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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

This week: a lot of bands questioning American patriotism, a bunch of bands playing next weekend's Punk Rock Saves Lives Fest at Ratio Beerworks Overland, the new one by Capture This, and a Fort Collins band that sounds like The Beastie Boys doing Turnstile. — @heynowdana.com

THE PUNKYARD
with Dana Meyers
Saturday, July 4, 2026, 6 p.m.

Authority Zero - Narcissist
Bad Religion - Los Angeles Is Burning
Sincere Engineer - Twist My Tongue
The Nuns Of Brixton - I Fought The Law [Colorado artist, covering The Crickets and The Clash]
All Waffle Trick - Flagpole Sitta [Colorado artist, covering Harvey Danger]
No Bueno! - Wonderwall [Colorado artist, covering Oasis]
NOFX - Franco Un-American
Green Day - The American Dream Is Killing Me
Capture This - Headspin [Colorado artist]
Dropkick Murphys - Who'll Stand With Us?
Descendents - 'Merican
illFRAME - WACK! [Colorado artist]
Record Thieves - The Deep [Colorado artist]
The Potato Pirates - Thinkin' Bout Drinkin' [Colorado artist]
The Frickashinas - Less Bitter, More Glitter [Colorado artist]
The Interrupters - Take Back The Power [Colorado artist]
Pennywise - Fuck Authority
Dragged Under - Rebel Sun Rise!
1876 - ++DGAF++

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

We let Gregg Deal of @deadpioneers.bsky.social take over The Punkyard this weekend, ahead of their show at the @gothictheatre.bsky.social next Saturday night. Here's what he did with his radio freedom. Some tickets for the show are still available: www.axs.com/events/12311...

Playlist for The Punkyard
with Dana Meyers
Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025

This week's guest host was Gregg Deal of Dead Pioneers, ahead of their show at the Gothic Theatre next Saturday:

The Potato Pirates - Fuck The Radio [Colorado artist]
Team Nonexistent - Walk Home [Colorado artist]
Cheap Perfume - Probably It's Capitalism [Colorado artist]
Propagandhi - The Only Good Fascist Is A Very Dead Fascist
Dropkick Murphys - The Big Man
Jools - 97%
IDLES - Car Crash
Bob Vylan - Makes Me Violent
Turnstile - BIRDS
Black Flag - Rise Above
Minutemen - The Punch Line
The Clash - All The Young Punks (New Boots And Contracts)
Fugazi - Waiting Room
Amyl And The Sniffers - Guided By Angels
SOFT PLAY - Punk's Dead
Lambrini Girls - God's Country
Brutus - War
TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me
Ecca Vandal - CRUISING TO SELF SOOTHE
Dead Pioneers - PO$T AMERICAN [Colorado artist]

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Dana Meyers @heynowdana.com · 21/12/2025

The annual festive but irreverent holiday punk show!

Playlist for The Punkyard with Dana Meyers for Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025

All holiday-themed punk songs!

blink-182 - I Won't Be Home For Christmas
Billy Idol - Yellin' At The Xmas Tree
Masked Intruder - Under The Mistletoe
Alice Bag Band - No Gifts For Nazis
Green Day - Xmas Time Of The Year
Misfits - You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch
X - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Bad Religion - White Christrmas
Goldfinger - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Yidcore - The Punk Rock Chanukah Song
Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)
Bite Me Bambi - Holiday Cheer
My Chemical Romance - All I Want For Christmas Is You
Reel Big Fish - Skank For Christmas
No Use For A Name - Fairytale Of New York (feat. Cinder Block)
Chabad Religion - Hineh Ma Tov
NOFX - Xmas Has Been X'ed
No Doubt - Oi To The World
William Shatner - Jingle Bells - Punk Rock Version (feat. Henry Rollins)

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White Rose Motor Oil @whiterosemotoroil.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Thanks @heynowdana.com for closing @indie1023.bsky.social's The Punkyard show with our cover of "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch"!

