The FOREVER Archives Project

Love Out Loud

Every day I keep plugging away at adding our shows to the FOREVER archives so you'll never have an excuse for missing ANY one.  Here is another one added to our "Live From Studio 5!" FOREVER archives.   This show features the music Love Out Loud which was originally broadcast on February 6, 2013.  39 Down and 133 to go....AAAARRRRGGGHHH!!

 Flickr Pix of this show are here http://www.flickr.com/photos/kfai-fm/sets/72157632880154816/

The videos shot from that show are on our You Tube Channel here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSk1KfU4Sf0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGzqLKPbnJM

If you missed the show you can hear it now on our FOREVER archives here:

 https://archive.org/details/1371LoveOutLoud

Now Is Your Chance to Show Your Stuff!

……….Attention All Volunteers……….

“Live From Studio 5!” needs people!  We have lost our photographer and two videographers and soon one of our co-hosts.  It would be helpful if someone with equipment and the time could supplement our overtaxed fearless leader Doug The Thug with video editing.  Getting a full-time blogger for the show has been like pulling teeth with a rusty pliers.  We need a writer who would like to produce a weekly blog and/or possibly later direct and coordinate a Music News Department within the Studio 5 program.  On-air reporting is a possibility.  We also need a Social Media Coordinator/Editor or any combination that fits your talent.  (Any suggestions?)  We also desperately need someone to help with the recording and dubbing of L5 promos and band promos that air during the show.  Knowledge of ProTools is required.  So if you love live music, and can help us fill the gaps and create a better show than ever, please contact either Dewglass at dewglassproductions@gmail.com  or doug@dougthethug.com

It's actually quite urgent since MJ Gilmore will be gone for a couple of months and possibly forever.  So if you are a female and have any interest being a part of this exciting show with Doug, contact him and we'll give you an actual ON-AIR AUDITION. 

Live Music Pours

Take Rain, Lightning, and Live Music and You Get

POUR

   First a little preamble:  Wednesday October 2^nd was a rough day for me.  Filled with modern medicine I was making my way to the studio, working through a raging case of bronchitis. Just as I got on the bus, it, started to rain, so I’m thinking, that’s all I need, I get wet, I get sicker.  Luck was with me though, as I walked the two blocks to the studios, it was just a sprinkle.

   When Doug the Thug arrived he had left his top down earlier and got his car drenched, not to mention driving through lighting.  I don’t know if it was Karma or what, but the good stuff was with us.

   Pour was formed by five friends who share an interest for playing music in front of loving and dancing crowds. The band blends elements of funk, rock, and blues to create their own unique sound. Before they formed Pour, the members were all in another band, but constant lineup changes forced the five to move on to create Pour. With new songs in the works and number of originals already written, Pour looks forward to ripping up a stage near you.

  Then out of a stormy Midwestern night cane the Band POUR, whose members are, Jon Sullivan on vocals, Jake Berry on guitar, Derek Strand on bass, John Berry on drums and Max Eichhorst on guitar and vocals.  My first thought was that these guys are pretty good, but it is hard to judge when your focus is on other things.  I called them dueling guitars, because there were two leads that played nicely off one another. They have a strong bass and a powerful drummer, who was grooving it with his eyes closed.  The lead vocalist was hitting it, I did not find out how well till later when I had a chance to listen to our show on archives.

    He was also fighting a cold, which is scary for vocalists, because it can damage the instrument.  But as I said he was hitting it, I still think they need backup singers, {girls} but then I always say that.  Give these guys a listen and I think you might be hooked.  They are good now with room to grow.  Better see them now before the rest of the world discovers them.

You can find them on Facebook   https://www.facebook.com/pourtheband

To listen to a rebroadcast of the show, go to: http://kfai.org/livefromstudio5 and scroll down the page for the player.

Pictures of the show are available on http://www.flickr.com/photos/kfai-fm

Check out this video and others from over 3 years of weekly shows at: http://www.youtube.com/kfairocks

Visit “Live From Studio 5!”  On Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/LivefromStudio5

The “Live From Studio 5!” Blog here: http://livefromstudio5.blogspot.com/

Follow on twitter here: https://twitter.com/livemusicradio5

Added Bonus, here's the video.

http://youtu.be/0NFPjaxP1uE 

Rare Phorm Returns Or Country vs Urban

Rare Phorm Returns

Or Country vs Urban

RARE PHORM is a phenomenon that returned to"Live From Studio 5!" after a year’s absence and they heated up the studio.

