music community WMMS Coffee Break Concert - Cleveland, OH (5 - 30 - 1972) by Glass Harp Share / Embed supported by logibear3001 I love the layback atmosphere of Phil and the group being loose on set. In July 1973, John Gorman joined WMMS as music director and was promoted to program director and operations manager two months later where he remained for thirteen years. Leesburg, VA. Read More . Goldfinger, The Refreshments, Triple Fast Action and others played the second stage at the top of the hill. Rush's 1974 show at the Agora, aka "The First American Broadcast," was part of a successful run early on in Cleveland, which helped Rush gain popularity in the States. . Over the next twenty years Matt did mostly middays and hosted the weekly "Coffee Break Concerts", likely introducing more concerts than anyone in Cleveland history. Some other possible meanings "Where Music Means Something" or "Weed Makes Me Smile". The show is now syndicated to WKGB-FM/Binghamton, WRKK/Williamsport, and WZNE/Rochester; replays continuously on a dedicated iHeartRadio channel; is available on demand through iHeartRadio; and broadcasts over the Livestream video platform. Check out our coffee break concert selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. A haunting solo-piano rendering of this now classic Zevon song, regular listeners to the weekly shows must have realised soon-on that something unusual was happening in the studio on this particular morning. By the late 1980s, most of the original staff members had departed: John Gorman and Denny Sanders left in 1986 to launch upstart station WNCX, and Columbia Records hired Kid Leo in 1988. [136], From the 1994 exit of Jeff Kinzbach and Ed Ferenc until the arrival of Rover's Morning Glory in 2008, WMMS gained notoriety for airing 13 distinct shows in morning drive. - The original source tape was cut short, therefore the final two minutes of track 14 (normally 3:01 in length) is missing. Boston's Agora show, called "Feeling It In Cleveland," is highly coveted on vinyl and features everything you love from the band. The broadcast consists entirely of talk, a mix of current events, pop culture, and stories from the staff. Kid Leo Interviews Van Halen April 20, 1980. The music structure also was modified at this time as artists such as Michael Jackson, Madonna and Prince soon found airplay on WMMS. Jack and Meg played 22 songs with an encore capped by "Seven Nation Army.". [38][39] Considered "a true radio legend," WMMS DJ Kid Leo was chosen for Rolling Stone's "Heavy Hundred: The High and Mighty of the Music Industry" (1980) and named "The Best Disc Jockey in the Country" in a special 1987 issue of Playboy. The WMMS Coffee Break Concerts were booked and directed by Denny Sanders and hosted by Len "Boom" Goldberg, Debbie Ullman, and later, Matt the Cat. [98][106] The sale came almost immediately after passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, a time when radio companies nationwide rushed "at a fever pitch" to acquire new properties. He offered "Solid Goldbergers" and ordered us to "EN-joy". Smith's 1976 performance came right as punk was taking off and featured her famous live recording of The Who's "My Generation. WMMS also streams it's coverage of selected games on iHeartRadio, even outside of the Cleveland market. Jeff and Flash ruled the airwaves for 18 years on 100.7 WMMS. Win tickets to see Santana at MGM Northfield Park, Win tickets to see Kevin Hart at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Radio Daze: Stories from the Front in Clevelands FM Air Wars, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. [95], Already program director at OmniAmerica station WMJI, station veteran John Gorman returned to WMMS as vice-president and director of operations in early 1994. WMMS Coffee Break Concerts, an idea from Denny Sanders, was an intimate concert for a few hundred at the old Cleveland Agora. It's most famous for heavily plugging the MC5, The Velvets and The Dolls on one hand and science-art groups like Soft Machine and King Crimson on the other. Murray Saul joined the WMMS staff as a salesman. The WMMS morning show Dick Dale & Rick hosted the event. Dead & Company. In 1986, following a fire, the venue found its new home on Euclid Avenue. Cleveland Police wearing riot gear were called in just as headliner Green Day took the stage. Matt the Cat was permanently let go in December 1992 due to "budget problems. It was the perfect way to keep the party rolling. "Born to Run" was the essence of everything I loved about rock 'n' roll. . This second show sold out immediately, and was held at the city's largest venue: Cleveland Public Hall.