Interviews
Florence LaRue (5th Dimension) Interview
Sunday, July 12th, 2015 by The Professor
Radio RockonTour host Timothy Tilghman caught up with Florence LaRue, lead singer for the 5th Dimension shortly before their appearance at the Maryland Live Casino (5/28/15). Miss LaRue is the only remaining original member of the band, which brought home 14 Gold and 6 Platinum records along with 6 Grammy awards. She talked with Tim about her early days, touring the world, and the rise of her classic Soul/R&B band. Although she continues to tour with the band, she has many side projects and charity work that keep her busy as well.
[audio:https://wloy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WLOY_INT_Florence_Larue.mp3]
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Paul Barrere (Little Feat) Interview
Friday, July 10th, 2015 by The Professor
Little Feat guitarist and vocalist Paul Barrere sat down with Radio RockonTour host Timothy Tilghman to talk about his career with Feat, side projects and the current acoustic duo touring he’s doing with fellow Little Feat member Fred Tackett. Barrere joined Little Feat in 1972, beginning his recording with the classic Dixie Chicken LP and has been with them ever since. Taking over vocal duty with the passing of Feat founder Lowell George, he has been a core part of the bands sound and it’s revival in the late 1980s with Let it Roll. Recorded 5/16/15 at Rams Head On Stage
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Jarekus Singleton Interview
Thursday, July 9th, 2015 by The Professor
Rising Blues musician Jarekus Singleton chatted with The Professor, host of the Monday Morning Blues, about his upcoming tour, first Alligator records release Refuse to Lose, and the musical pathway from his grandfather’s church band to national attention. Jarekus also discussed his planned NBA career, and it’s derailment by injury, sorting things out and getting back on the road to success. Jarekus gathered 3 nominations at the 2015 Blues Foundation awards, not a bad showing for his first release! [audio:https://wloy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WLOY_INT_Jarekus_Singleton.mp3]Posted in Archives, Interviews, Music | No Comments »
Toadies Interview
Monday, June 15th, 2015 by The Professor
Vaden Todd Lewis of the Toadies took some time to chat with Brandon Newby ’15 and Tara Howell ’18 about their extensive career, life and the upcoming show June 18, 2015 at Soundstage in Baltimore
[audio:https://wloy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WLOY_INT_Toadies.mp3]
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Lightshow Interview
Thursday, June 4th, 2015 by The Professor
Intrepid WLOY staffers Brandon Newby ’15 and Phil Dayao ’16 tracked down Lightshow while covering the weekend long Sweetlife Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion May 30/31st. While they were unable to work the audio recorder correctly (head shakes…) they DID get the whole thing on video so there ya go.
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Tommy Castro Interview
Monday, June 1st, 2015 by The Professor
Great blues guitarist Tommy Castro (as in six-time Blues Music Award-winner Tommy Castro) gave The Professor a bit of his time to talk about his forthcoming album, tour and being an ambassador for the Blues.
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Rick Derringer Interview
Monday, June 1st, 2015 by The Professor
Tim Tilghman, host of WLOY’s Radio RockonTour show got a chance to sit down with Rick Derringer for a lengthy interview following Rick’s show in Annapolis on May 22, 2015. They ran the whole course of Rick’s career from a #1 hit as a 17 year old (“Hang On Sloopy” in 1965) to his current touring and all the interesting steps along that pathway. Rick’s guitar has been on many hits and through many bands including The McCoys, Edgar Winter’s White Trash, The Edgar Winter Group, Johnny Winter, Todd Rundgren, Alice Cooper and Steely Dan. Enjoy!
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The Score Interview
Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 by The Professor
The Score chat with WLOY’s Rachel Stoczko ’16.
[audio:https://wloy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WLOY_INT_The_Score.mp3]
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Parachute Interview
Saturday, May 9th, 2015 by WLOY Staff
During Loyolapalooza, Kat and I had the opportunity to sit down with Will, the leader singer from Parachute, who headlined our end of year festival this semester. He was the nicest guy and was super stoked to be playing a local show, as the band in from Charlottesville, Virginia. Will gave us a short and sweet interview telling you the things you want to know, from what it’s like to playing festival style shows to how he takes is coffee. Give it a listen and enjoy!
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Sheepdogs Interview
Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 by The Professor
Allie Langly caught up with her favorite band The Sheepdogs over a sadly patchy phone connection… Ewan was great and they got a chance to chat about Canada, music, locations and tours. Unlike when they met in person, Allie was able to talk 😉
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