CT ROCKS! update 19-dec-2014

CT ROCKS! will not be on WPKN for the forseeable future ... I am taking a leave of absence from WPKN. 

CT ROCKS! will resurface somewhere soon ... as a podcast ... a live stream ... stay tuned. Local original music will still be heard via CT ROCKS!*Facebook group*: http://www.facebook.com/groups/ctrox

*Twitter*: http://www.twitter.com/ctroxradio

"Blog" - http://connecticutrocks.blogspot.com/

"Tumblr" - http://ctrox.tumblr.com/ 

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Show #262 - 52 tracks
aired Saturday Nov 22, 2014
http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/79231 

1. No Line North - Leading You On
2. Farmertan - The Truth
3. Low Beam - Way Out of Line
4. Matt Gouette - Opinion
5. Pocket Vinyl - Don't
6. Elison Jackson - Disco Teen
7. Pacing Pluto - Carnivore
8. The Hempsteadys - Long Drop Back
9. Cheerleader - Stuck In The Mud
10. The Mountain Movers - Short Life
11. The Danbury Lie - the Great Jester 3.00
12. The Reducers - The Party Train
13. The Guru - Pretty Things
14. The Hiya Dunes - Too Good To Be True
15. Spectral Fangs - Right The Reason
16. Incognito Sofa Love - Tracy Mongolian
17. Burnouts From Outer Space - Queen of the Angels (recorded LIVE on CT ROCKS! on WPKN, 4 April 2013)
18. Tom Applegate - 4,000 Miles Away
19. The Rivergods - Porchswing
20. Canyon - Free
21. Julia Autumn Ford - Diamonds In The Rough
22. Daphne Lee Martin - Little Birds
23. The Park - Let You Chase 4.00
24. Camp - Liar
25. Catalina Gonzalez - To Forget You
26. Stampeter - Horribly Comfortable
27. Jona Spear - So If You Love Me
28. flowering - the dream where you're in your parents car but they disappear and you can't get out
29. The Lively - Wires
30. Saving Skylar - Kickstart The Dance Floor
31. Caliway - A Lesson In Letting Go
32. Novelty - Honor
33. The Worthwhile Fight - Almost Right For Me
34. Keep It Quiet - Skip To The Scene
35. Look To The Stars - That's What She Said
36. Grace Notes - Pointless Nostalgia
37. Five Stories Falling - 12 Years
38. Sparks The Rescue - Disaster
39. Saharas - Space Forest
40. The Gentle Stunts - Sirens in the Stars
41. Two Humans - Free Refills
42. Somebody's Basement - Sober and Alone
43. Estrogen Highs - Something Or Another
44. Sorority Noise - Mediocre at Best
45. The Buttondowns - Hit and Miss
46. Seth Adam - Push and Pull
47. The Cavemen Go - The Saddest Affair
48. The Tyler Trudeau Attempt - We've Got The Look
49. David Ramos - Honey featuring Ceschi
50. High Pop - The Twist
51. Chaser Eight - Never Alone
52. Hanging Hills - Lucky on a Different Day
 

here's a recent afternoon edition of CT ROCKS!

CTR260 - CT ROCKS! with Bobby D | Bridgeport Arts Fest | The Rungs | Mara Donis | Tony Juliano | Beth Patella | Glamour Assassins | Connecticut Rocks!

CT ROCKS! Thu Nov 13 4pm to 6:50pm | WPKN Radio 89.5 FM + streaming online ...
http://wpkn.streamrewind.com/bookmarks/listen/78864

• Mary from The Rungs performing at Showcase 61 in Stamford
• Suzanne Kachmar on the BPT Art Trail
• Mara Donis instudio - interview
• Will Coprew - on Mclevy Hall - Art Trail #2
• Tony Juliano Agoo Art / Forgot to Laugh: Sideshow and Animation Festival
• Susan Taylor Murray + Karen Belsky Loprete from the NEST Art Factory - Art Trail #3
• Beth Patella music fundraiser this week
• Breck Morgan from The American Fabrics Building - Art Trail #4
• Glamour Assassins in studio | new single

CT ROCKS! update | show #261 | on hiatus | + more

Apologies to everyone for such a long gap in posting info here.

