A friend to the animals and most of the people. Music Director at KUTX. I also host Left Of The Dial.
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Purple Rain is in the forecast...
It's the 10th Annual Prince Party on Left of the Dial. @Rick_Daddy has excavated some gems from His Purple Majesty's vaults along with other gems and curios. It's a Prince Night like no other, from 7 to 10pm on KUTX and online at kutx.org
Commencing countdown, engines on...
Coming up @Rick_Daddy is receiving signals from planet Bowie for the 10th annual Bowie Bash on LOTD. Tune in for all sorts of oddities, space & otherwise, from the greatest Star Man of his generation: David Bowie. And yes, tomorrow marks 10 years since Ziggy left us for Mars.
It's always the most bittersweet Left of the Dial episode of the year...
You’re invited to tonight’s Memorial Service on Left of the Dial. @Rick_Daddy pays respect to the musicians we’ve lost in 2025. It’s gonna be an epic night! Coming up at 7pm on KUTX and kutx.org
INCOMING...
It's a flashback to 1985 tonight on Left of the Dial. @Rick_Daddy is bringing the deep cuts from 40 years ago: pop, new wave, and plenty of buried treasure from the indie underground. It promises to taste better than the "New Coke" (the scourge of 1985). Tonight from 7-10pm
Party at the moon tower is happening in 3...2...1
Whether you were into Patti Smith or @DavidBowieReal @bobdylan or @jonimitchell , 1975 is a ripe year for revisiting. And tonight, @Rick_Daddy commands the radio from his Starsky & Hutch Gran Torino blasting music from 50 years ago. 7-10 tonight on Left of the Dial.
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Ah, #ValentinesDay. Whether you're celebrating, dreading, or ruing the "holiday," @Rick_Daddy has all the moods covered coming up on Left of the Dial. Tune in at 7 for blissful love songs, 8 for heartbreaks and regrets, and at 9 for a scorched earth where all hearts turn black.
And we're off to Mars!
9yrs ago today @DavidBowieReal returned back to Mars for good. Tonight, @Rick_Daddy spins deep cuts and buried treasure the Starman left behind coming up on Left of the Dial. Expect a healthy dose of Ziggy-era tracks and a new perspective on "Boys Keep Swinging." 7-10pm on KUTX
Gonna stick the landing for my favorites of 2024.
Coming up 7pm, it's @Rick_Daddy's Best Things I Heard All Year. Join him as he wraps up 2024 with songs by The Dare, Jessica Pratt, Orla Gartland, Jesus Lizard and more! Tune in 7-10 tonight as RD guides 2024 to a soft landing on KUTX and kutx.org
You're gonna love to hate the best thing I heard this week.
Yesterday we threw #ThrowbackThursday, tonight it's #FreakyFriday 1974. @Rick_Daddy plays all the good stuff (and some so bad they can't help being good) from 50 years ago. It will be quite a night to remember (or forget) on Left of the Dial. 7pm on KUTX
My interview with the illustrious @brittdaniel is now online for your listening enjoyment. We discuss the 10th anniversary of @spoontheband's They Want My Soul. Spoiler alert: we have a lot of fun chatting.
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Commencing countdown, engines on...
It's hard to believe it's been 8 years since the Starman departed Earth. Tonight on Left of the Dial @Rick_Daddy celebrates the life and music of @DavidBowieReal. Expect a wide array of gems, outtakes, and curiosities that only Bowie could provide. #Bowie
You can hear my Top 5 Countdown of The Best Things I Heard This Year just after 8pm.
Tonight @Rick_Daddy wraps up the season with The Best Things I Heard This Year. Hear a wide array of songs discovered in 2023, from indie acts like @annabsavage @waterfromyreyes to giant @LittleSimz. It's the best 4hr mixtape you'll hear all year, only on Left of the Dial.
It's gonna be a good one...starting NOW.
Most ppl don't like to work on their birthday, but @Rick_Daddy likes his job so much that he's hosting Left of the Dial tonight. He's treating the show like his own jukebox playing songs he absolutely, positively loves. Coming up 7pm on KUTX and kutx.org
It's going down y'all...like the Wall of Berlin.
His Purple Majesty has a birthday soon, so @Rick_Daddy is revving up the Prince Party machine tonight on Left of the Dial, w/ Special guest is huge Prince fan Confucius Jones' mama! It's 4 hours of Prince, from deep cuts to even deeper, the sacred to the profane. Starts at 7pm!
We're going back, Jack, do it again. Last day of membership drive (phew). Help @theLaurieGeeATX and I push @KUTX over the finish line! donate.kutx.org
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Nothing but covers tonight. It's the stuff disc jockeys get really pumped up about...
Get under the covers with @Rick_Daddy tonight, where he'll offer new perspectives on the music of Frank Ocean, Flaming Lips, Talking Heads and Spoon. It's a wild night of cover songs Left of the Dial style only on KUTX. Coming up at 7pm
Come and get it. Happening NOW!
The scary monsters & super creeps are out tonight on Left of the Dial when @Rick_Daddy receives a special visit from David Bowie. Tune in for 4hrs of deep cuts, rarities & highlights from the new box set, Divine Symmetry. It's the 8th annual #BowieBash only on LOTD, 7pm on KUTX
Have I told y'all how happy it makes me when @MichelleDBeadle joins @seanelliott_32 and Bill Land to call a Spurs game? I'll be as excited to see them as the actual Spurs when they come to Austin. That's weird, right?
