All-American Acoustic Storm

In celebration of the 4th of July holiday weekend, The Acoustic Storm will be featuring All-American acoustic rock. You'll hear artists that were "Born in the USA." Of course, that includes Bruce Springsteen, but you'll also hear the Eagles, Tom Petty, Doors, Dylan, Stevie Nicks, John Mellencamp, Allman Brothers and many more. Plus, we'll spotlight one of Michigan's favorite sons, as Bob Seger goes into the Eye of The Storm.

The line-up for July artists on The Acoustic Storm:

7/4-7/5 BOB SEGER (All-American Acoustic Storm)

7/11-7/12 LYNYRD SKYNYRD

7/18-7/19 KINKS (including a Storm set in tribute to the 1969 Moon Landing)

7/25-7/26 TRAVELING WILBURYS (Summer travel theme)

Tuning into June

We've got the annual Acoustic Storm Father's Day show on the third weekend of June, with some "paternal" acoustic-rock, featuring Eric Clapton in the Eye of The Storm as Clapton recalls his relationship with his father and his own fatherhood.

Here's the rest of the line-up of featured artists for the month:

6/6-6/7: PINK FLOYD 

6/13-6/14:  PAUL McCARTNEY (both solo and with The Beatles)

6/20-6/21: ERIC CLAPTON (Father's Day show)

6/27-6/28: JONI MITCHELL     

The Month of May

Program highlights in May include the annual Acoustic Storm Mother's Day show, as we'll roll out some "maternal" acoustic-rock with Pink Floyd's "Mother," plus music from Dylan & The Band, Mott the Hoople and a couple of tunes from The Beatles' "White Album." 

On a personal note, the 5/9-5/10 Acoustic Storm is dedicated to the memory of my mother, Lynne T. Parets.  Her birthday (May 11th) often fell on Mother's Day. A lot of my musical inspiration comes from Mom and her side of the family.  My grandmother was an accomplished concert pianist and violinist, while Papa was a gifted opera singer. 

Here's a look at May's scheduled artists in the Eye of The Storm...

5/2-3: STEVE MILLER

5/9-10: JEFFERSON AIRPLANE/STARSHIP Music Family 

5/16-17: ROLLING STONES      

5/23-24: CROSBY STILLS & NASH      

5/30-31: FLEETWOOD MAC

J.D. Souther Interview & April Storm Artists

Check out The Acoustic Storm's exclusive interview with J.D. Souther on The Storm Web site.

Souther co-wrote several of the Eagles biggest hits, including "Best of My Love," "New Kid in Town," and "Heartache Tonight."  He also collaborated with Don Henley on "Heart of the Matter" and wrote several songs for Linda Ronstadt.

Larry Coffman spoke with J.D. about his songwriting,  as well as his first solo album in 25 years, "If the World Was You."

April is shaping up to be an excellent month for featured artists in The Eye of The Acoustic Storm.  Here's the line-up:

4/4-5 STEVE WINWOOD & TRAFFIC

4/11-12 EAGLES

4/18-19 BOB DYLAN (Earth Day Acoustic Storm)

4/25-26 LED ZEPPELIN

Artists Marching Into The Storm

Here's the line-up of featured artists for March in the Eye of The Storm:

2/28-3/1: BYRDS

3/7-3/8: THE WHO

3/14-3/15: VAN MORRISON (and other Irish artists for St. Patty's Day)

3/21-3/22: ELTON JOHN

3/28-3/29:  LYNYRD SKYNYRD

February Theme Shows

A couple of specially-themed shows are on tap this month on The Acoustic Storm. February 14th and 15th, we'll celebrate Valentine's Day weekend with acoustic rock from the heart with Ann and Nancy Wilson and Heart in the Eye of The Storm. The following weekend (2/21-22), we'll salute the Oscars with our annual Silver Screen Acoustic Storm, featuring acoustic-rock from the movies and The Beatles in the Eye of The Storm.

2/7-2/8: John Fogerty and CCR
2/14-2/15: Heart (Valentine's acoustic-rock)
2/21-2/22: Beatles (Silver Screen Acoustic Storm)

Stormin' into '09

We'll kick off 2009 with Bruce Springsteen in the Eye of The Storm. Bruce and the E Street Band are returning to the spotlight early in the year with a new album later this month, and a headlining performance at Super Bowl 43 February 1 in Tampa Bay.

Here's how the rest of January is shaping up for featured artists on The Acoustic Storm...

1/3-1/4: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
1/10-1/11: STEELY DAN
1/17-1/18: JOHN MELLENCAMP (including a theme set for MLK Day and Obama inauguration)
1/24-1/25: NEIL YOUNG

Happy New Year!