Since the last post, about 100 more episodes of CT ROCKS! have aired.
And, recently, a short run of CT ROCKS! t-shirts were printed.

Now, coming off an overnight edition of CT ROCKS! ... 52 tracks in just under 4 hours .. the show is now in hiatus. In other words, a suspension has been issued, and CT ROCKS! will not be on WPKN for awhile. A hearing will be scheduled to review the suspension decision.

Perhaps, CT ROCKS! can continue as podcasts .. we'll see.
I intend to collect as many recent episodes as possible .. 
and post to www.archive.org ..
As for the future .. maybe a one hour podcast ... your thoughts are valued.

CTR261 - CT ROCKS! with Bobby D - 50+ CT indie original tracks - Connecticut Rocks!

Listen on demand
http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/79231

1. No Line North - Leading You On
2. Farmertan - The Truth
3. Low Beam - Way Out of Line
4. Matt Gouette - Opinion
5. Pocket Vinyl - Don't
6. Elison Jackson - Disco Teen
7. Pacing Pluto - Carnivore
8. The Hempsteadys - Long Drop Back
9. Cheerleader - Stuck In The Mud
10. The Mountain Movers - Short Life
11. The Danbury Lie - the Great Jester 3.00
12. The Reducers - The Party Train
13. The Guru - Pretty Things
14. The Hiya Dunes - Too Good To Be True
15. Spectral Fangs - Right The Reason
16. Incognito Sofa Love - Tracy Mongolian
17. Burnouts From Outer Space - Queen of the Angels
(recorded LIVE on CT ROCKS! on WPKN, 4 April 2013)
18. Tom Applegate - 4,000 Miles Away
19. The Rivergods - Porchswing
20. Canyon - Free
21. Julia Autumn Ford - Diamonds In The Rough
22. Daphne Lee Martin - Little Birds
23. The Park - Let You Chase 4.00
24. Camp - Liar
25. Catalina Gonzalez - To Forget You
26. Stampeter - Horribly Comfortable
27. Jona Spear - So If You Love Me
28. flowering - the dream where you're in your parents car but they disappear and you can't get out
29. The Lively - Wires
30. Saving Skylar - Kickstart The Dance Floor
31. Caliway - A Lesson In Letting Go
32. Novelty - Honor
33. The Worthwhile Fight - Almost Right For Me
34. Keep It Quiet - Skip To The Scene
35. Look To The Stars - That's What She Said
36. Grace Notes - Pointless Nostalgia
37. Five Stories Falling - 12 Years
38. Sparks The Rescue - Disaster
39. Saharas - Space Forest
40. The Gentle Stunts - Sirens in the Stars
41. Two Humans - Free Refills
42. Somebody's Basement - Sober and Alone
43. Estrogen Highs - Something Or Another
44. Sorority Noise - Mediocre at Best
45. The Buttondowns - Hit and Miss
46. Seth Adam - Push and Pull
47. The Cavemen Go - The Saddest Affair
48. The Tyler Trudeau Attempt - We've Got The Look
49. David Ramos - Honey featuring Ceschi
50. High Pop - The Twist
51. Chaser Eight - Never Alone
52. Hanging Hills - Lucky on a Different Day

Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 4pm

CT ROCKS! #164 (the fundraising edition)

Host Bob D’Aprile welcomes the current CT State Troubadour, Chuck E. Costa, live in-studio during a fundraising edition of Connecticut Rocks! Costa is in two performing groups, Mon Monarch, and with Mira Stanley, The Sea The Sea. He will be releasing a collection of songs later this month, composed by school children. Also, singer-songwriter, Brian Dolzani will stop by. Dolzani is in residency at The Outer Space in Hamden, and he releases a new album, “If I Don’t Speak A Word…” later this month. He will have copies of his new album available as a premium for supporting WPKN. And, Steven Christophor of the band, Flowerland, and behind the label, Gypsy Garden Records.

