June 2013 on The Acoustic Storm

Last month, we lost a great one with the passing of Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and one of the founding members of The Doors.  So we'll pay tribute to his rich musical legacy by featuring The Doors in the Eye of The Storm 6/8-6/9.

The Acoustic Storm will celebrate Father's Day 6/15-6/16 with some paternally-minded theme sets in the second half of each hour of the show, and Eric Clapton will get the spotlight that weekend.

Canadian acoustic-rock will be the main subject of the 6/29-6/30 Acoustic Storm with Neil Young in words and music in the Eye of the Storm.  Plus, you'll hear several other artists from the Great White North, including The Guess Who, Joni Mitchell, Bryan Adams, and The Band.

Stay in The Storm by visiting the Acoustic Storm website, and as always, you can contact me anytime with your acoustic feedback.  

Here's the line-up for June in the Eye of The Storm:

6/1-2 PINK FLOYD

6/8-9 DOORS (Ray Manzarek tribute)

6/15-16 ERIC CLAPTON (Father's Day theme sets)

6/22-23 MOODY BLUES

6/29-30 NEIL YOUNG (Canadian artists) 

Thanks for listening to The Acoustic Storm!

Storms in May

The Acoustic Storm will warm up during May with theme shows for Mothers Day and Memorial Day. 

We'll take a closer listen to Jackson Browne, live and acoustic, the weekend of 5/4-5/5.  Then the moms of the world take over for the second Storm of the month with The Beatles in the Eye.  

For the weekend of 5/18-5/19, we'll unplug with Van Halen, featuring both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar. Bruce Springsteen will help wrap up May with The Acoustic Storm's Memorial Day Weekend show, as we remember the men and women who sacrificed their lives to serve our country.

EYE OF THE STORM ARTISTS FOR MAY, 2013:

5/4-5/5: JACKSON BROWNE (Live & Acoustic)

5/11-5/12: BEATLES  (Mothers Day Storm)

5/18-5/19: VAN HALEN

5/25-5/26: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN  (Memorial Day Storm)

April Storms

This month, The Acoustic Storm will be celebrating Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, Earth Day, and the official announcement of another Rolling Stones concert tour. 

During the weekend of 4/6-4/7, we'll feature some of the artists that are getting the call into the Hall with Donovan in the Eye of The Storm, along with class of 2013 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Heart, Rush and Randy Newman. 

Mother Nature takes over on The Storm the weekend of 4/20-21 with environmentally-inspired music from The Beatles, Neil Young, Kansas, Joni Mitchell and many more, including The Eagles in the Eye of The Acoustic Storm.

For the last weekend of April, we'll concentrate on The Rolling Stones in The Eye. The band just set some May concert dates for their 2013 North American tour, which they've dubbed "50 and Counting."

Thanks for listening to The Acoustic Storm!

Eye of The Storm Schedule for April, 2013:

4/6-4/7:  LED ZEPPELIN

4/13-14: DONOVAN 

4/20-21: DON HENLEY & THE EAGLES Earth Day Storm

4/27-28: ROLLING STONES

Marching Forward on The Storm

For many Storm listeners, it's been a long, cold winter.  So we'll try to warm things up this month with some springtime songs the weekend of 3/23-3/24, and then a few baseball-inspired tunes the following weekend. 

George Harrison would have been 70 on February 25, and for the weekend of 3/2-3/3, we'll remember George as a solo artist, with the Beatles, and as a member of the Traveling Wilburys.

St. Patrick's Day falls on a Sunday this year, so we'll salute the Emerald Isle with Van Morrison in the Eye of The Acoustic Storm the weekend of 3/16-3/17.

Here's The Eye of The Acoustic Storm line-up for this month:

3/2-3/3 GEORGE HARRISON: SOLO & WITH THE BEATLES 

3-9-3/10 STEVE MILLER

3/16-3/17  VAN MORRISON (for St. Patrick's Day)

3/23-3/24 DOOBIE BROTHERS

3/30-3/31 JOHN MELLENCAMP 

February 2013

We've got a couple of themes for February on The Acoustic Storm.  You've gotta have Heart to celebrate Valentine's Day, so we'll feature Ann & Nancy Wilson in the Eye of The Storm the weekend of 2/9-2/10.  

Cinematic acoustic-rock will be theme on the last weekend of the month, as we'll salute the Academy Awards with a special "Silver Screen" edition of The Acoustic Storm, and zoom in on The Doors.

Other February Storm artists include Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins & Genesis (2/2-2/3), and America (2/16-2/17). 

FEBRUARY EYE OF THE STORM ARTISTS:

2/2-2/3 PETER GABRIEL, PHIL COLLINS & GENESIS  

2/9-2/10 HEART (Theme: Valentine's Day) 

2/16-2/17 AMERICA

2/23-2/24 DOORS (Theme: Acoustic Rock in Movies)

New Year...New Storms

Welcome to 2013 and another year of The Acoustic Storm!  The January line-up of artists in the Eye of The Storm will feature Bob Seger, Buffalo Springfield, Fleetwood Mac guitarists, and Billy Joel. 

You can read more about a couple of this month's artists on the Storm website. Check out Larry Coffman's exclusive article for The Acoustic Storm about Buffalo Springfield, and my exclusive interview with Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac. 

It's always great to hear from you, so contact me anytime with your feedback and I'll email a personal reply.

Here's wishing you a happy, healthy, and acoustic-rock filled new year!

~Jeff Parets

Here's the line-up for January, 2013:

1/5-1/6: BOB SEGER 

1/12-1/13. BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD 

1/19-1/20:  FLEETWOOD MAC GUITARISTS

1/26-1/27:  BILLY JOEL 

December Storms

The holidays are here, and that means "An Acoustic Storm Christmas" will arrive the weekend of 12/22-23.  We'll bring you acoustic rock for the season with holiday tunes from John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, The Who, Jackson Browne, Pretenders and many more.  Plus, we've got a special double bill of Jethro Tull and ELP in the Eye of The Storm.

December's other artists in the Eye of The Storm will include Pink Floyd, Tom Petty, Carole King, and David Bowie.

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Just text the word "Storm" to 42-828.  We have a regular feature in the newsletter called the Storm Chaser of the Month.  Just submit a list of your all-time favorite songs and albums to acousticstormradio@gmail.com. 

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Have a safe and happy holiday season, and as always, thanks for listening to The Acoustic Storm!

~Jeff Parets

Eye of The Storm line-up for December, 2012:

12/1-12/2: PINK FLOYD

12/8-12/9: TOM PETTY

12/15-12/16: CAROLE KING 

12/22-12/23: AN ACOUSTIC STORM CHRISTMAS

12/29-12/30: DAVID BOWIE