Notes from the Music Director 2-27-12

Howdy, all!

DOOR CODE: Just a quick reminder that the code for the side door is going to change on March 1st!  If you haven't already gotten the new code, call us here at the station: 589-8844 during office hours (8:30 - 4:30 Mon-Fri), or call the on-call number, 588-4561 after hours or on weekends.

SPINITRON TRAINING: Our next Spinitron training session will be next Monday March 5th at 6:00 PM.  Pizza will be involved for attendees...:-)

SPRING FUND DRIVE: Yep, it's already time to begin thinking about who you'd like to have as a pitch partner for our Spring Fund Drive, which takes place March 21-31.  If you don't bring your own, we'll assign you one.  Don't know what a pitch partner is?  Give us a shout at the numbers/times above.

NEW RELEASE NUMBERS: Please don't forget to document it in Spinitron when you play a track from a new CD.  It's SO much easier for me to find the CD in the database when you enter the 5-digit library code (located on the upper right of the white label on front of the CD) in the "Song Notes" field in Spinitron.  Not sure what I mean?  Shoot me an email at music@krza.org or call 719-589-8844 or 1-800-290-0887.  If you want to come in, I'll show you exactly what I mean, and why this is such a big deal.

LATIN MUSIC NEW RELEASES: There is now a brand-new shelf for La Buena Onda and Descarga DJs, right next to the Jazz section on the shelves behind the DJ's chair.  As Dannette catalogs new CDs for our Spanish music shows, you'll see the newest and greatest recordings there, right at your fingertips, along with all of the other new release genres.  Enjoy!

Okay, now on to the fun stuff!

Latin/World Music aficionados: Receita de Samba, a duo of vocalist Anna Borges and guitarist Bill Ward have put together this very nice album of Brazilian music that is at home in both the World and Latin genres.  I decided that it belonged in the World Music section, but that doesn't mean that our Spanish programming DJs can't play it on their shows.  Also, for World Musickers: our Celtic library features several of Altan's albums, and now we have their latest, "The Poison Glen".  Enjoy!

Rock and Rollers, this is a good week for you.  Check out "Fun: Some Nights"...tight, thick vocal harmonies, heavy world-beat percussion, and great hooks make this CD a great listen.  Also, I'm not generally a huge fan of alternative or indie rock, but "Morning Parade" and "Delta Spirit" really have good stuff happening, so check them out in the white tape section.

Okay, folks, I think that's it.  Until next time...