 

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*Send CDs, etc to the
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Bobby D's 5-oh! Birthday Weekend

"Bobby D's 5-oh! Birthday Weekend"
Friday July 27 / Saturday July 28, 2012
at Two Boots, 281 Fairfield Avenue, downtown Bridgeport CT

FRIDAY • SURF NITE!
8:00 Commercial Interruption
9:00 Matt Rae Trio
10:00 9th Wave
11:00 The Weird Beards

keepin' it FREE!
so many of you can come

SATURDAY
9:30 Rew Starr
10:30 The Band-Droidz or Aotearoa
11:30 Aotearoa or The Band Droidz

again, keepin' it FREE!
so many of you can come

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CT ROCKS! show #132 - Tues May 8, 2012

CT ROCKS! #132 w/ Bob D'Aprile
:: WPKN 89.5 FM / www.wpkn.org  
:: in-studio FIFTH NATION and more :
:: Connecticut Rocks!

Listen to this show in the WPKN Archives
http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/35639

CT ROCKS! #132 playlist

1. Fifth Nation - Far As Sky Can Tell (www.fifthnationmusic.com)
2. George Morgio - Long Haired Bill (www.georgemorgio.com)
3. Farewood - Sable Sky
4. Estrogen Highs - Arabian Blade
5. Death To New England - NY NY
6. Her Tears - Darling
7. Zen Lunacy - Mirrors
8. Atrina - Boredom In Detail
9. Damopes - Super Sunday
10. The Fictional West - Giant Clouds
11. EULA - Awake
12. The Field Recordings - The Sad Catalogers

In-studio Fifth Nation - king julia + musikmachinereadwww.fifthnationmusic.com
13. Fifth Nation - Flight
14. Fifth Nation - Combat Kid(Edwin Escobar - drected the video for Combat Kid, and three other earlier songs)15. Fifth Nation - Never Alone
16. Fifth Nation - Harmony
17. Fifth Nation - Blue Gold (Live in-studio)
18. Fifth Nation - Right By Your Side (Live in-studio)
19. Fifth Nation - Simple Math
20. Fifth Nation - I'm an arrow (Live in-studio)
21. Fifth Nation - Boomerang
22. Fifth Nation w/ Beyond + ER - improv (Live in-studio)
23. Fifth Nation - In My Room

24. D Ethan Decay - Witch Hunt
25. Interstellar Elevators - No Disco
26. 2 Ton Bug - Time Trabblin'
27. D. Gookin - Honey Razor
28. Business Casual Disco - Wax Your Tips (extended mix)
29. Lester Birch - Lights & Cars
30. String Theorie - Backbeat
31. String Theorie - Vitrify

Update - Tuesday May 8, 2012

CT ROCKS! is on the air tonight at 11pm ... tune in for CT indie original music ... in-studio guests possible ... 89.5 FM / wpkn.org ... miss any CT ROCKS! shows? hit the WPKN Archives where you can access playlists and listen to past shows ... Connecticut Rocks! on WPKN ::: http://www.facebook.com/groups/ctrox ::: TUESDAY MAY 15 is MADE IN BRIDGEPORT day on WPKN + later that night, it's MADE IN BRIDGEPORT night at TWO BOOTS downtown Bridgeport

Last week, there were two episodes of CT ROCKS! ... #130 featured GEORGE MORGIO from the 60s CT band, North Atlantic Invasion Force. He even played a few songs acoustic LIVE in-studio. Lou Lorenzo from FAREWOOD was on the show and Mike Lawson from LOCALBANDREVIEW.com called in ... hey, GEORGE MORGIO is in BRIDGEPORT tonight!!! with FIFTH NATION is a FREE show at TWO BOOTS ... starts at 8pm ...

last Saturday, CT ROCKS! #131 ... a three-hour adventure including my selections .. and DAVE D (from the old HIP Magazine, and sometimes contributor to the Local Bands Show) ... Dave may be a monthly addition to CT ROCKS!

