According the KCSB staff, there was a power outage at Santa Barbara’s Broadcast Peak – where the KCSB-FM transmitter resides – and the power outage was long enough for the backup generator to run out of fuel. So if you’re in Santa Barbara, the online stream at kcsb.org or the show archive will be your…
Today, Sept 14th, is the birthday of two regulars who frequently appear in our RoCM playlists: Oliver Lake and Joseph Jarman. I’ve played quite of bit of Oliver Lake over the last few weeks, and while my playlists aren’t exactly short on music by Joseph Jarman, I thought it would be nice to feature his…
This week, we spend a fair amount of time in St. Louis, Missouri and Chicago with musicians and groups born out of, or associated with, the Black Artists Group and the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. I also throw in some Anthony Braxton, Bill Dixon, 8 Bold Souls, and we almost get through…
Lot’s of live recordings this week as we also celebrate the birthdays of both Hamid Drake and Roscoe Mitchell – both of whom were born on August 3rd and are still producing music. A little funny piece of trivia regarding Hamid Drake and the RoCM – while I haven’t done an official count, he’s likely…