Are they the same group?  Some changes were made to the lineup:

Steve Naples, vocals & guitar, Roger Olds, vocals, bass, Dewey Sundstrom,  drums, percussion and Dave Juilfs, vocals, tambourine and bass.

Out of the Pequot lakes area, near Brainerd, comes a working band, driving at least three hours to appear on the show.

The downside to not being in the city is fewer connections with the Twin Cities music community.

It’s not a bad thing to prefer a smaller area, and it no longer has to be a handicap, thanks to the digital age.

I thought I was the last holdout, every time I think I got things figured out, they change it.  I persevere, because it is so damn useful. So I would encourage any band in need of a boost to ask for suggestions as to who might help.  Minnesota is truly supportive of the arts, and music, one needs to take advantage of that and see where it can take you, for your group and the community as well.

Before the show I think there were a few nerves, but everyone handled it like a trooper.  There were a few technical problems, noisy cables and the like, and our headphones couldn't give them any vocals, so nobody knew how they sounded.

(Hint, hint, how about a fundraiser to upgrade kfai, and "Live From Studio 5!" equipment.  We need at least five bands and a venue, we can fill so we get a good chunk after expenses.)

During the show, it is hard to know how it’s going, as for me all I get is snippets here and there and my focus is on the next thing.  So upon review the next day, I’d say it was a great show.

One thing though, these guys are in need of some TLC, as they are not plugged in to the World Wide Web.  I’m working on that, so give 'em a listen and join their group on Facebook, encourage your favorite venue to have them do a show or two.

The fellas' original stuff was great, even the cover Dirty Deeds was nicely done.  They were loud, of course, that’s what rock bands are, and Steve told me later that he toned it down a bit.  I’ll take his word for it.

I did feel kind of bad after the show, knowing they would have to drive for the next three hours.  Perhaps if we can get them booked into the cities, for a few gigs in a row, some kind musician or studio owner can put them up for the duration.

Check out the show here, for up to two weeks ,scroll down to the Rare Phorm poster and hit listen, and soon they will be available in the forever archive.  (A new feature on "Live From Studio 5!" Doug the Thug is feverishly working on that, but we have over 150 shows to do, as well as the new ones so if any of you want to volunteer to help contact doug@dougthethug.com

For now you will have to go to their official fan page for the latest on Rare Phorm here:

Links, pix, competition and much more can be found there.

Find their Flickr picks here

The YouTube performance video can be viewed here

And so my fellow readers, ask not what the band can do for you, ask what you can do for the band.

Rare Phorm - Encore Appearance

Daddy Squeeze and Mark Kreitzer

There was a lot going on September 18^th at KFAI.

The entire day was dedicated to Celebrating 35 years of KFAI programming.

From midnight to midnight there was special programming, and reminiscing from 1978 on.

There was lots of listener response, so thank you for helping KFAI.  We the volunteers could not do it without you.

On "Live From Studio 5!" we had an outstanding pair who brought us on a journey through time and even to Paris.

Daddy Squeeze aka DAN NEWTON brought his accordion, and a fine one it was, with sparkling keys and even rhinestones.

If Liberace played accordion this is the one he would use.

Daddy Squeeze was backed up by Mark Kreitzer, who shifted seamlessly from mandolin, to fiddle, to banjo and to guitar.

It was amazing, but no, he didn't play them all at the same time, although somehow with Mark, I think it would be possible.

Mark said he had more at home so if you need an amazing musician for your next record, you can hire a whole band, just by having him in studio.

We were treated to Appalachian, folk, and even an excursion into French cafe music.

We did not have any polka on the show, but Daddy Squeeze plays Oktoberfest, so I’m sure you could talk him into showing up at your venue.

Both these fellas also instruct others in various musical pursuits.

Check them out for more details, to get better, or learn something new, I can think of no better people to seek out.

Go to our kfai.org/livefromstudio5 page for a rebroadcast of the show.

Find pictures on Flickr here

It’s up for two weeks on the playlist, then avail in the archives here:https://archive.org/details/livefromstudio5.

