We've been wanting to have A Reasonable Alternative dance show for a long time, as hinted by our discreetly tossing in a few uptempo tracks to almost every broadcast. When Michael and I discovered tonight's Art Walk theme, we knew it was the right moment.

So when you tune in to tonight's show from 8-9 PM, don't worry that may have forgotten to move your clock forward a few weeks ago, you;re not listening to Stevie Mix.

It's A Reasonable Alternative dance show and it's going to have non-stop booty shakin beats!

As we, Matthew O'Mullen and "Mac" Halley, are a couple of Irish gents, we are celebrating St. Patrick's day by devoting this week's show to musicians from the Emerald Isle. Tune in Friday, from 8-9 PM to hear songs by Cherish The Ladies' Heidi Talbot (left), Damien Rice (right), Snow Patrol, The Script and more!

Join A Reasonable Alternative as we venture back in time to an era of leg warmers, parachute pants, cold wars, 1,000 points of light, MTV (when they actual played music videos), new wave, big hair and more as we celebrate the 1980s. Tune in to hear some of your favorite 80s music from artists like Duran Duran (above left), the Go Gos (middle) and Squeeze (right). Plus my co-host Michael Halley will explain the meaning of the lyric "I smell like I sound" and discuss how his ancestors discovered a certain famous comet. This Friday from 8 to 9 PM on KRUU!

This Halloween Eve the tricks and treats are all rolled into one on A Reasonable Alternative. We are featuring bands with scary names like Vampire Weekend (above left) and Monsters of Folk (above right). Not to mention tunes about Skeletons, Phantom Limbs and other frightful topics. But don't be fooled, the music isn't scary at all- just the usual low-key modern alternative rock you are used to hearing on our show. So be sure to tune in from 8-9 Friday, Oct. 30.

A Reasonable Alternative will be sending out good vibrations this Friday, September 4th on KRUU. In preparation for the upcoming Labor Day concert, I'll be spinning some of my favorite Beach Boys tunes, plus some covers by alternative artists like Sonic Youth (above), Jonatha Brooke and Gym Class Heroes. You'll also hear bands like Grizzly Bear, The Shins and Fleet Foxes, showing the Beach Boys profound influence on today's popular music. If that sound's like your idea of Fun, Fun, Fun, then tune in from 8 to 9 PM.

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to ignore alternative rock bands which all sound like the others, and tune to the separate but not equal KRUU radio station.... for A Reasonable Alternative on Friday nights from 8 to 9 pm. That's right- we have declared independents, or "indie" music as something worth fighting for. Michael and I will celebrate Independence Day by playing music inspired by our great nation. Did you know that Tracy Chapman (above left), Simon & Garfunkel, Razorlight and M83 (above right) have all penned odes to "America"? Be sure to listen in.)

Mamma mia! To celebrate our show's involvement in this Friday's celebration, we've renamed it "All Musicians Italian- Alt Rock". Join us live on the Fairfield Square or over the airwaves as we pay tribute to great Italian American musicians such as Elvis Costello (above left), Bruce Springsteen, Chris Isaak, Nikka Costa (above right), Ani DiFranco and many more! So while you are at the All Things Italian Fairfield Art Walk enjoying ethnic food, art and people, complete the experience by listening to some great music from Italy (albeit indirectly). Look for Mike and I by the KRUU bus from 8 to 9, June 6.

This week A Reasonable Alternative makes a fun detour, honoring great lyricists with Smoky, a.k.a. Bill Godfrey. Smoky- talented poet, gardener and longtime Fairfield resident, as well as the father-in-law of host Matt Mullenneaux- celebrates his birthday today by paying a visit to the KRUU studio for a reading of his latest poetry. We'll also explore the music of some of America's greatest singer-songwriters, from Woody Guthrie to James Taylor to Ani DiFranco, and try to determine whether any of Bob Dylan's masterful storytelling abilities have been passed on to his progeny. Tune in to A Reasonable Alternative Friday night, March 27, from 8 to 9. Happy Birthday Smoky!

What better way to neutralize the dreaded Friday the 13th than with A "Lucky" Reasonable Alternative St. Patrick's Day tribute! That's right- as is our annual custom, "Mac" Halley and Matt O'Mullen will be playing an hour of songs by Irish musicians. And no, they're not Bono! OK, some of them are Bono...and The Edge, Adam and Larry. But in addition to playing some of U2's latest, "No Line on the Horizon", we'll also feature bands like Bell X1 (pictured) and the Cranberries, as well as artists like Damien Rice and Rufus Wainright (he's just a quarter Irish, but that still counts). So tune in to KRUU FM Friday evening from 8 to 9!