Radio 1190 Blog
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Album Review: Hand Habits – Wildly Idle
Meg Duffy of Hand Habits drops her anticipated debut album Wildly Idle (Humble Before the Void) in February 2017, after having spent a few short years touring with friends and signing with Woodsist records just months before. Recently, her following has expanded through sheer merit, gaining momentum playing guitar with other musicians on the up-and-up:… Read more
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On Air Next 3.1.17
Polyrhythms have been ruining my life. It probably started with Talking Heads. There was something about David Byrne’s lust for strange rhythmic patterns that set my brain on fire and got my feet pumping. For the uninitiated, the standard definition of a polyrhythm is “ the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in music” (Merriam-Webster). You… Read more
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Album Review: Priests – Nothing Feels Natural
Priests, an activist punk rock band dwelling in Washington D.C., drop their fourth album, Nothing Feels Natural, on January 27, 2017, one week after inauguration day. After a few years writing, recording, and re-recording, they have arrived at a piece that is sociologically stimulating and combats societal pressures. It is a work of honesty, a… Read more
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Album Review: Ty Segall – s/t
A second self-titled album by Ty Segall is heard at a higher fidelity than previous albums, where Ty traditionally records by overdubbing. This album, however, was recorded in a live studio backed with his full band, The Muggers. We still hear noisy and powerful droning layers of melodic and percussive guitar, but less warbly. This… Read more
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CD of the Month: Thundercat – Drunk
The second you throw on Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner’s new record “Drunk,” you’ll be greeted by a familiar falsetto voice that sounds like it’s echoing throughout a chamber of dreams. “Drunk” opens with the track “Rabbit Ho” which takes on a similar ambience from the intro track to his 2015 EP “The Beyond/ Where the Giants… Read more
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On Air Next 2.23.17
We have three great new records spinning this week on Radio 1190. Tim Darcy normally fronts the Canadian post-punk band Ought, but his new record “Saturday Night” brings his voice to unheard places. Rather than slinging mantras at breakneck speed (a la Ought’s 2015 release “Sun Coming Down”), “Saturday Night” is more rockabilly than punk.… Read more
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Concert Review – Angel Olsen
I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to see Angel Olsen perform at the Gothic Theatre in Denver. The evening kicked off with a performance by Chris Cohen, a Californian artist and former member of Deerhoof. Cohen’s band performed with self-assurance, delivering a set of beautifully expansive psychedelic songs that provided an enjoyable introduction… Read more
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Vinyl Valentine’s Interviews with DJs Owen and Natalie
Love is in the air…. and so is our FM radio signal! Ba dum tss! Even if corny jokes aren’t your thing, Vinyl Valentine’s Day Radio 1190 very likely will be. All day today, you can tune in to hear Radio 1190 DJs playing hand selected vinyl picks ranging from heartrending to oh so sensual. I… Read more
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Concert Review – Twiddle / Aqueous
When I got to the Boulder Theater, I was fifty minutes late and expecting a nice one hour concert. Boy was I wrong. Aqueous was the opener for Twiddle, and they embraced every sound one could think of. The band would be jamming in a bluesy form within the next second they would change to… Read more
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On Air Next 2.8.17
On Wednesday, Pitchfork posted an article titled “Does College Radio Even Matter Anymore.” If you haven’t read it yet, Kevin Lozano walks through the ins-and-outs of college radio history and finally decides: yes, there is still a place for college radio. Of course, we at Radio 1190 knew this all along. Radio 1190 gives us… Read more
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Concert Review – Devendra Banhart
Traditionally, we will see a musician or band tour with other bands/artists of similar taste, sound, philosophy, etc. In the fortunate case of Devendra Banhart, his tour-mates included Josiah Steinbrick, H. Hawkline, Gregory Rogov, and Todd Dolhoff, all four of which doubled as Devendra’s band mates. To a frequent(ish) show-goer such as myself, it may… Read more
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On Air Next 2.1.17
Priests are a post-punk outfit from Washington D.C. Our nation’s capitol has a rich history of producing bands which fight the system with attitude and ferocity, (see Fugazi), and Priests keeps the tradition alive. Their new record “Nothing Feels Natural” will keep your head spinning. Fronting Priests is Katie Alice Greer, a badass singer who… Read more
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An 80s Thanksgiving on Radio 1190
While you’re waiting for winter to be consumed by the never ending holiday season and consuming your celebratory Thanksgiving feast, check out the tunes that Radio 1190 is going to be spinning all day. We’ve got an eclectic collection of tunes from the 80s that will snap our older listeners back to their prime and… Read more
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On Air Next 11.16.16
America means different things to different people. From Chuck Berry to Kanye West, American music reflects who we are are and where we came from. This week, let’s take a look at three new records from American songwriters that explore where this country has been, and where it’s headed. With a seal of approval from… Read more
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Concert Review – The Suffers @ Fox Theatre
Boulder’s Fox Theatre presented an evening of soul and funk grooves with three high energy performances from the Sixty Minute Men, Jakübi, and The Suffers. The Sixty Minute Men hail from Boulder, Colorado, playing groovy music to move your body to. Guitarist Zach (no last name listed) and lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Kyle Jay Miller smoothly… Read more
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On Air Next 11.9.16
It’s been a long week. Everybody, from those always politically active to those sucked into the bureaucratic bog, has felt a lot this week. Whether or not your presidential candidate inherited America’s unwieldy reigns, great music always speaks to us. It’s a friend when we’re lonesome, a pick-me-up when we’re dragging, and a light when… Read more
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On Air Next 11.2.16
New records from La Femme, American Football, and Savoy Motel are spinning this week on Radio 1190. Recorded half in a French castle, half in Los Angeles, “Mystère” from La Femme is a powerful record that combines European Krautrock with contemporary sounds. La Femme sounds like a version of Yelle inspired more by Kraftwerk, Neu!,… Read more
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November CD of the Month: Total Goth – R U Still Coming 2 My Party?
The first time I saw Total Goth was on Record Store Day 2016. Boulder was dreary and bleak. White clouds circled around Absolute Vinyl while our collective excitement for limited edition vinyl releases was pitted against Colorado’s fog and gloom. Niko Kuklin, Melisande Osnes, and Ryan Farabee worked their amplifiers through throngs of bustling record… Read more
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Independent Music: A Basic History
by Quinn Marchese Many attribute the inception of independent music with the release of the Spiral Scratch EP, by Buzzcocks in 1977. This was the fist punk record to be self-released by a band, rather than with the help of a supporting record company. Later, during the 1980s, the term ‘indie’ came to refer to… Read more
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Sounds of Autumn
Autumn is a pretty cool and a pretty season in general—the sunsets are beautiful and it’s so much more colorful! Not only is it the season of pumpkin spice, but it’s the season of sweater weather, midterms, homecoming, holidays, and hanging out because it’s too cold to go out, but not cold enough for winter… Read more