The holidays are here, and that means "An Acoustic Storm Christmas" will arrive the weekend of 12/24-25. Once again, we'll bring you acoustic rock for the season with Christmas tunes from John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, the Who, the Moody Blues, the Pretenders and many more. Plus, we've got a special double bill of Yes and ELP in the Eye of The Storm.
Earlier in the month, David Bowie, Eric Clapton and Carole King will get the Storm spotlight in words and music.
Here's a great idea for holiday gift-giving: Acoustic Storm t-shirts, fleeces and hoodies. While you're at it pick up something for yourself! Storm gear is available in lots of styles, colors and sizes for men, women and kids. Just click here to start looking: Storm Gear
EYE OF THE STORM ARTISTS IN DECEMBER:
12/3-12/4 DAVID BOWIE
12/10-12/11 CLAPTON UNPLUGGED
12/17-12/18 CAROLE KING
12/24-12/25 YES and EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER (Acoustic Storm Christmas)
I'd like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude for your support of the show, and sharing our love of the music.
Happy Holidays,
Jeff Parets
Friday, December 2, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
November Storms
We've got a fine line-up of Storms rolling your way this month, starting with CSN in The Eye of The Storm. Just ahead of Thanksgiving, our traditional serving of Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant" is scheduled for the weekend of Nov. 19-20. The month will wrap up with some Storm theme sets about home, for Thanksgiving weekend.
The Acoustic Storm has a pair of front-row tickets to see singer/songwriter John Prine with special guest Loudon Wainwright III in Phoenix on Saturday evening, November 19th at the Orpheum Theatre.
To register for the tickets, just email the name of your favorite John Prine song to jp@acousticstorm.com. Entries for the random drawing must be submitted by November 12th at midnight (one entry per family). For more info on the concert, visit dannyzeliskopresents.com.
Here's the November line-up on The Acoustic Storm:
11/5-11/6: CROSBY STILLS & NASH
11/12-11/13: BOB SEGER
11/19-11/20: SIMON & GARFUNKEL (plus "Alice’s Restaurant" by Arlo Guthrie)
11/26-11/27: CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
The Acoustic Storm has a pair of front-row tickets to see singer/songwriter John Prine with special guest Loudon Wainwright III in Phoenix on Saturday evening, November 19th at the Orpheum Theatre.
To register for the tickets, just email the name of your favorite John Prine song to jp@acousticstorm.com. Entries for the random drawing must be submitted by November 12th at midnight (one entry per family). For more info on the concert, visit dannyzeliskopresents.com.
Here's the November line-up on The Acoustic Storm:
11/5-11/6: CROSBY STILLS & NASH
11/12-11/13: BOB SEGER
11/19-11/20: SIMON & GARFUNKEL (plus "Alice’s Restaurant" by Arlo Guthrie)
11/26-11/27: CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
Friday, September 30, 2011
Celebrating The Acoustic Storm's 13th Anniversary
We've got lots going on this month on The Acoustic Storm, starting with Pink Floyd in the Eye of The Storm the first weekend of the month. Floyd recently launched their re-issue campaign, coining it "Why Pink Floyd." The first album to receive the deluxe treatment was "The Dark Side of the Moon," and on the 10/1-10/2 Acoustic Storm, we'll play the acoustic demo for "Money."
John Lennon would have turned 71 on October 9th, so for the weekend of 10/8-10/9, we'll remember John, both solo and with The Beatles in the Eye of The Storm.
On October 25, The Acoustic Storm will celebrate its 13th anniversary. The Storm first signed on the air on 10/25/98 on 100.7 KSLX in Phoenix. The first song on that Sunday morning was "Here Comes the Sun" by The Beatles. For this year's anniversary edition of The Acoustic Storm, we'll feature Supertramp in the Eye of The Storm, including excerpts from my interview with Supertramp's signature voice and songwriter, Roger Hodgson.
Of course, October also means Halloween, so we'll offer some musical treats with Storm theme sets featuring the Dead, "Werewolves of London," and some Zombies, among others. For the Halloween show, the Doors will go into the Eye of the The Storm.
So here's the October schedule:
10/1-10/2: PINK FLOYD
10/8-9: JOHN LENNON
10/15-16. STEVIE NICKS & FLEETWOOD MAC
10/22-23: SUPERTRAMP (Acoustic Storm 13th anniversary)
10/29-30: DOORS (Halloween theme)
John Lennon would have turned 71 on October 9th, so for the weekend of 10/8-10/9, we'll remember John, both solo and with The Beatles in the Eye of The Storm.
On October 25, The Acoustic Storm will celebrate its 13th anniversary. The Storm first signed on the air on 10/25/98 on 100.7 KSLX in Phoenix. The first song on that Sunday morning was "Here Comes the Sun" by The Beatles. For this year's anniversary edition of The Acoustic Storm, we'll feature Supertramp in the Eye of The Storm, including excerpts from my interview with Supertramp's signature voice and songwriter, Roger Hodgson.
