Swingtime Ep 2

Whiffs of cigarette smoke drift upwards towards flickering electric lights and the bouncer is throwing out the next guy trying to find the way home. Deals in the back and drinks at the bar. You can hear this music playing in the background . . . Don’t forget, the password is “Swordfish.” We came this […]

Time For Bob Ep 2

Ok, kids. It’s time for more music from a (the?) Great American Legend. It will be a fair sprinkling of tunes from a long and illustrious career. And along the way there will be one or two surprises.  Cappuccino and espresso are optional. Can we bum a smoke? Bob! Bob! Bob! Bob! Bob! Bob! Bob! […]

Swingtime Ep 1

Ladies and Gentlemen, there comes a time in any respectable radio station’s programming when there must be a tip of the top hat and wave of a cane to some great tunes from the Great American Songbook and beyond. Dim the lights and mix the Manhattans. Extra dry.  We had too much fun listening . […]

101 Series Lesson 7: Los Angeles

Ok students, it’s time for another category in our studies. We move on now to our first “Where?” installment in the 101 Series as we take a good healthy listen to the music of The Balcony’s hometown: Los Angeles. There will be much fist pumping and yelling by your teachers. But we’ll try not to […]

Down In The Dumps w/ Elliot

The Balcony completes its trifecta of guest DJs with a visit to our state-of-the-art studios by our very good friend Elliot. While Anthony is on assignment collecting sounds in the wild, DJ Elliot sits in with Scott and plays the music that makes him feel better. Sort of.  In this installment we play some good tunes […]

101 Series Lesson 6: Hip Hop

There’s not much that needs to be said except: this lesson rocks. Get out your pencils and paper, class. We’ve got two hours of the most incredible classic hip hop, there is too much to be learned. And class, you will learn . . . or else. So, Scott had to be convinced to do […]

3 Sides of Black w/ Rhonda

Great taste in music is a strict requirement for being a friend of The Balcony. So one of the first names we thought of was our good friend Rhonda. Rhonda is our second Guest DJ and she will play the music that defines and shapes who she is. Listen closely. We think DJ Rhonda passed […]

101 Series Lesson 5 MOTOWN!!

No two ways about it, the music goes on forever. This week we ALL get a lesson in greatness from the people that brought you big stars, sweet harmonies and coordinated three-piece suits. Music for all seasons.   Explore deep cuts in the Motown Singles Collection mega box set. There was a joyful noise down […]

The Chill Factory w/ Vero

It’s good to have friends. Especially friends with great taste in music. That’s why we invited our good friend Vero into The Balcony studios as our first Guest DJ to play some of her favorite tunes. Hang out with hipsters in The Chill Factory. Here is some music that was new to us in the […]

101 Series Lesson 4: Joni Mitchell

Well, hello class. Welcome to another edifying lesson in our on-going school of rock-n-roll. Today’s subject is the great Joni Mitchell. Laurel Canyon never sounded so good (or had such straight hair).  Buy some Joni, show that you have a sensitive side. Click on the link to check out the songs from this show: Joni […]