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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Over the past 2 years, love has been a big focus on this show. The joys, trials, beauty and heartbreak are all a part of the human story. This shor...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Our short mini-series concludes with more indie music to span the journey that we take in life towards love from indie musicians like feature artis...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Love. It's what every human soul dreams of having. This two-part series helps to kick off the love season with passionate and vibrant love songs th...

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  • Added: Jan 23, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Our mini-series concludes with more passionate and beautiful love songs to fuel the desire for beautiful connection from artists like Trevor Hall, ...

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Jan 23, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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With Love in the air, and the Valentine's Day month, it's only appropriate that songs about passion, desire, love and romance fill our ears and our...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Is it ironic that our 800th episode would happen to fall on Valentine's Day weekend? Either way, we're celebrating our love for great music and the...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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In preparation for D Grant's upcoming book, this 2 part mini-series provides the soundtrack to many of the songs that were a part of his journey in...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Our mini-series that gives insight into D Grant's upcoming book concludes with alt-rock tracks that provided a soundtrack to his emotional journey ...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Love is a big subject, one that we cover a lot through our curated playlists. It's something that is more than just romance and desire. There are c...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Our miniseries on the characteristics of love (and insight into D Grant's new book) features alternative rock from Pearl Jam, Damien Dempsey, and m...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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One of the best things about music discovery is experiencing the flavors of artists from all over the place. There are some fresh and new voices we...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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"You're worth fighting for" is the tagline of the upcoming book Be Solid: How To Go Through Hell & Come Out Whole. When you experience heartbreak a...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Our mini-series that illustrates music inspired by and illustrating the writing of D Grant's new book continues with folk and indie rock.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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The mini-series continues with even more powerful songs illustrating that love and relationships are not what you walk away from. Deep songwriting ...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Picking up the tempo, we've got the 4th part of this special mini-series coinciding with the overall theme of the new book Be Solid: How To Go Thro...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Debuting a few new artists to this radio program including Mikkel Cloud and The Go Aheads, this week features an all-female lineup of fantastic fol...

  • Added: May 24, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Recently, D Grant made the leap over to Spotify. The radio purist finally broke down and jumped into the streaming world. But playlist curation is ...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Concluding this short miniseries with insights into what makes for the best music curated on playlists, dig into the alt-rock sounds of Blindside, ...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Love looks like many things. But what does it feel like? Heaven, security, bliss, happiness, being chosen.... Music to illustrate the feeling of lo...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Concluding our series of music that illustrates what love feels like, we explore the rich songbooks of Colbie Caillat, Carla Werner, Better Than Ez...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2019
  • Length: 59:00