Spare Change Radio

05/03/2024

Melissa Carper Announces New Album Borned In Ya and Premieres New Single 'Lucky Five' exclusively on Holler.

05/03/2024

Stay tuned in on Melissa Carper

I am excited to announce that I am birthing a new album into the world— Official birthdate of my new album ‘Borned In Ya’ is July 19th via Thirty Tigers — but you can Pre-Order that album right now here: https://orcd.co/bornedinya
And you can listen to my first single, “Lucky Five,” right now on your favorite streaming service: https://orcd.co/luckyfive

The new album ‘Borned In Ya’ was recorded at Bomb Shelter Studio in Nashville, TN with Andrija Tokic and Dennis Crouch producing and a stellar group of musicians.

On the first single, “Lucky Five” you can hear Dennis Crouch (bass), Jeff Taylor (piano), Rory Hoffman (guitar), Billy Contreras (fiddle), Chris Gelb (drums), Doug Corcoran (trumpet), Jenn Miori Hodges (harmony vocal), and myself singing.
Album art by Pecos McCool
Photo by Aisha Golliher

05/03/2024

To good not to relive.

02/22/2024

In case you missed it!! Plan ahead for next year!

08/16/2023

In the meantime here is something we all can manage. 👍🏽
🌟Donate $5.00 and it goes to the Hawaii Community Foundation via poet Amanda Gorman efforts as a raffle to get her book.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cv5YmYxAbsD/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

07/16/2023

Sunday calls for some Mercy Now.

Mary Gauthier - Mercy NowRecorded Live: 2/7/2018 - Paste Studios - New York, NYMore Mary Gauthier in the Paste Cloud: https://www.pastemagazine.com/search?t=...

01/30/2023

In the days and nights leading up to February 19th, a multitude of contemporary artists using time-tested tools will once again convene under the Ameripolitan umbrella for much more than an awards ceremony.

01/05/2023

Check out Grant Peeples Artist Page to see what he is working on and maybe you too can be a contributor too.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grantpeeples/a-murder-of-songssongs-of-record-in-a-time-of-discord?fbclid=IwAR1AxnwQnt4XPDJEGspfyP2SRMJ7TijTmNFq84Xn6cz07nIn6Sh594Y6hak&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Crowdfunding campaigns highlighting New Orleans music, Tokyo jazz cafes, and an art installation in Grant Peeples’ garden to accompany his new album.

01/05/2023

Justin Townes Earle was born on January 4, 1982 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was an American singer-songwriter and musician.

After his debut, EP Yuma in 2007, he released eight full-length albums. He was recognized with an Americana Music Award for Emerging Artist of the Year in 2009 and for Song of the Year in 2011 for "Harlem River Blues". His father is alternative country artist, Steve Earl.

Like his father, Earle battled addiction beginning in his early teens.[

On the evening of Aug. 20, 2020, Steve Earle spoke to his son Justin Townes Earle for the last time.
In a phone call initiated by Justin, they caught up on family business and Steve, the country-rock singer-songwriter, who struggled with addiction for years, told his son — a lauded musician in his own right — that he would support him if he was ready to begin his own recovery.

“I said, ‘Do not make me bury you,’” the elder Earle recalled in an interview. “And he said, ‘I won’t.’”

That night, Justin, 38, died alone in an apartment in Nashville of an accidental drug overdose; an autopsy found evidence in his blood of co***ne laced with fentanyl, a powerful opioid.

Less than two months after Justin Townes Earle’s death, his father entered Electric Lady Studios to record an LP’s worth of his songs. The Album Steve Earle Never Wanted to Make: A Tribute to His Son

Gone to soon, but not forgotten. He would have been 40 today

06/12/2022

https://www.kerrvillefolkfestival.org/moontower-acoustic-stage-2022

05/27/2022

05/19/2022

Who knew that Bob Dylan was such a hoarder? Until 2016, when details about the contents of his personal archives began to emerge, it’s unlikely that even the most ravenous Dylan scholars had any idea of just how much stuff he’d held onto over the years. It was certainly a surprise to Steven Jenk...

05/17/2022

Moments that matter.
May 15, 2022.
Twas a super flower blood moon that literally made an eclipse kinda day.
Timing is everything.
Click on the link about Larry Winters.
https://www.houstonpress.com/music/things-to-do-celebration-of-life-for-larry-winters-13359539?fbclid=IwAR0YVkrlCUb46iHG2vwHqPFefiY4usSp7LXDPw0WwBFtYA0ANUuHz31ASF0

04/01/2022

It's official!! Join us on Sunday, May 15 from 2pm to 7pm at the Continental Club in Houston TX to celebrate " Your friend and Mine" Larry Winters.
Continentalclub.com/Houston

Houston Music Calendar

04/01/2022

It's official!! Join us on Sunday, May 15 from 2pm to 7pm at the Continental Club in Houston TX to celebrate " Your friend and Mine" Larry Winters.
Continentalclub.com/Houston

02/16/2022

Save the date May 15th 2022 from 2pm to 6pm. More details to come.

02/10/2022

Congratulations to some wonderful Texas sirens.

Congratulations to these two! Ghost Stories moved into the top 10 on the Americana Albums Chart today & Big Heart Sick Mind is at 11 on the Singles Chart! Thanks to & for that gem 💎 AND thanks to all the stations playing this album!

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11/18/2021

3:02 am Fri

Here are the best times to watch the Blood Moon lunar eclipse in North America this week.

10/03/2021

FOR ALL GOOD WOMEN.
by Nellie Clay.

Joe George Shadid - producer, electric guitar, voxOliver Horton - bass, voxPaul Grill - drumsMike Drassler - fiddleJim O'Connell - videoRick Fritz - engineer

09/10/2021

Tune in to KPFT tomorrow as the music programs pay tribute to the one & only Larry Winters, who passed away Sunday September 5.

Hear some of Larry’s friends reflect on the legacy of ‘Your friend & mine’ on the radio airwaves for over 40 years (Bayou Brew 9-noon and Border Radio 6-8pm)

We love you Larry! ❤️ You will be missed but never forgotten 😎

David

08/10/2021

I found a 2008 spare change program that cuts through the bullcrap and goes to the core of what I felt the purpose of KPFT was about before we got loaded down with the individual politics that programmers hold as their unique truth that they will argue with you because they can. Music and prose guide the show's I put together. Please listen 12 noon till 3pm and form your on opinions. We are in fund drive again and I am not asking for much, but $41 for the years I was able to do live spontaneous programs was taken away and replaced with digital input. I am fighting lung cancer and want you to know I care for the vision true live radio could provide. Peace and fight a good battle to protect it.

05/29/2021

Tune in 12 noon to KPFT 90.1 or KPFT.org to hear a good So Close show. That was suppose to be Spare Change show. The message left to you the listener will explain it the last 15 minutes of the show. Thanks for supporting So Close radio.

03/17/2021

I never thought I would have to hold my tongue while things went away.

02/24/2021

Thank all of you that have made the effort to support Spare Change on KPFT.org.

02/13/2021

Another good spare change show on at High Noon

02/03/2021

I hope to be bringing you live shows soon. Stay safe and support Spare Change.

01/30/2021

90.1 Noon Spare Change, I open with Street fighting man, play a little bit of Phil Ochs and interview Roy Zimmerman at 1, and Ed Snodderly at 2, and close the show with Carmelita.

01/13/2021

It looks like it might be some hope to saved kpft. Tune in Saturday. New GM.

12/24/2020

I want to thank the 23 people that donated over $4,000 to Spare Change this December.

12/22/2020

Saturdays show is 2010 Christmas day, will be about peace and finding a place to call home.