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eTown

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eTown is an exciting weekly radio broadcast/podcast heard from coast to coast on NPR, public and commercial stations. Every eTown show is taped in front of a live audience and features performances from many of today’s top musical artists as well as conversations and information about the world around us. eTown’s mission is to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation in order to create a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable world.

Location:

Boulder, CO

Networks:

Progressive

Description:

eTown is an exciting weekly radio broadcast/podcast heard from coast to coast on NPR, public and commercial stations. Every eTown show is taped in front of a live audience and features performances from many of today’s top musical artists as well as conversations and information about the world around us. eTown’s mission is to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation in order to create a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable world.

Twitter:

@eTownRadio

Language:

English

Contact:

P.O. Box 954 Boulder, CO 80306-0954 303-443-8696


Episodes

eTown Time Capsule - Bettye LaVette - Vilray

5/31/2023
From the soulful gravelly voice of Bettye LaVette to the vintage guitar stylings of Vilray, we've got a great show from the archives for you this week. Nick also interviews Rose Tourje, founder of the non-profit ANEW which tackles issues of recycling and trash management to better our environment. That's all this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:59:08

eTown Time Capsule - Billy Strings - Jon Stickley Trio

5/24/2023
Join us in the time machine as we head back to 2018 to experience a guitar picking extravaganza featuring the amazing Bluegrass phenom, Billy Strings. Not to be out-done is the Jon Stickley Trio, cranking out their own stylish brand of progressive instrumental bluegrass/jazz flavored music. Nick also sits down with Arif Kahn to discuss the ins and outs of turning city parking lots into community gardens. That's all this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:59:15

eTown - The Ballroom Thieves - Ron Sexsmith

5/17/2023
Martin Earley and Calin Peters are The Ballroom Thieves and they travel to eTown to share the bill with Canadian songsmith, Ron Sexsmith. Nick also discusses sharks and the environmental impact of pollution on our waters with Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza, Chief Scientist and Executive Director of the Ocean First Institute. That's all this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:59:02

eTown Time Capsule - John Oates - Lilly Hiatt

5/10/2023
Join us as we revisit a classic show from 2018. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member John Oates performs an eclectic blend of musical styles along with his buddy, Guthrie Trapp and the inimitable eTones. Also on stage is Lilly Hiatt, a characterful singer-songwriter who sings autobiographical Americana tunes and is supported by Helen Forster's dynamic harmonies. Nick also chats with Helen Thorpe, author of The Newcomers to discuss the challenges young immigrants face as they try to adapt to American culture. That's all this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:59:06

eTown Time Capsule - Väsen- Sam Amidon

5/3/2023
This week we travel back to 2018 to revisit an amazing show featuring Väsen, Sweden's pre-eminate Folk music band and Sam Amidon, a native of Vermont now living in London, who shares his re-imaginings of traditional Americana music. Also, Nick sits down with Robert Adamson to discuss One Bistro, a pay-what-you-can restaurant that serves a wide community including drug addicts, politicians, criminals and the law enforcers that rehabilitated those criminals. That's all this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:59:03

eTown - City and Colour - mmeadows

4/26/2023
Canadian Dallas Green is City and Colour. His buddy, Matt Kelly joins him onstage at eTown Hall to perform some amazingly soulful tunes. New Yorkers Kristin Slipp and Cole Kamen-Green are mmeadows. This husband and wife duo display their unique brand of electronica featuring Kristin's dynamic and soaring vocals. Jon Goldstein is a Senior Director at the Environmental Defense Fund. He sits down with Nick to discuss turning the wrench on leaking natural gas. That's all this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:59:12

eTown Time Capsule: Bob Weir - John Fullbright - Part Two

4/19/2023
This week we dig into the archives to revisit Part Two of two broadcasts from a great show featuring the legendary Bob Weir. Bob shares some amazing stories with Nick and plays some classic as well as more recent tunes. Also on stage, the Grammy-nominated, Oklahoma native, John Fullbright performs some of his raw, Americana-flavored songs. That's all this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:59:07

eTown Time Capsule: Bob Weir - John Fullbright - Part One

4/12/2023
This week we dig into the archives to revisit Part One of two broadcasts from a great show featuring the legendary Bob Weir. Bob shares some amazing stories with Nick and plays some classic as well as more recent tunes. Also on stage, the Grammy-nominated, Oklahoma native, John Fullbright performs some of his raw, Americana-flavored songs. That's all this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:58:22

eTown - The Lil Smokies - Emily Scott Robinson

4/5/2023
It's early Spring in Boulder, Colorado where we welcome The Lil Smokies from Montana and Emily Scott Robinson from Telluride to eTown Hall. The Lil Smokies have graduated from 'up and coming' to 'fully arrived' - they showcase their hyper-melodic brand of song-strong Bluegrass music. Emily Scott Robinson shares the stage with her sultry voice and plays a 'spooky' tune with Nick, Helen and The eTones. Also, Christina Carlson, from Urban Peak in Denver, talks to Nick about youth and homelessness. That's all this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:59:07

