KXCI Community Radio

We're nearly 90% of the way there! One Call Does it All- 520-623-1000

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shauger) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:12:00 +0000

KXCI's Spring Membership is rolling right along, but we could use your support. We are nearly 90% of the way to our goal. Please call 520-623-1000 to pledge your support or click here to pledge. It will give you a warm fuzzy feeling deep inside.

As of 10:30am Sunday (March 14th) we have raised $89,926 of our $100,000 goal. Thank you to everyone who has already called and pledged online!

Things are about to get extremely exciting around here once all of your calls start to pour in.

KXCI Back on the Air at 91.3

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shauger) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:17:00 +0000

Thanks for your patience. As of 2:15pm, KXCI resumed broadcasting terrestrially. As you may know, recent storms knocked out the power on our Mt. Bigelow transmitter tower. Thanks for listening on line and thanks for pledging in our spring membership drive at 520-623-1000 or on line at www.kxci.org.

You never miss your water till your well runs dry. It's good to be back.

Back to our regularly scheduled programming, already in progress.

KXCI Off The Air; Webstreaming Unaffected at KXCI.org

noreply@blogger.com (Randy Peterson) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:49:00 +0000

For the third or fourth time in this too long winter, snow has taken done the electrical service to our transmitter on Mount Bigelow, forcing us off the air at 91.3FM. Live and free webstreaming at KXCI.org (and through applications such as iTunes) is unaffected.

Trico Electric has a crew on-site working on the situation.

We will continue to update the situation as we know more. Thank you for your patience. This latest power outage comes during our membership drive; we now need your support more than ever: (520) 623-1000 or "Pledge Now" here at KXCI.org. Thank you!

KXCI Music Memorial for Rich Morgan - Sunday 2-3:30pm

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan KXCI Music Director) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:19:00 +0000

Tune in for special programming from 2 to 3:30pm Sunday, Feb. 28th, in memory of Rich Morgan. Rich loved music and was a long time KXCI supporter. His wide encompassing tastes are reflected in some of his favorite songs that we'll be playing Sunday, which range from the blues of Lightnin' Hopkins to Tuvan throat singing, from the African voice of Baaba Maal to the classic country of Hank Williams and includes jazz greats like Thelonius Monk along side The Rolling Stones.

There will be a memorial for Rich Morgan this Monday March 1st, 5:30pm, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4831 E. 22nd St.

Online Pledging Restored; Click Here!

noreply@blogger.com (Randy Peterson) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:26:00 +0000

While we continue to rebuild the official KXCI webstore, we have moved the online pledging for our membership program into the KXCI auction site: http://www.biddingforgood.com/kxci

Instead of bidding to win a cool item (as in our regular auction) you can go to the site, select your pledge level (from $10 to $1,000) and "Buy Now" to show your support to Community Radio with a tax-deductible membership gift.

It's harder to explain than it is to do, so head over to the KXCI auction site right now to check it out and hopefully, make your show of support to KXCI 91.3FM: http://www.biddingforgood.com/kxci

Homelessness Marathon Tonight; 6pm to 7am; Local Homeless Resources

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shauger) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:43:00 +0000

6:00PM Tuesday, February 23 to
7:00AM Wednesday, February 24
91.3 KXCI Tucson
www.kxci.org

Community Radio 91.3 KXCI will broadcast the 13th Annual Homelessness Marathon live from Tuesday February 23 at 6:00PM through 7:00AM Wednesday, February 24. The Homelessness Marathon is an annual 14-hour radio broadcast featuring the voices and stories of homeless people from around the United States. The Homelessness Marathon features live call-ins all night long via a national toll-free number. This year, the nationally syndicated broadcast originates from Detroit where the economy is in shambles.

More information about services for homeless people and the working poor are available here: NeedHelpOnePageResourceDecember2009.pdf

There will be two call-in numbers for the broadcast.

