Podcast appearances and mentions of keith grasso

Nick kicks us off with some new music from The Hives and checks in with Jay on the announcement that Bruce Springsteen is releasing seven unreleased albums in June. Greg is out this week, so Keith Grasso is kind enough to join us again. Nick takes the opportunity to check in with the owner of Island Music (and five-time cohost) on the state of music equipment sales amid a tariff war.Song: The Hives - “Enough is Enough”Keith's feeds were blowing up this past week when it was announced that Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy and guitarist Warren DeMartini are touring together again after a ten year break.Song: RATT - “Way Cool Jr.”Jay closes things out with a Three For Thursday. We have a track off the new Springsteen project, an Apple Music Discovery find, and another from Sirius XM.Songs:Bruce Springsteen - “Rain in the River”Lola Kirke - “Bury Me In NYC”Birdtalker - “Season of Charade”

Jay is out this week rehearsing with the Ken Demith Collection so friend of the show Keith Grasso is sitting in, and he's bringing a substantial amount of, much needed, holiday cheer. Last year Keith decided to record his own rendition of “Blue Christmas” and he enjoyed the process so much that he's done it again this year.Songs:Keith Grasso - “Christmastime is Here”Keith Grasso & John Rossman - “Hard Candy Christmas”In lieu of actual presents, Nick found some feel good news story to share via “News with Nick.” Notre Dame's organist returns for the grand opening, Pearl Jam announces a tour, as does the Middle Aged Dad Jam Band.Song: Barenaked Ladies - “Deck the Stills”Greg wraps up our show this week with a Three for Thursday. New music from Opeth & Kelsey Shell, and a classic Christmas Carol by Bill Evans.Songs:Opeth - “§3”Kelsey Shell (album - sleepwalker) - “When You're Lying There”Bill Evans - “Santa Clause is Coming to Town”Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays everyone, thanks so much for listening!

Nick calls in an update from his adventures in Croatia and plays some traditional Dalmatia & Croatian music he uncovered on his travels through Split & Komiza.Meanwhile, Jay & Greg carry on and are joined this week by Keith Grasso. In light of the recent cancellation of their farewell tour, Keith thought a thorough conversation of Aerosmith was in order. The guys discuss the group's impact on music and we listen to some favorite songs from their massive library of hits. This week, we celebrate Aerosmith.Songs:Aerosmith - “F.I.N.E.”Aerosmith - “Mama Kin”SNL - Wayne's World Theme, feat. AerosmithSteven Tyler/Train/Slash - “Dream On”Aerosmith - “Cryin'”

This year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees are in and we see how we did with our picks from Episode #236.Jay regales us in a recap of the Martin Guitar factory tour he experienced last week in Bethlehem Pennsylvania. The custom order tour, made possible friend of the show, Keith Grasso, and two Island Music customers, includes the standard tour plus a look in Martin's selections of rare woods that it keeps under lock and key. Long story short, Jay was sold on the quality and is currently working out the budget for a D-28.Song: Richard Thompson - “Freeze”Next up it's a special TayTay edition of “News with Nick.” Following the spectacular failure of TayTay's Eras Tour ticket sale, Ticketmaster parent company Live Nation is about to be sued by the justice department for antitrust concerns. Then it's on to the New York Times, in an article titled “Taylor Swift Has Given Fans a Lot. Is It Finally Too Much?” Jay actually gave the album a listen and has some thoughts, Nick tried but bailed for the new Ghost Note album. Greg doesn't want anything to do with it.Song: Ghost Note - “JB's Out! (Do it Babay)”Greg brings us a remembrance of Allman Brothers co-founder, Dickey Betts, who died last week at the age of 80. Along with writing some of the bands larger hits, Betts forever changed how we think two rock guitars should sound together. He was a massively influential guitarist and his legacy lives on in the generations of music that his playing inspired.Songs:The Allman Brothers - "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed"The Allman Brothers - “Ramblin' Man”

Keith Grasso joins Nick & Jay to co-host a special episode remembering Bill Higgins, the founder and owner of Bill's Music in Catonsville, Maryland, who passed last week at the age of 81. First opened in 1965, the store has been a staple store for Maryland musicians for the last 58 years. Jay & Keith both landed a job at Bill's around 2002 and left in 2007. Jay went into the audio/visual industry, while Keith went on to open his own music store.This week we reminisce about the life and legacy of Bill Higgins.Songs: Beatles - “In My Life”Keith Grasso/Jay Rossman/Nick Kline - “Atlantic City“ (Bruce Springsteen cover)

