Radio Crystal Blue is a freeform internet radio program, created, produced and hosted by Dan Herman, on the Live365 network. This program is a live show where spinning music of leading indie/underground artists of several genres currently performing and recording worldwide. The show is centered around the New York City area, but does spin music from songwriters and bands around the United States, as well as Canada and across Europe. Radio Crystal Blue provides commentary about where an artist is...
Radio Crystal Blue is a freeform internet radio program, created, produced and hosted by Dan Herman, on the Live365 network. This program is a live show where spinning music of leading indie/underground artists of several genres currently performing and recording worldwide. The show is centered around the New York City area, but does spin music from songwriters and bands around the United States, as well as Canada and across Europe. Radio Crystal Blue provides commentary about where an artist is performing and when, plus anecdotal details of other artists.
Depending on the time of the year, they have dedicated airplay features, plus an annual airplay vote which determines some of the featured programming. Holiday-themed shows also air a few times per year. The show has a strong following both live and in archival form. The archives of my shows are updated weekly and can be found at CBlue.LunarPages.com. This page contains the last 4 shows, plus a FeedPlayer with mp3, streaming and podcast options.
Radio Crystal Blue is streaming on Live365 here: Live365.com/Stations/142950. Shows air Sundays 7pm and run 4-6 hours depending on the number of albums involved. There is a statement on the station page that says the show is not available. This is false, as they use a third-party system (SimpleCast by Spacial Audio) and not Live365's own service. Please keep this in mind if you are attempting to listen live.
More information on the host and the show at RadioCrystalBlue.com which includes airplay charts, several Q&A interviews with indie stars past and present, and more goodies. In its 9 year history, Radio Crystal Blue introduced music from such household names before their move to super stardom as Ingrid Michaelson, Julian Velard and Regina Spektor. As a supporter of Sonicbids artists since 2004, Radio Crystal Blue is actively seeking artists with new albums (nothing older than 9 months) to debut on Dan's companion radio program, Radio Crystal Blue's "Novus Ordo". This extra program airs for one hour, Sundays at 5:45pm ET, at the same Live365 station. Dan focuses on 8 new albums a week. All artist albums that are actively promoting and performing gigs will make it to the standard RCB rotation.
Note: There is no dedicated studio space for peformances or interviews. Sometime in the future there may be such amenities.
Dan sometimes records particular artists at events and interviews with a digital recorder.
Radio Crystal Blue is the beneficiary of sponsorship from these companies:
Radio Crystal Blue is a proud radio partner of Music Dish Network
Radio Crystal Blue was a syndication for much of 2008 through the now-silenced Moozikoo Radio (Moozikoo.com)
Host Dan Herman cites these artists, just to name a few examples of great indie music:
Andy Friedman (AndyFriedman.net)
Natalia Zukerman (NataliaZukerman.com)
Rachael Sage (RachaelSage.com)
and Sonicbids artists America's Sweetheart (AmericasSweetheart.tv)
The station pays a flat fee to host their audio stream on Live365; a percentage of this fee goes to SoundExchange, which disseminates all monies to appropriate parties, including artists. Live365 itself is a member of BMI, ASCAP, SESAC and SOCAN.
Unsolicited EPKs via email are not accepted; please send all submissions through the listing only.