Tales Of The New West

09/16/2026

We’re breaking hearts during the first hour of tonight’s Tales Of The New West as host Chris Aaland helps original Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers bassist Ron Blair celebrate his 78th birthday. We’ll fly around The Heartbreakers universe for music from Mudcrutch, The Dirty K***s, The Traveling Wilburys, and more. Plus, we’ll start the show by opening The KSUT Vault for recordings from Los Lobos’ performance at our Party in the Park a year ago, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. The second hour’s Americana Jukebox spins new tunes from Bronwyn, High Country Hustle, Dolly Parton, and more. Join us from 7-9 tonight and each Wednesday for Tales of the New West on KSUT. You can stream us at www.ksut.org or our app, set your dial to one of our many FM frequencies around the Four Corners, or ask your smart speaker to play Four Corners Public Radio.

09/09/2026

Thirty-four years ago tonight, Widespread Panic played the old Fine Arts Auditorium at Fort Lewis College. So during the first hour of tonight’s Tales Of The New West, host Chris Aaland flashes back with plenty from Panic, plus other epic jam bands he’s seen in the Four Corners … Phish, Blues Traveler, The String Cheese Incident, and more. Plus, he’ll start the night by opening the KSUT Vault for a KSUT Session featuring Leftover Salmon from February 17, 2015. The second hour’s Americana Jukebox spins new music from Ween, Billy Strings, Taj Mahal, and others. Tune in to KSUT from 7-9 tonight and each Wednesday for Tales of the New West. You can stream us at www.ksut.org, on our app, by asking your smart speaker to play Four Corners Public Radio, or by tuning into one of our many FM signals around the Four Corners.

09/02/2026

Host Chris Aaland remembers Dolly Parton on tonight’s Tales of the New West on KSUT … Two hours of Dolly’s own records, plus tributes, covers of her songs from the likes of Sarah Borges, Kristy Cox, and Waylon Jennings, collaborations with Willie Nelson, Solomon Burke, and Norah Jones, and much more. Join us from 7-9 at www.ksut.org, on one of our many FM frequencies around the Four Corners, or on our app.

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08/26/2026

During the first hour of tonight’s Takes of the New West, host Chris Aaland celebrates Women’s Suffrage Day with songs about suffrage, equal rights, and other issues … sung by women such as Etta James, Margo Price, and the late Dolly Parton. Chris opens the KSUT Vault for two songs that Dana Ariel & The Comin’ Up Roses performed at Durango’s Fourth of July celebration earlier this summer. During the second hour, the Americana Jukebox spins new music by Chris Pierce and Old Crow Medicine Show and old favorites by Warren Zevon and Elvis Presley, among others. Tune in to KSUT from 7-9 tonight and each Wednesday for Tales of the New West.

08/22/2026

We gonna rock tonight!

Drivin N Cryin soundcheck at Ska Brewing. Free show tonight! Gates at 4, tunes at 5. Ska will pour our 50th anniversary Lady Liberty Lager plus their full line of tasty suds. We’ll sell souvenir Lady Liberty pint glasses and t-shirts. Hope to see you there!

08/20/2026

Host Chris Aaland gets primed for Saturday’s free Drivin N Cryin concert at Ska Brewing by featuring Georgia rock during the first hour of tonight’s Tales of the New West. We’ll hear plenty from Kevn Kinney and the gang, plus The Atlanta Rhythm Section, Widespread Panic, Adam’s House Cat, and more. During the second hour, Chris cranks up the Americana jukebox for new music from Rodney Crowell, Valerie June, Shinyribs, and others. Tune in to KSUT from 7-9 tonight and each Wednesday for Tales of the New West. Stream us at www.ksut.org.

08/12/2026

It’s a Best of the West episode of Tales of the New West tonight … Two hours of Chris Aaland’s favorite songs about horses. We’ll hear from Michael Martin Murphey, Lyle Lovett, Emmylou Harris, Bill Monroe, and dozens of others. Tune in from 7-9 tonight and each Wednesday. Stream us at www.ksut.org, on our app, or set your dial to one our many FM frequencies around the Four Corners.

08/05/2026

During the first hour of tonight’s Tales of the New West, host Chris Aaland helps the iconic fiddler Mark O'Connor celebrate his 65th birthday by playing a bunch of fiddle tunes. Of course there’s plenty from Mark, but also Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, John Hartford, Charlie Daniels, and Sam Bush, among others, including an opening of The KSUT Vault for some fiddling about from Reservoir Hill. The second hour’s Americana Jukebox includes new music from Wyatt Flores, Daniel Grindstaff & The Uptown Troubadours, and Ian Noe. Listen live from 7-9 tonight and each Wednesday on one of our many FM frequencies around the Four Corners, or stream us on our app or www.ksut.org.

07/29/2026

Host Chris Aaland shops local during the first hour of tonight's Tales of the New West. First, it's banjo player Mark Epstein's birthday! Second, Colorado's Sesquicentennial is Saturday. So that means nothing but Southwest Colorado artists during the first hour, including when Chris opens The KSUT Vault for a pair of songs that The Badly Bent performed at the 2022 Four Corners Folk Festival. The rest of the hour is filled with such local acts as Farmington Hill, Genuine Cowhide, and Bar D Wranglers. During the second hour, Chris cranks up the Americana Jukebox for a full set from artists performing at this weekend's Rhythms on the Rio Music Festival ... Leftover Salmon, Infamous Stringdusters, Clay Street Unit, and others. Tune in to KSUT from 7-9 tonight and each Wednesday for Tales of the New West. You can stream us on our app or at www.ksut.org, set your dial to one of our many FM frequencies around the Four Corners, or ask your smart speaker to play Four Corners Public Radio.

07/22/2026

During the first hour of tonight’s show, host Chris Aaland heads to New Orleans to get prepped for the 21st annual KSUT Party in the Park, which happens this Saturday in Buckley Park. We’ll hear plenty from the two bands performing - New Orleans funk legends Cha Wa and Portland-based second line act MarchFourth … Plus Dr. John, The Meters, and The Neville Brothers. Chris opens the KSUT Vault to start the show with some New Orleans Suspects from our 2013 Party in the Park. He’ll crank the Americana Jukebox during the second hour for new music from Drivin N Cryin, Paige Plaisance and more. Tune in to KSUT from 7-9 tonight and ea h Wednesday for Tales of the New West.