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The Dark Star Hour

The Dark Star Hour

The Dark Star Hour is a heady deady hour of psychedelic rock, classic rock, folk, and more! Join DJ Sugaree as she explores the stories and meaning behind her favorite artists from past and present decades. Turn on, tune in, and drop out for some good company and even better music!

# of Episodes

75

Host

DJ Sugaree

First Aired

October 10th, 2018

Last Episode

December 17th, 2021

Previous broadcasts

December 17th, 2021

The Byrds, Simon & Garfunkel, Grateful Dead, Gordon Lightfoot, and more.

DJ Jonah Filling In!

Today, We're gonna dive deep and keep it interesting for the devoted dark star viewers.

November 19th, 2021

Beck, Khruangbin, Miniature Tigers, Grateful Dead, and more.

November 12th, 2021

David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Cream, Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia, and more.

November 5th, 2021

The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, Grateful Dead, Pixies, Led Zeppelin, and more.

October 29th, 2021

Led Zeppelin, Khruangbin, Talking Heads, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and more.

October 22nd, 2021

Grateful Dead, The Lovin' Spoonful, Joe Wong, Bad Company, and more.

October 8th, 2021

Jim Morrison & The Doors, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, and more.

September 24th, 2021

Badfinger, Grateful Dead, Pavement, Love, and more.

September 23rd, 2021

Grateful Dead, and more.

April 30th, 2021

Simon & Garfunkel, Bedouine, The Who, PawPaw Rod, and more.

April 16th, 2021

Drugdealer, Jefferson Airplane, The Clash, Benji Hughes, and more.

April 9th, 2021

Glass Animals, Babe Rainbow, Hozier, Dead & Company, and more.

April 2nd, 2021

Lou Reed, Grateful Dead, The Black Keys, PawPaw Rod, and more.

March 26th, 2021

Crosby, Stills & Nash, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Pixies, and more.

March 19th, 2021

Grateful Dead, The Monkees, Tame Impala, Cream, and more.

March 12th, 2021

Bedouine, Melody's Echo Chamber, Jerry Garcia Band, Blondie, and more.

March 5th, 2021

Grateful Dead, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Jerry Garcia, Babe Rainbow, and more.

February 26th, 2021

The Doors, Goose, Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Monkees, and more.

February 19th, 2021

Babe Rainbow, Goose, Led Zeppelin, John Mayer, and more.

February 12th, 2021

The Smiths, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Pink Floyd, The Cleaners From Venus, and more.

February 5th, 2021

Jim Croce, Grateful Dead, The Who, Khruangbin, and more.

December 6th, 2020

STRFKR, Babe Rainbow, Ty Segall, Arlo Guthrie, and more.

November 8th, 2020

Hot Chocolate, Wilco & Bob Weir, Paul McCartney, Grateful Dead, and more.

November 1st, 2020

Grateful Dead, David Bowie, STRFKR, Pink Floyd, and more.

The Dark Star Hour // '79 - '81, The New Keys

Following Keith and Donna's Departure from the Dead, this is a playlist exploring the new sound of keys favorited by many Deadheads: The sound of Brent Mydland!

The Dark Star Hour // '79 - '81, The New Keys

Following Keith and Donna's Departure from the Dead, this is a playlist exploring the new sound of keys favorited by many Deadheads: The sound of Brent Mydland!

The Dark Star Hour // '79 - '81, The New Keys

Following Keith and Donna's Departure from the Dead, this is a playlist exploring the new sound of keys favorited by many Deadheads: The sound of Brent Mydland!

October 4th, 2020

Grateful Dead, Neil Young, The Young Rascals, Jerry Garcia, and more.

February 22nd, 2020

The Lovin' Spoonful, John Prine, Wet Willie, The Youngbloods, and more.

February 15th, 2020

Stephen Stills, Grateful Dead, Greta Van Fleet, Grimes, and more.

November 24th, 2019

Charles Mingus, The Allman Brothers Band, Pink Floyd, Cream, and more.

November 18th, 2019

Sublime, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, and more.

November 10th, 2019

The Velvet Underground & Nico, Jerry Garcia Band, Grateful Dead, and more.

November 3rd, 2019

Jack Johnson, Fleetwood Mac, The Monkees, Grateful Dead, and more.

October 27th, 2019

Greta Van Fleet, Pink Floyd, Queen & David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, and more.

October 20th, 2019

Pure Prairie League, Simon & Garfunkel, Cage the Elephant, Fleetwood Mac, and more.

October 7th, 2019

Bahamas, Grateful Dead, Pixies, Neon Indian, and more.

Robert Hunter

This week, we honor and remember Grateful Dead lyricist and poet Robert Hunter by playing his work and celebrating music that uses lyrics as a medium for emotional expression, art, and storytelling.

September 22nd, 2019

Greta Van Fleet, The Doobie Brothers, The Allman Brothers Band, Jim Croce, and more.

June 16th, 2019

Arctic Monkeys, Led Zeppelin, Steppenwolf, Jack Johnson, and more.

June 2nd, 2019

Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band, The Beatles, Eagles, and more.

May 26th, 2019

The Beatles, Grateful Dead, STRFKR, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and more.

Songs That Require Headphones

Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Cream, Grateful Dead, and more.

'77

I love '77 dead. Why not love some other '77 music too? This hour is all songs that released 1977

More Love Songs

Couldn't fit all the love into my Valentine's Day show--here's another hour full of love!

Acoustics

Join Sugaree in listening to some beautiful acoustic and plucky guitar songs :)

Drums

Sugaree is diving deep into drums. What makes a good groove? What's a dual drum kit? Why a dual drum kit? And finally, a full Scarlet>Fire!

Spring

The first day of spring is officially here! Let's celebrate with some upbeat sunny music :)

March 15th, 2019

The Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Beatles, and more.

February 28th, 2019

Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Grateful Dead, and more.

The Archives

This show's a little unique--chronological keeping of my favorite music since 14 has left me with a lot of music for different parts of my life. Today, we're digging in!

Love Songs

Happy Valentine's Day! Tune in to listen to all of Sugaree's favorite love songs

The Anesthesia Playlist

I'm stressed. Mellow out with me

Memories

Sugaree's collection of songs that come with some warm memories :)

Motivational Jams

Sugaree is bringing back in Dark Star's second ever semester on air with some motivational grooves! Tune in for some jams and music that moves me

The Garden

Join Sugaree in listening to a garden full of flowery music!

Sunshine Daydream

Sugaree's playlist of all songs essential for a nice sunny day! Here comes sunshine :)

November 28th, 2018

B-b-boogaloo, Sergio Sa, Quincy Jones, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and more.

Looks Like Rain

Sugaree's favorite songs to sweeten up a rainy day!

VOTE!

With the midterms just a week from tonight's show, Sugaree wants to remind you to get out and VOTE! Get motivated with some great classic rock songs that you never knew had a political slant!

October 24th, 2018

Eagles, David Bowie, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Grateful Dead, and more.

The Bus

Grateful Dead, The Grateful Dead, and more.