Keith's Music Box

Imagine a concert with some of the best live acts of all time. Zeppelin. The Allman Brothers. Peter Frampton. Bruce Springsteen. Cheap Trick. U2. Well, KMB episode #37 is your ticket to hear them altogether in a one-of-a-kind show dedicated to rock’s greatest stars playing live and loud.  Here's the lineup:

1. Hello There/Come On, Come On — Cheap Trick, Budokan, Tokyo, 1978
2. Since I've Been Loving You — Led Zeppelin,  Madison Square Garden, New York, 1973
3. One Way Out — The Allman Brothers, Fillmore East, New York, 1971
4. (Pride) In the Name of Love — U2, McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO, 1987
5. All Apologies — Nirvana, MTV Unplugged, New York, 1993
6. A Boy Named Sue — Johnny Cash, San Quentin, CA, 1969
7. Like a Rolling Stone — Bob Dylan, Royal Albert Hall, London, 1966
8. Pscyho Killer — Talking Heads, The Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 1983
9. Trapped — Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ, 1984
10. Breakdown — Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, The Wiltern, Los Angeles, 1985
11. Show Me the Way — Peter Frampton, Long Island Arena, Commack, NY, 1975
12. Good Night — Cheap Trick, Budokan, Tokyo, 1978

Episode Photo: Led Zeppelin tribute band, The Montgomery Theatre, San Jose, CA, 2016

Some bad shit went down in 1972, but that didn't stop a slew of great albums from some of rock's biggest stars from hitting the shelves. Exile on Main Street. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Can’t Buy a Thrill. Honky Chateau. Harvest. On KMB episode #36 we’ll listen to some of the greatest tunes from this turbulent year in world history.

Danny Kortchmar. Waddy Wachtel. Leland Sklar. Steve Postell. Russ Kunkel. They’re five of the busiest musicans in the world, and their band, The Immediate Family, plays rock the way it was meant to be played: with skill, passion and amps cranked way up. Stream KMB episode #35 today to hear my exclusive conversation with the guys, as well as some of their best-known songs.

Barry Smolin has been a fixture on public radio station KPFK in Los Angeles for more than 25 years. His first show, “The Music Never Stops,” was a Sunday-night destination for Deadheads. His latest program, “Head Room,” is a wide-open venue for exploratory rock, be it psychedelic pioneers such as the Dead, contemporary jam-rock, healthy doses of vintage progressive rock, new music from myriad experimental, improvisational, accidental, avant-freak, arty-smarty pop, and psychedelic cabaret artists. On this week’s KMB, Barry talks about the music that shaped his tastes as a kid growing up in LA. 

We’re diving under the covers this week on KMB, playing a great selection of cover tunes — along with the originals they’re based on. This is a show you're not likely to hear on any other station or service. Listen today to hear different interpretations of the same song from artists including Tom Petty & Johnny Cash, the Zombies & Santana, the Rolling Stones & Devo, and George Harrison & Sheryl Crow.

You’ve heard Lee Sklar on some of the greatest rock songs of all time. He’s played with James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Carole King, Phil Collins, Linda Ronstadt, Toto, Rod Stewart, Hall & Oates, Warren Zevon, the Section and the Immediate Family, just to name a few. Tune in to hear my chat with Lee about his impressive career, along with a selection of songs handpicked to showcase the scope of his discography.

2020 has sucked, but it's almost over and the holidays are here. Hell yeah!

In this, the final KMB episode of 2020, we'll celebrate with a unique mix of holiday tunes that you simply won’t find on any other show. Coming down your chimney are artists like the Ramones, AC/DC, Weezer, Tom Petty, Fountains of Wayne, Eels, Jethro Tull, the Kinks, David Bowie and many, many others!

What’s it take to be a top rock radio personality, MC and DJ in a major market like the San Francisco Bay Area? To get tens of thousands of people fired up at a San Francisco 49ers football or San Jose Sharks hockey game? King Raffi knows — and will tell us all about it on the latest episode of Keith’s Music Box. Hear his stories and some of his favorite songs from bands like XTC, AC/DC, David Bowie and Camper Van Beethoven...only on KMB!

Drum Workshop, better known as DW, is one of the world’s great drum companies. Its kits are played by many of rock’s all-time best drummers; Mitch Mitchell, Neil Peart, Nick Mason, Mick Fleetwood, Jim Keltner, JR and Russ Kunkel to name a few. DW co-founder John Good and I rap about the company’s kits and the folks who play them on this week’s show. Along the way we'll spin tunes from Toy Matinee, Chicago, Rush, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Jimi Hendrix and others.

Photographer Neal Preston has shot iconic images of rock’s most legendary artists, including Led Zeppelin, Queen, the Who, Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, the Allman Brothers, the Eagles, Kiss, Motley Crue, Jimi Hendrix, U2 and Bob Marley. His work has been displayed at the Rock Hall of Fame, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, and the National Gallery in London, and has appeared on the pages of Rolling Stone, People, Life, Time, Newsweek and many more mags. His new book, “Queen: The Neal Preston Photographs,” was released just last week. I sit down with Neal for an exclusive chat about his work and adventures over the last 50+ years on this week’s KMB. We’ll also play music hand-selected by Neal, including a rare bootleg of Led Zeppelin performing live in Germany in 1980.