Radio Free Brooklyn Email Newsletter: January 2020

Radio Free Brooklyn Email Newsletter: January 2020 View this email in your browser Post-Holiday Drive to Five Update! Since kicking off our Drive to Five Fundraising Campaign, we have raised a total of $7,289 (29%) of our $25,000 goal. $4,889 of this came from your Giving Tuesday efforts, and the rest from contributions on the Drive to Five page. A thousand thanks to all who gave... but we still have a long way to go to hit our May 2020 goal. If you believe in our mission and enjoy our programming, please consider a tax-deductible monthly pledge or one-time donation to help keep us on the air for another five years. And with every donation, you'll receive a gift as our thanks.   DONATE NOW Featured Gift: RFB 5-Year Anniversary T-Shirts  We were thrilled to have five amazing artists: David Kramer, Kosmo Vinyl, Heather Strycharz, Lisa Levy and Mitsushige Nishiwaki, design our limited-edition 5-year anniversary t-shirts. You can't purchase these T-shirts anywhere else — but you can snag yours by donating or taking our monthly quiz challenge! Our January Challenge:  Bushwick History Quiz Think you know Bushwick?  Take the Quiz! Answer 11 questions about Bushwick in three minutes and you could be one of five RFB trivia superstars who will win one of our limited-edition RFB 5-year anniversary T-shirts, designed by Kosmo Vinyl, David Kramer, Lisa Levy, Mitsushige Nishiwaki and Heather Strycharz.   TAKE THE QUIZ! YOU CALL YOUR MOMS (we hope), SO WHY NOT CALL US!  We’ve also set up a special voicemail where you can call in to wish us a Happy Birthday, tell us what you love about (or why you love) Radio Free Brooklyn — or shout out a specific RFB show, podcast or host! And listen up, ’cause your message just may be played on the air!  Call RFB now: 718-673-8201 DONATE NOW Meet Our New Hosts Courtney Love (no, not that one) on why she’s so plugged into “THE CIRCUIT” Courtney Love wants you to know she’s a huge music nerd whose mission is for everyone to hear tunes from and learn about every music festival across the globe. Read more.  Ethan DiPietro and Joe Tramotin of “Jazz We Got” From RFB’s “Teens Take the Mic” to their very own radio show, Joe and Ethan on how jazz isn't all they’ve got. Read more. Create your podcast with Radio Free Brooklyn!  Did you know that RFB now provides affordable professional audio production services for individuals, groups, organizations and corporate clients? Want to learn more? Find out all about our services and/or book your time here.      The Circuit Category: All-Genre Music-Eclectic. Hosted by Courtney Love. Can't swing it to Glastonbury, Jai Thep, SXM — or even just Coachella this year? Join host Courtney Love on “The Circuit” and get the scoop from music festivals around the world. You'll hear a vicarious hour of music and live interviews from each week’s featured fest. Find a new favorite band, hear the ones that are already favorites — or just come along for the music festival experience. Saturdays at 9pm.   Blueyorker Category: News, R&B, Hip-Hop. Hosted by Terzel Ron. Hosted by a young adult, for young adults, Blueyorker takes artists that are making waves locally (or nationally), and gives them a spotlight to broadcast their talents. Tune in for news and more about Hip-Hop and R&B talent that are shaping their genres for years to come — plus sonic techniques, too! Saturdays at 8am.   Jazz We Got Category: Jazz, Hip-Hop. Hosted by Ethan DiPietro and Joe Tramontin. Ethan and Joe provide context and knowledge about various artistic experiences in the city as well as interviewing local artists from the community. This program is also a community service project for the Packer Collegiate Institue and each show features a shout out of a local nonprofit or an upcoming community event. From the history of sampling to the development of avant-garde jazz, Jazz We Got has something for everyone. Wednesdays at 5pm.   Radio Free Brooklyn is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to give a global voice to local artists, residents, community organizers and other non-profit institutions by providing a commercial-free freeform Internet Radio platform. RFB cannot operate without the support of our listeners and fans. Please consider a small donation today! DONATE NOW