C3’s Dave Barbis (l) and Audacy/Sacramento Regional Brand Manager Andy Hawk (r) outside Golden-1 Center after watching the Sacramento Kings stunning 124-123 victory over the Golden State Warriors on November 28th.

Blue October’s Justin Furstenfeld (l) chats with KFRR (New Rock 104.1)/Fresno’s Jason “Hammer” Squires (r) at the Tower Theatre on November 15th during the Spinning The Truth Around (Part II) Tour in support of their single “Down Here Waiting.”

KBZT (ALT 94.9)/San Diego Brand Manager/Afternoon Drive Jeremy Pritchard (2nd from right) and Up Down/Brando Records VP/Marketing & Promotion Steph Harty (3rd from right) hang with Blue October on their San Diego tour date at The Magnolia in El Cajon in support of their Top 20 single “Down Here Waiting.”

Campbell from Vacations with Carly from KRXP (X1039)/Colorado Springs after an acoustic listener session at What’s Left Records on October 28th in support of the single “Next Exit.”

WGHL (ALT 105.1)/Louisville PD Phil “PK” Kukawinski (c)  with Mac Saturn’s Nick, Carson, Angelo and Evan. Mac Saturn kicked off the second leg of opening on The Struts tour in Louisville on November 6th.

Autopilot were in-studio at KQCJ (Planet 93.9)/Quad Cities with Dave & Darren In The Morning Show on November 6th to play their new single “Unwound” before their live show in Bishop Hill. Dave Levora said, “The band has quickly become our favorite band out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan! Sorry, Joni Mitchell, let’s all admit you had a good run.” Flanking Autopilot are Dave (l) and Darren (r)  

Portugal. The Man’s Zach Carothers (l) woke up early to visit KNRK (94/7 fm)/Portland, OR Morning Host Greg Glover (r) to announce the band will play night #4 of “December To Remember 2023” at The Crystal Ballroom.

Del Water Gap was at WWCD (CD 92.9)/Columbus, OH on October 30th to play in “The Big Room” to support his newest album, I Miss You Already + I Haven’t Left Yet. Pictured with DWG is CD 92.9 PD Laura Lee.

Jakobs Castle aka Jakob Nowell (l) with KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento night jock and Audacy Alternative Social Media Captain Dallas (r) during a New Music Discovery Series free show on October 25th.

UK artist Tom Odell was in the U.S. for west coast dates this week in support of his new single “Black Friday.” It’s the title track from his forthcoming album coming January 26th via UROK/Virgin. Pictured backstage at the Wiltern on October 23rd are (l-r) UROK GM Kate Hardwick,, Gold’n Retriever Entertainment President Joe Riccitelli, Tom Odell, Virgin Music President Jacqueline Saturn, and iHeartMedia VP/Alternative Programming & KYSR (ALT 98.7)/Los Angeles PD Lisa Worden.

Audacy KITS (Live 105)/San Francisco MD Jayn shares a selfie with Tom Odell at The Fillmore on October 24th. On the final night of the tour on October 25th at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Odell was joined on stage by Hozier for a special version of “Another Love.” Check it out HERE.

Deryck Whibley (l) of Sum 41 chats with Mike Jones (r) of WWDC (DC101)/Washington, D.C. about their final double album and tour, how he worked hard to get back from Covid & pneumonia for When We Were Young Festival, how they’re playing iHeartRadio’s ALTer EGO in January and a bunch more. Check out the interview HERE.

Audacy RVP Christine Malovetz (left), RVP Ross Mahoney (3rd from left), RVP John Allers (2nd from right), and Regional Brand Manager Andy Hawk (right) living the American dream with Green Day’s Mike Dirnt, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Tre Cool during the band’s intimate L.A. show at The Bourbon Room in Hollywood.

Noah Floersch was live in-studio at KIWR (89.7 The River)/Omaha on October 19th before his hometown show at Slowdown. Pictured in-studio are (l-r) KIWR afternooner Corey, Noah Floersch, guitarist Ross Grieb, and KIWR PD Sophia John, who made “Ghost Of Chicago” a staff pick and added his new single this week. The Nashville-based unsigned artist just released his sophomore album, NOAH.

WWDC (DC101)/Washington, D.C. afternooner Mike Jones (right) chats with Shinedown’s Brent Smith (left) about the Out Of The Darkness Walk at Lincoln Memorial to benefit the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention on October 21st and his personal connection to the cause. The band’s new single is “A Symptom Of Being Human” and they donated a whopping $75,000 and Brent pledged $10,000 more for DC101 + Leidos’ Team One More Light. Jones said, “That’s so huge of them to do and I can’t thank Brent enough.” Brent also talked about touring costs and being out on the road with Papa Roach and reinforced an important message for all bands: “Don’t ever stop talking to your fanbase.” Check out the interview HERE.

Grouplove played a KDKB (ALT AZ 93.3)/Phoenix “Exclusive ALT AZ Session” at Walter Studios in support of their newest single “Cheese.” On queue saying cheese with Grouplove is KDKB APD/MD Dustin Carlson (third from right) and members of the station’s promo team.

Audacy RVP Christine Malovetz and Regional Brand Manager Brad Steiner (center) got to catch up with The Beaches before they played at The Mercury Lounge in New York on October 17th. You can blame In2une’s Dave Lombardi (left) and Dale Connone (right) for the photo op. The Beaches new single “Blame Brett” is climbing up the Alternative chart following its debut in early October.

KIWR (89.7 The River)/Omaha had Hollywood Undead in town on October 17th and Jake from The Morning Fiasco and listeners got to hang with the band at a scary haunted house.

KRXP (X1039)/Colorado Springs PD/afternooner Carly Evans (left) and AE/weekender Rianna Lundy (right) catch up with The 1975 at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre on October 7th.

KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento Regional Brand Manager Andy Hawk (center) had a real fun time hanging with White Reaper at Aftershock Music Festival on October 5th.

WGHL (ALT 105.1)/Louisville PD Phil “PK” Kukawinski (left) caught up with AWOLNATION’s Aaron Bruno (right) at Louder Than Life festival. AWOLNATION has a new EP, Candy Pop, and the title track is the newest single. Aaron talked about building the set list for Louder Than Festival and being a new father. Check out the interview HERE.

Blue October was Spinning The Truth Around in The Big Room at WWCD (CD 92.9)/Columbus, OH to promote their current single “Down Here Waiting” and newest album, Spinning The Truth Around: Part II. Pictured are WWCD Owner Randy Malloy (left) and Blue October’s Justin Furstenfeld (right).

ALEXSUCKS hangs with WZRH (ALT 92.3)/New Orleans PD Jason Ginty (3rd from left) and night host Daniel Merry (2nd from right) at “ALT 92.3 Day” on September 25th at Tipitina’s.

WGHL (ALT 105.1)/Louisville PD Phil “PK” Kukawinski (r) chats with The Black Keys at Bourbon & Beyond before their headline performance. The secret sauce from The Black Keys… play your big hit second. Check out the interview HERE.

Colony House played at WRIS (The Resistance 106.7)/Madison’s “Taste Of Madison” on September 3rd. Pictured with the band are APD Miranda Daniels (2nd from right) and morning man Pat Gallagher (right).

The Offspring were joined by Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley and Simple Plan’s Pierre Bouvier Simple Plan for a collab performance of “Why Don’t You Get A Job?” in Wantagh, NY on their Let The Bad Times Roll tour. This was the first time on the tour that special guests joined The Offspring and it was a fun and memorable performance. Watch the performance now HERE.