this new Christmas Song!
The City's Backyard Podcast Season 2 Ep 8: We interview Classic Rock icon Roger Earl from FOGHAT! They are celebrating their 50th anniversary!
The City's Backyard Podcast Season 2 Ep 7 : The 2nd Annual Norwalk Film Festival!
The City's Backyard Podcast: Season 2 Ep 6: The One Year Anniversary Acoustic Unplugged Series at Sugar Hollow Taproom with Harmonic Agression!
The City's Backyard Podcast Season 2 Ep 5: We interview Classic Rock icon Nils Lofgren, guitarist of Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band! Nils has a Christimas EP out now!
The City's Backyard Podcast Season 2 Ep 4 :The One Year Anniversary Acoustic Unplugged Series at Redding Beer Co. with local musicians Dad&Daughter Duo Brian and Brooke Matzke!
The City's Backyard Podcast Season 2 Ep3: We interview Classic Rock icon Billy Squier
The City's Backyard Podcast Season 2 Ep2: The 1st anniversary celebration at Norwalk's rock n roll restaurant... Wall Street Tavern! The Acoustic Unplugged Series with musician Steven Keith!
The City's Backyard Podcast Season 2 Ep 1: Academy Award Winning Singer/ Songwriter John Denicola has a new album out! He discovered Maroon 5 and composed the mega hits Time of My Life and Hungry Eyes from the iconic movie Dirty Dancing!
The City's Backyard Podcast Ep 69: Ridgefield Connecticut-based singer-songwriter Karen Zimmer!
The City's Backyard Podcast Ep 68: Local Stamford Author Michael Carlon talks about his new book release The Ruin Of Souls!
The City's Backyard Podcast Ep 67: NovemberFEST 2021 at Redding Beer Co. Live Podcast with Live Music and Fun!
The City's Backyard Podcast Ep 66: The new sound of Similar Kind! Special guest Ben Mcnamara talks about the up and coming band from Norwalk, CT called Similar Kind that has a modern 80's sound!
The City's Backyard Podcast Ep 65: Executive Director Lou Ursone of Curtain Call(Kweskin Theatre/DressingRoom Theatre) in Stamford! We chat about Broadway and off Broadway theatre coming back!
The City's Backyard Podcast Ep 64: Alan Marcus from The British Legends of Rock Show! We chat about the local tribute band music scene in the tri-state area and New England as well as the band's future shows in 2022 with one in New Jersey!
The City's Backyard Podcast Ep 63: The Jim Crean Interview! We go to the backyard of Buffalo with the rock singer and talk about his solo career and also being the lead singer of The Appice Brothers Band for 10 years!
The City's Backyard Podcast Ep 62: ROCKTOBERFEST at Redding Beer Company with Live Music From WEEKEND Affection from New York!
The City's Backyard Ep 61: Musician Jay Stollman from Feliciano Enterprises! We hear what it is like to work behind the scenes with the great Jose` Feliciano!
The City's Backyard Ep 60: The Music Theatre of CT brings you off broadway plays with New Voices by Jeff Talbott with actors Elissa DeMaria and Jeff Gurner! Off Broadway in your own backyard!
The City's Backyard Ep 59: Get Fit For Fall! We chat with the experts: Susan Clancy from Bethel, CT about why we should get exercise outside in the fresh air! Plus we talk with NikkiFit in New Jersey about the benefits of indoor virtual workouts!
The City's Backyard Ep 58: Sweet Marie two sisters in their early 20's from upstate New York who were discovered by Musician/Producer David Sancious who has recorded and toured with Springsteen, Clapton, Sting and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 57: Drum Wars with Legendary Drummer Carmine Appice and his younger brother Vinny Appice! We chat about their individual careers with Vanilla Fudge, Rod Stewart, Ozzie, Rick Derringer, Black Sabbath, Dio, John Lennon and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 56: Miami versus CT/NY Real Estate with Mia in Miami and Gloria and Nate in Norwalk who were featured on the TV show American Pickers!
The City's Backyard Ep 55: It's Octoberfest at Redding Beer with Accidental Breakdown then we head to Sono with The Breakers Band! The Tom Petty tribute!
The City's Backyard Ep 54: The alternative rock band Edisun! Lead singer Ethan Isaac talks about the band's past tour of 20 countries performing for the US Troops and their new documentary Bulletproof Wings!
The City's Backyard Ep 53: Long Island's Smokin Rockets! We chat with lead singer Sal Assenza!
