101 Series Lesson 73: Tom Waits (Live and In Person)

Step right up, one and all. The attraction today is the unique, eccentric, well-coifed, surprisingly good at acting, megaphone wielding, garage rattling, barn stomping Tom Waits. Hear the man transform from a 70’s piano playing boho to a mutli-tracked beatboxing sixty year old indie rocker. In Lesson 73 of the 101 Series, we put together […]

This Pill Makes You Small Ep 5

We hope you figured out how much of the potion to drink to get through the door, it’s time for some psychedelic music. Here, friends, is episode five of our tribute to music best enjoyed floating two feet off the ground, This Pill Makes You Small. In this sojourn, please do try to keep up […]

101 Series Lesson 72: Led Zeppelin “Live”

John Bonham. John Paul Jones. Jimmy Page. Robert Plant. Fuck. Led Zeppelin. The hammer of the gods, the stomping t-rex, thunder and fucking lightning itself: Led Fucking Zeppelin. We at the Balcony have missed out on some major historical happenings: the building of the pyramids, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the first flight […]

Swingtime Ep 5

From Doris Day to Mel Torme, we at the Balcony are familiar with the Swingin’ side of life. Whether a well-sung melody, a jazzy orchestration or some serious be-boppin’, with Episode 5 of Swingtime we prove again that Swing music has got your soul, rock and all other musical needs covered. Add fedora and tuxedo, […]

101 Series Lesson 71.2 (Bruuuuuuuuce Live)

One day in 1975 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band walked onto a stage and haven’t left yet. They’ve been doing the same show at the same energy for 40 goddamn years. How is that possible? Is the Fountain of Youth off the New Jersey Turnpike near Exit 96? Tell us, Boss. We need […]

Soulville Ep 5 (Blue Eyed Soul Show)

We at the Balcony are pretty fond of three things: peace, love and soul. (Four if you count BLTs.) It’s time for episode five of Soulville, our show dedicated to music of the heart and the spine and the guts. In this installment we prove that white people got rhythm by playing you a couple of […]

101 Series Lesson 71: Bruce Springsteen (Part 1: In Studio)

Icons come and Icons go but The Boss goes on forever. And when he gets going it goes all night. For Lesson 71 of the 101 Series we take a 2-part listen to the music of Bruce Springsteen with and without the E Street Band – because that’s the only thing that can be done. […]

Songs From the Yard Ep 5

Five hundred miles off the tip of the Florida Keys (on the other side of Cuba), is Jamaica, birthplace of a little something called reggae. Every once and a while we at The Balcony grab a trade wind and point our spliffs straight for Kingston. Join us for episode five of our testament to Jah […]

101 Series Lesson 70: Columbia Records

Before the mp3, before the CD, before the cassette, before the 8-track, before reel-to-reel, before vinyl there was wax and shellac. Who put the wax and shellac on? Columbia Records did. The oldest record label in America deserves it’s own show and you’re getting it. In Lesson 70 of the 101 Series we focus on […]