eTown Time Capsule: Andrew Bird - Leif Vollebekk

3/29/2023
Join us as we head back to 2017 to hear music from Andrew Bird, a prolific folk artist and Grammy Award nominee, as well as Leif Vollebekk, an effervescent Canadian folk multi-instrumentalist/songwriter. Nick also sits down with Tom Chappell, co-founder of Tom's of Maine as well as Rambler's Way, to discuss the marriage of values and business. That's all this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:59:00

eTown - The Secret Sisters - Jake Blount

3/22/2023
Back home to eTown Hall in Boulder this week to host The Secret Sisters, a duo from Alabama sporting amazing sibling harmonies while singing murder ballads and pop songs. And from Rhode Island comes Jake Blount showcasing an eclectic mix of traditional Folk and Americana wrapped in a contemporary skin. Nick also sits down to discuss the finer points of how the Civil Rights Act applies to environmental law with KC Becker, the Administrator for the EPA's Region 8. That's all this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:58:59

eTown Time Capsule - John Moreland - Phoebe Hunt

3/15/2023
The wayback machine lands us back in 2017 to revisit a show featuring John Moreland and Phoebe Hunt. Nick joins John onstage for an acoustic tour de force of Oklahoma folk-flavored original tunes and Phoebe is joined by the eTones as she lends her silky-voiced twang to the Americana lexicon. We also hear from Susan Burton, a formerly incarcerated drug addict turned activist who has used her life experience to help and reform others with similar struggles. That's all this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:59:04

eTown On The Road - The Mission Ballroom: Charley Crockett - Greyhounds

3/8/2023
eTown travels all of 30 miles from Boulder to The Mission Ballroom in Denver, Colorado to catch the amazing performances from two Austin, Texas based acts: Charley Crockett, a street performing vagabond turned New Country star, and Greyhounds, a funky, funky trio of soulful gentlemen. That's all this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:59:03

eTown Time Capsule - Delbert McClinton - Robert Finley

3/1/2023
Let's travel back to 2017 and revisit a show featuring two weathered and veteran musicians from the South. Delbert McClinton travels from Texas to Boulder with his big band to showcase his own brand of slippery swing-blues and Robert Finley from Louisiana shares his homegrown blues sound while backed up by the venerable house band, The Etones. Nick also sits down with Chris Pallister, co-founder of Gulf of Alaska Keeper to discuss the environmental impact of plastics in our oceans. That's all this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:59:05

eTown - The Band Of Heathens - Jaime Wyatt

2/22/2023
This week, we head home to eTown Hall and welcome back The Band Of Heathens from Austin, Texas. Making her first visit to the eTown stage is outlaw Country phenom Jaime Wyatt from Nashville, Tennessee. Nick also has a sit down with Aaron Miripol, President and CEO of the Urban Land Conservancy to discuss the benefits of neighborhood preservation. That's all this week, on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:59:04

eTown Time Capsule - Jack Johnson - The Weather Station

2/15/2023
Jack Johnson brings his Hawaiian vibes to eTown this week. Also joining in on the musical front is Tamara Lindeman of The Weather Station. And Nick converses with Jeff Orlowski, the director/producer of the documentary film, Chasing Coral. That's all this week... on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:59:03

eTown Time Capsule - William Bell - Alejandro Escovedo

2/8/2023
The R&B classic singer and songwriter William Bell joins this week along with the genre-bending Alejandro Escovedo. Nick also discusses the value of connecting people struggling with mental illness to volunteer opportunities with Project Helping founder, Justin Kruger. That's all this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:59:05

eTown On The Road - FORMAT Festival in Bentonville, AR: The War On Drugs - Elle King

2/1/2023
eTown travels back to Bentonville Arkansas this week to the first ever FORMAT Festival. Nick goes backstage to interview Adam Granduciel and Elle King and we are treated with live performances from each from the South of Oz Stage, one of six unique stages on the beautiful festival grounds in Bentonville. Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:59:02

eTown On The Road - Athens Georgia: JJ Grey - Cicada Rhythm

1/25/2023
eTown heads to Athens, Georgia for the first time to tape musical guests JJ Grey and Georgia natives, Cicada Rhythm. Nick also discusses the value of summer reading for young students with Melaney Smith - founder of Books for Keeps. Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:59:04

eTown: Daniel Rodriguez - Dead Horses

1/18/2023
Join us as we head back to the stage at eTown Hall in Boulder, Colorado for the first time in over two years! This week we feature local hero, Daniel Rodriguez of Elephant Revival fame as well as Sarah Voss and her band Dead Horses from Wisconsin. It's good to be back! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Duration:00:58:19