28 Dinky, Peter Lembo, Des Desmond 58:56 (Available 6-4-25)

Two Pints In A Corner is a podcast of music history for the Channel Club in Boston, MA.&nbsp; Dinky Dawson &amp; Tony Raine are your hosts, they interview Channel performers and workers, bringing out the great music and events that came from this iconic music venue. The Channel started out booking <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_wave_music">new wave</a> bands such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Sexual_Response_(band)">Human Sexual Response</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Butcher">Jon Butcher Axis</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cars">The Cars</a>. During the early and mid-80s heyday of hardcore and punk, bands like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCsker_D%C3%BC">Hüsker Dü</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Flag_(band)">Black Flag</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Kennedys">Dead Kennedys</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_Threat">Minor Threat</a> were headline acts. Later, local bands such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixies">The Pixies</a> played alongside major touring acts such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Audio_Dynamite">Big Audio Dynamite</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Lobos">Los Lobos</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Damned_(band)">The Damned</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einst%C3%BCrzende_Neubauten">Einstürzende Neubauten</a>. The Channel was booked by Warren Scott from 1980 to 1990, and was not limited to punk/metal bands. The Godfather of Soul, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown">James Brown</a> played there, as did jazz legend <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornette_Coleman">Ornette Coleman</a>. Classic shows of note have included <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis">Jerry Lee Lewis</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_Allman">Gregg Allman</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Burdon">Eric Burdon</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_Loaf">Meat Loaf</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Go-Go%27s">The Go-Go’s</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52s">The B-52’s</a> , The Charlie Watts Big Band and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steppenwolf_(band)">Steppenwolf</a>. Live radio station broadcasts also packed in large crowds. Often, the Channel became the first or last stop for many major tours. The club also regularly booked <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae">reggae</a> shows featuring acts such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowman">Yellowman</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Brown">Dennis Brown</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Pulse">Steel Pulse</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toots_%26_the_Maytals">Toots &amp; the Maytals</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Spear">Burning Spear</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Uhuru">Black Uhuru</a>. Blues greats <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.B._King">B.B. King</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lee_Hooker">John Lee Hooker</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Musselwhite">Charlie Musselwhite</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cotton">James Cotton</a>, Junior Wells and Buddy Guy.

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Two Pints In A Corner is a podcast of music history for the Channel Club in Boston, MA.  Dinky Dawson & Tony Raine are your hosts, they interview Channel performers and workers, bringing out the great music and events that came from this iconic music venue. The Channel started out booking new wave bands such as Human Sexual Response, Jon Butcher Axis, and The Cars. During the early and mid-80s heyday of hardcore and punk, bands like Hüsker Dü, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys and Minor Threat were headline acts. Later, local bands such as The Pixies played alongside major touring acts such as Big Audio Dynamite, Los Lobos, The Damned, and Einstürzende Neubauten. The Channel was booked by Warren Scott from 1980 to 1990, and was not limited to punk/metal bands. The Godfather of Soul, James Brown played there, as did jazz legend Ornette Coleman. Classic shows of note have included Jerry Lee Lewis, Gregg Allman, Eric Burdon, Meat Loaf, The Go-Go’s, The B-52’s , The Charlie Watts Big Band and Steppenwolf. Live radio station broadcasts also packed in large crowds. Often, the Channel became the first or last stop for many major tours. The club also regularly booked reggae shows featuring acts such as Yellowman, Dennis Brown, Steel Pulse, Toots & the Maytals, Burning Spear, and Black Uhuru. Blues greats B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton, Junior Wells and Buddy Guy.

Two Pints In A Corner is a podcast of music history for the Channel Club in Boston, MA.&nbsp; Dinky Dawson &amp; Tony Raine are your hosts, they interview Channel performers and workers, bringing out the great music and events that came from this iconic music venue. The Channel started out booking <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_wave_music" rel="noopener noreferrer">new wave</a> bands such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Sexual_Response_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Human Sexual Response</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Butcher" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jon Butcher Axis</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cars" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Cars</a>. During the early and mid-80s heyday of hardcore and punk, bands like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCsker_D%C3%BC" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hüsker Dü</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Flag_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Black Flag</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Kennedys" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dead Kennedys</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_Threat" rel="noopener noreferrer">Minor Threat</a> were headline acts. Later, local bands such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixies" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Pixies</a> played alongside major touring acts such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Audio_Dynamite" rel="noopener noreferrer">Big Audio Dynamite</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Lobos" rel="noopener noreferrer">Los Lobos</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Damned_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Damned</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einst%C3%BCrzende_Neubauten" rel="noopener noreferrer">Einstürzende Neubauten</a>. The Channel was booked by Warren Scott from 1980 to 1990, and was not limited to punk/metal bands. The Godfather of Soul, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">James Brown</a> played there, as did jazz legend <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornette_Coleman" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ornette Coleman</a>. Classic shows of note have included <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jerry Lee Lewis</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_Allman" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gregg Allman</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Burdon" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eric Burdon</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_Loaf" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meat Loaf</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Go-Go%27s" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Go-Go’s</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52s" rel="noopener noreferrer">The B-52’s</a> , The Charlie Watts Big Band and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steppenwolf_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steppenwolf</a>. Live radio station broadcasts also packed in large crowds. Often, the Channel became the first or last stop for many major tours. The club also regularly booked <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae" rel="noopener noreferrer">reggae</a> shows featuring acts such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowman" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yellowman</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dennis Brown</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Pulse" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steel Pulse</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toots_%26_the_Maytals" rel="noopener noreferrer">Toots &amp; the Maytals</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Spear" rel="noopener noreferrer">Burning Spear</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Uhuru" rel="noopener noreferrer">Black Uhuru</a>. Blues greats <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.B._King" rel="noopener noreferrer">B.B. King</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lee_Hooker" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Lee Hooker</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Musselwhite" rel="noopener noreferrer">Charlie Musselwhite</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cotton" rel="noopener noreferrer">James Cotton</a>, Junior Wells and Buddy Guy.

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