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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

Derek and The Dominoes, The Byrds, Gordon Lightfoot, Dr. Dog, 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

Portugal. the Man, The Strokes, Benji Hughes, Alt-J, and more.

November 12th, 2021

Crosby, Stills & Nash, Talking Heads, Pink Floyd, Cream, and more.

November 5th, 2021

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

October 29th, 2021

The Velvet Underground, Grateful Dead, The Doors, Talking Heads, and more.

October 22nd, 2021

Dead & Company, The Who, Jerry Garcia, The Velvet Underground & Nico, and more.

October 8th, 2021

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

September 24th, 2021

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

September 23rd, 2021

Grateful Dead, and more.

April 30th, 2021

Simon & Garfunkel, Feng Suave, Grateful Dead, Talking Heads, and more.

April 16th, 2021

Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Sister Nancy, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, and more.

April 9th, 2021

Hozier, Goose, Glass Animals, Grateful Dead, and more.

April 2nd, 2021

Love, Simon & Garfunkel, Lou Reed, Jimi Hendrix, and more.

March 26th, 2021

Crosby, Stills & Nash, Bedouine, Beach House, Talking Heads, and more.

March 19th, 2021

Cream, Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, Babe Rainbow, and more.

March 12th, 2021

Mazzy Star, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Melody's Echo Chamber, Jerry Garcia Band, and more.

March 5th, 2021

Absolutely Live, Led Zeppelin, The Monkees, Cream, and more.

February 26th, 2021

The Monkees, Khruangbin, The Rolling Stones, 13th Floor Elevators, and more.

February 19th, 2021

Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Her's, and more.

February 12th, 2021

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

February 5th, 2021

Grateful Dead, The Who, The Smiths, El Michels Affair, and more.

December 6th, 2020

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

November 8th, 2020

Dobie Gray, Hot Chocolate, Wilco & Bob Weir, Grouplove, and more.

November 1st, 2020

Grateful Dead, David Bowie, Babe Rainbow, Crosby, Stills & Nash, 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, Lou Reed, Cream, Eric Clapton & Tracy Chapman, and more.

February 22nd, 2020

Bob Dylan, John Prine, Mapache, Wet Willie, and more.

February 15th, 2020

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

November 24th, 2019

The Beatles, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Jaco Pastorius, and more.

November 18th, 2019

Sublime, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, and more.

November 10th, 2019

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

November 3rd, 2019

Toto, Grateful Dead, The Monkees, The Beatles, and more.

October 27th, 2019

Grateful Dead, Queen, Tame Impala, Steppenwolf, and more.

October 20th, 2019

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

October 7th, 2019

Lotus, Modest Mouse, Bahamas, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 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

The Doobie Brothers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Beatles, New Riders of the Purple Sage, and more.

June 16th, 2019

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Led Zeppelin, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jack Johnson, and more.

June 2nd, 2019

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

May 26th, 2019

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

Songs That Require Headphones

Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, 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

Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, and more.

February 28th, 2019

The Kinks, Eric Clapton, Aerosmith, Jimi Hendrix, 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

Yothu Yindi, Sergio Sa, Melvin Ukachi, Frank Ocean, 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, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, and more.

The Bus

Grateful Dead, The Grateful Dead, and more.