ANYONE may call 877-NOBODY-8 (877-662-6398)
People who are homeless, formerly homeless or afraid they're about to be
homeless may also call 866-LEFT-OUT (866-533-8688)

Additional information available about the national broadcast is available at: www.homelessnessmarathon.org.

Calexico & Friends FESTIVAL EN EL BARRIO VIEJO

noreply@blogger.com (Randy Peterson) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:08:00 +0000

Tickets are now on sale for KXCI's annual Calexico and Friends benefit concert, set for Saturday, April 3rd with an all day FESTIVAL EN EL BARRIO VIEJO, featuring an outdoor concert in the neighborhood south of the Tucson Convention Center. Two stages of live music, beer, food, vendors and more.

Tickets are on sale now at the Rialto Theatre: http://www.rialtotheatre.com/ and 740-1000, as well as at the KXCI offices at 220 South Fourth Avenue. We're open weekdays 10am to 4pm.

Confirmed "friends of Calexico" for this event include Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta, Fourkiller Flats, Crawdaddy-O, Tom Walbank, Naim Amor, Silver Thread Trio, and Courtney Robbins.

It's going to be a great day of great music and great friends, April 3rd in Barrio Viejo. Get your tickets today!!

Organized by the Rialto Theatre and Stateside with support from Cushing Street Bar & Restaurant.

You Love Us, You Really Love Us!

noreply@blogger.com (Randy Peterson) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:56:00 +0000

The KXCI pre-Valentine's Day auction has ended, with bidders placing $3,627 in winning bids, with all proceeds supporting KXCI Community Radio.

Thank you to everyone who placed a bid, whether ultimately the winning bid or not. We appreciate your support!

The KXCI offices (220 S. 4th Ave.) will be open Friday from 9am to 4pm and again on Saturday from 9am to noon for winning bidders to pick up their items.

Thank you!!!

Valentine's Auction Ends Thursday, February 4th at 4pm!

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shauger) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:24:00 +0000

There's still time for you to bid in KXCI's Valentine's Day online auction- but you need to act soon. You can bid on more nearly 150 items - some perfect for you, and some perfect for giving to that special someone in your life.

We have restaurant gift certificates, concert and theatre tickets, gourmet food and gift baskets, yoga and massage certificates, travel packages and a whole lot more. To see all of the items and to place your bids, click the Online Auction button at KXCI.org, or just click this link: http://www.kxci.cmarket.com/.

Bidding ends today (February 4) at 4pm, so don't wait to place your winning bids. And remember - all proceeds from this auction support Your Community Radio!

KXCI Community Radio: Auction Opens Thursday!!

noreply@blogger.com (Randy Peterson) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:48:00 +0000

KXCI's pre-Valentine's Day online is now open, with bidding on more than 150 items - some perfect for you, and some perfect for giving to that special someone in your life.

We have restaurant gift certificates, concert and theatre tickets, gourmet food and gift baskets, yoga and massage certificates, travel packages and a whole lot more. To see all of the items and to place your bids, click the Online Auction button at KXCI.org, or just click this link: http://www.kxci.cmarket.com/.

Bidding runs for one week only, so don't wait to place your winning bids. And remember - all proceeds from this auction support Your Community Radio!

We're Back - Power Restored & The On-Air Signal is Restored

noreply@blogger.com (Randy Peterson) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:19:00 +0000

We'd like to thank the crews who completed emergency repairs to the electrical service on Mt. Lemmon and have restored the power necessary for us to share our great music and public affairs programs once again to our Tucson listeners.

In the event we go off the air again (they are calling for more snow!), we are always able to stream live on KXCI.org and through applications like the Public Radio tuner on iTunes.

Thank you for your patience during our roughly 24 hours off the air!

KXCI Currently Off the Air Due to Power Outage on Mt. Bigelow

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Shauger) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:06:00 +0000

At about 12:45 pm KXCI went off the air. The power where our transmitter is located on Mount Bigelow has been out due to the recent storms. The back up generator is now out of gas. Other local stations are also affected. We are uncertain when power will be restored to the area. We will continue to stream at www.kxci.org.

