Singer\Songwriter\Guitarist Robert LaRoche, began performing professionally at age 15. Originally from Holyoke, Massachusetts, LaRoche formed Power Pop sensations The Sighs in 1982. After 10 years of touring the college\club circuit of New England, the Sighs were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut cd “What Goes On” in 1992. The disc …

Liberty DeVitto Born and raised in New York City, USA… Liberty’s drumming journey began at the tender age of 14, when he was first inspired to play after watching the now world famous Ed Sullivan performance by the Beatles back in 1964… He never looked back since then, eventually working his way up the ranks to that coveted hot seat with Billy Joel…

Special Guest Dan Halen from Mullett! For over a decade now, Mullett has proven themselves time and time again to be THE Premier Rockers for Hair Band fanatics and lovers of Rock ‘n’ Roll all over the world. By delivering the best of the 1980’s in Big Hair and faithful renditions, Mullett recreates the vibe of those times with unrivaled passion and…

HELL'S BELLES are first and foremost dedicated AC/DC fanatics. This is what we all have in common. We're all part of a huge community of devotees to one of the greatest rock-n-roll bands in the world. This is who we all are, and this is what HELL'S BELLES strives to deliver with mechanical precision and passionate fury. Endorsed by Angus Young hims…

SEAN CHAMBERS TEAMS UP WITH THE SAVOY BROWN RHYTHM SECTION: Sean Chambers and the members from Savoy Brown all became friends after playing a festival together in 2019. In 2023, shortly after the unfortunate passing of Savoy Brown's founder & leader, Kim Simmonds, renowned guitarist and songwriter Sean Chambers teamed up with the Savoy Brown Rhythm…

SLOTHRUST rocks this episode of THE CITY'S BACKYARD PODCAST as we talk with lead singer/guitarist Leah Wellbaum! Slothrust — the duo composed of principal songwriter, guitar player, and unrepentant aesthete Leah Wellbaum and drummer Will Gorin — recently unveiled their brand new EP entitledI Promise, out now via Dangerbird Records. A key part of th…

Rock Icon Carmine Appice drops by to chat about Vanilla Fudge history and their local tour dates in the NorthEast in May! Carmine was in various bands after Vanilla Fudge, including Cactus, Beck, Bogart and Appice, Rod Stewart, King Cobra, Blue Murder and even toured with Ozzy Osbourne! Vanilla Fudge was one of the first American groups to infuse p…

– ROGER EARL – Celebrating 50 years of Foghat in 2021, Roger Earl is still ferociously banging away! Born in London, England (Hampton Court & raised in Hounslow) in 1946 to a musical family where his father played piano at home and local pubs and there was always music in the house. Although he wanted to play piano, his older brother Colin Earl (ke…

The Petty/Drayton Episode on The City's Backyard Podcast talks about The Petty/Drayton music program and the importance of supporting the arts. We chat with Adria Petty the daughter of rock icon Tom Petty, and Adria's extended family, Charley Drayton and Bernard Drayton about mentors in art and how to make the world a better place. Please join us a…

​Possessing a voice as cool and crystalline as an Alpine stream, Natalie Cressman draws inspiration from a vast array of musical currents. A prodigiously talented trombonist, she’s spent the last 14 years touring as a horn player and vocalist with Phish's Trey Anastasio, while also performing around NYC with jazz greats Wycliffe Gordon, Nicholas Pa…

Kevin Burt's soul-inspired performances are unique, which consistently gets him compared to a range of artists like Bill Withers and Aaron Neville, with the ability to build an audience rapport that has been compared to B.B. King. Burt is a musician (vocals, harmonica, and guitar) whose smooth, warm vocal presentation and humor audiences of all age…

Heavy Metal artist JANET RUTKOWSKI drops by The City's Backyard to chat about a great event happening called Behind The Mask in Long Island City, New York going on now until the end of April! Tune in to hear all about the works on display! Janet Rutkowski is a NYC based artist (lives/works in a famed Williamsburg firehouse frequently by Rock Stars)…

Studio D'Lux is a supergroup formed by Doug Kistner (The Lords of 52nd Street) who tells the story in this episode how this new project came about with top notch musicians in the industry! Studio D'Lux features artists such as Bill Champlin (Chicago), Liberty DeVitto (Billy Joel), Glen Burtnik, Jon Herington(Steely Dan), Elliott Randall and Joel Ho…

Cindy Smith Dunaway is the wife of bass player Dennis Dunaway...they both drop by the backyard of NYC on this episode to chat about taking part in VersoFest at The Westport Library at 1pm April 7th with "Glam To Punk" moderated by our friend Christine Olhman! Listen to the podcast episode to hear all about it! Dennis Dunaway was inducted into the R…

Icarus Phoenix is Drew Danburry (gtr/vox), Eli Sims (drums), Leena Rhodes (gtr/vox/synth) and Brendan Russell (bass). The band originally formed in Missoula, Montana (2020) and has had 5 different lineups, one of them playing Treefort Music Fest in Boise, ID (2021). Currently based in Baltimore and formed by friendships and connections Drew made wo…

Music Theatre of Connecticut will welcome Norwalk, CT native & Tony nominee, Robin de Jesús in his cabaret show, Getting Started. Get to know how Robin’s childhood love for golden era Broadway shaped him and how he chooses sanity in today’s mad world. Packed with personal stories, Broadway AND pop music that’ll leave you thinking you just had a fir…

Kentucky born and bred, OTIS is a young, hard rocking quartet who performs and plays their exciting original music like they’ve been around for 40 years. Alongside Boone, John Seeley (bass), Alex Wells (guitar), and Dale Myers (drums), these tight-knit guys stay connected to their homegrown roots having been around traditional instruments from a yo…

Rest in Peace Paul Nelson...we never imagined a couple of weeks ago this would be our last conversation together....thank you for your friendship and your good hearted soul! You are missed by many and thanks for touching all of us while you were here friend! You are a true rock star! Keep riffin in heaven! To help with Paul's wife and family that h…

This episode we go out to Nashville and talk with American Drummer Chad Cromwell! In 1987, Cromwell began a collaboration with songwriter Neil Young. The initial sessions became Neil Young & The Bluenotes. Since then he has recorded and toured with Young on several occasions, and appears on albums such as Freedom (1989), Prairie Wind (2005) Living …

This episode is all about the OZZY ANTHOLOGY WORLD CLASS TRIBUTE SHOW! Are You An Ozzy Fan? Then Get Ready to Rock! The members of the band take great pride in creating the next best thing to a live Ozzy performance that transports you through time to experience the energy of Ozzy Osbourne capturing his solo career from Randy Rhoads to Zakk Wylde. …

Born in Germany and raised in Canada and England, Alice Merton's absorption of different styles and sounds helped craft the worldly progressive pop leanings on her debut "No Roots," , which came out in 2016. The last couple of years could fill an entire career: Playing Coachella, 8x Platinum, US-Gold, and the release of her album "MINT+4" in Januar…

Eliot Lewis checks into the backyard of New York City with his new album called Anything Is Possible, featuring Love Is Alive and What We Make It! A singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Eliot Lewis has toured the world over as a member of the Daryl Hall & John Oates band, as well as a former member of The Average White Band. Eliot has also…

Tramps Like Us....the #1 Springsteen Tribute Band in the Land drops by to talk about their tour dates in the tri state area for 2024...we chat with founder and band leader/singer Mark Salore! In keeping with the tradition of a typical Springsteen concert, Tramps prides itself on long and intense concerts, often playing 3.5 to 4 hour shows and at ti…

The City's Backyard guest this week! LISA LAMPANELLI With a career that spanned more than 30 years, Lisa Lampanelli was a constant on the comedy scene. With numerous tours, Grammy nominations, and national TV guest appearances and specials under her belt, she was everywhere comedy was. After having hit every possible career high – including sold-ou…

On this episode we check in with Rex Fowler from Aztec Two-Step! Since we It would have been Elvis' 89th birthday this month and Rex created the documentary called 200 Cadillacs about his generosity! So we figured it was a great opportunity to have Rex as our guest in The City's Backyard to not only talk about The King Of Rock n Roll but also Rex's…

The best of the The City's Backyard 2023! We had some great rock icons drop by in 2023 and we narrowed it down to the ones that have or had the most longevity playing for one artist/band! Dennis Dunaway original bass player of Alice Cooper, Joe Vitale from Joe Walsh, Denny Laine was in Wings longer than any other member, Liberty Devitto from Billy …

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers music has become the soundtrack for the 20th century and beyond. The Heartbreakers have sold over 80 million records and four of his albums have gone 12X platinum. His songs are heard every day on a variety of radio formats including his own Sirius/XM channel. The Heartbreakers performed sold out shows for four decad…

We chat on this episode with legendary recording music engineer Shelly Yakus! Shelly is is an American music engineer and mixer. Shelly was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. He is referenced at the end of one of Tom Petty's songs "What're You Doin' In My Life? and has engineered recordings for many performers, inc…

We're goin to California this episode with guitarist Billy Alexander from the band YYNOT who are touring in 2024! He talks about how YYNOT got their start and how the band took off and came together paying tribute to RUSH. We also are gonna debut his new solo track called Alpha Rhythm and has a new album coming out called Rock n Roll Diaries! Billy…

We welcome back Elizabeth Hines, the wife of rock n roll legend Denny Laine from The Moody Blues and Wings to give us an update about his ongoing health crisis plus we recap a little bit on the benefit concert in West Hollywood that was planned to raise funds to pay for medical expenses. Also Liz explains the relationship that Denny and Paul have a…

Tribute bands have exploded in the last few years! On this episode we check in with Rob Russell, a veteran of Pink Floyd Tributes since 1992. He formed The American Pink Floyd Show in 2013. Rob is the keyboard player and musical director for the band and has also designed all of the lighting and video projections for the show. The American Pink Flo…

Pete Campbell drops by this holiday season to debut a couple of his new tracks! He is a Ridgefield, CT- based musician, guitar craftsman and Maple syrup producer! Pete is not only a farmer but a very talented musician! For more on his maple syrup and farm products click on the link below! You can also follow him on Instagram or check out his farmin…

We check in with Actor/Comedian Roger Kabler who is performing for the holidays in NYC and it's called ROBIN The Ultimate Robin Williams Tribute Experience! Just listen to this interview with him as he gets ready for his show in NYC at the Triad Theater Saturday November 25th! Along with being one of the finest comedy impressionists in the country,…

LA Rocker and fashion maven Miss Velvet just dropped a brand new record entitled Traveler! With her new full-length project, she timestamps a great period of change and growth, signified first by her move to Los Angeles not too long ago from NYC, and continued via the journey in music, motherhood, and love that she's been on in the years since. Mis…

World-renowned guitarist Gary Hoey delivers everything a fan could hope for. Named one of the top 100 guitarists of all time, Gary thrills his audiences with action-packed shows that draw on his 22 albums, extensive touring, and mastery of the electric guitar. A driven songwriter, player, producer and teacher, Gary has worked with great artists acr…

Joe Walsh is playing VETS AID 2023 with his drummer Joe Vitale! We love having Joe drop by ...that's "Joe Bob" to Don Henley from The Eagles as what he calls him not to confuse him with Walsh when they all have played together on tour. We catch up with Vitale to talk about VETS AID coming to San Diego in November, plus his history and longevity wit…

In this episode we talk with Elizabeth Hines, the wife of rock n roll legend Denny Laine from The Moody Blues and Wings about his ongoing health issues, the upcoming benefit concert in West Hollywood with a possible East Coast benefit in the works, the plans for a live stream of the show and the need to raise funds to pay for medical expenses. We a…

Legendary iconic drummer Carmine Appice drops by to chat about The Rod Experience shows....his release of Beck, Bogart and Appice Boxed set "Live From Japan" and more! As drummer for Vanilla Fudge, Carmine Appice set the grooves for the groundbreaking band‘s 1967 psychedelic debut, inadvertently inventing Stoner Rock in the process. The Fudge had n…

Over the past four decades — give or take a decade break — the illustrious and critically acclaimed Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) have sold over 40 million records worldwide, establishing them as electronic synthesiser pioneers and one of Britain’s best-loved pop groups. Their 13 long players include benchmark-raising classics Orchestral …

Gypsy faithfully recreates Stevie Nicks’ live show and the music of Fleetwood Mac with striking accuracy. Diane Lutz gives a stunning performance as Stevie Nicks with spot-on vocals and visuals that magically capture Nicks’ stage presence. Recently Andie Baldwin joined the band to sing the parts as Christine McVie and she compliments Diane beautifu…

Princess Goes — the buzzy band led by the charismatic showmanship and signature voice of vocalist, lyricist, musician and actor Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under, Lazarus) alongside keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie, Cyndie Lauper) and drummer Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers, Morningwood) — announced their forthcoming LP, Come Of Age, out …

Liberty DeVitto Born and raised in New York City, USA… Liberty’s drumming journey began at the tender age of 14, when he was first inspired to play after watching the now world famous Ed Sullivan performance by the Beatles back in 1964… He never looked back since then, eventually working his way up the ranks to that coveted hot seat with Billy Joel…

The Guess Who is a legendary Canadian band who enjoyed chart topping hits in the late 60s and early 70s with an impressive catalogue of songs including “American Woman,” “These Eyes,” and “No Time.” During the course of its career, the band has released 11 studio albums, and charted 14 Top 40 hit singles, 2 of which went to number one in the United…

In her teens Kerri Powers began performing in local coffeehouses throughout New England. Standing ovations, encores and significant press promptly became the norm and led to invitational performances at the Boston Folk Festival, the Philadelphia Folk Festival and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. All indications pointed to her firmly being on her w…

This episode it is an encore live radio interview with Maria Muldaur made for on demand listening for The City's Backyard Podcast! We hope you enjoy Maria’s songs as well because Maria is coming to the East Coast now! 2023 marks 50 years since her big hit “Midnight at the Oasis” was released & began riding to the top of the charts! To celebrate thi…

A musician of many talents, James, is an iconic figure in blues music for over 40 years, is an accomplished blues harpist, singer, front man and bandleader, lending these talents to his own band, The James Montgomery Band, and to countless sessions and tours over the years with the likes of Gregg Allman, Johnny Winter, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Budd…

The members of FOUR STICKS have toured the world with various artists and are now combining their skills to bring you a uniquely authentic Led Zeppelin experience. FOUR STICKS is a must see live musical journey through the vast archive of Led Zeppelin's catalog....the music that set the standard and changed rock n roll forever! Friday, Sept 15th 70…

If you have never seen MULLETT perform their fun show live for rock fans you do not know what you are missing out on! Dan Halen from the rock band Mullett drops by the backyard on this episode to talk about Mullett, where the band is after the loss of lead singer Ron Jovi from two years ago, the music and bands they pay tribute to, the tour dates i…

2016 Blues Music Award (BMA) Winner and frequent BMA nominee Billy Price first attracted national attention during his three-year association with guitarist Roy Buchanan. Price is the vocalist on two of Buchanan's LPs, That's What I'm Here For and Live Stock. Since then, with the Keystone Rhythm Band, the Billy Price Band, and solo projects, Billy …

Bees Deluxe Shows ​Friday August 11 The Turning Point Cafe Piermont, NY ​Saturday August 12 Bayside Wine & Blues Festival Baltimore, MD Saturday August 12 1919 Baltimore, MD Saturday August 19 Blue Portland, ME ​Sunday August 20 Great Falls Festival Lewiston, ME Tuesday August 22 Kimball's Farm Westford, MA Thursday August 31 The Porch Southern Far…