Live from the Archives Weekend

Replacements Exit Stage Left

I saw the [lastfm]Replacements[/lastfm] a couple of times in the eighties and they were absolutely spectacular. There were reports of other shows that were less than stellar, perhaps due to overserved conditions. In any event, expectations were […]

2010/06/03

Louder Than Bombs

I think the [lastfm]Who[/lastfm] holds the record, but the loudest show I ever heard was Lee “Do You Know What I Mean” Michaels at the Aragon in the seventies. Not only was the decibel level high, […]

2010/06/03

Mellencamp when he was a Cougar

Poplar Creek in 1988. Regular appearances at Farm Aid. A legendary studio performance with Frank E. Lee. Live satellite performance on the XRT morning show. John Mellencamp has been live on XRT many times. As […]

2010/06/03

My First Concert

It was a sultry night at the old International Amphitheatre in the early seventies when one of the buzz bands of the day came by, bringing an army of percussionists and one of the hottest […]

2010/06/02

XRT Live Archives Live On

Since 1972, WXRT has been recording performances and saving them for weekends just like this. What you don’t always have a chance to hear is the story behind these historic live archives. Andy Partridge of [lastfm]XTC[/lastfm] […]

2010/06/02

Live from the Archives Weekend

Where else can you hear rare and unavailable performances by the major artists of the past 30+ years but on 93XRT? And where else can you hear nothing but recorded treasures – virtually unavailable at […]

2010/06/02

LFTA Weekend… BH&R7 @ The Vic

In honor of our “Live From The Archives Weekend,” which begins tomorrow, I thought I’d jot down a couple of thoughts on a memorable show/broadcast from 2009. Ben Harper’s new band/project, “[lastfm]Ben Harper & Relentless […]

2010/06/01

Live Tunes From Down The Street

We do this from time to time, but this weekend we’re playing nothing but live recordings from our vault, er, archives. It’s our annual, sometimes semi-annual event, “On XRT: Live From The Archives Weekend.” At […]

2010/06/01

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