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 nation! Covering Arts, Entertainment, music and the community!
Episodes
294 episodes since 2020
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...
September 16, 2024
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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.
September 09, 2024
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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...
September 02, 2024
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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...
August 26, 2024
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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...
August 22, 2024
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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...
August 19, 2024
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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...
August 12, 2024
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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...
August 05, 2024
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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...
July 29, 2024
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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...
July 22, 2024
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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...
July 15, 2024
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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...
July 08, 2024
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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 ...
July 01, 2024
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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...
June 24, 2024
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The City's Backyard Ep 105 Psychic Medium Patricia Griffin drops by to talk about connecting with our loved ones...how she does it and the messages she gets to deliver to you plus we chat about her local appearances in New England!
Patty Griffin has had this gift her entire life, but at first was afraid and unsure of what to do with it. She began reading professionally in 2014, and has since performed readings across the East Coast, for private readings,fundra...
June 17, 2024
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The City's Backyard Ep 104 CARMINE APPICE(Rod Stewart, Ozzy, Vanilla Fudge)...legendary rock drummer talks about the new CACTUS album just released, we play some tracks and talk more rock history!
We check in with legendary drummer Carmine Appice ( Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck, Bogart, Appice...Rod Stewart, Ozzy) this month to chat about the new CACTUS album.... it album merges the current members of Cactus with a big-name, star laden, en...
June 10, 2024
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The City's Backyard Ep 103 Canadian musician Alex Henry Foster drops by from outside of The USA to chat about his new album Kimiyo climbing the alternative charts and we hear the song Under A Luxuriant Sky!
Alex Henry Foster and Momoka released their highly anticipated LP, Kimiyo, and have quickly secured top positions on multiple US and Canadian Billboard charts. Foster’s unique blend of introspective lyricism ...
June 03, 2024
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The City's Backyard Ep 102 Singer/Songwriter ROBERT LaROCHE talks about the music scene from Austin, Texas,and his latest album FOREVERMORE which is on a Grammy Award(John DeNicola/Dirty Dancing soundtrack fame) winner's label OMAD Records out of NYC!
Singer\Songwriter\Guitarist Robert LaRoche, began performing professionally at age 15.Originally from Holyoke, Massachusetts, LaRoche formed Power Pop sensations The Sighs in 1982.After 10 years of touring the college\club circuit o...
May 28, 2024
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The City's Backyard Ep 101 LIBERTY DEVITTO from The Lords of 52nd Street Band...Billy Joel's Drummer for 30 years! We chat about the upcoming Lords of 52nd Street show at Milford Performance Center and more!
Liberty DeVittoBorn and raised in New York City, USA… Liberty’s drumming journey began at the tender age of 14, when he was first inspired to play after watching the now world famous Ed Sullivan performance by the Beatles ba...
May 20, 2024
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The City's Backyard Ep 100 MULLETT Rocks The Barnum Festival in Monroe in May! Band leader Dan Halen drops by the backyard of New York City to talk about 80's rock and more!
Special Guest Dan Halen from Mullett! For over a decade now, Mullett has proven themselves time and time again to be THE Premier Rockers for Hair Band fanatics and lovers of Rock ‘n’ Roll all over the world. By delivering the best of ...
May 13, 2024
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The City's Backyard Ep 99: HELLS BELLES: The one and only all female AC/DC tribute Band rocks the backyard of NYC! We talk about their shows, their fans and their tour!
HELL'S BELLES are first and foremost dedicated AC/DC fanatics. This is what we all have in common. We're all part of a huge community of devotees to one of the greatest rock-n-roll bands in the world. This is who we all are, and this is what HE...
May 06, 2024
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The City's Backyard Ep 98 SEAN CHAMBERS and members of SAVOY BROWN are on TOUR in NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY and CONNECTICUT! We chat with Sean and the Savoy Brown Rhythm section, Garnet and Pat all about it!
SEAN CHAMBERS TEAMS UP WITH THE SAVOY BROWN RHYTHM SECTION:Sean Chambers and the members from Savoy Brown all became friends after playing a festival together in 2019. In 2023, shortly after the unfortunate passing of Savoy Brown's foun...
April 29, 2024
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The City's Backyard Ep 97 SLOTHRUST drops by to talk about their Spring Tour and latest EP called I PROMISE with the songs PONY and MAYBE MAYBE!
SLOTHRUST rocks this episode of THE CITY'S BACKYARD PODCAST as we talk with lead singer/guitarist Leah Wellbaum! Slothrust — the duo composed of principal songwriter, guitar player, and unrepentant aesthete Leah ...
April 25, 2024
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35:48
The City's Backyard Ep 96 CARMINE APPICE from VANILLA FUDGE drops by to chat about some ROCK HISTORY and tour dates in the New York area plus more stories about The Fudge!
Rock Icon Carmine Appice drops by to chat about Vanilla Fudge history and their local tour dates in the NorthEast in May! Carmine was in various bands after Vanilla Fudge, including Cactus, Beck, Bogart and Appice, Rod Stewart, King Cobra, Blue...
April 22, 2024
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36:43
The City's Backyard Ep 95 FOGHAT drummer and original member ROGER EARL drops by from LONG ISLAND to play some studio tracks from the latest album called SONIC MOJO and he also talks about Foghat's tour!
– ROGER EARL –Celebrating 50 years of Foghat in 2021, Roger Earl is still ferociously banging away! Born in London, England (Hampton Court & raised in Hounslow) in 1946 to a musical family where his father play...
April 15, 2024
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