Tonight on Free Form Friday, it’s my monthly Friday Night Free-for-All. Join me for acmix of rock, soul, and more, including some live cuts, and a tribute to the late Frank Beard of ZZ Top, tonight at 9 on Lake Effect Radio. www.lakeeffectradio.org/studio or www.lakeeffectradio.org/specialevents

Tonight on Free Form Friday, we're ordering up the hard stuff for Heavy Metal Heat '26. It's an evening of metal and hard rock, from early heaviness, '80s & '90s metal, recent music, progressive metal & grunge. Join me tonight at 9:00 on Lake Effect Radio www.lakeeffectradio.org/specialevents

Inspired by a recent trip, tonight on Free Form Friday I’ll pay homage to the music of New England. Big name acts from Beantown and across the region that put New England on the music map, tonight at 9:00 on Lake Effect Radio. www.lakeeffectradio.org/studio or www.lakeeffectradio.org/specialevents

Tonight on Free Form Friday, All About That Bass II, more of the great bass players and bass lines of rock, funk and beyond. A set of great bass solos and bass-driven music, tonight at 9:00 on Lake Effect Radio. Tune in at www.lakeeffectradio.org/studio and/or www.lakeeffectradio.org/specialevents

Tomorrow marks our 250th birthday in the U.S., and while there are mixed views about the state of the nation, one thing is certain - there will be plenty of fireworks! So tonight on Free Form Friday it’s songs about booms & bangs. Join me @ 9:00 on Lake Effect Radio. www.lakeeffectradio.org/studio

Tonight on Free Form Friday it’s a no-holds-barred free-for-all, a full free form show featuring a range of rock and more to round out a hectic week of madness (speaking for myself, at least). Tune in and join me, tonight at 9:00 on Lake Effect Radio. www.lakeeffectradio.org/studio #FreeFormFriday

Today is Juneteenth, or Freedom Day, so tonight on Free Form Friday we’ll commemorate the day and celebrate the freedom of formerly enslaved peoples by rocking out to music from Black rockers. Join me for Juneteenth Rocks, tonight at 9:00 on Lake Effect Radio! www.lakeeffectradio.org/studio

As the World Cup Soccer Tournament begins at locations across North America, tonight on Free Form Friday I’ll stay with the ‘world’ theme and present The World Cup of (Mostly) Rock. It’ll be a very ‘worldly’ playlist tonight at 9:00 on Lake Effect Radio. www.lakeeffectradio.org/studio

I am happy to announce that I have joined XCSB Cleveland for a weekly one-hour show, Progressive Rock Proviso, airing Wednesday afternoons at 4:00 with an encore airing Monday mornings at 6:00. The premiere is this Wednesday, June 10. View the XCSB schedule below and listen here: www.xcsb.org.

This week I saw Primus, led by bass player Les Claypool. Tonight on Free Form Friday, inspired by Claypool, it's All About That Bass. Join me for bass guitar wizardry from some of the great bass players of rock, prog, fusion & funk, tonight @ 9 on Lake Effect Radio. www.lakeeffectradio.org/studio

Tonight on Free Form Friday, it’s my long-awaited Prog Night. I’ll spin a range of prog from vinyl - much of it classic material - and feature some newer cuts too. If you’re in the mood for some prog, join me tonight at 9 on Lake Effect Radio www.lakeeffectradio.org/studio #ProgNight

Tonight on Free Form Friday, travel back in time half a century for a look back at 1976. I’ll highlight music from legendary albums released in ‘76. It’s two hours of classic cuts from the bicentennial, tonight at 9:00 on Lake Effect Radio. www.lakeeffectradio.org/studio #1976 #FreeFormFriday

Tomorrow is Vinylthon in the College Radio world, but tonight I’ll get a jump on things with a pre-Vinylthon All-Vinyl Show as I spin two hours of tunes direct from vinyl live from the Dave Cave on Free Form Friday. Join me tonight at 9:00 on Lake Effect Radio www.lakeeffectradio.org/studio #Vinyl

