Thanksgiving Programming on KMSU

Lots of Live Music, stories, and the longest bike ride of the year!

November 20, 2024 |

Vintage illustration of a young girl holding a mirror up so a turkey can see itself

KMSU is so grateful to broadcast from such a great community filled with supportive Radio Heroes! We hope you all get a chance to relax and spend time with those that you love this Thanksgiving season. If you need a good soundtrack for Turkey Day & Black Friday, we've got you covered!

THANKSGIVING
6:00-9:00 A.M. - Shuffle Function presents The Last Waltz
Shyboy Tim & Shelley celebrate one of the greatest concert films of all-time with three hours of favorites and rarities from The Last Waltz, the legendary final performance by the original lineup of The Band.

9:00-11:00 A.M. - Highlights from Rock Bend Folk Festival 2024
This year marked the 33rd year for the Rock Bend Folk Festival, the great celebration of music and art that's held in St Peter, MN every September. This year had another predictably excellent lineup of musicians, and KMSU is thrilled to broadcast highlights from the festival.

11:00 A.M.-Noon - Reverend Raven & the Chainsmoking Altar Boys
The Minnesota State University Performance Series presented a rockin' performance by Reverend Raven & the Chainsmokin' Altar Boys on November 16th, and KMSU is excited to share it on the air this Thanksgiving.

6:00-9:00 P.M. - Tell Me A Story: Trouble
Tell Me A Story, the great community storytelling event, returned in October with stories of trouble! 

BLACK FRIDAY
11:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. - Bike Rides Black Friday Bike Tour XIV

It's the 14th annual longest ride of the year; the live, 5-hour, Black Friday Bike Tour featuring special programming designed to help you survive the official beginning of holiday traditions, like someone bringing up politics at dinner and someone else flipping the gravy table.

Here's a loose schedule of events:
11a-12:30p:  - Warm up with Hank and Dan
12:30p-1:30p: - Pink Floyd's 'Under Construction,' the Wall demo album
1:30p-3p: - 'Home Spun' Part II from Austin's Loading Dock 
                    Lounge,1982. *with special guests
3p-4p: - The darkest hour; solo with Dan

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