We here at The Jive have been supporting and airing BirdNote on our stations for nearly 15 years. They are currently in their fundraising season and while we know we often ask you for money for us, we also ask for your support for other non-profits. You can click HERE or on the image below to check out our friends supporting our friends of the feathered persuasion.

And if you yearn to be the coolest kid on your block, you can get the BirdNote ringtone for your phone HERE.

…that we don’t play an artist this guy exposed/recorded/presented ~

Chris Strachwitz, the founder of Arhoolie Records, has passed away at the age of 91. He was a German-born American record label executive and record producer who founded Arhoolie Records in 1960, which became one of the leading labels recording and issuing blues, Cajun, norteo, and other forms of roots music from the United States and elsewhere in the world. Strachwitz devoted his life to collecting the ever-changing sounds of regional or vernacular music, first on 78 rpm records and later on tape as played in homes, backyards, front porches, and beer joints. He preserved songs that otherwise would have died along with their artists.  Strachwitz died peacefully at home in Marin County, California, surrounded in his last days by dear friends and family.

Our new Jive librarians beef up offerings for Klappy’s CD Klub*

While they are terrible at data entry (and computer skills in general), with much help from our Donor Wrangler over 200 prime CD’s from Bruce Van Dyke’s personal library have been added, with more to come. All majorly great  artists like The Beatles, The Eagles, Dylan, The Allman Brothers and many more.

I CAN/DO donate $15/month to The Jive (or, I just want to shop around first…)

—> Take ME to Klappy’s “CD Shop of Jive!” <—

*Join Klappy’s CD Klub [HERE] at $15/month or more and get 6 CD picks every 6 months.

APRIL 14 (From down the rabbit hole): Rejoice at the landmark news that the tiny community of Gerlach, the gateway to the Burning Man event, stood up and was heard this week at the Washoe County Commissioners meeting — the county DENIED Ormat’s drilling permit, and the project has been STOPPED. This extraordinary moment of people power turned the tide against a large-scale, industrial project that would have forever altered the landscape, viewshed and quality of life in this region. Read on for more context on our position, our press release, direct quotes from Gerlach locals, and to watch the video from the public hearing.

‘Inconvenient community’: Gerlach residents worry a rush to exploit geothermal energy could dry up hot springs, pollute water supplies—and sink their town

Gerlach, Nevada, home to favorite-son-station KLAP-FM got some print press in our local media partner Reno News & Review’s April issue >HERE<.

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