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This week’s show features Canadian singer-songwriter Patrick Watson, as he makes his first visit to eTown. Patrick grew up in Montreal and has some of the art-music sensibilities that remind us of Rufus Wainwright or Gregory Alan Isakov. Also joining us is another Canadian singer-songwriter and eTown veteran, Basia Bulat. This is her second eTown, and she’ll be sharing songs from her upcoming album that’s produced by My Morning Jacket’s Jim James. We’ll also have an inspiring conversation with an eChievement Award winner who is helping unemployed coal miners in West Virginia find meaningful work and income so they can support their families.

eTown airs Wednesday nights at 10 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play.

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(Photo: Patrick Watson – Courtesy of the artist/via eTown)

This week’s “back by popular demand” program features Canadian singer-songwriter Patrick Watson, who grew up in Montreal; people often compare his art-music sensibilities with those of Rufus Wainwright or Gregory Alan Isakov. Also joining us is another Canadian singer-songwriter (and returning eTown visitor) Basia Bulat. Basia shares songs from a recent album, produced by My Morning Jacket’s Jim James. And we’ll have an inspiring conversation with this week’s eChievement Award winner, a young man from West Virginia helping coal miners who’ve lost their jobs because of automation or mine closings find meaningful work and solid income so they can support their families.

eTown airs Wednesday nights at 10 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play.

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This week’s “back by popular demand” program features Canadian singer-songwriter Patrick Watson, who grew up in Montreal; people often compare his art-music sensibilities with those of Rufus Wainwright or Gregory Alan Isakov. Also joining us is another Canadian singer-songwriter (and returning eTown visitor) Basia Bulat. Basia shares songs from a recent album, produced by My Morning Jacket’s Jim James. And we’ll have an inspiring conversation with this week’s eChievement Award winner, a young man from West Virginia helping coal miners who’ve lost their jobs because of automation or mine closings find meaningful work and solid income so they can support their families.

eTown airs Wednesday nights at 10 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play.

Find our complete programming schedule here.

From 2012, an encore show featuring Patterson Hood (of Drive-By Truckers), Van Dyke Parks, Teitur, Randall Bramblett, and Caroline Aiken.

Mountain Stage with Larry Groce can be heard every Monday night at 10:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download our free KRCB Mobile App for your iOS or Android device from the App Store & Google Play!

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(Photo: Courtesy of Mountain Stage)

Veteran singer/songwriter Patty Griffin returns to the eTown stage after a long absence, and talented Brit John Smith brings his brilliant songwriting and gifted singing and playing to share during his first visit to eTown. Plus, we’ll hear a truly awesome eChievement Award story about the founder of an organization that provides glasses (and a new lease on life) for thousands of people around the world who’ve been misdiagnosed as blind.

eTown airs Wednesday nights at 10 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play.

(Photo: Patty Griffin – Courtesy of the artist/via eTown)

Veteran singer-songwriter Patty Griffin returns to the eTown stage after a long absence. Also, with us, talented British songwriter and performer John Smith. Plus, we’ll hear a truly awesome eChievement Award story about the founder of an organization that each year provides the gift of sight to thousands of people around the world who’ve been misdiagnosed as blind, with something most of us here in the US take for granted: eyeglasses.

eTown airs Wednesday nights at 10 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play.

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(Photo: Courtesy of eTown)

Paul Beaubrun was born into the legendary musical family behind Boukman Eksperyans, one of Haiti's most famous bands. But he’s also made a name for himself as a solo artist in North America, thanks in part to collaborations with artists including Jackson Browne, Jenny Lewis, and Arcade Fire. Paul’s music is steeped in the sounds of rock and reggae and punctuated with Haitian drums and rhythms. Today, we’ll hear songs from his latest album, Rasanbleman, performed live. Coming up, on the next World Cafe with host Raina Douris.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Paul Beaubrun - Hugue-Robert Marsan/Courtesy of the artist)

Our guest this week is saxophonist/composer Paul Winter. His musical odyssey has long embraced the traditions of the world’s cultures, as well as the wildlife voices of what he refers to as “the greater symphony of the Earth.” His college jazz sextet toured 23 countries of Latin America for the State Department and performed the first-ever jazz concert at the White House for the Kennedys in 1962. His concert tours and recording expeditions have taken him to 52 countries and to wilderness areas on six continents.

