RIP Tod Kosiewski.

Last week news came of the passing of Todd Kosiewski, bassist and singer of Worcester band Public Works and as his alter ego Lucky Parker. Public Works played locally and gained a loyal fanbase, then eventually they were picked up by British band The Wonder Stuff and toured the US opening shows for them. After leaving Public Works, Todd started a country band dubbing himself Lucky Parker and continued playing around the area to the rave reviews of those who attended. His passing last week came as a shock to all who knew him. He was just 54 years old. Here I've gathered all the videos and recordings I produced for you to enjoy and remember.

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Wormtown 46 TV Party!

Happy Birthday Wormtown! For the 46th Anniversary, here is a special interview conducted at Ralph’s Diner by Clint Conley for WCVB Boston’s Chronicle program. Brian Goslow and myself describe how Worcester became known as Wormtown. Even though we no longer actively celebrate the Scene with parties or shows, people still wonder …Why?

Happy Wormtown 45

We started out all those years ago to promote the local Punk/New Wave scene, which still continues today on a whole different level. You can hear some of the new and old music from the area at WURN on Mixcloud where you can find my latest show on demand. It's not all local, but it's all good!

Worcester 300, Wormtown 44.

Hank Stolz, legendary Worcester Radio host, invited myself and Brian Goslow over to his studio via WCRN for an interview about Wormtowns' place in Worcesters History in celebration of it's 300th Annivesary. You can find the podcast version here. Talk of the Commonwealth

Happy Birthday Wormtown!!

44 years ago we started calling Worcester, MA Wormtown to unite the music scene as it was. To celebrate this date, we offer a newly re-dubbed copy of the tape that was to become a followup to the Wormtown 78 LP that was issued in the fall of 1979. Produced by John Jordan in his studio in Upton, it contains songs previously released on Beast Records by The Commandos, Crazy Jack and the Automatics, and never before released tracks by The Blue Moon Band. Wormtown is all but a memory now, but holds a special place in the hearts of those who know what true local music is and was about.

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Goodbye 2021

A look back at some of the music released this year, with a bit of Christmas thrown in. Happy New year.WURN MIXCLOUD

RIP Durand Wilkerson

Word came through this week that Durand Wilkerson, formerly of Worcester Blues Band The Rhythm Rockers passed away after suffering a stroke in California. Fronting the band, he commanded the stages of New England with his style of blues picked up from his Slidell LA roots, and performed true to his style of cajun blues with soulful renditions of originals and covers. He would go on to front the popular Boston Based band, The Chicken Slacks and earning him even more fans who would pack the clubs wherever they played. This performance is from my WICN Radio show sometime around 1993 where he and members Dan Hunt and Jammin Jeff turned a rock n roll show into a blues spectacular. The Rhythm Rockers WICN

Photos:Gail Hunt