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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

Dr. Dog, Derek and The Dominoes, Simon & Garfunkel, Led Zeppelin, 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, The Who, Grateful Dead, Jim Morrison, and more.

November 12th, 2021

Fleetwood Mac, Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia, Pink Floyd, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and more.

November 5th, 2021

The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, John Mayer, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and more.

October 29th, 2021

Talking Heads, Led Zeppelin, The Velvet Underground, Khruangbin, and more.

October 22nd, 2021

Jerry Garcia, Khruangbin, The Lovin' Spoonful, Mateus Fazeno Rock, and more.

October 8th, 2021

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

September 24th, 2021

Badfinger, Pavement, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and more.

September 23rd, 2021

Grateful Dead, and more.

April 30th, 2021

Simon & Garfunkel, Led Zeppelin, STRFKR, PawPaw Rod, and more.

April 16th, 2021

Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, and more.

April 9th, 2021

Mark Ronson, Babe Rainbow, Richard In Your Mind, Cream, and more.

April 2nd, 2021

Lou Reed, Justin Bieber, Jerry Garcia, John Prine, and more.

March 26th, 2021

Grateful Dead, Beach House, Pixies, Jimi Hendrix, and more.

March 19th, 2021

The Monkees, Tame Impala, Pink Floyd, Babe Rainbow, and more.

March 12th, 2021

Blu DeTiger, Melody's Echo Chamber, Bedouine, Grateful Dead, and more.

March 5th, 2021

The Monkees, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Grateful Dead, Bad Company, and more.

February 26th, 2021

Goose, The Doors, Khruangbin, Grateful Dead, and more.

February 19th, 2021

Gordon Lightfoot, John Mayer, Blu DeTiger, Pink Floyd, and more.

February 12th, 2021

Talking Heads, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Pink Floyd, and more.

February 5th, 2021

The Monkees, The Who, Khruangbin, Grateful Dead, and more.

December 6th, 2020

Ty Segall, STRFKR, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead, and more.

November 8th, 2020

Wilco & Bob Weir, Pixies, Toro y Moi, Fleetwood Mac, and more.

November 1st, 2020

STRFKR, Grateful Dead, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Babe Rainbow, 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

Eric Clapton & Tracy Chapman, Captain Beefheart, Lou Reed, Grateful Dead, and more.

February 22nd, 2020

Wet Willie, Tame Impala, Mapache, Stephen Stills, and more.

February 15th, 2020

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

November 24th, 2019

Cream, Jaco Pastorius, Thundercat, Pink Floyd, and more.

November 18th, 2019

Jefferson Airplane, Sublime, Grateful Dead, and more.

November 10th, 2019

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

November 3rd, 2019

The Monkees, Tears for Fears, Toto, Grateful Dead, and more.

October 27th, 2019

Pink Floyd, Greta Van Fleet, Iggy Pop, Queen, and more.

October 20th, 2019

Fleetwood Mac, Grateful Dead, Simon & Garfunkel, The Band, and more.

October 7th, 2019

Weezer, Tame Impala, Bahamas, Pixies, 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, Norman Greenbaum, The Doobie Brothers, New Riders of the Purple Sage, and more.

June 16th, 2019

Arctic Monkeys, Led Zeppelin, Ed Sheeran, Steppenwolf, and more.

June 2nd, 2019

GROUPLOVE, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Eagles, Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah, and more.

May 26th, 2019

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, STRFKR, Grateful Dead, My Morning Jacket, and more.

Songs That Require Headphones

Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, 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, Van Morrison, Grateful Dead, The Beatles, and more.

February 28th, 2019

Led Zeppelin, Cream, Grateful Dead, Eric Clapton, 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

Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sergio Sa, Toni Esposito, Theophilus London, 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 & Nash, Crosby Stills and Nash, The Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, and more.

The Bus

The Grateful Dead, Grateful Dead, and more.