Medicine Ball Caravan on KRVS

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.

THE MEDICINE BALL CARAVAN surrounds your space with a comfort bubble of sound to get you to your Tuesday mid-day (11am-noon Central Standard on 88.7FM locally or www.krvs.org). We'll get you aquainted with new and upcoming releases by vocalist/slide guitarist, Valerie June; Camera Obscura and Queens of the Stone Age. Also: some Lil' Band o' Gold and a slew of psychedelic relics by The Electric Prunes, Jefferson Airplane (by request), Spirit and David Crosby.