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To the archives to wait out the weather. Welcome back everyone! This week in studio Rob, Paul and Greg are joined by artist in both drawing and music and member of The Living Room, Nia Shea. Sit back and come along the journey as we talk art, music and all things in between. For those in the area, The Living Room will be playing at Johnny's on Friday February 17th at 8:00 PM 1382 Culver Rd. Rochester, NY 14609 Stay tuned after the show for a song from The Living Room. From their self-titled album, we are proud to present "North". Follow them for more music, info on upcoming shows and keep on staying safe and supporting those local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to The Living Room. Carnival of Randomness The Living Room

To the archives. Still under the spell of the holiday/weather hangover. We hope everyone out there is continuing to digest in peace. Back to the studio we go! Rob and Greg are joined by John Erik Payton/The Masked Grappler to talk just a whole slew of stuff for the transition from Thanksgiving into Christmas decorating. Sit back, pop a Tums and enjoy the show. Stay tuned after the show for a special live performance from Lips Turn Blue. A new single, we are proud to present "Pray For Tomorrow." Follow them for more music, info on upcoming shows and keep on staying safe and supporting those local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to Lips Turn Blue. Carnival of Randomness Lips Turn Blue

We're back! 2023 is upon us after the winter/holiday lull. Rob and Greg are back in studio and are joined by returning guest and former POTUS John Adams to break in 2023 with some story time and some various chat. Stay tuned after the show for a song from friend of the Carnival, Greg Prevost. From the album "Vintage Violence" we are proud to present "Hey Mister." Follow him for more music, info on upcoming shows and keep on staying safe and supporting those local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to Greg Prevost. Carnival of Randomness Greg on BandCamp

Tis the season, fa la la la la and all that. To the studio we go as the end of 2022 approaches. Rob and Greg are joined in studio for the first time by Vicki Rummler. A noted jazz singer and songwriter based out of Paris, she's able to be in person to talk her career, jazz, France (minus the World Cup) and many things more. Stay tuned after the show for a song from Vicki. From the album "Leaps and Bounds" we are proud to present "Brown". Follow her for more music, info on upcoming shows and keep on staying safe and supporting those local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to Vicki Rummler. Carnival of Randomness Vicki's Website

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we're back into the archives today. Stay tuned for next weeks new episode with our guest and some surprises. Back to the studio! Early happy birthday to Greg and get better soon. Rob is flying solo this week along with new guest, musician River Lynch of River Lynch and The Spiritmakers for some interesting music and some tech talk as well. Stay tuned after the show for a special live performance from River. A new single, we are proud to present "Your Dreams." Follow them for more music, info on upcoming shows and keep on staying safe and supporting those local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to River Lynch and The Spiritmakers. Carnival of Randomness River Lynch

Welcome back everyone. Rob, Greg (as well as Greg's phone) and part-time cohost Ken Colombo are joined by Greg Bell, creator of the JazzRochester website, as well as Randy Fluker and Christine Piano Thompson, purveyors of the Get Your Gig list to talk lists. Because who doesn't enjoy a good list? And some good music talk as well. Stay tuned after the show for a song from Charlie Ballantine. From the album "Vonnegut", we are proud to present "Space Wanderer." Follow him for more music, info on upcoming shows and keep on staying safe and supporting those local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to Charlie Ballantine. Carnival of Randomness Charlie Ballantine Get Your Gig On JazzRochester

We hope everyone out there is continuing to digest in peace. Back to the studio we go! Rob and Greg are joined by John Erik Payton/The Masked Grappler to talk just a whole slew of stuff for the transition from Thanksgiving into Christmas decorating. Sit back, pop a Tums and enjoy the show. Stay tuned after the show for a special live performance from Lips Turn Blue. A new single, we are proud to present "Pray For Tomorrow." Follow them for more music, info on upcoming shows and keep on staying safe and supporting those local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to Lips Turn Blue. Carnival of Randomness Lips Turn Blue

