Hell's Kitchen Radio #600: Freaky Mutant Crime

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What a delight it was celebrating my 600th show on Radio Valencia by hosting four musicians who helped shape the punk history in San Francisco. 

Who would have thought when I started my road in radio in the late 80s, that I would grow up to hosts legends of a music scene that was too young to enjoy when it was at its height, but came to love it deeply?

I have always followed my bliss. Music has always been my bliss. I'm not much of a fanboy...Ok, maybe for Ty Segall, but other than that I just really enjoy being around music and musicians, for the love of the art. I like talking music. I love reading about music. My favorite books about music are when the artist is talking about making the art. Keith Richard's book "Life" does this well.

37 years in radio (yikes!) has honored me with seeing some incredible live music, interviewing countless bands, and getting to know some of the finest people to grace a stage. I'm living the life! Monday night I was lucky to host four people who have made their mark on the San Francisco music scene, and will be doing so once again this coming Saturday at the newly reopened Mabuhay Gardens and On Broadway in North Beach.

Fritz and Brendan from The Mutants, Henry Rosenthal (Hank Rank) of Crime, and Ralph Spight of The Freak Accident spent the evening with me telling tales of the heyday of punk in the city, and the venue that sparked the magic. Music from these bands and other bands of the day are sprinkled throughout, all in preparation for a great night at the FabMab and On Broadway.

I am honored to be co-producing this show with Steve DePace of Flipper. Radio Valencia is co-presenting and will be spinning music throughout the night. And I'm your MC!!!

Tickets are almost gone for these two events, so please follow the links embedded in the posters to grab yours before they're gone.

Tune in Friday 8-10PM Pacific for a special on the upcoming live shows, featuring Steve DePace of Flipper, and members of BitchFit and False Flag.

Here's to 600 more shows on Radio Valencia!!!

jh

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The Catholics Are Attacking: Pop-O-Pies (The White EP - 1982)

Car Crash: Avengers (ST - 1983)

Wild: The Nuns (S/T - 1980)

White Punks on Dope: The Tubes (S/T - 1975)

B-Side: Sleepers (7" - 1980)
Plastic TV Land on Acid: Pope Paul Pot

San Francisco's Doomed: Crime (San Francisco's Doomed - 1978)
Rock 'N' Enemy No. 1: Crime (San Francisco's Doomed - 1978)

Murder By Guitar: Crime (Murder By Guitar 1976 - 1980)

Party!: The Mutants (Curse of the Easily Amused - Recorded in 1979, Released in 2026)
New Drug (Version 2): The Mutants ( Fun Terminal - 1979)

Noises and Numbers: The Mutants (Curse of the Easily Amused - Recorded in 1979, Released in 2026)

Fairytales: The Freak Accident (The Midnight Show - 2026)

Cat Bird Seat: The Freak Accident (The Midnight Show - 2026)

John Hell's Live Bootleg Bonanza - Monday 6-8PM Pacific - Miles Davis 1969

 

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What can I ever say about Miles Davis that would be better than anything ever said about the man? Nothing. I've been listening to Miles since my teens. I'm confident it was my father who turned me onto him, even if he didn't know a lot more about him than the fine music he was hearing. 

Early on my Jazz listening was all about Blue Note Be-Bop, which Miles was the undisputed King (OK, there's Bird and Dizzy of course). I ate all that Blue Note era up! When I was at KFJC (88-97) I hosted a mid-day Jazz/Soul/Funk show on Fridays for a few years. That's when I started to do a lot of deep crate digging, driving me towards the late-60s and early 70s era Miles. WOW!

It was then that I read his autobiography "Miles". I have read that book three times and each time is better than the last! I ended up hosting a five part 15 hour Miles Davis special on KFJC. I don't feel like I even scratched the surface of what this artist created.

Tonight's show features the late, great sax player from Miles' second great quintet: Wayne Shorter. I could have chosen a show or two from his post-Miles fusion group Weather Report, but I what I'm playing for you tonight is really going to kick your ass.