Art of the Song can be heard Thursday nights at 11:00 pm on KRCB FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

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(Photo: Paul Winter – Courtesy of the artist)

Rapper, singer, producer and classically trained flute player Lizzo earned her first Billboard number 1 song at the start of September. She popped by the Cafe earlier this summer to talk about her inspiration Aretha Franklin, recording with Prince, and the true meaning of self-love. Plus, she performs a set from her epic album, Cuz I Love You. We spend the second hour with Josh Ritter where he performs acoustic cuts from his latest album, Fever Breaks, which was produced by Jason Isbell. He shares details of their collaboration, and also what parenthood has done for his music. On the next World Cafe with host Talia Schlanger.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 /  streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org  / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App from the App Store & Google Play.

(Photo: Lizzo performing live at The TLA in Philadelphia - Lissa Alicia/WXPN)

Pete Townshend, the major creative force behind The Who, has written his first ever novel, titled The Age of Anxiety – And, there are plans to turn it into a rock opera, which he says will be his last major solo work. Today, we’ll hear how the project relates to his other rock opera – The Who’s Tommy – and Pete tells just how much of himself he wrote into the new book. All that, plus a special preview of some of the new music from The Who's forthcoming album due in December, called Who. On the next World Cafe.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 /  streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org  / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

(Photo: Pete Townsend - Ross Belot [CC BY 2.0])

Pete Townshend, the major creative force behind The Who, has written his first ever novel, titled The Age of Anxiety – And, there are plans to turn it into a rock opera, which he says will be his last solo work. In this encore edition of the World Cafe, we’ll learn just how much of himself Townshend wrote into the book. And we’ll hear music from The Who's latest album, called Who. That’s coming up on the next World Cafe, with host Raina Douris.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

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Season three of the Netflix series The Crown about Queen Elizabeth and the Royal family begins Sunday. It’s set during the turbulent 1960s.  We’ll hear from series creator PETER MORGAN, and John Powers will review the new season. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

(Photo: Courtesy of Netflix/via NPR)

The next severe wind event may be coming to the North Bay and much of Northern California beginning Tuesday morning, October 29 and continuing through midday Wednesday. According to PG&E, "the event will impact approximately 32 counties across the Northern and Southern Sierra, North Bay, Bay Area and Santa Cruz mountains, North Coast and Kern County. 

 

"In response to this anticipated event, Northern Operative Predictive Services has issued a high risk of significant fires" in much of the utility's service area.

 

Once again, "PG&E is considering proactively turning off power for safety" in the Tuesday to Wednesday time frame.

 

The timing of the Public Safety Power Shutoff will depend on the weather and may overlap with the shutoffs that started on October 26.

 

From PG&E: "For those customers able to have their power restored between events, PG&E urges them to use the opportunity to charge any medical equipment, phones and other electronic devices and restock emergency kits."

 

Visit this page for the latest on power shutoffs in our area.

 

More resources from PG&E:

 

A Red Flag Warning, issued by the National Weather Service, is in effect through Thursday at 4pm. As a result, the Santa Rosa Fire Department will be one of several agencies across the County with extra staffing in place for the duration. 

PG&E has initiated a Public Safety Power Shutoff as of 3:00 pm Wednesday. Residents in affected areas should plan for a power outage through Thursday, October 24th, 2019.

PG&E will make every effort to restore power by Friday night. However, total outage duration will depend on weather conditions and extent of repairs. There are 17 counties in Northern California affected, including Sonoma County.