KXCI Board Meeting January 21st

noreply@blogger.com (Randy Peterson) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:32:00 +0000

The KXCI Board of Directors meets on Thursday, January 21st at 5:30pm at the offices of Child and Family Resources, 2800 East Broadway in Tucson. The meeting is open to the public and you are encouraged to attend. Please click below for the agenda.

BoardAgendaJan2010.doc

Haiti: How To Help

noreply@blogger.com (Randy Peterson) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:19:00 +0000

On Tuesday, a massive 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti just outside the capital of Port-au-Prince. The damage is extensive and the potential for additional loss of life in the days and weeks ahead is enormous. This is the worst earthquake in Haiti's long history. You can help:

Tucson's World Care is accepting items (first aid supplies, OTC medications, emergency items, hygiene, etc.) as well as monetary donations. Learn more at http://www.worldcare.org/

The American Red Cross has already made a contribution to Haitian relief, but can do more with your donation: http://www.redcross.org/

Raging Sage Coffee Roasters in Tucson (2458 North Campbell) is donating all proceeds on Sunday, January 17th to Doctors Without Borders' relief efforts in Haiti.

The Alliance for Global Justice holds a potluck fundraiser for Haiti earthquake victims on Sunday, January 17th starting at 5pm at 849 West Franklin Street. Donations will be funneled through Haiti Reborn and the Haiti Action Committee, two groups with excellent on-the-ground contacts. AFGJ National Co-Coordinators, James Jordan and Chuck Kaufman, just returned from a delegation to Haiti to investigate human rights abuses resulting from the US sponsored coup and occupation. They will be reporting back on what was learned. Info: 520-243-0381.

Contact the Haitian Health Foundation at http://www.haitianhealthfoundation.org/

Hip Hop artist Wyclef Jean is urging people to donate $5 to his Haitian charity, Yéle Haiti, by texting "YELE" to 501501. (The donation will be automatically charged to your cellphone bill.)

As plans for additional relief campaigns become known (including a possible local music benefit concert), we will update this blog.

KXCI Auction: How To Donate

noreply@blogger.com (Randy Peterson) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:29:00 +0000

Tucson’s non-profit Community Radio, KXCI, holds our annual Valentine’s Love Auction January 28th to February 4th, 2010. The auction offers great items perfect for Valentine’s Day giving, including restaurant and personal service gift certificates, gourmet food, floral arrangements, hotel and bed & breakfast visits, music and entertainment packages, concert and event tickets and much more.

We are currently gathering auction donations for this event. If you are a business owner or operator, an artist, author or craftsperson, we would love to hear from you! To learn more about this auction and how to donate, please download these two forms:
ValentinesAuctionLetter.doc
AuctionDonationForm.doc

By donating an item or items today, you’ll be promoting your business to our 32,000 listeners and to the larger Tucson community.

Top Albums of 2009: #1-#20

noreply@blogger.com (Randy Peterson) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:13:00 +0000

As determined by airplay on KXCI Community Radio:

#1 Neko Case, Middle Cyclone
#2 Wilco, Wilco (The Album)
#3 Edward Sharp And The Magnetic Zeroes, Up From Below
#4 M. Ward, Hold Time
#5 The Soul of John Black, Black John

#6 Eels, Hombre Lobo
#7 Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest
#8 compilation: War Child Presents Heroes
#9 Elvis Perkins, Elvis Perkins In Dearland
#10 compilation: Dark Was The Night

#11 Golden Boots, The Winter of Our Discotheque
#12 Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
#13 Booker T., Potato Hole
#14 Dan Auerbach, Keep It Hid
#15 Generationals, Con Law

#16 Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band, Outer South
#17 Alice Russell, Pot Of Gold
#18 Al Perry, The Three Track Session EP
#19 Gomez, A New Tide
#20 Andrew Bird, Noble Beast

THANK YOU FOR A GREAT 2009!

