It’s on like Donkey Kong!!! You’re invited to tear it up at the biggest party of the summer! It’s FISH FEST 2013. Join the Twisted Fish and KXLL – Excellent Radio for the 4th annual Fish Fest happening July 3rd at 9pm at the Twisted Fish!
This year we’re kicking off the party with Alaskan Scorcher spinning the koolest rock steady, soul, ska and garage rock jams ever. With this weather, fingers crossed it sticks, it’s going to be the best.
So come drink some adult beverages, boogie down with Scorcher, eat some snacks provided by the Twisted Fish, then wait for it… DJ’s Astronomar and Shorthand are going to tear the roof off this sucker. Local boys done good, have been crushing it in Seattle and LA and they’re coming home to bring the hottest electronic dance jams around.
And BTW…. you’re invited!! Let’s party the most!
Specifics:
Wednesday July 3rd at 8pm at the Twisted Fish
$5 at the door
21 and over event
The Luminous Pariah had just finished casting the sculpture he will wear as a headdress at next week’s AMod Review before coming to the station for “A Juneau Afternoon” yesterday. Excellent Radio was lucky enough to get the low-down on his upcoming performances and hear some of the music that inspired tonight’s super-show Wham! Bam! KaBoom!
You can check out Seattle-based “BOYlesque” trio Mod Carousel this weekend at Rockwell for Wham! Bam! KaBOOM! and in the old-school cabaret show A Mod Revue next week at Perseverance Theatre. Both Performances will feature the international burlesque star Lily Verlaine.
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story referred to performer The Luminous Pariah’s legal name. They have since asked to only be referred to by their stage name and we have honored that request and removed the legal name.
Big thanks to everyone who donated to KXLL during the 2013 Spring Pledge Drive. We raised $9,500 with money still rolling in. That total included 100 individual donors and almost 50 sustaining members! We couldn’t do it without you, Juneau.
Pint glasses and coffee are in, so stop by the station to pick them up. If you got a t-shirt or sweatshirt they’re still being custom made at Aurora Projekt, so stay tuned. Hats are also on the way.
If you missed out on the action, there’s still time to donate here and claim some of our cool prizes.
The “A Trip South” team kayaks down the Inside Passage during sunset. Photo courtesy of Lia Heifitz.
Almost a year ago, Lia Heifetz and eleven others left their home of Juneau to experience how the Pacific Ocean impacts the planet for “A Trip South.” From Douglas Island the team kayaked down the Inside Passage, camping on rocky beaches and working with the elements to safely paddle the series of straits and channels that connect southeast Alaska to western British Columbia and Puget Sound. Ninety-three-days later, the group arrived in Lady Smith Harbor on Vancouver Island where they transitioned to biking down the pacific coast towards Central and South America.
This Thursday, Lia and Lucy will be on KXLL to talk about the experience and their upcoming slide show event this First Friday at 7 p.m. at the Silverbow. Tune into “Annie on the Spot” at 4:00 to hear Lia discuss the upcoming event and find out where the “A Trip South” team is now.
4-year-olds from Discovery Preschool studio listen to the Beastie Boys in the KXLL studio.
Students from Discovery Preschool visited KTOO today to get a tour of the radio and tv facilities. During their tour they stopped by the Excellent Radio studio to sing songs and record a station ID.
Chris Kelly, left, and Chris Smith in 1992’s “Jump” video, which was a hit for their rap duo Kris Kross.
Chris Kelly, who rose to fame in the early ’90s as half of the young rap duo Kris Kross, died Wednesday in Atlanta. He was 34.
The Associated Press reports that Kelly was pronounced dead “at an Atlanta hospital on Wednesday [after] an apparent drug overdose at his home, authorities said. … ‘It appears it may have been a possible drug overdose,’ said Cpl. Kay Lester, a spokeswoman for the Fulton County police.”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reminds readers that Kelly, an Atlanta native, and Chris Smith “were 13-year-olds when they were discovered at Greenbriar Mall in 1991 by now-famous entertainer and producer Jermaine Dupri. Kris Kross was one of the first acts Dupri signed to his So So Def Records label.”
Kris Kross scored a big hit with “Jump” in 1992. After that, as the AP says, “they toured with Michael Jackson, appeared on TV shows, and even had their own video game. [But] the group was never able to match the tremendous success of their first song, though they had other hits like ‘Warm It Up,’ and ‘Tonite’s tha Night.’ ”
Their trademark look: clothes worn backward. Kelly was known as “Mac Daddy.” Smith was “Daddy Mac.”
“To the world chris was MacDaddy but to me, he was a son I never had, as much as you may think I taught him, he taught me, god has blessed me to be in the presence of so many naturally talented people, and chris was one. his understanding of what we set out to do, from day one was always on point. his passion for the music, his love for doing shows, his want to better than everyone else, was always turnt up. when I think about it I spent more time with chris than damn near anybody in my whole life, so you can imagine how bad this hurts.
“I will always love you chris, and I will never let the world forget you, may god bless your soul”
The Hollywood Reporter says that Kelly’s mother, Donna Kelly Pratte, released this statement Wednesday night:
“It is with deep sadness that we announce that our beloved Chris Kelly has passed away on May 1. To millions of fans worldwide, he was the trendsetting, backwards pants-wearing one-half of Kris Kross who loved making music. But to us, he was just Chris – the kind, generous and fun-loving life of the party. Though he was only with us a short time, we feel blessed to have been able to share some incredible moments with him. His legacy will live on through his music, and we will forever love him.”
If you’ve never seen the “Jump” video or haven’t seen it in a long while, here it is.
