Jakobs Castle To Play Free KJJZ-HD2 (ALT 101.5)/Palm Springs Coachella Pre-Party
Marker Broadcasting Alternative KJJZ-HD2 (ALT 101.5)/Palm Springs, CA announces the "ALT 101.5 Coachella Pre-Party With Jakobs Castle" performing a free show on Thursday, April 11th at The Palm Springs Surf Club from 5-7pm. Jakobs Castle (a.k.a. Jakob Nowell of Sublime) will be playing songs off his debut album and some classic Sublime songs too.
Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday
Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! We kickoff the first day of the week with Klein from KROQ/Los Angeles sharing Famous Firsts. More ratings love from last week’s batch of Nielsen February ‘24 PPMs. KNDD (107.7 The End)/Seattle Regional Brand Mgr. Christy Taylor shares: "The End is tied for number 1 persons 18-34 with a 7.8 share." Alternative programmers continue to buzz about The Marias “Run Your Mouth.” For the second-straight week, it’s the #1 Most Picked Song on New Music Discovery Picks. For the third consecutive week, there’s a new #1 song on the Alternative Chart as
Week of 3/25
ALT Happy Birthday wishes this week to Cumulus VP/Modern/Classic Rock & WKQX (Q101)/Chicago PD James Kurdziel (3/25), KROQ/Los Angeles SVP/Programming Kevin Weatherly (3/26), GotGame’s Steve Masters (3/26), Shelter Music Group SVP/Promotion & Artist Strategy Tyson Haller (3/27), Infirst Promotion's Jordan Zucker (3/30), KMYZ/Tulsa & WZNE/Rochester Alternative Format Captain Josh Venable (3/31).
The Gaslight Anthem Release New EP And Announce Summer Tour
The Gaslight Anthem released a new EP, History Books – Short Stories, March 22nd on their own Rich Mahogany Recordings label via Thirty Tigers. The four track EP features a cover of "Ocean Eyes," a heavier version of Billie Eilish's song, a brand new rendition of the longtime fan favorite, “Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts,” and stripped-down acoustic performances of “Positive Charge” and “History Books. About the new single, “Ocean Eyes,” The Gaslight Anthem lead singer Brian Fallon said, “I was driving my daughter to school and she played it for me on the way and I really took to
Alternative New Music Friday #Happens
Happy Friday! Alternative New Music Friday #Happens with Gary Clark Jr. and tomorrow he is on CBS Saturday Morning! Before we dive into New Music Friday, I wanted to share Alternative ratings highlights from the latest batch of Nielsen February ‘24 PPM 6+ Ratings: KNRK (94/7)/Portland (1.5-2.0), KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento 4.3-4.6, KXTE (X107.5)/Las Vegas 3.5-3.9, KROX (101X)/Austin 2.4-2.9, KRBZ (96.5 The Buzz)/Kansas City 1.7-2.3, WNWV/Cleveland 2.9-3.2, and WOLT (Indy 103.1)/Indianapolis 4.1-5.3. Andy Hawk shares some station ratings highlights from KKDO: “Third biggest Cume station in the market, #1 Cume both nights and weekends. 3rd place is our target demo Persons
KYSR (ALT 98.7)/Los Angeles Celebrates 10 Years Of The Woody Show
iHeartMedia Alternative KYSR (ALT 98.7)/Los Angeles announces "It’s The Woody Show’s I Can’t Believe We Made it 10 Whole Years Without Getting Fired Fiesta” featuring Cypress Hill. ALT 98.7 PD & iHeartMedia SVP Rock & Alternative and ALT 98.7 PD Lisa Worden said, "Well I for one, CAN believe it. After being a top rated morning show in Los Angeles for the past few years, consistently in the Top 5 across all major demos (and often #1) – The Woody Show has imprinted itself into the culture of Southern California. We are going to have a phenomenal night at The
Vacations Will Play No Place Like Home USA Tour This Summer
Australian band Vacations announce their No Place Like Home USA Tour, kicking off July 24th in Chicago, with stops in Denver, Philadelphia, DC, New York, San Antonio, Los Angeles, and performances at Pickathon and THING Festivals. Before coming stateside, the band will be playing dates across the EU/UK in May, including London Calling Festival. The No Place Like Home USA Tour is in support of their latest album, No Place Like Home, which debuted at #6 on the Spotify US Album Chart. No Place Like Home follows an intense period of transformation for the lead singer Campbell Burns, who was
