Geddy Lee of Rush talks bass and baseball
Nestor did a Rock N Jock Baseball Preview in the 1990s and his music pals called in to talk sports. Geddy Lee checked in from Toronto to discuss the 1997 Orioles and Blue Jays.
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James Young allows Nestor to get his Styx fan boy out before Pier Six in August 2013
Ever since he saw them at the Baltimore Civic Center in February 1980, former music critic Nestor Aparicio has been chasing Styx around the country. JY has been a recurring character on his radio show for three decades. This one was a “mirror, mirror on the wall” segment…
Back when Adam Lambert rocked Baltimore before Queen
In the summer of 2009 when the “American Idol” craze took over our country, the touring troop came through Baltimore to play the Arena. Nestor Aparicio sat down with most of that season’s crew before the local show but it turns out that Adam Lambert would be the biggest star of them all and now returns to the Charm City as the longtime lead singer of Queen.
Marc Roberge of O.A.R. talks Redskins, Merriweather and being a Maryland guy
The great Maryland band Of A Revolution was visiting Radio Row at the Miami Super Bowl in 2010 and local music is always better. Anyone who has ever seen O.A.R. on the lawn at Merriweather knows of the magic and mystique…
James Young discusses the legacy of Styx music and life without Dennis DeYoung in Summer 2003
Styx was on the road with Journey and REO Speedwagon when JY checked in with his biggest sports radio fan in Baltimore. Guitarist James Young of Styx shares his Chicago roots, his dual allegiance to the White Sox and Cubs, and his thoughts on the changes in the music industry over the years with Nestor Aparicio before a 2003 show.
Lou Gramm talks about solo career away from Foreigner in June 1990
There were no head games when Mick Jones split from the Buffalo singer and jukebox hero. Nestor went into the midnight blue with no regrets before a Merriweather Post Pavilion show when Gramm opened for Steve Miller.
Jon Bon Jovi tells Nestor what it’s like to be famous and from New Jersey
Back in his #AlmostFamous days as music critic at The Evening Sun in Baltimore, Nestor Aparicio interviewed all of the up-and-coming rock stars. Jon Bon Jovi was in the middle of the “New Jersey” tour in the Summer of 1989.
Steven Page formerly of Barenaked Ladies tells Nestor about modern life and music en route to Ramshead On Stage in Annapolis
Founding member of Canadian band Barenaked Ladies Steven Page tells Nestor about modern life and music en route to Ramshead On Stage in Annapolis with his trio and all the hits on August 12th.
Creating a new Page in the story of Barenaked Ladies legacy in Annapolis
Founding and former member of Canadian band Barenaked Ladies Steven Page tells Nestor about modern life and music en route to Ramshead On Stage in Annapolis with his trio and all the hits on August 12th.
Going back to Summer Camp with Hootie and The Blowfish
Sure, they’ll always be known as a South Carolina band, but Hootie and The Blowfish guitarist Mark Bryan is always quick to point out his Maryland roots for home and sports. He catches up on Orioles Magic, thirty years of friendship with Nestor and the not-so-cracked rear view of a life in making music that is currently making fans happy on the road with all the hits.
The Almost Famous Joan Jett chat from Nestor’s youth
When Nestor was the rock music critic at The Baltimore Evening Sun in the early 1990s, he interviewed hundreds of musicians. This is a long lost chat with Joan Jett that oozes her love of the Baltimore Orioles and Memorial Stadium.
Nestor’s Almost Famous 1990s chat with Orioles superfan and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Joan Jett
When Nestor was the rock music critic at The Baltimore Evening Sun in the early 1990s, he interviewed hundreds of musicians. This is a long lost chat with Joan Jett that oozes her love of the Baltimore Orioles and Memorial Stadium.
