Episode 114: Some Good News: A Little Bit Goes A Long Way
Steve and Darren discuss some good news around David Lee Roth ahead of the tour starting July 22 as Dave and band have been in seemingly intense rehearsals the last two weeks, and it looks likely the same guys that rocked M3 is intact. Darren figures he'll see at least three shows on this leg of the tour(DLR Cast Meet-Up, anyone?), while Steve, alas, will not be able to.
And some speculating and wondering: it would be a great time for any pre-show press, or any content from Dave...plus, revisiting the 90s - Dave was more visible than most folks remember with U.S. & Europe shows, The DLR Band album, and a lot of promotional activity; Dave gets praise from Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, updates on a bunch o' former Dave band members - new music from former Dave (and Ozzy) guitarist Joe Holmes, Jake Faun, and Frankie Tartufo (?!?) and some talk about the new Van Halen Balance album 30th anniversary package and much more.
Stay on top of everything that Darren has going on with the Paltrocast, at YouTube, TikTok, Substack, Medium and at Paltrocast.com.
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Episode 113: A Bunch o' Daves: DLR, Dave & Dave Unchained and "The Big Question"
The DLR Cast is back and and there's a lot going on! At about 52 minutes in, it's the meet-up that just had to happen! Finally, Darren and Steve join forces with Dave and Dave from Dave & Dave Unchained: A Van Halen Podcast for a tag team episode, going all-out in covering and analyzing David Lee Roth's triumphant return to the stage at the M3 Fest. The foursome cover it all -- Dave's voice, his band, the surprisng debut of backup singers, the setlist, and so much more.
At the top: Darren and Steve chat a bit about Dave at M3 and discuss Dave's recently-announced 21-date U.S. tour -- will it be the same band? Will those cool back-up singers be with Dave? Will Dave stay motivated? Will the setlist have any Dave solo tunes?
For all-things Darren, be sure to check out The Paltrocast at YouTube, Paltrocast.com, Spotify and more. And Steve has launched a new pod, Another Cool Rock Podcast, available everywhere you find The DLR Cast and your favorite podcasts.
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Episode 112: M3, Mea Culpas, and More!
Darren returns from a trip to the west coast with some interesting, and quite possibly, very good news. First, a mea culpa: word is about that DLR is really putting in the effort - could "The Block" really be happening? Words like "committed" (in the good sense!) are thrown about.
For more Darren be sure to check out The Paltrocast. And if you're new here, did you know Darren wrote a book? Yes, DLR Book, available at your favorite online book retailer!
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Episode 111: All-in for Dave's U.S. Tour!
David Lee Roth's U.S. tour is now...two dates, with the addition of the recently announced September 12th date at Mountain Winery in California. Steve and Darren dig into that, and Darren's got a backstory and a theory. What will Dave's setlist be like? Who's in the band? And just how many corporate gigs has Dave been playing? Are they all Royal Machines gigs? Also, the frustration around the new song "Alligator Pants."
Plus Darren and Steve have some ideas: GoFundMe, "Davenomics" and the "Premium Dave Experience" with the Los Angeles River Yacht Club, anyone?
For more Darren be sure to check out the Paltrocast!
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Episode 110: Live, with a Lot o' News
Live on YouTube a couple of days ago, with a lot of DLR stuff happening! Darren and Steve try and digest the slew of rare Van Halen footage on the JamesTVega You Tube channel as well who he is and the possible source(s) of the videos, which include awesome outtakes from the "Panama" and "Hot for Teacher" music videos. Plus, odd M3 concert ticketing stuff and who might be in Dave's band...thoughts on the David Lee Roth Rhino/Warners box set...more cool You Tube stuff, from Tank the Roadie with stories about the ADKOT tour; Darren Householder, Billy Sheehan and Ray Luzier with some Dave stories at Masters of Shred, and The Mojo Dojo with a video of "Slam Dunk."
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