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By Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor "Tamacun," the instrumental tune that kicks off the official debut from Rodrigo y Gabriela, startles as it shows off what this Mexican duo was all about. There is power in the acoustic side of music, and these two were dead set on proving that. Shards of classical, flamenco, […]
Read MoreWelcome to Fantasy Football, Public Radio style! If you’re a sports nut, or maybe just stuck with one, a minimum $25 donation earns you a Summit Fantasy Football team! We have space for up to 100 Summit Fantasy Football teams, split into up to TEN leagues that will play each week throughout the NFL football season. Each league will be joined […]
Read MoreSan Francisco singer-songwriter, bandleader, and 30-year TV newsman Dan Ashley joined Brad Savage for an interview and a couple live acoustic songs, performed remotely. Dan Ashley is the nightly news host on ABC-7 (KGO-TV) in San Francisco for many years, and is well known for his excellent band. It's super cool that the anchorman also […]
Read MoreBy Chad Miller - Summit FM Music Director What's everyone been listening to out there? So much new music coming at us, so little time... However, these songs that might fly under the radar to most are what I've been diggin' these past few weeks! Like what you hear? Please email me at chad@thesummit.fm and let me […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Tattoos, piercings, heroin, dreads, distorted drum machines, noisy guitars, a gallon of angst and dirt all made up the Ministry that wandered out of the Lollapalooza Generation. But in the beginning, there was a "kinder, gentler" Ministry, much more in tune with the synth-pop sounds of the early ’80s. In […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Many a good story begins with the phrase, "seemingly out of nowhere," so, seemingly out of nowhere, Florence Welch came forth with her Machine and presented her debut recording in the summer of 2009. Welch, barely 23 years old at the time, had worked on various projects before […]
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