Franz Nicolay from The Hold Steady took the reins on Late for Work with Tad Abbey this morning. Franz is currently touring the east coast, playing material from his release “Major General” and is trying out some new material. Franz had an hour to play whatever he wanted. He also chatted with Tad about his tour, his inspirations and his many bands.
On the 8/9 Wake-Up Call three folks from UVa’s Cancer Center participated in a discussion about surviving cancer with the help of Integrative Medicine. The ‘eastern medicine’ approach to cancer treatment includes such methods as massage, music therapy and hypnosis to assist patients with their more traditional treatments. Diane Cole, Manager of Education for Integrative Medicine, Chaplain Gordon Puntnam and Susan Blohowiak, a person surviving with breast cancer, join Rick in the studio. Conversation includes; attitude of the ‘western medicine’ doctors, the role of the Chaplain and Susan discussing her initial reaction to discovering her cancer.
Our guest this morning on Acoustic Sunrise with Anne Williams was Annie and the Beekeepers. These Berklee grads played a few songs and discussed the formation of the band, as well as their performance tonight at Twisted Branch.
Our guest during Acoustic Sunrise with Anne Williams was the Philly-based band Good Old War. The guys stopped by to play a few songs and chat about their appearance at The Exponential Festival.
Our friend Dave Lowery of Cracker (and Camper Van Beethoven) came into the studio the other day to play a few of his newest songs before he sets sail on tour.
Today’s guest during Acoustic Sunrise with Anne Williams was the Will Thomas band. Performing tomorrow night at Is Venue, they played a few of their newest songs and sat down for an interview.
Our guests this morning on Acoustic Sunrise with Anne Williams were Charlottesville-based band TigerLily. They were here promoting their CD release party at Belmont, as well as their Concert tomorrow night at Belrio.
We were very happy to sit down with Thurston Moore and Lee Ronaldo from one of the founding bands of indie rock, Sonic Youth. Ronda Chollock interviewed the two, talking about returning to Richmond, the new album The Eternal, and the nostalgic task of performing Daydream Nation in its entirety.
Singer/Songwriter/Pianist Tim Brantley came into our studio the other day during Acoustic Sunrise with Anne Williams to play a few of his new songs and promote his show.
Local duo Lua came into our studios the other day during Acoustic Sunrise with Anne Williams to promote their MUNCH (music and lunch) show this Saturday at BelRio.