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Radio K at First Avenue's Best New Bands of 2011
Posted on 1/25/2012
- Fire In the Northern Firs Studio K performance
- Dream Crusher Studio K performance
- Gramma's Boyfriend Studio K performance
- Night Move Studio K performace
- Bloodnstuff Studio K performance
- MaLLy Studio K performance
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Radio K Introduces 4 New Specialty Shows
Posted on 1/15/2012
Your favorite college radio station will be introducing four new specialty shows catering to your individual tastes this spring semester at the University of Minnesota beginning on Tuesday, January 17.
- Tuesday kicks off with Blistered Thoughts from 10-11 PM celebrating the best in shoegaze, dream-pop, noise rock, chillwave and ambiance.
- Following Two Scrubs & a Mic, Souliloquy kicks off Sunday from 8-9 PM, surveying soul, funk, hip-hop and their respective sub genres.
- Start out your workweek Monday evenings with two hours of Pop Is Dead! beginning at 8 PM examining music from all eras of pop-rock, power-pop, brit-pop and pop-punk.
- K.U.K. jumps in right after at 10 PM with the 1960s & 1970s British invasion.
Of course, we also have several essential veteran specialty shows to offer:
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Radio K Presents: Buffalo Moon Homecoming Show
Posted on 1/7/2012
A combination of talented local musicians, a great crowd and a nearly full moon fueled the excitement that was everywhere Friday Night at The Seventh Street Entry, as local music enthusiasts gathered to welcome the return of Buffalo Moon to Minneapolis for the first time since late October. Buffalo Moon, who last week completed their thirteenth show after a two month tour in Ecuador and Peru, was joined by local groups Night Moves, Elite Gymnastics and Tickle Torture for a night of music as diverse as one could find anywhere in the Twin Cities.
The element of celebration was apparent among all in attendance as Buffalo Moon spilled onto the stage, sharing the jubilation from backstage openly with the audience. During the opening song, “Luiggi,” the band made quick adjustments to suit the Twin Cities crowd, all while grappling with technical difficulties that those in attendances hardly noticed. After enjoying the rhythmic sounds of “Chica de Luna,” and the cover of The Supremes hit “You Keep Me Hanging On,” it was apparent that Buffalo Moon had in no way not lost its ability to deliver a varied and energetic performance. The lyrics of Tiger song carried the audience effortlessly through Selva Surreal’s “Moses baby,” and eventually into “Sailor Man,” a tune that delivered the sensation of drifting on the open sea. Following “Vida Cannibal,” Singer Karen Freire took her performance into the audience, weaving through the mesmerized crowd while never once failing to deliver her lyrics. Despite any musical or cultural adjustments that experienced during their performance Friday night at The Entry, the group’s bassist and keyboardist remained poised amidst the excitement of the event, providing both the vocal and rhythmic support for a group whose sound can to grow more diverse in the coming year. In addition, a solid performance from the percussionist and rhythm guitarist added to the bands overall richness, a richness that affords Buffalo Moon a truly unique, international appeal.
The outstanding performances from Night Moves, Elite Gymnastics and Tickle Torture provided an excellent musical backdrop on an evening that rightfully belonged to Buffalo Moon. We at Radio K look forward to growing with each of the musicians that performed Friday night at the Seventh Street Entry in 2012. A complete listing of events related to your favorite Radio K artists can be found under the events tab. Thank you for supporting local music!
Written by Todd Crotty, Radio K's Rock & Roll Over host and volunteer
Buffalo Moon's instudios at Radio K can be found here and here.
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Radio K Unveils the Top 77 Albums of 2011
Posted on 12/30/2011
The list is in. You, the listener, chose your favorite albums of 2011 and now, here are the results!
#77: ELITE GYMNASTICS - Ruin I & II - Acephale
#76: CRYSTAL STILTS - In Love With Oblivion - Slumberland/Fortuna Pop!
#75: THE MOUNTAIN GOATS - All Eternals Deck - Merge
#74: THE DRUMS - Portamento - Frenchkiss
#73: DALE EARNHARDT JR. JR. - It's A Corporate World - Warner Bros.
#72: BRUTE HEART - Lonely Hunter - Soft Abuse
#71: HUNX AND HIS PUNX - Too Young To Be In Love - Hardly Art
#70: THURSTON MOORE - Demolished Thoughts - Matador
#69: ...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD - Tao Of the Dead - Richter Scale/Superball
#68: WU LYF - Go Tell Fire To the Mountain - L Y F
#67: SHANNON AND THE CLAMS - Sleep Talk - 1-2-3-4-Go!
