Elevator Returns
Season Two of Les Mannick’s Elevator returns to KFAI’s Fresh Air 2 streaming service on Sunday Nights from 500-600 at https://www.kfai.org/irregular/
We’ll meet the King and Queen of Water, travel to Woodstock with the Twin Pianos of Ronnie Aldrich, and discover that the summer samba is so nice.
Photo by cottonbro from Pexels
2021 YEAR-END REVIEWS: WEEKEND ON DEMAND (CRZ)
Don’t let anyone try to tell you otherwise, there is great music out there EVERY year. At Weekend on Demand, we pride ourselves on playing the new new and in 2021 we logged spins on 651 different tracks that came out in 2020 or 2021 and placed them all on a “WOD 2021” Spotify playlist:
(We’ve already started a 2022 version of this playlist – after one week, it has 13 tracks, so we’re right on schedule!)
We also put together a 2½ hour block of 36 tracks from 2021 which was broadcast on FA2 and then saved to the KFAI Mixcloud:
Our tastes tend towards indie, pop and/or goth and our most frequent intersections are with our fellow Saturday family shows “True Brit!” and “Temposphere” along with Tuesday’s “New Like Whatever.” Check all of us out every week!
2021 YEAR-END REVIEWS: UPSIDE DOWN
With another complicated year in the books, we offer this look back at the year-in-music, Upside Down style. 2021 offered plenty of sounds to get lost in, and below you can explore some of our favorites. Most of these exist in some physical capacity, but a few exist solely in the digital realm. Presented here in alphabetical order, with new releases at the top and reissues/archival music afterwards.
Tune in to Upside Down on Monday January 10 when we offer a look back at the year that was, with a sampling of most everything highlighted here (we may need to spill into January 17, TBD). Thanks for listening!
New Music
Lea Bertucci: A Visible Length of Light (Cibachrome Editions)
Blue Chemise: Flower Studies (B.A.A.D.M.)
Bons: Peri Bathous (Spillage Fete)
Chateau: Chateau I (Hobbies Galore)
Evan Cheadle: Fault Line Serenade (Victory Pool)
Cindy: Standard Candle Demos (Paisley Shirt)
Circuit des Yeux: -io (Matador)
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Free Vaccination Event: Minneapolis American Indian Center – Nov 13th
Join us on Sat, Nov 13 from 10-3p at the Mpls American Indian Center, 1530 E Franklin Ave, for a free vaccination event with the Minnesota Department of Health.
1st, 2nd doses & boosters; there’s no need to pre-register or show proof of insurance. Ages 5+ are eligible.
The vaccine: Pfizer + $50 Target gift cards.
ICYMI: Theo Kogan (Lunachicks) on Travoramo FaFaFa!

11/04/2021 Travo Ramo Fa Fa Fa
We Thank You for the $49,000…and counting!
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… And the Remaining Ways to Engage for Fall Pledge Drive
There is still time to engage for Fall Pledge Drive: Pledge Thank You Volunteers Be a part of our thank you crew! Help us call and write letters to our incredible donors who will help make this pledge drive a success! These volunteers must follow all of our COVID19 safety protocols Premium Delivery Volunteering Help us save some shipping fees, and connect with fellow KFAI supporters, by delivering merch and other thank you gifts to donors! For all of the above roles, please email volunteer@kfai.org to make sure KFAI continues to be a place where community grows.Jon Copeland Gets Cryptic with Homer Flynn
Homer Flynn is an American artist, graphic designer and businessman who is known for his role as founding member, co-owner and current “Captain Doc” of The Cryptic Corporation, the management and public relations firm which has represented The Residents since 1976.
Jon Copeland is the former host of KFAI’s Rock of Rages and could likely lay claim to being one of the first to bring The Residents to Twin Cities airwaves (our claim, not his.) When the opportunity arose to speak to a Cryptic representative about the most recent Residents release, Metal, Meat & Bone, and the (now postponed… again) 50th anniversary tour, Jon was the first guy we turned to.
He and Homer go pretty deep into the weeds on some less discussed Residents projects and the group’s future plans. Mason pops in at the end with a vaccum cleaner.