Ride The Vibe

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Playing songs from his latest album, The Red Neck & The Red Man, produced by Stevie Salas Sponsored by Cathead Distillery Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Special Thank You to Lucy Piller/ARN Entertainment for providing the talent   American underground metal artist Mike Matney sought out multi-platinum producer/artist Stevie Salas to turn out The Red Neck & The Redman, a dirty, swampy, bluesy, heavy, powerful, guitar filled, beat driven, current Outlaw Southern Rock album. www.matney.rocks

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Featuring a variety of songs. Sponsored by Cathead Distillery Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Pat Strawser was born and raised in Athens, GA. Pat began his music education with classical piano lessons starting in 1985. The eclectic and abundant musical atmosphere of Athens inspired in him a lifelong love of music. His original music which spans a diverse range of styles, from fusion and progressive rock to smooth jazz, synthwave and electronica.    www.strawsermusicstudio.com

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Playing songs from his latest album, Borrowed Time. Sponsored by Cathead Distillery Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Special Thank You to Lucy Piller/ARN Entertainment for providing the talent   Tom Killner who straddles the line between genres with soulfully infused blues, southern rock, country, and americana is proud to announce his new album ‘Borrowed Time’ due for release April 12 on CD, vinyl and all digital platforms. The excited 28 year old free spirited and softly spoken Tom states with an infectious smile, “It has been a long time coming but it will take you on a rollercoaster that is life with hooky riffs and heartfelt songs and I assure you it'll all have been worth the wait!.”   www.TomKillner.com 

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Playing songs from the bands self-titled EP, Squawk Sponsored by Cathead Distillery Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Emerging from the speaker like some disturbed three-headed monster and bursting onto the scene with their new self-titled EP….On the tip of your tongue… Can’t put your finger on it… The sound of Squawk delivers flashbacks of 60’s psychedelic rock with flavors of 70’s prog and jam, along with an unrestrained eclecticism that evokes everything from jazz funk fusion to thrash metal and cinematic soundscapes. As experimental as Frank Zappa’s soul patch and as comfortably southern as a hair of Duane Allman’s 1971 lamb-chop sideburns.   www.squawkmusic.com

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Playing his Hit singles. Sponsored by Drinkmate Theme music provided by Peter Perkins     The Mighty Pat, aka, Samuel Ferdinand is a Caribbean islands music icon. He was born on the island of St. Kitts and now lives on St. Croix. Mighty Pat has demonstrated his versatility in singing a wide repertoire of music including reggae, calypso, ballads, blues and gospel. He has performed all across the global and has won 14 music crowns.   https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1E4vBnpwsE3eyw  

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Playing songs from the bands latest album, Rising Tide Sponsored by Drinkmate Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Special Thank You to Lucy Piller/ARN Entertainment for providing the talent   Based out of Atlanta, Georgia, The Ides of June brings a refreshing new approach to the Southern Rock genre. Pulling influences from the likes of The Allman Brothers Band and The Black Keys, their sound is the product of a diverse background of influences from each member. Powerful vocals, thunderous (occasionally fuzzy) bass lines, funk and jazz inspired drum grooves and dual lead guitarists all contribute to the unique fusion of Blues and Southern Rock with just a touch of psychedelia to keep things interesting.   https://theidesofjune.com  

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Playing songs from the bands album, Skipping the Divide Sponsored by Drinkmate Theme music provided by Peter Perkins   When Mountains Speak is Steven Clarkson’s way of communicating his love of sonic expression. For this project, “Skipping the Divide,” he collaborated with Shreyas Iyer who has been playing and learning tabla since he was 7 years old and he is a master sitar player. When Mountains Speak recordings, whether soft spoken soundscapes or hard edge jazz psychedelic rock, come from Steven’s deep faith and an ever increasing curiosity for the world of music. https://whenmountainsspeak.net/