Tonight, it's show #132 ... tune in LIVE at 11pm for 3 hours of CT indie original music ...

please tell your friends about CT ROCKS!

CT ROCKS! on archive.org

many CT ROCKS! shows are available at archive.org

Shows can be streamed, or downloaded.

Here's the link:

http://archive.org/bookmarks/CT%20ROCKS

You can also hear select CT ROCKS! shows
re-aired on Big Bar Radio (www.bigbarradio.com )
Tuesdays at 2pm.

The next LIVE episode of CT ROCKS! on WPKN
will be Thursday April 5, 2012 from 4pm to 6:55pm

Ken Evans from The Fifth Estate, D-Men, and more
will be an in-studio guest ...

CT ROCKS! LIVE! Volume One - a compilation to benefit WPKN 89.5 FM / www.wpkn.org

Available as a premium for your donation to WPKN.
Call 203-384-9756 through Friday February 17 ...
and ask for the CT ROCKS! LIVE! Volume One CD as your premium.


1. The Reducers “No Ambition” (Birdsall/Detmold/
Kaika/Trombley) Reducer Music, BMI www.thereducers.com
Recorded live Aug 17, 1995,The Satellite Lounge, Houston, TX.
Hugh Birdsall - guitar, vocals, Peter Detmold - guitar, vocals,
Steve Kaika - bass, vocals, Tom Trombley - drums

2. Sue Menhart Band “Where’d You Come From?”
Recorded live Nov 23, 2011, Olde Mystic Village Art Cinemas
www.suemenhart.com
Sue Menhart - vocals, guitar; Kevin Clark - drums; Dave Foret - bass;
Don Bergeron - lead guitar; Dan Spano - keys; Don Packer - sax;
Craig Edwards - electric violin

3. The Grimm Generation “Fire and Gasoline”
Recorded live Jan 29, 2012 on CT ROCKS!
Carmen Champagne - vocals; Jason P. Krug - acoustic guitar, vocals
www.thegrimmgeneration.com

4. Lauren Agnelli “Breakfast At Bellevue”
Recorded live Feb 2010 at Steven Foster’s studio, Dundas, Ontario
Lauren Agnelli, 12-string guitar & vocals; Dave Rave - vocals
Mark Foley - electric guitars http://sites.google.com/site/laurenagnelli/

5. The Alternate Routes “Carry Me Home”
Recorded live in Munich Germany, 2011
www.thealternateroutes.com/ Tim Warren - lead vocals,
acoustic guitar; Eric Donnelly - electric guitars, vocals

6. Farmertan “Spaceheater”
Recorded live at CBGB’s, winter 1996.This song was the first song
on our 1997 album FEMALE http://farmertan.jamendo.net/
Paul:vocals/guitars Mike:guitars Matt:bass James:drums

7. The Peacock Flounders “Oh So Easy”
Recorded live Apr 9, 2009,The Bitter End, NYC
www.ronsutfin.com Ron Sutfin - guitar, vocals, Kerry Miller - drums,
vocals, Sal Paradise - bass, Jeff Weiderschall - guitar, vocals

8. Enemy Remains “Remember Tomorrow”
Recorded August 2011 at Silk City Music Factory Manchester CT
www.enemyremains.com

9. The Barlow Saints “Live” (Brian Theoret)
Recorded live Feb 3, 2012,The Fairfield Univ. Bookstore, Fairfield, CT
www.barlowsaints.com Brian Theoret-guitar/vocals/harmonica/
mandolin/keys, Andrew Picart-guitar/vocals, Rob Rocco-bass/vocals
Luke Appleton-Webster-drums/percussion

10. Michael Cleary Band “See You Later”
(Edmund Peart Lyrics/MCB Music) Recorded live Sept 18, 2011,
Wormtown Music Festival, Camp Kee-Wanee, Greenfield, MA
www.michaelclearyband.com Michael Cleary guitar/vocals, Lee
Sylvester guitar/vocals, Vin Delaria keys/vocals, Edmund Peart
drums/vocals, Jedd Chlebowski bass, Frank Bauer percussion