Impacted areas in Sonoma County include: Annapolis, Boyes Hot Springs, Cloverdale, Fulton, Geyserville, Glen Ellen, Guerneville, Healdsburg, Kenwood, Larkfield, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, Windsor, Stewarts Point.

Sonoma County customers affected: 27,837

Healdsburg electric customers will not be impacted, however, people with a Healdsburg address who live outside the city limits and are PG&E electric customers may be impacted.

LOCAL RESPONSE:
A Regional Joint Information Center (JIC) has opened for local agencies and is currently staffed by the County of Sonoma and City of Santa Rosa. The City and County activated Emergency Operations Centers on Tuesday (10/22) and are working with other local agencies to provide timely information on the power shutoff. The City of Sonoma will open their EOC beginning at 3:00 pm today (10/23), with an operational period through 6:00pm. On Thursday their EOC will open at 8:00am with a closure to be determined.

The County and City of Santa Rosa declared a proclamation of local emergency on October 22nd, so that the agencies are prepared to quickly respond to the needs of the community during this power outage. Outages could impact public safety systems, communications including emergency alerts, streetlights, traffic signals, private water systems, transportation, schools, food storage, and the private sector.

TRAFFIC:
With the power shutoff beginning during commute hours, residents should plan ahead and drive with extreme caution. Power outages will cause traffic signals to go dark and drivers should consider intersections without power as a four-way stop. If possible, avoid driving in the areas where the power is shutoff.

The City of Santa Rosa anticipates traffic signals at 21 intersections will be non-functional during the power shutoff. A complete list of affected intersections is available here.​ Stop signs are being staged in Santa Rosa City limits at various intersections to help remind drivers that they must stop at intersections where signals are out.

GENERATOR SAFETY:
It is important to understand how to safely operate your generator before an emergency occurs. This means doing regular safety checks and being sure you have enough fuel to last a few days. If you don’t understand how to use your generator, you risk damaging your property, endangering your life and endangering the lives of others.

Position your generator where its exhaust can vent safely to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, which can be fatal. Never run a portable generator in the garage or in the rain, and never store generator fuel in the house.

Additional tips on the safe use of generators can be found at PG&E’s Safety Action Center at www.safetyactioncenter.pge.com.​

WATER AND SEWER SERVICE:
Public water and sewer systems are supported by back-up generators and diesel pumps and will not be affected by the power shutoff. Residents with private wells, private water pumps, and/or a private sewer grinder/booster pumps may be affected if they do not have a back-up power supply.  Learn more her​e.​

INDIVIDUALS WITH MEDICAL OR SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS:
The Human Services Department Adult & Aging Division staff will contact older adult and disabled In-Home Supportive Services clients who live in the PG&E power shutoff area who have vital medical devices that require electricity. Staff will help them plan for their needs and provide information and support to help ensure their well-being during the power outage.

Individuals with medical needs who will be affected by the outage are encouraged to contact their primary care providers about their needs in preparation for the power shutoff.

All Human Services Department buildings are expected to be open during the power shutoff. Clients needing help with Medi-Cal, CalFresh, General Assistance and other services will be able to visit the usual office locations from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday – Friday.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES:
PG&E will open Community Resource Centers (CRC’s) tomorrow, Thursday October 24. The Community Resource Centers will remain open from 8 am to 8 pm. Restrooms, bottled water, electronic-device charging and seating for up to 100 will be available.

• Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building: 1351 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

• Hanna Boys Center: 17000 Arnold Drive, Sonoma, CA 95476

• Cloverdale Citrus Fair: 1 Citrus Fair, Cloverdale, CA 95425

Both the City and County are actively monitoring the situation with PG&E and will update the public as information becomes available. For updates follow local jurisdictions on social media, and visit:

• In Sonoma County: www.SoCoemergency.org

• In City of Santa Rosa: www.srcity.org/emergenc​y

• In City of Sonoma: https://www.sonomacity.org/extended-power-outages

Residents can learn more about PG&E power shutoffs by visiting PG&E’s websit​e, ​or calling PG&E’s 24-hour power outage information center at 1-800-743-5002.

