Episode 61 of RFC

Radio Free Charleston's sixty-first episode, "SHINDIG Shirt" is back online almost exactly five years after it was originally posted. In this episode, we feature three triumphant returns from musical acts who got their start in the Charleston area, then moved away, before the draw of their hometown brought them back for return engagements.

Our musical guests are John Radcliff, back in town for a visit after moving to Parkersburg; SHINDIG, direct from Louisville: plus a special treat from the RFC archives: Brian Diller performing at the Empty Glass in the early 1990s, after he moved to Nashville.

We did film this episode in 3D, by the way.

We also have animation from Frank Panucci, and a message from author, Brian J. Hatcher.  You may have seen Brian in the PopCulteer Friday starring in his new webshow with Kevin Pauley, The Reel Deal. I told ya he'd been on RFC before (he was on episode 24, too).

Production notes are below the video, and are probably chock-full-o'-dead links.

RFC 61: Prodigal Sons Return in 3D!

February 25, 2009 by rudy panucci

Radio Free Charleston’s sixty-first episode, “SHINDIG Shirt” isonline now!  In this episode, we feature three triumphant returns from musical acts who got their start in the Charleston area, then moved away, before the draw of their hometown brought them back for return engagements. The cool thing is that I didn’t realize this theme until after I dropped off the show at the Gazz office. It wasn’t on purpose. It was some kind of karmic kismet-certainly more impressive thematically than the running gag about 3D that I thought tied the show together.

Episode 60 of RFC

The 60th episode of Radio Free Charleston, our post-Valentine’s Day 2009 valentine to Taylor Books, is back online. The music, host segments, and 60 Second Art Show were all recorded at Taylor Books and/or the Cafe and Annex Gallery one night in February 2009. The music was recorded on consecutive nights in January 2009.

Our music this week was from Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen, Joseph Henry (now Hale) and John Radcliff. The “60 Second Art Show" features a quick look at the work of Taylor Book’s Annex Gallery regulars Eric Pardue and Charles Jupiter Hamilton. Our animation this time is by the mystery man known as P-Dox.

Taylor Books, of course,  remains a cultural oasis in Charleston. Original production notes follow the video, but many links may be deunfedacated. Comments are included, too. 

In Appreciation Of Taylor Books: Production Notes For RFC 60

February 17, 2009 by rudy panucci

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The 60th episode of Radio Free Charleston, our post-Valentine’s Day valentine to Taylor Books, is online now. (and is the bigg  The music, host segments, and 60 Second Art Show were all recorded at Taylor Books and/or the Cafe andAnnex Gallery.  The music was recorded on consecutive nights in January, and the rest just last Monday evening.

Episode 59 of RFC

This week, the RFC flashback heads back almost five years to February, 2009 for an episode devoted to the Contemporary Youth Arts Company production of the Dan Kehde/Mark Scarpelli opera, "Lincoln."  This production of the show featured performances by Dan Khede, Tonya Dillon-Page, Jonathan Tucker, Maddy Gourevitch, Alicia Renae Lewis and a large and talented ensemble.

This episode also contains some other Lincoln-centric entertainment as we bring you the musical montage, "Funky Lincoln" and a President's Day rebuttal by George Washington, animated by RFC Big Shot Brian Young and voiced by our host, Rudy Panucci.  An additional honor for our 16th president is that this episode is named "Pittsburgh Steelers Shirt," after his favorite NFL team.

Episode 59 of Radio Free Charleston is "Pittsburgh Steelers Shirt" and the entire show is a tribute to Abraham MOFO Lincoln, the most president-y President we've ever had.  The original production notes are below the video. We cannot tell a lie...some of the links may be dead.

A Tribute To Abraham Lincoln: RFC 59 Notes

February 5, 2009 by rudy panucci

Episode 50 of Radio Free Charleston is online now! This week’s show is a special tribute to our sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln, on the 200th anniversary of his birth.

We feature two songs from the Contemporary Youth Arts Company production of the opera, “Lincoln,” by Dan Kehde and Mark Scarpelli, and we also have a Lincoln-centric short film and an animated message from George Washington.