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Shawn Alexander

Shawn Alexander has been connecting the Alternative Community from Radio & Records (1989-1995) to All Access (1996-2023) to #Happens.

KROX (101X)/Austin Adds The Woody Show

Waterloo Media Alternative KROX (101X)/Austin has added The Woody Show to weekday mornings from 6am-10am. The Premiere Networks syndicated morning show replaces Alex in AM Drive who segues to nights. "KROX is a station that has been on my radar for a long time," said Woody. "They’ve been the steady hand, consistently giving the people of Austin a truly great listening experience. So you gotta wonder, why ruin it now? That said, thanks to Lynn Barstow and the folks at Waterloo for having us." Barstow added, "We're excited to have such a proven, entertaining show here to wake up Alternative

March 13th, 2024|Alternative, News Updates|

Big Loud Rock Names Paul Wright VP/Creative Strategy To Newly Expanded L.A.-Based Team

Big Loud Rock, the alternative/rock imprint of Big Loud Records, has announced the appointment of Paul Wright as VP/Creative Strategy. Wright joins from Red Bull Records, where he served most recently as Director/Creative Marketing. SVP Lloyd Norman said, "The visual strategy in alternative rock music is so important. We couldn't be more excited for an executive of Paul's caliber to assist Big Loud Rock's artists in creating their own bespoke visual worlds." Wright said, “Big Loud has become a force to be reckoned with in music. Given Greg Thompson and Lloyd Norman's stellar reputation in the industry, joining Big Loud

March 13th, 2024|Alternative, News Updates|

Krooked Kings

Krooked Kings VIP Access with Krooked Kings ARTIST Krooked Kings SONG "Sick Of Being Young" LABEL Nobody Gets It Records ORIGIN Salt Lake City Hi my name is Oli Martin & I’m the lead singer of Krooked Kings. After coming home from an LDS mission at 18 at choosing to leave the roots I grew up in, I picked up a guitar and started writing as a mode of therapy.  Shortly after coming home, jamming in basements at the University of Utah, I met Paul Colgan (Lead Guitar), David Macey (Keys),

March 13th, 2024|Alternative, New Artist Discovery of the Week|

St. Vincent, Toro Y Moi, Black Pumas Headline THING Festival 2024

The lineup for THING Festival has been announced for August 9-11 at Remlinger Farms in Carnation, WA. This year, the festival will be taking place at Remlinger Farms August 9th-11th. The 3-day festival located about 30 miles from Seattle features headliners St. Vincent, Toro Y Moi, and Black Pumas. The lineup also includes Spoon, Arlo Parks, Vacations, Militarie Gun, and more. The festival features local performances and Creative Expression Workshops. Tickets are on sale this Friday, March 15th. Find more info HERE. 

March 12th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Week of 3/11

ALT Happy Birthday wishes this weekend to Jerry Rubino Promotions’ Jerry Rubino (3/16), KROX (101X)/Austin afternooner CJ Morgan (3/17), and Nettwerk VP/Promotion Nick Bedding (3/17).

March 11th, 2024|Alternative, Birthdays|

Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday

Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! We kickoff the first day of the week with Joe D from WAQX (95X)/Syracuse sharing Famous Firsts.  Congrats to Carly Evans at KRXP (X1039)/Colorado Springs on posting a second straight ratings increase (2.1-2.4) in the latest Nielsen January ‘24 PPM 12+ Ratings.  St. Vincent “Broken Man” is getting a lot of love. Her new single is #1 Most Picked Song on New Music Discovery Picks this week.  Love Fame Tragedy “Don’t You Want To Sleep With Someone Normal?” is the latest single added to Happens.vip Alternative Downloads. David McGilvray is leading the

March 11th, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

WRFF (ALT 104.5)/Philadelphia Adds Jaxon To Host ‘Post-Modern Radio’ And Shuffles On-Air Lineup

iHeartMedia Alternative WRFF (ALT 104.5)/Philadelphia adds former Beasley Rock WMMR/Philadelphia PM Driver Jaxon to host noon-1p for Post-Modern Radio with an hour of throwback alternative music from the late 80s through the early 2000s. Jaxon spent 18 years at WMMR until 2022. He retains his role at iHeartMedia Classic Rock WBIG (BIG 100)/Washington, DC in AM Drive. The new on-air lineup at ALT 104.5 after The Woody Show has Amber Miller moving from nights to middays with a split shift from 10a-noon and 1-3p, "Jammin Jessie" Sabella shifts from middays to afternoons, and Mike Jones segues from afternoons to nights.

March 11th, 2024|Alternative, News Updates|

The Dave And Mahoney Show Adds 3 New Affiliates

The Dave And Mahoney Show has added three new affiliates to their growing roster of stations -- ST Radio Alternative WGBJ (Alt 99.5 & 102.3)/Ft. Wayne, Southern Communications Alternative WBKW (93.5 The Buzz)/Beckley, WV, and Malkin Interactive Communications Active Rock KKBA (Rock 92.7)/Corpus Christi, TX.  Host and Executive Producer Dave Farra commented, “We are absolutely thrilled to be working with talented teams at Alt, The Buzz, and Rock. They clearly make excellent decisions, and now it’s our job to prove them right. 2023 was a remarkable year of growth for the show and many of our affiliate partners, and we

March 11th, 2024|Alternative, News Updates|

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