Ric on the Radio

In honor of the late Neil Peart, Ric brings you this spotlight on the hardest working guys in music: the drummers. Keith Moon, John Bonham, Mitch Mitchell, Charlie Watts, Hal Blaine, George Hurley, Stewart Copeland, Bill Stevenson, Bill Bruford, Ringo Starr, Phil Collins, Grant Hart, Bill Ward, Dale Crover, Brendan Canty, Ginger Baker and more, along with a block of Rush and Neil "The Professor" Peart himself!

Ric on the Radio can be heard every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

 Find our complete programming schedule here.

(Photo: Neil Peart, photographed in his natural habitat on April 3, 2011 in Nashville - Frederick Breedon IV/WireImage/via NPR)

These are just some of the outstanding new records this year. You'll hear all these and many more: The Mountain Goats "In League With Dragons", Steve Gunn "The Unseen In Between", Barrie "Happy To Be Here", Royal Trux "White Stuff", Kim Gordon "No Home Record", Bennie Sings "City Pop", Mekons "Deserted", Lana Del Rey "NFR!", The Hold Steady "Thrashing Through The Passion", The Black Keys "Let's Rock", Catfish & the Bottlemen "The Balance", Corridor "Junior."

Ric on the Radio can be heard every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo: The Mountain Goats - Brad (bradalmanac) [CC BY-SA 2.0])

Released in 2018, REM at the BBC is a massive box set containing 8 discs with over 100 songs totaling over 7 hours. Even for the hardcore fan, the collection's breadth can be overwhelming. Luckily, Ric has distilled the set into a manageable 2-hour chunk for your listening pleasure. We'll hear REM performances from various BBC broadcasts over the years, including Nottingham 1984, Milton Keynes 1995, several different Peel sessions and other radio programs taken from every period of the band's 30-year career.

Ric on the Radio can be heard every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

Spearheaded by The Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd, Southern rock became a staple of FM radio in the 1970s. Combining R&B, soul, blues, country, jazz, gospel, bluegrass, and hard rock, these artists stirred up a true melting pot of American styles with a distinctly Southern voice, often with virtuosic musicianship. In addition to the above-mentioned bands, we’ll hear from The Marshall Tucker Band, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Wet Willie, Outlaws, Black Oak Arkansas, Dixie Dregs, Molly Hatchet, Johnny Winter, Drive By Truckers, Charlie Daniels Band, Amazing Rhythm Aces, Blackfoot, The Steel Woods, The Black Crowes, and more! Thursday, April 23. 9-11pm on KRCB 91.1FM.

Ric on the Radio can be heard every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

 Find our complete programming schedule here.

(Photo: The Allman Brothers - Capricorn Records / Public domain)

This will be the third installment of the series featuring two friends sitting around listening to records and talking about music. Michele has great taste in music and brings knowledge and fun to the proceedings. Who knows, maybe she'll bring in her vast culinary knowledge as well, making for a true rock n' roll feast!

Ric on the Radio can be heard every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo: Courtesy of Michele Anna Jordan – John Youngblood)