Residents should make sure PG&E has current contact information onlin​e. Customers can also update their​ information by phone at 1-866-743-5002.

For questions about resources, contact Sonoma County 2-1-1. Do not call 9-1-1 unless it is an emergency.

EXTENDED BUS SERVICE TO THE CRC AT VETERAN’S MEMORIAL BUILDING IN SANTA ROSA:
Starting Thursday, October 24, CityBus will add two extra trips on Route 18 to improve access to the PG&E Community Resource Center at the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building (1351 Maple Avenue). On weekdays, Route 18 departures from the Transit Mall will be added at 5:20pm and 6:20pm.

ELEVATED POWER SHUTOFF STATUS FOR THIS WEEKEND:
Wednesday morning, PG&E announced “elevated status” for another potential power shutoff that could impact Sonoma County this Saturday (10/26), Sunday (10/27), and Monday (10/28). We expect to learn more from PG&E about this potential event tomorrow (10/24). The County and cities are working with the National Weather Service and PG&E to monitor this potential additional event and will share more information when it is available. 

I have challenged my good friend and music lover, Phil Hulme, to create a playlist based on his favorite songs and artists and the important moments in his life. Phil has excellent taste in music and he has put together a fine playlist that includes Simon & Garfunkel, Buffalo Springfield, Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Crosby Stills & Nash, Tim Flannery, Spirit, Jethro Tull, Van Morrison and more!

Ric on the Radio can be heard every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo: Gordon Lightfoot performing at Interlochen, Michigan – Arnielee/Wikimedia Commons [CC BY-SA 3.0])

On the next Fresh Air, taking on racial bias in law enforcement, one department at a time. Dave Davies speaks with Phillip Atiba Goff, co-founder of the Center for Policing Equity about working with local police departments on strategies to reduce racial disparities in car stops, searches, and the use of force. Join us.

On the next fresh air, The Plot Against America—the Philip Roth novel that has been adapted into a new HBO series that premieres Monday.  We’ll listen back to my interview with the late Phillip Roth, about the novel.   It’s an alternate history in which aviator and Nazi sympathizer Charles Lindbergh becomes president in 1940. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1449343)

This week on Notes From the Jazz Underground, we will get funky with Grant Green, Dr. Lonnie Smith and DJ Greyboy, we'll get jammy with Phish's Trey Anastasio, and we'll hear new, cutting edge stuff from le Rex and Snarky Puppy, too!

Notes from the Jazz Underground airs Saturday nights at 11:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB Mobile App from the App Store & Google Play!

Phoebe Bridgers has been busy with lots of projects in the three years since her debut, and now she returns with Punisher – along with a sense of confidence about where she is musically. One of her recent collaborations is called Better Oblivion Community Centre with Conor Oberst – but when it came to him appearing on her own album, things worked a bit differently. We’ll hear that story today, and Phoebe performs some stripped-down versions of music from Punisher. Coming up, on the next World Cafe with host Raina Douris.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

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Pianist Keith Jarrett revealed in October that he can no longer perform, because two strokes in 2018 left him unable to use his left hand.  On the next Fresh air, Dave Davies listens back to an interview recorded in 2000, and Kevin Whitehead will review Jarrett’s new album--a recording from his final European tour in 2016.  Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Keith Jarrett - Olivier Bruchez/Wikimedia Commons)

We cruise New Orleans to hear pianos played live to order in front of your house on a truck. Then we go to the stage at the National Folk Festival in Salisbury, Maryland for a round-robin guitar session with Jerry Douglas, Bill Kirchen, Eddie Cotton and Steve Lewis.  Plus, piano and guitar greats from studio to stage in jazz, blues, roots rock and soul.

