Cerphe's Progressive Show

02/08/2023

Visionaries on MusicPlanetRadio.com kicks off with at 8PM EST. Sponsored by Eyetopia, Inc. - The Eyewear Vault.
Don't miss a minute!

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02/07/2023

Once criticized by cops, teachers, and party-poopers, skateboarding is finally getting its props! The U.S. Postal Service will issue stamps this Spring celebrating “The Art of the Skateboard.”

Each stamp will feature a unique design by a different artist, including Colombian-born Federico “MasPaz” Frum, who created the jaguar-like design (top left). He grew up here in Washington, D.C., where he still paints murals.


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02/07/2023

It's good to have good friends and Bonnie Raitt has many! She kicks off VISIONARIES tonight 8PM on MusicPlanetRadio.com.

Sponsored by Eyetopia, Inc. - The Eyewear Vault.
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02/07/2023

WAIT, STOP THE PRESSES: Three years ago today, continuing his march towards healthy living, Keith Richards announced that he finally quit smoking! For decades, it was rare to see him without a cig but he's still not smoking. Goodonya. Go Keef!


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02/07/2023

Summer at Wolf Trap, can't wait! MusicPlanetRadio.com welcomes Brandi Carlile, Charlie Puth, The Avett Brothers, Sting, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, John Legend, Ziggy Marley & Trombone Shorty, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Buddy Guy, Tedeschi Trucks, American Ballet Theatre, and many more!

Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb 17. → wolftrap.org/summer
Members buy first. Join by Feb 9 for presale access to the best shows this Summer. → wolftrap.org/membership

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02/07/2023

Don't miss Stilson’s Themed Music Hour on Music Planet Radio. Every week Stilson Greene explores a theme through songs, taking a deep dive into the music pool without genre limits.

Check it out Thursday nights at 8PM on MusicPlanetRadio.com. Sponsored in part by Loudoun Now.

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02/07/2023

24 Hour Flash Sale: Get 25% OFF LPs & CDS at Cerphe’s Indie Record Store https://www.jettrinkmedia.com/

Grab that vinyl or CD you’ve been dreaming of during my 24-Hour Flash Sale. Use discount code CERPHE25 at checkout to get 25% off all CDs and LPs (while supplies last). Many items in the store are one-offs, so hurry on over to get your pick of the lot!

Sale going on now through midnight February 8th, 2023

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02/07/2023

Elvis Presley's third and final appearance on the Ed Sullivan show was 66 years ago, Jan. 6, 1957. The world started rockin'!

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02/06/2023

PHOTOS: Commanders’ owner Dan Snyder lists Maryland mansion for $49M - WTOP News

'Braves on the Warpath!
Fight for old D.C.!'

There’s still no word on a possible sale of the team, but there’s one thing Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder is looking to offload now: His Potomac, Maryland, mansion.

02/06/2023

Bonnie Raitt should frame this headline from this morning's DailyMail and keep it alongside all the awards and accolades she has received since 1971.
https://www.bonnieraitt.com/news/bonnie-won-three-grammys-at-the-65th-annual-awards/?fbclid=IwAR0qecyR41yfNqgJvzjaH5xY4otHZW4VYsDXpcnLEft5oe_KBJnr_F-5sx8

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02/06/2023

There is still hope for the GRAMMYs! Great seeing artists that we play on MusicPlanetRadio.com honored at last night's awards!

*Song of the Year: Bonnie Raitt - Just Like That
*Best Country Album: Willie Nelson - A Beautiful Time
*Best Rock Album and Best Metal Performance: Ozzy Osbourne - Patient Number 9
*Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance: Brandi Carlile - Broken Horses
Other great moments were Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow and Mick Fleetwood with a beautiful tribute to Christine McVie, Nirvana receiving the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award and more.

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02/05/2023

DAILY ROCK FLASH for ALEXA: Today in 2016, after the British TV show 'This Morning' aired Steven Tyler's Superbowl advertisement, the volume of his vocals caused the program's auto cue camera screen to literally crack.

LISTEN to my Daily Rock Facts like this in your ALEXA Flash Briefing: https://t.co/3oXPbJB3ZR


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02/05/2023

A year ago this weekend, the ONE AND ONLY TIME my wife will EVER get top billing over Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl! But hey, it's Leesburg Lifestyle and Dave's a Springfield boy. Snort. Thank you Melinda Gipson for including Susan's novel 'The Summerlands' in the February edition of your beautiful magazine!

