101 Series Lesson 52: Church Rock

The one thing we at the Balcony truly consider blasphemous is when you consider gospel and rock two different things. You ever seen a big choir put on a show? They’ll kick your ass more than an Arcade Fire concert, that’s for damn (darn, sorry) sure . . . In Lesson 52 of the 101 […]

Songs From the Yard Ep 4

Every once in a while we here at the Balcony take a little boat ride down to the islands . . . it takes about ten months each time. It’s a l-o-n-g ass boat ride. In episode four of Songs From the Yard — our toast to reggae, ska, dancehall, lover’s rock, dub,  and rocksteady […]

101 Series Lesson 51: Blues Between the Wars

Once upon a time, sometime between WWI and WWII, a wisp of wind found its way to a lonely crossroads and met a man named Robert Johnson. And when that meeting was over The Blues was born. There was nothing the wisp could do. And so with Lesson 51 of the 101 Series we look […]

Sock Rockin’ Beats Ep 4

The name of the show says it all. Sometimes you’ve just got to rock. You need to build a playlist of the 37 most rockin’ songs you can think of at that moment and listen to it for many days. We do that, too – fairly routinely. And we bring it to you in a […]

101 Series Lesson 50: Surf!

Hello, students. Time to gas up the Woody, break out the Sex Wax and pack up the cooler with beverages. The weather is getting warmer and the waves are getting higher so it’s time for some sun and sand in your sandwiches. Lesson 50 of the 101 Series says it’s “Surf’s Up!” –  we get […]

Off the Wall Ep 4

There are several things you can find in the Balcony Radio studio. Mics, shitty board, computers, two chairs (one swivel, one wood and needing to be replaced), lots of stolen office supplies, a rug and four thousand vinyl records. Some of these we put to good use . . . in this episode we pull […]

101 Series Lesson 49: New Orleans

We at the Balcony don’t mind sweating a little . . . or fried food . . . or kick ass music. So, we went to New Orleans. And found all that. Especially the fried food and sweat. (They might have sweaty fried food there, it’s that humid.) In Lesson 49 of the 101 Series, […]

Long Song Silver Ep 4

We here at the Balcony are pretty patient . . . we will let you go on. And on. (Just don’t push it . . . we’re looking right at you, Grateful Dead.) Here is episode four of our tribute to songs that you wait to take a bathroom break and/or beer run for: Long […]

101 Series Lesson 48: The Doors

Out of the bushy wilds of Mulholland Drive and salty air of the Pacific Coast Highway, came slithering a band that set L.A. and then the fucking world on fire. In Lesson 48 of the 101 Series, we put on our leather pants and nicest feather headdress and dance around like shamans . . . […]