Hootie and The Blowfish guitarist Mark Bryan tells Nestor about the Summer Camp Tour and playing music with his best friends
Hootie and The Blowfish guitarist Mark Bryan tells Nestor about the Summer Camp Tour and playing music with his best friends
Music critic Rob Harvilla of The Ringer joins Nestor to discuss music of Nineties and why it matters
Achtung, Baby: Violating Nirvana and the noise of the ’90s with Rob Harvilla. Renowned music critic and author Rob Harvilla of The Ringer joins Nestor to discuss the music of Nineties and why it matters even more as we all get a little older.
Achtung, Baby: Violating Nirvana and the noise of the ’90s with Rob Harvilla
Renowned music critic and author Rob Harvilla of The Ringer joins Nestor to discuss the music of Nineties and why it matters even more as we all get a little older.
Musician Mat Dauzat joins Nestor to discuss Seal, Ozzy Osbourne and life on the road as guitarist for hire in the other LA.
Musician and guitarist Mat Dauzat joins Nestor from ” the other L.A.” to discuss his amazing work with Seal, the daughter of Ozzy Osbourne and life on the road with his wife and primary focus of Dauzat St. Marie. Oh, and of course there’s a Baltimore connection…
Our marketing pal Steve Taormino donates cans and talks Vehicles For Changes and brands
We began the second day of our “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl Week” from Costas Inn with a large donation from our CC&A pal Steve Taormino, who partners with Vehicles For Change, a local organization with national ties that helps folks with transportation and transforms lives.
Crab Cake Row: Our marketing pal Steve Taormino donates cans and talks Vehicles For Change and brands
We began the second day of our “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl Week” from Costas Inn with a large donation from our CC&A pal Steve Taormino, who partners with Vehicles For Change, a local organization with national ties that helps folks with transportation and transforms lives.
Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s joins Nestor and Wendy Bronfein in merging rock and roll and cannabis education
The Maryland Crab Cake Tour hosted a special holiday edition of the show at Far & Dotter with our favorite Dundalk Rock And Rock Hall of Famer Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s joined by Curio Wellness Chief Brand Officer Wendy Bronfein to rock a great chat about the benefits of pain relief. Merging rock and roll and cannabis education as we roll into 2024 ready for more music.
Leonard Raskin lays out the Las Vegas Super Bowl dream plan for the Baltimore Ravens with Nestor
Leonard Raskin lays out the Las Vegas Super Bowl dream plan for the Baltimore Ravens with Nestor
Dreaming of a Purple Las Vegas
Leonard Raskin lays out the Las Vegas Super Bowl dream plan for the Baltimore Ravens with Nestor
Michael Bronfein of Curio Wellness talks drums and legitimacy of cannabis with Gina Schock on MD Crab Cake Tour
The Maryland Crab Cake Tour brought a spirited holiday edition of the show to Far & Dotter in Timonium with Dundalk drummer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s joined by Curio founder Michael Bronfein and daughter Wendy Bronfein discussing how a a pharmaceutical family drummed into way into the cannabis wellness business in Maryland. (We loved this one!)
A lifetime of Schock and awe in banging the drums deserves pain relief
The Maryland Crab Cake Tour hosted a special holiday edition of the show at Far & Dotter with our favorite Dundalk Rock And Rock Hall of Famer Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s joined by Curio Wellness Chief Brand Officer Wendy Bronfein to rock a great chat about the benefits of pain relief. Merging rock and roll and cannabis education as we roll into 2024 ready for more music.
Drums, cannabis and science rocking the education of the plant – and the future of medicine
The Maryland Crab Cake Tour brought a spirited holiday edition of the show to Far & Dotter in Timonium with Dundalk drummer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s joined by Curio founder Michael Bronfein and daughter Wendy Bronfein discussing how a once pharmaceutical family drummed its way into the cannabis wellness business in Maryland. (We loved this one!)
Rumbling the 80s back to the Recher on December 2nd with Tommy Conwell
Legendary Philadelphia blues rockers Tommy Conwell and The Young Rumblers return to the Baltimore area for the first time in two decades and Nestor asks why it’s still fun to put the band back together almost four decades after the Hammerjacks magic of “I’m Not Your Man.”