The City's Backyard Ep 52: Christine Olhman, "The Beehive Queen" and Tom "The Suit" Forst! Featuring music from both musicians!
The City's Backyard Ep 51: Dirty Dancing Academy/Golden Globe Award winning Songwriters Franke Previte and John DeNicola are (still) having The Time Of Their Lives!
The City's Backyard Ep 50: BLACK DOG The music of Led Zeppelin!
The City's Backyard Ep 49: Pop Singer Samantha Cole makes a comeback years later after being a 90's sensation!
The City's Backyard Ep 48: Evolving Restaurants in changing times! Special guests: Small biz consultant Craig Forster and Donnie O'Donoghue from the legendary Gallagher's Steakhouse in NYC
The City's Backyard Ep 47: Acoustic ROCK Happy Hour remote at Wall Street Tavern in Norwalk!
The City's Backyard Ep 46: The 50th Anniversary of the Closing of The Fillmore East Podcast Documentary Part 4
The City's Backyard Ep 45: Summer Sizzle: Beers & Bands at Redding Beer Co Live Remote
The City's Backyard Ep 44: Honoring Veterans in July! It's "the Barn Stock 2021 Concert event" in support of HOMES for The BRAVE Summer Tour with the band GOLD DUST at The Barn in Easton!
The City's Backyard Ep 43: The 50th anniversary of The Fillmore East Podcast Documentary Part 3
The City's Backyard: Ep 42: The Comeback of the Movie Theater Industry! We chat with Joe Masher, the COO of Bowtie Cinemas which is the oldest theater chain in North America!
The City's Backyard Ep 41: SummerFEST: Bands&Beer at Redding Beer Co. with music from the band Accidental Breakdown!
The City's Backyard Ep 40: The 50th anniversary of The Fillmore East podcast documentary Part 2 with staffers Amalie Rothschild, Alan Arkush and Jerry Pompili
The City's Backyard Ep 39: Make Music Day 2021 in Connecticut! Featuring local artist interviews from the remote podcast at the Sono Collection!
The City's Backyard Ep 38: The 50th anniversary of The Fillmore East podcast documentary Part 1 with the performers! Special guests: Henry Gross from Sha Na Na and Corky Laing from Mountain!
The City's Backyard Ep 37: Bistro Mediterranean and Tapas Bar Remote with an acoustic set from Stamford's Nelson! Bonus podcast!
The City's Backyard Ep 36: Real Estate in the Northeast! We go to the backyards of Boston and New York City and chat with realtors from New Hampshire, Cape Cod and Fairfield County, CT!
The City's Backyard Ep 35: We All Shine On! A Ridgefield Town Event to uplift the community benefitting the Prospector Theater which was featured on "Good Morning America"
The City's Backyard Ep 34: Classic Cars and Concerts! We chat with the Presidents of Coachmen Rod & Custom and St. Ann Clubs
The City's Backyard Ep 33: Christine Ohlman "The Beehive Queen" from the SNL band and her own band Rebel Montez!
The City's Backyard Ep 32:Bonfires and Brews remote at Redding Beer Co with the band Rising Tide on Memorial Day Weekend! Bonus mini episode
The City's Backyard Ep 31: BBQ in The Backyard for Memorial Day Weekend! We talk with the guys from BBQ Radio Nation in Kansas... Host Dave Kious and bbq expert Dan Hathaway!
The City's Backyard Ep 30: The Jimmy Page of No Quarter, Bryan Christiansen :the Tribute to Zeppelin's Legacy and Coop from Milford Performance Center's Drive In Concert Series! Bonus mini Episode Live from the Mall parking lot!
The City's Backyard Ep 29: LIVE Events are coming back this summer! We talk to the pros: Musician Leigh Richardson and his new trio RISING TIDE...and two local mobile DJs! Jimmy "Jams" Nuzzo and Sean "Big Daddy" McKee!
The City's Backyard Ep 28: Mental Health Awareness month in May with author James Carlon, Chef Via Melissa and fitness trainer NikkiFit!
The City's Backyard Ep 27: Drummer Corky Laing from the classic rock group Mountain talks about his new book called "Letters To Sarah" and all about his life as a musician and rock star
The City's Backyard Ep 26: The Breakers from Boston- The country's premiere tribute to Tom Petty! We talk with Chris Chartier and Steve George :the two lead guys in this new TP tribute band from Boston!
The City's Backyard Ep 25: Bonus Live Local Music Show at Redding Beer Co!
