At KZSM 104.1/KZSM. org we celebrate the eclectic spirit of our community with programming you won’t hear anywhere else. “It’s What’s New” (Wednesdays 7 to 9 p.m.) features all the music sent in to KZSM during the previous week. Hosts Rob Roark and Maximus Emperador put it all together on Wednesday afternoons — a challenging task because the music might arrive in different formats, with or without additional information for the broadcast.
The hosts collect music by posting on Facebook and other social media and messaging musicians who post about their work. Closer to home, Roark handed a KZSM card to a busker near the square one evening. The musician and his band, Dyed Skies, were just recording their first single, which debuted on last Wednesday’s show.
Whether their music comes from close to home or as far away as Connecticut or California, the opportunity to be broadcast means a lot to the performers. Cope Alley — old friends Sam Tringali from Livonia, Michigan and Drew Copeland from Gilbertsville, Kentucky send songs almost every week. They have been playing together since grade school.
