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Bootleg City: Memo to Mayor Cass — Keep Your Hands to Yourself!
Hi guys, I’m happy to let you know that I have a long overdue update from the beloved (in only one small part of the zip code) Mayor Cass. Now, I realize that nobody
Read More »Bootleg City: Arlo Guthrie in New York City, July ’79
Matthew Boles presents a 1979 concert from Arlo Guthrie, whose song "Alice's Restaurant" has become a Thanksgiving classic
Read More »Bootleg City: The (Municipal) Political Shocker of the Decade of the Week!
Mayor Cass tips his hat (and the rest of his wardrobe) to the outgoing mayor of Chicago, Richard M. Daley, and uploads a Nada Surf concert from 2008 for your downloading pleasure
Read More »Bootleg City: Please Stop Burning the Midnight Oil
Songs from Midnight Oil's 1993 acoustic tour are featured this week, while Bootleg City goes "unplugged" to fight light pollution (translation: a crushing electric bill)
Read More »Bootleg City: Take Me Home
Mayor Cass returns with an end-of-summer recap from prison and features a 1990 bootleg from Phil Collins's Seriously Live! world tour
Read More »Bootleg City: The Charlie Daniels Band in Minnesota, May ’79
We had a small problem last week in Bootleg City when some guy named Guest tried to pull a fast one and disparage our happy home. Fortunately, Sheriff Will Teasle quickly ran the riffraff
Read More »Bootleg City: Take It or Leave It
The mayor of Bootleg City sends an update from prison, and the final two volumes of Y100 Sonic Sessions are featured in their entirety
Read More »Bootleg City: The End of the Innocence
I need to remember this So baby, give me just one kiss And let me take a long last look Before we say goodbye Greetings, oh beloved citizens of Bootleg City! When we last
Read More »Bootleg City: While You See a Chance, Mayor Cass Will Take It
What’s it like being a career criminal? For the answer we go, as always, to our good friend Mayor Cass, keeper of the keys for this here place we call Bootleg City. Unfortunately, since
Read More »Bootleg City: Robert Palmer in Maryland, September ’80
You may have noticed that updates from Bootleg City have been erratic the past few weeks. Well, it’s all the mayor’s fault. It seems he’s decided to be selfish and work on his advanced
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