Music in Harmony
Music has charms to soothe a savage breast ~ William Congreve
If music be the food of love, play on;
Give me excess of it... ~ William Shakespeare
In search of love and music, my whole life has been... ~ Joni Mitchell
Just let me hear some of that rock and roll music ~ Chuck Berry
Against The Grain
Against The Grain with Nick DiBiasio can be heard on Worcester's NPR affiliate, 90.5 WICN!
Against The Grain features songwriter driven roots music that tells a story in a wide variety of genres
- folk, bluegrass, country, alt-country, blues, rhythm & blues, and good old rock 'n' roll -
from old favorites to brand new releases by local and international artists.
Playlists
Against The Grain airs Wednesdays from 7 to 11pm Eastern US time.
Tune in at 90.5FM, or listen online at www.wicn.org.
Live and In Person
Concert Listings
Includes New England clubs, coffeehouses, and concert halls.
Updated 18 May 2013
I Was There...Were You?
A partial list of concerts I've attended.
Updated 28 April 2013
Photo Gallery
View vintage photos:
Nick's Pics
My concert photos!
The Grateful Dead @ Boston Garden - May 12, 1980
Little Feat @ Providence College - May 6, 1976
Lots more coming as soon as I get a better scanner!
Video Gallery
View music performances:
New clips added 1 July 2011
Links
You can also find me on Facebook!
My Back Pages with Nick DiBiasio
"My Back Pages" was produced and hosted by Nick DiBiasio,
and featured the best in folk, folk/rock, blues, traditional and alternative country, country rock, and good old rock n' roll! Old favorites from Neil Young, The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan,
The Grateful Dead, New Riders of The Purple Sage, Buffalo Springfield, The Monkees, The Beatles, and many more!
You also heard the contemporary artists who are keeping the tradition alive...
...folks like Buddy & Julie Miller, Wilco, Patty Griffin, The Jayhawks, Josh Ritter, Beth Orton, Cracker, and Glenn Tilbrook.
My Back Pages with Nick DiBiasio was on the air from May through December 2006
Saturday Edition of Against the Grain
The Saturday edition of Against The Grain was produced and hosted by Nick DiBiasio, and featured career retrospectives on several performers including Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Jerry Garcia, John Prine, Lucinda Williams, and George Harrison.
The Saturday edition of Against The Grain was on the air from Dec 1996 to April 2006.
The Contemporary Cafe
The Contemporary Cafe was produced and hosted by Nick DiBiasio,
featuring contemporary and traditional acoustic music, on record, and live in-studio performances and interviews.Featuring music by Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Shawn Colvin, Ellis Paul, Lori McKenna, Mark Erelli.
The Contemporary Cafe was on the air from January 1999 through April 2006
Your Own Private Radio Show
An alternative to traditional radio...mailed to you on CD!
Read
Nick's interview with Chris Difford of Squeeze - 6/11/98.
The following artists have been interviewed and performed on Nick's shows:
Bill Morrissey, Jessi Alexander, Jon Pousette-Dart
Eric Andersen,
Chris Hillman,
Aztec Two-Step
Peter Tork and James Lee Stanley
Levon Helm,
Glenn Tilbrook,
Tom Rush
Greg Brown,
Odetta,
Jake Armerding
Judy Collins,
Amy Correia,
Lucy Kaplansky
Bill Kirchen,
Slaid Cleaves,
Ellis Paul
Cliff Eberhardt,
Annie Gallup,
Terry Kitchen
Sam Bush,
Eliza Gilkyson,
Peter Stone Brown
Colleen Sexton,
Anni Clark,
Randy Weeks
Chris & Meredith Thompson,
Francis Dunnery
Aoife Clancy,
Merrie Amsterburg,
Peter Stuart
JP Jones,
Margo Hennebach & Mark Saunders
Christine Lavin, Martyn Joseph, Lisa McCormick
Erin McKeown,
Harvey Reid & Joyce Andersen
and many, many more!
Articles about Against the Grain written by Brian Goslow of The Worcester Phoenix for his Airwaves column
click on the date: 11/26/99, 5/8/98, or 6/5/98.
Worcester Magazine - 12.23.2004
Contact:
Nick DiBiasio
P.O. Box 227
Harmony, RI 02829
-or-
nickdibiasio@wicn.org