You think you know Jazz? You don't Jazz until you have heard this right here.

Two shows from Miles' 1969 European tour, featuring Shorter on Sax, Chick Corea on piano/organ, Jack DeJohnette on drums, and Dave Holland on bass. The first show is from Festival Mondial du Jazz d'Antibes, La PinËde, Juan-les-Pins, France 7/26/69. The second show is from Folkets Hus, Stockholm 11/5/69. Most of the tracks are from the Bitches Brew era, and live they really come to life. The interplay between all players if beyond words.

I know you're going to dig this.

Lineage: Soundboard

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John Hell's Live Bootleg Bonanza - Monday 6-8PM Pacific - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (In Tribute) - 1969

 

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Shoot, two tributes in a row here on the Live Bootleg Bonanza. And this one really stings. I grew up loving Crosby, Stills and Nash, with and without Young. David Crosby's personality has always made me chuckle. I love that he was acutely aware that he was a cantankerous sort, and was OK with that. He knew his own misgivings and made peace with it many years ago.

I also love that he was such a huge fan of Jerry Garcia. I know after the 1970 "If I Could Only Remember My Name" sessions he wanted to join the Grateful Dead. He also knew there was absolutely no place for him in that band. It's like he was being a fanboy about it. 

I got to see him a week or so after he was released from prison in 1986, perform at the very first Bridge School benefit. Crosby was shaved bald and had a huge grin the whole show. I had just turned 16, and I went with one of the custodians from my high school that I used to hang out and get stoned with. I think the statute of limitations has run out on that one. HA!

I love that he was tweeting the day before he died. I almost have this sensation that he walked side-by-side with Death, as if to say "OK, let's go", stood up out of his chair and walked out the door. 

I hope he's rocking out with so many of his long lost musical friends. Maybe now he and Jerry can jam into eternity?

I start out tonight with some filler from a David and the Dorks show at the Matrix in San Francisco, recorded during Crosby's solo record sessions at Wally Heider studios in December 1970. This show features Crosby on guitar and vocals, Jerry Garcia on guitar and vocals, Phil Lesh on bass, Mickey Hart on drums. 

Lineage: KSAN-FM broadcast - Cyprus Remastered 2014

For the headlining show I want you to enjoy this really amazing, and very rare show, September 13, 1969, recorded by an audience member with perfect mic placement. CSN and Y were not even mentioned in the publicity for this small show at the Big Sur Folk Festival at Esalen. Joni Mitchell headlined. This show features Dallas Taylor on bass and Greg Reeves on drums.

The story goes that a guy and his girlfriend recorded this with a microphone on a wooden pole near the PA and they had a reel-to-reel (possibly an Ampex) tape recorder.

Lineage: Source: Audience > 3rd gen Reel > (unknown gen) DAT (48)

Transfer: DAT 60ES > M-Audio Audiophile USB > CD WAV > Goldwave - Resampling 44.1, minor edits and normalization to 100% > CD WAV tracking and Flac conversion

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John Hell's Live Bootleg Bonanza - Monday 6-8PM Pacific - MV & EE (2020) and Kamasi Washington (2015)

 

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OK wow, I so love discovering an artist that just blows my mind. Tonight I have TWO for YOU!

First up is a neo-psychadelic group I found when crate digging at Amoeba in Berkeley about a year ago. I knew by the cover this was going to be something special. Even the clerk at the counter told me they had been eyeballing this one. Matt Valentine and Erica Elkin (MV and EE) have been recording together since 2004. They have about 20 releases to their name! WTF? Where have I been?

