Local Music on the radio - by N.L. Belardes
For the first time in years I intentionally listened to KRAB Radio. I haven’t listened to any radio at all since listening to Radio Bilingue a few years ago when I wanted to up my Spanish vocabulary... I watch zero TV for that matter too. Who has time for it? Now, why was I listening in on Danny Spanks' take on local music?
It was simply because a band asked me to listen. So why not? Although I only listened to about half the show, I did hear Brian Head Welch, Adema, Vesper, American Standard and Soulajar.
Danny Spanks made comment that over the "last seven days I hadn't gotten any emails...then suddenly 10-15 emails from people wanting Soulajar to be played. I don't know if it was from a street team, family, friends, whatever... Sorry I haven't played them before...a round of applause for Soulajar..." I guess he liked them. You could hear him clapping in the studio. He plugged them pretty good even though he let out a few sly chuckles, and even offered to put them into a regular rotation. But then he invited me onto the show too, and I don't know yet if he always follows through with what he promises... but that's still a great sign for Soulajar to get some needed airplay.
I should add KRAB played Soulajar's song, 'After Her', a melodic jazz-influenced rock ballad. He even plugged both their homepage at soulajar.com and their myspace site...
He gave great kudos to American Standard's re-mastered song, 'Empty Inside' and of Mark DeLeon's prowess at not only music but the hook-ups at Mad Dog Tattoo. I'm sure you all have heard of Mark DeLeon. I see him around but I haven't met him and I hear wonderful things about what he has single-handedly done to help the local music scene. Three cheers for Mark DeLeon, his band American Standard who has a new cd out (get it at World Records), and Soulajar for getting plugged so well to the thousands in Bakersfield, out of Bakersfield, and those just passing through on the 99...
It was simply because a band asked me to listen. So why not? Although I only listened to about half the show, I did hear Brian Head Welch, Adema, Vesper, American Standard and Soulajar.
Danny Spanks made comment that over the "last seven days I hadn't gotten any emails...then suddenly 10-15 emails from people wanting Soulajar to be played. I don't know if it was from a street team, family, friends, whatever... Sorry I haven't played them before...a round of applause for Soulajar..." I guess he liked them. You could hear him clapping in the studio. He plugged them pretty good even though he let out a few sly chuckles, and even offered to put them into a regular rotation. But then he invited me onto the show too, and I don't know yet if he always follows through with what he promises... but that's still a great sign for Soulajar to get some needed airplay.
I should add KRAB played Soulajar's song, 'After Her', a melodic jazz-influenced rock ballad. He even plugged both their homepage at soulajar.com and their myspace site...
He gave great kudos to American Standard's re-mastered song, 'Empty Inside' and of Mark DeLeon's prowess at not only music but the hook-ups at Mad Dog Tattoo. I'm sure you all have heard of Mark DeLeon. I see him around but I haven't met him and I hear wonderful things about what he has single-handedly done to help the local music scene. Three cheers for Mark DeLeon, his band American Standard who has a new cd out (get it at World Records), and Soulajar for getting plugged so well to the thousands in Bakersfield, out of Bakersfield, and those just passing through on the 99...
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Sunday, May 15, 2005.
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