Punk Rock Farmer Halloween with Homegrown Music, Garlic + More

  • October 31, 2025
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Friday, Oct. 31: Aldine, KRCL's Punk Rock Farmer, brings you more truly frightening tales of the agrihood on a special Halloween edition of RadioACTive: Siskiyou Seeds offers garlic planting tips for the Draculas in your life, homegrown music of Graveyard Violet, poet RJ Walker live-crafting spooky verse, a chance to volunteer in the agrihood, and Skywatcher Leo T.

Get More Local, More Vocal in Your Community with Tonight's Guests, Organizations & Community Events

Tonight's homegrown music: Graveyard Violet

Graveyard Violet is an occult rock indie group from Salt Lake City, featuring Kiri Monks on guitar and vocals, Nicholas Leadbetter on drums, and Aaron Burningham on bass. Inspired by a wide variety of genres and artists, Graveyard Violet blends their love of horror films with the sounds of alternative and classic rock.

Poet RJ Walker with live verse (watch the livestream)

RJ is a poet and playwright from SLC. He's the Narrative Designer for Dreamscapes and the writer of the Mancy podcast. You can find him most weekends on the corner of 300 S Main St, SLC, writing poems on demand.

Rallies & Resources Spotlight (full list here): 

  • Nov. 1: Restoring Native Roots Needs Volunteers | 12-2 PM @ 9-Line Native Plant Garden, 852 W 900 S, SLC. Garden organizer Charlotte Fife-Jepperson invites you to "help clean up and install identification stakes throughout the native plant garden. Take a tour and discover dozens of native species and their cultural importance to our indigenous relatives." All welcome. Suitable for all ages. 

  • Nov. 7: Starry Starry Night | 6 PM @ Ogden Nature Center, 966 W 12th St, Ogden. Skywatcher Leo Tfills us in on this special evening of stargazing and sky education. Free / All ages. Please register so we have enough treats and supplies for everyone! What to expect?

    • 6:30-7:15 PM: "Going Nova" NASA Solar System Ambassador Jen Jones will present a talk about supernovas! Join us for a fascinating talk on supernovas and learn how every atom in our bodies was once part of a stellar explosion.

    • 7:15-8:00 PM: Ogden Nature Center Naturalist will present myths about the constellations and fun facts about the stars and moon.  We'll have a telescope out and warm drinks to enjoy!

    • In preparation for this event, download the SkyView App on your mobile device. 

#ManyCulturesOneSky with Skywatcher Leo T

Veteran journalist Skywatcher Leo T shares his love of the night sky, space news, and cultural stories of the stars. To share your star stories or ask questions, follow SkyWatcher T on Facebook. Tonight: comets Lemon, 3i Atlas, and more. Plus, skylore of the Utes.

Aldine's Urban Farm Report: Garlic Planting for the Draculas in Your Life

Time to get your garlic in the ground. PRF talks with Don Tipping of Oregon’s Siskiyou Seeds. 

  • Siskiyou Seeds is a bio-regional seed hub that produces open-pollinated & heirloom seeds on its home farm in South West Oregon using organic practices. Siskiyou Seeds also works with a network of certified organic small farms throughout the West for high-quality, vigorous, well-adapted, and unique varieties of vegetables, flowers, herbs, and grains. 

How You Like Us Now?

Share your thoughts, suggestions and observations by calling the RadioACTive hotline: ‪(385) 800-1889. Or, send a voicememo to radioactive@krcl.org. Please tell us your name and neighborhood and leave a short message that may air on the show. So, keep it clean, people!

Tonight's RadioACTive Team

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Tonight's team included:

  • Executive Producer, Host: Lara Jones
  • Volunteer Host: Aldine, KRCL's Punk Rock Farmer
  • Audio/Video Team: Sullivan Petchanpheng, Connor Estes, Asha Pruitt



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