This show is a rare one, as I have yet to find anything else of theirs making the rounds. Recorded January 19, 2020 at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn, New York. It runs about 36 minutes, and is a tasty soundboard, recorded by Alex Hardwood, and mixed and produced by Eric P for NYCTaper.com

Lineage: Soundboard + MBHO KA100DK/603A (on stage) > Naiant PFA >> Sound Devices MixPre-6 > WAV (24/48) > Adobe Audition CC + Izotope Ozone 5 > Audacity 2.0.5 > FLAC

Our headliner tonight deserves your attention. Don't go telling me that you aren't into Jazz, especially if you have no idea what you're talking about. Kamasi Washington embodies so much of the soul of jazz, funk, fusion, soul, R&B, rock, punk, groove...and genres that haven't even been named yet. I cannot stop moving when he's playing. It's as if he can't contain all the movement that's inside of himself, and he needs you to take it off his hands, so he throws it at you through his horn. 

Recorded November 16, 2015 at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium. If these tunes don't move you, you're dead.

Lineage: Webcast -> youtube-dl -> .m4a & .mp4 files -> ffmpeg -> mkvmerge GUI -> .mkv -> mp3

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John Hell's Live Bootleg Bonanza - Monday 6-8PM Pacific - Pharoah Sanders (1968) & Nina Simone (1969)

 

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There was Jazz playing in my house growing up, but it wasn't until I hosted a Jazz specialty show on KFJC for four years, that I really dove deep into the genre. There's so much to discover in this truly original American genre. 

Monday night, starting at 6pm PDST I've got two great shows to share with you.

First up is the currently departed saxophonist Pharoah Sanders in all his blazing glory, live from the Early Bird Jazz Club, in Antibes, France, July 21, 1968. This show is early in his career as a band leader, and features the late, great Lonnie Liston Smith on piano, Norris Jones on bass, Majeed Shabazz on drums, with guest Michel Roques on tenor sax. Sanders died on September 24, 2022, at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 81.

Lineage: Broadcast > unknown > CDR > FLAC > MP3 (xact)

Our headliner tonight is undisputed heavyweight jazz vocalist of the civil rights era. The one and only Nina Simone. I can't believe I have yet to play a show of hers on this show. Some might tell me I need to play more female Jazz vocalists. To that I say "no thank you!". OK, actually there is a lot more room for female Jazz vocalists. I'm just partial to Miss Simone.

This show is taken from a professional video, recorded March 25, 1969 at the Olympia Theater, Paris France. Hey, two shows from France tonight, less than a year apart, by two Black musicians who were treated with disdain by White American, just to be loved by the French. What a surprise! This entire show features the brilliant piano playing and singing of one of the most original performers ever to grace a stage.

This show features Nina on vocals and piano, Al Schackman on guitar, Gene Perla on bass, Don Alias on drums. Weldon Irving plays organ, with Gina Rothchild and Doris Willingham on backing vocals. 

Lineage: Audio: aac (LC), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp > MP3

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John Hell's Live Bootleg Bonanza - Monday 6-8PM Pacific - Miles Davis (1970) & Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1972)

 

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Another Monday, another opportunity for me to share some live delights with all of you. This wasn't an easy one. I've been asking for requests and a fellow asked for some Miles Davis, but wants me to surprise him. That's just too much responsibility!!!! I have over 100 shows of Miles from 1946 all the way up to his final year performing, and each show is either a radio broadcast or soundboard. This is too much for one person to decide. So I chose to go the Bitches Brew era. 

I've got one of his hottest shows from 1970. He did a run of shows at both the Fillmore East in NYC, and the Fillmore West in SF (opening for the Grateful Dead during the SF run!!!). I can only imagine what those hippies thought sitting there, stoned out of their heads waiting for the psychedelic headliner to come on, and here's Miles as bad ass as always, blowing their minds! Damn! I know the Dead were really inspired by his performances during the April 1970 run at Fillmore West. 

Enjoy this treat from March 6, 1970. The Davis Sextet opened for Neil Young and Crazy Horse and The Steve Miller Blues Band for two nights at the Fillmore East, March 6-7 (Friday-Saturday). There were two shows each night. Columbia recorded both nights, but this show remains unissued. This two-night gig is Wayne Shorter's last as a member of the Sextet. (He did remain with Davis for a studio date on March 17.)

