Rhythm on the Rocks

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'Murica Special Jul 01, 2026

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So there is definitely quite a few things the ol' USA is getting wrong these days. But, the international fans of the World Cup have reminded us that there are also some really great things here, like ranch, free refills, and good tunes. So today, Frizz and Bob share the music and stories behind some of the songs that truly represent some of the best of America. Cheers and happy 4th of July.

The Runaways Jun 17, 2026

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Frizz and Bob celebrate Pride Month with The Runaways, the teenage girls who grabbed rock and roll by the balls and changed it forever. Frizz pours Kurayoshi, Bob cracks open Yamazaki, and together they dive into glam rock, punk rebellion, Beatlemania-level fame in Japan, Bowie, Suzi Quatro, and the complicated and fearless legacy of one of rock's fiercest and most important bands.

A Tribute to Sonny Rollins Jun 10, 2026

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Today we honor a true great, Sonny Rollins, who passed away in late May. In his 95 years on Earth, Sonny earned the nickname of the Saxophone Colossus, and was considered by many to be jazz's greatest improviser. Join us as we dive into a few of his most important recordings and talk about the importance of some quality time spent on a bridge. Rest in Peace, Sonny.

Eurovision 2026 Jun 03, 2026

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It's EUROVISION TIME! Join us as Frizz has vodka (gross) and Bob has Bowmore 15 Year Old (classy) and together we talk about the 2026 version of the Eurovision Song Contest. We'll give you a run down of some of the controversies facing this year's edition as well as our favorites from the competition.

Pearl Jam, Ten May 20, 2026

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Frizz and Bob grab very different 10-year-old whiskies and jump into a perfect ten of a debut album, Pearl Jam's Ten. Join us as we talk about the turbulent start of this band, songwriting while surfing, Pearl's peyote-laced jam, and fair warning... you'll hear a lot of bad Vedder impressions.

The Band, Music from Big Pink May 13, 2026

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Frizz and Bob pull into Nazarth, feelin' bout half past dead - but then, the amazing debut album, Music from Big Pink, picks us right back up! Join us as Bob drinks Jack Daniel's and Frizz has Rhubarb York Gin while we learn about the long history of names for The Band, their groundbreaking time with Bob Dylan, the legacy of The Last Waltz, cocaine boogers, and what made them one of the most influential groups in American music history.

Heart, Dreamboat Annie May 06, 2026

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Frizz and Bob take on one of the greatest debut albums in rock history, Heart's Dreamboat Annie. Frizz cracks open a Corona and lime and Bob pours E.H. Taylor Small Batch as we tell a tale of love, surviving the draft, finding your freedom, selling albums out of a car's trunk, and then making it BIG. Join us as we reveal the identity of the real Magic Mike, Frizz practices her German, we get a little proggy, and dive into the underrated songwriting skills of the Wilson sisters.

Mary Lou Williams Apr 15, 2026

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Today, Frizz and Bob talk about one of the most underrated figures in music history - "the Lady Who Swings the Band" - Mary Lou Williams. Join us as Bob cracks open a Fat Pug and Frizz cracks open a bottle of 19 Crimes Malbec while we tell you about THE real matriarch of jazz, the light and darkness of the jazz world, her party house, the way she changed the world around her, and how she walked the actual walk.

Charlie Parker Apr 08, 2026

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Continuing Jazz Appreciation Month, Frizz and Bob go all in on one of the most important and complicated figures in music history - Charlie Parker, aka Bird. Bob pours a single barrel of EJ Curley and Frizz sips Glen Moray's Phoenix Rising as they unpack the genius and the chaos of the man who changed jazz forever and rewrote its language entirely. We get into Diz and Miles, contrafacts, the big wins and losses for the jazz scene and... more birds.

Charles Mingus, Mingus Ah Um Apr 01, 2026

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For Bob's birthday, we're kicking off Jazz Appreciation Month with Frizz and Bob celebrating one of jazz's boldest, richest, and most emotionally alive albums: Charles Mingus' Mingus Ah Um. Frizz sips on Heaven's Door Bourbon, and Bob pours some Old Louisville Whiskey Company as they dig into Mingus' genius, temper, humor, protest, and obsession. From tributes to the Duke, more songs about more birds, the origins of "cool," and cats with six toes, we unpack how one album honored jazz history while pushing it into brand new territory.

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