During his #AlmostFamous days as a music critic, Nestor Aparicio stumbled onto to some legendary bands. The Black Crowes were about to open for a long-forgotten band named Junkyard at Hammerjacks. Young, brash, hard to handle and ready to rule the world. This one is spicy…
During his #AlmostFamous days as a music critic, Nestor Aparicio stumbled onto to some legendary bands. In March 1990, The Black Crowes were about to shake their money maker as an opening act for a long-forgotten band named Junkyard at Hammerjacks. Less than 100 people would attend the show. Young, brash, hard to handle and ready to rule the world. This one is spicy with a very young Chris Robinson telling a Baltimore music critic about his little rock and roll band with a blues edge from Atlanta.
As the music critic of The Baltimore Evening Sun from 1986 until 1992, Nestor Aparicio interviewed dozens of Rock And Rock Hall of Fame musicians in their prime and is unearthing these magical lost tapes with legends here via Music Classic at Baltimore Positive. This is guitarist Peter Buck of R.E.M. who joined him in 1991 before a small gig at Max’s On Broadway in Fell’s Point with Kevn Kinney of Drivin N Cryin. At the time, Buck, along with Michael Stipe, Mike Mills and Bill Berry comprised one of the biggest acts in the world and discussed the evolution, concerts, fame and success of one of the greatest American bands in music history.
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.