First off, thank you for the lovely messages of support. We hear from Harry Waters, Scott Tournet, Kaz PS, Nate Kalwicki, Austin Loman, Keith Grasso, Charlie Lentz, Ciri, Cam, and Charlie Kline, Alex Kline, Katie Stover & Erik Lenhart! (Thanks to Jay's impressive networking acumen, we also had some, somewhat enthusiastic messages from Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Dr. Hibbert & even King Charles III!)Greg kicks things off with a remembrance for Tina Turner, who passed at the age of 83 late last month. Then we hear about the latest album from Greg's latest favorite new band, Sleep Token. Take Me Out To Eden, their third album, came out in mid-May and has only Songs: Tina Turner - “Heard It Through the Grapevine”Tina Turner & Bryan Adams - “It's Only Love”Sleep Token - “Ascensionism”Jay recently emerged from the haze of his first Dead & Company concert at Jiffy Lube Live and has vague recollections to share on our latest episode of “Tales From The Concert.” Dragged along by friend of the show Kresimir, Jay braved the lone road to Bristow. Inch by inch he crawled through the concert traffic, walking a mile to and from the concert. In the end, all that remained was exhaustion and fond memories of Bob Weir's song ending. We get to hear a clip of John Mayor tearing it up and celebrate Jay's first step into his eventual conversion to the jam band genre.Song: Dead & Company - “Throwing Stones”Finally, Nick has been dying to follow up on a story from episode 167 about the Supreme Court's decision affecting creativity and fair use. To recap, Conde Nast licensed photographs of Prince from photographer Lynn Goldsmith for a Vanity Fair article in 1984. Andy Warhol used the photograph as inspiration for his Prince series and Conde Nast licensed one of those images for 2016 remembrance of the late artist & litigation ensued. In the end, the court decided that the Warhol Foundation was not within the Fair Use guidelines because it was competing directly with Goldsmith's photographs for magazine use. It feels like a very narrow decision and the implications will take years to affect future litigation, but it seems like a fair balance to the guys.Song: Cory Wong - “Flyers Direct”

Greg has been quite busy since we last left him, all of it related to the shows with Red Not Chili Peppers. So much so that there's too much to tell as an aside, so he's going all in….We Want Chilly Willy!Song: Sleep Token - “DYWTYLM”Jay took a trip with Nick out to visit friend of the show, Keith Grasso, to play some music. Along the way, his beloved Newcastle United was absolutely obliterating Tottenham Hotspurs (6-1). It's been discussed on the show before, but Jay is a true Newcastle fan. What does that mean exactly? Glad you asked…Songs:“The Blaydon Races”Mark Knoplfer - “Why Aye Man”AC/DC - “Shot in the Dark”After his mother & Greg forwarded this story to him, Nick decided to explore the weekend mime “Heart on My Sleeve.” The AI song made to sound like Drake & The Weeknd is quite impressive…and a little fishy. Song: The Murlocs - “Undone and Unashamed”

Keith Grasso, owner of Island Music Company in La Plata, MD, is back to talk about the return of Rocktoberfest LP! Back in 2013, Keith was frustrated by the local school boards repeated cuts to the county's music program, so he decided to raise money by holding a concert at a bar near his store. Overwhelmed by the response, the event grew year over year and now takes over main street La Plata for an all day event. The 2019 iteration of the show raised over $46,000 for the Charles County Music & Arts Program and this year is going to be the biggest one yet!This year's event, headlined by the 80s Glam Metal band Kix, will be held in downtown La Plata on Saturday, October 1st. Online tickets are sold out, but that's only to leave plenty available at the gate. If you're anywhere near the area, come on out!Song: Kix - “Cold Blood”Episode 163 Page

On this episode, we're joined by Brian Higgins of Bill's Music and Keith Grasso of Island Music. Bill's Music is located in Catonsville, MD serving the Baltimore area and Island Music is in LaPlata, MD serving the southeast end of the state, 40 minutes south of Washington DC. We discuss what it has been like in music retail for the past year in dealing with the pandemic and the future of the MI industry. Bills Music has been in business for 56 years and Island Music has been in business for 13.  https://www.billsmusic.com/ https://islandmusicco.com/  

