Acoustic Storm Christmas & More….

The holidays are here, and that means "An Acoustic Storm Christmas" will arrive the weekend of 12/21-22.  Enjoy acoustic-rock for the season with holiday tunes from artists like John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, The Who, The Pretenders and Jackson Browne, plus 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 include CCR, Carole King and Paul McCartney.

Just in time for holiday gift-giving, we've expanded the line of Storm Gear, including Acoustic Storm t-shirts, hoodies, and now coffee mugs, magnets, and more...and while you're at it, get something for yourself, too.  

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

~Jeff Parets

December, 2013 Eye of The Storm line-up:

11/30-12/1:   JOHN FOGERTY & CCR (Theme sets about "Home")
12/7-12/8:    CAROLE KING (John Lennon tribute set) 
12/14-12/15: PAUL MCCARTNEY 
12/21-12/22 ACOUSTIC STORM CHRISTMAS with JETHRO TULL & ELP
12/28-12/29: STEVE MILLER

Thanksgiving Gratitude

We'll start November in the Eye of The Storm with Crosby Stills & Nash. The month will also highlight Eric Clapton unplugging his old band Derek & the Dominos, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and Peter Frampton.  Our annual musical feast in honor of Thanksgiving continues with "Alice's Restaurant" from Arlo Guthrie the weekend of 11/23-11/24.

Your acoustic feedback is always appreciated, so email me and join us on Facebook.

With Thanksgiving in mind, I'd like to express my gratitude for your support of The Acoustic Storm!

~Jeff Parets 

November Artists in the Eye of The Acoustic Storm:

11/3  CROSBY STILLS & NASH

11/10  CLAPTON UNPLUGS DEREK & THE DOMINOS

11/17  TOM PETTY

11/24  PETER FRAMPTON

Acoustic Storm's 15th Anniversary

The Acoustic Storm is celebrating its 15th anniversary this month.  On October 25, 1998 the sound of thunder signified the debut of the show on 100.7 KSLX in Phoenix, Arizona. Thanks for helping to keep The Storm going strong for 15 years!

We'll commemorate The Acoustic Storm's milestone with theme sets consisting of "stormy" songs on the last weekend of October with rainy tracks from Zeppelin, James Taylor and CCR and Bob Dylan will go into The Eye of The Storm, including a live version of "Blowin' in the Wind." 

John Lennon, The Who and Billy Joel will also get the Storm spotlight this month.

It's always great to hear from you, so email me some acoustic feedback, and join us on Facebook. 

Thanks again for listening to The Acoustic Storm!

~Jeff Parets

EYE OF THE STORM SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER, 2013:

10/5-6 JOHN LENNON

10/12-13 THE WHO

10/19-20 BILLY JOEL   

10/26-27 BOB DYLAN (Acoustic Storm's 15^th anniversary show)

Summer to Fall: September, 2013

As summer turns to autumn, we're making the most of our five Acoustic Storms during the month of September.

The Labor Day weekend edition of The Storm featured some "working" music from 

The Stones, Van Morrison, Jackson Browne, and of course, Men at Work, among others.  Plus, James Taylor went into the Eye of The Storm.

The month will progress with Steely Dan, The Eagles, Led Zeppelin and Heart as the featured artists in the Eye of The Storm.

Feel free to forward this email to family and friends, and stay up-to-date with the show on the Storm website.

Thanks for listening to The Acoustic Storm!

~Jeff Parets 

EYE OF THE STORM ARTISTS FOR SEPTEMBER:

9/1 JAMES TAYLOR  (some songs for Labor Day, too)

9/8 STEELY DAN 

9/15 EAGLES

9/22 LED ZEPPELIN

9/29 HEART

The Storm for August

This month marks the 44th anniversary of Woodstock, so on the weekend of 8/17-8/18, we'll remember that historic music festival with some Storm sets consisting of artists who performed at Yasgur's Farm in upstate New York in August, 1969.  A special double-bill of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin will top the bill in the Eye of The Storm. 

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

8/4 JETHRO TULL 

8/11 ELTON JOHN

8/18 JIMI HENDRIX & JANIS JOPLIN - Storm sets with some original Woodstock artists

8/25 LYNYRD SKYNYRD 

Thanks for listening to The Acoustic Storm!

Jeff Parets

July on The Acoustic Storm

July brings some acoustic fireworks, as we'll celebrate American independence and do some summertime traveling with a couple of theme shows this month on The Acoustic Storm.

The All-American Acoustic Storm is scheduled for the weekend of 7/6-7/7. Michigan's Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band will go into the Eye of The Storm, and we'll traverse the U.S. with music from Bruce  Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, The Eagles, The Doors, John Mellencamp, Stevie Nicks, James Taylor, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and many more.  

The road will beckon again later in the month when The Storm's summer travel edition hits the airwaves, with the all-star band The Traveling Wilburys in words and music. That five-man group consisted of George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Lynne.   

EYE OF THE STORM LINE-UP FOR JULY, 2013:

7/6-7 BOB SEGER (All-American Storm)

7/13-14 ALLMAN BROTHERS     

7/20-21 KINKS 

7/27-28 TRAVELING WILBURYS (Summer Travel Storm)

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