“Daniel’s got his marbles in a row right now so I guess that’d be all right,” Daniel’s dad, Bill, told me. “Daniel’s a regular person, you know, like you and me.” “That might be so,” I said, “but Daniel’s done some things I’ve never done that I’m real curious about—plus I think we might have a fun time talkin’ to each other.” We did. This interview by Drew Denny and Chris Ziegler.

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Farmer Dave Scher is almost the Chris Darrow of his day, thanks to collaborations with Elvis Costello, Jenny Lewis, Nobody and the Mystic Chords of Memory, dios, Miranda Lee Richards and more. He is currently basking in the happy after-effects of his new solo album Flash Forward To The Good Times. This interview by Thomas McMahon.

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Demolisten sends out the following to alert people that it’s time to donate and deserves a few bucks just for brutal personality. (”I grew up Catholic and can hold a grudge for a long time…”) Please listen and donate if you can.
Dear friends, family, bands, fans, listeners, volunteers and stragglers of KXLU:
This coming Friday, [...]

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The pink-polo shirted Regan Farquhar commanded the stage, spouting rhymes I didn’t even try to keep up with while his heroic sidekick, Anti MC, calmly manipulated a swath of drum pads and synth sounds, an electric guitar and pedals without breaking a sweat. I was having a hard time keeping my cool ’cause a pair of teenage lesbians were getting’ freaky right in front of the stage, grabbing each others’ crotches and grind dancing. Oh, how happy I am to see the ’90s coming back!

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Alejandro Cohen wants to put you to sleep. Today, Ale and friends from L.A.-based collective dublab will take over the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur to create an night of ambient music event aptly titled “Tonalism”—a term Ale appropriated from late-19th-century painters who tried to capture the mood of nature by representing it with misty atmospheres. This interview by Drew Denny.

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From Devon Williams, our first released recording artist:
Well, how are you today?
TGIF, right…
I’m playing on kxlu today (today is friday, by the way) at 5pm with a string quartet…
NO DRUMS ON THIS ONE! Who needs him!
88.9 (unless you live too far)
See you in radio land!
-Devon
Visit kxlu.com to listen live at five!

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Dan Monick

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CHECK OUT PHOTOS FROM MANIMAL FEST HERERERERERE! 
JUNE 7: 1ST ANNUAL MANIMAL FESTIVAL
Manimal Vinyl, KXLU 88.9FM & LA Record Present:
The 1st Annual MANIMAL FESTIVAL on June 7th at Pappy & Harriet’s under the sun, moon and stars…live music from Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, blackblack, Hecuba, The Chapin Sisters, Mariee Sioux, Winter Flowers, Gangi, Xu Xu [...]

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