B Radio Hour

02/02/2023

Happy Groundhog Day! We'll be back again this Sunday at 11pm CT :)

You're listening to the official audio for Sonny & Cher - "I Got You Babe" from the album 'Look At Us'. "I Got You Babe" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 1...

04/07/2022

TONIGHT: The B Radio Hour returns with music from Good Night Gold Dust, Denzel Curry, AJJ, and more, as we honor 4th with some good road trip tunes and impactful songs.

Be sure to tune in at 11pm CT on KMSU/www.kmsu.org! Catch any old, recent episodes on the website as well.

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06/04/2022

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05/04/2022

Two new B Radio Hour episodes are available on-demand:

This past week, we had a tribute to Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins plus new music from RHCP, Let's Eat Grandma and more.

Two weeks ago, we had A LOT of new music from Arcade Fire, Neon Reject & Lustyr, black midi, Kilo Kish and more.

Next week, we will be talking more about new albums from PUP, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Confidence Man, Denzel Curry and others.

For now, enjoy the new episodes :)

Each week on the show, Jonathan plays local, independent, and underground music, plus some classics. He also has artists on the show to discuss their music in our artist feature segments and the show touches on various current events.

22/03/2022

ICYMI: The March 20 episode of the B Radio Hour is NOW available here. Check out music from some Irish artists plus songs from Remi Wolf, Earl Sweatshirt, Frank Sinatra, RHCP and more:

Each week on the show, Jonathan plays local, independent, and underground music, plus some classics. He also has artists on the show to discuss their music in our artist feature segments and the show touches on various current events.

18/03/2022

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone :)

Ronnie Drew & The Dubliners perform Donegal Danny from a concert in the Gaeity Theatre.

15/03/2022

Add in Primal Scream's Screamadelica, A Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory, My Bloody Valentine's Loveless, Massive Attack's Blue Lines, Temple of the Dog and U2's Achtung Baby – and 1991 was 😍🔥🎶

04/03/2022

Alright, who wants to go to the UK in June? :D

Here is the first Glastonbury Festival 2022 line-up poster, which includes our final two Pyramid Stage headliners: Paul McCartney (Saturday) and Kendrick Lamar (Sunday). Many more acts and attractions still to be announced.

07/02/2022

Coming up at 11pm Central, B Radio Hour is on KMSU! We got music from the brainchildren of Radiohead, Grimes, Magdalena Bay, The Replacements, Wolf Alice and more!

Tune in at kmsu.org

04/02/2022

The first Red Hot Chili Peppers release with John Frusciante in 15 years 🌶 and the first RHCP release in 5 years 🌶 is here.

The new album 🌶 Unlimited Love 🌶 is coming April 1.

Thoughts?

Black Summer by Red Hot Chili Peppers - listen now at https://rhcp.lnk.to/blacksummerPre-Order the new album 'Unlimited Love' at https://rhcp.lnk.to/unlimite...

02/02/2022

Happy Groundhog Day everyone!

A great old classic...I Got You BabeSonny and CherTop of the Pops 1965

24/01/2022

Coming up TONIGHT AT 11 CENTRAL, we are playing some of your favorite TV theme songs and some fun new tunes, plus more. We even got a fun little promo for this week in the spirit of some cheesy TV shows. 😏

Catch it on KMSU | 89.7 FM | kmsu.org!

11/01/2022

Yesterday, we mourned the loss of David Bowie -- a day after we aired our annual tribute to the Starman himself on KMSU. Listen to it here:

My name is Jonathan Fjeld, host of the B Radio Hour each Sunday at 11:00 p.m. on KMSU. Each week on the show, I play local, independent, and underground music, plus some classics. I have artists on the show to discuss their music in our artist feature segments and the show touches on various current...

09/01/2022

Tonight at 11 PM Central: On the day in between David Bowie's 75th birthday and six years since his death, tune into our tribute to him at www.kmsu.org

Details:

09/01/2022

Happy Birthday to David Bowie, on what would've been his 75th birthday.

9 years ago, he released this single as a surprise, launching a late-career comeback.

Tomorrow at 11pm on KMSU, we're going to take a look at his work, his impact and what he left behind up until the very end.

"Where Are We Now?" by David Bowie Listen to David Bowie: https://DavidBowie.lnk.to/listenYDWatch more David Bowie videos: https://DavidBowie.lnk.to/listenYD...

05/01/2022

This Sunday (Jan. 9) at 11, we're going to pay tribute to David Bowie on the day in between what would've been his 75th birthday and what is six years since his death.

We want to know: What are your favorite David Bowie songs? Share your thoughts with us and we will have them on the air this week for our tribute show.

03/01/2022

Last night's B Radio Hour is on www.kmsu.org! We looked back on some defining tunes of 2021 by playing your picks with tunes from Poppy, SMILEBRO, Bo Burnham, TURNSTILE, Alice Merton...oliviarodrigo...Bill Withers, Japanese Breakfast, and more.