For the record, Miles could not stand Steve Miller. He did enjoy and respect Jerry Garcia however. Read his autobiography "Miles", for all the juicy details.

Lineage: SBD > ? > Trade CDR > AIFF > FLAC

For the second show tonight, not a request, but something I thought with compliment the Miles Davis set. I've got a man too many called a carny, considering his ability to play multiple woodwinds and brass instruments at once. And he was blind to top it off! I'm talking about Rahsaan Roland Kirk. This show from March 3, 1972 comes to us from a performance in Hamburg, Germany, and may be an audience in a radio studio; I'm not certain. This is the second set only, as the first set appears to be unavailable. But what a set! Kirk aims to please. He shows you the theme and then throws it out the window until the end. 

Lineage: EAC > Audacity (normalization - Noises cutting) > TLH (SBE - Flac 8)

As usual, following the Monday night show, I will post the link at the top of this page for you to download this show and keep it. 

If you miss seeing live music as much as I have, then I think you're really going to enjoy my Monday night Live Bootleg Bonanza on Radio Valencia. I have thousands of shows from hundreds of artists and bands, spanning many genres. Every Monday is a chance for me to share some treats with you. I hope you enjoy and share the music. MAKE A REQUEST!!!

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Stick around Monday's 8-10PM Pacific for my weekly music mix. Lots of new music to share with you every week.

Enjoy and pay it forward.

jh

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John Hell's Live Bootleg Bonanza - Monday 6-8PM Pacific - Nick Cave (2009) & Queens Of The Stone Age (2010)

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Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it. I asked you all to make requests for bands and shows you wanted me to play on my Monday night Live Bootleg Bonanza show on Radio Valencia. At this point I have enough requests for a months worth of these shows. But please, I beg you, keep those requests coming. It's more fun than me blindly throwing a dart at the board. That's not exactly how I choose what I'm going to play; I'm just looking for you to inspire me.

Tonight is very inspiring. 

First up, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, live at the Oxegen Festival, Ireland, July 11, 2009. I have seen Nick Cave a handful of times, and each time is better than the last. I saw this tour when it came to San Francisco, and being a collector of live music I can tell you that he must love San Francisco, the setlist for that show was the best and longest of the tour. The show I have for you is the second best show of the tour. HA! Either way, you get a stellar soundboard and an epic performance from a genius singer and songwriter. Sadly this show doesn't have Stagger Lee on it, but you can't have everything. This was originally broadcast on Finnish Radio X3M, October 25th, 2009.
- lineage: FM > standalone burner > CDR > EAC > WAV > Trader's Little Helper > FLAC (8)

There was at least one request so far for Johnny Cash, of which I have many shows. I actually hosted a Cash/Cave show a few years back. Here's the link. That was fun as you will hear. My second show tonight is NOT Johnny Cash. Instead, I have a band that I can see sharing a stage with Nick Cave: Queens of the Stone Age. Like the Cave show, this one is also from a festival in Europe. I take this soundboard from the Pukkelpop Festival, August 21, 2010. The band is in fine form as you will notice. This recording comes from broadcast on 3rd program of Polish Radio. I have no idea what that means. It was in the text file for the show.
-lineage: FM > Technics SA-EH580 > analog cable > PMD-620 > usb > cool edit (+4.44 dB) > wav > tlh > flac

Some of you have asked me about the lineage of the shows I play, not just it being a soundboard. I will add lineage to my posts, moving forward.

As usual, following the Monday night show, I will post the link at the top of this page for you to download this show and keep it. 

If you miss seeing live music as much as I have, then I think you're really going to enjoy my Monday night Live Bootleg Bonanza on Radio Valencia. I have thousands of shows from hundreds of artists and bands, spanning many genres. Every Monday is a chance for me to share some treats with you. I hope you enjoy and share the music.

Have you tried out our iPhone or Android app yet? Get them where you get your phone apps. I love the iPhone app and use it every day.