The City's Backyard Ep 24: We chat with the pioneer in the Northeast of DRIVE IN CONCERTS! Executive Director of the Milford Performance Center Steve "The Coop" Cooper!
The City's Backyard Ep 23: Bill Schnee, Multiple GRAMMY and EMMY Award Winning Producer, Engineer and Author! Bill has worked with Barbra Streisand, Ringo Starr, Steely Dan, Carly Simon, Boz Scaggs and more!
The City's Backyard Ep 22: Opening weekend Live remote in front of the stage of The Milford DRIVE IN CONCERT SERIES with Executive Director Steve Cooper!
The City's Backyard Ep 21: Spring has sprung! We check in with Michael Crose to find out how to get a green thumb! Ask the Garden Geek!
The City's Backyard Ep 20: It's all about the Food & Beverages! Featuring Redding Beer Co., Francesca's Italian Cafe&Grill, Wall Street Tavern and Lindsey's Handmade Ice Cream
The City's Backyard Ep 19: Musical Guest Canyon and her side project Fast River!
The City's Backyard Ep 18: Composer/Songwriter Stacy Widelitz who wrote "She's Like The Wind" huge hit from the iconic movie "Dirty Dancing" & long time friend of Patrick Swayze plus Mrs. Connecticut Daurie Marsden!
The City's Backyard Ep17 : American Nomads & the artists behind the music! Multi platinum singer/songwriter Joe Vitale who played with Joe Walsh and co wrote songs with him, Eagles, CSN & more, plus Walter Kenul & artist Rich Humann from the band!
The City's Backyard Ep 16: Staying motivated in uncertain times with special guests Mixed Media Artist Tianlan Deng and Rev. Dr. Bernard Wilson author of the book Meditations in Tough and Testing Times"
The City's Backyard Ep 15: It's all about the music with NYC's Alan Chapell and Rhode Island's Marc Douglas Berardo! We chat with them about their creative careers and hear their fantastic original music!
The City's Backyard Ep 14:We get a check up with Doctor Z and health guru Susan Clancy...we discuss the latest strains and vaccines and how to keep a healthy mind and body!
The City's Backyard Ep 13:We talk real estate with Jeff Hallas from Florida and local Norwalk realtor Craig North. We discuss what the proposed Norden Park Trucking Center would do to home values, plus Diane Cece from the ENNA with an update on the TRUCKS
The City's Backyard Ep12: We chat with talk radio host Laura Smith from the show "The Way Home" which airs on WGCH-AM Greenwich, Connecticut and WLS-AM Chicago
The City's Backyard Ep 11:Information on how you can Save Norwalk and Westport from 18 wheeler trucks, air pollution and noise pollution from the proposed Norwalk Distribution Center at Norden Park!
The City's Backyard Ep 10: We get information on vaccinations with Westchester County Executive George Latimer & CT Senator Bob Duff...also the food banks, and the concern over Norwalk's proposed Norden Park Trucking distribution center
The City's Backyard Ep 9: We check in from the backyard of Ridgefield, CT and get some tips on how to be happy when times are tough from the "Lady Bug Living" Life Coach!
The City's Backyard Ep 8: We get the real deal on safe, virtual fitness in a pandemic! Stay fit and stay strong! NikkiFit rocks it with tips to get fit from her own backyard in New Jersey! No excuses...no pain no gain! Tune in to get healthy in 2021!
The City's Backyard Ep 7: Getting Healthy and boosting your immune system in 2021 with Nutrition Coach Heather Carey from The Green Palette Kitchen in Southport, CT
The City's Backyard:Ep 6: Good riddance 2020- Cameraman aka "TV man" Peter Rotondo from a NYC TV news Network reports LIVE from Times Square to tell us what it's like behind the scenes in The Big Lonely Apple on New Years Eve!
The City's Backyard Ep5:We chat with New York Mets PA announcer Colin Cosell & talk about the year in sports. We revisit the 40th Anniversary of Howard Cosell breaking the news on MNF about John Lennon's death
The City's Backyard Podcast Ep4: We come home for The Holidays with Noel Ramos, a grip for the iconic home renovation show, This Old House!
The City's Backyard Podcast Ep3: We chat about Farm Fresh Food and Local Restaurants
The City's Backyard Podcast Ep2: Matt interviews Connecticut's Funniest Comic Johnny Rizzo
The City's Backyard Ep1:The Matt and Matt Show has evolved! Actor Jason John Cicalese from Jonestown:Terror in The Jungle and Jay Mancini The Movie
The Matt and Matt Show S2 E10 Matt Z chats with "The Breakers" A Tribute To Tom Petty and the show goes LIVE from Wall Street in Norwalk at the VIP rocknroll Event!