Get a signed, personalized-to-you copy of The Summerlands here: https://www.jettrinkmedia.com/cerphes-indie-record-store/p/summerlands

Paige Buscema, thank you for the introduction when Melinda bought Susan's book at Eyetopia, Inc. - The Eyewear Vault during your exclusive signed copy event!


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02/05/2023

MusicPlanetRadio.com welcomes Soul Asylum to Tally Ho Theater, Wednesday Feb. 8 with special guest Cory Glover!
Only a handful of tickets left!

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02/05/2023

Chinese spy balloon? Dunno. Look out your window, the Moon is beautiful tonight, Full tomorrow.

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02/04/2023

Alice Cooper + Rob Zombie Return With the Freaks on Parade Tour

Big Red's Rock Show at 8PM tonight opens with Birthday Boy Alice Cooper...who has a busy year ahead! Tonight's fun filled, guilty pleasure hour on MusicPlanetRadio.com with Tim 'BIG RED' Burch has Van Halen, Scorpions, Temple of the Dog, AC/DC and more cowbell.

Sponsored by Deli South and my book 'Cerphe's Up,' a great Winter read with a signed, personalized-to-you hardcover copy at https://www.jettrinkmedia.com/cerphes-indie-record-store/p/cerphes-up-book

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Alice Cooper + Rob Zombie return with the Freaks on Parade tour with special guests and Filter ! Pre-sale tickets and VIP Packages available t...

02/04/2023

Jump start your Saturday. JUMPIN' JUPITER 4PM at JV's Restaurant.
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02/04/2023

MusicPlanetRadio.com is here to your weekend with a World Class Rock soundtrack. It starts tonight at 8PM on Mainstreet, with bands from hometowns across America.

Sponsored by Blake Landscapes, The Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards, Loudoun Now, ebertaudio.com, Fabbioli Cellars, Visit Loudoun and my book 'Cerphe's Up,' a great Winter read with a signed, personalized-to-you hardcover copy at: https://www.jettrinkmedia.com/cerphes-indie-record-store/p/cerphes-up-book

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02/03/2023

Growing up in Boston we use this word a lot. Today's weather is 'wicket pissah cold' with wind chills in single digits and teens.
Have a wicket great Weekend.

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02/03/2023

Happy Birthday Week to dear friend ! Read about Graham's connections to DC plus my encounters with , , , , , the DC music scene, my guests , , , , , , and more in my book Cerphe's Up, cowritten with Stephen Moore.

A great Winter read with a signed, personalized-to-you hardcover copy at https://www.jettrinkmedia.com/cerphes-indie-record-store/p/cerphes-up-book

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02/03/2023

Washington's Best Morning Show with Don Geronimo! Tomorrow, it's 'Low Budget Jeopardy' AND more Billy Joel/Stevie Nicks concert tickets on BIG 100! Heynow.

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02/03/2023

One year ago today the Redskins rebranded as the Commanders. Dunno. “Fight for our Commanders”
Washington Redskins Fan HQ Washington Redskins True Fans

02/03/2023

MusicPlanetRadio.com welcomes Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band on their 2023 World Tour. Finally back, they’ll be on the road for at least 12 months. Last night in Tampa Bay was their first concert in six years! No Surrender

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02/02/2023

Stilson’s Themed Music Hour on Music Planet Radio takes us on the high seas! A Salty Dog, Captain's call, the Sailors' thrall... tonight we board a ship of songwriters and artists who will take us on a voyage over waves of music and lyrics.

Tonight's theme is the Ocean. Join Stilson Greene at 8PM EST on musicplanetradio.com. Rod Stewart, Gerry Rafferty, The Beach Boys, CSN&Y, Mark Knopfler and more will be sailing with us. Appointment Radio. Sponsored in part by Loudoun Now.

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02/02/2023

Groundhog Day - Groundhog Day. According to Punxsutawney Phil, the Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Prognosticators, Seer of Seers, and Weather Prophet Extraordinare, get ready to hibernate with more Winter ahead.

Legend has it, if he sees his shadow (he did, this morning) we’re in for six more weeks of Winter. I'm ready for an early Spring right now.

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02/02/2023

WBCN in Boston, one of the first alternative FM rock stations that revolutionized radio. I listened to them when I was kid and they were a huge influence when I started at .

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02/02/2023

Coming up on [email protected]: Chris Isaak, Marti Jones, Van Morrison, The National, Dire Straits, Holly Humberstone and more. It's a great group. It underscores the diversity of what we think of as CHILL -- and really it's not just one sound, it's many sounds -- it's an attitude and a spirit.