Shortly after recording #062, we received news that Eddie Van Halen passed after a long battle with throat cancer. This week, we celebrate the virtuoso’s groundbreaking, effortless technique on electric guitar & his massive contribution to music & guitarists everywhere. We’re joined again by Keith Grasso, who is, among many other things, the biggest EVH fan we’ve had the pleasure of knowing. It’s part history, part fan-remembrance, part listening party. You shall be missed Eddie Van Halen, thank you for changing music forever!Songs:Van Halen - I’m the OneVan Halen - Spanish FlyVan Halen - UnchainedMichael Jackson - Beat ItVan Halen - Why Can’t This Be LoveClips:Interview from American University

This week we decided to check in with two past guests to see how they’ve adapted & held up during the pandemic…but first, Nick had a song to kick things off… Fleet Foxes - Can I Believe YouUp first we have Keith Grasso, owner of Island Music Co., a musical instrument and gear shop in La Plata, MD. They are going strong, to say the least, & Keith has spent an impressive amount of time & energy making sure it stays that way. We discuss the uptick in music instrument sales and what Keith’s expecting in the months to come…hearing this guy describe pulling himself out of a funk when the shutdowns first started, and single-handedly run an entire store for months is incredibly inspiring. We hope you agree :-) Song: Van Halen - Romeon DelightWayan Zoey has relocated to Portland since we last spoke with him. He weighs in on the future of live music, the inherent determination that musicians already possess to make a living in music and he shares some of his experiences in the past few months living in Portland. The guy is a wellspring of knowledge and experience and we really enjoyed the conversation.Song: Butcher Brown - 1992Both of these guys were inspiring to talk to and we’re really thankful they came on with us again. We hope everyone’s doing well and we’ll see you next week with a new very special guest.

Back in 2007, something compelled Keith Grasso to quit his commercial real estate job, move back home to suburban Maryland and open a musical instrument and gear shop... This week we hear how Island Music Company has managed to thrive and grow every year since. You should check out Keith's podcast, Determination & Overdrive & his store Island Music Company. (https://islandmusicco.com/podcast/) ——————————————- Don't forget to rate or review and let us know what you think! Have a topic or idea? Let us know: Twitter - twitter.com/ShouldCheck Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/YouShouldCheckItOut Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/YouShouldCheckItOut

Keith from Island Music Co sits down with Bruce Kulick to talk guitars, experience, and more!

Episode 17 Guide: 00:00:00 - Intro Talk Session / Spoon's BBQ- LaPlata Meal Review 00:08:20 - Cool Buddy Bob Richards 00:15:30 - Keith Grasso of Island Music Company 00:30:56 - Sean Kirkpatrick - "Sean In 60 Seconds" 00:39:00 - Vinny Bobarino - Outside the Wire 01:24:00 - Two 4 Tuesday Shout-Outs 01:26:00 - The Musical Enigma Michael Damron - Iz'Em / Michael.Damron.Music

The Southern Maryland Guitar Guru's Show Episode – 11 “Small Business / Guitar Business” / 2:31:00 Feat. Artist –David and the Dynamos / Wayne Johnson Episode – 11 Guide: This Episode is all about the small business support for the show along with some guitar business support at the same time. We are so excited to welcome the two new partners (Spoon's BBQ & Ollie's Bar & Grill) to the guitar guru family and we also welcome Keith Grasso of Island Music Co. The Guitar Guru's first partner to be welcomed in the guitar guru family. Sit back and grab a beer/drink and enjoy this gem of an episode…. Use the minutes below to get where you need to go in a hurry…. 0:00:00 – Intro Talk Session / David and the Dynamos 4 Song Sampler 0:06:19 – Spoon's BBQ- LaPlata Partnership Announcement 0:16:25 – Ollies Bar & Grill Partnership Announcement 0:19:10 –

Keith Grasso of Island Music Co joins the show! Check out the shop here: https://islandmusicco.com/ Keith's Podcast: https://islandmusicco.com/podcast Intro Music by Selena Benally http://selenabenallydesigns.com/ https://www.facebook.com/theosyxband/

Chris Tondevold sits down with Keith Grasso to talk guitars, experience, and more!