Monday, June 18, 2012

Music Director Notes 6-18-12: Kudos!

Hey, all!

KUDOS!!!!

GREAT job on airing New Releases this week!  Hats off to these pioneers who are willing to stick their necks out, browse the New Releases for songs that haven't had airtime yet, and broadcast them to the upper Rio Grande region for the very first time ever!  You risk (gasp!) sometimes playing something that's not that great...but you might also just discover the next Beatles.  You never know unless you have the courage to try.

NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS

Singer Songwriters: Kristian Matsson was featured on Morning Edition last week, and we are proud to have his new CD "There's No Leaving Now" in the studio.  If you like Bob Dylan, you'll love Kristian Matsson.

Rockers: Fans of 80's rock, have a listen to Japandroids "Celebration Rock".  Also, feel free to reach into the Blues section for Eric Sardinas and Walter Trout, just to add a little dirt to your show.  I mean, it's gardening season, right?

World Music: Smithsonian Folkways has just put out a new 2-CD set of the music of Central Asia.  Enjoy!

Jazz: Fans of vocal jazz will be pleased with the straight-ahead style of April Hall.  This CD would also be appropriate for the Swingtime show.  On the instrumental side, Anne Sajdera's piano trio album is a really nice sampling of straight-ahead jazz.

As always, thanks for "listening", and we'll see you next update!

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