Monday, November 2, 2015

Alice's Restaurant and the U.K. Storm

The Acoustic Storm celebrated Halloween weekend with special theme sets of spooky Storm songs and artists, like the Zombies, "Werewolves of London," the Dead, and "Don't Fear the Reaper."  Plus, the Doors went into the Eye of The Halloween Storm.

Later in the month, we'll wrap up Thanksgiving weekend with the U.K. Storm, featuring all British artists, including the Stones in the Eye of The Storm.

Pete Townshend, James Taylor and Peter Frampton are other featured artists this month, and we'll enjoy our annual musical feast at "Alice's Restaurant" with Arlo Guthrie the weekend of 11/21-22. 

With Thanksgiving coming up, I'd like to express my gratitude for your continuing support of The Acoustic Storm!
~Jeff Parets


November Artists in the Eye of The Storm:

10/31-11/1 DOORS
11/7-8: PETE TOWNSHEND ("Oceanic Concerts")
11/14-15: JAMES TAYLOR
11/21-22: PETER FRAMPTON
11/28-29: ROLLING STONES

Saturday, September 19, 2015

September Storms

Led Zeppelin and Stevie Nicks headline September Acoustic Storms.  We've got the "Mighty Zep" the last weekend of the month, with music from their acoustic-flavored third album.  Stevie and Fleetwood Mac lead the way into the Eye of The Storm the weekend of 9/19-9/20.
  
Join us on Facebook, and thanks for listening to The Acoustic Storm!

 ~Jeff Parets

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

9/5-9/6 JIMMY BUFFETT
9/12-9/13 YES
9/19-9/20 STEVIE NICKS & FLEETWOOD MAC
9/26-9/27 LED ZEPPELIN III

Saturday, August 8, 2015

Storm Travels to Woodstock

We've got a couple of themes for August.  First up, it will be the Summer Travel Storm with the Traveling Wilburys in The Eye.  Two weekends later, we'll celebrate the 46th anniversary of Woodstock with a special double bill in the Eye of The Storm, starring Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.
The rest of the month will bring you Elton John, Bob Seger, and the Allman Brothers as the featured artists.
Stay up-to-date on the Storm website, and feel free to contact me with your feedback.
Thanks for listening to The Acoustic Storm!
~Jeff Parets 

AUGUST LINE-UP OF EYE OF THE STORM ARTISTS:

8/1-8/2: Traveling Wilburys (Travel Storm)
8/8-8/9: Elton John
8/15-8/16: Jimi Hendrix & Janis Joplin (Woodstock Storm)
8/22-8/23: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
8/29-8/30: Allman Brothers Band

Friday, July 17, 2015

Lunar Storm Highlights July


The weekend of 7/18-7/19, we've got special Storm sets inspired by the moon to commemorate "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." You'll hear music from Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon," and Van Morrison's "Moondance" along with the Beatles, Neil Young, David Bowie and Elton John.

Eye of The Storm artists for July include Bruce Springsteen, Van Halen, Supertramp and the Moody Blues. 
  
Thanks for listening to The Acoustic Storm
~Jeff Parets

July Artist Line-up in the Eye of the Acoustic Storm:

7/4-5 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (All-American Storm)

7/11-12 VAN HALEN

7/18-19 SUPERTRAMP (Lunar Storm)

7/25-26 MOODY BLUES

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

June: Father's Day Storm and Canada Day Storm

We'll celebrate Father's Day with Paul McCartney in the Eye of The Storm the weekend of 6/20-21.  Canada Day is July 1, so The Storm will focus on artists from the Great White North, including Neil Young in words and music.

The first weekend of June, we'll remember B.B. King, the legendary bluesman who passed away last month.

Here's the June line-up:

6/6-6/7: B.B. KING 

6/13-14: DOOBIE BROTHERS   

6/20-21  PAUL MCCARTNEY Fathers Day Storm

6/27-28: NEIL YOUNG Canada Day Storm

Monday, May 11, 2015

May Storms

May will bring you the Doors, Pat Benatar, the Who, the Eagles and Peter Gabriel as featured artists in words and music in the Eye of The Storm.
Stay up-to-date on the Storm websitewww.acousticstorm.com, and feel free to contact me with your feedback.
Thanks for listening to The Acoustic Storm!
~Jeff Parets 


5/2-5/3 DOORS

5/9-5/10 PAT BENATAR (Mother's Day Storm)

5/16-5/17 THE WHO

5/23-5/24 EAGLES 

5/30-5/31 PETER GABRIEL

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Marching into Another Month of Acoustic-Rock

As February turns into March, Led Zeppelin gets the spotlight in the Eye of The Storm (2/28-3/1).  For St. Patrick's Day, we'll feature some Irish artists, including Van Morrison the weekend of 3/14-3/15.  To celebrate spring (and hopefully warmer weather for most of the country) the weekend of 3/21-3/22, we'll roll the Stones into The Eye.
If you're going to be in the Phoenix area early next month, enter our Arlo concert contest to see Arlo Guthrie at Mesa Arts Center April 4.   
Just email the name of your favorite Arlo song, and the reason why you love it, to acousticstormradio@gmail.com, and we'll randomly select the winning entry.
The winner's name and song info will be published in the April edition of the Storm Report (our monthly eNewsletter).  Click here to sign up for the Storm Report.
Your acoustic feedback is always appreciated, so email me.  You can also join us on Facebook, and thanks for listening to The Acoustic Storm! 
~Jeff Parets 

EYE OF THE STORM SCHEDULE FOR MARCH, 2015:
2/28-3/1: LED ZEPPELIN
3/7-3/8: BILLY JOEL
3/14-3/15: VAN MORRISON
3/21-3/22: ROLLING STONES
3/28-3/29: JOHN MELLENCAMP

Friday, January 2, 2015

Happy New Year from The Acoustic Storm!

Here's wishing you the best in 2015, with another great year of acoustic-rock on The Storm...

January starts out with Bob Seger, followed by tracks from "Who's Next" the weekend of 1/10-1/11 with acoustic versions from that legendary 1971 album.  

Then we'll explore the history of Fleetwood Mac guitarists, from Peter Green to Lindsey Buckingham.  

The last weekend of January will feature Sting as he unplugs classic tunes from the Police.

Thanks for listening to The Acoustic Storm!

~Jeff Parets

1/3-1/4: BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND

1/10-1/11: "WHO'S NEXT" ACOUSTIC

1/17-1/18: FLEETWOOD MAC GUITARISTS

1/24-1/25: STING UNPLUGS THE POLICE