KPIG Pet-O-Rama: September 30th, 2020

Solar!

Solar came to the Shelter as a stray but in a rather unique way - by hanging out under the Shelter solar panels! For the past couple months, staff have observed Solar relaxing on the roof and have been slowly befriending her. She was rather skittish and would run off when people attempted to approach her. Slowly but surely, Solar warmed up to us and allowed a staff member to pick her up and bring her indoors to safety.

If you are interested in meeting Solar or any of our other adoptable animals, come into the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter at 1001 Rodriguez Street in Santa Cruz during business hours (10-6pm daily).

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Paws (and Beer) For a Cause

A Tropical IPA Benefits Kitties!

Woodhouse Blending & Brewing has created "Paws for a Cause – a Tropical IPA!" Paws for a Cause can be purchased at the Beer Mule Bottling Company in Watsonville as well as Beer Thirty in Soquel. $5 from every four-pack and 100% of draft sales are donated to the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter's Progressive Programs such as their sliding scale spay/neuter service, community food pantry and pop-up wellness clinic.

An anonymous donor has offered to match the funds that are raised in this campaign. The campaign runs through Sunday, October 4th.

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Fresh Pork Chops: Week of September 28th, 2020

This week's Fresh Pork Chops features tunes from "Stranger," the new release from KPIG favorite Band of Heathens. Listen every weeknight at 7:00pm to hear a couple of songs and for a chance to win a copy. Learn more about the record at https://bandofheathens.com.

Fresh Pork Chops is sponsored by Surf City Original.

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Queenie's Quickie's - September 25th, 2020

Here we go with Queenie's Quickes. A few online and in-person live music choices for the week. A little bit different music update. Good to go the social media distance.

This weeks picks include the new Love You Madly online music benefit series, the return of live shows to Michael's on Main, and some online and in-person shows from a few of your favorite KPIG artists. Complete details here in the full post.

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Central Coast Virus And Fire Updates

Updated With Archived Interviews from Week of September 14th

What are the latest local developments in dealing with COVID19, sheltering in place, AND the aftermath of the fires that have plagued Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo counties? Find out weekdays at 7:50am and 4:50pm as John Sandige and Michael Gaither interview our local leaders, medical personnel, and those working on the front lines to keep Santa Cruz and SLO Counties running and healthy.

Missed an episode? The entire series is available here in the archive Photo Credit: "Sunset Over The Dunes" photo by Phillip Lima.

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Queenie's Quickie's - September 18th, 2020

Here we go with Queenie's Quickes. A few online and in-person live music choices for the week. A little bit different music update. Good to go the social media distance.

This weeks picks include the new Love You Madly online music benefit series, the return of live shows to Michael's on Main, and some online and in-person shows from a few of your favorite KPIG artists. Complete details here in the full post.

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John Craigie Namechecks KPIG on NPR!

KPIG favorite (and former Santa Cruz resident - he went to UCSC) John Craigie was recently on NPR's "World Cafe". Great interview with a wonderful storyteller. And about 25 minutes in, he talks about how KPIG "blew his mind" as a kid coming from L.A., raised on rock stations.

You can listen to the whole interview here @ https://www.npr.org. Thanks for the shout out, John!

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Upstream With The Pig Returns: Livestream with Zoe Nutt

Livestream Archive Link Now Available!

Thanks to everyone who hung out online for Zoe Nutt's livestream on our Facebook page last night. If you missed it, you can catch here entire set here at this archive link: www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2451916398439773&extid=vjYeSDo3wjDhDBfW.

Remember to keep tuning in all this week for Fresh Pork Chops 7:00pm to hear a couple of tunes from her new record, "How Does It Feel". You'll also get two chances to win a copy each night.

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Behind the Video: "Ripple"

It started out simple enough: "Hey, why don't we get some Santa Cruz artists together and have you all do a "Playing For Change"-style take on The Grateful Dead song "Ripple". A few weeks - and LOTS of emails and phone calls later - songwriter Keith Greeninger, Andy Senczak of Gadgetbox Studios and KPIG DJ and songwriter Michael Gaither (full disclosure: that's me writing this post) produced a music track and video featuring lots of local talent. The video itself evolved into a tribute and thank you to all the front line workers who are keeping us fed and healthy.

As of this writing, the video has been up a little over a week and has received over 10K views on YouTube. Wallace Baine (good friend of the pig) did an in-depth story on how the project came together. You can listen to his KSQD interview with Michael here or read about it in the recent Santa Cruz Good Times article.

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Fried Comedy News

Fried Comedy News! with Richard Stockton airs at 6:30am and 8:30am Monday through Friday on KPIG 107.5 FM. Fried Comedy News! serves you California stories that comedian Richard Stockton has fried funny with 60 - 90 second comedy rants that lampoons, satirizes and joke-a-fies news from the Left Coast.

Fried Comedy News is sponsored by the Monterey Bay Air Resources District.

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