[63]. Buzzard-Palooza was the first of these: held in July 1994 at the Nautica Stage, the all-day concert included sets from Collective Soul, Junkhouse and Fury in the Slaughterhouse,[111] but was cut short after turning into a "rock-and-bottle-throwing melee." [85] Four different program directors, including Rich Piombino and Michael Luczak, came and went with varying levels of success. Jerry Busch.com. Several of the songs from the album were featured at the show. But one of the best-known gigs took place at the Agora in 1977. [56], MetroMedia found major success with progressive rock at KMET Los Angeles, KSAN San Francisco, WMMR Philadelphia and WNEW-FM New York, but a lack of commitment from MetroMedia led the company to drop the format at WMMS by May 1969. Currently there are 2 upcoming events. Cleveland's Rock Station, home of Rover's Morning Glory, The Alan Cox Show, and FM Home of Cleveland Guardians Baseball. In 1973 WMMS unveiled a new logo The Mushroom. Yes, that includes "More Than a Feeling. Joining the Chicago native are Cleveland area comedians Bill Squire and Mary Santora, and former intern-turned-phone-screener Cody (Poundcake) Brown. He came to the Agora armed with a new album, Darkness on the Edge of Town. John Gorman and Denny Sanders left the station in fall of 1986, leading fourteen staff members with them to start rival station WNCX. The Agora is etched in Cleveland music history. April 16, 1974 the Buzzard was born. Jeff and Flash were accompanied by a list of other talent over the years which made up the Buzzard Morning Zoo. Over the next twenty years Matt did mostly middays and hosted the weekly "Coffee Break Concerts", likely introducing more concerts than anyone in Cleveland history. Recording information: - Recorded live on 7/23/83 at the Cleveland Agora for the Coffee Break Concert Series. Dean DePiero, then mayor of Parma, criticized the song and its accompanying YouTube video: "It's pretty sick. [140] The Maxwell Show gradually evolved from airing mostly music to all talk, with Maxwell joined by WMMS music director Dan Stansbury and Tiffany "Chunk" Peck, the program's phone screener. With content being supplied by journalists and WMMS personnel, it was the perfect companion to what WMMS was doing on air at the time with a focus on the new bands and artists of the alternative music era. WMMS (100.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, serving Greater Cleveland and much of surrounding Northeast Ohio, commonly identified as "TheBuzzard". They broadcast many live concerts, including their Coffee Break Concerts, which were a mix of performance and interview content, in the 1970s and 80s. The ritual lasted through his entire career at the Buzzard. WMMS also airs The Week in Cox, a weekly recap show on Sunday mornings. Eggs & Sausage 4.. [167] WMMS also transmits text to compatible analog receivers, such as station IDs and artist and song information, via the Radio Data System (RDS); similarly, WMMS transmits text to HD Radio receivers known as Program Service Data (PSD). R.E.M. [104] John Gorman was named Program Director of the Year (Rock) in 1995. Saul kicked off the weekend every Friday at 6:00pm with his Get Down rants helping Clevelanders get ready for the weekend. In 2014, Springsteen finally released the Agora concert officially on CD and download. Those guys are f--kin' heroes!" Since AEG Presents purchased the venue, it has invested $3 million in improvements and upgrades to the legendary concert club. [120] Geared as a format change to contemporary hit radio (CHR) using the "KISS FM" brand,[30][126] the decision was reversed at the last minute by management. We all have such respect for what this station did back in the day. Created in April 1974 as "an ironic twist on Cleveland's down-and-out reputation as a decaying Rust Belt city," the station's longtime promotional mascot has been an anthropomorphic "Buzzard" cartoon character. WMMS News anchor, Mike Olszewski paints a picture of the scene on that dreadful day. Under Malrite ownership, WMMS would become an album-oriented rock (AOR) powerhouse, much in the same vein as its former MetroMedia progressive rock siblings. All we're doing is shifting an image. WMMS will celebrate its 50th anniversary at the 7:30 p.m. Sunday Ozzy Osbourne show at Blossom. "[32] "De-emphasized" in the fall of 2007, the scavenger was revived the following spring to coincide with the station's 40th anniversary and with the arrival of morning personality Rover. The next Artful Dodger concert is on June 03, 2023 at Brockwell Park in London, England, United Kingdom. ", It's a snapshot of one of the most important all-female rock bands at their peak. Benatar had just released her soon-to-be massive success of a debut, In the Heat of the Night." Until Aug 27, 2022. Warren Zevon began the WMMS session with a version of what at the time was a brand new, unheard number, entitled Excitable Boy. "[66][67] Although never used on the air, listeners alternately knew the callsign as an acronym for "Weed Makes Me Smile" and "Magic MushroomS," the latter referencing the somewhat controversial logo used before the Buzzard. Thus, the recording of its raucous Agora show is a must for diehards. WMMS beat out large market radio stations like WNEW in New York, WMMR in Philadelphia and KROQ in Los Angeles. Spring Bling Fine Arts And Crafts Show. We joked about the Buzzard becoming Cleveland's Mickey Mouse a "Buzzard Land" amusement park filled with sex, drugs and rock and roll A study conducted by MBA students at Case Western Reserve University in 1975 found that the new WMMS logo was more recognizable to those living in Greater Cleveland than both Chief Wahoo of the Cleveland Indians and even Coca-Cola. Listeners signed up to participate in the contest What would you do for $5,000 which took place at Dicks Last Resort on the Flats East Bank. ". In addition to a standard analog transmission, WMMS broadcasts over two