Top Albums of 2009: #21-40

noreply@blogger.com (Randy Peterson) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:40:00 +0000

As determined by airplay on KXCI Community Radio:

#21 Cracker, Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey
#22 Susan Tedeschi, Back to the River
#23 Trevor Hall, self-titled
#24 Jason Lytle, Yours Truly, The Commuter
#25 Zee Avi, self-titled

#26 Monsters Of Folk, self-titled
#27 The Bird and the Bee, Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future
#28 Bruce Springsteen, Working on a Dream
#29 Regina Spektor, Far
#30 Bishop Allen, Grr...

#31 Clem Snide, Hungry Bird
#32 Heartless Bastards, The Mountain
#33 Vetiver, Tight Knit
#34 Ben Kweller, Changing Horses
#35 Steve Earle, Townes

#36 Novalima, Coba Coba
#37 Camera Obscura, My Maudlin Career
#38 Jeb Loy Nichols, Parish Bar
#39 Iron & Wine, Around The Well
#40 Bob Dylan, Together Through Life

Top Albums of 2009: #41-60

noreply@blogger.com (Randy Peterson) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:23:00 +0000

As determined by airplay on KXCI Community Radio:

#41 Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkesta, Live at the Rialto
#42 Joshua James, Build Me This
#43 The Avett Brothers, I And Love And You
#44 The Panics, Cruel Guards
#45 Obi Best, Capades

#46 Calexico, Ancienne Belcique - Live in Brussels 2008
#47 Belle and Sebastian, Live at the BBC
#48 Elvis Costello, Secret Profane & Sugarcane
#49 Moby, Wait For Me
#50 Ziggy Marley, Family Time

#51 John Vanderslice, Romanian Times
#52 Neil Young, Fork In The Road
#53 A.C. Newman, Get Guilty
#54 Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens, What Have You Done My Brother?
#55 U2, No Line on the Horizon

#56 Air, Love 2
#57 Yo La Tengo, Popular Songs
#58 Mason Jennings, Blood of Man
#59 Decemberists, The Hazards of Love
#60 Among The Oak & Ash, self-titled

Top Albums of 2009: #61-#80

noreply@blogger.com (Randy Peterson) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:13:00 +0000

As determined by airplay on KXCI Community Radio:

#61 Playing For Change, Songs Around The World
#62 Son Volt, American Central Dust
#63 Eleni Mandell, Artificial Fire
#64 Deer Tick, Born On Flag Day
#65 Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, La Luz Del Ritmo

#66 soundtrack: Slumdog Millionaire
#67 The Fireman, Electric Arguments
#68 Animal Collective, Meriweather Post Pavilion
#69 Modest Mouse, No One's First and You're Next
#70 Fruit Bats, The Ruminant Band

#71 Silver Thread Trio, self-titled
#72 Doves, Kingdom of Rust
#73 Leonard Cohen, Live in London
#74 Portugal. The Man, The Satanic Satanist
#75 fun., Aim And Ignite

#76 Justin Townes Earle, Midnight at the Movies
#77 Elizabeth & The Catapult, Taller Children
#78 compilation: Man of Somebody's Dreams (A Tribute To Chris Gaffney)
#79 Blitzen Trapper, Black River Killer
#80 Zero 7, Yeah Ghost

Top Albums of 2009: #81-#100

noreply@blogger.com (Randy Peterson) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:05:00 +0000

As determined by airplay on KXCI Community Radio:

#81 Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel, Willie and the Wheel
#82 Rhett Miller, self-titled
#83 Matisyahu, Light
#84 Isobel Campbel and Mark Lanegan, Sunday at Devil Dirt
#85 Cat Power, Dark End of the Street

#86 The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, It's Blitz
#87 The Wooden Birds, Magnolia
#88 Sea Wolf, White Water, White Bloom
#89 Ruthie Foster, The Truth According To Ruthie Foster
#90 Madeleine Peyroux, Bare Bones

#91 Depedro, self-titled
#92 Chuck Prophet, Let Freedom Ring!
#93 Ben Harper and Relentless 7, White Lies for Dark Times
#94 Ben Lee, The Rebirth of Venus
#95 Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women, self-titled