The Matt and Matt Show S2 E9 "Divorce/Staying Together/Mental Health"
The Matt and Matt Show S2 E8 "Local Musicians From Connecticut"
The Matt and Matt Show S2 E7 "The Real Estate Show"
The Matt and Matt Show S2 E6 "The Garden Geek With Michael Crose"
The Matt and Matt Show S2 E5 "Setting Sail With Island Mike"
The Matt and Matt Show S2 E4 "Black Dog" The Led Zeppelin Tribute band lead singer Rob Malave
The Matt and Matt Show S2 E3 "Colin Cosell- New York Mets PA Announcer" and grandson of the legendary sportscaster Howard Cosell!
The Matt and Matt Show S2 E2 "Grateful Dead Tribute Bands Episode"
The Matt and Matt Show S2 E1 "Skin Care, Mindfulness and Beer!
The Matt and Matt Show Episode 27 "Back To School And Get Fit"
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 26 "Great Local Music Talent from Connecticut"
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 25" We Spotlight 3 Restaurants That Call Westchester And Fairfield County Home"!
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 24 "The World Of Residential Real Estate"
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 23 "An Episode Of Fast Talking, Comedy & Retail Space"
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 22 "The Lead Singer And Founder Of The #1 Springsteen Tribute Band In The Land, Mark Salore Drops By!"
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 21 "The Jersey Girls!"
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 20 " Should You Scoop Out Your Bagel? What About How To Get The Perfect Lawn? "
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 19 "Singer Songwriter Richard Keith, Then It's The Heavenly Sounds From Folk Singer Emily Angell, And Finally We Round Out The Show With Connecticut's Favorite Badboy Danny Mariano!"
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 18 "CT State Senator Bob Duff As He Tells Us How The Constitution State Is Handing The Response To Covid-19, Personal Property Taxes Issues And So Much More! Then Westchester County Executive George Latimer!"
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 17 "Clyde from Ripka's Beach Cafe In Norwalk. Jim Baulsir And His Son Dave from Redding Beer Co. Finally, We Head On Over To Rory's in Darien to talk with pro chef Bryan Malcarney! "
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 16 "Meteorology And The Radio Business With Former WABC Ch.7 Meteorologist Turned Radio Station Owner Bill Evans!"
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 15 "Dr Lou Zako On Covid-19, Matt & Matt are Live From Bridgeport Harbor for The Steelpointe Yacht And Charter Show! Finally, We Round Out The Episode With Canadian Supermodel biz chick Heather Payne!
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 14 "Tor Newcomer, And Then We Switched It Up With The Sounds Of Tony Legg And Then Artie Tobia. Finally We Round Out the Show With Vincent Piazza!"
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 13 "NYC Marketing & Baseball...First Up Is Nancy Mammana, Chief Marketing Officer For NYC & Company. Then, We Are Up At Bat With Mets PA Announcer Colin Cosell!"
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 12 " Get The Big Picture In The World Of New York & Connecticut TV News With Traffic & Weather Reporter Lorin Richardson & News 12's Mark Sudol!"
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 11"Personal Chef Via Melissa, Pro Bartender Thomas Siano, And Restaurateurs Bryan Malcarney & Clyde Ripka!"
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 10 The Former Mayor Of Mamaroneck Norman Rosenblum. The Lead Singer And Founder Of The #1 Springsteen Tribute Band In The Land, Mark Salore!
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 9 Westchester County Executive George Latimer. Also Writer/Director/Filmmaker John Michaels
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 8 "Los Angeles & New York City Radio Executive Bob Scott! Then Famous Spotify & YouTube Rapper P.MO! "
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 7 "WTIC Fox 61 Connecticut Meteorologist Matt Scott"
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 6 "Colin Cosell, New York Mets PA Announcer And Grandson Of The Legendary Sportscaster Howard Cosell."
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 5 "Commercial TV Actress Mariette Booth!"
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 4 " CBS News Cameraman Peter Rotondo And Singer/Songwriter Doug Allen
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 3 "Dr. Lou Zako On The Covid-19 Virus!"
The Matt & Matt Show Episode 2 " Connecticut State Senator Bob Duff & Graphic Designer/"This Old House Grip" Noel Ramos!"
The Matt & Matt Show chat with "Actress and Radio Host Teri McCready!"