Happy Wednesday! Your Happens.vip Alternative Artist Discovery Of The Week is Weathers. The L.A. band’s single “Wasn’t Gonna Go Out” is chart bound. “When writing the song, we were talking about how annoying it can be after a break up when you feel like you can’t go to the same places or talk to the same people, simply because you shared so many experiences with one person, says lead singer Cameron Boyer. Thanks to Mike Jakubow from Sumerian for VIP Access. 

Green Day “Bobby Sox” socks out #1 Most Added for the second-consecutive week on Mediabase Alternative Add Board. Congrats to Warner’s Rob Goldklang, David Ravikoff & team! 

Ratings Love! Nielsen September ‘24 PPM Ratings are being released this week and here’s the latest stations to post 6+ increases: KROQ/Los Angeles gains 2.5-2.8, KVIL (ALT 103.7)/Dallas leaps 2.0-2.5, WDZH (ALT 98.7)/Detroit jumps 4.0-4.4, 91X/San Diego soars 2.9-3.7, and KBZT (ALT 94.9)/San Diego climbs 2.4-2.5 marking 6.2 shares for the two San Diego Alternative stations.

91X PD Garett Michaels shares, “It was a great report card for 91X. Here are a few of the ratings highlights:

#1 Persons 18-34

#3 Persons 18-49

#3 Persons 25-54

Everyone at Local Media San Diego is thrilled about the continued and consistent growth for the 91X.  It’s been especially gratifying for the 91X team to see the fruits of our labor.”

Big Loud Rock continues to grow with Zach Siegal-Eisman joining as VP/Digital And Viral Marketing. Get all the details in Alternative News.

Have you heard about Vienna Vienna? The LA multi-instrumentalist will release his debut EP next Friday 10/11 in collaboration with Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz’ label DCD2 via Concord. Wentz said, “Have you ever heard something that both felt so familiar and so alien all at once? That’s how I felt when I first heard a Vienna Vienna song.” Get the 411 on Alternative Music Info.

Have you seen The Dare video for “Girls”?  It’s featured on the #Happens ALT Video Spotlight Of The Week! 

Jonah Kagen was in-studio at KRXP (X1039)/Colorado Springs and The Ramona Flowers stopped by WAQX (95X)/Syracuse. See the smiles on Alternative Photos.

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