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  • The Lion’s Den: Grateful Dead – Spring 1990 Spotlight | Sept 14
    2025/09/14

    George Lyons takes you deep into The Lion’s Den for an epic night of music, stories, and live history. Broadcasting from UNLV’s Greenspun Hall, George spins an eclectic opening mix before diving into a rare treat—a complete Grateful Dead concert from March 22, 1990, recorded live at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario. This limited-edition box set gem features both sets in full, including standout moments like Scarlet Begonias > Fire on the Mountain, the seldom-played Believe It or Not, and a surprise Hey Jude performance. Along the way, George shares insights on the band’s evolving sound, rare tracks, and the legacy of Brent Mydland in his final year with the Dead. Whether you’re a Deadhead or a curious newcomer, this ride through the Spring 1990 tour is a journey worth turning all the way up.

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    3 時間 52 分
  • September 6th 2025 - The Lyons Den "From Acid Jazz to Bee Gees, Grateful Dead & a Joey Ramone Special"
    2025/09/07


    George Lyons takes listeners on an eclectic musical journey in this edition of The Lyons Den on 91.5 KUNV Las Vegas. The show opens with deep acid jazz grooves from Saint Germain, MC Solaar, and DJ Cam, moving seamlessly into nu-jazz, lounge, and funk from Cal Tjader, The Dining Rooms, and Booker T. Jones. Midway through, George shifts gears with a four-song Bee Gees set, a blast of Brit-rock from BDI, and The Beatles’ “Hey Bulldog.” The vibe then flows into alternative rock from Garbage, classic hip-hop from Beastie Boys, and world fusion from Remember Shakti. Closing out the episode, the Grateful Dead’s “Scarlet Begonias” into “Fire on the Mountain” captures the spirit of live improvisation before setting the stage for an exclusive one-hour Joey Ramone radio special. A rich blend of styles, stories, and signature Lyons Den energy.

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    3 時間 52 分
  • Truth Loops & Sonic Dust: The August 31 Lyons Den Ritual
    2025/08/31

    In this week’s Lyons Den, George Lyons stitches together a four-hour broadcast that feels like a dream you don’t want to wake up from—layered with cosmic jazz, rebel soul, fractured funk, and grainy field recordings that drift in like smoke.

    From the gut-punch lyricism of Gil Scott-Heron to swirling psych from The Velvet Underground, George builds a sonic sanctuary for the disillusioned and the deeply curious. There are moments of joy, protest, absurdity, and awe—all threaded together by vintage vinyl, timeless voices, and raw emotion.

    It’s not a playlist. It’s a reckoning on wax.

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    3 時間 51 分
  • Night Visions & Needle Drops: The August 24 Lyons Den
    2025/08/24

    In this immersive four-hour broadcast, George Lyons conjures a twilight zone of sound—where spoken word, psych rock, jazz-fusion, and underground soul pulse through static and memory. From Lenny Bruce’s chaotic truths to Pink Floyd’s cinematic dreamscapes, The Lyons Den becomes a sacred space for deep listening and cultural reflection.

    This week’s setlist includes global echoes from Fela Kuti, sonic meditations from Alice Coltrane, and unexpected detours into dub, funk, and noir-infused experimentalism. As always, George threads it together with commentary that’s part sermon, part memoir, part mixtape manifesto.

    Close your eyes. Crack the vinyl. Let the Den take over.

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    3 時間 51 分
  • Static Dreams & Rebel Frequencies: The August 17 Lyons Den
    2025/08/17

    George Lyons cracks open another dimension of sound in this week’s Lyons Den—a four-hour immersion into static-laced transmissions, borderless grooves, and music that stirs the soul. From Curtis Mayfield to Kraftwerk, Nina Simone to Radiohead, it’s a fluid journey through the political, the poetic, and the psychedelic.

    With rare vinyl sides, global soundscapes, and spoken-word reflections woven between, George reclaims radio as ritual—where every needle drop is a confrontation, a conversation, or a catharsis. This episode blends genres, timelines, and truths into something raw and radiant.

    For those who listen deeply—this one’s for you.

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    3 時間 51 分
  • Basslines & Borderlines: The August 10 Lyons Den Broadcast (Happy Birthday George Lyons)
    2025/08/10

    George Lyons is back with another four-hour expedition through the outer edges of music, memory, and meaning. This week’s Lyons Den weaves together smoky trip-hop, underground jazz, Afrobeat, dub poetry, and protest soul to form a mosaic of rhythm and resistance.

    From the magnetic grooves of Massive Attack and Tricky to spiritual cuts from Pharoah Sanders and ritualistic chants that shake the bones, George builds a sonic altar for truth-seekers and crate-diggers alike. Expect experimental interludes, personal reflections, and moments that feel more like ceremony than radio.

    Enter the Den. No map required—just an open mind.

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    3 時間 52 分
  • From the Archives 7/13/25- Broken Beats & Beautiful Resistance
    2025/08/05

    This week in The Lyons Den, George Lyons digs deep into sonic resistance and poetic unrest, spinning four hours of truth-telling music, radical grooves, and revolutionary sound collage.

    From the raw funk of Sly Stone to the avant-garde pulses of Laurie Anderson and the protest jazz of Archie Shepp, the episode moves like a fever dream—full of vinyl ghosts, whispered reflections, and rhythmic revolt. Expect unexpected turns, global voices, and the kind of records that crack your soul wide open.

    It’s not just a playlist. It’s a broadcast for the brave.

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    3 時間 51 分
  • From the Archives 6/29/25- Electric Prayers & Psychedelic Prophets: The June 29 Lyons Den
    2025/08/04

    On this electrifying episode of The Lyons Den, George Lyons broadcasts four hours of audio defiance and transcendence—from rare live recordings and cosmic jazz to protest soul and deep psychedelic excursions.

    Featuring deep cuts from Gil Scott-Heron, Nina Simone, Zappa, and Björk, alongside experimental transmissions from Can, Sun Ra, and Alice Coltrane, this week’s show is a sacred spiral of rhythm and resistance. George blends crate-dug vinyl with poetic interludes and meditations on art, identity, and justice—turning each track into a prayer, a provocation, or both.

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    3 時間 51 分