RADIO WORLD PREMIER: 50 YEARS OF THOR!

Tune in to WRCT Thursday, February 8 shortly after 8:00 p.m. when the Godfather of Muscle Rock Jon Mikl Thor and lead guitarist Kevin Stuart Swain join your Rockin’ Attorney, Eric Jackson Lurie on Court’s in Session.

2024 marks the 50th year of Thor‘s career: from world class body builder, to creator of Top Ten metal hits, to a career acting in cult classic movies!

Jon Mikl Thor has a worldwide following because he started the “muscle rock” genre. Classic Rock Magazine has placed him in its Top 100 Frontmen. Thor’s stage act has included bending steel with his teeth; blowing up hot water bottles and entertaining audiences with his melodic hard rock songs.

Citing Pittsburgh as the home of the “Thor Korr,” his new album Ride of the Iron Horse is scheduled
to be released March 15th on Cleopatra Records. Because of the connection with his fans in the ‘Burgh, Thor and WRCT are both proud that the album’s title track will make its radio world premiere on Court’s in Session!!

Catch the excitement, Thursday, February 8 shortly after 8:00 p.m. on WRCT’s Court’s in Session and streaming from this very website! (A replay is scheduled Sunday, February 11, 11:00 p.m.)


Southern Rock Royalty To Testify in Court

Shortly after 8:00 p.m. Thursday, November 9, Henry Paul and guitarist Billy Crain of The Outlaws will join your rockin’ attorney, Eric Jackson Lurie, to talk about all things Outlaw and the band’s appearance with the Atlanta Rhythm Section Friday, November 10 at the Palace Theater in Greensburg. A lucky listener can win a pair of tickets to that show during this exciting episode of WRCT’s Court’s In Session!

With classic hits like “Green Grass and High Tides Forever,” “Gray Ghost,” “There Goes Another Love Song,” and their remake of “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” The Outlaws are one of the last southern rock supergroups still touring.

Tune in to WRCT Thursday November 9 at 8:00 p.m. to catch the excitement and for a chance to win a pair of tickets to The Outlaws/Atlanta Rhythm Section show! Only on WRCT 88.3 FM, Pittsburgh, or streaming from this very website!


Whiskey Before Breakfast: Rachael Kilgour on September 20

Shortly after 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday September 20, Rachael Kilgour will join Mandorichard on WRCT’s Whiskey Before Breakfast. She’s an articulate songwriter from Duluth, MN, who has just released a new album, My Father Loved Me. She writes engaging and perceptive songs that are beautifully sung; her songs use lots of specific details that really connect her listeners to the stories she tells.

In addition to talking about her new album and her song-writing process, she’ll talk with us about her September 30 appearance at Pittsburgh’s SongSpace concert series.

Don’t miss Rachael Kilgour’s appearance on WRCT! Wednesday, September 20, just after 11:00 a.m. on 88.3 FM Pittsburgh or streaming from this very website!


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