Category: Special Shows

Check out the local artists, themed shows, and more that have been featured on The Rocker!

February 26 Playlist: Garland JeffreysFebruary 26 Playlist: Garland Jeffreys

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022|

Our Garland Jeffreys special is here in all its sonic glory. As Garland himself would say: “Turn It Up!”

Listen here!

  • HAIL HAIL ROCK AND ROLL
  • REAL MAN
  • INNOCENT NOT GUILTY
  • CONEY ISLAND WINTER
  • R.O.C.K.
  • REELIN’
  • WHY-O
  • 96 TEARS
  • ROLLER COASTER TOWN
  • OH MY SOUL
  • GHOST WRITER
  • GOTTA GET AWAY FROM THIS WORLD
  • SHOOT THE MOONLIGHT OUT
  • WILD IN THE STREET
  • ‘TIL JOHN LEE HOOKER CALLS ME
  • TRUE TO ME
  • 14 STEPS TO HARLEM
  • I WAS AFRAID OF MALCOLM
  • REGGAE ON BROADWAY
  • HAPPINESS
  • SURRENDER
  • GUTS FOR LOVE
  • COOL DOWN BOY
  • MODERN LOVERS
  • ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC
  • MATADOR
  • COLLIDE THE GENERATIONS

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February 12 Playlist: Brewster MoonfaceFebruary 12 Playlist: Brewster Moonface

February 12, 2022February 12, 2022|

We were knee deep in the blues on this day, especially when Brewster Moonface – led by the serious pipes of Julie Notwicz – performed live.

If you missed it, you owe it to yourself to check it out!

  • STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN The House is Rockin’
  • STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN Scuttle Buttin’
  • GARY MOORE Walkin’ by Myself
  • DAVE ALVIN Beautiful City ‘Cross the River
  • BREWSTER MOONFACE Same Old Mistake (Live in MPR studio)
  • BETH HART Bad Woman Blues
  • KOKO TAYLOR You Can Have My Husband
  • LARKIN POE Sucker Punch
  • BREWSTER MOONFACE Hoochie Coochie Woman (Live in MPR studio)
  • BREWSTER MOONFACE End of the Day
  • TEDESCHI-TRUCKS BAND featuring SHARON JONES She Ain’t a Child No More
  • BOZ BOORER featuring EDDIE ARGOS Girl from Atlanta
  • ROLLING STONES Ruby Tuesday
  • B.B. KING The Thrill is Gone
  • BREWSTER MOONFACE Up in Smokes (Live in MPR studio)
  • MUDDY WATERS Got My Mojo Working
  • JOHN LEE HOOKER Boom Boom
  • DANNY GATTON Thirteen Women
  • BREWSTER MOONFACE Carry the Weight / Catcall Blues (Live in MPR studio)
  • JOE BONAMASSA Redemption
  • STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN Say What!

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November 20 Playlist: Our Own YokosNovember 20 Playlist: Our Own Yokos

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021|

If you haven’t heard Our Own Yokos yet, click on the link here and be prepared to join the fan club. They were live and fantastic!

  • THE BLACK KEYS Lonely Boy
  • MARK RONSON & THE DAPTONE HORNS God Put a Smile on Your Face
  • TEENAGE HEAD Let’s Shake
  • BILLY SWIVS Baby, I’m Your Clown
  • CHEAP TRICK In the Street
  • LED ZEPPELIN Good Times, Bad Times
  • THE BEATLES The Ballad of John & Yoko
  • OUR OWN YOKOS Carry On
  • HOT CHOCOLATE You Sexy Thing
  • BLACK ROSE BURNING Every Single Thing
  • THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS Two Girls in One
  • DADA Sick in Santorini
  • WEEZER We are All on Drugs
  • OUR OWN YOKOS Thunder
  • J. GEILS BAND ‘Til the Walls Come Tumbling Down
  • MILLIE MANDERS & THE SHUTUP Silent Scream
  • OUR OWN YOKOS New Wave Dave
  • YOGABALL HEADACHES Perpetual Retreat
  • THE KILLERS On Top
  • OUR OWN YOKOS Follow You Down
  • GRAHAM PARKER Almost Thanksgiving Day

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October 23 Playlist: Saints In The CityOctober 23 Playlist: Saints In The City

October 23, 2021October 23, 2021|

Joey Thompson and Matt Kutner from the Springsteen tribute band Saints In The City joined us live in the studio. They gave us four excellent renditions of Bruce classics. Listen here! Here’s the full playlist:

  • DAVE EDMUNDS From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)
  • TRAFFIC Glad
  • PERSEI No Way Out
  • THE DEADNOTES Easy Summer
  • MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE I Don’t Love You
  • SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES Love on the Wrong Side of Town
  • JOEY THOMPSON & MATT KUTNER Growin’ Up
  • WILLIE NILE Someday
  • CHUCK BERRY Johnny B. Goode
  • PATTI SMITH Because the Night
  • DUSTY SPRINGFIELD You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
  • JOEY THOMPSON & MATT KUTNER I’m on Fire
  • THE ALARM 68 Guns
  • SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS Hell!
  • BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Staying Alive
  • GEM AND EYE Roaring Twenties
  • REBECCA LOU Lovesick
  • JOEY THOMPSON & MATT KUTNER Incident on 57th Street
  • DONNA SUMMER with BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Protection
  • TUK SMITH & THE RESTLESS HEARTS Same Old You
  • JARED JAMES NICHOLS Can You Feel It
  • JOEY THOMPSON & MATT KUTNER The Rising
  • ALAN MORRISSEY Fresh Kills

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September 25 Playlist: George GrantSeptember 25 Playlist: George Grant

September 25, 2021September 25, 2021|

If you missed any or all of Saturday’s show with special guest George Grant, the link and playlist are below. We focused on his current band, Black Rose Burning, while also doing a bit of a career retrospective. Ignore the frozen video, and enjoy the music here!

