The City's Backyard
The City's Backyard with Matt Zako. A Podcast For New York City's Backyard or any city's backyard across the world! Covering Arts, Entertainment, music and the community!
Episodes
305 episodes
The City's Backyard Ep 130 FOUR STICKS The Music Of Led Zeppelin coming to DARYL'S HOUSE in Pawling, New York plus The Music Room inCape Cod, MASS!
EXPERIENCE THE VIVID, ELECTRIFYING SOUND OF LED ZEPPELIN THROUGH THE PERFORMANCE OF New York session musicians. REIGNITING THE POWER OF THE ROCK GODS, FOUR STICKS BRINGS I...
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The City's Backyard Ep 129 Jackie THE JOKEMAN Martling drops by to chat about his comedy shows in the area and funny moments of his days on THE HOWARD STERN SHOW!
For eighteen years (1983-2001) a fixture of radio & television’s Howard Stern Show, comedian Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling was born and raised in East Norwich, a tiny hamlet on the glorious North Shore of Long Island, New Yor...
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The City's Backyard Ep 128 STEVE HOLLEY from Paul McCartney & Wings remembers friend and band mate Denny Laine and explains their friendship in WINGS and why he wanted to pay tribute with the tribute version of the song TIME TO HIDE!
Steve Holley from Paul McCartney & Wings is a great friend and band mate of the late rock legend Denny Laine! On this episode we chat about his time in WINGS, and his relationship with Denny, after all Denny was the guy that helped open the...
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The City's Backyard Ep 127 The Cast of the new true crime series How (NOT) to Get Rid Of A Body Ep 3 Graveyard Shift now streaming on HBO Max, Prime Video, and ID Discovery!
It's a true crime episode with the cast of How (NOT) To Get Rid Of A Body Episode 3 "Graveyard Shift" featuring John Campanile from Chicago, Kathy Sanders from the Maryland area, Dave Eggers II from Long Is...
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The City's Backyard Ep 126 McDONALD'S FARM the former house band for DENNY LAINE from Paul McCartney & Wings releases a tribute version of TIME TO HIDE(written by Denny) for Denny's Birthday and legacy!
Former bandmates of the late Rock & Roll Hall of Fame musician, Denny Laine, just released a new tribute version of one of Laine’s signature songs, Time To Hide, to coincide with what would have been Laine’s 80th birthday, October 29. The s...
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The City's Backyard Ep 125 JOE WALSH drummer JOE VITALE drops by to talk about VETS AID 2024 coming to QUEENS, NEW YORK on Veterans Day! We talk all about the line up and the WALSH albums and tracks over the years!
Joe Walsh is coming to QUEENS, NEW YORK for VETS AID 2024 with his drummer Joe Vitale! We love having Joe drop by ...that's "Joe Bob" to Don Henley from The Eagles as what he calls him not to confuse him with Walsh when they all have played tog...
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The City's Backyard Ep 124 Comedian JOEY CAMEN drops by to chat about his one man show called LAUGHING THROUGH THE PAIN that is coming to NYC this November! Joey is a voice actor, comedian, and more!
Comedian JOEY CAMEN originally from the streets of DETROIT makes his way from LA to NYC! Here is what he said...."A big thanks to
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The City's Backyard Ep 123 OZZMOSIS....the country's number one Ozzy Osbourne Tribute Show! Coming to CT, MASS, DE, PA and more!
Are You An Ozzy Fan? Then Get Ready to Rock! The members of the band take great pride in creating the next best thing to a live Ozzy performance that transports you through time to experience the energy of Ozzy Osbourne capturing hi...
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The City's Backyard Ep 122 PART 2 RECAP with LIZ HINES/widow of Rock n Roll Legend DENNY LAINE from Wings! We chat with Liz about the film ONE HAND CLAPPING with Paul McCartney&Wings plus we comment on the featured podcast audio clips of Denny!
Rock Legend DENNY LAINE is featured in ONE HAND CLAPPING, a Paul McCartney film that was just released for limited showings in theaters. In a PART 2 conversation we chat with Denny's lovely wife Liz Hines and now widow. We recap the film and ge...
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The City's Backyard Ep 121 LIZ HINES...Widow of RocknRoll Legend DENNY LAINE from PAUL McCartney and WINGS! We chat with Liz about Denny's legacy and his role in WINGS as ONE HAND CLAPPING is released in theaters!
Denny's wife Liz Hines and now widow joins us on "
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The City's Backyard Ep 120 ELIOT LEWIS from HALL&OATES and AVERAGE WHITE BAND and now solo artist! We chat with Eliot about the Hall&Oates break up, his role on LIVE FROM DARYL'S HOUSE and his solo tour with CT, NJ, and PA dates! !
Eliot Lewis was with Hall&Oates for almost 20 years...and we had to ask him if he had seen the break up coming....also we chat about his experience working on the show LIVE FROM DARYL'S HOUSE and his current solo tour! Eliot is...
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The City's Backyard Ep 119 NYC licensed therapist PAM GARBER drops by from Manhattan to chat about the new safety app called NEVER WALK ALONE! Are the streets of NYC safe?
Is it safe to walk alone in New York City? We chat all about how times have changed in the big city with licensed therapist PAM GARBER who developed a new safety app called NEVER WALK ALONE! For more info check out the website!&nbs...
