Join DJSmittymon this week as he welcomes local Asheville singer / songwriter..  Mark Casson for a live performance and talk on the Positive Vibes’ Early Morning Music Sessions..  happening this Tuesday, Sept. 13th – starts around 9am..  tune in – turn it up..  enjoy…   smittymon

The Cheeksters have a show at the Grey Eagle (patio stage) this Saturday, Sept 17th –  starts around 6pm..

The Cheeksters were formed in 1990 soon after Mark and Shannon met by chance on a train in London, England. Mark hails from the UK, while Shannon was born and raised in Tennessee.

They started performing music together as a duo with Mark on guitar and vocals and Shannon playing bass guitar. They soon released their debut album “Stranger Things Have Happened” in 1992, followed by “Hey, What’s Your Style ?” in 1994.

The couple relocated to Nashville in 1996 and began working with producer Brent Little at his all-analog studio where they have recorded four critically acclaimed albums: “Skating On The Cusp” (1999) “Nineteen Sixty-Five” (2005) “Movers and Shakers” (2007) “The Golden Birds” (2011).

Over the years, The Cheeksters have performed extensively in the Southeast US, as well as showcasing their talents in NYC and London.

The Cheeksters combine the best of what made music great in the 1960’s and 70’s with a winning fresh pop approach that delights audiences.  In the studio the group has produced six albums of timeless, tuneful, terrific pop that has real staying power

Onstage the versatile five-piece bands turns out its catchy pop confections, bringing to mind a swirling variety of influences including Memphis soul and Carnaby Street pop.  They somehow manage to channel Burt Bacharach / Hal David, Dusty Springfield’s diva soul, T-Rex’s manic boogie and the pomp of David Bowie often in the same song without sounding derivative

The current line-up has performed together for the past ten years and is made up of Mark Casson (vocals, guitar, piano, bass), Shannon Hines Casson (vocals, bass guitar, piano), Jay Moye (piano, guitar), Je Widenhouse (trumpet) and Mike Baker (drums)

The Cheeksters Info:

@thecheeksters

https://cheeksters.com/

Positive Vibes’ Early Morning Music Sessions

Tuesdays 8-10am / 103.3 FM / @103.3ashevillefm

streaming globally at www.ashevillefm.org !!

We’ve got another top-notch show this week on Radio Active Kids! We interview Brighter Light Brigade and play selections from BOTH their new EPs! Can’t wait!!! Also, new songs by Sharon and Bram, Randy Kaplan, Howdytoons, 3 O’Clock Rock Records, Mama B, & Musiquita! Also, older tunes by MONEDITA DE ORO (RIP Juan Monedita ), #KindianaJones, The Blibbering Humdingers & Un Recreo Fantastico/La Bollito Band! 8-10am ET Saturday at ashevillefm.org/show/radio-active-kids or tun.in/pjiei & podcasting at mixcloud.com/Radio_Active_Kids!

Announcing the blues have just entered the building! And you can enter the blues by tuning in the Blueshound this Thursday from 12-2pm on AshevilleFM! Listen live at 103.3fm or stream it live and anytime you want for 2 weeks after is airs at ashevillefm.org! Got some new music for ya from Chicago artists Jeff Dale and also Derrick Procell! You’ll hear Delta blues from both Jhett Black and Jimmy “Duck” Holmes! How about some live tracks from Mr. Superharp himself, James Cotton? Or, the fine guitar work of Debbie Davies and blues from Muddy’s son Big Bill Morganfield! The Notcho’ Blues Artist this week is the late John Prine! Join the Blueshound on Soul of the Blues for two hours of mind taming, butt flaming blues, baby! We’re gonna step into some blues!

Propaganda By The Seed (with Aaron Parker and Tim Holland)

This week on the show, we feature a chat with Aaron Parker of Edgewood Nursery & Tim Holland (aka MC Sole), who together form the Propaganda By The Seed podcast. You can find the podcast on the channel zero network, Libsyn, and a bunch of streaming services. We hope you enjoy this chat as much as Bursts did. We talk about their project of sharing conversations with various farmers, herbalists, propagators, scavengers, historians and cooks about plants, food autonomy, agriculture mutual aid and a host of other, related topics.

You can find a bunch of Sole’s music at his bandcamp. And, if you want to hear past convos we’ve had, you can find a chat Tim & Bursts had (when Bursts was wicked underslept) in 2017 or Amar & Bursts on the “final” Solecast in 2020.

Check at our website for more details on topics discussed and links. Also, if you want to hear the last 30 minutes of this chat (including talk about ethics in food production under capitalism, land projects & Sole’s music) plus Sean Swain’s segment, you can find our podcast on a bunch of streaming sites listed at tfsr.wtf, or you can play it at our site or subscribe to our podcast.

Amy’s Kitchen Labor Issues

For a few articles on the Amy’s Kitchen labor issues, since they closed a factory in San Jose, laying off 300 employees with no notice…:

• NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amys-kitchen-says-food-made-love-factory-say-job-left-injured-rcna8189
• PrismReports: https://prismreports.org/2022/08/04/amys-kitchen-closes-san-jose-workers-organize/
• Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelesimon/2022/08/09/hypocrisy-at-amys-kitchen-can-a-food-company-be-truly-sustainable-when-it-comes-to-worker-rights/?sh=543c569b3b11
• Eater.com: https://www.eater.com/23011738/amys-kitchen-boycott-labor-dispute-workers-california

Mo Evil Foods:

• Their site: https://www.moevilfoods.com/
• our interview from 2020: https://www.moevilfoods.com/inspiration/support-essential-workers-jhf6r
• Laborwave Radio interivew: https://www.laborwaveradio.com/post/no-evil-foods

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Featured Tracks Include:

• Keeper of the Ecosystems (instrumental) by Sole from Worlds Not Yet Gone (Black Box Tapes)
• The Old (w/ Oldeaf) by Sole
• Flood by Sole and DJ Pain 1 from Nihilismo

Join DJSmittymon this week for a live performance and talk by local Asheville folk / rock band  * Strawhouse * on this edition of the Positive Vibes’ Early Morning Music Sessions..   happens Tuesday, Sept. 6th – starts around 9am..  tune in – turn it up..  enjoy…   smittymon