Relax with [email protected] on MusicPlanetRadio.com, TONIGHT 8PM.
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02/01/2023

Hasn't been this cold since Christmas weekend and I hesitate to use the word 'chill' but Rock On and Relax with [email protected] tonight on MusicPlanetRadio.com. An hour groove of laid back songs that always hits the spot. Relaxation reinvented.

Sponsored by The Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards, theanthemdc.com, Blake Landscapes, Visit Loudoun, ebertaudio.com, Fabbioli Cellars, Loudoun Now and my book 'Cerphe's Up.' A great Winter read with a signed, personalized-to-you hardcover copy at: https://www.jettrinkmedia.com/cerphes-indie-record-store/p/cerphes-up-book

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02/01/2023

Ozzy Osbourne has cancelled all upcoming shows, saying his touring is over because he “is not physically capable (of it).”

The 74-year-old released a statement this morning revealing a major accident he sustained four years ago has damaged his spine and he can no longer travel to tour. He has had a series of health setbacks in recent years, a Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2020, contracting Covid-19 in 2022 and undergoing surgery two months later.

He ended the statement by thanking his family, band, crew, longtime friends, Judas Priest and his fans “for their endless dedication, loyalty, and support, and for giving me the life that I never ever dreamed I would have.”

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02/01/2023

Join Stilson Greene as he sails an Ocean Theme of lyrics and music on Stilson’s Themed Music Hour on Music Planet Radio. He will feature Toad the Wet Sprocket, Lyle Lovett, Procol Harum, Van Morrison and many more.

Heard only on musicplanetradio.com tomorrow, Thursday, 8pm EST. Appointment radio. Sponsored in part by Loudoun Now.


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02/01/2023

Lisa Marie Presley, Vanity Fair, and “Elvis at 21,” on Her Birthday Today

Govinda Gallery's Chris Murray looking back at Alfred Wertheimer's amazing photographs of Elvis Presley and meeting his daughter, Lisa Marie Presley at The Birchmere. Today would have been her 55th birthday.

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It was my good fortune to discover photographer and filmmaker, Alfred Wertheimer and his photographs of Elvis Presley in 1956. Alfred became a great friend and collaborator for over 20 years. I edited Wertheimer’s four books featuring his photographs of Elvis, and curated and organized over 25 rem...

02/01/2023

MusicPlanetRadio.com congratulates the nominees for the Rock Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023! George Michael, Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, Warren Zevon, Willie Nelson, The White Stripes, Sheryl Crow, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Cyndi Lauper, Rage Against the Machine, Soundgarden, The Spinners and A Tribe Called Quest.

The top vote-getters will be announced in May and inducted this fall. No word yet where it will be held this year.
Little Feat deserve induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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02/01/2023

Happy February...enjoy the fab on MusicPlanetRadio.com's ! Listen to a 2fer from The Beatles every hour sponsored by Stilson Greene Graphic Design & Illustration.


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02/01/2023

Listen to MusicPlanetRadio.com's VISIONARIES, 8PM tonight with musicians who step out of the comfort zone. Linda Ronstadt, Robert Palmer, Little Feat, Pink Floyd, Blondie and more.

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01/31/2023

DAILY ROCK FLASH for ALEXA: Today in 1985, John Fogerty plays his first live show in years. His All-Star Band included Albert Lee, Booker T. Jones and Donald "Duck" Dunn. The event was filmed and broadcast on Showtime later in the year. Two weeks earlier, he released 'Centerfield,' his first album in ten years.

LISTEN to my Daily Rock Facts like this in your ALEXA Flash Briefing: https://t.co/3oXPbJB3ZR


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01/31/2023

Linda Ronstadt was just discovered by a new generation, thanks to the HBO series The Last of Us! Her song 'Long, Long Time' was featured three times in Sunday's episode and according to Spotify, in the hour following the show, the song’s streaming numbers jumped a whopping 4900%.

'Long, Long Time,' appeared on the Billboard chart for 12 weeks in 1970 and peaked at #25 in 1971. The song was included on Linda's album 'Silk Purse' and received a GRAMMY nomination for Best Contemporary Female Vocal Performance. Thank you HBO and congratulations Linda!

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01/30/2023

On a cold, windy, damp rooftop 54 years ago today The Beatles climbed five stories at #3 Saville Row to the roof of their Apple Corps headquarters and played their last public performance.
The lunch time swan song appearance lasted 42 minutes.

Don't miss on MusicPlanetRadio.com! Listen to a Fab 2fer peppered every hour sponsored by Stilson Greene Graphic Design & Illustration.

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