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This week on Radio K

In-Studio Performances
  • Twin Sister - Friday 8am
  • Fort Wilson Riot - Friday 3pm (on Off the Record)

Ticket Giveaways
  • Phosphorescent with J. Tillman (Fleet Foxes) next August 3rd at The Cedar Cultural Center (RnRO)
  • Lowertown Music Festival with performances from Tapes n Tapes, Cloud Cult, and more this Saturday, July 31st in Lowertown St. Paul (M-Th 3-6pm, F 12-3pm)

This week's Quick Queue

  • Dam Funk at Pitchfork
    by Sarah Boden

    Hear more on the Culture Queue webpage
    Support for this program comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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SXSW 2010

SXSW- Final Recap!

If you were to scroll down this very page (and I don't suggest that you do it just yet), you would see some hardcore proof of all of the amazing experiences we had at SXSW this year. From interviewing some of Radio K's favorite bands, to bringing some of those bands in for exclusive in-studio performances, and all that happened in between (showcases, obscure foodstuffs, "celeb" sightings)- we wanted to capture it all. We didn't go just for fun- we went to take you with us, to give Radio K listeners and fellow Minnesotans a chance to experience the festival almost as if you yourselves were there, too. Here are some highlights from our trip: Why should you care about Radio K at SXSW? Jon puts it nicely:

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In the Press

Stereogum

Holy Fuck – "SHT MTN," "Stay Lit," & "Latin America" (Live At Radio K)

Last week at SXSW the Toronto quartet Holy Fuck visited Radio K and performed three songs from their forthcoming third album Latin. You’ve heard “Latin America” — via Chatroulett or otherwise — but they also offered previously unreleased “Stay Lit” and “SHT MTN.” The breezy, organic new collection sounds more like the band’s live show, so the session offers a nice entryway, vice versa.

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