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Band Shirt of the Week: the completely adorable Dude York from Seattle. I forgot to post a shirt last week, so 2 this week I guess? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Band Shirt of the Week: the completely adorable Dude York from Seattle. I forgot to post a shirt last week, so 2 this week I guess? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Band Shirt of the Week: Hurray For The Riff Raff - I finally got my copy of The Navigator this past weekend. @hurrayfortheriffraff #thenavigator #bandshirtoftheweek

Band shirt of the week: Father John Misty. We both have eyes on our hands. Nbd.

Band shirt of the week: Ladies and gentlemen - The Beatles!

You run out of coffee at home and suddenly it becomes Pacific Northwest Day. Band shirt of the week: The Decemberists out of Portland, OR. Not pictured: Starbucks from Seattle.

Been mulling this article over since it came out last week. Aside from the ideas that you hear often in college/non-comm radio (contributing a real voice/real sound to a real community, bands DO get discovered there, etc...), I think this quote is also important: "This experience can pay off. The New Yorker music critic Alex Ross says he owes his whole career to the experience he had in college radio: “The friendships themselves and the musical discoveries that came along—it’s just the best thing that happened to me in college.” " College (and community) DOES matter - even if you choose to listen to strictly commercial stations, a lot of bands and artists are tested in these non-commercial formats. Also, these stations are where your community members gather to share music (which is really what it's about, a shared experience and feeling something together - not product placement or selling it - no matter the genre). You're not always going to like it, but that's not necessarily the point. And yes. Radio was ABSOLUTELY the best part of my college life - from the first time I heard Metal Saturdays to my last day as General Manager, and yes it ABSOLUTELY shaped me into who I am today, professionally or otherwise.

Band shirt of the week: Fidlar out of LA, playin' em tonight on my show on Open Air.

Band Shirt Of the Week: Lucero out of Memphis, and brought to you from Florida vacation!

Band shirt of the week: Subhumans out of Wiltshire.

Band shirt of the week: Gogol Bordello out of New York. Also apparently gig poster of the week.

Band shirt of the week - Straight White Teeth, out of Philly.

Ohhhhh man this show was so much fun! Big preview of three upcoming festivals in Colorado - Underground Music Showcase, Rockygrass, and Arise! So excited to be a part of these! And some Avetts at the end because they kick off three days at Red Rocks Thursday and I'm going. So. There's that.

"Let’s not put down people who have enough power to spread stuff beyond our little punk-rock world or our feminist academic world. Everyone is invited to this party." Kathleen Hanna speaks with the NY Times about her new album with the Julie Ruin - already one of my favorite albums this month. An inspiration...