Radio K's Nocturnity

10/09/2016

Explosions in the Sky. Thank you. Old Nocturnity host here. You got me through college. You got me through loss of loved ones. I love you and so did everyone at the sold out show at First Ave. Thank you again. Much love, Alex.

21/06/2016

"youneedityougotit" by The Great Went www.thegreatwent.com From the upcoming album "youneedityougotit" Release date: 7/1/16

20/05/2016

My gratitude goes out to all of Nocturnity's listeners and the bands that visited the K in the name of all things instrumental!

Much love,
Alex

Host Alex Says Farewell

19/05/2016

Caspian's interview is officially available to stream and download at Radiok.org! Had a great convo with host Alex. Just like many tracks featured on Nocturnity, it's lengthy but worth the listen!

http://www.radiok.org/instudios/Caspian-nocturnity/

The acclaimed college radio station of the University of Minnesota

12/05/2016

Tonight is Alex's final Nocturnity tonight at 8PM! Tune in for all the instrumentals he holds dear to his heart before saying the final farewell.

100.7 FM, 104.5 FM, 770 AM, Radiok.org, or the Radio K app.

09/05/2016

Second to last blog from your host Alex.

http://www.radiok.org/features/specialty-shows/nocturnity/1-song-album/

Instrumentals from not so instrumental musicians

28/04/2016

Local math rockers Psybeams will be visiting the station tonight during Nocturnity for an on-air jam sesh potentially featuring some new material! Should be going live around 9PM!

100.7 FM, 104.5 FM, 770 AM, Radiok.org, or the Radio K app.

19/04/2016

Been a busy couple of weeks...

2 Big Releases, 2 Big Studio Visits, and oh yeah...Record Store Day

14/04/2016

Caspian stopped by Radio K last week before their show at Skyway to talk about their impressive musical career in the instrumental scene!

Hear the interview and their music tonight at 8PM!

100.7 FM, 104.5 FM, 770 AM, Radiok.org, or the Radio K app.

08/04/2016

If you missed it Tuesday, I'll be playing the phenomenal in-studio session with sleepmakeswaves tonight at 8pm!

100.7 FM, 104.5 FM, 770 AM, or the Radio K app.

05/04/2016

Excited to have Australian post-rockers sleepmakeswaves in for a very special in-studio performance today around 12pm!

Listen in at 100.7 FM, 104.5 FM, 770 AM, or the always handy Radio K app.

01/04/2016

88 Keys

29/03/2016

Excited to hear the new record!

Finished recording.

25/03/2016

Life's been getting between me and the blog. If you're feeling a little deprived of instrumentals here's three weeks worth of tunes!

Themes include Travel and St. Patty's (Irish Post-Rockers)!

http://www.radiok.org/features/specialty-shows/nocturnity/make-work/

04/03/2016

Blog from last night's set of 100% local music. Might want to check out some of the fantastic upcoming shows highlighted. Two are happening tonight!

Fog is playing a sold out show with Polica at First Ave at 8pm!

Hardcore Crayons is playing at the historic Grain Belt Bottling House at 7pm!

http://www.radiok.org/features/specialty-shows/nocturnity/locturnity/

Sacred Ground

04/03/2016

It's pledge week, so Nocturnity is getting local with it. Highlighting some of Minnesota's best instrumental artists including Dosh, Wizards are Real, Fog, and Low's Alan Sparhawk!

Going live in just 20 minutes!

29/02/2016

http://www.radiok.org/features/specialty-shows/nocturnity/winter-thaw/

Acoustic Spring Fever

28/02/2016

Better than your average college quad acoustic guitarist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdYJf_ybyVo

This special re-recording was captured in 'The Compound', John Butler's studio in his hometown of Fremantle Western Australia in February 2012. Having perfor...

11/02/2016

If you ever wondered what a Godspeed You! Black Emperor song looks like.

7:30pm at First Ave.

10/02/2016

Check the blog yo!

Escape to Nocturnity, a place where dreams thrive, and are unshackled from any meaning derived from lyrical language. Relax, think inward, and tune out the world through instrumental music. Every

05/02/2016

From local instrumentals to Japanese math rock, Nocturnity has you covered. On-air now till 10pm.

29/01/2016

Tune in for the return of Mark tonight at 8pm!

22/01/2016

Only one hour until Nocturnity's first show of the semester. A new host enters the Nocturnal Realm of relaxation and introspection.
You might just hear some new and old Godspeed You! Black Emperor! to get ready for their visit to the Twin Cities next month.

11/12/2015

Nocturnity is going live in 20 minutes—please join me! I can promise that you will hear at least one obscenely long Tortoise track (as well as cuts from Mum, Jon Brion, and Yo La Tengo).

06/11/2015

Hey Nocturnophiles, tune in tonight at 8 for some strange and beautiful music from the likes of Jon Hassell, Jerusalem in My Heart and Charles Ives!

08/07/2015

I'm feeling a little western drama tonight on Nocturnity. We'll have some good, some bad, and perhaps a little bit ugly.

24/06/2015

How we feel about the new God is an Astronaut?
http://godisanastronaut.com/album/helios-erebus

8 track album

17/06/2015

https://youtu.be/6av5NAVYzYM

We're gonna be going on a grand tour of Europe tonight, and then returning to Minnesota for some comparison. Once my computer gets back into operation expect some new local music once I get my laptop back into commission

"On Leaving The Kingdom For The Well-Tempered Continent" is taken from Land Observations' upcoming album "The Grand Tour" - released on Mute on 28/29 July. O...

11/06/2015

Local Tunes for as long as I can keep it going. Lots of in studio recordings! Let me know if I'm missing someone.
https://youtu.be/oqDkRLFfow8

Video shot by Alex Breyfogle, Zoe Peterson, and Brian Reinken. Edited by Jack Buckholz. Audio recorded and mastered by Tanner Uselmann. Radio K is the award-...

04/06/2015

We're live! Was gonna do a grand tour of Europe this week, but the Rain has got me feeling some rain music instead.
https://youtu.be/eHdSN4XjKIo

Live @ L'Olympia, Montreal QC, May 1st Godspeed You! Black Emperor (formerly punctuated Godspeed You Black Emperor! and abbreviated to GY!BE, GYBE, or just G...

30/04/2015

Sooth yourself. Best of Nocturnity all shift to help you through the week.

http://www.amazon.com/A-Crimson-Grail/dp/B000X6ZFTM

23/04/2015

We hope you enjoyed the horse-themed set! Especially "Year of The Horse" from the great & powerful Sufjan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XADBntfmwuM

21/04/2015

'' Gabriel Garcia Marquez once remarked that good writers are not always judged by what they say, but often by what they dont say. Hungry Ghosts ventured off...

09/04/2015

We go live in a half an hour! Gonna be featuring Greece's post rock community.
https://anadelta.bandcamp.com/

6 track album

11/03/2015

Some hardcore study music coming up tonight at 8pm. Listen to us while you cram for midterms on 100.7 FM or radiok.org!