It's been awhile since I've posted here - sorry about that! SO MUCH has been happening!
The new method of choosing Spotlight Indie Artists Of The Month has been a great success! It's all based on the number of votes received from you, The Listener - and it's also how it is decided which Indie songs I'll be playing on-air in any given particular week. All you have to do is go to my Toby Chicago Facebook page OR send me an email at toby dot chicago at yahoo dot com with your vote(s)! Votes are counted each week, and like I have said many times, "This is YOUR show! I just program it for you!"
Toby Chicago's Indies And Oldies Show
Upcoming Spotlight Indie Artists Of The Month Are:
2016 -
October - Phylis Renee Marconi
November - Vinnie Zummo
December - The Del Zorros (Lots of NEW music!)
2017 -
January - Sue Leonard
February - Chuck Eaton
March - Gary Pig Gold
April - Stevan B.
Many thanks to Indie Artists Dario Saraceno (July), Laurie Biagini (August), and Jeremy Morris (September) for being our first three Spotlight Indie Artists Of The Month!
"LeonardMania" continues at Bumps Radio England! Listeners are casting many votes for Sue Leonard, an Indie Artist who has recorded and/or toured with k.d. lang, Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, and many others. Sue sings many genres, so there is always a song of hers that "fits the format" of both of my radio shows whether it is as a solo artist, part of a duo or trio, or as part of a band. She's also an extremely nice person! Thanks again to Indie Artist Dario of Dario And The Clear for "introducing" me to Sue via the internet. Her music brings lots of smiling faces and happy ears to our Listeners! (ALL of our Indie Artists have this effect on our Listeners! We have a truly great line-up of world-class Indie Artists at Bumps Radio England.)
Studio Engineer Havana Brown Kitty-Boy Seamus is getting so much fan mail that I have had to rent a post office box to handle it all! He is very flattered by all the attention and if you wish, he will mail his "paw-tograph" (TM Applied For) to you wherever in the world you might be! Just drop him a line at the above email address or use the comment form here on this website. He also likes speaking on the shows and you never know when he will do that, so stay tuned!
As for me, in a few weeks I will be celebrating my second anniversary at Bumps Radio England! I've been in Radio for much much longer, and am extremely happy here at Bumps! Please join me for a special two-hour long anniversary show starting one hour earlier than usual on Wednesday, Oct. 12 (USA and Canada) - 10 PM Eastern/9 PM Central and if you are in The UK and Europe, please tune in on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 0300 hrs GMT. Remember, this will be a two hour show, hence the earlier than usual start time! All kinds of fun, music, surprises, and general silliness are scheduled for this show so please don't miss it!
I'm also going to do cyber-volunteer work for a wonderful nonprofit organization called Red Tomato Farm and Inn, located in Central Pennsylvania. Started by my childhood friend Howard Rosen (who is a Ph.D Psychologist and expert witness in many court cases), Red Tomato Farm and Inn benefits young adults who are intellectually challenged. My role in all of this is to send custom-made music CD's to help sponsor fundraising dances that will benefit this organization. Where you would usually hear me announcing the songs, etc., will be Live via Skype! That way I can customize the "patters" to include farm and inn personnel and make this a real personal experience for everyone there! It's very exciting to be a part of this wonderful nonprofit agency - so much so that our station owner/manager Paula is offering them free publicity on-air! Just type Red Tomato Farm and Inn into your computer's internet browser and see who they are and how they benefit the community. In addition to dances, Red Tomato also has live music events open to the public, and you can visit the farm plus stay at an extremely groovy inn! Check them out and tell 'em DJ Toby Chicago sent you!
That's it for now, Cats and Kittens and Roosters and Chickens! Thanks for listening!
Be sure to tune in for my anniversary show (information above) and remember. . .
Who Loves Ya, Babies??
BUMPS RADIO ENGLAND AND DJ TOBY CHICAGO LOVE YOU WHOLE BUNCHES!
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