SPECIAL THANKS TO THE INLAND EMPIRE BLUES SOCIETY (www.ieblues.org) FOR ALL THE SUPPORT. IF YOU HAVE A BLUES BAND AND WANT TO SUBMIT YOUR CD TO THE SHOW FOR AIRPLAY, DROP IT OFF OR SEND IT TO:
DOWN HOME BLUES/KPBX-FM
2319 N. MONROE STREET
SPOKANE, WA 99205
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www.kpbx.org Phone: 509-328-5729
KPBX-FM
2319 N. Monroe
Spokane, WA
99205
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BLOOD N COLOR TATTOO SPOKANE, WA US Owner/Operator Dermagraphic Artist
1985-DEATH
SCARIFICATION RECORDS SPOKANE, WA US Owner/Operator Production/Engineering
2001- DEATH
DOWN HOME BLUES will be a two hour show once again starting January 2nd- 11 pm till 1 am! Thanks for all the support, people Posted at 12:15 AM Dec 13 view more
About me: Starting the show with its signature “KRASH” sound effect, Down Home Blues is an upbeat mixture of Texas Blues, Chicago style boogie and just plain old rock & roll blues- with a lot of surprises sprinkled in to sweeten the mix. Listeners are treated to a one hour show filled with plenty of contemporary artists representing the sound of the blues today, with classic blues cuts, great rock rarities and a lot of local blues acts thrown in throughout the show.
For the fourth year in a row, Down Home Blues was nominated for “Best Blues Radio Program” by the Inland Empire Blues Society, based here in Spokane.
Brion Foster has been producing radio shows for many years, and in 2002 he brought his experience to Spokane Public Radio. Working in the “pirate” radio business in the early nineties, Brion was an integral part of Republic Community Radio, a small station located in the town of Republic, Washington. During the nineties, Brion was broadcasting live shows three days a week, training young radio producers, engineering shows, and performing many other duties at RCR during the week. During this time, Brion was also doing weekend shows at KGRZ- FM, another low-power FM station in the tiny town of Curlew, Washington, just south of the Canadian border.
“We were just having fun, playing music for our friends, and with a broadcast range of only about 12 miles around us... but the FCC got involved and it all went downhill from there" (the laws for low-power FM stations were quite different then). "Curlew is a very small town, and KGRZ was the coolest thing happening there at that time, but they forced the owner to shut it down because we didn’t have the right licensing. The same thing happened in Republic.”
Eventually, KGRZ-FM and Republic Community Radio both ceased operation in the late nineties, and Brion moved his family to the Spokane area. While attending the Music program at Spokane Falls Community College, Brion worked through an internship at KPBX, which eventually led to the Down Home Blues show, a format he likes very well. “I grew up around the blues in West Texas, I've listened to and played in blues bands since I was real young, and have always felt it's the truest form of music out there. Blues artists don't really sell many records, so careers are built upon live shows, and the stage is where the blues survives. Eighty year old bluesmen still tour and do 250 shows a year- no rock, pop or rap bands do that, and That is what keeps it TRUE. There's no fancy cars, no expensive clothes, no flashy videos, nothing but honesty… Blues is the only REAL music left!”
Who I'd like to meet: BLUES PEOPLE OF ALL SHAPES, SIZES, COLORS & RACES...
Now I feel it is the right time to thank you for your friendship and support in 2009. Still busy in studio, still working hard to get something we can call our own stile. The 30th of december last year it suddenly appear a lighting sceanery on heaven. Luckely I managed to grab a camera and save the image. It was almost like the creator came down in his greatness. With this photo I want to wish you and yours a merry christmas and a happy, new year full of posibilities and great moments. Peace, love and respect. Grandpa_Erik
Every day we are jumping from one task to another – looking at the watch as a guide. No wonder heart attack is one of the main causes to death. We forget to pause, to look around and to enjoy friendship and family. The world is beautiful – you only have to allow yourself to see it - to experience it. Look at the watch, painted by Jette – given the title “Time is relative”.
Take care my friend, make time and have a great weekend.
Thank you for the add, here's hoping that you have a wonderful week, and great to have another blues lover friend. The only way to go. Just learning how to play the harmonica, but need alot of work, still. Hoping to be as good as Big Nancy one day! Blues Forever, Ciao for now- Diana
Hey hello and how are you? Thank you for having The Road Rash Blues Show as a friend. Its a real pleasure to meet you and if you listen, hope you enjoy the show. Very Best Wishes
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