Gimme Back My Song Ep 6: Robert Johnson Covers

There are many artists who have had their catalogs covered over and over again. If there were a Top 5 of most covered artists Robert Johnson would probably be at the top. Anyone in the 60s who played guitar, played Robert Johnson. On episode 6 Of Gimme Back My Song we explore almost the entire […]

The FreeSpace Ep 6

Sometimes, man . . . sometimes, you know, man, you gotta . . . you know, trust the DJ. You gotta let someone else drive the car once in a while. Turn the GPS off, man. We at The Balcony got it covered, we’ll chauffeur you around the musical universe without leaving the comfort of […]

The 61st Annual Balcony Radio Christmas Spectacular

The end of the year can mean many things: increased traffic, broken dreams, out-of-balance accounting ledgers, going to the gym to make up for the last 51 weeks of NOT going to the gym, and the endless and growing parade of Christmas-themed programming and music. These things go on for weeks. This year your hosts […]

From The Board Ep 6 (200th show)

200TH EPISODE! 200TH EPISODE!! 200TH EPISODE!!! This program is a milestone in the history of BalconyRadio. We’ve reached our Bicentennial. 199 shows ago we were just beginning to crawl out of the internet digital stew as a little stream trickling through some cheap software. Now we’ve reached a special birthday and we’re going to ring […]

101 Series Lesson 78.2: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Live ~ with special guest DJ Kat Jackson!

OK everyone. It’s time for the Petty party to continue as our three instructors (heroes) return to the classroom (studio) to listen to some “Live” music from Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. This is part 2 of Lesson 78 in the 101 Series and it’s 2 hrs of great performances throughout the career of this […]

Found Gems Ep 6

Big stars have big hits, but sometimes they have big misses . . . Here at Balcony Radio we understand that not every effort is your best. Sometimes you just do ai’ight. What we also understand is that some people’s ai’ight is still pretty fucking brilliant. Join us for episode 6 of our testament to […]

101 Series Lesson 78.1: Tom Petty (In Studio) ~ with special guest DJ Kat!

OK. We’re not going to BS around here – Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers are GREAT! And they made some amazing albums that kick major ASS. So, for Lesson 78 of the 101 Series we devote two full shows to them. First in the studio and next week “live” and in full color. Plus to […]

101 Series Lesson 77: John Hiatt

What does John Hiatt have beneath that gruff exterior? We don’t know . . . a gigantic foldy brain, a house big heart, guts the size of boulders . . . the usual stuff unsung geniuses have. In Lesson 77 of the 101 Series we pull out some tunes by one of the best phrase […]

Embryonic Ep 6

Jimi Hendrix wrote “Purple Haze”. Was it always the great song it is now? um..Well..uh..maybe. Bob Dylan wrote “Ballad of a Thin Man”. Was it a stunning masterpiece from the first day? Uh..um, well,..it could’ve been. Be that as it may, lots of songs started life in a more simple version and needed to be […]

Dusty Gems Ep 6

The Music Machine is always at work . . . some cogs wind up not being necessary. The Machine spits them out. Carelessly. We at The Balcony believe those who got the shaft based on demographic research groups should sometimes get the spotlight, so we put together a little thing called Dusty Gems. Here in […]