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The Local Bands Show 08/09/20

Join Rick Allison and Frank Critelli every Sunday at 10pm for “The Local Bands Show” on 99.1 PLR!

Send your original music to [email protected] or The Local Bands Show, 70 Quarry Dock Road, Branford, CT 06405

Check out the bands that will be featured this Sunday….

James Velvet – Crazy Rocket Ride
Jon Peckman – All The Love
Podunk Throwbacks – Look In Your Eye
Dogbite – Summertime
Dave DelMonte & The Cross Country Boys – Can’t Stop Buying Records
Olde Bones – I Got This
Righteous Continental – Psychoactive

Support your Local Bands!

Support Local Businesses who support Local Bands…

New England Brewing – 175 Amity Road, Woodbridge

Brian’s Guitars – 453 W. Main Street, Cheshire

Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Thursday, August 6

7:00 – Norwalk Mayor, Harry Rilling

7:20 – Mitch Gross, Eversource

7:30 – Danbury Mayor, Mark Boughton

7:40 – Lineman Mike

8:00 – Bob LaBonne , LaBonne’s Markets

8:20 – Jimmy Koplik

9:30 – WFSB’s Scot Haney

PODCAST – Wednesday, August 5: Storm Aftermath – How Long Will We Be Without Power?

Eversource spokesperson Mitch Gross updates on outages in Connecticut following Isaias, and how the repairs and assessment will progress. (0:00)

Insurance adjuster David Biller talks about how to properly document any storm damages to your home or property. (11:56)

Chaz and AJ imagine what a weather report on a news station would be like if AJ were to do it, then it gets derailed when AJ made a strange comment. (17:47)

Scot Haney was on with good news about the weather for today. (29:59)

State Trooper Joe Dorelus talks about the police response to storm damage and reports, and then Marc Robbins from Channel 3 talks about a home in Wethersfield taking big damage from a falling tree, and the endearing old woman that lives there. (36:38)

Mayor Mark Boughton from Danbury was very upset talking to Chaz and AJ about his conversation with Eversource, where he was told to expect 11 days before full restoration of power. (46:58)

Eversource spokesperson Mitch Gross called back to address the growing frustration and anger from callers, who don’t feel like Eversource is doing enough to get things up and running again. (50:08)

Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Wednesday, August 5

6:00 – Mitch Gross, Eversource

If you are an Eversource customer, and you are out of power, please report it at 800-286-2000

6:30 – David Biller with Biller Associates

7:10 – WFSB’s Scot Haney

7:30 – Joe Meyers Movie Critic

@joesview on Instagram and Twitter

New podcast available on Spotify: “Now a Major Motion Picture!”

8:00 – Trooper Joe Dorelus

8:00 – Marc Robbins, News 8

8:20 – Dr. Bradley Garrett

9:00 – Gov Lamont

9:30 – Chris Hines, Bluefish Tournament

PODCAST – Tuesday, August 4: The Latest On Tropical Storm Isaias, AJ’s Re-Gifted Wedding Gift, Comedian Will Noonan

Roger Susanin from WFSB was on live from Westbrook, where residents were asked to evacuate ahead of storm Isaias. (0:00)

Jennifer called in to defend AJ’s re-gifting story for a co-worker’s wedding. (5:00)

Dumb Ass News – audio of a mother-in-law completely ruining a wedding ceremony. (10:13)

Comedian Will Noonan called in from Boston to talk about getting fired from a Zoom call, mid comedy set. He also shared some second hand stories he heard from other comedians about what it’s like to work with Ellen. (17:27)

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Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Tuesday, August 4

7:10 – WFSB’s Scot Haney

7:30 – Will Noonan

Facebook and Twitter: Will Noonan

Instagram: WillNoonanTheComedian

Sam’s Instagram: @samdogstagram

8:20 – Gene Odom, best friend of Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd

Podcast: “I’ll Never Forget You: The Last 72 Hours Of Lynyrd Skynyrd” – available on all pod cast hosting sites platforms

New you tube channel called,”Hangin With Gene Odom”

9:30 – Brian Edmonds, New England Hemp Farm

If you can help Eric in the search for his nephew who is currently missing, please email him at [email protected]

PODCAST – Monday, August 3: The Eversource Rate Hike, The Fall High School Sports Plan, CT City Giving Internet To Everyone

Tricia Modifica from Eversource talks about PURA’s decision to pause the recent rate hike for August bills, and Glenn Lungarini from the CIAC on to talk about what sports will look like for high school students when school returns. (0:00)

Attorney Norm Pattis, who spent “decades of my life suing police officers,” was on to explain why the new police accountability bill does not solve the problems in Connecticut. (17:23)

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin explains the city’s plan for internet for everyone, and Curt called in to share an incredible story about saving his newborn grandson’s life. (27:43)

Dumb Ass News – A man lost his penis, so he grew a new one on his arm. (43:16)

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Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Monday, August 3

6:00 – Len Suzio

7:00 – Glenn Lungarini, CIAC

7:30 – Atty. Norm Pattis

8:00 – Mayor Bronin

8:00 – Curt Andrews

8:20 – Tribe member Saul is offering his dating advice

8:45 – Erik (aka – Ashley’s Fiance)

9:00 – Jim, CT Ballooning

9:30 – Janet Gardner from VIXEN

Throwback Concert: Metallica at The XL Center 1997

Happy Birthday James Hetfield! The lead singer of Metallica turns 57 on August 3rd.

Today we look back at Metallica’s second-to-last show in Connecticut: 1997 at Hartford’s XL Center. Metallica would play at The XFINITY Theatre the following year in the summer of 1998, making that the last time the band performed here in our state.

Metallica

Poor Touring Me World Tour

Opening Act: Corrosion of Conformity

Friday April 4, 1997

The XL Center (then known as The Hartford Civic Center)

Setlist*

So What
Creeping Death
Sad But True
Ain’t My Bitch
Hero of the Day
King Nothing
One
Wasting My Hate
Bass / Guitar Solos
Nothing Else Matters
Until It Sleeps
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Wherever I May Roam
Fade To Black
Seek & Destroy / Fight Fire With Fire
Last Caress (encore)
Master of Puppets (encore)
Enter Sandman (encore)
Am I Evil? (encore #2)
Motorbreath (encore #2)

*source: setlist.fm

Check out these past live performances, including the full Hartford concert in 1997

PODCAST – Friday, July 31: AJ’s Excuses, Chipmunk Interrupts Broadcast, Dumb Ass News, And More!

Dumb Ass News – Smuggling weed into Canada, and a list of excuses AJ makes when he can’t speak clearly. (0:00)

Winner/Loser of the Week started with Ashley’s lukewarm defense of Shirley Temple, then became a big discussion about a specific chipmunk tormenting a fellow radio host during her show. (4:56)

Dumb Ass News – TikTok mom gets crushed by the internet, after suggesting she spanks her baby. (27:51)

Boss Keith’s Top 5 things that other people do that he hates the most. Make sure you spell his name correctly, and do not yawn in front of him. (31:56)

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