In honor of #NationalSiblingDay, tonight on Free Form Friday, it's all about #SiblingsOfRock. We’ll celebrate some of the many bands featuring brothers, and/or sisters. Tune in for a review of #RockSiblings tonight at 9:00 on Lake Effect Radio. www.lakeeffectradio.org/studio

No Kings Cleveland. A cold day but a nice turnout. More great signs. #NoKings

No Kings Parma, Ohio. Cold day but a good turnout. Some great signs. #NoKings

Tonight on Free Form Friday, it’s my monthly ‘anything goes’ show - no theme, no specific genre - just two hours of good music. I’ll have some new stuff, classic bits, and a variety of odds and ends, so join me tonight @ 9:00 on Lake Effect Radio. www.lakeeffectradio.org/studio #FreeFormFriday

Tonight on Free Form Friday, it's March Metal Madness! Join me for two hours of metal & heavy rock from mainstream to obscure. We’ll pay tribute to some heavy rockers we've lost and hear a range of head banging sounds. Join me tonight @ 9 on Lake Effect Radio! www.lakeeffectradio.org/studio

I’m cooking the annual corned beef and cabbage feast as I work from home on this cold St. Paddy’s Day, and I couldn’t help but get a laugh out of this after this morning’s meteor and sonic boom. 💥 😆

Music for a rainy afternoon. Branford Marsalis Renaissance 1987 #BranfordMarsalis #Jazz #NowPlaying #AlbumArt

It’s Women’s History Month, and tonight on Free Form Friday, we’ll celebrate some of the women of rock. It’s all about woman-led bands, with an emphasis on New Wave and Alternative Rock. Join me as we honor these women of rock tonight at 9:00 on Lake Effect Radio. www.lakeeffectradio.org/studio

Tonight’s listen. A landmark in electronic, ambient and electropop from one of the pioneers. Jean-Michel Jarre Oxygene 1976 #JeanMichelJarre #ElectronicMusic #Ambient #NowPlaying #AlbumArt

Tonight on Free Form Friday, we stand with Minneapolis. I'll feature acts from across the state & songs of solidarity, including from two music icons, both natives of the North Star State. Join me and Stand with Minneapolis tonight at 9:00 ET on Lake Effect Radio. www.lakeeffectradio.org/studio

😡 Edit: To be clear, I know Alex Pretti was armed. But to say he brandished his weapon seems a stretch. Also to be clear, Renee Good was *not* armed.

Tonight on Free Form Friday, inspired by a friend who creates an annual compilation of his favorite music of the year, I’ll do the same - play some of my favorite music of 2025. If you're curious what I've been listening to, tune in at 9:00 ET on Lake Effect Radio. www.lakeeffectradio.org/studio

Rocking out in the Dave Cave this Christmas night with my latest vinyl, an excellent gift selection from this legendary Youngstown band. Totally digging it. Glass Harp Live at Carnegie Hall 11.21.1971 2025 #GlassHarp #NowPlaying #NowSpinning #Records #RecordCollector #Vinyl #AlbumArt

The Dave Cave has been in a nearly constant state of renovation the last few years, so tonight I’m enjoying it in what may be its final version with my annual listen to this holiday gem. The Vince Guaraldi Trio A Charlie Brown Christmas 1965 (2022 reissue; green splatter vinyl/gold cover)

Pulled this one out in honor of Mick Abrahams, original Jethro Tull guitarist, who died Friday. He appeared only on the band’s debut, featuring some fine British blues. Like many British rock acts, Tull began as a blues band Jethro Tull This Was 1968 #RIPMickAbrahams #MickAbrahams #JethroTull

Tonight on Free Form Friday it’s a Free Form Christmas - it’s my monthly free form show w/an added bonus of Christmas cuts. It won’t be all holiday tunes, but we’ll hear a few as part of a diverse set. Two hours of music & holiday fun tonight @ 9 on Lake Effect Radio. www.lakeeffectradio.org/studio