Variety Hour

Variety Hour (Tuesdays, 3-4pm)

A rotating gallery of radio ne'er-do-wells bring you music that's new, old, weird, catchy, disturbing, obscure, country, western, jazz, rock, punk, power pop, americana, electric, acoustic, amateur, professional, etc.  Best served with whatever you're doing at the moment.

Hear episodes of Variety Hour on-demand for two weeks via the KMSU app, available for iOS and Android devices! 

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Rachael Hanel (First Tuesday of the month)

Rachael Hanel was looking at her playlist favorites one day and noticed something striking: nearly all of the musicians were from either Minneapolis, Manchester, or Scotland. She is an unabashed fan of northern climates, so she wasn’t surprised that her favorite music comes from places cold and gray. She promises not to play Morrissey for the entire hour.

Chris Knott (Second Tuesday of the month)

The Earthly Remains Radio Program will provide deep dives of musical scenes, histories, personalities, locales and movements, as deep a dive as one hour per month will allow! Each show will focus on music that has piqued my interest over my lifetime, as well as stories and characters that have fascinated fans of music and popular culture all over the globe. You never know what is waiting around the next corner. 

Rick Esser (Third Tuesday of the month)

"Don't hassle me , I'm local."

Pete Steiner (Fourth Tuesday of the Month)

Pete Steiner has broken free from the shackles of commercial radio, and KMSU is lucky enough to have him bring the true spirit of radio back to the airwaves. He plans on playing the deep cuts every fourth Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. on Variety Hour, with the occasional interview thrown in for good measure.

And there was much rejoicing.