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"Hotel Wifi" has grown from a small solo project started in Smith's room to a full band project that Smith leads. After playing a house show pre-pandemic, "Hotel Wifi" began growing in popularity in the Fort Collins scene and has gotten to play multiple socially distant shows. In this segment, Smith talks about the inspiration behind the name Hotel Wifi, what it’s like to play in multiple bands and the meaning behind the lyrics they write. 

Songs: “Athena’s Theme,” “The Moon is a Lesbian,” “Horsetooth Heart” and “The Quing is Dead” performed live by Hotel Wifi.

In this segment, Maddy Erskine interviews Jay LeCavalier about his second full-length solo album, "Slow Transformations," and the hard work and inspiration behind it. Some of you may know LeCavalier as the keyboardist for The Crooked Rugs, but in this self-recorded folk album, LeCavalier sings and plays acoustic guitar, keys, auxiliary percussion, etc. "Slow Transformations" is a great representation of LeCavalier's talent as a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. The first two songs played are “Feels like Nothing” and “The Houseplant Song,” which are both relatable, down-to-earth tunes. The last song and title track of the album, “Slow Transformations,” is a lyrical deep-dive into the changes we all go through as people. In the interview, LeCavalier emphasizes the importance of this track and the changes he has gone through as a person, even since his last album. 

Songs:  “Feels like Nothing,” "The Houseplant Song” and "Slow Transformations" by Jay LeCavalier.

Photo: Isaac Romero

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In this local music segment, Maddy Erskine talks to local country singer David Miner about his new album, "Silver Valley". 

In this virtual in-studio, Maddy Erskine chats with Denver shoegaze artist Isadora Eden about what drew her to making indie music and her new EP, “All Night.” Isadora Eden recorded a live version of her song "Choke" for this segment. Also featured are her songs "Bones" and "By Now" from her EP "All Night."

KCSU is so thankful for all the wonderful local musicians who reach out to us and work with us. This holiday season, we had 3 incredible holiday songs submitted to our station from local artists! 

The first song is a down to earth tune by local songwriter Zach Crider. "Back Home" is about going back to your roots and seeing the people you love this holiday season. Following that is a complete switch of gears, with Sugar Britches honky tonk song "All I Want for Xmas". This hilarious song is right up your alley if you have some people you are not so excited to see this week. And to end this fun little celebratory segment, is People in General's "Oh  Skanukkah". This ska version of a hanukkah classic is sure to lift your spirits and get you dancing. 

For the semester’s final live in-studio session, Joshua Kellogg talks to Mary Ellendorff of Girl in a Band about the effects of COVID-19 on academics and the potential of DIY bands & venues to get back on their feet in the wake of the pandemic more easily than others.

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