Of course, October also means Halloween, so we'll offer some musical treats with Storm theme sets featuring the Dead, "Werewolves of London," and some Zombies, among others. For the Halloween show, the Doors will go into the Eye of the The Storm.
So here's the October schedule:
10/1-10/2: PINK FLOYD
10/8-9: JOHN LENNON
10/15-16. STEVIE NICKS & FLEETWOOD MAC
10/22-23: SUPERTRAMP (Acoustic Storm 13th anniversary)
10/29-30: DOORS (Halloween theme)
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Stormin' Into Fall
George Harrison and Beatles fans are looking forward to the premiere of the Martin Scorcese documentary, "George Harrison: Living in the Material World," which will debut on HBO October 5 and 6, and then will be available on DVD.
The film includes interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, George Martin, Yoko Ono, Tom Petty, Phil Spector, Monty Python alumni Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, and race-car driver Jackie Stewart.
Get more info on the Harrison documentary and view the trailer at www.georgeharrison.com
Thanks to Dan, jt and Let's Talk Pets for their comments on the August blog. Feel free to post a comment on The Storm here (or Facebook on Acoustic Storm page), and we'll most likely publish it.
September Storms will kick off with the Labor Day Weekend show, featuring some songs that "work" pretty well for the occasion, including music from the Stones, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Buffett, Van Morrison, and of course, Men at Work.
The following weekend, we'll remember the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with special Storm theme sets in honor of the heroes and victims of that tragic day. You'll hear Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, CSNY, Pink Floyd, and Paul Simon, among others.
SEPTEMBER EYE OF THE STORM ARTISTS:
9/3-4: JAMES TAYLOR (some songs for Labor Day Weekend)
9/10-11. STING/POLICE (Theme sets honoring the 10th anniversary of 9/11)
9/17-18. THE WHO
9/-24/25: THE BAND
The film includes interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, George Martin, Yoko Ono, Tom Petty, Phil Spector, Monty Python alumni Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, and race-car driver Jackie Stewart.
Get more info on the Harrison documentary and view the trailer at www.georgeharrison.com
Thanks to Dan, jt and Let's Talk Pets for their comments on the August blog. Feel free to post a comment on The Storm here (or Facebook on Acoustic Storm page), and we'll most likely publish it.
September Storms will kick off with the Labor Day Weekend show, featuring some songs that "work" pretty well for the occasion, including music from the Stones, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Buffett, Van Morrison, and of course, Men at Work.
The following weekend, we'll remember the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with special Storm theme sets in honor of the heroes and victims of that tragic day. You'll hear Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, CSNY, Pink Floyd, and Paul Simon, among others.
SEPTEMBER EYE OF THE STORM ARTISTS:
9/3-4: JAMES TAYLOR (some songs for Labor Day Weekend)
9/10-11. STING/POLICE (Theme sets honoring the 10th anniversary of 9/11)
9/17-18. THE WHO
9/-24/25: THE BAND
Friday, August 5, 2011
August on The Acoustic Storm
It was 30 years ago this month that the original Storm signed on the air in Mesa, Arizona. On August 5th, 1981 at 1:07 pm, The Storm at 107 (KSTM-FM) kicked off its six-year run with "Tomorrow Never Knows" by The Beatles. A creative inspiration for The Acoustic Storm, the original Storm played a wide variety of quality album rock. The Storm also featured some of the Phoenix area's best-known air personalities, including Jeff Parets, Mary McCann, Dennis McBroom, Wendy Weston, Andy Olson, Michele Robins, Johnny D, Lee Powell, Marcus Wright and Terry Ward.
Speaking of anniversaries, on the weekend of August 13-14, The Acoustic Storm will remember Woodstock, the three-day music festival that changed the course of rock history in the summer of '69. We'll present a special double bill in the Eye of The Storm with two of Woodstock's biggest stars, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.
August Storms will also feature Steely Dan, Jackson Browne and the Moody Blues.
Here's the August schedule in the Eye of The Storm:
8/6-87: STEELY DAN
8/13-8/20: JIMI HENDRIX & JANIS JOPLIN (Woodstock Storm)
8/20-8/21: JACKSON BROWNE
8/27-8/28: MOODY BLUES
Speaking of anniversaries, on the weekend of August 13-14, The Acoustic Storm will remember Woodstock, the three-day music festival that changed the course of rock history in the summer of '69. We'll present a special double bill in the Eye of The Storm with two of Woodstock's biggest stars, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.
August Storms will also feature Steely Dan, Jackson Browne and the Moody Blues.
Here's the August schedule in the Eye of The Storm:
8/6-87: STEELY DAN
8/13-8/20: JIMI HENDRIX & JANIS JOPLIN (Woodstock Storm)
8/20-8/21: JACKSON BROWNE
8/27-8/28: MOODY BLUES
Friday, July 1, 2011
July Preview
We'll start out July with the All-American Acoustic Storm, featuring U.S. artists the weekend of 7/2-7/3. Michigan's Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band will go into the Eye of The Storm, and we'll traverse the country with music from Springsteen, Hendrix, James Taylor, the Eagles, the Doors, John Mellencamp, Stevie Nicks, and many more.