Stick around Monday's 8-10PM Pacific for my weekly music mix. Lots of new music to share with you every week.

Enjoy and pay it forward.

jh

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John Hell's Live Bootleg Bonanza - Monday, February 22nd, 2021 - 6-8PM Pacific - Black Crowes June 15, 1991 - Rolling Stones March, 13, 1971

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Hot damn it's time for some southern harmony tonight with the Black Crowes! This amazing show from the end of the first national tour in 1991 will blow the doors off your Cadillac! As well it should. What a brilliant back the Black Crowes were in the early 90s. I thought they rivaled the Stones when they were at the top of their game. I'm certain if Duane Allman were alive he would have been nodding in agreement to the power of this band. 

Speaking of the Allman Brothers, they deserve two hours to themselves, so I'm going to grab a real treat for you in the weeks to come. 

I have enough time to slip in a 30 minute live taste for you following this BC show. So hold onto your hats as I slide in a kick ass Live at Leeds show from the Rolling Stones March 13, 1971. Can you imagine seeing the Black Crowes opening up for the Stones when both of these bands were at the top of their game? 

DAYUUUUUUUUUUM!!!!

Both bands are still around, so who knows what the future holds?

Enjoy.

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John Hell's Live Bootleg Bonanza - Monday, February 15th, 2021 - 6-8PM Pacific - Chick Corea 1973 and 1982

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Tonight on the show I want to celebrate the life of pianist and composer Chick Corea, who passed, who passed away last week at the age of 79.

Corea came to prominence when manned the keys during the birth of the fusion-era Miles Davis band. This is the band who recorded the legendary Bitches Brew. He went on to co-found and lead the jazz-fusion group Return to Forever. He is also known to have mastered many genres of music, having won a record number of Grammy Awards for his contribution to the music industry.

He is considered a major influence on the piano and keyboard synthesizer.

I have a classic Return to Forever show to share, recorded at the Jazz Workshop in Boston, May 15, 1973, followed by a show with guitarist Paco de Lucia from Japan in 1982.

John Hell's Live Bootleg Bonanza - Monday, January 11, 2021 - 6-8PM Pacific - Zorn and Joplin

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If you've been tuning in regularly then you know that I have a large bootleg library I like to share. Last week was an hour of jazz/funk and an hour of psych/garage. This week is "jazz" and 60s Psychedelic.

The first 90 minutes features one of the great John Zorn ensembles, Electric Masada, live at the Earshot Festival in Seattle from November 10, 2002. If you think Zorn is all about dissonance, then you have never heard this brilliant group.

The final half hour features Big Brother and the Holding Company, featuring Janis Joplin, at the height of their success at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, May 4, 1968. It's all that exists from this performance.

Join me every Monday night, 6-8PM Pacific for my live bootleg showcase, followed at 8PM for my weekly two-hour mix, Hell's Kitchen Radio, only on Radio Valencia.

Hell's Kitchen Radio #362: Can I Get A Do-Over?

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Ugh, I was supposed to attend a Radio Valencia Promotions committee meeting tonight, but they all cancelled on me!!!!!!!

Luckily I had prepared a two hour live set for you. I didn't think I would be in the studio to talk it up, but here we are...or were. I'm here now, but not when you read this. Then I'll be gone. So...you know...yeah.

As for the music, this is all from my recent haul from the past couple of weeks. Let me be clear however, this is not all that I have downloaded over the past few weeks. I would need need a few more hours for that one. I found some Emmylou Harris from 1970 this week, for instance.

Almost all of these tracks are soundboard quality, with a couple superb audience recordings thrown in there as well. I used to be completely against audience recordings until I heard a few from some legendary tapers who knew where to plant themselves in the sweet spot, using the best equipment at the time. And let's not forget those who have taken the time to master these recordings, digitize them and make them available (free of charge) to you and me. Thanks for all you do.

