Happy Monday! It’s Columbus Day. We kickoff the first day of the week with Lynn Barstow from KROX (101X)/Austin sharing his Famous Firsts on the heels of weekend #2 of ACL Fest. Fun stuff! 

Ratings Love! Nielsen September ‘24 12+ Ratings were released last Friday. Here’s the latest Alternative stations to post 12+ increases: WRXL (ALT 102.1)/Richmond adds a full share 3.6-4.6 and WZNE (94.1 The Zone)/Rochester, NY posts up 0.9-1.1.

Balu Brigada is really buzzing at Alternative! “So Cold” continues to be a big Hot Pick. It’s the #1 Most Picked song for the 3rd straight week on Alternative Picks. In addition, Balu Brigada debuts on the Mediabase Alternative chart this week. Listen & Download to Balu Brigada “So Cold” HERE.

Michigander has announced his debut album will be released in February. Get the 411 in Alternative Music Info.

Scott “dXn” Dixon at WAQX (95X)/Syracuse caught up with King Falcon, who just released a cover of Paramore “crushcrushcrush.” Dustin Carlson at KDKB/Phoenix had Andrew McMahon by for a ALT AZ 93.3 Session last week. Check out the smiles on Alternative Photos.

What do you have for me to share with the Alternative community? Please email me at shawn@happens.vip.