#66: AUSTRA - Beat and the Pulse - Domino
#65: FOOD PYRAMID - III - Moon Glyph
#64: HANDSOME FURS - Sound Kapital - Sub Pop
#63: THE RAVEONETTES - Raven In the Dark - Vice
#62: ASTRONAUTALIS - This Is Our Science - Fake Four Inc.
#61: THE ANTLERS - Burst Apart - Frenchkiss
#60: CRIMES - Good Hope - Self-Released
#59: THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART - Belong - Slumberland
#58: DEERHOOF - Deerhoof vs. Evil - Polyvinyl
#57: DEVOTCHKA - 100 Lovers - Anti-
#56: EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care - Temporary Residence
#55: PINK MINK - Pink Mink - Self-Released
#54: TEENAGE MOODS - Mood Ring - YEYE
#53: BRAIDS - Native Speaker - Kanine
#52: DESTROYER - Kaputt - Merge
#51: TAPES 'N TAPES - Outside - Ibid
#50: PORTUGAL. THE MAN - In the Mountain In the Cloud - Atlantic
#49: THE WEEKND - House of Balloons - Self-Released
#48: FUTURE ISLANDS - On the Water - Thrill Jockey
#47: YELLOW OSTRICH - The Mistress - Barsuk
#46: BUFFALO MOON - Selva Surreal - Moon Glyph
#45: ARCTIC MONKEYS - Suck It and See - Domino
#44: CAROLINE SMITH AND THE GOODNIGHT SLEEPS - Little Wind - Self-Released
#43: BATTLES - Gloss Drop - Warp
#42: PETER, BJORN & JOHN - Gimme Some - StarTime
#41: PETER WOLF CRIER - Garden Of Arms - Jagjaguwar
#40: LITTLE DRAGON - Ritual Union - Peace Frog
#39: TWIN SISTER - In Heaven - Domino
#38: THE WAR ON DRUGS - Slave Ambient - Secretly Canadian
#37: BEASTIE BOYS - Hot Sauce Committee Part Two - Capital
#36: IRON & WINE - Kiss Each Other Clean - Sub Pop
#35: CUT COPY - Zonoscope - Modular
#34: SIMS - Bad Time Zoo - Rhymesayers
#33: WILD FLAG - Wild Flag - Merge
#32: SHABAZZ PALACES - Black Up - Sub Pop
#31: GIRLS - Father, Son, Holy Ghost - True Panther
#30: LOW - C'mon - Sup Pop
#29: FUCKED UP - David Comes to Life - Matador
#28: BILL CALLAHAN - Apocalypse - Drag City
#27: TORO Y MOI - Underneath the Pine - Carpark
#26: JOHN MAUS - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves - Domino
#25: YOUTH LAGOON - The Year Of Hibernation - Fat Possum
#24: FEIST - Metals - Interscope
#23: BRIGHT EYES - The People's Key - Saddle Creek
#22: PJ HARVEY - Let England Shake - Vagrant/Island Def Jam
#21: DUM DUM GIRLS - Only In My Dreams - Sub Pop
#20: TV ON THE RADIO - Nine Types Of Light - Interscope
#19: CULTS - Cults - In the Name Of
#18: WYE OAK - Civilian - Merge
#17: ATLAS SOUND - Parallax - 4AD
#16: BERIUT - The Riptide - Pompeii
#15: NEON INDIAN - Era Extrana - Mom & Pop/Static Tongues
#14: JAMES BLAKE - James Blake - A&M/Atlas
#13: SLEEPING IN THE AVIARY - You and Me, Ghost - Science of Sound
#12: REAL ESTATE - Days - Domino
#11: WASHED OUT - Within and Without - Sub Pop
#10: KURT VILE - Smoke Ring For My Halo - Matador
#9: DOOMTREE - No Kings - Doomtree
#8: PANDA BEAR - Tomboy - Paw Tracks
#7: LYKKE LI - Wounded Rhymes - Atlantic/LL
#6: ST. VINCENT - Strange Mercy - 4AD
#5: RADIOHEAD - King Of Limbs - XL/TBD
#4: FLEET FOXES - Helplessnee Blues - Sup Pop
#3: TUNE-YARDS - w h o k i l l - 4AD
#2: M83 - Hurry Up We're Dreaming - Mute
#1: BON IVER - Bon Iver - Jagjaguwar
Thanks for voting. See you in 2012!
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Radio K's Top 77 Albums of 2011
Posted on 12/29/2011
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