Famous Firsts & New Music Discovery #Happens
Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! We kickoff the first day of the week with Kiernan from WRIS (106.7 The Resistance)/Madison, WI sharing her fun stories on #HAPPENS Famous Firsts. By the way, Kiernan, Miranda & Ski are gearing up for "Kibble 4 A Cause 2025" this Thursday, April 10th with a live broadcast for 13 hours to raise money for local animal rescues and shelters, including an online auction for listeners to bid on awesome artist swag. Wet Leg “catch these fists” is the #1 Most Picked song on Alternative Picks this week. Find the rest of
Week of 4/7
ALT Happy Birthday wishes this week to KVOQ (Indie 102.3)/Denver's Shawn Lucero (4/8), SiriusXM's Chris Muckley (4/10), KTCL (Channel 93.3)/Denver APD/Mornings Steve Burrell (4/11), A&R Worldwide’s Sat Bisla (4/11), A&R Worldwide's Joe Arnold (4/12), Photo Finish's Matt Galle (4/13), KNRK/Portland, OR Morning Host & The Bottom Forty’s Greg Glover (4/13).
KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento Has Free Concerts In The Park With Phantogram, Dexter And The Moonrocks, Winona Fighter
Audacy Alternative KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento has just announced its lineup for "Concerts In The Park Sacramento. The Friday night free concerts at Cesar Chavez Park in downtown Sacramento include: May 30th - Phantogram June 6th - Dexter And The Moonrocks June 20th - Winona Fighter Find more info on the May and June free summer concert series HERE.
GROUPLOVE Announces Rock N’ Roll Won’t Save Me [Live] Is Coming May 30
GROUPLOVE will release a live album, Rock N' Roll Won't Save Me [Live] on May 30th via Glassnote Records. The upcoming release was recorded during their Winter 2024 tour at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago. A double single with live versions of "Colours” and "Malachi" is out now. Building on the raw intensity of their studio work, "Colours" and "Malachi" showcase the fan-favorite tracks in their most dynamic form from the GROUPLOVE show. "Colours live is a different experience," says vocalist Hannah Hooper. "It is a cathartic reminder from Christian to reach inside yourself and figure out who the F
Modest Mouse Presents Ice Cream Floats On 4-Night Excursion February 5-9, 2026
Modest Mouse and Sixthman announce the inaugural voyage of Modest Mouse Presents Ice Cream Floats, a four-night, roundtrip cruise sailing February 5-9, 2026 from Miami, FL to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, aboard the Norwegian Pearl. The musical journey will feature intimate live performances from Portugal. The Man, Kurt Vile And The Violators, Mannequin Pussy, FIDLAR, Built To Spill, Tropical Fuck Storm, Ugly Casanova, The Black Heart Procession, comedian David Cross, and more to be announced. There will be various curated Modest Mouse activites on-board the Modest Mouse Presents Ice Cream Floats, including "AMMA – Ask Modest Mouse Anything," a live
Wednesday Alternative Artist Discovery #Happens
Happy Wednesday! This week’s #Happens Alternative Artist Discovery is Circa Waves. “Let’s Leave Together” is the newest single from the Liverpool, England band’s sixth album, Death & Love Pt. 1, a powerful coping mechanism to help process frontman Kieran Shudall’s near-death experience. Kieran says, I was listening to lots of Thundercat and Tame Impala. Their music feels very much like a vibe you can sink into. I wanted the whistle and juno melody to wash over you hopefully as you drive your car into the sunset. Either that or just put a bounce in your step as you walk to
Kevin Ryder Returns To KROQ/LA For PM Drive
Audacy Alternative KROQ/Los Angeles welcomes back Kevin Ryder for weekday afternoons from 3-7pm. Megan Holiday shifts to evenings on KROQ. "Kevin Ryder is a Radio Hall of Fame Broadcaster who spent most of his adult life waking up SoCal with his former partner Bean,” said Kevin Weatherly, SVP/Programming, KROQ. "Their authentic and irreverent morning show is legendary, and I’ve had the privilege of having a front-row seat for the majority of it. Kevin’s return to KROQ in afternoons is a full circle moment in the best way possible." "I spent half of my life with my fellow favorite weirdos, helping
Circa Waves
Circa Waves #HAPPENS VIP Access Let's meet Circa Waves. Band Members: Kieran Shudall – vocals, guitar Joe Falconer – guitar Sam Rourke – bass Colin Jones – drums ARTIST Circa Waves SONG "Let's Leave Together" LABEL Lower 3rd / [PIAS] ORIGIN Liverpool, United Kingdom I'm Kieran. I’ve been in a band since I was a kid. I’d kind of given up on making it in music by the time I was 26. Then I fell in love with shoegaze and New York indie. I made a few demos like that and
