City of Night Dispatches

I’m down in the lab working on tonight’s City of...

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:09:44 -0400

I’m down in the lab working on tonight’s City of Night Halloween broadcast. 7-10PM tonight we will be the laying the soundtrack for your evening preparations and travels. Go on, fix the electrodes!

Putting my Happy Socks on is one of the final rituals before...

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:29:29 -0400

Putting my Happy Socks on is one of the final rituals before heading in to do my show. City of Night 7-10 @885KCSN

City of Night / Mars Curiosity soundtrack experiment

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:20:00 -0400

For those who pressed play at exactly 10:20pm Sunday, THIS is how the playback of the opening of...

City of Night playlist and podcast – 7/14/12 – KCSN - Recommended by 4 out of 5 dentists that chew gum.

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:53:35 -0400

City of Night playlist and podcast – 7/14/12 – KCSN - Recommended by 4 out of 5 dentists that chew...

Expanded "City of Night" - Now 33% More Free!!!

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:06:13 -0400

I’m pleased to announce that “City of Night” has been expanded to 3 hours ...

Happy Birthday Bob Dylan - An American Treasure Robert Allen...

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:28:00 -0400

Happy Birthday Bob Dylan - An American Treasure

Robert Allen Zimmerman born on this day May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota.

City of Night with John Lydon podcast

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:34:00 -0400

I was honored to be visited in the KCSN studio this week by John Lydon of PiL (Johnny Rotten). This...

John Lydon soliciting Cash for KCSN - “Oh my God!!!...

Fri, 18 May 2012 04:31:00 -0400

John Lydon soliciting Cash for KCSN - “Oh my God!!! I’m on a promo!!!”
Hear the rest Saturday 8-10pm. 88.5KCSN

Mr. Shovel is joined by John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of The Sex Pistols) for a special edition of City of Night featuring 2 hours of Lydon, PIL and Pistols. Here’s an amusing short clip of Lydon soliciting Cash for KCSN. The show will air on 88.5 KCSN this coming Saturday (5/19/12) 8-10pm Pacific. (kcsn.org)

I’ll be laying the soundtrack for observing the Supermoon...

Sat, 05 May 2012 15:26:10 -0400

I’ll be laying the soundtrack for observing the Supermoon tonight 8-10pm on City of Night. 88.5KCSN

We lost another legend today.Levon Helm of The Band will always...

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:31:52 -0400

We lost another legend today.

Levon Helm of The Band will always be remembered by the songs and performances he left us. This version of “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” (with it’s powerful horn arrangements and vocals by drummer Helm) was immortalized in the Martin Scorsese film “The Last Waltz” which documents the final performance of The Band.

LOTS of new music to play tonight. Still making last minute...

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 20:06:56 -0400

LOTS of new music to play tonight.
Still making last minute preps.
I’ll see you at 8pm for “City of Night”.

Though I’m still in Texas, City of Night is airing as...

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:16:10 -0400

Though I’m still in Texas, City of Night is airing as usual 8-10pm. The New, The Local and The Legends. Happy St. Patricks from Tx.
-Shovel

SXSW 2012-Austin,Tx. I was dragged into a venue by a friend and...

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:00:57 -0400

SXSW 2012-Austin,Tx.

I was dragged into a venue by a friend and found myself in the midst of an Eve 6 show. After forcing a grin through half of their hit song I decided life was too short for that so I stepped outside into the venue’s backyard . This was where I stumbled into the kind of surprise that has made SXSW a festival of lore.

As I slipped outside, KCSN faves and festival darlings Cults were stepping onto the backyard stage.
The young band have become surprisingly mature performers and the crowd were singing along to the songs in a way that suggest these are destine to be classics.
When vocalist Madeline Folin invited the audience onto the stage for the finale it was clear why Cults is one of the stars of SXSW 2012.