The City's Backyard S3 E1: One of the top guitarists of all time Gary Hoey is on tour and drops by the city's backyard before his sound check and show at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut!
12/02/22 • 29 min
With a collection of 21 albums it’s no wonder Gary Hoey is listed as one of the top 100 guitarists of all time. The world renowned rock guitarist’s first break came in 1987 when Ozzy Osbourne liked Hoey’s tape enough to fly him to LA for an audition and encouraging him to move to the West Coast. In 1990 Hoey was signed to Reprise Records with a short lived band called Heavy Bones but followed up in 1993 with a solo album and Gary’s cover of “Hocus Pocus” rocketed into the Billboard’s Top 5 Rock Tracks. He went on to score the successful “Endless Summer II” soundtrack for New Line Cinema and in 1995 started a trilogy of “Ho!Ho! Hoey,” a collection of instrumental Christmas classics that continues each year in his Rockin Holiday shows. But whatever style he plays, one thing is certain, Gary Hoey is a fiery, charismatic player who connects with the crowd.
Whether he’s playing scorching originals or classic rock covers, his solos are thrilling and reminiscent of Clapton or Stevie Ray in their fiery youth. One thing that remains consistent is Hoey’s impassioned command of the guitar. He can attack his instrument with feral intensity and then play something very soft and achingly beautiful. This ability to mix feeling, phrasing, technique and tone is the true mark of a master guitarist.
http://garyhoey.com/
With a collection of 21 albums it’s no wonder Gary Hoey is listed as one of the top 100 guitarists of all time. The world renowned rock guitarist’s first break came in 1987 when Ozzy Osbourne liked Hoey’s tape enough to fly him to LA for an audition and encouraging him to move to the West Coast. In 1990 Hoey was signed to Reprise Records with a short lived band called Heavy Bones but followed up in 1993 with a solo album and Gary’s cover of “Hocus Pocus” rocketed into the Billboard’s Top 5 Rock Tracks. He went on to score the successful “Endless Summer II” soundtrack for New Line Cinema and in 1995 started a trilogy of “Ho!Ho! Hoey,” a collection of instrumental Christmas classics that continues each year in his Rockin Holiday shows. But whatever style he plays, one thing is certain, Gary Hoey is a fiery, charismatic player who connects with the crowd.
Whether he’s playing scorching originals or classic rock covers, his solos are thrilling and reminiscent of Clapton or Stevie Ray in their fiery youth. One thing that remains consistent is Hoey’s impassioned command of the guitar. He can attack his instrument with feral intensity and then play something very soft and achingly beautiful. This ability to mix feeling, phrasing, technique and tone is the true mark of a master guitarist.
http://garyhoey.com/
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The City's Backyard S2 Ep 69 Prognosis: The American Pink Floyd Show's keyboardist/lighting director Rob Russell is on the air to talk about their upcoming show in Orange from Milford Performance Center on December 10th!
Tribute bands have exploded in the last few years! On this episode we check in with Rob Russell, a veteran of Pink Floyd Tributes since 1992. He formed The
American Pink Floyd Show in 2013. Rob is the keyboard player and
musical director for the band and has also designed all of the lighting
and video projections for the show. The American Pink Floyd Show has
performed internationally to critical acclaim. The success of the band is
due to their incredible attention to detail when performing the music of
Pink Floyd. The goal has always been to perform the music with album
accuracy. Add to that an elaborate light show with lasers and video
projections and we are able to recreate everything you would expect to
see and hear at a Pink Floyd concert.
https://milfordperformancecenter.org/
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The City's Backyard S3 E2: Claire Stevens from the legendary Z100 morning zoo with Scott Shannon! She has a book out called Tales From Behind The Mic!
Our special guest on this episode is longtime On Air Personality Claire Stevens from the original flame throwin worst to first Z100 in New York City ! She was on The Z100 Morning Zoo with Scott Shannon and now has a book out called Tales from Behind The Mic! Claire shares incredible stories of the music and experiences of superstars from her unique perspective-behind the mic! Claire wrote the book based on multiple interviews of her years in the radio biz with different recording celebs in the music industry! The stories are told mostly in the artists' own words....and you will be surprised by how much in common people of all economic strata and lifestyles share! Claire's book is based on a collection of music legend interviews by a Broadcast Legend herself! Her book makes a great Christmas/Holiday gift for the holidays! In 2023 we we can't wait to have Claire drop by the backyard again to talk more in depth about her time at Z100 in the 80's and the documentary that is out called Worst To First The True Story of Z100!
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