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

For those who love hardcore, for those who love cover songs, for those who love Colorado artists ... plenty of all three this week! — Host @heynowdana.com

Playlist for The Punkyard
with Dana Meyers
Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, 6 pm

Hot Water Music - Trusty Chords
Youth Brigade - Men In Blue (Part I)
Diva Cup - Spyder Wyfe [Colorado artist]
Strike Anywhere - I'm Your Opposite Number
Bad Religion - New Dark Ages
Ecca Vandal - MOLLY
Lifetime - Turnpike Gates
Save Ferris - Come On Eilieen [covering Dexys Midnight Runners]
Pennywise - Ace Of Spades [covering Motörhead]
No Bueno! - Outlaws [Colorado artist]
Dryer Fire - Going Nowhere [Colorado artist]
The Sleights - Earthworms [Colorado artist]
Gouge Away - Ghost
Social Distortion - Don't Take Me For Granted
The Tammy Shine - Junk Mail [Colorado artist]
At The Drive-In - Governed By Contagion
Descendents - Good Good Things
Capture This - It's About Money [Colorado artist]
Goo Goo Dolls - Slave Girl [covering Lime Spiders]

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Indie 102.3 is super stoked to present Punk Is Dad 7, January 3rd at the Gothic Theatre, featuring @deadpioneers.bsky.social and The Potato Pirates and @teamnonexistent.bsky.social. Tickets just went on sale yesterday! www.gothictheatre.com/events/detai...

Playlist for The Punkyard hosted by @heynowdana on @indie1023
Saturday, November 22, 2025

Amyl And The Sniffers - Jerkin'
Sex Pistols - EMI
End It - Life Sublime
Rocket From The Crypt - Panic Scam
The Bouncing Souls - True Believers
HRZN - Drowning (feat. Nathanael Pulley) [Colorado artist]
Bad Brains - I Against I
Motion City Soundtrack - Everything Is Alright
Gully Boys - Mother
Team Nonexistent - idontneedyoupleasedontcall [Colorado artist]
The Potato Pirates - Thinkin' Bout Drinkin' [Colorado artist]
Dead Pioneers - Dead Pioneers [Colorado artist]
Direct Hit! - Buried Alive
The Rezillos - Top Of The Pops
Hot Mulligan - And A Big Load
Joy Subtraction - Joy Division [Colorado artist]
Guttermouth - She's Got The Look
Slaughterhouse - Sick and Tired
Flogging Molly - The Times They Are A-Changin' [covering Bob Dylan]

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Taite @taitemc.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Check out local independent radio. The I Heart Radio/clear channel owned stations all play the same crap, but there are independent stations out there doing god’s work

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Taite @taitemc.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Also, @indie1023.bsky.social outta Denver has some killer curation. They’ve put me on to a lot of stuff I wouldn’t have found on my own over the years. Since it isn’t algorithmic, it takes you out of the comfort zone You can listen on their site! www.cpr.org/indie/playli...

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Jade Strom🏳️‍⚧️ @jadedfox.net · 05/06/2025

I blame @heynowdana.com for me now being so into covers. (Also thank you for the shout outs on @indie1023.bsky.social this morning! It started my day with a huge smile on my face!)

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Jade Strom🏳️‍⚧️ @jadedfox.net · 06/06/2025

@heynowdana.com Oh gosh, oh gosh! Thank you for today's Under the Covers. You made this Gen X'er super happy two days in a row! For those that don't listen to @indie1023.bsky.social, Dana Meyers does a cover at 7:20 MT every weekday, today's was: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf0A...

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Tubthumping - They Might Be Giants & The AV Club Chorus

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

🪐INDIEVERSE🪐 at Levitt 9/13! A universe of good vibes and great music with OK Go, Dehd, Dead Pioneers and Pink Fuzz. Wait! There's more! We'll add one more artist to the lineup soon. Wrap up your summer with killer music, lots to eat, drink, buy, do and experience! www.axs.com/events/96927...