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Playing songs from the bands debut album, Circle Back Sponsored by Drinkmate Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Founded in 2022, Kevin Kugel Band started as a project to look at tunes Kevin had started writing as much as 25 years ago and it turned into a stellar year long recording session with 11 great songs tracked by some of the best Musicians in Nashville and across the country.    https://kevinkugelband.com/

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Playing songs from the bands Debut album, Atomic Kings Sponsored by Drinkmate Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Special Thank You to Lucy Piller/ARN Entertainment for providing the talent   ATOMIC KINGS are a new Phoenix based group that consists of GREG CHAISSON( Badlands) ( Red Dragon Cartel) on Bass, KEN RONK (Paul Gurvitz) on vocals, RYAN MCKAY ( Crash Street Kids) ( Louie Prima) on guitar and JIMI TAFT (Rag Doll) on Drums.  Atomic Kings have created quite a buzz in the music industry with a new album that is very diverse and deeply anchored in the style of the 70's supergroups in the vein of Bad Co., Led Zeppelin, free and Robin Trower but, with a modern twist similar to Rival Sons, Dirty Honey etc.  Atomic Kings first single "All I Want" from their debut self titled album spent several weeks at #1 in the world on 97 Underground!   https://www.facebook.com/atomickingsband/

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Featuring a variety of songs. Sponsored by Cathead Distillery Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Special Thank You to Lucy Piller/ARN Entertainment for providing the talent While Kristin Tinsley’s range of musical taste is extensive, a seminal moment occurred when she first watched and listened to Fleetwood Mac’s “The Dance.” Stevie Nicks distinctive voice resonated and called out to her. And, she took to heart the advice Tom Petty gave to Stevie when she was recording “Trouble in Shangri-La,” which became the lyrics to her song “That Made Me Stronger,” “…Will you write this for me He says no, you write your songs yourself That made me stronger It made me hold on to me…,” That strength lead Kristin to know she has the voice and talent to lead a Stevie Nicks tribute band, Stand Back in recognition to her all-time favorite musician.   http://www.kristintinsley.com/

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Playing songs from the bands NEW album, ATL Sponsored by Drinkmate Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Special Thank You to Lucy Piller/ARN Entertainment for providing the talent     Rare Birds create original music inspired by the best of 70s Rock, Blues, Gospel and Soul. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the band is comprised of Brandon Neal, vocals and guitar, Shawn Thacker, drums & percussion, Ben Jerkins, Bass and vocals and Andrew Cylar, guitar. Download/Stream https://rarebirdsatl.hearnow.com/

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Featuring a variety of songs. Sponsored by Cathead Distillery Theme music provided by Peter Perkins     The Cedar Run Band is currently made up of 4 individuals – Peter Perkins (guitar, vocals), John Harford (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Joe Birch (guitar, banjo, vocals) & Mitch Swain (acoustic percussion, vocals). Peter and John have been playing music together for over 50 years, having both graduated from the same Class of 1973 at Fox Chapel High School. The Cedar Run Band covers many classic rock songs from bands such as CSNY, The Grateful Dead and The Band to just name a few as well as songs written by Peter Perkins.

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Featuring a variety of songs. Sponsored by Cathead Distillery Theme music provided by Peter Perkins   Puzzletruck writes songs with a unique set of “House Rules:” #1 They tell stories - they come first - many of the stories are about growing up in small-town, rural Georgia. #2 No music could be created/written until the story/words were finished. #3 Stephen could not write any music for the stories on an electric guitar - had to be acoustic guitar or piano. These house rules were to help them completely re-think how they would write songs. Stephen Blackburn & Rick Reese   https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1E4CgfenNbSlem  

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth discussion. Featuring a variety of songs. Sponsored by Drinkmate Theme music provided by Peter Perkins   David Russell is a writer, musician and banjo teacher who has toured with a number of bluegrass bands in Michigan and Georgia. He has an MA in philosophy from the University of Detroit (Mercy) and a PhD in history and religion from Michigan State University. He co-authored, “Earl Scruggs Banjo Icon”. 

