101 Series Lesson 56: G-L-A-M! Rock

To be perfectly truthful about Lesson 56, it really is more rock than glam. But we still like silver pant suits, bright red rouge and 8-inch platform heels. It all comes together under the heading of Glam Rock. If glamour is a genre then the music can be a gaudy piece of costume jewelry. But […]

Blue Highway Ep 5

When the spurs are janglin’ and the John Deere keys are jinglin’ it’s because dosey-do time at the Balcony has come again. Saddle up for the fifth episode in our toast to Americana: the Blue Highway. In this show we mosey into the studio for two hours of songs about old time religion, America, moms, […]

X Chromosome Ep 4

There is only one person in charge. Her. She that rocks, raps and generally kicks the asses of all men and boys. This is episode 4 of our tribute to the chicks that rule, dominate and control – “X Chromosome”. All the girrrls that are fit to riot step to the front and Molotov your […]

Time For Bob Ep 4 (The Covers Episode)

Alright, people who bitch about Bob’s voice . . . here is a show of people who sing all pretty doing his songs. In episode four of our series devoted to Dylan–Time For Bob–we throw on some covers. Join us as we sit down for two dozen Bob Dylan songs excised of nasal whine. You’ll […]

101 Series Lesson 55: The British Invasion

From 1964-1971, teenage girls on both sides of the Atlantic had a collective orgasm set to music you can dance to. We call it the British Invasion. Join us in Lesson 55 of the 101 Series where we listen to all the bands that followed the Beatles down the tarmac at JFK Airport. In this […]

This Pill Makes You Small Ep 4

Alright, we at the Balcony recommend that you synchronize your bongs to the music . . . right . . . . . . . now. Now. Here it is, presented to you in full quadraphonic stereo the band is inside your head psychedelic surround sound: This Pill Makes You Small. Here in episode four […]

101 Series Lesson 54: The Beach Boys

Summer time means a lot of things: bar-b-que, sunshine, zinc on your nose, a good case of heat stroke, some potato salad bloat and the music of Charlie Manson’s second favorite band (even he preferred The Beatles) . . . In Lesson 54 of the 101 Series we spin the well-produced tunes of the Beach […]

Swingtime Ep 4

The Charleston, the Lindy Hop, the Jitterbug, the Hand Jive, the St. Louis Shag, the Fox Trot, the Jump and Jive . . . at the Balcony we know them all. We could totally open an Arthur Murray location right here in the studio if we got the mics out of the way. We might even […]

101 Series Lesson 53: Elektra Records

In 1950 two college hipsters named Jac and Paul started folk record label in their dorm room. Why? Because that’s what you do when you drink a lot of wine from a jug while smoking reefer and listening to Leadbelly if you were in your early 20s before rock and roll changed everything. In Lesson […]

Soulville Ep 4

Hey. You. Get some soul music in your life. Right: now. It’s that time again . . . join us for our fourth trip to the land of horns, pianos, bass all falling into the honey deep groove: Soulville. In this episode we go out of our way to play all the deep cuts that […]