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  • FRESH NEW ADDS FOR THE SEASON OF SPRING!!

    FRESH NEW ADDS FOR THE SEASON OF SPRING!!

    Some new adds reviewed by our volunteers specially for you, and a goodbye and farewell from this ol’ music director! 2charm – star scum city Move aside Troye Sivan (who nabs a songwriting… more

  • 1190 Conversation: Scott Fair of Mandy, Indiana

    1190 Conversation: Scott Fair of Mandy, Indiana

    by Gavin Orth KVCU Radio 1190 · Interview with Scott Fair of Mandy, Indiana This February, Manchester-based band Mandy, Indiana released their second studio album, URGH. It’s noisy, aggressive, at… more

  • In Vehmic Courts: 100 Years of Fascist Violence 

    In Vehmic Courts: 100 Years of Fascist Violence 

      By Nicholas Merl  Detail from the cover of Carl Mertens’ 1926 book “Verschwörer und Fememörder” (Conspirators and Feme-murderers). (Nicholas Merl/Radio 1190)  The late morning of Oct. 6, 1920, in a forest in… more

  • CU Boulder students fill classroom to see influencer Adam Aleksic

    CU Boulder students fill classroom to see influencer Adam Aleksic

    By William Flockton  Adam Aleksic, a linguist and educational influencer. Undergraduate Distinguished Speaker lecture, Boulder, Co., Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. Aleksic stressed the importance of spending time in the real world as internet usage continues to create uncertainty about what… more

  • Fifty-One Years at the World Famous Dark Horse  

    Fifty-One Years at the World Famous Dark Horse  

    By Madison Shaw   In 1975, a college baseball player named Joe Maddon found a bar just off campus and became a regular.   “We found it pretty fast,” Maddon said. “And… more

  • If a death happens in Illinois but no one in Colorado heard it did it really even happen?

    If a death happens in Illinois but no one in Colorado heard it did it really even happen?

    Content warning: mentions of alcoholism, depression and suicide.  If a death happens in Illinois but no one in Colorado heard it did it really even happen? Wolfie and me a… more

  • It’s a ‘Strangeday Almanac’ 

    It’s a ‘Strangeday Almanac’ 

    By William Flockton  Lydia Farrell’s exhibition, “Strangeday Almanac,” sits at the entrance of The Nick Ryan Gallery at University Hill, Boulder. (William Flockton/Radio 1190)  A flying saucer hovers behind a house… more

  • To Life, With Love 

    To Life, With Love 

    By Lily Dennis Saint-Valery-en-Caux, France (Lily Dennis/Radio 1190) I look at the ground while I walk, stark absence of music in ears—    yet not quite      silence, either. Indistinct murmur between… more

  • Boulder’s International Film Series 

    Boulder’s International Film Series 

    By Gavin Orth The bulletin board directly outside of Muenzinger Auditorium on CU Boulder campus, Nov. 11, 2025. Meunzinger is the main theater for screenings at the International Film Series.… more

  • LOVELY LOVELY ADDS FOR FEBRUARY

    LOVELY LOVELY ADDS FOR FEBRUARY

    Here are some adds for your listening pleasure, picked with LOVE for the February season and reviewed by our LOVELY volunteers: Dry Cleaning – Secret Love This album is defined… more

  • The Issue of Coats

    The Issue of Coats

    Coats, jackets, fleeces, what to chooseBy Grace Moore A pinterest board of cute fur coats (Grace Moore/ Radio 1190) First and foremost, we need to talk about the “Arc-pocalypse.” As… more

  • “Frankenstein” 

    “Frankenstein” 

    Guillermo del Toro’s Creature Watches a New Sun Rise By Payton Cordova Jacob Elordi stars as The Creature in Guillermo del Toro’s 2025 adaptation of Frankenstein. (Courtesy: Netflix) There stands… more

  • Everything wrong with Colorado, with love, a Midwesterner

    Everything wrong with Colorado, with love, a Midwesterner

    By Grace Moore A Boulder December night. (Grace Moore/Radio 1190) Earlier this week, The Guardian put out an interview with cultural critic Fran Lebowitz so naturally, as a tiny white… more

  • The Death of the Music Festival 

    The Death of the Music Festival 

    By Lily Dennis Chase Atlantic performing in Phoenix, AZ at Comerica Theatre on November 16, 2024 (Lily Dennis/Radio 1190) After the global lockdown due to COVID-19 was lifted, the live… more

  • Little Brother Album Review

    Little Brother Album Review

    By Mac Hebebrand The listening Album Cover/Pitchfork  Produced in the early 2000s, Little Brothers’ debut album, The Listening, provides an experience ripe with emotion. Little Brother’s member’s: 9th Wonder (Pat… more

  • The Aces with Lydia Night at Summit Music Hall

    By Ben Shatz Despite major transportation delays and sub-freezing temperatures, the Aces arrived in Denver on Saturday night for the second stop of their “Gold Star Baby” tour. The four-piece… more

  • Reseña de la película Mamá por Xun Sero

    por Grace Moore Dios mio! ¡Esta mujer tiene una vida muy terrible! Esta película sigue a una mujer, Hilda Rodríguez Mendez, y es un conversación entre ella y su hijo,… more

  • ADDS TO WHISK YOUR POST HALLOWEEN BLUES AWAY

    ADDS TO WHISK YOUR POST HALLOWEEN BLUES AWAY

    First Day Back – Forward First Day Back is an emo band from Santa Cruz that burst on to the scene with their debut album ‘Foward.’ Self-classified as ‘Singmo,’ the… more

  • Review: Joe Samba’s Special Groove at Cervantes’ Other Side

    Review: Joe Samba’s Special Groove at Cervantes’ Other Side

    By William Flockton and Nicholas Merl Joe Samba performs at Cervantes’ Other Side with Cydeways on Oct. 18. (Nicholas Merl/Radio 1190) Reggae rock artist Joe Samba and Cydways spent three… more

  • A Very Scary Halloween Haiku

    A Very Scary Halloween Haiku

    By Melissa Zuch Halloween. wahoo!  Can’t wait to dress up my dog  As she gives side eye more