HD Radio channels and is available online via iHeartRadio. Copyright - OceanWP Theme by Nick Close Menu WMMS during this period would play a key role in breaking several major acts in the U.S., including: Rush, Roxy Music, Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny, Fleetwood Mac, Meat Loaf, The Pretenders, the New York Dolls, Lou Reed, Mott the Hoople, Boston, and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. [72] Rather, WMMS adopted a buzzard as its mascot in April 1974 because of the then tenuous economic state of Cleveland less than five years away from becoming the first major American city to enter into default since the Great Depression[73] and the winged-creature's classification as a scavenger. [78] Concertgoers occasionally fell or jumped off the steep stadium upper deck onto the concrete seating area far below, causing serious injury. "[110] Studios were moved again to a combined facility in the suburb of Independence, Ohio. [135] Former Lex and Terry producer Jason Carr was named the new WMMS assistant program director on February 1, 2018. Denny Sanders came to WMMS in 1971 from Boston where hed been working as a DJ from the time he was just 16 years old. [96] Gorman changed the WMMS format to alternative rock,[97] playing new acts like Nirvana, The Offspring, and Nine Inch Nails, on October 27. A few of the live recordings during the band's "Stained Class Tour" gig worked their way onto single releases. [26] Station employees went on to take director and executive-level positions in the recording industry, namely with labels RCA, Mercury, and Columbia. One listener was selected to marry the love of his life or at least at the time during a live broadcast on 100.7 WMMS. No Doubt performed Buzzard Fest on May 18, 1996. Workhouse Arts Center: Mount Vernon Nights. The band would return that December with its star on the rise. In 1988 The Plain Dealer printed a story which said the employees of WMMS had stuffed the ballot box to reign as 10 year champions. . The top 40 deejays were retained, but it was soon obvious that they were inadequate hosts for a progressive rock format. In other words, the carrion-eating bird represented "death and dying" a darkly comic reflection of the city's decline. Chrissie Hynde had to go to Europe to form the band that would make her famous. BuzzardFest 2000 took Place on June 30, 2000 at Nautica on the Flats West Bank. Matt remains one of the most popular air personalities from WMMS' fifty year history. Thats how big MMS was. [51] In order to firmly establish a separate identity, and to reflect the station's ownership,[55] the WHK-FM callsign was changed to WMMS on September 28, 1968. The White Stripes had played smaller venues in Cleveland years before. [97][98][99][100] To emphasize this change, WMMS was re-branded and aggressively promoted as "Buzzard Radio: The Next Generation", a reference to the success of Star Trek: The Next Generation and its continuation of the Star Trek franchise. The WMMS Mushroom Logo can be seen a few times throughout the movie - During a backstage scene at the Music Hall right before Stillwater takes the stage and when groupie Penny Lane played by Kate Hudson is dancing alone in the empty venue - you can see a banner with the Mushroom Logo and the slogan Where The Music Means Something. "[86] From 1991 to 1993, WMMS served as the FM flagship for the Cleveland Browns, sharing coverage with then-sister WHK; the late Nev Chandler served as play-by-play announcer. WMMS Coffee Break Concert Jan 30, 1980 The Cleveland Agora Cleveland, Ohio, United States Scroll to: Top Bands Details Genres Setlists Videos Photos Map Comments Band Line-up Alex Bevan Concert Details Date: January 30, 1980 Venue: The Cleveland Agora Location: Cleveland, Ohio, United States Notes: [142], Radio personality Rover (Shane French), host of Rover's Morning Glory, took over weekday mornings at WMMS on April 1, 2008, following a contract dispute with WKRK-FM owner CBS Radio; John Gorman compared signing the popular morning personality to a "coup". Thus, Springsteen made the trip to the Agora with Van Zandt and performed a few songs to the surprise of the crowd. Rolling Stone named WMMS "Best Radio Station" (Large Market) nine straight years (197987) as part of the magazine's annual Readers' Poll,[26] but the station admitted to stuffing the 1987 ballot following a February 1988 front-page story in The Plain Dealer exposing manipulation. Ida Lee Park. Featuring Kevin DuBrow on vocals, Frankie Banali on drums, Rudy Sarzo on bass and Carlos Cavazo on guitar. Coffee Break Concert WMMS DENNy carleton originals . It was supposed to be a colorful logo including all the rainbow colors - but at the time, the station didn't have the budget to do multiple colors so they kept it one color. [53] The concert series continued on well into the 1990s and early 2000s, albeit much less frequently.[64][65]. Hes heard introducing Bruce Springsteens fabled WMMS tenth anniversary show at the Cleveland Agora which is thought to have been the most bootlegged radio concert ever before its official release. Southside Johnny and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band both had shows in Cleveland on Aug. 31. It's popular among collectors. 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