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the Allison Transmission w/Frank Critelli & Bob Nary 04.12.24

I’m asked, ‘how are you today?” I say, “allswell” sometimes I answer, “there’s a lot of bad wood underneath the veneer” and other times I say, ‘you got to learn to live with what you can’t rise above” and then there are times I say, “ya gotta kick at the darkness ’til it bleeds daylight’

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the Allison Transmission 04.11.24

If you hankered for an allison-free morning on cygnus, I’m sorry to say it won’t be today. unless you stick your fingers in your ears and go la la la la.no, that starts monday. today the show will go on. wayback intact… and with the same lack of preparation we’ve all come to expect. ready…fire…aim… the

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On The Fly April 10, 2024

At it again! Tunes inspired by weather, a BIG local Wilmington event, and a mind blowing experience millions in the US witnessed ( 3 guesses ). Thanks for dialin’ me in again! wanna cheat? here’s the play list 😉 The Rain The Park And Other Things, CowsillsPunky’s Dilemma, Simon and GarfunkelSugar Magnolia, Grateful DeadNothing But

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the Allison Transmission w/ Frank Critelli 04.10.24

shoveling digits at you is just one of the things on the agenda today…ya got yer wayback, ya got the feature called ‘ stuff released on this dateâ„¢’..ya got yer frank f-ing critelli…ya got a chat with brendan toller about the versofest and maybe more. all in a tidy two hour sack o’ fun for

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The Backroom 4.09.24

A double-whammy go-go Jazz Meditationâ„¢ takes center stage. Groovy, man! Plus, some new funk/soul and a taxing set of tunes for the first tax day after the first solar eclipse after the first earthquake after the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox.

the Allison Transmission 04.09.24

the transmission is like the can at the supermarket without a label…maybe it’s beans, maybe it’s processed meat products. what’s in it ? you just won’t know till you open the damn thing. the allison transmission-made fresh daily cygnusradio.com Obscured by Clouds & When Youre In Pink Floyd Have You Seen the Stars Tonite Paul

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Capital Radio, 4-8: Total Eclipse of the Show

It’s not often one can react in real time to an event being simultaneously celebrated nationwide. But our regularly scheduled Monday afternoon edition of Capital Radio coincided nicely with the first total solar eclipse across North America in some decades. Hence, a carefully planned playlist of eclipse-ready songs were interspersed with celestial updates, featuring tunes

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the loco archives 04.07.24

this sunday (04.07) at noonish on cygnusradio.com’s loco archives show, two great shows from the 36 plus year history of thelocalbandsshow as aired on wplr…original commercials, concert calendar and your hosts the one and only james velvet and rick allison part one aired April 15th 2007 You’ll hear :the manchurians…the circuit…the can kickers…river city slim

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