If you haven't listened to the podcast, Pinpoint SLC, I encourage you to. It is written, recorded and edited by some of the finest culture-followers in Salt Lake City. And with our new production gear, the sound quality is really sounding good. Jon's been editing together some wonderful, succinct accounts of upcoming culture events in town. It's a good way to hear about new events, from the people who are actually putting them together.

In the most recent episode, Plan-B Theatre's Jerry Rapier interviews Kurt Proctor from Utah Contemporary Theatre's about their show Souvenir. Listen here.

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I won't be able to be there because I'm stomping it out for Obama in Grand Junction, but there's a party celebrating the end of the farmer's market season for the grand ol' People's Market on Sunday, October 25th. The party will take place Sunday night, 7-9pm and will follow the final market of the year. The location is Sorensen Unity Center, at 1383 South 900 West. I hear there will be food, drink, dancing and speaches. Go and have a rockin' time. P.S. The People's Market still has good, fresh produce.

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A message from Igor Limansky, festival organizer:

Utah United presents musicians and artists inspired to create a festival of awareness and change in the community. The festival will feature the art, music and community  of those who invite others to join them in a movement of hope and change.
  
The festival's purpose is to inform and engage the public on important community issues. We will have different groups on a number of topics from Health Care, Education and Environment. I am hoping this festival will act as a catalyst to motivate people into becoming educated and involved in community issues.

We would like to bring together all members of the community for this event. We live in an important time in history. A time where the needed values of unity and hope must first come from our communities, if they are to spread across this country. I hope you will join me in celebrating the spirit of community and civic democracy in Salt Lake City.

Festival runs from Noon–9pm on Sunday, October 5. Entrance is $5. Beer is $3. 

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Alex Ross addresses the question.... why are classical music concerts such a rigid affair? Well, they weren't always. No reason they should continue to be.... I wish I could paste, mix and match, a number of letters and emails exchanged with friends over the years on this subject. I remember writing a jazz professor about the subject, Chris Johnson at the New School. He said I had much too much time on my hands. Which may have been true at the time. I'd like to think it isn't true now. But it probably is. And my dissatisfaction with the "classical appreciation" crowd continues. Read more from Alex Ross at the New Yorker.

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UtahFM's sponsoring the Eat Local Challenge, put on by Slow Food Utah, Wasatch Community Gardens, Tree Utah and the People's Market. This Sunday, the People's Market is hosting a local food swap to help participants sustain themselves through what will be one month of eating only locally-produced goods. Locally-produced is being defined as 250 miles from your home. Watch UtahFM and localfoodchallenge.blogspot.com for updates.

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Great stories of terrible happenings during youth.... I've played some episodes during my show a couple of times with permission from the show's creator, a great guy. Listening to a funny show now about having bizarre dreams. Enjoy.

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UtahFM enables listeners to stream content directly to their iPhones

Salt Lake City, UT – UtahFM is proud to be one of a handful of stations worldwide to stream audio directly to the Apple iPhone. The announcement was made by Mike Place, UtahFM’s technical director, in conjunction with the stream’s release. The station is encouraging iPhone users with a taste for independent radio to use their iPhones to listen to live, local community radio.

“While driving, it works nearly flawlessly,” said Place. “I get much better quality than FM radio or even most HD stations. It sounds fantastic and works everywhere I go in the Salt Lake valley."

Users need to simply browse to www.utahfm.org on their iPhone, then click on the link which will launch the stream. UtahFM's product is unique for iPhone users since it doesn't require the user to download an application from Apple's App Store but instead utilizes the Quicktime software already built into the device. Mobile streams are available for the newer iPhone 3g as well as older models.

“People told me for years that Internet radio will never work because we can't break into the last great sanctuary of FM radio -- the automobile,” said Place. “These days I have to ask the naysayers to speak up...so I can hear them over my iPhone."

In addition, UtahFM.org offers a low bandwidth stream for first generation iPhone owners to enjoy the stream over the "EDGE" network.

UtahFM streams community radio from Salt Lake City and is found on the web at www.utahfm.org.

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Don't forget cryptosporidium... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqQrD9em3sI

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Here's my edit of a recent post on one of my favorite blogs, On An Overgrown Path.

There has been surprisingly little discussion of how the credit crunch will impact music consumption. So, as food and fuel prices soar and pensions become the playthings of accountants here are my personal strategies for coping with the credit crunch.

* Go to more live music performances and buy less CDs. Recordings can be always be bought in the future, live performances can't.

* Support record labels, composers, performance ensembles, venues and retailers that are local and independent .

* Make every new CD count by being more experimental and adventurous when buying.

* Look out for unmissable box set bargains from desperate record companies trying to monetise their back catalogue.

* Support record labels who are socially responsible.

* Support free live music.

* Use our excellent library service to source books. Order them online and get them shipped to my local library which is within cycling distance .

* Listen to more internet radio. It's free and serendipitous.

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Heck yes to all the new volunteers. It's been wonderful meeting so many new people as of late, and connecting with other folks in the Salt Lake sphere. Special thanks to Rachael, Bob, Leanne and Justin. Paige rocks.

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