11. The Juicy Grapes “Milky Way”
Recorded live Aug 7, 2010 at FTC Stage One, Fairfield, CT
www.thejuicygrapes.com Tara Connolly - vocals; Joe Tripuzzi - bass;
Steve DeFala - sax; Fred DiLeone - keys; Jim McKeeman - guitar

12. The Clams “International Clam of Mystery”
Recorded live Dec 9, 2009 at Cafe Nine, New Haven CT
www.clamsband.com/ Dano Clam (Dan Surkis) - guitar;
Wu-Tang Clam (Matt Noonan) - bass; J-Rok Clam (Jan Jurgielowicz) - drums.

CT ROCKS! #115 - aired 21-Jan-2012

CT ROCKS! #115 with Bob D'Aprile :
many new tracks (first time on the show!) :
Connecticut Rocks!
aired 21-Jan-2012
http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/30479

1. Vexed Wuv - Danger Will Robinson
2. Vexed Wuv - Strings and Strangs
3. Jacques Le Coque - Ain't No Fun
4. Gazzara - Work Is A Drag
5. The Nevertheless - The Priesthood
6. EULA - Wake Up
7. Seizure - Mary Lou
8. Chronic Disorder - Welcome To The Modern World
9. The Deacons - D Train To Brighton
10. The Vagabonds - I've Heard It All Before
11. Deadbeats - Honey Move
12. The Mountain Movers - Too Many Free Beers
13. High Pop - Seaweed
14. The New Dirty - Bottom of the Wave
15. Damopes - Tokyo
16. Breakthrough Frequencies - Blood=Water
17. Medication - Farewell Letter
18. Midi and the Modern Dance - Almost A Threat
19. The Willow & The Builder - Heartache
20. Winter White - Summersweat
21. Canyon - Aeroplanes + Astronauts
22. Yellow 9 - The Chance
23. Zeno's Eros - Rachel's Blood
24. The Field Recordings - Fixed Points
25. Doot! - Out of the Basement
26. Fugue - The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters
27. Jerkagram - Perception Exception
28. Burning Sideways - Out of Reach (Hamden/Betheny)
29. Nahvalr - There Isn't Anything
30. Giles Gorey - Spectral Bride
31. D. Gookin - The Grower

32. D. Gookin - Spirit Link
33. Symphonic Bodega - Poluynesian Aterlife (Ending)
34. Christopher Cavaliere - Etude 7 (Brazilian March) from Monrovia Suite
35. 930 Moon - Malius Malifocarum
36. Ovlov - I Got Well from What's So Great About The City?
37. Conversion Party - Fingertips
38. Atrina - The High Road of the Future Will Be Clear
39. After Autumn - I love You Like This (West Haven)
40. Burlinson / Whitten Trio - Red Rocket Ship
41. Clay Garner - Something About You 

Late night tonight (Saturday morning) 2am - 6am ::: CONNECTICUT ROCKS! four-hour edition. WPKN 89.5 FM / streaming and archived at http://www.wpkn.org/

Without any guests or recorded segments, I will try to play many CT indie tracks new to the show ... tune in LIVE ... call in at 203-336-9756 or listen anytime in the WPKN Archives. ::

Starting Monday Jan 30, WPKN will be asking you to join the WPKN Community with your pledge. IF you enjoy hearing CT indie music on CT ROCKS! please join the WPKN Community :::

I hope to compile a collection of LIVE CT indie tracks for a CD to be available :::

connect : connecticutrocks@gmail.com

Connecticut Rocks! opening blog

Yeah, it's a blog for Connecticut Rocks!

CT ROCKS! is on WPKN 89.5 FM in Bridgeport, with the reach of 10,000 watts from lower Fairfield County to beyond New Haven County, and Eastern Long Island to Central Connecticut ... basically a 50-mile-plus radius ... and from anywhere on the planet via live streaming and archives at http://www.wpkn.org/

I will try to make this blog as informative as possible including:
- playlists
- links
- show updates
- general info on the CT scene

keep on rockin'
- bob d.