My name is Jonathan Fjeld, host of the B Radio Hour each Sunday at 11:00 p.m. on KMSU. Each week on the show, I play local, independent, and underground music, plus some classics. I have artists on the show to discuss their music in our artist feature segments and the show touches on various current...

03/01/2022

This episode is now on www.kmsu.org! Check out our look back on 2021 with tunes from Poppy, Bo Burnham, TURNSTILE, Alice Merton, SMILEBRO and more here: https://spinitron.com/KMSU/pl/14990825/B-Radio-Hour

29/12/2021

This Sunday, we're going to put a proverbial bow on 2021 by playing some songs that defined the year. We'll play some songs – both old and new – and look ahead to 2022.

Before the show, we want to know: What songs (or albums), both old and new, have defined your year? Let us know about your stories and we'll include it on this week's show!

25/12/2021

Merry Christmas everyone! Here is the B Radio Hour Christmas Stories special for this year, featuring the story of Ally and the 11th & 12th tunes of Christmas plus much, much more :D

On the third annual B Radio Hour Christmas Stories special, we have a story about Ally and how her coming out & transformation informs us about how we can carry Christmas joy into the rest of our year. Plus, we have stories about songs and the songs themselves, including from Sufjan Stevens, Otis Re...

23/12/2021

We are LIVE! We have Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Weird Al, and Sufjan Stevens and more in this set, plus the transition story of Ally and how we can draw inspiration from it for the holiday season.

Tune in at www.kmsu.org

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23/12/2021

Today! We are on the air at NOON with the B Radio Hour Christmas Stories Special.

We have stories of inspiration and joy, and truth to the addage "Christmas in July". We will also be playing songs from Sufjan Stevens, The Wailers, Koko Taylor, John Prine, Weird Al, Otis Redding and more.

Tune in for the fun, starting at NOON Central at www.kmsu.org!

89.7 KMSU 'The Maverick' is your local radio station

23/12/2021

Tomorrow is the day! It is B Radio Hour Christmas Stories, featuring holiday tunes from John Prine, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Otis Redding and more! We also have some great stories about some beloved Christmas tunes and the story of someone's transformation being a source of inspiration for finding joy during the holiday season.

Tune in at NOON to www.kmsu.org!

89.7 KMSU 'The Maverick' is your local radio station

21/12/2021

On the eighth day of Christmas tunes, you're probably getting cold, so it's time to go in the "house" and enjoy this mix from Mankato artist Lustyr.

Here is the third Christmas-infused house track for my Christmas Eve DJ mix. At first, I thought this track had enough of a 'Christmas' edge to it, but I dec...

20/12/2021

Feeling lucky today? On the seventh day of Christmas tunes, you may end up with an alien for your holiday this year, as Fountains Of Wayne always wanted.

This is a single: non-album song, but It is present in the double compilation album called Out-of-State Plates, as track number 10 in Disc 2. LYRICS:This yea...

20/12/2021

ICYMI: We had a B Radio Hour filled with Minnesota Christmas tunes last night, including songs from Good Night Gold Dust, Davina and The Vagabonds, Low, Prince and more! Check out the show and playlist here.

My name is Jonathan Fjeld, host of the B Radio Hour each Sunday at 11:00 p.m. on KMSU. Each week on the show, I play local, independent, and underground music, plus some classics. I have artists on the show to discuss their music in our artist feature segments and the show touches on various current...

19/12/2021

Tonight at 11pm Central: B Radio Hour is back with a set of great Minnesota Christmas tunes, featuring Prince, a Bad Bad Hats rocker, a Good Night Gold Dust electropop Christmas classic banger and a sweet tune from Dan Wilson honoring Old Saint Nick's life partner in crime.

Tune into KMSU/www.kmsu.org tonight at 11pm Central!

For now, on the sixth day of Christmas, our true love gave to us Tom Waits' live tale of being 86-ed on Christmas in Minneapolis.

Tom Waits - Silent Night & Christmas Card From A Ho**er In Minneapolis

18/12/2021

On the fifth day of Christmas tunes, Snoopy went up in search of his foe and Minnesota's The Royal Guardsmen wrote this song about it.

Catch more Minnesota Christmas tunes TOMORROW at 11pm Central, on KMSU and at www.kmsu.org

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupSnoopy's Christmas · The Royal GuardsmenSnoopy And His Friends The Royal Guardsmen℗ 1966 Capitol Records, LLCRele...

17/12/2021

On the Fab Fourth day of Christmas tunes, our true love gave to Johnny B...

The Shins' Beach Boys-esque cover of a McCartney classic:

Music video by The Shins performing Wonderful Christmastime. (C) 2012 MPL Communications Inc. and StarCon, LLC d/b/a Hear Music™

16/12/2021

For the third day of Christmas tunes, our true love gave to us...a piece of the '80s, thus:

Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses!

Clip video for Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses using some of their other videos and live performances. Originally taken from the 1981 album A Christmas ...