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KNBA Hosts Share their Favorite Music from 2014

KNBA Hosts Share their Favorite Music from 2014

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  • Morning Line     Host -  Danny Preston
  • Lake Street Dive “Bad Self Portraits”
  • Shovels & Rope “Swimmin’ Time”
  • Trigger Hippy “Trigger Hippy”
  • J Mascis “Tied to a Star”
  • Sean Rowe “Madman”
  • Honorable Mention
  • Shakey Graves “And the War Came”



  • The Truck Stop    Host - The Ol' Bullrider
  • Shovels and Rope - O' Be Joyful
  • Special Consensus - Scratch Gravel Road
  • The Charlie Daniels Band Off the Grid, Doin' It Dylan
  • Lucinda Williams - self titled reissue of Rough Trade with bonus cuts
  • Vince Gill and Paul Franklin - Bakersfield
  • Dale Watson and the Texas Two - The Sun Sessions
  • Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Americana
  • Si Kahn - Courage
  • The Time Jumpers - self titled
  • Charlie McGettigan - In Your Old Room (Irish recording)



  • Midday Show         Host - Frank Chythlook
  • Romero & Mirabal - Iron Horse
  • Brianna Lea Pruett - Shine for You
  • Florence Vollant - Miam Mikam
  • Robert Plant – Turn it Up
  • Shovels and Rope – When the Devil is All Around



  • Afternoon Music Show      Host -  Loren Dixon
  • Tom Petty – Hypnotic Eye
  • Lake Street Dive – Bad Self Portraits
  • Jack White - Lazaretto
  • First Aid Kit – Stay Gold
  • Easton Stagger Phillips – Resolution Road



  • Arctic Cactus Hour    Host - Stratto
  • Rosanne Cash – The River & The Thread
  • Brandy Clark – 12 Stories
  • Blue Rodeo – In Our Nature
  • Ashley Monroe – Like A Rose
  • Reckless Kelly – Long Night Moon
  • The Whiskey Gentry Holly Grove
  • Levi Lowrey – Levi Lowrey
  • Girls, Guns and Glory – Good Luck
  • The Carolina Story – Chapter Two
  • Audrey Auld - Tonk



  • Alaskan Music Spotlight      Host - Loren Dixon
  • Melissa Mitchell – Alive Again
  • Tom Begich – Traveling Through
  • Emma Hill – Denali
  • Anna Lynch – Anna Lynch
  • Jonathan Bower – Hope, AK
  • Blackwater Railroad Co. – Beneath the Bay



  • Borealis Bluegrass Breakdown       Host - Jeremiah Millen
  • James King - Three Chords and the Truth
  • Noam Pikelny- Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe
  • Blue Highway- The Game
  • Earls of Leicester-  Earls of Leicester
  • Hot Rize- When I’m Free



  • Dead or Alive    Host -  Miles Pruner
  • Phish – Fuego
  • Hardworking Americans
  • Pink Floyd – Endless River
  • Widespread Panic – Wood
  • R.E.M – Unplugged 1999/2001 the complete sessions
  • David Crosby – Croz
  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Hypnotic Eye
  • Counting Crows – Somewhere under Wonderland
  • Foo Fighters – Sonic Highways
  • Trigger Hippie



  • Island Style    Host - Kaleo
  • Mark Yamaknaka - Lei Maile (2013) - Album of the year, male vocalist of the year, single of the year, Hawaiian album of the year.
  • The Green - Hawai'i '13 (2013) - Group of the year and more.
  • Kupaoa - Bumbye (2013) - Island music album of the year and more.
  • Kauna Torres Kahele - Kahele (2013) - Song of the year "E Ku'u Lei My Love".
  • Kimi'e - To the Sea (2013), 2014 Na Hoku Hanohano nominee.
  • Lono - Old Style VII He Mele Nei, Molokai (2014) - Dedicated to the Hawaiian way and preservation of Hawaiian history, culture and music.
  • Leylani - Meant To Be (2013) - Maui-based singer and songwriter influenced by Mariah Carey, Selena, Pink, Rihanna, Tessane Chin, Carrie Underwood, Beyonce.
  • Makua Rothman - Sound Wave (2013) - well known Hawaiian big wave rider, first album release.
  • Paradise - Kolohe Kai (February 24th, 2014) - A local reggae Hawaiian band that has been together since high school, the lead singer and song-writer is Roman De Peralta.
  • Ekolu - Perserverance (2013) - It all began back in 1994 where 3 young and talented men of Maui began their musical journey.
  • Sojah - Amid the Noise & Haste (August 2014) - Mainland group that has evolved with local Hawaiian artists such as J Boog and Anuhea.



  • Favorites of 2014 – Island Style / Aunty Linda
  • my personal 3 favorites are:
  • The Descendants
  • Facing Future (Iz Kamakawiwa'ole)
  • Po'okela Chants (Mark Keali'iho'omalu)



  • Blues & Beyond           Host - Monica Lettner
  • Lake street dive - Bad self portraits
  • Haim - Days are gone
  • Alabama shakes - boys and girls
  • Iron and wine - the shepherds dog
  • The fray - Helios
  • Arctic monkeys - AM

 

  • Beat Roots Alaska      Host Dave Curtis
  • Disclosure:  Settle
  • Kiesza:  Sound of a Woman
  • Ministry of Sound:  The Annual 2014
  • Hedkandi:  IBIZA 2014
  • Phantogram:  Voices