{"id":3043,"date":"2026-03-06T17:48:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T22:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?p=3043"},"modified":"2026-03-06T19:49:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T00:49:55","slug":"leslie-mendelson-wants-to-know-wheres-my-rock-and-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?p=3043","title":{"rendered":"Leslie Mendelson wants to know, &#8220;Where&#8217;s my Rock and Roll?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LeslieMendelson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3044 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LeslieMendelson.jpg 554w, https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LeslieMendelson-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LeslieMendelson-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Singer-songwriter Leslie Mendelson&#8217;s song \u201cRock and Roll on the Radio\u201d is a jaunty look at changes on US airwaves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>I remember when rock and roll could&#8217;ve changed the world any day now<br \/>A revolution<br \/>It&#8217;s the only solution<\/p><cite>-Leslie Mendelson<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mendelson will bring her acoustic guitar-driven music to Columbus on March 14 for a performance with <a href=\"https:\/\/sixstring.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Six String Concerts<\/a>. Mendelson co-wrote the song with Steve McEwen as a nostalgic reflection on the 1960s\u201370s era when Mendelson saw music movements and messaging as more impactful. She cities touchstones like Marvin Gaye, the Beatles, and Crosby, Stills &amp; Nash\u2019s \u201cOhio.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her 2024 album <em>After the Party<\/em>, celebrated her favorite styles after the darker tone of her 2020 record <em>If You Can\u2019t Say Anything Nice<\/em>. So join her at the show to hear more of her channeling of \u201970s sounds from country to rock to Americana.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Craft_2026-3-4_LeslieMendelson.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2417\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3043-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Craft_2026-3-4_LeslieMendelson.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Craft_2026-3-4_LeslieMendelson.mp3\">https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Craft_2026-3-4_LeslieMendelson.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Craft_2026-3-4_LeslieMendelson.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?powerpress_pinw=3043-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Craft_2026-3-4_LeslieMendelson.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Craft_2026-3-4_LeslieMendelson.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer-songwriter Leslie Mendelson&#8217;s song \u201cRock and Roll on the Radio\u201d is a jaunty look at changes on US airwaves. 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