Aikona Building a Garden on SLC's West Side

  • August 30, 2024
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More true tales of the agrihood with aikona. Dr. Gaia brews some vermiculture compost tea. Plus, Skywatcher Leo T, and homegrown music from Calico and the SLAM Music Fest.

Tonight's Punk Rock Farmer Friday edition of RadioACTive features the following people, organizations and/or events. Check them out and get plugged into your community! 

Homegrown music from Calico, one of the bands playing this year's . Plus, Salt Lake Academy of Music's Steve Auerbach and The Blocks SLC's Britney Helmers with all the festival details.

  • Sept. 7: , 10a-2p at Downtown SLC Farmers Market at Pioneer Park, 375 S. 400 W., SLC.  

    Event by SLAM: Salt Lake Academy of Music: "FREE first-ever, young artists music festival created specifically for emerging original music artists of all genres, ages 20 and younger at Pioneer Park staged on the soccer field during the Downtown Farmer's Marke. FESTIVAL LINEUP: 30 Utah original music artists—bands, rappers, singer-songwriters, and others—applied in 2024 and the following six original music artists ages 20 and younger will be performing 30-minute sets and be paid $500 per performance:

    10:00 AM - UNSEEN: Four piece Rock/alternative band: Mia Clark 19, - Abby Harding 19, - Trinity Tran 19, Gray Tran 19

    10:40 AM - SCARLET KATHRYN: 18-year-old Folk/Americana singer-songwriter who plays solo with a guitar and a piano/keyboard. The first-place singer-songwriter in the 2024 Statewide PTA Battle of the Bands.

    11:15 AM - MANUEL! 19-year-old Indie, Rap, and Pop artist

    12:00 PM - RIFF WOOD: A 4-piece pop-punk band of 15-year-olds who were first-place in the Statewide PTA Battle of the Bands: Carson Groves, Hyrum Russon, Asher Winegar, and Jaxon Williams.

    12:45 PM - CALICO: A 5-piece Indie Folk band: Kylie Franz: 18, Lachlan Stapley: 17, Justus Brown: 16, Kaleb Curtis: 17, John Thomas: 16

    1:30 PM - TEDDY P: A 6-piece Jazz/Jazz fusion band of U of u students: Derek Coombs- 20, Henry Pollei - 20, Ester Judd - 19, Sean Wilson - 19, Ethan Summerhayes - 20

#ManyCulturesOneSky with SkyWatcher Leo T, a RadioACTive volunteer who shares his love of the night sky, cultural tales of the constellations, and more during #PunkRockFarmerFridays. Tonight: It's prime Milky Way time. The cosmic history of Arcturus, and the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago. NASA's Perseverance Rover keeps kicking up dust on Mars looking for life. Jupiter's icy moons. And more. 

Tyler Hacking, aka Dr. Gaia, who brews a mean vermiculture compost tea for your garden. Hacking is a research scientist at Utah Valley University where he designed and now leads their compost program. Focused on business solutions in agriculture, Dr. Gaia produces aerobic vermicompost tea and more.

Aldine's Urban Farm Report: afā 'aikona, who is leading an urban farm project in Glendale to grow traditional Pacific Islander foods. 

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of Listeners' Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Questions, comments, or suggestions for the show? Email radioactive@krcl.org. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

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