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Notes from the Music Director – 2/11/19

DIGITAL LIBRARY
Please see Mason and Crystal for more information and for the final word on how these will be organized.
mason@kfai.org
cmeisinger@kfai.org

1.  You can check out these and copy these new releases on your own time.  DO NOT SHARE WITH OTHERS!!!!  if you do so, we will lose the ability to get new albums and it hurts the band you think is so great it’s worth sharing.
2.  We need volunteers to do the following
•  Unzipping files
•  Sorting albums from the week they came in into the genre they belong in
•  Re-titling and folder organization based on bands:
-Folders just for the bands  (so all those singles and albums can just be found under that artist)
—>Inner folders that are titled “Band – album or single” per album or single
 We need to be sure that things aren’t labeled “01.band” or by the album, or replacing albums because band A put out 2 releases, and neither have an album attached.
• Organize these titles into the correct genre 
–  There will be Major genres, and then all those funky sub-genres can live inside if need be.
–  Correct genre titles:  i.e. *What does “urban mean?? – make this useful.  The few that I have put into buckets are based on the label’s suggestions but perhaps it’s something else?  Perhaps it goes into more than 1 genre?  Perhaps it just got put into the wrong folder during the random transport of data and I need someone to fix it. (*Update the xlsx file and send it back to me)

•  Duplicates – merge or replace (but be sure that they are actually the same album or single before doing so)
Sometimes things get downloaded twice.  Sometimes the file doesn’t download all together.  Just keep it clean folks

(Jan – Feb. 8th 2019) digital submissions  (Will go out weekly from here on out.  This as 2059 releases so far)
Feb 10.2019_Bands coming to town, interviews etc
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KFAI Celebrates the Life of Willie Murphy With Special Programming and Archives

Many KFAI programmers have set aside time during their shows to salute our recently departed friend (and former KFAI DJ) Willie Murphy. Willie was a frequent guest on our airwaves over the years, and we’ve gone digging through the archives to repost some of our favorite moments. Watch this space throughout the week for new/old shows, memorials and testimonials.

UPDATE: These archives have been moved from our servers to SoundCloud to allow them to stay online past our 2 week restriction.

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10K Fresh Voices: Prairie Fire Lady Choir

More than 50 volunteer singers comprise the Minneapolis-based Prairie Fire Lady Choir.  They sing everything from Metallica to Prince and perform at record stores, zombie pub crawls, and protests.  Rather than employing an artistic director, the choir uses consensus decision-making to guide their collective musical vision.  KFAI’s Ryan Dawes spoke with members of the choir at a recent rehearsal.

Photo courtesy of Concrete and Grass Lowertown Music Festival

 

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Andrea Jenkins Will Lead Pride Parade

The Twin Cities Annual Pride Fesitval begins Friday, June 26th and ends Sunday, the 28th with a parade.

Leading the parade will be transgender artist Andrea Jenkins, who stopped by KFAI’s studios for a conversation with Janis Lane-Ewart.

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Honky-Tonk Icon Dale Watson Stops by Good’n’Country This Saturday, June 27

You are invited to tune in Good ‘N Country this Saturday, June 27 at 3 pm as host Ken Hippler’s special guest will be honky-tonkin’ icon Dale Watson. He will be performing at Lee’s Liquor Lounge that night for the first time in two years. Dale will stop by the station to talk to Ken about his 20 years in the country music business, his songwriting and his latest album Call Me Insane.

Good’n’Country airs Saturdays from 3-5 pm, only on KFAI Fresh Air Radio.

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June 22nd he Women’s Health Big Book of Yoga: The Essential Guide to Complete Mind/Body Fitness on Health Notes

From Women’s Health contributor and yoga expert Kathryn Budig—the essential, authoritative guide to yoga, for beginners and beyond.
Approximately 16 millions Americans now practice yoga on a regular basis. Devotees can’t rave enough about this ancient art of meditation, breathing, and physical postures that calms the mind and slims the body.
Unlike fitness fads, yoga is worth the hype. The postures stretch and tone lean muscle mass and sculpt a strong and slender physique—burning up to 400 calories in a 90-minute session. But yoga does something even better. It’s proven to reduce the biggest cause of weight gain—stress—which 43% of Americans say makes them overeat.
Health Notes Airs on Mondays – 6:30-7:30PM
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Making Waves on the River Again

How would the Mississippi River look if it was allowed to flow naturally down the hundred-foot drop between downtown Minneapolis and Fort Snelling?

Ron Way is a former staffer for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the U.S. Department of the Interior, and has done environmental reporting for several Midwest newspapers.

Way says the Mississippi in the metro area could become a kayaker’s paradise, revitalize the tourist draw to the river, and keep the carp downstream for good. He spoke with KFAI’s Paul Brohaugh, who asked him to describe his vision for the river.

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Schedule 10K Fresh Voices: Slimy Brain Matter or Norwegian Delicacy?

Ask nearly any Minnesotan about lutefisk and you’re likely to get a funny answer, especially from Minnesotans with Scandinavian roots. In this episode of “MinneHistory” we explore a controversial subject: Lutefisk. The fragrant and gelatinous Scandinavian-American codfish delicacy has long been associated with Minnesota. People love to celebrate – and poke fun at – this traditional immigrant food. What is Lutefisk, and how is it made? And why is it so smelly? KFAI’s Jess Mador finds out with a visit to Olsen Fish Company, the largest lutefisk producer.

 

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10K Fresh Voices: Making the Gorillas Purr

Golden Retrievers swimming with dolphins. French bulldogs do-see-doeing with deer. A black bear and a Bengal tiger. That kind of thing. But you don’t have to go to Youtube to catch an unusual mashup. At Como Zoo in St. Paul, a harpist and some 400-pound gorillas have enjoyed exchanging music for nearly a decade. KFAI’s Diane Richard has the story.

 

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June 15th Bone Health – Dr. Diane Schneider On Health Notes

Get the facts on: bone health basics; risk factors for bone loss and fractures; bone density “DXA” scans; exercise and nutrition; vitamin D; prescription medicines; controversial “hot topics”; complementary and alternative approaches; and common health problems and medicines affecting your bones.

Designed to be practical and user-friendly, each chapter ends with a bottom-line summary, “The Bare Bones,” allowing you to easily reference issues of interest. This book is a clear, accurate, and up-to-date guide to improving bone health and contributing to a healthier life

Health Notes Airs on Mondays 6:30-7:30PM

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