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Lots of familiar names, lots of bands coming to Colorado soon, lots of noise, lots of volume. — Host @heynowdana.com

Playlist for The Punkyard with Dana Meyers
Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 6 PM

Ramones - Beat On The Brat
The Avengers - We Are The One
Good Riddance - No More System To Believe In
Fontaines D.C. - Boys In the Better Lands
Unwritten Law - Seein' Red
SOFT PLAY - Slushy (feat. Kate Nash)
Bad Religion - Generator
Descendents - 'Merican
Propaghandi - At Peace
SPELLS - The Sound Remains [Colorado artist]
Cheap Perfume - It's Okay (To Punch Nazis) [Colorado artist]
Dead Pioneers - PO$T AMERICAN [Colorado artist]
H2O - 5 Yr. Plan
The Distillers - Seneca Falls
MxPx - Kids In America [Kim Wilde cover]
The Linda Lindas - Racist, Sexist Boy
The Living End - Roll On
Viagra Boys - Man Made Of Meat
Dow Jones and the Industrials - Can't Stand The Midwest

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Glitter Porn plays tonight at The Black Sheep, and Diskount Vodka is there with Authority Zero tomorrow! @puptheband.bsky.social and @jeffrosenstock.bsky.social and @ekkoastral.bsky.social play the @missionballroomco.bsky.social a day after the Sex Pistols do! And other fun stuff.

The Punkyard on Indie 102.3 with Dana Meyers
Playlist for Saturday, April 12, 2025

Fugazi - Bad Mouth
The Queers - Tamara Is A Punk
Catbite - Die In Denver
The Cramps - Human Fly
NOFX - Seeing Double At The Triple Rock
Lambrini Girls - Company Culture
SOFT PLAY - The Hunter
Pennywise - LIve While You Can
Glitter Porn - What You've Done [Colorado artist]
Diskount Vodka - CHANGE! [Colorado artist]
Authority Zero - Revolution
PUP - Get Dumber (feat. Jeff Rosenstock)
Ekko Astral - uwu type beat
Rancid - Side Kick
DITZ - Four
Ballyhoo! - Last Night
Bad Brains - Attitude
Tonight Alive - Little Lion Man [Mumford & Sons cover]
The Dead Milkmen - Nutrition

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Take a break from the news and find some good stuff in this pile of new jams. — Host Jason Thomas

Hear First with Jason Thomas
Playlist for Tuesday, April 8, 2025

TURNSTILE - "NEVER ENOUGH" (Roadrunner)
Jenny Hval - "The artist is absent (89 seconds rewrite)" (4AD)
Craig Finn - "Luke & Leanna" (Thirty Tigers)
Stereolab - "Aerial Troubles" (Warp)
Durand Jones & The Indications - "Been So Long" (Dead Oceans)
Momma - "Rodeo" (Polyvinyl)
Freak Slug - "Liquorice" (Future Classic)
Young Gun Silver Fox - "Stevie & Sly" (Blue Elan)
Hotline TNT - "Julia's War" (Third Man)
Wisp - "Sword" (Interscope)
Panchiko - "Chapel of Salt" (Nettwerk)
Arcade Fire - "Year of the Snake" (Columbia)
Gordi - "Peripheral Lover" (Mushroom Music)
Lifeguard - "It Will Get Worse" (Matador)
WU LYF - "A New Life Is Coming" (L Y F Recordings)
The New Pornographers - "Ballad of the Last Payphone" (Merge)

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Spring is springing here in Colorado, but it's off to the mountains tomorrow for one last powder day...or maybe second-to-last? We shall see.. Oh, and enjoy the tunes this week. New Wet Leg track fell into my lap as I was putting the show together today. Fun times! — Host Jason Thomas

Hear First playlist for Tuesday, April 1, 2025:

Wet Leg - "catch these fists" (Domino)
Palmyra - "Arizona" (Oh Boy)
Gordi - "Peripheral Lover" (Mushroom Music)
GUM & Ambrose Kenny-Smith - "Snow Angels" [p(doom)]
Wisp - "Sword" (Interscope)
This is Lorelei - "Dancing in the Club (MJ Lenderman Version)" (Double Double Whammy)
Billie Marten - "Feeling" (Fiction)
The Bug Club - "Jealous Boy" (Sub Pop)
Young Gun Silver Fox - "Stevie & Sly" (Blue Elan)
Cass McCombs - "Priestess" (Domino)
Jenny Hval - "The artist is absent (89 seconds rewrite)" (4AD)
Durand Jones & The Indications - "Been So Long" (Dead Oceans)
Freak Slug - "Liquorice" (Future Classic)
Foxwarren - "Listen2Me" (ANTI-)
HotWax - "Strange to Be Here" (Marathon Artists)
Yuno - "Blest" (Sub Pop)

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Some fun stuff in the mix this week (which is the goal every week), so dig in and find a new song or new songs to fall in love with. — Host Jason Thomas (If you missed it on Tuesday night, you can still hear it on the replay this Sunday night at 6!)

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Amy Taylor of Amyl and the Sniffers took full control of this week's show. It's all her fault. Will we see you at their show, this Monday night at the @missionballroomco.bsky.social?)

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Thanks to @westword.com for recognizing the Indie 102.3 team and what we do every day. It's humbling to be included alongside so many other amazing radio stations — including plenty of public radio. If you're not a member of CPR yet, now is as good a time as any to join our family (link in bio).

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Listen, I prefer cocktails over beer ... so when you raise your green Coors Banquet for a toast this weekend, I'll be raising a Midori Sour. Stay safe this weekend, and kiss a stranger — even if they aren't Irish. — Host @heynowdana.com

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

The weather's not the only thing that's nice this week. Check out this hour of new music! (And hear it again Sunday evening at 6!)

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

This was a rollicking edition of our punk show tonight. I guess I should have warned you to buckle up before launch. — Morning Host @heynowdana.com

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Scott Pantall @scottpantall.com · 09/03/2025

On our way to a show, listening to PunkYard with @heynowdana.com on @indie1023.bsky.social on the way!

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

This is why our Inside Track newsletter is the highlight of your inbox! This week, win FOUR TICKETS each for ALL FOUR of these Mission Ballroom shows: • Palace, March 21th • Saint Motel, March 29th • Amyl & The Sniffers, March 31th • Shakey Graves, April 4th Subscribe: www.cpr.org/indie/inside...

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Sign up for the Inside Track newsletter from Indie 102.3 and get the latest news about Denver music, musicians and events.

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Our annual FREE 303 Day Party is tonight, 4 to 8 PM, at Number 38 in Denver! Love sets by May Be Fern and Velvet Daydream and Slow Caves, concert ticket giveaways, Indie 102.3 merch, a limited edition 303 Day poster from Ink Lounge, food and beverages available! Join us! www.cpr.org/2025/02/05/c...

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Celebrate 303 Day with a concert featuring the Top Local 303 bands

This year marks our 4th annual 303 Day concert and we hope to see you there on Monday March 3rd! The stacked lineup includes three of The Best Local 303

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

The massive Punk In The Park festival that's coming to Denver in July has such a massive lineup, I couldn't even fit half the bands in the show last night. Still, though, I think it was clear how much it's going to kick ass! Tickets are on sale now, dudes. — Punkyard host @heynowdana.com

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Yes, as a matter of fact, it is! What are some of your favorite underappreciated bangers? — Morning Host @heynowdana.com

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

The bad news: you missed all of these really fascinating new songs tonight. The good news: we'll replay the hour on Sunday evening at 6.