  • ROCKS by Primal Scream
  • BUDOS RISING by The Budos Band
  • UNDER TWIN SUNS by Black Rose Burning
  • EVERY SINGLE TIME by Black Rose Burning
  • SHOUT by Black Rose Burning
  • LEAVING NOT BELIEVING by George Grant & The Mighty Templars
  • SOLAR ANGELS by Black Rose Burning
  • WHEN WE DANCE by Black Rose Burning
  • HUNGER by Monster Zero
  • NEW YORK GROOVE by George Grant & The Mighty Templars
  • BLACK SUN SATURDAY by Black Rose Burning
  • UNBELIEVABLE by The Serpenteens
  • GIMME GAUGE by Vainglorious
  • RAINMAKER by The Final Sound
  • OUTGUNNED by Black Rose Burning
  • ZIGGY STARDUST by Bauhaus
  • A PASSAGE TO BANGKOK by Rush
  • MASSACRE by Iron Maiden
  • GOT TO GET MY MIND RIGHT by George Grant & The Mighty Templars

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December 5 Playlist: John Lennon TributeDecember 5 Playlist: John Lennon Tribute

December 5, 2020December 5, 2020|

We remembered John Lennon 40 years after his tragic death. Listen here!

  • NEW YORK CITY
  • WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT
  • I SAW HER STANDING THERE (Live, with Elton John)
  • I’M STEPPIN’ OUT
  • WATCHING THE WHEELS
  • REVOLUTION
  • POWER TO THE PEOPLE
  • GIMME SOME TRUTH
  • WORKING CLASS HERO
  • BEAUTIFUL BOY
  • (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER
  • INSTANT KARMA
  • I’M LOSING YOU (with Cheap Trick)
  • GROW OLD WITH ME
  • WOMAN
  • #9 DREAM
  • MIND GAMES
  • YER BLUES (with Dirty Mac)
  • THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO
  • NOBODY TOLD ME
  • BLESS YOU
  • JEALOUS GUY
  • STEEL AND GLASS
  • ISOLATION
  • IMAGINE
  • ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE

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October 10 Playlist: Van Halen TributeOctober 10 Playlist: Van Halen Tribute

October 10, 2020October 10, 2020|

Our tribute to a true giant of rock guitar, Eddie Van Halen. Listen to the show here.

  • ERUPTION
  • YOU REALLY GOT ME
  • AIN’T TALKIN’ ‘BOUT LOVE
  • ATOMIC PUNK
  • SOMEBODY GET ME A DOCTOR
  • D.O.A.
  • DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY
  • BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
  • TAKE YOUR WHISKEY HOME
  • MEAN STREET
  • UNCHAINED
  • INTRUDER
  • PRETTY WOMAN
  • BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
  • LOVE WALKS IN
  • WHEN IT’S LOVE
  • TOP OF THE WORLD
  • CAN’T STOP LOVIN’ YOU
  • HUMANS BEING
  • BLOOD AND FIRE
  • RIGHT NOW
  • FINISH WHAT YA STARTED
  • 316
  • HAPPY TRAILS

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January 4 Playlist: Thin Lizzy TributeJanuary 4 Playlist: Thin Lizzy Tribute

January 4, 2020January 4, 2020|

We remembered the legendary Philip Lynott and his musical legacy on the anniversary of his passing. Listen to the full show here!

  • DUBLIN 
  • DEDICATION
  • THE HOLY WAR
  • WILD ONE
  • SITAMOIA
  • SONG FOR JIMI
  • OUT IN THE FIELDS (with Gary Moore)
  • ROSALIE
  • KING’S CALL (with Mark Knopfler)
  • OLD TOWN
  • FATS
  • DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT
  • DON’T BELIEVE A WORD
  • JOHNNY THE FOX MEETS JIMMY THE WEED
  • GOT TO GIVE IT UP
  • DADDY ROLLING STONE (with Johnny Thunders)
  • BAD REPUTATION
  • HALF-CASTE
  • BLACK BOYS ON THE CORNER
  • ODE TO A BLACK MAN
  • HARLEM (with Grand Slamm)
  • SOLO IN SOHO
  • PLEASE DON’T LEAVE ME (with John Sykes)
  • PARISIENNE WALKWAYS (with Gary Moore)
  • HONESTY IS NO EXCUSE
  • SWEET MARIE
  • WE WILL  BE STRONG
  • WAITING FOR AN ALIBI
  • COWBOY SONG
  • THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN
  • DEAR MISS LONELY HEARTS
  • BAD HABITS
  • LITTLE DARLING
  • EMERALD
  • THE ROCKER

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