So what have you been up to? Any cool concerts? I wish I was at The National concert that’s going on right this very moment. But… I will be at the Sleigh Bells/Pictureplane show this Saturday, FIND ME! What about movies? Anything I should put in my Netflix queue? What are you listening to? Where are you hanging out? Did you buy some watts?

I feel a little out of the loop because I’ve been a workhorse and homebody for a few months. But if you do want to find out what I’m up to/talking about, follow me on twitter. And while you’re there, follow radio1190 too. I tweet under the name dj_alisha. Creative, I know!

Did you know it was my birthday last Friday? My mom bought me baking sheets, perhaps she’s hinting that I make her some cookies this holiday season! I wanted a bike for my birthday…. CLICK ON THIS BIKE, ITS AWESOME & I WANT IT!!!>> …but my parents opted for a more modest present.

Oh, speaking of holidays what are you doing for New Year’s Eve? I’ll be at the Warlock Pinchers show!

And speaking about bikes, I love this bike song. If you click on “this” you can hear the song and see the super-cute video with cute boys and girls in it.

Gosh can you see we haven’t talked in ages. So much to catch up on and share, wish I could blog at you forever. <3

Well hey, hope you are good.

Thinking of you,
djAlisha

PS: How’s the new Belle and Sebastian record? My friend told me that her work plays KBCO and that she heard a song from the new record on their station! She said she died a little on the inside. Secretly I did too!

Also, who’s excited for the Grinderman 2 album to come out this fall? Did you see the trailer?

I have dearly missed you on the radio, but just because I’m taking the summer off from live radio doesn’t mean I’m not around… SO won’t you join me tomorrow night at hi-dive while I guest dj for Denver’s NO BULLS**T Dance Party DANCEOTRON?!

I’ve been pulling some of my favorite songs of summer from this year and years past for your dancing pleasure. JOIN US!

Here’s the deets:
DANCEOTRON
w/ DJS SARA T. + TONYO + ALISHA
SATURDAY JUNE 12th
@ HI DIVE
7 S. BROADWAY || DENVER, CO
Starts at 930. 21+

XOXO,
djAlisha.

12)Dum Dum Girls I Will Be (Sub Pop)
11)Caribou — Swim (Merge)
10)Future Islands — In Evening Air (Thrill Jockey)
9)Bonnie “Prince” Billy & The Cairo Gang — The Wonder Show of the World (Drag City)
8)UNKLE — Where Did the Night Fall (Surrender All)
7)Goldfrapp — Head First (Mute)
6)The Apples in Stereo — Travelers in Space and Time (Simian)
5)Slim Cessna’s Auto Club — Buried Behind the Barn (Alternative Tentacles)
4)Sharon Jones &The Dap Kings — I Learned the Hard Way (Daptone)
3)The New Pornographers – Together (Matador)
2)Patrick Lee — The Last Thing (Twelve Tusk Records)
1)The Mynabirds — What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood (Saddle Creek)

This is the last week of the Top 12 Countdown (hopefully another DJ will step in and host it), but I’m taking the summer off to focus on my “grown up” job.

SO, LET’S MAKE THIS A GREAT WEEK WITH YOUR VOTES, cuz I’ll sure miss you!

Click here to VOTE!

The countdown will happen at 5pm!

UMMM and how about this awesomeness?! If you know me, have read my bio blurb on the site, etc. you know that my most desired musical reunion is Warlock Pinchers (okay, and ABBA), and they’re getting back together for a show this summer!

Here’s where things get even more awesome- Sometime between 4-6pm, I will have the FIRST AVAILABLE pair of tickets to give away to the Warlock Pinchers REUNION concert so tune in for your chance to win. Band member K.C. K-Sum will join me for an interview too! And don’t forget to brush up on your Pinchers trivia, there will be a question from Mr. K-Sum himself!

LYLAS,
djAlisha.

12)Patrick Lee — The Last Thing (Twelve Tusk Records)

11)Dum Dum Girls — I WIll Be (Sub Pop)

10)splinters — Kick (Double Negative)

9)Nice Nice — Extra Wow (Warp)

8)radar brothers — The Illustrated Garden (Merge)

7)The Billy Nayer Show – Stingray Sam

6)Balkan Beat Box — Blue Eyed Black Boy (Nat Geo)

5)Jonsi — Go (XL)

4)Drink Up Buttercup — Born and Thrown on A Hook (YepRoc)

3)Sharon Jones &The Dap Kings — I Learned the Hard Way (Daptone)

2)Slim Cessna’s Auto Club — Buried Behind the Barn (Alternative Tentacles)

1)The Apples in Stereo — Travelers in Space and Time (Simian)

He came into the studio to play some of his current favorite songs and talk about tour, life, The Strokes, going solo and other things.

We had fun and it was great because a handful of djs (FANS) of his were hanging out in the studio too, able to chat him up in whatever they wanted to ask. His concert was tonight at the Ogden, I hope you were able to go. He’s awesome!

Also on-air today was director Zachary Levy, who’s documentary Strongman  will make its Colorado debut this Saturday at the International Film Series. See the trailer here. It looks amazing and heartfelt… “the up-close-and-personal story of Stanley “Stanless Steel” Pleskun, who can lift dump trucks and bend pennies with his bare hands, but who struggles to transcend his chaotic New Jersey home life and the toll of his slowly-but-surely advancing age.” The director will be at the screening Saturday night. Here’s more information from the IFS page.

So with no further ado, here’s your Top 12:
12)She & Him — Volume Two (Merge)
11)Love is All — Two Thousand & Ten Injuries (Polyvinyl)
10)Nathaniel Rateliff — In Memory of Loss (Rounder)
9)Balkan Beat Box — Blue Eyed Black Boy (Nat Geo)
8)Goldfrapp — Head First (Mute)
7)Jonsi — Go (XL)
6)Slim Cessna’s Auto Club — Buried Behind the Barn (Alternative Tentacles)
5)Black Rebel Motorcycle Club — Beat the Devil’s Tattoo (Vagrant)
4)The Apples in Stereo — Travelers in Space and Time (Simian)
3)Dr. Dog — Shame, Shame (Anti)
2)Bonnie “Prince” Billy & The Cairo Gang — The Wonder Show of the World (Drag City)
1)Sharon Jones &The Dap Kings — I Learned the Hard Way (Daptone)

XOXO and VOTE HERE!

Yours,
djAlisha.

TOP 12:

12)Goldfrapp — Head First (Mute)

11)The Strange Boys — Be Brave (In the Red)

10)Slim Cessna’s Auto Club — Buried Behind the Barn (Alternative Tentacles)

9)Dr. Dog — Shame, Shame (Anti)

8)radar brothers — The Illustrated Garden (Merge)

7)Jason Collett — Rat a Tat Tat (Arts & Crafts)

6)Bonnie “Prince” Billy & The Cairo Gang — The Wonder Show of the World (Drag City)

5)She & Him — Volume Two (Merge)

4)The Apples in Stereo — Travelers in Space and Time (Simian)

3)Sharon Jones &The Dap Kings — I Learned the Hard Way (Daptone)

2)Jonsi — Go (XL)

1)Dum Dum Girls — I WIll Be (Sub Pop)

Holy moly, there’s some great musical competition! I love this time of year, lot’s of highly anticipated albums out…

New albums from Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Dr. Dog, The Apples in Stereo, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club and more… so who are you gonna vote for?

VOTE HERE

RESULTS LIVE ON RADIO 1190 THIS WEDNESDAY APRIL 14th AT 5PM!

Heart,
djAlisha.