When The Needle Hits The Groove

Widespread Panic Rippers and Rockers Show 2 Episode 1

A week before Widespread Panic returns to Wilmington for a 3 night run at Live Oak Bank Pavilion, hot Geoff Hanson unleashes a fury of straight up Mikey Houser era panic heat. 

 

1. Mr Soul 3/28/97 Warfield San Francisco, CA

2. Diner>Wondering  3/29/97 Warfield San Francisco, CA

3. Airplane 11/01/96 Milwaulkee, WI

4. Varstools anbd Dreamers 9/8/97 Mpontreal, Quebec

5. Pigeons Live at the Georgia Theater 

6. Porch Song 4/3/96 Huntsville, Al 

Widespread Panic Rippers and Rockers The Houser Years Episode 1 Set 1

In this show, host Geoff Hanson continues his Rippers and Rockers series, putting the lens on Widespread Panic. In the first of 2 shows leading up to Panic's weekend stand at Live Oak Amphitheater May 7-9, Hanson features 2 hours of pure Mikey Houser era Panic heat. 

Tie your Shoes>Arlene 4/3/96 Huntsville, Alabama

Sick and tired>Shake rattle and Roll 11/1/96 Milwaukee, WI

Knockin round The Zoo 12/31/1998 Atlanta, GA

Greta 5/10/97 Minneapolis, MN

Tallboy 6/22/02 Manchester, TN

Space Wrangler 6/27/00 Phoenix, AZ

 

Widespread Panic Rippers and Rockers The Houser Years Episode 1 Set 2

In this show, host Geoff Hanson continues his Rippers and Rockers series, putting the lens on Widespread Panic. In the first of 2 shows leading up to Panic's weekend stand at Live Oak Amphitheater May 7-9, Hanson features 2 hours of pure Mikey Houser era Panic heat. 

Dear Mr. Fantasy 11/1/96 Milwaukee, WI

Conrad (unknown)

Ain't Life Grand Light Fuse Get Away 

Give 6/20/01 Santa Fe, NM

Cream puff War Santa Fe, NM 6/20/01

Sleeping man 01/02/1998 Atlanta, GA

Fishwater>superstition>fishwater 10/31/2000 New Orleans, LA

Chunk of Coal 10/19/2001

Holden, Oversoul 9/8/97 Montreal, Quebec

When the Needle Hits the buttery guitar instrumentals

If you want to hear my favorite guitar tone, here's two hours of it. 

 

1 Till Stoneday Comes Neal Casal Skiffle Players

2 Peggy O 511/77 St Paul Cebter Arena St Paul

3 Sandusky Uncle Tupelo

4 Water of Love Mark Knopfler 8/30/95 Copenhagen, Denmark

5 Crystal River Mudcrutch

6 Althea Grateful Dead 12/5/79 Uptown Theater Chicago

7 Pilgrims Me and Mikey 1992

8 Black Clouds String Cheese Incident with Billy Strings Del Fest 2019

9 Water Song Jorma Kaukonen Variety Playhouse 2/01/2003

10 Happy Child Michael Houser 6/24/2000 Red Rocks

11 Pyramid Country Billy Strings

12 Our Love Tedeschi Trucks Band

13 Little Martha Duane Allman

14 Candy Man Grateful Dead (loop x 2) 10/30/80 Warfield

15 Little Wing Zero

16 Castles made of Little Wing Tuck and Patti

17 Given to Fly Mike Mcready

18 Tedeschi Trucks Midnight in Harlem

19 Cleyborn Terrace Michael Houser

20 Embryonic Journey Jorma Kaukonen 2001-03-31 Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA

21 Kingdom of Jones William Tyler

22 Beautiful Jam Grateful Dead 2/19/71 Port. Chester

23 Sultans of Swing Tommy Emmanuel John Jorgenson,  Pedro Javier Gonzales

24 Neal Casal Fare Thee Well He’s Gone riff

25 Albatross Fleeteood Mac

26 Baby I'm amazed Go Fret 

27 Black  Muddy River Luther Dickinson and Anders Osborne

28 Its all over now Baby Blue Grateful Dead 2/2474 (loop x 2)  

29 Driving JB and Mikey (loop x 2)

30 Under the Bridge   RHCP

31 Guitar Peace Billy Strings 

Neal Casal guitar loop fromTill Stone Day Comes

The late Neal Casal was in a side project called The Skiffle Players. His guitar work in Till Stone Day Comes is so sublime I am left wanting more every time I hear  it. So I put it in a loop. I hope you enjoy it. 

Reimagined Covers Episode 1`

In this episode, Deejay Widda G (Geoff Hanson) shines the spotlight on covers of songs that have been rimagined and bear little resemblence to the original version of the song. This is one of Widda G's personal favorites of the over 70 shows he's deejayed at the Penguin. 

When the Needle Hits The Groove Top Shelf Tunes

This show features songs that deejay Widda G (Geoff Hanson) thinks would be  good additions to what is one of the great radio libraries in the country. 

2021_12_10 Great musical intros

This set features songs with long and tasty intros to great tunes. Dig in and enjoy.

The Radiators: Live Cuts 1992-2004

Here, we dig into live cuts by the Radiators from their albums Snafu, 1991; Bucket of Fish, 1994: Live at The Great American Music Hall, 1998: Earth Vs. The Radiators, 2004. 

Earth Vs. The Radiators: The First 25

The Radiators

Earth Vs. The Radiators: The First 25

Track List

1. City of Refuge
2. Crazy Mona
3. Midnight Rider
4. Junco Partner
5. Waiting for the Rain
6. Don’t Speak Love
7. Make Fire
8. Go back the way you came
9. River Run
10. Meet me down in Bridland
11. Sitting on Top of the World
12. Danang
13. I like My Poison
14. Hard Rock Kid
15. Fools Go First
16. Soul On Fire
17. Wild and Free
18. Lila
19. Lovely You