Punk Rock Farmer Welcomes Will Baxter Band to KRCL's Big Room

  • January 30, 2026
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Friday, Jan. 30: Punk Rock Farmer Friday brings you homegrown music with Will Baxter Band. More true tales of the agrihood as Al and Symbria return from EcoFarm and the UT Food and Farm Conference with lots of ideas for the next growing season. Plus, Skywatcher Leo T. BONUS: Voices from the SLC ICE Out Rally earlier today.

Get More Local, More Vocal with Tonight's Guests

Tonight's homegrown music: Will Baxter Band. Music feeds the Soul. Funk. Blues.

Will Baxter is a SLC-based singer, songwriter, and musician whose influences include soul, folk, Americana, and vintage rhythm and blues. Throughout his career, Baxter has been a prolific live performer, playing a wide range of music and sharing the stage with Z.Z. Top, Twiddle, The Wailers, and many more.


Rallies & Resources Spotlight (full list here): 

  • TODAY: SLC ICE Out Rally @ Washington Square. RadioACTive's Connor Estes shares some of the voices from the rally.

  • Jan. 31: 2026 Utah Flower Conference - Petals to Profit @ Utah Valley Convention Center, Provo. Fawn Rueckert, president of the Utah Cut Flower Farm Association, tells us why this conference sells out every year. 

    • MAP: There are dozens of locally owned flower farms across the state. For a map, click here. Looking for a local florist who supports local growers? Click here. 

  • Jan. 31: 5th Annual Rally to Save Our Great Salt Lake | 12-1 PM @ Utah State Capitol, 350 N State St, SLC. "Our state leaders have called for the lake’s restoration by 2034, and we’re here to hold them accountable. Gather with us on Jan. 31st as we celebrate, reflect on where we’ve been, and set our sights on the road ahead.”

#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 skylore or ask questions, follow SkyWatcher Leo T on Facebook.

  • Tonight: Venezuelan skylore, along with Artemis II moon update, and an incredible sky tour.

Aldine's Urban Farm Report: Ideas for Planting Season

Aldine, KRCL's Punk Rock Farmer, is back from 2 weeks on the road, meeting with fellow growers and swapping seeds from UT to CA. Red Acre Center's Symbria and Sara Patterson and Chef Shon Foster join us to share tales of the road and talk about next week's Day on the Hill.

  • Feb. 4: Red Acre Center for Food & Agriculture Day on the Hill | 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. at the Utah State Capitol, 350 N State St, SLC. Join RAC in sharing the message with Utah Legislators that our food matters, local food economies are vital, and small local farms and farmers are essential! 

    Schedule

    8:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Copper Room in the Senate Building. Everyone is welcome! Check-In, Pastries & Politics, Red Acre Center Legislative Priorities. Get an update on what's happening that affects agriculture and our local food economy.

    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Senate & House floor. ​Watch the legislature in session from the gallery or ask your Representative or Senator if you can sit on the chamber floor with them​​.

    10:45 AM - 11:30 AM in the Rotunda. Vendors only. Are you a farmer, business, or organization in the food or farming world, and want to have an information table in the Rotunda during lunch? ​Set up a display table for legislators to meet you, see, visit, and learn about what is happening in the movement to build local food systems. ​To apply, click here. 

    11:30 AM: Photo outside on the steps. We will be taking a photo outside the south doors of the Rotunda and on the main steps of the Capitol; we need you to be there! Thanks to the Downtown SLC Farmers Market, which will have its vintage farm truck there for the photo op.

    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM in the Rotunda. Lunch with legislators & information tables. Registration required. Members of Red Acre Center eat free. ​Register for lunch here

    1:30 - 3:00 PM: The Board Room in the Capitol Building. Everyone is welcome. Discussion with invited legislators and speakers. 

How You Like Us Now?

  • Share your thoughts, suggestions and observations by calling the RadioACTive hotline: ‪(385) 800-1889. Or, send a voice memo to radioactive@krcl.org. Tell us your name and neighborhood, and leave a short message that we may air on the show. 

  • The views, opinions and statements expressed on RadioACTive are solely those of the respective speakers and do not represent or reflect the views, opinions or positions of Listeners' Community Radio of Utah, nor its hosts, sponsors, or partners.

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