This week on the ol’ Trail turntable, Alanya celebrates the birthday of rock icon Jerry Garcia a tad early with a few spins of his first solo record, 1972’s Garcia. The guitarist and co-frontman for the Grateful Dead would be turning 76 next Wednesday, Aug. 1, had he not (finally) succumbed to the perils of […]
Celebrate Jerry’s birthday Friday
There’s been lots of heroes in rock n’ roll, but only a handful that reached legendary status like Jerry Garcia. Sure he was a talented string-instrumentalist, and perhaps an even more talented songwriter. But as de facto leader of one of the world’s most celebrated and influential bands, Garcia’s legend status was much larger than […]
Vinally Friday – 4/7
When it was first released, critics named Bob Dylan’s 1979 double-album, Live at Budokan, the worst of his career. That wasn’t the first time Dylan didn’t meet his fans’ standards, and it certainly wasn’t the last. But one of the more remarkable things about the legendary singer and songwriter is his seemingly complete lack of […]
Finally, it’s Vinally Friday!
We’re freaking out, and not just because it’s finally Friday. We’re freaking out because Tommy is spinning one of the all-time greatest albums on Friday. On vinyl. Live, on the air. Yep, Missoula’s coolest radio station is about to get a helluva lot cooler. Enjoy some tracks from Freak Out!, the 1966 debut LP of the […]
