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Great show with a visit from Sam D'Agostino who had a few Halloween songs for us and then Bummy stopped by to toss a few new ones at us. A couple of fun phone calls too. Sam on Youtube Bummy on Instagram

Columbia's The Brink join us in the studio for a great talk and a ton of awesome live music. Plus a visit from the grassmaster himself, Justin Hickerson. The Brink Online

A visit with hip-hop/rap artist, Obsouleet, and a couple of his poppin' songs. Then Matthew Crook of Dismal Niche joins us for a cool talk about the upcoming Columbia Experimental Music Festival. We feature a bunch of artists who will be performing at the festival. This year it will be held November 2th through November 6th. Obsouleet on Youtube Dismal Niche

The wonderfully talented Kristen Ford stopped by and visited with me prior to her performance at The Compass Listening Room in Columbia. She played a few for us in the studio. Absolutely fantastic. https://www.kristenfordmusic.com/

Fun show with Eli, Tyler and Drew from Elephant Foot. Played a bunch of their songs, including a debut, and talked about all kinds of stuff musical. Had a short cool visit with Mason Van Ghost about IndieFest. Previous Appearance on OMR: Elephant Foot 12/24/2021

Young rock & rollers, Concannon join me for the show along with visits from the wonderful Aina Cook Band and my good friend Bartholomew Bean. Fantastic live music in studio from all of them. Concannon Aina Cook

Real fun show with live music from both Sam D'Agostino and Dave Angle. Sam stayed the whole show while Dave had to scoot out for a show at Cooper's Landing. Also a visit from Clark Leyshock and a couple other friends. https://thedavesmojo.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/delta_blues_daves/

Just me and Kind Kurt for the show. He plays some awesome original songs and we showcase some of our favorite local artists.

Great time and fantastic live music with Columbia based indie rockers, Drona. Plus visits from Dave Dearnley, Bummy and Justin Hickerson. Here's some great video recordings of Drona in the KOPN studio: When I Rest For A Moment Lotus (Thin Finger) The Leaves Will Change Kill Time Trading Fours Guest Links: Drona Dave Dearnley Bummy Justin Hickerson

Fantastic show featuring in studio performances by Samantha Fierke, accompanied by Bassist Mickey Jamieson. We also had the pleasure of visiting with Violet Vonder Haar about the new Compass Music Room and she played a couple great new songs for us. Here's some great video from the show: Samantha Fierke Live at KOPN Violet Vonder Haar Live at KOPN https://samdoesjazz.com/ https://violetvonderhaar....

My friend Justin Hickerson joins me in the first OMR broadcast from KOPN's new location on Bernadette Drive in Columbia. We had a blast and Justin played some songs as we visited with a bunch of friends who stopped in to say hello... Supercool to broadcast from the new facility, with only a few technical hiccups...lol... Check out Justin out and about. He performs with a number of different projec...

Super fun show with all kinds of new music. St. Louis singer/songwriter/producer Andrew Ryan joins us along with Lou Nevins and Andy Rehm (Fumes) and John Randall and Andy Rehm, again (The Hooten Hallers). All of them have new music and we are delighted that they debuted a couple songs on the show. Also talked with Brandon Hofherr, Director of Marketing at St. James Winery and Public House Brewery...

Wonderful singer/songwriter, Daniel Lutz joins us in the studio to showcase some of his new recordings and share some of his thoughts on music. Daniel will be touring with Luke Winslow-King May/June 2022. https://daniellutzmusic.bandcamp.com/

Real fun show with Brad Snyder, (Blackwater, Blue Hearts Club) and Chris Burke of Steamboat Revival. They played a bunch of songs and we had a cool talk. https://steamboatrevival.com/

Bummy returns to OMR to perform some new material. We're joined by Blake Gardner (Blake Gardner and the Farmers) and Brock Johnson (Mercer and Johnson) to talk about some upcoming events. Fun show. https://www.instagram.com/bummymusic/ https://owngrownproductions.com/bgatf http://www.mercerandjohnsonmusic.com/

Fun show with Rochara Knight and her band, The Honey Doves. Special guests Adeline and Sailer give us a KOPN kids report on Spring Break 2022. https://rkhdband.bandcamp.com/releases

Fun show with Kristin and Andrew...The January Lanterns...we play a bunch of their songs, talk about life and love and their new record... https://www.thejanuarylanterns.com/

An unconventional Christmas show with Bummy. Hip-hop and punk rock from this talented young artist. Plus KOPN Kids with Adeline and a fun Christmas intro from Kind Kurt. https://instagram.com/bummymusic

Really fun show with singer/songwriter, Kyren Penrose.  We were joined for the second half of the show by the talented Olivia Burney. Kyren and Olivia are collaborating on an upcoming project. Wonderful music, including a couple of new, unreleased songs... That and a cool conversation. 

Supercool show with Tyler, Eli, Drew and Drew of Elephant Foot. We talked about the band and the members and they played some nice acoustic versions of some of their songs. We also had the honor of debuting 3 sweet new Elephant Foot songs that will be released in the next few weeks. https://www.instagram.com/elephantfoot_official/ https://www.facebook.com/ElephantFootMusic/ https://open.spotify.co...

Real interesting conversation with Jaeson, Kyle, Devin and Noel...otherwise known as OK Samaritan. Played a bunch of their songs and talked about all things musical.  https://www.facebook.com/0KSamaritan https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Kg4mtfJnButGRcjG9gtiu

A bunch of great songs and hilarious conversation with Johnny, Jordan and Justin...AKA Fox Deluxe.

Cool show with Rachel, Zach and Brendan from Self Hug.

Fun show with St. Louis singer/songwriter/producer Andrew Ryan. We talk about what's new with Andrew and he played a bunch of great songs. We were joined by his wife Krista and a few friends of the show. Previous OMR appearance: 3/13/2020 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Nush2HzDNmkYhZoQs6wo1 https://andrewryan-music.bandcamp.com/ https://linktr.ee/andrewryanmusic

Super cool conversation with Matthew Crook of Dismal Niche. Dismal Niche produces and presents the annual Columbia Experimental Music Festival. This year it will be held November 4th through November 7th. https://cargocollective.com/dismalniche