Early Happy Thanksgiving and back to the studio. Greg starts us off with a weather report, and we have a returning guest. She liked it so much she came back, musician Elaina Alston is back on the show to talk all sorts of stuff and an all new website. Link to her links is down below so you can follow along! Stay tuned after the show for a special live performance from returning friends of the Carnival, Anonymous Willpower. A new single, we are proud to present "Blame It on Rock and Roll." Follow them for more music, info on upcoming shows and keep on staying safe and supporting those local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to Anonymous Willpower. Carnival of Randomness Anonymous Willpower Elaina's Stuff

Back to the studio! Early happy birthday to Greg and get better soon. Rob is flying solo this week along with new guest, musician River Lynch of River Lynch and The Spiritmakers for some interesting music and some tech talk as well. Stay tuned after the show for a special live performance from River. A new single, we are proud to present "Your Dreams." Follow them for more music, info on upcoming shows and keep on staying safe and supporting those local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to River Lynch and The Spiritmakers. Carnival of Randomness River Lynch

Back to the studio for a high energy episode. Rob and Greg are joined in studio by a new guest; singer, songwriter and music teacher Sally Louise. Sally stopped by to talk music and what's coming up for her. There are a lot of events so make sure to check out her website for all the details. Stay tuned after the show for a special live performance from Sally. An unreleased song, we are proud to present "All He Does is Smile." Follow her for more music, info on upcoming shows and keep on staying safe and supporting those local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to Sally Louise Carnival of Randomness Sally's Website

Happy Halloween all! Rob is Greg, Greg is Rob... or something like that. And joining whoever they are this week we have musician and instructor Lauren Faggiano to talk Italian food, music, Joni Mitchell and maybe Halloween? There's quite a few events coming up so check out the links below! Stay tuned after the show for a song from Lauren and the Good Souls. From their album "Behind Closed Doors" we are proud to present "Woodstock". Follow them for more music, info on upcoming shows and keep on staying safe and supporting those local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to Lauren and the Good Souls. Carnival of Randomness Brian Lindsay Band @ Record Archive (November 2nd) The Anonymous Willpower Farewell Show @ Lux (November 4th) Joni Mitchell Tribute ft. Lauren and the Good Souls (Lovin' Cup - November 6th) Lauren and the Good Souls

Back into the archives we go! Rob and Greg are in studio this week and are joined by a brand new guest, musician Elaina Alston to talk about her journey and what's coming up in the future. Link to Elaina's music down below and keep an eye out for her band "The Alston Project". Stay tuned after the show for a special live performance from Elaina, her single titled "Look Who's Laughing Now." Follow her for more music, info on upcoming shows and keep on staying safe and supporting those local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to Elaina Alston. Carnival of Randomness Elaina's Stuff

Rob and Greg are back in studio and joined by quite a few returning guests. Ken Colombo and musician Mona Seghatoleslami are back, along with some friends with DVC; Mario, MJ and Alexis. Sit back for a nice chat about the various arts, from stage to music to literature, and make sure to check out "Marx in Soho", October 18th to the 23rd at MuCCC. Details in the link below. Stay tuned after the podcast for a song from Nightfall. From their concept album "Nightfall After Dark Shadows" we are proud to present "Night Creatures." Sit back and enjoy, follow them to listen to more music and continue to stay safe and support local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to Nightfall. Carnival of Randomness MuCCC DVC Theatre Nightfall

So after a day of battling with various sites and trying to figure out what happened to the special episode from the Scream Fest that was posted yesterday, it appears that the October gremlins have claimed it. So here's a throwback. Let our Resident Doctor of Clownomics to entertain you. Ahh October. Our favorite month of the year. Joining Rob in studio are returning guest Del and back for his glory month, our resident clown Kaos joins us again. We're here to start talking spooky and talk about the Hamlin Scream Fest and the goings on in Hamlin, NY. Stay tuned after the podcast for a song from The Vic Plati Quintet. We are proud to present "The Chiller." Sit back and enjoy, follow them to listen to more music and continue to stay safe and support local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to The Vic Plati Quintet. Carnival of Randomness The Vic Plati Quintet Kaos the Klown Hamlin Scream Fest

