The Appetizer Radio Show

Series produced by D. Grant Smith

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Tasting, savoring and experiencing the flavors of great albums from known and emerging indie musicians. This free 59 minute weekly program delivers 2 hours of fantastic music from artists you know, and a few you don't. Building a music experience similar to the groovy restaurant all your close friends gather at to enjoy something profoundly interesting each and every week.

Music is a many splendid thing. Fortunately there is more than one way to serve up music, with a variety of styles and genres appealing to audiences who want to fully experience musical flavors. The Appetizer Radio Show is dedicated to providing this unique listening experience by serving up a blend of styles from a few artists you know while also introducing audiences to new and emerging talent.

Singles are fleeting. The real gold for a songwriter is in their songbook, experienced through the album. Each week, this syndicated program presents a variety of albums that highlight albums and the artists who make them. Featuring a blend of musical styles in folk, rock, singer-songwriter, alternative, and cross-over genres of R&B, soul, and blues, The Appetizer Radio Show delivers music discovery in an engaging way that showcases albums for your audience's music collection. Hide full description

Music is a many splendid thing. Fortunately there is more than one way to serve up music, with a variety of styles and genres appealing to audiences who want to fully experience musical flavors. The Appetizer Radio Show is dedicated to providing this unique listening experience by serving up a blend of styles from a few artists you know while also introducing audiences to new and emerging talent. Singles are fleeting. The real gold for a songwriter is in their songbook, experienced through the album. Each week, this syndicated program presents a variety of albums that highlight albums and the artists who make them. Featuring a blend of musical styles in folk, rock, singer-songwriter, alternative, and cross-over genres of R&B, soul, and blues, The Appetizer Radio Show delivers music... Show full description


192 Pieces

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It's been a great experience having you here at my table each week for a serving of the flavors of music. Thanks for being a part of it. After 16+ ...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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There's something powerful that happens when an artist takes a song and makes it elemental. We experience that with acoustic and unplugged versions...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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We continue this special mini-series by stripping away some of the elements of great songs to reveal the spirit inside of it. Just like our lives c...

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  • Added: Dec 07, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The third and final part of this mini-series that explores the power of stripping down tracks to acoustic and basic musical elements will also dig ...

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  • Added: Dec 07, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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One of the aspects we often miss during the holiday season is the struggle & difficulty the holidays bring to those who've lost loved ones. Sometim...

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  • Added: Dec 07, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Our birthday celebration continues with something we started when the show debuted: interweaving completely different styles of music into one cohe...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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It's been 16 years since this show first debuted on KACU on September 20, 2003. This year we celebrate our Sweet 16 birthday with a collection of s...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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We conclude our mini-series with music that reflects the life experience from love to love lost and back again, this time through the sounds of alt...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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The soundtrack to life including music themed around relationships, overcoming trials and personal glory.

  • Added: Sep 04, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Our annual cover series concludes its 9th year with fantastic singer-songwriter covers of your favorite songs from The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Bob ...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Our annual Covers series continues with Love song covers in the style of alternative rock and punk. Featuring reinterpretations by No Motiv, Pearl ...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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It's our 9th annual covers special, dedicated to great love song covers. Our first episode in this 3 part series features a combination of singer-s...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Concluding our series of music that illustrates what love feels like, we explore the rich songbooks of Colbie Caillat, Carla Werner, Better Than Ez...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Love looks like many things. But what does it feel like? Heaven, security, bliss, happiness, being chosen.... Music to illustrate the feeling of lo...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Concluding this short miniseries with insights into what makes for the best music curated on playlists, dig into the alt-rock sounds of Blindside, ...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Recently, D Grant made the leap over to Spotify. The radio purist finally broke down and jumped into the streaming world. But playlist curation is ...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Debuting a few new artists to this radio program including Mikkel Cloud and The Go Aheads, this week features an all-female lineup of fantastic fol...

  • Added: May 24, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Picking up the tempo, we've got the 4th part of this special mini-series coinciding with the overall theme of the new book Be Solid: How To Go Thro...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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The mini-series continues with even more powerful songs illustrating that love and relationships are not what you walk away from. Deep songwriting ...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Our mini-series that illustrates music inspired by and illustrating the writing of D Grant's new book continues with folk and indie rock.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2019
  • Length: 59:00