The following weekend, we've got Heart in the Eye of The Storm with music from Ann and Nancy Wilson's Acoustic Storm Sessions, recorded last July in Los Angeles. You'll hear exclusive versions of "Crazy on You" and "Barracuda" with excerpts from our conversation with the Wilson sisters.
For 7/16-7/17, Ray Davies and the Kinks get the spotlight in the Eye, and we'll play a Storm-theme set in tribute to the first lunar landing on July 20, 1969 with music from the Beatles, the Police, Bowie and more.
During the weekend of 7/23-7/24, we've got the Traveling Wilburys in the Eye of The Storm for our summer travel theme. With an all-star line-up of George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne, the Wilburys recorded two albums and left some indelible musical memories. We'll wrap up July with Elton John in the Eye of The Storm.
Keep in mind that you can now purchase Storm music, just click on the Playlist tab on the Acoustic Storm website.
Have a safe & happy 4th of July holiday weekend!
Here's a snapshot of July in the Eye of The Storm:
7/2-7/3: BOB SEGER (All-American Acoustic Storm)
7/9-7/10: HEART (Exclusive acoustic tracks)
7/16-7/17: KINKS
7/23-7/24: TRAVELING WILBURYS (Summer travel theme)
7/30-7/31: ELTON JOHN
The following weekend, we've got Heart in the Eye of The Storm with music from Ann and Nancy Wilson's Acoustic Storm Sessions, recorded last July in Los Angeles. You'll hear exclusive versions of "Crazy on You" and "Barracuda" with excerpts from our conversation with the Wilson sisters.
For 7/16-7/17, Ray Davies and the Kinks get the spotlight in the Eye, and we'll play a Storm-theme set in tribute to the first lunar landing on July 20, 1969 with music from the Beatles, the Police, Bowie and more.
During the weekend of 7/23-7/24, we've got the Traveling Wilburys in the Eye of The Storm for our summer travel theme. With an all-star line-up of George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne, the Wilburys recorded two albums and left some indelible musical memories. We'll wrap up July with Elton John in the Eye of The Storm.
Keep in mind that you can now purchase Storm music, just click on the Playlist tab on the Acoustic Storm website.
Have a safe & happy 4th of July holiday weekend!
Here's a snapshot of July in the Eye of The Storm:
7/2-7/3: BOB SEGER (All-American Acoustic Storm)
7/9-7/10: HEART (Exclusive acoustic tracks)
7/16-7/17: KINKS
7/23-7/24: TRAVELING WILBURYS (Summer travel theme)
7/30-7/31: ELTON JOHN
Friday, June 3, 2011
Storm Music Finally Available
For years, Acoustic Storm listeners have been asking for an easy way to purchase music they hear on the show, and we've finally made that possible.
The Storm is teaming up with Amazon to provide many of the songs we play each week on the show. Although not every Storm-track is available for purchase, most of what you hear on the program can be found through our links to Amazon, either on CD's, vinyl or mp3's. Plus, everything you buy online during your Amazon session through The Acoustic Storm helps support the radio show.
Just go to the Playlist Page on the Storm website and click on the Amazon links to purchase the best variety of acoustic-rock.
For June, The Acoustic Storm will celebrate Fathers Day and the start of Summer. We'll start the month with some unplugged Southern-rock from the band that took their name from their high school gym teacher. June will wind up with acoustic British-rock from the group that got their moniker from an 18th century agronomist.
Here's the Eye of The Storm schedule for June:
6/4-6/5: LYNYRD SKYNYRD
6/11-6/12: EAGLES
6/18-6/19: ERIC CLAPTON (Fathers Day show)
6/25-6/26: JETHRO TULL
Earlier this year, we started an Acoustic Storm e-Newsletter. Sign up for it on the Contact page of the Storm website.
Tune in to The Storm in June, and thanks for listening!
-Jeff
The Storm is teaming up with Amazon to provide many of the songs we play each week on the show. Although not every Storm-track is available for purchase, most of what you hear on the program can be found through our links to Amazon, either on CD's, vinyl or mp3's. Plus, everything you buy online during your Amazon session through The Acoustic Storm helps support the radio show.
Just go to the Playlist Page on the Storm website and click on the Amazon links to purchase the best variety of acoustic-rock.
For June, The Acoustic Storm will celebrate Fathers Day and the start of Summer. We'll start the month with some unplugged Southern-rock from the band that took their name from their high school gym teacher. June will wind up with acoustic British-rock from the group that got their moniker from an 18th century agronomist.
Here's the Eye of The Storm schedule for June:
6/4-6/5: LYNYRD SKYNYRD
6/11-6/12: EAGLES
6/18-6/19: ERIC CLAPTON (Fathers Day show)
6/25-6/26: JETHRO TULL
Earlier this year, we started an Acoustic Storm e-Newsletter. Sign up for it on the Contact page of the Storm website.
Tune in to The Storm in June, and thanks for listening!
-Jeff
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