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The City's Backyard Ep 118 DREAM PHASES from Los Angeles checks in from the West Coast to chat about their new music and album called Phantom Idol!
L.A. neo-psych group, Dream Phases, share their new LP Phantom Idol on this episode.
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The City's Backyard Ep 117 Grammy Recording Bassist SCOTT SPRAY drops by to chat about his days playing with EDGAR & JOHNNY WINTER, RICK DERRINGER and more! (Ronnie Spector and even played with Clapton in the studio!)
Grammy Recording Bassist & Songwriter Scott Spray is our guest! Scott is a local musical legend in Connecticut...a killer bassist who has played with rock and blues legends Edgar Winter and Johnny Winter....also Rick Derringer, Ronnie Spect...
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The City's Backyard Ep 116 ZX3 comes to The Norwalk Oyster Festival this September! We check in with the band about their comeback and new music!
ZX3 is a heritage Alternative Rock band with powerful, memorable songs. We check in with the original members Z and the crew to chat about the new songs, some of the new members and their local dates in the area! We play a couple of their new t...
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The City's Backyard Ep 115 FASTER THINGS : A Tribute to The Allman Brothers Band...JD SEEM chats with us about the band and the area tour dates including Park City Music Hall!
Our guest on this episode is JD SEEM from the band FASTER THINGS- THE ALLMAN BROTHERS TRIBUTE! Faster Things conjures the twin guitar harmonies and searing slide guitar sounds of the original Allman Brothers band as created by Duane Allman in 1...
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The City's Backyard Ep 114 Singer AMANDA ROWE from The Rowe County Band drops by from Springfield, MASS to talk about her new band and upcoming schedule!
Amanda Rowe is our guest from Springfield, Massachusetts! Her band ROWE COUNTY is a tribute to the greatest female country artists of the 90's to today with a twist of your favorite rock classics! For more on Rowe County check their website for...
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The City's Backyard Ep 113 Alternative Country/Rock artist and granddaughter of Academy Award winning actress and movie/tv star LORETTA YOUNG...ARWEN LEWIS drops by the backyard of NYC from California for an interview about her music!!
The granddaughter of Academy Award winning actress Loretta Young and the daughter of Peter Lewis, a founding member of ‘60s psychedelic cult heroes Moby Grape . . . Arwen’s EP is available on the OMAD...
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The City's Backyard Ep 112 Dr. Bob Beatty-author of PLAY ALL NIGHT: DUANE ALLMAN and THE JOURNEY To FILLMORE EAST chats about his book as an Allman Brothers historian!
If you love the Allman Brothers Band you will love this episode with Dr. Bob Beatty -historian/author of the book PLAY ALL NIGHT: Duanne Allman and The Journey To FILLMORE EAST! Dr Bob Beatty is recognized as one of the most respected his...
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The City's Backyard Ep 111 Jackie "THE JOKE MAN" Martling drops by to chat about his comedy shows coming to the area this summer and fall...plus we chat about the good times on THE HOWARD STERN SHOW!
For eighteen years (1983-2001) a fixture of radio & television’s Howard Stern Show, comedian Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling was born and raised in East Norwich, a tiny hamlet on the glorious North Shore of Long Island, New York. He gradu...
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The City's Backyard Ep 110 We're goin to California with Singer/Actor DOMINIC QUARTO who drops by to promote his new album called "Happy Little Accidents"! If you like Dick Dale or Buddy Holly...you will love his new modern surfer type sound!
Dominic a young artist who is just beginning his professional musical journey. Based in California, Dominic is excited about the release of his debut album, Happy Little Accidents, which was released June 28 on Q...
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The City's Backyard Ep 109 Insult Comic LISA LAMPANELLI is coming to Music Theater of Connecticut and we chat with her about her retirement and why she will be in her own show called "IRRELEVANT coming soon this summer!"
Insult Comic Lisa Lampanelli drops by The City's Backyard to chat about retirement and her new show called "IRRELEVANT"! ANNOUNCING “LISA LAMPANELLI: IRRELEVANT!” TWO NIGHTS ONLY!MTC is thrilled to present an exclusive 2-nig...
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The City's Backyard Ep 108 The TOM PETTY PROJECT checks in to talk about their FREE Show in Norwalk at the Beach! Plus we chat all things TOM PETTY and about TPP as a popular Petty tribute in the backyard!
On this episode we welcome back our local friends from The Tom Petty Project! They have some shows lined up in the area! For more on the band check out their social media or the website to see if they are playing in your area of New York City's...
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The City's Backyard Ep 107 BEYOND PURPLE with Mike and Jimi....paying tribute to Deep Purple, Rainbow, and Whitesnake! These guys ROCK...we talk rock and roll, about their shows this summer, and more!
BEYOND PURPLE performs a showcase of the biggest hits from Deep Purple and Whitesnake, as well as Rainbow and Dio; all born out of the Deep Purple family tree. The band faithfully re-creates the vivid experience of live, high-energy music from ...
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The City's Backyard Ep 106 OTIS the band ZZtop's Billy Gibbons loves is our guest! Lead singer/guitarist Boone Froggett checks in from the tour to talk about their new song! OTIS is coming to the Iridium in NYC this summer!
OTIS drops by The City's Backyard this week...The Commonwealth of Kentucky has a storied music history and a large catalog of renowned artists. While it's most famous for producing more country music stars per capita than anywhere...
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