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Playing songs from his NEW album, Keep the Future Bright Sponsored by Cathead Distillery Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Special Thank You to Lucy Piller/ARN Entertainment for providing the talent   Christopher Crompton is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, writer and poet from the West Midlands. His work is created from a diverse palette of influences that cross genres and cultures. His distinctive voice and guitar playing draw these threads together into a unique sound and presentation. The subjects he addresses are equally heterogeneous, from the personal to the political, from the Stoic to the spiritual, from the everyday to the extraordinary. In every corner of experience, Christopher seeks the sensibilities that render the individual universal. His words and music set out to make you feel something. They challenge but carry compassion. They empathise, lament, celebrate and encourage.   http://christophercrompton.com/

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Playing songs from their NEW album, Shiny Things. Sponsored by Cathead Distillery Theme music provided by Peter Perkins Special Thank You to Lucy Piller/ARN Entertainment for providing the talent ZED HEAD is the soulful, rockin'  funkin' gitar and vocal's of Neil (Big E) Chapman  and John "FOGMAN" Burkitt on his ripping EB3 bass and vocals.                                                                                                        The backbeat  of Zed Head is powered by the inventive, powerful chops of highly regarded veteran drummer and vocalist Bruce "GROOVE" Morrison.  "Virginian" Mike Matney aids  on gitar, whether it be harmony or rocksteady rhythm helping give the band it's full,  dynamic sound.  The icing on the cake that is ZED HEAD is supplied by the one and only "SMILIN' BOB ADAMS" on the Mississippi Saxophone!    https://zedhead.ca/

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth discussion. Featuring a variety of songs. Sponsored by Cathead Distillery Theme music provided by Peter Perkins The T Tones is a show / dance band that features three female vocalists singing tight harmony in front of some of Atlanta's best jazz and rock musicians. Trimmed with a touch of costuming and choreography, The T Tones bring a sizzling performance for themed parties, concerts, theaters, corporate events, and smaller intimate gatherings.    https://www.thettones.com/

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth discussion. Featuring a variety of songs. Sponsored by Drinkmate Theme music provided by Peter Perkins     Lauren-Lee Bio Lauren Is A Mezzo Soprano Singer And Voice Over Artist From Cape Town. She Is A Graduate Of The Cape Music Institute And Was Voice-Coached By The Amazing Amanda Luyt. Lauren-Lee was born into a musical family and started singing at the age of 12. She matriculated in 2012. Post matriculation, she went on to study at the Cape Music Institute and joined the Winston Siljeur Project. In 2015 Lauren-Lee appointed UK-based David Gummers as her manager. Lauren was a motivee of SAMA nominated Can Skylark and in 2016, Woman2Woman performed at the Grace Performing Arts Theatre, raising R10000 for Cansa SA.   https://www.dgpmusic.com/lauren-lee/

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth discussion. Featuring a variety of songs. Sponsored by From The Earth Brewing Company Theme music provided by Peter Perkins     Magnolia Express is an Atlanta-based band that plays music with elements of rock, country, bluegrass, Latin, and honky tonk. They power it all with acoustic guitar, fiddle, banjo, and stand-up bass. Positively good time American/roots music. https://www.facebook.com/magnoliaexpress/

Join Michael Litten "The Last DJ" for an in-depth conversation. Playing songs from his NEW album, Sarenity. Sponsored by Cathead Distillery Theme music provided by Peter Perkins   Willy Louis Jean Paul was born and raised in Port Au Prince Haiti where having been surrounded by a creative household composed of his grandmother, an African/Creole cook, his mother, a fashion designer and opera singer, and his father, a cabinet maker and accordion player, he developed a deep passion for art, music and cooking. Jean Paul considers his are modernistic, impressionistic and realistic, combining a mixed medium and fresco technique, to create some of the most vibrant colors seen on canvas. He developed his skills at The Academy of Beau Art in Haiti, where he studied under the godfather of Haitian are, Petion Savain.   Facebook: WillyJeanPaul@gmail.com Instagram: WillyJeanPaul