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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

Led Zeppelin, Mac Demarco, Khruangbin, George Harrison, 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

The Beatles, Portugal. the Man, Miniature Tigers, Beck, and more.

November 12th, 2021

Pink Floyd, Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia, Talking Heads, Buffalo Springfield, and more.

November 5th, 2021

Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, Ty Segall, John Mayer, and more.

October 29th, 2021

Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, Khruangbin, The Velvet Underground, and more.

October 22nd, 2021

Jerry Garcia, George Harrison, Joe Wong, Khruangbin, and more.

October 8th, 2021

The Doors, Jim Morrison & The Doors, Grateful Dead, The Who, and more.

September 24th, 2021

Allah-Las, Merl Saunders, Johnny Rivers, George Harrison, and more.

September 23rd, 2021

Grateful Dead, and more.

April 30th, 2021

STRFKR, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Simon & Garfunkel, Bedouine, and more.

April 16th, 2021

Dead & Company, Grateful Dead, Benji Hughes, Led Zeppelin, and more.

April 9th, 2021

Babe Rainbow, Richard In Your Mind, Grateful Dead, Glass Animals, and more.

April 2nd, 2021

The Smiths, Simon & Garfunkel, Justin Bieber, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and more.

March 26th, 2021

Grateful Dead, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, The Doors, Jim Morrison, and more.

March 19th, 2021

Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, and more.

March 12th, 2021

Eric Clapton & Tracy Chapman, Jerry Garcia Band, Fleetwood Mac, Blu DeTiger, and more.

March 5th, 2021

Led Zeppelin, Cream, Aerosmith, The Monkees, and more.

February 26th, 2021

The Velvet Underground, Grateful Dead, Khruangbin, Goose, and more.

February 19th, 2021

Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Her's, Babe Rainbow, and more.

February 12th, 2021

Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and more.

February 5th, 2021

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

December 6th, 2020

Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Ty Segall, Arlo Guthrie, and more.

November 8th, 2020

Jerry Garcia Band, Dobie Gray, Pixies, 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

The Young Rascals, Eric Clapton & Tracy Chapman, STRFKR, Jerry Garcia, and more.

February 22nd, 2020

Cat Stevens, Stephen Stills, Grateful Dead, Wet Willie, and more.

February 15th, 2020

Grimes, Tame Impala, Stephen Stills, Grateful Dead, and more.

November 24th, 2019

Thundercat, Jaco Pastorius, Pink Floyd, Charles Mingus, and more.

November 18th, 2019

Jefferson Airplane, Sublime, Grateful Dead, and more.

November 10th, 2019

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

November 3rd, 2019

The 1975, The Beatles, The Velvet Underground, Tears for Fears, and more.

October 27th, 2019

The Runaways, Queen & David Bowie, Tame Impala, Pink Floyd, and more.

October 20th, 2019

Grateful Dead, The Band, Pure Prairie League, Cage the Elephant, and more.

October 7th, 2019

Washed Out, Tame Impala, Grizzly Bear, Weezer, 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

Creedence Clearwater Revival, Eagles, Norman Greenbaum, The Beatles, and more.

June 16th, 2019

Arctic Monkeys, Jack Johnson, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Led Zeppelin, and more.

June 2nd, 2019

Eagles, The Allman Brothers Band, Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Beatles, and more.

May 26th, 2019

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, My Morning Jacket, The Beatles, STRFKR, and more.

Songs That Require Headphones

Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, 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

Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Van Morrison, and more.

February 28th, 2019

The Kinks, Cream, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, 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

Astrud Gilberto, Quincy Jones, Theophilus London, Toni Esposito, 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

Crosby Stills and Nash, Jimi Hendrix, Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Rolling Stones, and more.

The Bus

Grateful Dead, The Grateful Dead, and more.