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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, 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

Jim Morrison, Miniature Tigers, The Beatles, Beck, and more.

November 12th, 2021

Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia, Khruangbin, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Talking Heads, and more.

November 5th, 2021

Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, John Mayer, Pixies, and more.

October 29th, 2021

Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, The Doors, Talking Heads, and more.

October 22nd, 2021

Jerry Garcia, George Harrison, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Love, and more.

October 8th, 2021

Blue Öyster Cult, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, and more.

September 24th, 2021

Badfinger, Grateful Dead, Merl Saunders, Love, and more.

September 23rd, 2021

Grateful Dead, and more.

April 30th, 2021

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

April 16th, 2021

Tame Impala, Drugdealer, Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, and more.

April 9th, 2021

Dead & Company, Grateful Dead, Richard In Your Mind, Babe Rainbow, and more.

April 2nd, 2021

John Prine, Grateful Dead, Love, Lou Reed, and more.

March 26th, 2021

Bedouine, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Babe Rainbow, and more.

March 19th, 2021

Eric Clapton, The Monkees, Babe Rainbow, Cream, and more.

March 12th, 2021

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

March 5th, 2021

Babe Rainbow, Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead, Cream, and more.

February 26th, 2021

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

February 19th, 2021

Her's, Goose, STRFKR, Led Zeppelin, and more.

February 12th, 2021

Grateful Dead, The Cleaners From Venus, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, The Smiths, and more.

February 5th, 2021

The Monkees, Khruangbin, El Michels Affair, Jim Croce, and more.

December 6th, 2020

Ty Segall, Gordon Lightfoot, Natural Child, Grateful Dead, and more.

November 8th, 2020

Paul McCartney, Twiddle, Pixies, Wilco & Bob Weir, and more.

November 1st, 2020

Pink Floyd, STRFKR, Babe Rainbow, 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

Grateful Dead, Eric Clapton & Tracy Chapman, STRFKR, Jerry Garcia, and more.

February 22nd, 2020

Tame Impala, Wet Willie, Stephen Stills, The Youngbloods, and more.

February 15th, 2020

Stephen Stills, Grimes, Tame Impala, Greta Van Fleet, and more.

November 24th, 2019

Thundercat, Cream, Jaco Pastorius, Charles Mingus, and more.

November 18th, 2019

Jefferson Airplane, Sublime, Grateful Dead, and more.

November 10th, 2019

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

November 3rd, 2019

The Velvet Underground, Tears for Fears, Grateful Dead, Jack Johnson, and more.

October 27th, 2019

The Runaways, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Tame Impala, and more.

October 20th, 2019

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

October 7th, 2019

Pixies, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Washed Out, Tame Impala, 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, Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band, and more.

June 16th, 2019

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Arctic Monkeys, Jim Croce, Led Zeppelin, and more.

June 2nd, 2019

Grateful Dead, The Beatles, Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah, The Allman Brothers Band, and more.

May 26th, 2019

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

Songs That Require Headphones

Cream, MGMT, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, 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

Van Morrison, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jefferson Airplane, The Beatles, and more.

February 28th, 2019

Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Aerosmith, 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

Congress (3), B-b-boogaloo, Patrizia Pelligrino, Quincy Jones, 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, Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, and more.

The Bus

The Grateful Dead, Grateful Dead, and more.