The Itch of a new solo album from Kix legend Steve Whiteman
With M3 looming and the return of live music to the Symphony Woods of Merriweather Post Pavilion, Nestor welcomed his personal vocal coach and the greatest frontman in local music history from Hagerstown to discuss “You’re Welcome” and his new music.
Getting the itch to give Kix a beautiful rock and roll sendoff
A lifetime of friendship brought Stone Horses frontman John Allen back to his Dundalk homeland at Costas Inn join Nestor Aparicio for the WNST 25th Anniversary celebration in a wide-ranging discussion of the history of Baltimore rock music. From Child’s Play roots in East Baltimore to the farewell of legendary vocalist Steve Whiteman, let two good ol’ boys tell you about growing up loving Sarah Fleischer, Hammerjacks and the dream of living a music life.
Stone Horses frontman John Allen joins Nestor to discuss Kix farewell and Child’s Play roots
Stone Horses frontman John Allen joins Nestor to discuss Kix farewell and Child’s Play roots
Gina Schock of The GoGo’s talks Dundalk, songwriting and singing along with playing Hall of Fame drums with Nestor
Gina Schock of The GoGo’s talks Dundalk, songwriting and singing along with playing Hall of Fame drums with Nestor
The Dundalk home of Schock and rock
Our favorite Dundalk Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s talks songwriting and singing along with playing the drums in the most famous band of ladies of the ’80s at The Beaumont on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.
Rock Hall of Famer Gina Schock talks life back in Baltimore with Nestor on MD Crab Cake Tour
Rock Hall of Famer Gina Schock talks life back in Baltimore with Nestor on MD Crab Cake Tour
Smiling pretty with Dundalk’s Queen of Rock
Rock Hall of Famer Gina Schock talks family life in Baltimore with Nestor on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at The Beaumont in Catonsville.
Gina Schock tells Nestor about the new House of Schock at The Beaumont on MD Crab Cake Tour
He’s not quite the Simon Cowell of making bands but Nestor Aparicio finally had chance to unravel his role in helping Gina Schock put a Baltimore-based band together. Let The Go-Go’s drummer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer tell you about her new band The House of Shock and its roots in the Dundalk soil and soul.
Bringing friends and the local rock to The House of Schock
He’s not quite the Simon Cowell of making bands but Nestor Aparicio finally had chance to unravel his role in helping Gina Schock put a Baltimore-based band together. Let The Go-Go’s drummer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer tell you about her new band The House of Shock and its roots in the Dundalk soil and soul.
Tommy Conwell rumbles back to Nestor to talk Young Rumblers history and young life at the beach
Tommy Conwell rumbles back to Nestor to talk Young Rumblers history and young life at the beach
Rumbling back to the beach and Dewey after all these years
The ’80s are coming back! Philadelphia rock legend Tommy Conwell only puts the Young Rumblers back on the road for special occasions. On Sunday, July 23rd, the original members will all reunite for a special show at the Bottle & Cork in Dewey Beach. For the love of DJ Batman, Ocean City and all of those Hammerjacks memories, we still believe in Conwell.
Kurt Neumann of Bodeans answers every fan boy question Nestor can muster before Ramshead Annapolis gig
Kurt Neumann of Bodeans answers every fan boy question Nestor can muster before Ramshead Annapolis gig
Finding the good things and memories in BoDeans music magic
Over 31 years on the radio, Nestor Aparicio has been unabashed in his eternal love for the music of BoDeans. Founder Kurt Neumann finally sits and answers every fan boy question Nestor can muster before the Annapolis gig at Ramshead on May 20.
Maury Brown of Forbes talks the new rules of baseball and Orioles summer hopes with Nestor
Maury Brown of Forbes talks the new rules of baseball and Orioles summer hopes with Nestor
For the love of baseball and AC/DC with Forbes sports business insider Maury Brown
Our rock and roll soul from Portland, Oregon talks the new rules of baseball, the summer hopes of the Baltimore Orioles and why tribute bands matter in the modern music scene.
