People are getting very creative and inspired while staying home during this pandemic. Cooking sourdough from scratch, learning TikTok dances with their kids, and if you’re Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day… playing cover songs every week.
He’s calling it “No Fun Mondays”. Every week, on Monday, he will put out a new cover. Until the world gets back to normal.
Here’s all the songs he’s done so far. What’s your favorite?
I Think We’re Alone Now by Tommy James and The Shondells
You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory” by Johnny Thunders
Say what you want about Nickelback, but you can’t deny that they will fill the seats of an arena and give you a solid rock n’ roll show. That’s exactly what happened in 2012 when they came to Hartford’s XL Center with special guests Bush, Seether and My Darkest Days.
Today’s Throwback Concert:
Nickelback
Here and Now Tour
Special Guests: Bush, Seether and My Darkest Days
Friday April 27, 2012
The XL Center – Hartford
About The Tour:
In January 2012 Nickelback announced a big 49 city North American arena tour in support of its seventh studio album, Here and Now. Joining Nickelback on the tour are special guests and fellow rockers Bush, Seether and My Darkest Days. The tour kicked off in Moline, Illinois on April 10th and would make a stop in Hartford on April 27th.
The show at The XL Center opened with My Darkest Days, a band from Canada who were first discovered by Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger. Their lead singer, Matt Walst, would go on to be the new lead singer of Three Days Grace in 2013.
Seether took the stage and played an 8-song set that included their hit songs Fine Again, RiseAbove This and Remedy. They also played a couple new songs, Tonight and Country Song, off their 2011 album, Holding Onto StringsBetterLeftto Fray.
Veteran rockers Bush followed with a heavy dose of 90s hits plus a couple new songs off their 2011 release, The Sea ofMemories. Bush’s high energy show got the XL Center crowd ready for the headliner, Nickelback.
Nickelback didn’t waste time in unleashing a new song off Here and Now as they opened their 90-minute set with their new single, ThisMeans War. What followed was barrage of hits performed on two stages, one of which was a rotating stage in the middle of the XL Center floor. Along with the music, the Nickelback stage show also featured a large video screen, flamethrowers and t-shirt cannons, much to the enjoyment of the thousands in attendance.
Chaz and AJ acknowledged the death of legendary NFL coach Don Shula, and Chaz shared a brief but hysterical story of bumping into Dan Marino. (0:00)
Audio of a man being stung by a murder hornet, the Giant Asian Hornet that has recently been spotted in the United States. Plus, the Tribe calls in their bee sting stories. (5:11)
Glenn Lungarini was on to announce that the decision to keep schools closed for the remainder of the academic year, has forced their decision to abandon plans at salvaging any spring sports for the year. Does he know which sports might be easiest to start up when the time is right? Plus, Senator Blumenthal checks in to ask for some help acquiring masks for a veteran council in need. (18:39)
Movie and TV critic Joe Meyers was on again to talk about the shows everyone is watching. Chaz really latched on to “Dead to Me,” while AJ has been enjoying a show called, “Mom.” (31:50)
Boss Keith started his day irritated after listening to Chaz and AJ pick apart Eddie Vedder’s “All In Challenge” package, and got fact-checked on the air. Then, Dr. Rich Diana was on to talk about the passing of Don Shula, who coached him in the NFL. (41:23)
Ashley continued to go through her parents’ record collection, and there was some confusion (on AJ’s part) about who the lead singer was in the band, Bread. (56:29)
Chaz and AJ spoke with Governor Lamont about the announcement to cancel schools for the rest of the academic year, when a new school year could start up, and what he sees happening on May 20th. Plus, AJ pitches a graduation plan, and Governor Lamont predicts which phase of the reopening process certain businesses and industries can expect to start opening up again.
Ten years ago Bush reunited after breaking in 2002. The band, led by singer Gavin Rossdale, has since released three studio albums and has another one on the way: TheKingdom, which will be out this summer.
Over the years, Bush has put on some high energy shows. Today we look back at their 2005 show in Port Chester.
Today’s Throwback Concert:
BUSH
Man on the Run Tour
Special Guests: Theory of a Deadman and Stars In Stereo
Wednesday February 25, 2015
The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY
About The Tour: In late 2014 Bush announced a six-week North American tour in support of its sixth studio album, Man on the Run. After a string of December radio festivals, the Man on the Run Tour officially kicked off in San Francisco in late January. Among the stops included The Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford and The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York.
The show at The Capiitol Theatre featured a nice blend of new and old songs. But for most of the evening, Bush gave its fans a night of 90s nostalgia by playing such hits as Everything Zen, Machinehead and Comedown.
Beth is a triathlete and trainer, who called Chaz and AJ this morning to help AJ along with his cycling training. As it turns out, he’s woefully unprepared for what’s ahead, and is in desperate need of chamois cream. (0:00)
Bob Stefanowski was on the phone to promote Masks for CT in New Haven, giving away another free 50,000 masks to residents who need them. (18:17)
AJ does not have the right shoes (of course) for a 24-hour cycling marathon, but the Tribe had a lot of advice to offer. (28:03)
Boston comedian Will Noonan warns AJ about what “hitting the wall” feels like, and also how intense cycling is, even for a decorated runner. (32:09)
In Dumb Ass News, a Peter Townsend clip turned into a debate about which member of Chaz and AJ would live the longest. (41:16)
Ashley discovered her parents’ record collections, which are wildly different, and learned all about the terrible music created by Dan Fogelberg. (46:23)
The Coronavirus has affected a lot of bands, including The Who. They were scheduled to play a handful of shows in the U.K. and Ireland in March, but those dates have been postponed to the spring of 2021.
While the band takes this unexpected touring hiatus, we look back at The Who’s secret rehearsal and soldout show in Bridgeport in 2006.
Today’s Throwback Concert:
The Who
Endless Wire Tour
Special Guest: The Pretenders
Tuesday November 28, 2006
The Arena at Harbor Yard – Bridgeport (now Webster Bank Arena)
About The Tour: The Who embarked on a worldwide concert tour in 2006 in support of their eleventh studio album, Endless Wire. It was their first album and world tour since the death of bassist John Entwistle in 2002. The Endless Wire Tour began with a 24-date European Tour before coming to the United States.
But before their first U.S. show, The Who rehearsed at The Arena at Harbor Yard on September 9-10, 2006. The rehearsals were not only closed to the public, but it wasn’t publicized that the band was rehearsing in Connecticut until after they had left town.
The first leg of the North American Tour kicked off in Philadelphia at The Wachovia Center on September 12th. The band returned to Bridgeport in November for their first show in Connecticut since 1999. Joining them were special guests The Pretenders, who played a strong hour long set before The Who took the stage. The sold out audience at Harbor Yard rocked out to a two-hour Who set that included new songs off Endless Wire and classic songs like TheSeeker, Who AreYou and MyGeneration.
