Wednesday, August 21st, 2024 // Interviews,News
Tune in Thursday night, August 22, shortly after 8:00 p.m., when your Rockin’ Attorney, Eric Jackson Lurie, welcomes Richie Onori and Patrick Alan Stone – drummer and lead singer of legendary British and American glam band Sweet to WRCT’s Court’s In Session!
With over 39 number one hits across the planet, Sweet started their chart run with songs like “Ballroom Blitz,” “Little Willy,” “Fox On the Run,” and “Love Is Like Oxygen”! These songs have hit a new generation of listeners being featured in movies such as Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, Wayne’s World, and Black Phone.
The band has a new single, “Little Miracle,” that has been burning up the request lines at WRCT. Eric will ask the guys in the band about their new recording and the legacy behind the American and European versions of the band.
Don’t miss this interview with Sweet Thursday, August 22, at 8:00 p.m. with a replay Sunday, August 25, at 11:00 p.m. Right here at 88.3 FM, WRCT Pittsburgh and streaming from wrct.org!
Thursday, August 8th, 2024 // Interviews,News
On July 31, Pittsburgh songwriter Brad Yoder stopped by WRCT during Whiskey Before Breakfast. The interview will be re-broadcast shortly after 9:00 a.m. on Thursday August 8.
During the interview, Brad played and sang four songs live — including three from his new album Somewhere In The Constellation, making its debut at an August 10 album release show at 7:30 p.m. at First Unitarian, 605 Morewood Avenue, in the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh. During the interview, there’s an amusing moment in which Mandorichard proves his ears have aged….
The interview is also available at Mandorichard’s MixCloud page.
Thursday, May 30th, 2024 // Interviews,News
On Friday, May 31st at 4:00pm and again Tuesday, June 3rd at 6:00am, Steve from The Deep Blues Hour will be interviewing Dr. Augusta Palmer, the director, producer, and writer of the documentary “The Blues Society” which will be shown during the Three River Arts Festival this coming week. Dr. Palmer tells the story of the legendary Memphis Country Blues Festivals, held in Memphis, Tenn. annually in 1966 to 1970.
Dr. Palmer’s father and mother were co-organizers of the festival which featured Delta Blues musicians including Furry Lewis, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Nathan Beauregard, Sleepy John Estes, Bukka White, and others – all of whom listeners can hear regularly on The Deep Blues Hour. Taking place amidst the civil rights movement, the assassination of Dr. M.L. King Jr. in Memphis, and the rediscovery of traditional black musicians by a young white audience, the film speaks to both the music and the dynamic new social and race relations in the South.
“The Blues Society” will be shown at the Harris Theater, 5:30pm during the Three Rivers Arts Festival on Saturday June 1, Tuesday June 4, Friday June 7, and Sunday June 9. More information found here.
