Happy Holidays from our KISU family to yours! Whether you've been braving those cold temperatures or taking it easy in a tropical oasis' this time of year, one thing we all do is turn up our speakers and play some of this holiday season's classics. So for this episode of Double XX, we are bringing that special kind of cheer! Put on your best sweater and pour yourself a mug of hot coco as we listen to some of the classics!

My good friend Grant Harville is back on the show to talk about music! We discuss what it is to be an “institutionalized” musician versus a freelancer, and what freedom we have as artists, conductors, and composers to create and experiment within the responsibilities of our positions and jobs.

For decades, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has taken the lead in negotiating and administering systemwide music licensing agreements on behalf of public media. On October 29, CPB announced that it had reached new three-year agreements with the five major performing rights organizations, ensuring continued music use across public media platforms through December 31, 2027.

I’m excited to have my colleague and co-director Jenna McLean in studio to preview the upcoming Commercial Music Big Band fall concert, Friday October 24th at 7:30 in Jensen Concert Hall

I am quite happy to have Grant Harville come on the show to discuss a great many things. Grant is a brilliant and profound musician, composer, performer, conductor, and human, and a good friend of many years.

I’m so honored to welcome two brilliant guests for a stimulating in-studio conversation. Dr. Elizabeth O’Donnell, chief neonatologist for the Portneuf Medical Center, and Dr. Nell Flanders, conductor and artistic director of the Idaho State-Civic Symphony.

Double XX is wrapping up it's second summer on the air with another edition of listener's choice. Our host asked people who tune into the show what songs they had in their back pocket, and each and every one of them delivered! It's sad that we won't be on each week for the time being, but there is plenty of Double XX to absorbed or reabsorbed in the time being! Thank you all so much for supporting public radio! The future is FEMALE!

With a record-setting tally of 2,318 total concerts, the Grateful Dead never played the same set twice. Join us on KISU this Labor Day, September 1st, for a special hour of Official Tapes. Cory Danials guides us through the Dead’s second set jam sequence from 1984 that was released on Enjoying The Ride beginning at 7:00 pm.

Excited to welcome Dan Rosenboom, the musical phenomenon from Los Angeles, on the show this week.

What better way to start the end of the second summer of Double XX than to do an episode honoring the women of Reggae music. The history of this genre goes much deeper than the likes of the iconic artist Bob Marley (though his contribution to the world of music is undeniable), so we are putting the spotlight on the women who have helped make Reggae music what it is today!