Enjoy, and please NEVER buy a bootleg, never convert to mp3 and always share.

jh

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Rastaman Chant/Lion Of Judah/Keep The Faith: Bob Marley and the Wailers (April 23, 1976 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA)
Iko Iko: Dr. John and The Meters (March 3, 1973 St Bernard Civic Center, Chalmette LA)
I'm Your Captain: Grand Funk Railroad (December 23, 1972 Madison Square Garden, NYC, NY)

Sun is Shining: Lee "Scratch" Perry (December 8, 2011 Rialto Theatre, Tucson, AZ)
We're A Happy Family/Suzy is a Headbanger: The Ramones (January 31, 1978 The Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA)
Little Johnny Jewel: Television (July 2, 1978 The Earth Tavern, Portland, OR)

Kill Our Sons (aka Kill Your Sons): Lou Reed (Winter 1970 - Acoustic Demos)
Oleo: Miles Davis
Just Abandoned My-Self: Boris (April 17, 2006 Copenhagen, DK)

I'll Pretend: Swamp Dogg
Sheep: Pink Floyd (May 9, 1977 (Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA)
Bankrobber: The Clash (September 7, 1982 Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA)

Police and Thieves: The Clash (September 8, 1982 Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA)

Spanish Jam/Other One/Wharf Rat: Grateful Dead (April 7, 1984 Irvine Meadows, Irvine, CA)

Johnny Was: Bob Marley and the Wailers (April 23, 1976 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA)

Rock Fight #14: For Reals This Time

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ROCK FIGHT 14 IS ON THE AIR! 6-Midnight (PDST) http://radiovalencia.fm  John Hell throws his best live bootlegs and you win! Guests galore! Linda Kelly guests. Travis Hayes plays live in studio.

This was one GREAT show. Six hours of blistering live performances, and two amazing interviews. For the past 13 Rock Fights, poster artist Ron Donovan has joined me in the studio. Due to unforeseen (but predicted) circumstances, Ron was unable to join me tonight. It didn't matter though, I would have kicked his ass up and down the airwaves like I do every Rock Fight.

I open the show with some great 60s jams. Just look at the playlist! It's rock and psych, leading into proto-punk in the second hour. 70s punk takes over the rest of the hour, before author Linda Kelly comes in to talk up the new edition of her 1995 book "Deadheads", just in time for the Grateful Dead's 50th anniversary shows (which I'll be attending in Santa Clara this weekend). You have got to read this book! So many great stories. My interview with Linda is a ton of fun. We played about 90 minutes of brilliant live Dead, from the 67-92. She'll be in the parking lot selling and signing books all weekend long. And she'll be at Proper Fox jewelry store tonight signing and selling.

Local singer-songwriter Travis Hayes came by to talk up his upcoming show, this Saturday night at the Great American Music Hall. He played a few tunes, live in the studio, and shared some stories. What a great guy. Go to this show, and support live, local music.

I finished up the show with some classic rock standouts!!! Led Zeppelin, Rush, Blue Oyster Cult, and more.

I love hosting this show, but six hours is exhausting. And having no co-host just will not do. This December, sound engineer John Karr will be co-hosting Rock Fight 15 with me. John has been doing live and studio sound for over 25 years, and has recorded thousands of great local shows. I look forward to kicking his ass. Tune in.

Enjoy.

jh

To check out previous Rock Fights, go here:
Rock Fight 13 (mis-titled Rock Fight 14)
Rock Fight 12
Rock Fight 11 
Rock Fight 10
Rock Fight 9
Rock Fight 8
Rock Fight 7
Rock Fight 6
Rock Fight 5
Rock Fight 4 - Playlist only
Rock Fight 3 - Playlist only
Rock Fight 2 - Playlist only
Rock Fight 1 - Playlist only

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Hour 1:
Rock Fight: Cheech and Chong

Sunshine of your Love: Cream (October 25, 1968 Dallas, TX)

