Tag Archives: 1976

Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #17

Posted on March 5, 2011 by urbangraffito

Of all the live concerts in my music collection, today’s particular show had proved to be one of the most difficult to find because of it’s uniqueness and it’s rarity among live show collectors. It had been on my most … Continue reading →

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Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #9

Posted on January 9, 2011 by urbangraffito

As I chose today’s Sunday Big Note Listening Session, I was struck at how, over time, the details of many of these concerts and broadcasts are either lost or omitted by successive trader, poster, torrenter. Venue. Date. Location. Line-up. Important … Continue reading →

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Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #6

Posted on December 19, 2010 by urbangraffito

For this week’s Sunday Big Note, I’ve got a fantastic gem of a listening session in store – a soundboard of Wishone Ash from 1976. Although short (approximately one hour in length), the sound quality is excellent, and the performance, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #3

Posted on November 28, 2010 by urbangraffito

This week’s Sunday Big Note finds Chick Corea and Return to Forever performing at the Chateau Neuf in Oslo, Norway on the 14th of March, 1976. Return to Forever were touring to promote their sixth studio album, Romantic Warrior (the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #1

Posted on November 14, 2010 by urbangraffito

Over the last few weeks and months, fellow KUR-Meisters, while compiling the various mixtapes for Kill Ugly Radio, I had an idea for an ongoing weekly “listening session” of various artists and groups, both Zappa-related along with his contemporaries, as … Continue reading →

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Mallard on Rockpalast, 1976

Posted on September 24, 2009 by urbangraffito

In 1974, Bill Harkleroad (Zoot Horn Rollo), Mark Boston (Rockette Morton) and Art Tripp III (Ed Marimba) left Captain Beefheart‘s Magic Band to form the new band, Mallard. Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull fame), a Magic Band fan and friend … Continue reading →

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The Tubes, “Young and Rich” Tour, 1976

Posted on September 11, 2009 by urbangraffito

Michael Cotten, director and coordinator of The Tubes Project, has done a superb job combining still photography and the soundboard recording of The Tubes May 8th, 1976, Buffalo, New York show from their “Young and Rich” Tour.

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Philly Cheez

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This just in by way of Andrew: In a very recent interview, Dweezil said a live FZ concert circa 1976 will be released soon featuring Terry Bozzio and “a female singer”. Word is, Vaulternative will issue a CD of the … Continue reading →

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Tom Waits — Early TV Appearances

Posted on June 21, 2009 by urbangraffito

In the above clip, Tom Waits appears on Fernwood 2 Night, a parody talk show, hosted by Barth Gimble (Martin Mull) and sidekick/announcer Jerry Hubbard (Fred Willard), created by Norman Lear as a spin-off/summer replacement from Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. … Continue reading →

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