#96 Buddy & Julie Miller, Written in Chalk
#97 J.J. Cale, Roll On
#98 Bill Callahan, Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
#99 The Lemondheads, Varshons
#100 The Swell Season, Strict Joy

KXCI Closed New Year's Day

noreply@blogger.com (Randy Peterson) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:28:00 +0000

The KXCI offices will be closed Friday, January 1st for New Year's Day. Regular office hours (Mon-Fri, 10 to 4; Wednesday 10-7) will resume Monday, January 4th.

Have a happy and safe New Year's celebration!

KXCI Community Radio: Giving Back To Our Community

noreply@blogger.com (Randy Peterson) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:35:00 +0000

At KXCI Community Radio, our deejays, staff, board and our members take pride in serving our community. It is with that pride that we share with you that during the months of October, November and December 2009, KXCI Community Radio aired 2,944 public service announcements at no cost for other non-profit organizations in our community.

This giving back by Community Radio had an estimated value more than $47,000. Additionally (but less quantifiably) KXCI also provides community service through interviews, special programs, our community calendar, by donating auction items and services, and in many other ways.

Announcements were aired for organizations running the gamut from the Community Food Bank, Luz Social Services and the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation to the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus, Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association and the Fox Tucson Theatre. For a complete list of non-profit organizations that received KXCI public service announcements in the past three months, please click on our PSA report (provided in Excel format):
PSAReport4Q2009.xls

KXCI To Offer Online Board of Elections Voting

noreply@blogger.com (Randy Peterson) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:33:00 +0000

KXCI Board of Directors Election Committee Important Online Voting Information

The KXCI Board of Directors has decided to implement secure online voting as an option for the next Board of Directors election in 2010. It is hoped that online voting will increase participation in our elections, save money, and create a more eco-friendly process.

We are now offering the first "opt-in" period for members to tell us that they would prefer to vote online and not receive a ballot in the mail.

If you are a member and you would prefer to vote online, please go to our homepage (http://kxci.org/) and click the blue "Join Our Email List" box.

If you already receive our weekly e-mails, enter that e-mail. The system will send you a response e-mail with directions to allow you to update your online profile. You will need to enter first and last names, say that you are a KXCI member and say "Yes" to the online voting question.

If you do NOT already receive our weekly e-mails, click the "Join Our Email List" to register for the first time. You will be able to enter your name, say that you are a KXCI member and say yes to online voting.

Don't worry if you cannot decide about online voting at this time. There will be additional reminders about the "opt-in" online voting in the future, and any eligible voter who does not choose online voting for the 2010 election will receive a ballot in the mail.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

KXCI Board Meeting & Agenda

noreply@blogger.com (Randy Peterson) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:48:00 +0000

The KXCI Board of Directors meets Thursday, December 17th at 6pm at the offices of Child and Family Resources, 2800 East Broadway in Tucson. The meeting is open to the public and you are encouraged to attend.

To see the agenda for this meeting, click here:
KXCIBoardAgendaDecember.doc

KXCI Community Radio Auction Raises $6902

noreply@blogger.com (Randy Peterson) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:06:00 +0000

A big THANK YOU to everyone who placed a bid in our online auction which closed December 15th. We made a total of $6902 with about 90% of our 235 auction items receiving bids.

We'd also like to give a big THANK YOU to the tremendous local businesses and artists and authors who made this auction possible by donating the items. Your generous support was a big help!

We are currently processing payments for the auction. Winning bidders can begin to pick up items at these times:

Tuesday, December 15th: 3pm-5pm
Wednesday, December 16th: 10am-7pm
Thursday, December 17th: 10am-5pm
Friday, December 18th: 10am-5pm
Saturday, December 19th: 9am-Noon

Small items that are easily mailed (like gift certificates) will be mailed beginning 12/15.

And then regular office hours (Mon-Fri) beginning December 21st.