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Congratulations to Akura Davis (@AkuraDavis,) for winning the August Sky CD Twitter Promotion! We’ll be sending him his free CD this week. Keep an eye out for our next promotion! Follow us on Twitter, MySpace, and YouTube to stay informed on new SalinasRadio events and promos!

We have also made a monetary contribution to the Food Bank for Monterey County. Remember, for every donation of $10 or more, we will send you a free August Sky CD (while supplies last) and donate 50% of the proceeds to the Food Bank for Monterey County. Contact me at Mike@SalinasRadio.com to donate!

Imagine a sleeping lion in a tranquil African Savannah, warmed by the morning sun. Birds are singing and the air is still. Yet somewhere deep inside the sleeping lion lurks his beastly nature, ready for a deathly strike if hungry or provoked. Realization’s Sleeping Lion is an anthem that expresses the band’s ideology that it is best to stay as peaceful as possible. Besides just bringing appealing music to the people, Realization also wants to start what they call a spiritual revolution. They hope that their lyrics are freely integrated into the psyches of their listeners. They encourage people to choose peace over violence or aggression when difficult situations or conflicts arise in life. In a time where financial problems are on everyone’s mind because of the flailing economy, the band wants you to stop agonizing over issues like money.

“People aren’t in the right state of mind,(being concerned over) paying bills… In this world, nothing goes your way, you have to find your own..escape the mindset of the everyday, be a real person, don’t just worry.” says Isaac, who takes credit for bringing the new band together after their split from 40831. His opinion is that it may be one of society’s main dysfunctions that “we don’t know how to say hi to a stranger.”

Reggae has a certain influence over their musical style yet they also fuse hip-hop beats, lyrical combinations, and some crazy samples including what sounds like a church choir in Equalizer. According to Isaac, something that makes the band’s sound especially unique is that they have a d.j. and live instruments working together on stage which makes it seem like you are listening to an album.

Isaac describes the meaning behind Sleeping Lion, “ Deep inside you you have an angry beast that is sleeping. When the beast is sleeping let him sleep, don’t cross a line, don’t anger people…carry yourself as a peaceful person. Yeah, I’m a peaceful loving person, but when I see things that are offensive I have to maintain (that peacefulness) regardless of what happens at that moment, people gotta be learnin’ to control themselves.”

Check out Realization’s music and a list of their upcoming shows at RealizationCrew.com

Check out Realization live w/ Para La Gente October 16 , 9pm at

Carbone’s
214 Lighthouse Ave.
Monterey, CA

Free Show, 21+ Only

and October 23 9pm at

American Burger
738 Lighthouse Ave.
Monterey, CA

All ages Show

$8.

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Travis Larson Band – Live 9/18/2008. Taken from the DVD release “Rate Of Change LIVE”.

For more information visit: http://www.TravisLarsonBand.com/

This is a newly featured artist on SalinasRadio.com, as of 8-21-09.

Please welcome Donnie Williams and Park Place to SalinasRadio.com, accompanied by LaToya London and Terrell Williams. Here’s some promo on the two albums we will be featuring on the station.

“Just Like Magic” -
Two American Idol Finalists Donnie Williams & Latoya London backed by Park Place, an all-star band. Have released a great new Cd on Chump Change records. The Cd is titled “Just Like Magic” and contains 15 outstanding songs with styles to enlist even the most discriminating taste, produced by Paul Tillman Smith,Norman Connors and Nelson Braxton. Suitable songs for: Urban R&B, Soul, Love Songs, Smooth Jazz, Easy listening, adult contemporary, lite rock formats, Gospel & Inspirational, Contemporary Christian.

“The Power” -
Chumpchange Records and Paul Tillman Smith have assembled a tremendous group of legendary musicians and singers and producers to produce a fantastic new Maxi Single Cd of Inspirational and healing songs that will be marketed to all Recovery and Rehabilitation centers in the USA, as well as churches and ministries seeking to help people suffering from addictions of any kind. The song “Higher Power” is already being called the “National Anthem of Recovery”.

The promotion and distribution of this life saving product will be supported by tours with Donnie Williams and Park Place where they will perform live at Rehab centers & Churches across the country.

The musicians and singers contributing to this product include: Paul Tillman Smith, Nelson Braxton Composer/Producers Vocalist: Donnie Williams, Latoya London, Nelson Braxton, Terrell Williams, Derick Hughes, Freddie Hughes, Denise Stewart, Michael Cheadle, Paul Tillman Smith, Yolandra Rhodes, Musicians: Pharoah Saunders, and The Saint Gabriel’s Celestial Brass Band horns, Paul Tillman Smith, Raoul Smith, Nelson Braxton,Vincent Lars, Charles Spikes, Troy Lampkin

The” Higher Power Project” is a non-profit project of Chumpchange Records and all Profits and donations generated through the sales and distribution of this Product will be spent to support Rehabilitation programs and Recovery Programs.

Check out (and hopefully purchase) both CD’s from Chump Change Records. Show some love!

Sorry for the lack of updates! We’ve even been missing out on local shows! We have a LOT on our plate right now, and you should see some really great new stuff coming out very soon. However, being that I am the only employee of SalinasRadio, it sometimes takes me longer to get things done, haha. Expect some really big changes very soon! For the better!

Our very own featured artists Omani and Dub Wize will be playing, along with over 40 other great reggae artists. Get your tickets online and show your support, have a great time, and don’t forget the after parties! Dub Wize will be playing on Saturday, and Omani will be playing on Saturday.

Click here to buy your tickets now!

Come see Calijuana and special guests Low Budget perform live at Giovane’s in Salinas.

The show is only $5! It will be on Friday, September 4th from 8:30 – 11:30pm. Click here to go to Calijuana’s MySpace page!

Giovane’s
348 San Juan Grade Road
Salinas, California 93906
(831) 444 – 6717

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