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KRDP no longer operates from the Phoenix Center for the Arts. We are moving our studios to 1301 E. Washington St. in the historic Eastlake neighborhood near downtown Phoenix. Over the next few weeks we’ll share updates of when our new space will be open to the public. Watch our social media and right here […]
KRDP’s Spring donor drive is in full swing, from Saturday April 20, 2024 through Sunday, May 5, 2024. Please donate now to keep great Jazz, Blues, R&B and community programming on the Valley airwaves! Direct link to our Donate Page (includes info on thank you gifts): https://indie.listen2krdp.com/donate/ During this year’s Spring Donor Drive we will air live performances […]
Join our parent 501(c)(3), Desert Soul Media, for a fundraiser – “Drank & Paint” – at Bubbly Brush Tempe, 705 E. Guadalupe Rd., Tempe, AZ 85283. ***This is a 21+ event.*** Come out, paint with us, enjoy a good drink and have fun in the community. Tickets are $65 and includes 2 drinks and dinner. […]
Here’s a sample of some of the new music our volunteers are adding to rotation this week: ARTIST – ALBUM/EP/SINGLE – GENRE Hour – Hallmark – (chill, single) The Jesus and Mary Chain – Girl 71 – (rock, single) Khruangbin – May Ninth – (chill, single) Meernaa – A Promise – (chill, single) Powerwasher – […]
Arizona’s kicking off the 2024 election cycle on Tuesday, March 19th when it holds its Presidential Preference Election (aka “the Presidential Primary”). To vote in the March 19th Presidential Preference Election, voters had to register by February 20, 2024 as a member of the Democratic, Republican, Green, Libertarian, or No Labels parties. Voters who do […]
Visual artist Dan Mayer is exhibiting some of his work at the Mesa Contemporary Arts (MCA) Museum at Mesa Arts Center now through April 14, 2024. Of the show, Mesa Arts Center says “Field Studies is inspired by collective experiences, perceptions of surroundings, and the passage of time. Working in layers, Mayer composes and interprets […]
ABC15 (KNXV, Channel 15.1) in Phoenix recently spotlighted Desert Soul Media, Inc., and KRDP Community Radio for Black History Month. Nick Cilleti stopped by Desert Soul Creative Studios and spoke with KRDP hosts Mr. Klean B, Calvin J Worthen and Alvin Galloway to discuss why having a Black media organization and Black radio station is […]
KRDP is looking for volunteers! We seek diverse, passionate individuals who want to make the greater Phoenix area, and the state of Arizona a better place to live, work and play. Some of our ongoing volunteer opportunities include: promoting the station at community events, reviewing new music, cataloging our existing music library, fundraising projects such […]
In June 2017, Phoenix area band Jerusafunk stopped by to do an in-studio performance and interview on our local music series “Rise”. Here’s the interview and in-studio in its entirety. Enjoy! Stay connected to Jerusafunk: https://www.jerusafunk.com/
We at KRDP as well as the Valley community were saddened to learn that Phoenix area singer/songwriter Andy Warpigs passed away on May 30, 2021. For those who are unfamiliar with Andy, they were a folk/punk musician who greatly influenced the local DIY music scene. A regular at the annual Indie 500 hosted by Trunk […]
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