97X - Rumblings from the Big Bush

Two former 97X DJs reminisce about the independent music and the dedicated people that made the station one-of-a-kind.

97X - Rumblings from the Big Bush is a music podcast hosted by woxy, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

woxy hosts 97X - Rumblings from the Big Bush, a music show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #123

  Re-release: John Curley of The Afghan Whigs

  Aug 30, 202624 min

  Hot on the heels of the release of The Afghan Whigs critically acclaimed new album Soft Control (see the reviews below), let's revisit our interview with the band's John Curley. This episode originally was posted in the spring of 2020. The album has been highly praised by publications including Rolling Stone , Pitchfork , Stereogum , Pollstar , Consequence , Parade , Brooklyn Vegan and Los Angeles Times who stated that “after 40 years, the Afghan Whigs still sound like no one else — and they’re not done yet.” SPIN applauded the “Whigs’ tradition of combining bruising guitars with soul and R&B influences” in this record and MXDWN described it as “a record that balances the intensity of their past with a newfound sense of reflection.” “If ever there was a band that deserved this celebratory victory lap, it is the Whigs.” Los Angeles Times

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  Episode #122

  John Fox has the write stuff

  Jul 28, 202629 min

  John Fox served as the editor at Everybody's News in the late 80s and early 90s, then co-founded CityBeat, and now is the editor of Cincinnati Magazine. Everybody's News and CityBeat were strong supporters of 97X - John and music editor Mike Breen would make the trek to Oxford once a week to highlight local music and arts events on the airwaves. John talks about the symbiotic relationship, our shared "weird" audience (spoiler: they weren't weird, just cool), how both CityBeat and 97X were ahead of the curve, and the magic of the old MidPoint Music Festival (MPMF). We also talk about his current role at Cincinnati Magazine.

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  Episode #121

  Aaron Yonka, 97X superfan

  Jun 25, 202624 min

  Aaron Yonka tuned in to 97X back in high school, then got a full-blown fever for the station and the music the summer before he started at Miami University in 1991. He became an around-the-clock listener... other than when he was co-hosting a music show on Miami's student radio station. And after he graduated, he still tuned in, especially to catch his college friend Matt Sledge, and joined the 97X message boards to keep a sense of community with fellow listeners and station staff. Aaron shares tales of gift card laundering, grilled breakfast pastries, anchovy pizzas and what makes a tune a "97X song."

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  Episode #120

  The Future of Rock and Roll is now history. And historical.

  May 19, 202626 min

  It's been 43 years since 97X first started airing "modern rock for Cincinnati and Dayton" from a nondescript building in Oxford, Ohio. And it's been 22 years since it signed off - and 16 years since woxy.com went silent. Time flies... and the Butler County Historical Society wants to celebrate the station in a fundraising event on June 27 , with THE Voice of 97X, Steve "Bakerman" Baker , Jen Dalton , co-host of Good Morning Cincinnati on Channel 12 (she got her media start as a student intern at 97X), Matt Sledge (who worked at 97X, WNKU and Inhailer radio) and your ol' 97X pals Dave and Damian. We talked to Bake, Jen and Sledge about the upcoming trip down memory lane.

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  Episode #119

  Jae Forman and her Planet of Sound

  Apr 16, 202626 min

  Jae Forman just couldn't quit radio - although she did take a 23-year "gap year" after her long stint at 97X back in the 90s and a few stops at other stations in Nashville and Albuquerque. Now she shares her energy, enthusiasm, and golden ear for great tunes on the air Tuesday afternoons (3-7 p.m. Eastern) on Inhailer Radio . We talk to her about Boston, Beastie Boys, boxcutters, music festivals, the grunge-splosion, and... reptiles.

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