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Mardi Gras Lunch!

It's time again for our annual Mardi Gras Lunch with Paul from Krewe de Louisianne (Saturdays from 10AM-12PM)! He'll be taking over the airwaves on Fat Tuesday, February 21st at noon for one hour of good ol' Creole fun!

We hope you'll join us for this great musical Mardi Gras celebration!

Valentines Day is Vinyl Day!

This Valentine's Day, we'll be celebrating one of our true loves: vinyl! Tune in all day to hear some of our best DJs play great tracks from our extensive collection and their personal stacks!

This February 14th Vinyl Day is supported by Absolute Vinyl Records and Stereo, Boulder's best one-stop shop for books, records and stereo gear. We'll be giving away one mystery vinyl 3-pack per day starting on Wednesday up until Vinyl Day! Tune in to our rotation shows (7AM-6PM) each day for your chance to win! We will pick a different time each day. The packs will be available for pick-up at the Absolute Vinyl store.

We'll have more sweet prizes to win on Vinyl Day, so if you love vinyl as much as we do, be sure to turn in!

Krewe of Baloo's Mardi Gras Ball!

Laissez les bons temps rouler, let the good times roll!

Krewe of Baloo is hosting their 6th annual Mardi Gras Charity Ball & Parade on Saturday, February 18th at the Gothic Theatre (21+). Featured are Blue Krewe (with Paul from Krewe de Louisianne as a member), Immundo Burlesque and DJ Vic Man Do. There will be beads, a costume contest and other giveaways!

Half of proceeds from the ball go to Roots of Music in New Orleans and the other half goes to RADIO 1190, so if you want to get in the Mardi Gras spirit and support your community radio station, the Mardi Gras Ball is the way to go!

More information is available here!

Hangout Fest, Gulf Shores, Alabama 2012!

Radio 1190 is proud to be a sponsor for the Hangout Music Fest! The festival features 3 days of great music on the beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama on May 18th, 19th and 20th!

Headliners include Jack White, Dr. Dog, Gogol Bordello, M. Ward, Wilco, The Flaming Lips, Futurebirds and STS9!

Tickets go on sale Friday, February 10th here.

Watch this space for future information on how to get passes and more to this event!

CD of the Month for February: Cloud Nothing's "Attack on Memory"

The album titled "Attack on Memory" is the third LP from Cloud Nothings and on this album, we find a welcome departure from the music that put the band on the map. Released only last month, Cloud Nothings is already garnering critical acclaim from music critics and bloggers alike, as the once solo project of frontman Dylan Baldi morphs from the charismatic chillwave pop-punk sound of the past to give us a group effort and the collaborative sound only achieved through shared songwriting experiences.

The band's familiary catchy riffs are constant and with that, Cloud Nothings puts forth new, weighty grunge that will surely catch your ear. The raw sound of this record was taken as a gamble by Baldi and with the spotlight now shining bright on the band, we see the new approach has paid off in spades.

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