The KRUU mothership is getting a beautiful makeover, fixture-wise, thanks to the generous efforts of master electrician Steve Boggs.  A million thanks on behalf of the whole KRUU.

Now that he's lightened things up, it's time for a deep spring cleaning! Give us a call at 641 209-1083 if you'd like to volunteer to help make our volunteer hosts as comfortable as can be and we'll get a KRUU crew together.

Stay tuned for more station improvables on the horizon. Aw yeah...

James Moore talks with Koplant_ No saxophonist Joel Vanderheyden on a live call-in interview Thursday at 1pm CST.

Based out of Iowa City, Joel and Koplant_No, will be performing in Fairfield this Saturday, March 13th at 8pm in Morning Star Studio on the square.

The group is a forward-thinking ensemble that incorporates elements of jazz, electronic music, and progressive rock, and whose influences include Radiohead, Telefon Tel Aviv, Michael Brecker, Beck, J Dilla, Garbage Factory and Happy Apple.

1pm / According to Food Democracy Now's Dave Murphy, decades of biased farm policy and unchecked corporate mergers have driven independent family farmers out of business and created powerful corporate factory farms and agribusiness giants that now dominate the market. Today our food system is controlled by only a handful of multinational corporations - corporate giants like Monsanto, Dupont, Cargill, Tyson and Smithfield. Without little or no competition, these giants determine what kind of food you buy and how farmers produce it.

LISTEN FRESH, LISTEN LOCAL

Tonight, March 10 at 7pm, it's Steve Boss with a fresh, new, live Great Taste and we'll be covering the event from the At Home Store on the square.

Last night Sleepytime with Grandpa D and Mickey broadcast live from Cafe Paradiso, in celebration of Gandpa D's birthday.

You gotta love this station.

Special thanks to Caleb Flynn for mobilizing the KRUU, allowing us to beam from your favorite locales right into the confines of your own living room.

Fringe-Satellite Music

Expand Your Knowledge of Underground Bands with Fringe Toast's (Wed 8pm-10pm CST) Andy Bargerstock and Pirate Satellite's (Sat 9am-10am) Bruce Miller in the Iowa Source.

Welcome to Fringe-Satellite Music, a new column designed to amplify your listening enjoyment by introducing you to a whole new roster of lesser-known artists. Each month, KRUU-FM DJs Andy Bargerstock and Bruce Miller will mine their vast storehouse of music knowledge to bring their favorite off-the-beaten-track composers, singer-songwriters, and bands to the fore. 

Andy Bargerstock, the host of Fringe Toast, Wednesdays 8-10 p.m., traces his musical influences to the early 1970s, when he began hosting underground (non-mainstream) music programs on two college radio stations in Pennsylvania. Read more here...

PLANET ERSTWILD (Fri 2pm-5pm CST) host James Moore offers yet another program highlighting a coterie of lit souls. Rebroadcast Monday, March 8 at 1am.

Choreographer/dancer/writer Emma Rainey talks about her nouveau cabaret dance performance evening coming up Fri & Sat March 12 & 13 at 8pm in celebration of spring at the new Cafe Paradiso. Called Cirque D'Amour, it features diva chanteuse Adrien Daller & others recreating Paris and more.

John Buckman is the founder of Berkeley, California-based recording label Magnatune, a pioneer in digital downloading, application of Creative Commons copyrights, and artist-friendly business practices, sometimes referred to as "fair trade music."

An accomplished software programmer, Buckman is thought to be the first to use the term open music, an expression derived from the open source software community, in which he has been active. It refers to music that is shareable, available in "source code" form (individual tracks), permits certain forms of derivative works (i.e. remixes), and is made available at no cost for non-commercial use. Since founding Magnatune, Buckman has signed more than 250 recording artists across multiple genres. Buckman also chairs the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an international non-profit digital rights advocacy and legal organization, and has been profiled by Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and The Economist.[wikipedia]

At 1:30pm, Mike Pina, a spokesman for the United States Department of Agriculture speaks with James Moore, from Washginton DC, about an upcoming possible USDA decision that would allow Monsanto's Roundup Ready GM alfalfa come on the marketplace. Comments from citizens are welcomed, as part of an extended comment period, till midnight tonight (March 3rd, 2010).

At 1pm, James interviews Steve Briggs, author of India: Mirror of Truth, who will be speaking at the FF Public Library Thursday, March 4th at 7:30pm, sponsored by The Fairfield Quiet Zone. The booksigning event is a benefit for folks interested in creating a Quiet Zone for train traffic through Fairfield. Steve spent nine years working and traveling in India.

IPAM's Stuart Valentine and city sustainability coordinator Scott Timm hosted a visit from Iowa's Lieutenant Governor Patty Judge at the Arts and Convention Center Tuesday, March 2nd at 9:15am to discuss progress for Fairfield's model Go Green Intitiative.

Lt. Governor Judge highlighted Power Fund investments as part of her Moving Iowa Forward tour. The City of Fairfield has been granted $80,000 from the Power Fund to create a sustainable city demonstration project based on a goal of energy independence, community-based energy solutions, carbon neutrality, and a durable economic future.

Their comments will be presented Thursday at 1pm CST on Fairfield's solar-powered grassroots independent radio station KRUU-LP 100.1 FM, 'The Voice of Fairfield, Iowa... and Beyond'.

From the Lt . Gov's blog 03/02/10:

Winter Games Medal Count

United States   Total-37    Gold-9;  Silver-15;  Bronze-13

Germany            Total-30    Gold-10;  Silver-13;  Bronze-7

Canada              Total-26     Gold-14; Silver-7; Bronze-5

Olympic winter record medal count for total medals by USA; for most golds by Canada.

At 2:15pm, host James Moore talks with David Herzfeld's impressions of seminal jazz club, the Village Vanguard, celebrating its 75th year anniversary this week. David spent many nights seeing such legends as Elvin Jones whom he and his brother, Steve, would befriend and remain friends with for decades.

Also on the show, State Senator Becky Schmitz talks about her work at the state capitol and a number of bills wending their way through the legislative process, including health insurance regulation.

At 4:30, Steve Briggs will talk about his book INDIA: MIRROR OF TRUTH and his upcoming illustrated talk at the public library on Thursday March 4th which is being sponsored by the Fairfield Quiet Zone. Steve spent nine years traveling and teaching meditation in India and has many fascinating stories to share.