June on The Acoustic Storm

June is bustin' out all over on The Acoustic Storm with the best variety of acoustic-rock!

Paul McCartney turns 70 later this month, so we'll celebrate by featuring Sir Paul in the Eye of The Storm, both solo and with The Beatles the weekend of June 10-11.

Father's Day is June 17, so we'll feature special Storm sets for the dads that weekend.  Plus, Eric Clapton will go into the Eye of The Storm as we'll hear how "Old Slowhand" has dealt with fatherhood. 

Simon & Garfunkel grab the spotlight June 2-3, and we'll remember Levon Helm with 
The Band the weekend of June 23-24.

Here's the June Line-up:

6/2-6/3: SIMON & GARFUNKEL

6/9-6/10: PAUL MCCARTNEY (Paul's 70th Birthday celebration)

6/16-6/17: ERIC CLAPTON (Father's Day show)

6/23-6/24: LEVON HELM & THE BAND

May Storms

The Acoustic Storm is warming up with the weather with Pink Floyd and Elton John in the Eye of The Storm this month. May Acoustic Storms will also bring you theme shows for Mothers Day and Memorial Day. Sir Elton gets the spotlight 5/5-5/6 in words and music. Then the moms of the world take over for the second May Storm with the Jefferson Airplane/Starship family in the Eye, including Hot Tuna. For the weekend of 5/19-5/20, the featured artist will be Pink Floyd with some previously-unreleased acoustic demos from "Dark Side of the Moon" and "The Wall." 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.

Here's the official schedule of artists in the Eye of The Storm for May:

5/5-5/6 ELTON JOHN 
5/12-5/13 JEFFERSON AIRPLANE FAMILY (Mothers Day theme)
5/19-5/20 PINK FLOYD
5/28-5/27 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (Memorial Day Weekend theme)

Storms in April

April is here and that means the start of baseball season, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies and Earth Day. With Stormy April showers and warmer temperatures, it's a great time of the year.

For the first weekend of the month, we'll throw out the first pitch with a unique version of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" from Steve Goodman. You'll also hear a couple of April Fool's Day songs with Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane's "April Fool" and "The Joker" from Steve Miller. Fleetwood Mac will go into the Eye of The Storm on 4/1 (no joking!).

During the weekend of 4/7-4/8, we'll celebrate some of the artists that are getting the call into the Hall with Donovan in the Eye of The Storm, along with class of 2012 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members Small Faces and Laura Nyro. By the way, you can read the Acoustic Storm's exclusive interview with Donovan on the AS website.

Mother Nature takes over the weekend 4/21-4/22 for the Earth Day Acoustic Storm with environmentally-inspired music from The Beatles, Neil Young, Kansas, Joni Mitchell and many more, including Bob Dylan in the Eye of The Storm.

The Eagles (4/14-4/15) and Led Zeppelin (4/28-4/29) round out the month as featured artists on The Acoustic Storm.

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


3/31-4/1: FLEETWOOD MAC

4/7-4/8: DONOVAN (2012 Rock Hall of Fame Inductee)

4/14-4/15: EAGLES

4/21-4/22: BOB DYLAN (Earth Day theme)

4/28-4/29: LED ZEPPELIN

Acoustic Storm #700

It's a bit hard for me to fathom, but this month The Acoustic Storm will be broadcasting its 700th show! For the weekend of 3/24-3/25, we'll celebrate that milestone by presenting the first-ever "UK Storm," with artists from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, as the Rolling Stones will get the honors in the Eye of The Storm.

Other March highlights include Neil Young: Solo, Live and Acoustic in the Eye of The Storm, and some songs for Spring during the third weekend of the month with the Doobie Brothers in words and music.

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Here's the March schedule for artists in the Eye of The Storm:

3/3-3/4 JIMMY BUFFETT

3/10-3//11 NEIL YOUNG UNPLUGGED

3/17-3/18 DOOBIE BROTHERS

3/24-3/25 ROLLING STONES (All British Storm)

February Storms will bring some theme shows to the airwaves. For 2/11-2/12, we'll get the jump on Valentine's Day with an acoustic rock love-fest by featuring Heart in the Eye of The Storm. On the last weekend of the month, we'll celebrate the Academy Awards with a special "Silver Screen" edition of The Acoustic Storm with acoustic rock from the movies and the spotlight on The Doors.

Other February artists include Steve Miller (2/4-2/5) and George Harrison, both solo and with The Beatles (in honor of George's Feb. 25th birthday.

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Here's the line-up for February Storm artists:

2/4-2/5 STEVE MILLER

2/11-2/12 HEART (Valentine's theme)

2/18-2/19 GEORGE HARRISON

2/25-2/26 DOORS (Silver Screen Storm)

Leaping into 2012

Happy New Year from The Acoustic Storm!

2012 is a leap year, and The Storm jumps into it with Van Morrison, Billy Joel, John Mellencamp, The Who and America as our featured artists for January.

By the way, if you haven't seen "Last Play at Shea," it's worth checking out. As this music documentary/concert film makes clear, Billy Joel's career and the existence of New York's Shea Stadium have some interesting parallels. Of course, that comparison only goes so far, since Billy continues to play music, and Shea was replaced as the Mets' home and occasional concert venue by Citi Field in 2009.

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

12/31-1/1 VAN MORRISON

1/7-1/8 BILLY JOEL

1/14-1/15 JOHN MELLENCAMP

1/21-1/22 "WHO'S NEXT" (acoustic versions)

1/28-1/29 AMERICA


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December Storms

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