Medicine Ball Caravan on KRVS

Tuesday's MEDICINE BALL CARAVAN radio broadcast (11am-noon Central Standard on 88.7FM locally or www.krvs.org) includes the newest releases by ex-Subdudes frontman, Tommy Malone; David Egan, Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience, Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet, Tedeschi-Trucks Band, Booker T. and Myron & E with the Soul Investigators.

music programming with news and interviews on local arts and events, CD and concert ticket giveaways and live in-studio performances. BROADcasting is the operative word here. You can hear just about any form of music on the program ranging from Old-Timey and Bluegrass to classic and contemporary songwriters, Pop, Blues, Soul, Rock, Jazz, Poetry and the Avant Garde.

Most of the cool cats and kittys get their Monday late morning groove on with THE MEDICINE BALL CARAVAN (11am-noon Central Standard on 88.7FM locally orwww.krvs.org). Today, we'll spin a couple off of the fine upcoming release by singer/songwriter/guitarist, Valerie June (yet another new album produced by Dan Auerbach). Also: more new Donna the Buffalo along with some Seasick Steve, Paul Simon, Ryan Adams, Johnny Cash and grinding out some old school blues rock with Outrageous Cherry and Cream.

You'll miss a good party if you skip Thursday's MEDICINE BALL CARAVAN (11am-noon Central Standard on 88.7FM locally or www.krvs.org) with hot new tracks by Tedeschi-Trucks Band, Booker T., Myron & E with the Soul Investigators, David Egan, Elvis Costello and The James Hunter Six. Also stackin' on classics from Willis Jackson, Doctor Bop, Esquerita, Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm, Arthur Gunter, Billy Boy Arnold and more!

Legendary fiddler/vocalist/folklorist, Michael Doucet of Beausoleil drops by Wednesday's edition of THE MEDICINE BALL CARAVAN (11am-noon Central Standard on 88.7FM locally or www.krvs.org). We'll discuss and listen to material from their new 'From Bamako To Carencro' release among other things.