Sunshine of your Love: Jimi Hendrix Experience (June 20, 1969 San Fernando Valley State College)
Let's Go Get Stoned: Joe Cocker (BBC Sessions 68/69)

When the Music's Over: The Doors (March 18, 1967 Detroit, MI)
Ball and Chain: Big Brother and the Holding Company (1967 SF, CA)
Wooden Ships: Jefferson Airplane (May 7, 1970 Fillmore East, NYC, NY)

All Tomorrow's Parties: Velvet Underground (Scepter Studios, New York City NY, April 1966)
Hour 2:
I Wanna Be Your Dog: Iggy Pop (Santa Monica Civic Auditorium 04-15-1977)
TV Set: The Cramps (The Metropolis, Portland, OR May 23, 1982)

What A Way To Die: The Mummies (1991 Sandbar Club, Long Beach, CA)
Hazaemaze: Fuzz (Kings Barcade, Raleigh, NC, October 10, 2013)
Search and Destroy: Rocket from the Tombs (RFFT Loft, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 2-8-75)

Born to Lose/One Track Mind: The Heartbreakers (Max's Kansas City, NYC, NY 05-08-80)
Now I Want To Sniff Some Glue: The Ramones (CBGB's, NYC, NY 06-10-77)
Sheena is a Punk Rocker: The Ramones (CBGB's, NYC, NY 06-10-77)
Cherry Bomb: The Runaways (The Agora, Cleveland, OH 07-19-76)

Gut Feeling: Devo (Mabuhay Gardens, San Francisco, CA 08-03-77)
This is Not A Love Song: PIL (Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 11-02-84)

Let's Lynch the Landlord: Dead Kennedy's (9:30 Club, Washington, DC (04-11-81)
Master Race Rock: The Dictators (Minneapolis 08-17-91)

Hour 3:
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl: Grateful Dead (11-10-67 Shrine Auditorium, LA, CA)
Beat It On Down the Line: Grateful Dead (03-01-70 Fillmore West, SF, CA)

Interview with Linda Kelly

China Cat Sunflower/I Know You Rider: Grateful Dead (05-25-74 UC Santa Barbara)

Interview with Linda Kelly

He's Gone: Grateful Dead (02-09-86 Henry J Kaiser, Oakland, CA)
Althea: Grateful Dead (03-11-92 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, CA)

Interview with Linda Kelly

Hour 4:
Deal: Grateful Dead (09-30-72 American University, Washington DC)
Eyes of the World: Grateful Dead (06-09-73 RFK Stadium, Washington, DC)

Lost Sailor/Saint of Circumstance: Grateful Dead (10-10-82 Frost Amphitheater, Stanford, CA)

Interview with Travis Hayes

Sleepless: Travis Hayes live in RV studio

Interview with Travis Hayes

Kate's Song: Travis Hayes
Hour 5:
Interview with Travis Hayes

Warm Bodies: Travis Hayes
Pasties and a G-String: Tom Waits (10-05-77 Late Show, The Paradise Theatre, Boston, MA)
One More Cup of Coffee: Bob Dylan (NYC 12-08-75)

Song Remains the Same/Rain Song: Led Zeppelin (01-14-73 Empire Theater, Liverpool, England)
In My Time of Dying: Led Zeppelin (03-17-75 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA)
Hour 6:
Youth of America: The Melvins (03-09-04 Capitol Theater, Olympia, WA)

Zig Zags (04-07-13 The Echo, LA, CA)
Fairies Wear Boots: Black Sabbath (08-26-13 Shoreline Amph., Mountain View, CA)
Don't Fear the Reaper: Blue Oyster Cult (10-12-79 International Amp., Chicago, IL)

Tom Sawyer: Rush (09-30-80 Allentown Fairgrounds, Allentown, PA)
Dogs: Pink Floyd (01-29-77 Deutschlandhalle, West Berlin, West Germany)

40,000 Headmen: Traffic (11-18-70 Fillmore East, NYC, NY)
Black Betty: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (07-02-89 Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium)