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It is a lazy Saturday afternoon and I’ve done all my weekend chores. I noticed that I’ve got a stack of CDs sitting on my desk here waiting to be put up on the radio. Yeah, I’ve been slacking with the play list updates. Part of it is because I’m not sure how many unique individuals are out there actually listening. Nobody writes me to tell me what they like, what they don’t like and what they’d like to hear more of. Of course, not everyone has the desire to listen to online radio. And sometimes, it isn’t that convenient. And then there is iTunes giving you easy access to music that you can buy and listen to over and over and over.

Whether or not there are many listeners doesn’t really matter. I hope that maybe someone out there will listen to our radio station and be introduced to music from somebody they don’t know. Somebody who isn’t played on the Top 40 stations in your local town. Somebody who doesn’t have a video on VH1 or MTV. But somebody who makes good, honest, from-the-heart music that will move you in ways you never thought you could be moved.

Here are this week’s update to the BPR play list. Listen in and let us know what you think.

Alfa Garcia recently released a new EP entitled Growth. We’ve been playing her track “The Lament” off of the Compilasians album, so she is not really new to the station. But I don’t think we said much about her at that time. According to Feliza Merisol, “Born and raised in a family of classical musicians, Alfa Garcia is anything but traditional. A trained classical musician, Alfa’s talent is well served in the singer/songwriter genre, where her rich, soulful voice and lyrical insight bespeak a maturity far beyond her tender years… Beautiful and graceful, yet with an earthy bent, Alfa’s music touches lingeringly and lightly, but with deeper, thoughtful intent.”

While browsing myspace, I found David S. H. Wong. He is a folk musician whose voice sounds a lot like Bob Dylan’s. Each of the songs from July With Fireworks are thoughtful and seem to tell us a little story. I really appreciate David taking time out of his busy schedule to send us his CD. I’m really digging his breathy, yet somewhat restrained voice.

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Today, we embark on a new journey. Today, Boston Progress Radio is more than just a blog. Today, Boston Progress Radio is an online radio station. To tune in, please use the following link. You will need a player capable of playing MP3 streams (e.g., iTunes or Winamp). At the moment, we have no shows or DJs, but we hope that that will change.

Our station has a limited music selection, but we believe that we have some quality artists that you will enjoy listening to. Speaking of the artists, we here at Boston Progress Radio would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the following artists for graciously allowing us to play their music on our radio station:

Alfa, Annie Lin, Bao Phi, Big Phony, Blip Blip Bleep, Cynthia Lin, Denizen Kane, Eugene Song, Exit Clov, The Francis Kim Band, The Ides, Ishle Park, Isul Kim, Jay Legaspi, Johnny Hi-Fi, Jungli, Kevin So, Kite Operations, Kiwi, Koo Chung, Magdalen Hsu-Li, Magnetic North, Native Guns, The Praxxis, re: verse, Taiyo Na, titofelix, Visionaries, and Vudoo Soul.

Tell all your friends. Tune in and let us know what you think. We want your feedback on the station and our blog posts. Happy listening.

Peace + love:
Ash, Dave, Delia, Eugene, Giles, Long, Tricia, & Vidya

Tags: News, Online Radio.