American Routes airs Fridays at noon on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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(Photo: Bill Kirchen – Courtesy of the artist)

Our guests this week on Art of the Song are Patrice Pike and Wayne Sutton. Based in Austin, Texas, Pike & Sutton is a musical partnership that began in high school. Equally anchored by Patrice’s powerhouse vocals and Wayne’s electrifying guitars, the two are best known as co-founders of ‘90s jam band Sister Seven. 

Art of the Song can be heard Thursday nights at 11:00 pm on KRCB FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

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(Photo: via Creativity Radio)

A newlywed couple travels down a South American River into the thick of the Amazon jungle on a raft… alone. Their romantic adventure soon turns into the ultimate test for survival.

Snap Judgment - storytelling with a beat, airs every Saturday morning at 10 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - Download the FREE KRCB mobile App from iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo: Teo Ducot - Courtesy of WNYC)

Plans to build more than 50 miles of border wall are underway in one Texas county. And residents there are worried that it will increase the risk of flooding. That story on All Things Considered from NPR News.

All Things Considered from NPR News, airs weekday afternoons from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

(Photo: The U.S. government is preparing to begin construction of more border walls and fencing in South Texas' Rio Grande Valley - Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters/via PBS Newshour)

After World War II, the U.S. government worked with industry to create a single-use, disposable consumer culture as a way to ensure ongoing market prosperity. Who benefited? Consumer product companies like Coca-Cola, and the fossil fuel industry, whose petrochemicals are at the source. The result? Plastic pollution is now found in virtually every living organism – including humans - and is one of the worst threats to ocean ecosystems. Now, a global resistance movement is rising to abolish petrochemical plastics and to shift to a zero-waste, circular economy. With: Anna Cummins, Deputy Director and Co-Founder of the Five Gyres Institute.

(Photo: Anna Cummins - 5 Gyres Institute)

After World War II, the U.S. government worked with industry to create a single-use, disposable consumer culture as a way to ensure ongoing market prosperity. Who benefited? Consumer product companies like Coca-Cola, and the fossil fuel industry, whose petrochemicals are at the source. The result? Plastic pollution is now found in virtually every living organism – including humans - and is one of the worst threats to ocean ecosystems. Now, a global resistance movement is rising to abolish petrochemical plastics and to shift to a zero-waste, circular economy. With: Anna Cummins, Deputy Director and Co-Founder of the Five Gyres Institute.

Dreaming of going to live concerts again? In New Zealand, it’s a reality! The country’s response to COVID-19 was so swift and effective that The Beths were back on stage playing shows as of July. Today, the band joins host Raina Douris from their tour van to talk about their new album, called Jump Rope Gazers, and what it’s been like to perform for an audience again. Plus, The Beths share some of the new music, live. Coming up, on the next World Cafe.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: The Beths - Courtesy of the artist)

South Korea is one of the few countries playing pro sports during the pandemic. This week, preseason baseball games begin. What it means for U.S. sports leagues on the next All Things Considered from NPR News.

All Things Considered from NPR News, airs weekday afternoons from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

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San Jose, California was an early adopter of progressive police reforms. But activists say violence and racism in the department show incremental change isn't enough. That story on the next All Things Considered from NPR News.

All Things Considered from NPR News, airs weekday afternoons from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

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On the next Fresh Air, political meddling in the fight against Covid-19. Politico health reporter Dan Diamond describes efforts by a Donald Trump loyalist to alter weekly reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the course of the Coronavirus pandemic. The moves prompted harsh criticism from public health experts. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Dan Diamond – via Facebook)

Your picks for the best new artists of 2019 (so far) include a lot of bands and musicians we've been following for a while – Maggie Rogers, Stella Donnelly, Nilüfer Yanya and Jade Bird have all been releasing music for several years – but they didn't drop an official full-length debut until this year.

Oh, and in case you were wondering, Billie Eilish was by far (like, more votes than all of the others in the top ten combined) the number one most-mentioned artist.