Greg takes the helm of the show this week and joined by special guest host Rob to talk about something near and dear to his heart. Poverty Row movies. An interesting period in Hollywood not many people know about, but you'll be glad you do now. Stay tuned after the podcast for a song from The Minks. From their album "Light & Sweet" we are proud to present "Nothin' No More". Sit back and enjoy, follow them to listen to more music and continue to stay safe and support local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to The Minks. Carnival of Randomness The Minks

Rob is joined in studio by returning guest and part-time co-host Ken Colombo, Margarita from Italy, Fernanda from Brazil, Greg and joining us is a musician and player of the fiddle and the nyckelharpa, Alyssa Rodriguez to talk about the mysterious instrument known as the nyckelharpa, her beginnings and career and folk music in general. And if you're in the area, she's performing live at The Little Theater in downtown Rochester Sunday October 9th at 6:30 PM. Link to the event page and her website are down below. Stay tuned after the podcast for a very special live performance by Alyssa. Sit back and enjoy, follow her to listen to more music and continue to stay safe and support local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to Alyssa Rodriguez. Carnival of Randomness Alyssa @ The Little Alyssa's Website

Ahh October. Our favorite month of the year. Joining Rob in studio are returning guest Del and back for his glory month, our resident clown Kaos joins us again. We're here to start talking spooky and talk about the Hamlin Scream Fest. It's back! Saturday October 1st from 12:00 - 6:30 PM at Hamlin Town Park. Details below! Stay tuned after the podcast for a song from The Vic Plati Quintet. We are proud to present "The Chiller." Sit back and enjoy, follow them to listen to more music and continue to stay safe and support local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to The Vic Plati Quintet. Carnival of Randomness The Vic Plati Quintet Kaos the Klown Hamlin Scream Fest

Organized chaos returns to The Carnival as Rob and a slightly late Greg are joined in studio by new guest, owner of Pink Flamingo Salon here in Rochester to talk about the American institution that is John Waters, The Addams Family, The Munsters and all sorts of things in between. Stay tuned after the podcast for a song from returning guest to the show King Buffalo. From the album "Regenerator", we are proud to present "Regenerator". Sit back and enjoy, follow them to listen to more music and continue to stay safe and support local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to King Buffalo. Carnival of Randomness King Buffalo The Pink Flamingo - Jen Marks on Facebook

Back to the archives and studio with Rob and co-hosts Greg and Ken, and this week we're joined by new guests to the Carnival, The Archive Ravens. Come on the journey to learn more about a new favorite band of yours and enjoy a nice and random chat. If you're in the area, don't forget to check out their gig at Fringe Fest. Details below. Friday September 16th Folk Music from Around the World Rochester Fringe Festival Rochester Music Hall of Fame 25 Gibbs St. Rochester, NY 14604 7:30 PM Event Page Stay tuned after the podcast for a song from The Archive Ravens. From the album "Into the Celestial", we are proud to present "Fata Morgana". Sit back and enjoy, follow them to listen to more music and continue to stay safe and support local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to The Archive Ravens. Carnival of Randomness The Archive Ravens

Happy Labor Day everyone! Rob, Greg and Ken are back in studio, along with a silent partner, for a mix bag of all kinds of random chat from Italy to history to music and pretty much everything in between.  Stay tuned after the podcast for a song from some Carnival regulars, Anonymous Willpower. We are proud to present a new single "Pretty Words." Sit back and enjoy, follow them to listen to more music and continue to stay safe and support local businesses and musicians. Song used with permission, all rights to Anonymous Willpower. Carnival of Randomness Anonymous Willpower