Some girls cry for wedding bells
and some for diamond rings
What I want for right now
is a quiet place to think
~ Boca Chica, Beasts

This week on Lyrical Venus I'll be interviewing Hallie Pritts of the indie alt-folk band Boca Chica. Their quiet, lush and sometimes quirky sound has drawn comparisons to Sufjan Stevens, Iron & Wine and Bright Eyes with flavors of Old Crow Medicine Show and Gillian Welch. Boca Chica means "little mouth", and just like the small fruit they sing about in their song Blackberries, Hallie and company provide sweet-tart morsels of sound that leave a stain of faded purple behind and satisfied smile on your lips. Voted one of the city's best bands by the 2006 Pittsburgh City Paper poll and featured on NPR's Open Mic podcast, Boca Chica has been charming audiences across the country since 2004. Tune in Tuesday at 9 am to hear from Hallie!  read more »

Howdy y'all and welcome to another edition of the Crooked Sisters Radio Hour. On today's show I'll be joined live in the studio by Fairfield's own lovely and talented, Sharon Bousquet. Last time Sharon was on, she played some great original songs, and this time she will be joined by a few special guests. Always an intelligent, thought provoking speaker, it's a pleasure to have Sharon back on Crooked Sisters Radio Hour.

So be sure to join me, your host Lauryn Shapter, this Thursday, from 10 to noon, for some great roots, Americana, country, bluegrass and beyond!

"She's got her own inner groove; nothing tentative about it. A force to be reckoned with."
- Don Was

You know why I love the internet? Because I can find new music, meet the cool independent musicians from all over the world who make that music, and interview them on my radio show! Take Amy Raasch for example - she's all the way out on the West coast, winning songwriting contests and coming up with projects to push her songwriting to a whole new level. Join me on Tuesday to meet Amy and find out how she's doing on her "52 Songs" quest to write one song per week for a year, and post it on YouTube for the world to see!

You know why else I love the internet? Everyone all over the world can tune in!

Join host Ken Malloy who interviews one of KRUU's own, Tom Knight.

Mr. Knight is an Ohio native who has lived in Iowa for 39 years, recently moving to Fairfield. He is absolutely charmed by this midwest town--having family here doesn't hurt either.

Tom talks about the 60's and working as a VISTA volunteer, working in a factory in Germany as a teenager, traveling to 49 out of 50 states, and eating food at 100 miles an hour.

~ Ken Malloy

Jason Webley joins Eden's Hour for a special in-studio interview and live performance. While he may be sans orchestra for this interview, we can expect nothing less than fantastic from this energetic one man band.

Jason was supposed to be launching a tour with his long-time friend and musical comrade Amanda Palmer from the Dresden Dolls. However due to Amanda's need to get surgery, the shows were cancelled unexpectedly. Sad for the artists and the many people who had already purchased tickets to the much anticipated shows, but lucky for us because he had time to share with us his awesome gypsy and punk inspired folk music. And we also get a chance to pry a bit into his personal desire to seduce Leonard Cohen. Do I smell a collaboration? We can hope so...

SENATOR HILARY RODHAM CLINTON - Senator Clinton is the U.S. Senator from New York, and a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential election. She is married to Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States, and was the First Lady of the U.S. from 1993 to 2001.

MRS. ELIZABETH EDWARDS - Mrs. Edwards is the wife John Edwards, the former U.S. Senator from North Carolina who is currently seeking the Democratic Party's nomination to run for President in 2008.

At the time of this announcement, we are awaiting final confirmation from former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as to his appearance on this week's show.  read more »

Nina Hagen, legendary East German chanteuse diva/activist, speaks with Planet Erstwild's James Moore about her colorful career, her take on world events, her opposition to the Iraq invasion, war in general, and her unabashed support of Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich.

You can find Nina's website by clicking any pic.

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Planet Erstwild will feature a bouquet of interesting topics this Friday including a live in studio interview with visiting Lakota Chief Arvol Looking Horse, his wife Paula Horne and their son, Ca'-Ton Zepheir, who resides in Fairfield. He will be giving a presentation at the Civic Center 2pm Saturday December 29th.

When Arvol was twelve years old, he was designated as the 19th Generation Keeper of the Tradition of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe. People of the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota Sioux Nation believe White Buffalo Calf Woman appeared to the tribes hundreds of years ago, bringing instruction in sacred ceremonies of how to live in balance with all life, and leaving behind a sacred bundle containing a sacred pipe of peace. The 1994 birth of a white buffalo calf is believed to have been the sign that these times were now at hand.

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Today on Writers' Voices, legendary American poet Maya Angelou talks briefly with Monica Hadley by phone about her work and support for Hillary Clinton.

Dr. Maya Angelou is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature. As a poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director, she continues to travel the world, spreading her legendary wisdom. Within the rhythm of her poetry and elegance of her prose lies Angelou's unique power to help readers of every orientation span the lines of race and Angelou captivates audiences through the vigor and sheer beauty of her words and lyrics.

The rest of the show will be a review of the books written by the plethora of preidential hopefuls from both sides of the aisle.

Rebroadcast Mondays at 8am.