(Photo: Clockwise from upper left: Billie Eilish, Maggie Rogers, Nilüfer Yanya, Better Oblivion Community Center, Lil Nas X – All courtesy of the artists, via NPR)

New Orleans’ Ponderosa Stomp has presented the “unsung heroes of American music” for well over a decade in blues, soul, country, rockabilly and garage rock. Stomp impresario Dr. Ike shares his memories of pioneering the raucous, eclectic gathering, and we hear from past headliners, rocker Linda Gail Lewis and Arizona Twangmaster Duane Eddy. We’re spinning tracks from Stomp artists including Gary U.S. Bonds, Lazy Lester and Doug Kershaw. In Hour 2, we’ll hear tunes from swamped areas of the Texas Gulf Coast by Stevie Ray Vaughn, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Rodney Crowell, as the region grapples with water as both a source and destroyer of life as we know it.

American Routes airs Fridays at noon on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo via American Routes)

Fridays on the World Cafe, we’ve been joining host Raina Douris for a “Sense of Place” tour of Los Angeles. Today, former frontman of the band Possum Dixon, Rob Zabrecky, talks about working on the band’s final album with Ric Ocasek, and we’ll hear about his career after music as a successful magician. Then, meet Jems. The trio performed live at L.A.'s famed club, Hotel Cafe, a couple months back when World Cafe visited. We’ll hear that set today and find out what convinced the three singers to leave their solo careers behind to work together. Coming up, on the next World Cafe.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

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What is the role of power in deciding the fate of a planet? 2020 has seen a reckoning with various forms of power embedded in racial, gender, and generational identities. As we think about a transfer of U.S. presidential power, what can we learn about how other types of power are shaping our climate and our future? “It is precisely for people when they vote to not just think of the vote as voting for health or voting for schools or libraries but to start connecting the dots,” says Dorceta Taylor, an original leader of the environmental justice movement. “That's another dimension of power.”

Featured Guests:
Jaime Margolin - Co-Founder, Zero Hour; Author, Youth to Power: Your Voice and How to Use It
Dorceta Taylor - Professor of Environmental Justice, Yale School of the Environment

Climate One at the Commonwealth Club can be heard Sunday mornings at 8:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on-air, online, or on the go with our FREE KRCB Mobile App from iTunes & Google Play!

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Due to the latest information we have just received from PG&E about the anticipated Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) event, the following schools will be affected starting Wednesday afternoon:

• Maria Carrillo High 
• Rincon Valley Middle
• Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter School 
• Hidden Valley Elementary

For these schools, 

• The City of Santa Rosa Emergency Operations Center (EOC)  has requested early dismissal on Wednesday, Oct. 23 due to traffic safety concerns. School buses are aware of this change.
  • 1:20 pm - Hidden Valley Elementary (Early Release schedule)
  • 1:45 pm - Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter School (Monday’s schedule)
  • 1:52 pm - Rincon Valley Middle (Monday’s schedule)
  • 2:00 pm - Maria Carrillo High 
• No after-school programs, such as athletics and childcare, on Wednesday, Oct. 23
• No school on Thursday, Oct. 24
• We will inform you about the status of school for Friday as we monitor how quickly PG&E inspects electrical lines and begins to turn on the electricity.

PSPS events occur when PG&E determines that weather conditions could increase the risk of wildfires. More information is available on PG&E’s website. If weather conditions change, it is possible that PG&E could change this event and leave the electricity on. We will continue to share the most up-to-date information we receive from PG&E and the EOC.