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

I feel like this episode of The Punkyard was louder than usual. (Not that I think you'd complain about that.) Catch The Exploited at the Oriental Theater in Denver this Tuesday! — Host @heynowdana.com

"The Punkyard" Playlist, Indie 102.3 - KVOQ/Denver, 2/22/25

IDLES - Model Village
NOFX - Separation Of Church And Skate
Lambrini Girls - Love
Against All Authority - Silence Is Golden But Duct Tape Is Silver
The Damned - Neat Neat Neat
Winona Fighter - You Look Like A Drunk Phoebe Bridgers
Less Than Jake - History Of A Boring Town
Refused - New Noise
Scowl - Not Hell, Not Heaven
The Exploited - Beat The Bastards
Amyl And The Sniffers - Hertz
Rise Against - Nod
The Weirdos - We Got The Neutron Bomb
Social Distortion - Machine Gun Blues
Violet Grohl and Dave Grohl - Nausea [X cover]
Alkaline Trio - We've Had Enough
Red Aunts - Lethal Lolita
PUP - Hallways
The Fluid - Black Glove [Colorado artist]

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Lots of snow has fallen recently here in Colorado. Gotta get the board waxed up and ready to go, but before I do that I need to share some amazing new tunes with you. — Host Jason Thomas

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Did you know you can hear Indie on your radio in Colorado Springs and Pueblo? We’re all over this state! Listen to @heynowdana.com Friday morning to win tickets for @joyoladokun.bsky.social at The Black Sheep on 2/28. (Link in bio) Indie 🫶🏽 the 719! Hear us on: 89.7 in Col Spgs 93.3 in Pueblo

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Need a break from the news? 16 awesome new jams can definitely help with that, but don't take TOO long of a break from the news, OK? OK. An informed citizenry is generally a good thing. Enjoy the tunes. — Host Jason Thomas

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Millennials who used to listen to a ton of emo ... this show was right down your alley. And so many of the bands played this week are coming to Colorado, soon! In two days, it's the one year anniversary of The Punkyard's debut. Thanks for making it one of our most popular shows! — @heynowdana.com

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

This week's edition of the Punkyard included a set of 10 standout tracks from 2024 — but I won't dare call them "favorites", because there were far too many great new songs in the year for that. — @heynowdana.com

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Dana Meyers @heynowdana.com · 31/01/2025

Subscribe to my weekly Inside Track newsletter for more good stuff like this! www.cpr.org/indie/inside...

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Hear First might be the best hour in radio. (It's definitely the most unpredictable hour on radio!) If you missed it, catch the repeat on Sunday night at 6.

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Lots of punk bands playing shows soon! Billy Idol & Joan Jett in September! Death From Above 1979 & Teen Mortgage this Tuesday! Ted Leo & SPELLS tonight! Thursday on the 6th! The Teflon Dons next weekend! Ended with something for my trans family. Fight back by living with joy. 🏳️‍⚧️ — @heynowdana.com

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Come out for a "Little Chaos" as Indie 102.3 presents Orla Gartland at Meow Wolf Denver on May 6th. (Tickets go on sale Friday!)

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Next time that one friend of yours complains that there's no good new music out there, shove this show in their face. (Or tell them to hear the replay this Sunday night at 6!)

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

As long as the bosses keep letting me play an hour of punk on Saturdays, I'll keep doing it. This was last night's result. ✊🏾 — @heynowdana.com

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Three of our Local 303 alumni playing at a venue that also serves pizza? That sounds like a fun night waiting to happen. — @heynowdana.com

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

New music? Yeah, it was an hour of nothing but. (And we'll replay it Sunday night at 6.)

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Another blazing episode of The Punkyard last night. Excited for the new @thevelveteers.bsky.social album coming out next month! What do you want to hear on next Saturday's show? — @heynowdana.com

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

This is what you missed on our Tuesday night new music show, "Hear First" with Jason Thomas ... but conveniently, we re-air it on Sunday nights at 6.

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Indie 102.3 @indie1023.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Greetings, friends! What would you like to see from us here on Bluesky? — Morning Host @heynowdana.com

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