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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

Khruangbin, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Gordon Lightfoot, 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

Jim Morrison, Grateful Dead, Beck, The Who, and more.

November 12th, 2021

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

November 5th, 2021

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

October 29th, 2021

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

October 22nd, 2021

Jerry Garcia, Dead & Company, Khruangbin, Mateus Fazeno Rock, and more.

October 8th, 2021

The Who, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Blue Öyster Cult, and more.

September 24th, 2021

Grateful Dead, Badfinger, Gordon Lightfoot, Johnny Rivers, and more.

September 23rd, 2021

Grateful Dead, and more.

April 30th, 2021

Feng Suave, PawPaw Rod, STRFKR, Bedouine, and more.

April 16th, 2021

Tame Impala, Dead & Company, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, and more.

April 9th, 2021

Hozier, Goose, Dead & Company, Grateful Dead, and more.

April 2nd, 2021

Creedence Clearwater Revival, Love, Simon & Garfunkel, Grateful Dead, and more.

March 26th, 2021

Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and more.

March 19th, 2021

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

March 12th, 2021

Bedouine, Jerry Garcia Band, Fleetwood Mac, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, and more.

March 5th, 2021

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

February 26th, 2021

Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, The Monkees, and more.

February 19th, 2021

John Mayer, Goose, Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, and more.

February 12th, 2021

The Cleaners From Venus, Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, The Smiths, and more.

February 5th, 2021

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

December 6th, 2020

Ty Segall, Arlo Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, and more.

November 8th, 2020

The Clash, Grouplove, Toro y Moi, Dobie Gray, and more.

November 1st, 2020

Crosby, Stills & Nash, Pink Floyd, STRFKR, David Bowie, 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

STRFKR, Neil Young, The Young Rascals, Jerry Garcia, and more.

February 22nd, 2020

John Prine, Tame Impala, Bob Dylan, Mapache, and more.

February 15th, 2020

Grateful Dead, Greta Van Fleet, Tame Impala, Stephen Stills, and more.

November 24th, 2019

Cream, Thundercat, The Allman Brothers Band, Charles Mingus, and more.

November 18th, 2019

Grateful Dead, Sublime, Jefferson Airplane, and more.

November 10th, 2019

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

November 3rd, 2019

Fleetwood Mac, Tears for Fears, Grateful Dead, Toto, and more.

October 27th, 2019

Pink Floyd, Queen & David Bowie, Tame Impala, Grateful Dead, and more.

October 20th, 2019

Fleetwood Mac, Simon & Garfunkel, Cage the Elephant, The Band, and more.

October 7th, 2019

Weezer, Neon Indian, Bahamas, Grateful Dead, 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, The White Stripes, Jim Croce, The Doobie Brothers, and more.

June 16th, 2019

Steppenwolf, Ed Sheeran, Jim Croce, Jack Johnson, and more.

June 2nd, 2019

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

May 26th, 2019

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

Songs That Require Headphones

MGMT, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, 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

Jimi Hendrix, The Grateful Dead, Grateful Dead, The Beatles, and more.

February 28th, 2019

Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, 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

Frank Ocean, B-b-boogaloo, Yothu Yindi, Congress (3), 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, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Crosby Stills and Nash, David Bowie, and more.

The Bus

Grateful Dead, The Grateful Dead, and more.