Updates are also posted on our district’s website:  www.srcschools.org  

Today in the fossil fuel-induced age of escalating climate disruption, the joker in the deck is the climate imperative to transition rapidly off fossil fuels worldwide. Clean energy has reached the proverbial tipping point - and the smart money is hot on the trail of the clean energy revolution. Entrepreneur and visionary change-maker Danny Kennedy says clean energy not only makes dollars, it makes sense, and this literal power struggle could take us from energy monopoly to energy democracy

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Neo is a Greek prefix meaning new. Fascism of the classic variety is associated with Germany, Italy and Japan. It ends at the conclusion of World War II. But in the recent years there has been the development of a different variety which is neofascism. From Modi’s India to Erdogan’s Turkey neofascist autocratic regimes have taken hold. There is a direct connection from the failed economic policies of what is called neoliberalism to neofascism. Neoliberalism was given a huge boost in the 1980s by Reagan and Thatcher. Its characteristics are deregulation, cutting government spending, shredding the social safety net, privatization and tax cuts for the rich. The result: widespread immiseration and discontent. In its wake demagogues, exploiting the situation, have come to power by scapegoating, instigating violence against minorities, coupled with loud calls for "getting our country back." And lots of flag waving.

Prabhat Patnaik is an internationally renowned economist. He is professor emeritus at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. He is the author of Monopoly Capital and co-author with his wife, Utsa Patnaik of Capital and Imperialism: Theory, History, and the Present.

Alternative Radio airs the 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th Sunday mornings at 10:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Comcast channel 961 throughout the Bay Area / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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This week, Jon will be premiering Kayatta's new single "Mercy Me" from her new album, Beautiful and Messy, getting released on June 19. You'll get your first drop of this fantastic and important-to-our-times original music.

KRCB's North Bay Songwriters Radio Show airs every first, third, and sometimes fifth Thursdays, hosted by local songwriter, Jon Gonzales. Listen on-air at 91.1 & 90.9 FM / streaming @ radio.krcb.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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We are live in New Orleans at Preservation Hall for the nouveau stylings and hybrid sounds that have been cooking up in the historic jazz hub including funky new grooves from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, paired with singer Tom Waits, bluegrasser Del McCoury and New Orleans hoodoo rocker Dr. John. Then, we look back to post-war England with session guitarist Albert Lee who grew up hearing American music on the radio and eventually crossed the pond to play rock & roll stateside. Plus, we explore the roots of rock with blues harpist Little Walter, western swingers Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys and rockabilly picker Carl Perkins.

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President Trump won Wisconsin by less than one percentage point in 2016 -- a year when nearly a million and a half eligible voters in the state *didn't* vote. Now activists in Milwaukee are pushing to increase voter turnout in 2020. Will their efforts make enough of a difference to turn Wisconsin blue? Join us for the next Morning Edition from NPR News.

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President Trump says schools should reopen in the Fall – and while COVID-19 cases continue to rise, district leaders around the country are scrambling to put together a plan that keeps students and teachers safe during the pandemic. Is in-person learning an option for the new school year? Join us for the next Morning Edition from NPR News.

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Senators are prepared to vote on whether President Trump should be removed from office for misdeeds involving Ukraine. But Trump's personal lawyer says someone else is guilty, not the president. Steve Inskeep talks with Rudy Giuliani about impeachment. Plus, how caucus chaos in Iowa could impact the New Hampshire primary on the next Morning Edition from NPR News.

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One year on, we'll look at the response to a controversial policy from President Trump to separate migrant families. That story on All Things Considered from NPR News 

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Shortly before his death, the singer Prince selected Dan Piepenbring to help him write his memoir. On the next Fresh Air, we talk with Piepenbring about his new book The Beautiful Ones which includes pages Prince wrote about his childhood and adolescence, as well as letters, photos and handwritten lyrics.   Join us.

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This week on the BGS Radio Hour, a swingin’ tune from Old Crow Medicine Show, some clawhammer guitar from Molly Tuttle, profound new music from Chris Knight, and much, much more!

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This year, historic wildfires ravaged California’s forests -- including state parks where redwood trees have stood for a thousand years. On the next Morning Edition environmentalists look for ways to protect these ancient trees in a warming climate. Start your day with Morning Edition from NPR News.

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