KHOL’s own Lonesome Johnnie (of the Lonesome Johnnie Blues Show, Tuesdays 4-6) was on the scene:

I have not seen any surviving member of the Grateful Dead save one Ratdog show since the Furthur tour of 1996. I spent 14 years and most of my vacation time and money seeing the Dead from my first show on March 3rd, 1981 in College Park, MD to the last show in ‘95 at Soldier Field , some 110+ shows, not counting JGB and solo Jerry gigs along the way. Needless to say when I heard the “Core Four”  of Bob, Phil, Micky and Bill had agreed to tour again after doing an Obama rally in PA, I was both intrigued and excited. With road warrior Warren Haynes having the unenviable task of taking Jerry’s place on Guitar and Ratdog keyboard wizard Jeff Cimenti in tow, this was shaping up to be a tour I could get into. Read More…

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KHOL favorites Wilco will release their new album “Wilco (the Album)” (seriously that’s the title) in late June.  But if your like me and you just can’t wait to hear what Tweedy and company are up to, the album is available to stream here.

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On May 5th Waxploitation Artists will released Causes 2, the second album in the label’s ongoing benefit series for Darfur. 100% of the profits from the release go to Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), Human Rights Watch and Oxfam America.

The album includes rare and exclusive songs from some of the most compelling artists in the indie and alternative worlds: Black Moth Super Rainbow, The Decemberists, Devendra Banhart, Diplo, Federico Aubele, Gnarls Barkley, LCD Soundsystem, My Morning Jacket, Matthew Dear, Mum, Neon Neon, Richard Swift, RJD2, and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, as well as a contribution from Adult Swim’s Tim & Eric. Read More…

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Tune in this Wednesday, May 6 @ 6:30 pm for a special Live In the Hole.  KHOL is pleased to welcome back Seadar Rose, who has spent the past few months in Austin, TX performing with new friends and developing new material.  Back in January, Seadar sent the station 3 new songs that were all recorded with Rich Brotherton (of Robert Earl Keen) on guitar. We loved those early tracks and can’t wait to listen to her live in the studio this Wednesday.

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