Great new streaming radio: Wolfgang's Vault

[evlbstrd]

Vault Radio is streaming on the internet. This is the best radio I've heard in decades.
http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/
From the web site"

About our Vintage and Retro Tees
Bill Graham and his concert promotion company, Bill Graham Presents, produced more than 35,000 concerts all over the world. His first venue, the legendary Fillmore Auditorium, was home to many of rock's greatest performers - Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Doors, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Prince - and the list goes on and on.

Graham taped thousands of live performances and stored the tapes in the basement of the BGP headquarters.

These tapes and the concerts they captured lay dormant until the Bill Graham archive was acquired by Wolfgang's Vault (Bill Graham's given first name was Wolfgang) in 2003.


Vault Radio is now playing selected tracks from these concerts in an FM-quality, 128K digital radio stream. Songs will be added to and removed from the radio show on a regular basis. We will be broadcasting unaltered live performance music from many of the greatest bands of the last 40 years. The music you hear on Vault Radio has not been sweetened or polished. You'll be listening to what the band played that night - nothing more, nothing less.

This is the real thing and we hope you enjoy it. If you like the music or would like us to add other bands to the playlist, let us know through Feedback.

Cheers!

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. This is the neatest internet find in years!!!!

How did you find out about this? It is so incredibly awesome.

Neil Young playing now.

[evlbstrd]

2. I heard it on NPR this morning. I guess it's good I can't sleep late.

They interviewed the guy who bought the archives and started the station. They sell vintage posters and shirts and stuff, too.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Aretha on now.

[LynneSin]

32. I found out about it at Led Zeppelin's website

It seems they used the wrong dates for the two performances in rotation for LZ but it was all good!!

[mia]

4. Thanks for the link!

There's an Aretha Franklin concert on now. Respect! Yeah!!

[evlbstrd]

5. And now Janis.

This morning I've already heard live Hendrix, Neil Young, Jefferson Airplane, Tower of Power, etc.

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. Early Springsteen

the best of him, IMO.

I just told hubby about this link. He's excited - no drum machines! :)

[evlbstrd]

8. Ha ha ha ha ha!

Only living drummers here!
I heard Springsteen's "Blinded by the Light" earlier today. Beats the shit out of Manfred Mann.

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. Isn't it cool?

It's all live!!

Janis Joplin playing now.

[evlbstrd]

9. I'm getting chills.

Seriesly.
At the risk of sounding like a fogey, they just don't make music like this any more.

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. No they don't

Thank gawd someone thought to put these shows on tape.

[evlbstrd]

11. I believe it was Graham. Best promoter ever.

He knew exactly what he was doing. He owned the rights to most of the performances.

[proud2BlibKansan]

12. Ok kid#2 is standing here now going "WOW!"

and he wants to know if he can download to his ipod. LOL

He just said "Mom, to be honest, I always thought (the band) Chicago sucked."

Man I have to go meet a friend for lunch. Damn. I WILL be back - wish this was on satellite radio.

[evlbstrd]

14. He said in the interview that you can't download.

And the URL doesn't work in iTunes. But I can play it at work!

[proud2BlibKansan]

15. I ain't got no speakers at work.

And our internet was down all week. Yuck.

[evlbstrd]

20. Get some headphones, at least.

Can't help ya with the internets, though.

[proud2BlibKansan]

21. I hadn't thought of that

I can plug in headphones and listen if I don't have speakers?

[evlbstrd]

22. Absolutely right.

Ain't technology wonderful?

[proud2BlibKansan]

23. At home, yes

At work, no.

[evlbstrd]

28. It makes me employed.

At least until the oil runs out. But I know how to print by hand, too.

[proud2BlibKansan]

29. Well I can do that too

I have been teaching it for a number of years now. LOL

[evlbstrd]

30. Good!

We can publish the new newspaper when there's no more teevee or radio.

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. I'm glad people are catching on to this!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x4723453

Keep telling people, so that the site doesn't go under. That's a resource that those who love real rock need!

[proud2BlibKansan]

16. It really is cool

I have emailed the link to all my friends and called the ones who never check their email.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

17. Holy crap. CHICAGO was like that?

All I knew about was mushy-saccharine Chicago. Keep thinking it must be another band with the same name but no -- Peter Cetera's voice is there. Wow.

[proud2BlibKansan]

24. Even I had forgotten they used to be a good band

Thye got so sappy in the mid 70s.

[LynneSin]

33. I have all the old Chicago on Vinyl even when they were...

Chicago Transit Authority!

[DancingBear]

35. Trivia

They were only The Chicago Transit Authority for the first double album - the REAL CTA in Chicago sued them and made them drop the name.

[LynneSin]

36. I have that album

:woohoo:

[DancingBear]

37. I used to have it on vinyl

I used to collect vinyl LP's, but got tired of lugging box after box after box (I had almost 5,000) around.

Around 1,000 45's as well.

Now, I have all the old stuff on CD, but kept about 300-400 collectable LP's.

Of course, I kept the Beatles picture sleeves as well... :)

[DancingBear]

18. Even better is if you were there!

If this stuff is from BOTH Fillmores (East and West) then I'll have to rack my fading memory as to what shows I went to. Never got to the Fillmore West, but went to the Fillmore East a bunch of times.

Edit: There is a GREAT book out called "Live At The Fillmore East: A Photographic Memoir" by Amalie Rothschild - amazing photos from the concerts there. I found it in the bargain section of Barnes and Noble.

Best part - there is a listing in the back of ALL the concert dates/performers at the Fillmore East. I actually remember going to a few. Some, maybe not... :)

[proud2BlibKansan]

25. Cool

Where was Filmore East?

[DancingBear]

27. NYC

6th St. and Second Avenue.

East Village.

[DancingBear]

19. Son a bitch! They ARE playing one that I was there for!

Neil Young, Steve Miller, Miles Davis.

First show.

Friday night.

Damn.

[proud2BlibKansan]

26. I know - isn't it wonderful?

[LynneSin]

31. I posted this on Friday and I'm listening to it now

They just finished up with LZ's "I can't quit you babe" and I'm listening to Muddy Waters right now.

I love the site!!!

[Metta]

34. Thanks. A great site. Turn on, tune in, drop out. Good times.

Mmmm. :thumbsup: