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Hear At Home with Charley Crockett

Published 4 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor

Hear At Home with Charley Crockett

In this installment of our Hear At Home Series, mid-day host, Mookie chats with Charley Crockett. Crockett tells us about the struggles of releasing music and the lack of touring in 2020. Mookie also gets Crockett to tell us about how he wants to give the country music genre a spin.

Catch new music from Charley Crockett's latest album, Welcome To Hard Times, on the Independent 88.5 FM.
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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for June 29

Published 4 years ago

BORN


COLIN HAY of Men At Work


THIS HAPPENED


In 1963, Del Shannon’s rendition of “From Me To You,” the first Lennon/McCartney song to chart in America, made but a slight dent in the Top 100.

In 1967, Keith Richards was found guilty of allowing his property to be used for the smoking of cannabis; he was fined and sentenced to one year in jail. Meanwhile, bandmate Mick Jagger was pronounced guilty of illegal possession of amphetamine pills and sentenced to three months in jail; Jagger’s sentence was later suspended.

In 1969, The Jimi Hendrix Experience played at Mile High Stadium in Denver in what was to be their final gig together.

In 1979, Singer/guitarist/songwriter Lowell George, founder of Little Feat, died of a heart attack while on the road in Arlington, Virginia.

In 2000, Sting and four of his band members were defeated in simultaneous chess matches against World Chess champion Garry Kasparov in NY’s Times Square. Check mate!


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88FIVE Live Rewind Festival - July 4th and 5th

Published 4 years ago by The Independent 88.5 FM

88FIVE Live Rewind Festival - Day 2

 

"88FIVE Live Rewind Festival” is a free, 2-Day virtual festival presented by the Independent 88.5 FM to encouraging support for independent venues over the Independence Day Weekend. The festival is a collection of previously recorded 88FIVE Live Sessions, going back as far as 4 years.

885FM RewindFestival 2020 Lineup Flyer2

Comprised of both 88FIVE Live In-Studio Sessions & 88FIVE Live Sessions on location at various venues around Southern California. Day 1 will feature 34 LA & Southern California artists & Day 2 will feature 43 artists from across the United States and around the globe. Each artist performance will consist of 2-5 songs. During the festival viewers will be encouraged to donate to independent venues through NIVA (National Independent Venue Association), a non-profit organization working to save those venues impacted by COVID-19.


What: 88FIVE Live Rewind Festival
    •    A Free Virtual Festival
When: Saturday, July 4th & Sunday, July 5th, 2020
    •    Day 1: Saturday, July 4th: 1 p.m. – 8 p.m. PDT
    •    Day 2: Sunday, July 5th: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. PDT
Where: 885fm.org and youtube.com/user/The885KCSN
NIVA: Encouraging viewers to donate here: https://lyte.com/covid19relief/
    •    National Independent Venue Association (More Info: https://www.nivassoc.org)

 

88FIVE Live Rewind Festival Lineup:



DAY 1: July 4th

 

JULIE MINTZ 1:00

SISTER SPEAK 1:11

BETH HART 1:25

MATTHEW LOGAN VASQUEZ 1:33

MATING RITUAL 1:50

MADISON CUNNINGHAM 1:58

BALTO 2:06

JEMS 2:30

MINI MANSIONS 2:40

WINNETKA BOWLING LEAGUE 2:51

KARL DENSON 3:01

SAM MORROW 3:18

JAMIE DRAKE 3:32

NICK WATERHOUSE 3:40

THE WILD REEDS 4:06

THE SHELTERS 4:30

THAT DOG 4:44

WILDERADO 4:55

SARA WATKINS 5:19

RYAN BINGHAM 5:23

MATT COSTA 5:33

INARA GEORGE 5:43

SAINT MOTEL 5:54

BEST COAST 6:10

DAWES 6:20

FATHER JOHN MISTY 6:25

TY SEGALL 6:33

LUCIUS 6:37

FOXYGEN 6:42

JENNY LEWIS 6:46

MONDO COZMO 7:01

MOBY 7:23

MILK CARTON KIDS 7:44

THE GROWLERS 8:07



Day 2: July 5th

 

ADIA VICTORIA 11:00

MICHIGANDER 11:10

JEN CLOHER 11:22

SAM FENDER 11:36

MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA 11:49

FIRST AID KIT 11:58

FANTASTIC NEGRITO 12:10

ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER 12:22

BRIAN FALLON 12:36

SUNFLOWER BEAN 12:46

WAXAHATCHEE 1:04

MIDDLE KIDS 1:27

ELIZA & THE DELUSIONALS 1:41

J.S. ONDARA 1:54

IRON & WINE 2:11

MARCUS KING 2:20

ALT-J 2:29

ANDERSON EAST 2:37

STARS 2:45

HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER 2:56

THE LONE BELLOW 3:10

NADA SURF 3:27

NATALIE PRASS 3:39

WHITE REAPER 3:49

PHOSPHORESCENT 4:00

KT TUNSTALL 4:09

TRAVIS 4:31

THE LEMON TWIGS 5:18

LAKE STREET DIVE 5:34

THE AVETT BROTHERS 5:47

RODRIGO Y GABRIELA 5:51

CONOR OBERST 6:17

JOHNNY MARR 6:21

RA RA RIOT 6:35

GABY MORENO 6:56

PEDRO THE LION 7:06

KURT VILE 7:22

BRITTANY HOWARD 7:36

KEANE 7:43

MICHAEL KIWANUKA 7:54

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE 8:08

STING 8:23

THE WAR ON DRUGS 8:56

 

 

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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for June 28

Published 4 years ago

BORN


MARK STOERMER of The Killers

 

THIS HAPPENED


In 1968, “It’s A Beautiful Morning” earned The Rascals their third Gold record.

In 1970, The gender-bending single “Lola,” by The Kinks, was released.

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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for June 27

Published 4 years ago

THIS HAPPENED


In 1859, “Happy Birthday” was first sung.

In 1970, The Jackson 5 started a two-week run at #1 on the US singles chart with “The Love You Save,” their third #1 of the year.

In 1970, The Trans-Continental Pop Festival (aka The Festival Express) set off. The tour was unique in that rather than flying to each city, most of the acts — including Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Buddy Guy Blues Band — all travelled together on a chartered train, playing shows in Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, and Calgary.

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Hear At Home with Zach Williams from The Lone Bellow

Published 4 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor

Hear At Home with Zach Williams from The Lone Bellow

The Independent 88.5 FM's Programming Director, Mookie, and Zach Williams from the booming Brooklyn-based The Lone Bellow for this Hear At Home episode. Zach Williams recounts his time before the pandemic. Williams also tells us about his Joe Walsh experience during a Tom Petty concert. Mookie gets Zach to tell us more about how the Lone Bellow came to fruition.

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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for June 26

Published 4 years ago

BORN


CHRIS ISAAK
COLIN GREENWOOD of Radiohead
MICK JONES of The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite
NATHAN FOLLOWILL of Kings Of Leon
TERRI NUNN of Berlin/KCSN

THIS HAPPENED


In 1961, Gary U.S. Bonds hit #1 in the US with “Quarter To Three,” and he stayed there for two weeks.

In 1965, The Byrds went to #1 on the US singles chart with their version of Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man,” the recording generally considered to be the beginning of folk rock and the “California Sound.” Roger McGuinn was the only member of The Byrds who actually played on that recording, with the rest of the instruments played by the famed Wrecking Crew session musicians.

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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for June 25

Published 4 years ago

BORN


TIM FINN of Split Enz/Crowded House/The Finn Brothers


THIS HAPPENED


In 1967, An estimated 200 million people saw The Beatles perform “All You Need Is Love” live via satellite as part of the TV global link-up, Our World. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Graham Nash, and Keith Moon provided backing vocals.

In 1969, The Hollies recorded “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” with a then-unknown Elton John on piano.

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