Chuck Berry statue in St. Louis. Photographed by William.
In this hour, Cristy and William spin songs that are full-on tributes to other bands or musicians. We travel through rock, country, folk, full-on worship, winking references, from and to rock royalty and peasantry alike. Not covers, all originals.
Part 2 (following part 1) of songs about ghosts. An hour of haunted rock. Dim the lights, pull the covers up to your nose, and listen to these songs that go bump in the night?
Songs about monkeys. With Cristy, William, and Ba. Our second show in a row with a legitimate listener calling in a legitimate request—this time it was a two-year-old. Peel a banana, sit back on your favorite branch, and enjoy.
Keith Richards. Image courtesy of homercat.blogspot.com, who probably stole it from somewhere else.
On April 19, to celebrate both the triumphant release of the new Roky Erickson album and the announcement that Roky and Okkervil River would be performing at Urbana’s Pygmalion Music Festival, Honcho from Normal took us on a tour of Roky’s rich, twisted catalog. Come on down and drop out, Texas style.
