The Appetizer Radio Show

Series produced by D. Grant Smith

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Tasting, savoring and experiencing the flavors of great albums from known and emerging indie musicians. This free 59 minute weekly program delivers 2 hours of fantastic music from artists you know, and a few you don't. Building a music experience similar to the groovy restaurant all your close friends gather at to enjoy something profoundly interesting each and every week.

Music is a many splendid thing. Fortunately there is more than one way to serve up music, with a variety of styles and genres appealing to audiences who want to fully experience musical flavors. The Appetizer Radio Show is dedicated to providing this unique listening experience by serving up a blend of styles from a few artists you know while also introducing audiences to new and emerging talent.

Singles are fleeting. The real gold for a songwriter is in their songbook, experienced through the album. Each week, this syndicated program presents a variety of albums that highlight albums and the artists who make them. Featuring a blend of musical styles in folk, rock, singer-songwriter, alternative, and cross-over genres of R&B, soul, and blues, The Appetizer Radio Show delivers music discovery in an engaging way that showcases albums for your audience's music collection. Hide full description

Music is a many splendid thing. Fortunately there is more than one way to serve up music, with a variety of styles and genres appealing to audiences who want to fully experience musical flavors. The Appetizer Radio Show is dedicated to providing this unique listening experience by serving up a blend of styles from a few artists you know while also introducing audiences to new and emerging talent. Singles are fleeting. The real gold for a songwriter is in their songbook, experienced through the album. Each week, this syndicated program presents a variety of albums that highlight albums and the artists who make them. Featuring a blend of musical styles in folk, rock, singer-songwriter, alternative, and cross-over genres of R&B, soul, and blues, The Appetizer Radio Show delivers music... Show full description


192 Pieces

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Our 2nd hour continues with more great indie music that expands on the Alternative model, this time diving a little deeper into alt-rock, while als...

Bought by WSLR, WICR, KUPR low power FM, and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 27, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 4
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What do Bob Dylan and the Band bootlegs have to do with Genesis, Amy Stroup or even hip-hop cross over band 40 Watt Hype? They're all a part of a S...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
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In our2nd hour this week we’re rebranding Indie into Craft Music. We use the term Craft in the arts to signify people who are doing things apart f...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
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Indie Music is not only a trendy term, it's a confusing one for some folks. The notion of what is and what isn’t “indie” has many folks confused. S...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
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New releases this week include brand new and relatively new music from sensational emerging Indie Musicians. In this 2nd hour it’s more great new r...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KACU, and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 15, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 3
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This week we’re exploring some magnificent new releases that have come through both in the past few weeks and also this year. A few friends of the ...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KACU, and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 14, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 3
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For the 2nd hour of Friends Giving special celebration we'll combine the magic of well-composed lyricism with the sound of a specific genre for mus...

Bought by KRCB 104.9 and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 25, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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It has been one incredible year in music, and I feel like I say that every year at this time. 2015 truly has. Not only have some of our favorite ar...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
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Our celebration of the best music of 2015 (and our preview of the anticipated nominees for this year's annual Golden Fork Awards) continues with gr...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
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The Golden Fork Awards are upon us, where we look back at the true best of from 2015 and award the great indie, unsigned and DIY artists for making...

Bought by KSRQ and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 20, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 2
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The Golden Fork Awards are upon us, where we look back at the true best of from 2015 and award the great indie, unsigned and DIY artists for making...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 20, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
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Combining new music that we didn't get to at the end of 2015 (due to the holiday) with some recent CD and vinyl additions to our library, we’re goi...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 59:02
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We continue with a showcasing of amazing albums to add to your record collection including indie alternative from Golden Bear, Citizen Cope, funk/R...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2016
  • Length: 59:02
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Conversations spark new ideas, learning experiences, and can lead to discoveries more profound that most of us realize. A recent breakfast conversa...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2016
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
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More pieces from a recent conversation about life, love, and the power of family led to diving into music that adds to the conversation. Great song...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 14, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Our relationship with music is very similar to our relationships with people. Playing on a romantic metaphor, we'll look at how first listens that ...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
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New Romances continues with an exploratory look at what draws us initially into committing to an artist and their future releases. Diving deeper in...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
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Variety is the key this time as I am serving a Little Of This & That with 2 hours of indie music in the singer-songwriter, funk, classic rock, Amer...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
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This time I’m serving a Little This & That from a myriad of indie artists, keying in on great albums to add to your record collection. It’s mostly ...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
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Electronic Dance Music has found its way into not only a whole subgenre of electronic music, but also into the songs of artists in a variety of mus...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2018
  • Length: 59:00