Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! Can you believe it’s July? 

We kickoff the first day of the week with Justin Cousart from WOKV-HD2 (X99.5)/Jacksonville sharing Famous Firsts. Fun stuff!

Hozier “Too Sweet” moves to #1 this week on the Alternative chart. Congrats to Lisa Sonkin & The Columbia team! Remarkably, it was almost 10 years ago that his first breakthrough single “Take Me To Church” made its debut on the Alternative chart and eventually ascended to #1.

Cage The Elephant “Rainbow” is the #1 Most Picked song this week on New Music Discovery Picks. Alternative programmers are buzzing about the follow up single, which debuts on the Alternative chart this week. The band’s 47-date tour is underway.

Congrats to Donny Fandango from KPNT (105.7 The Point)/St. Louis on raising $44,030 from the 14th Annual Donny Fandango 28-Hour Radiothon last week (6/27-6/28) to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis. 

Dave Levora from KQCJ (Planet 93.9)/Quad Cities checks in with news on a clever new specialty show, “Planet 93.9’s Raccoon Motel Front Desk.” More news from the midwest… The Greg Beharrell Show joins the lineup at Chicagoland’s Classic Alternative WERV 95.9 The River/Aurora, IL beginning tonight. Find out more in The Latest Alternative News.

The initial lineup has been announced for Punk In The Park Orlando. Smallpools announce a new album via Nettwerk. Get the 411 in Alternative Music Info.

KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento had Michael Marcagi play at Concerts In The Park in Downtown Sacramento last Friday (6/28) in support of his “Scared To Start” single, now climbing inside the Top 10 on the Alternative chart. Check out the radio and records exposure on Alternative Photos.

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