Their Video is available on YouTube at kfairocks

Visit their websites, Facebook etc. and like 'em, fan 'em, tell 'em "Live From Studio 5!" Sent ya.  Like us on Facebook 

and follow us on twitter

From their bios. http://www.daddysqueeze.com/

Daddy Squeeze Ethnoclectic Accordion "Daddy Squeeze" has been playing offbeat accordion music since 1987, when he won the Nebraska State Accordion Contest at the Czech Festival in Wilber, Nebraska.  He has used the squeeze box for playing all kinds of music not normally associated with free-reed instruments, as well as standard accordion material.

Daddy Squeeze also enjoys mixing up styles and genres that don't generally seem compatible. "Music out of context", or "Ethno-clectic Bop" is the result of his genre-bending experiments with Celtic, Tex-Mex, Creole, Blues, Jazz, Scandinavian, Polka and pop music.

http://markkreitzer.com/

Mark Kreitzer

Mark has been playing music on stage since almost before there were two Germanys! He has played in Rock, Country, Bluegrass, Folk, Traditional Jazz and Gypsy Jazz bands, as well as being involved in theatrical and classical music. An accomplished performer on more than a handful of instruments, Mark also is a prolific songwriter, recently writing for a musical adaptation of Mark Twain’s "Life On The Mississippi". Although he has played across the country and overseas, his favorite audience is always the one he’s playing for now! And if you’d like to learn how he does it, you can take lessons from him! Mark has been a professional educator since 1988, and currently teaches at Carleton College, as well as leads workshops at festivals and camps around the Upper Midwest. He’s also currently working on a music theory book for folk and bluegrass musicians. Please let Mark know if you have any burning questions!

TIME TO GET RUBENIZED

TIME TO GET RUBENIZED

Old school, new school, whatever you call it these guys rule.

Sorry for the delay, dear readers, but I had to let you know about these harmonic music makers.

Ruben consists of :

Sam Ziemer - Vocals/Guitar  Dan Schiltz - Vocals/Bass
Catie Larson - Vocals/Percussion  Mack Ziemer - Drums/Vocals

 FACEBOOK   SOUNDCLICK   TWITTER   MYSPACE

Ruben is a rock n' roll band from Stillwater, MN and you can catch them playing all around the Midwest.

Their new record, C D or whatever you call it these days is all vinyl, one has grooves and the other doesn’t.

Orchard is the release name, and for a sampling of their music go to  http://ruben.bandcamp.com/

The record will be produced on both versions of vinyl, so if you still have a needle, you will be in hog heaven.

Ruben's sound takes me back to old school fundamental rock, but with a fresh twist all their own.

The sound was made even nicer with their matchless harmony.

I think you can hear the Stones, Bob Dylan, or maybe even Lynard Skynard. just to name a few.

For me, approaching codgerdom, I love a tight band, especially when you can understand the words.

Throw in a great lead guitar, and a passionate drummer, mix in a female vocalist, and you have a winner.

Rock, Blues and Harmony, all smushed together, and I think I'm in love.

For a preview you can check our kfai  Live From Studio 5! Page,  scroll down to play lists, and later check the archives on the right hand side of the page.

Get yourself a digital single online by going to Bandcamp.com be sure and tell em “Live From Studio 5! sent ya,

Be sure and check out RUBEN'S  "Live From Studio 5!" performance here http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMeJC71i9gFjLQ8jjM2DHWA

Ruben leaves no turn unstoned, to bring you engaging melodies a doo-wop here,  and a woo woo woo there.

Ruben is a fun engaging group, who have their own groove, built on roots even I can understand.

The bottom line is, it's either great music, or it ain't.

So you better go and see them before we lose them to California or New York.

Get out there and support live music, local bands, and “Live From Studio 5!”

We are perpetually looking for dedicated volunteers to assist, and learn every aspect of the show.

Get yourself a backstage pass by volunteering.  We especially need photographers, video editors, social media geeks and writers.

Do a review of your own band, or your favorites.  Become an events reporter, and get an-on air spot, as well as blogs.

C'mon, you know you want to! Contact us via kfai, or message us via Facebook, on the “Live From Studio 5! Page.  

Be sure and like us while you're there.

Or email us at kfairocks@gmail.com

Check out Ruben.  Fan 'em, like 'em, share 'em with everyone you know.

Oh and tell em “Live from Studio 5! “Sent ya......

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