Friday, Sept 18 @9am on KOWS
Stories and Stretchers
Everybody loves a good story…and this week on Deeper Roots we’ll be spinning a few of them. Tall tales, fables, murder ballads, historical yarns, talking blues and outright stretchers are all part of the American musical tradition, and we’ll be digging into that tradition this Friday morning. Our stories come mostly from the years between 1925 and 1960, when an old tale might travel from a front porch to a 78, from a newspaper headline to a country ballad, or get passed from singer to singer until fact and folklore became pretty hard to separate. We’ll hear tales of outlaws and drifters, sinners and saints, disasters and deeds of questionable truth from the likes of Mississippi John Hurt, Woody Guthrie, the Golden Gate Quartet, Tex Ritter, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins and more. There’ll even be a few whoppers along the way. So pull up a chair and lend us your ears. Deeper Roots has a story to tell this Friday, September 11th, at 9 AM Pacific on KOWS 92.5 FM, streaming to planet Earth at kowsfm.com.
Saturday, Sept 19 @3am on KOWS
Blue Moon Americana Episode 578
Fresh as that sorely needed September afternoon breeze, Blue Moon Americana is wafting across the airwaves with sounds you didn’t even know you needed. And they’re arriving just in time to lighten the load as you head toward your weekend—whether it’s a soirée around the barbecue, a trip to the park or beach, or just a little puttering around the house. This week we’re filling the glass with some choice country sounds from Jamey Johnson, James Talley and George Jones; pouring in a sweet collection of new tracks from Billy Strings, Jake Bugg and Anna Graves; and reaching back for some blues and rock from Jimmy Reed, Stevie Ray Vaughan and The Doobie Brothers. It’s vintage, it’s brand new, and there’s plenty in between. So settle in and enjoy the cold brew. We’ll be serving it up the way we do each and every Thursday morning on Blue Moon Americana.
Saturday, Sept 19 @9am on KOWS
Good News Bad News
No theme this week. No genre studies. No artist retrospectives. Just two hours of great American music. We’re in a free-form mood, wandering once again through the dusty digital archives of the past century in search of songs that simply deserve to be heard. Pour yourself a favorite morning libation and settle in as we journey from the elegant dance band sounds of George Olsen to the gypsy jazz brilliance of Django Reinhardt and the unmistakable blues of Memphis Minnie. Along the way, we’ll kick up a little country dust with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart, and plenty of other musical companions. There may not be a formal theme, but don’t be surprised if the songs begin talking to one another. You’ll hear stories of good news and bad news, bad blood, hard luck, redemption, resilience, and the enduring hope that seems to find its way into the best American music. That’s the beauty of community radio. Sometimes the best discoveries happen when you stop looking for a destination and simply enjoy the journey. Join us Friday morning at 9:00 Pacific on KOWS Community Radio, streaming worldwide at kowsfm.com, and spend a couple of hours exploring the music that shaped where we’ve been—and still has something to say about where we’re going.
Thursday, Sept 24 @Midnite on KOWS
Summer of Broken Hearts
We’ll head back to share a broadcast we first shared a couple years back. The debate is over; what’s say we have ourselves another. There’s certainly no debating democracy at work. Today’s Deeper Roots show will find us circulating through the connective tissue of song: themes that connect with one another. A little bit of eclectic free form fused with all the delightful sounds of country, pop, rock and tradition. Our guiding light will be the truth and the American way. Yes, there’s always bubble gum, apple pie, and Sunday church but then we also have the bats**t crazies who will blame all the good, the bad and the ugly on those who don’t resemble themselves or their own views. So take a break with us on this summer of broken hearts and we’ll share country from Don Gibson to Rosanne Cash, rock and roll from The Stray Cats to Fats Domino, and a little bit of sass and blues from Etta James and Charles Brown. Summer’s almost over and election day is fast approaching. So make sure you vote.
Thursday, Sept 24 @9am on KOWS
Saturday, Sept 26 @3am on KOWS
Blue Moon Americana Episode 579
The hills are showing summer’s wear and the neighborhoods and surrounding deciduous trees are showing their colors. Summer is in full swing although without the inland heat; summer’s offshore fog has delivered a moderate summer. Here on Blue Moon this morning, we’ve got more new music to share including new tracks the past. How about some Little Feat? Leon Russell? Or maybe Garcia & Grisman or John Hiatt is more your cup of tea…well, we’ve got that and a whole lot more. New tracks this week include Valerie June’s latest, Keb’ Mo’, Pokey LaFarge, and Brandon Flowers as we make sure to flavor the vintage with the new, as well as the other way around. KOWS-LP Occidental is community radio for Occidental and we share that music across continents on our stream at kowsfm.com. All of this is packed into two hours on a Thursday (and rerun Saturday) morning.