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KISL’s Meet the Voice (1 of 13)

Pete: It is like that in North Africa now, and it is all self produced, very do-it-yourself spirit, but the context is different. They have a rich context of music and dance, a great example is the rhythm and dance style from Angola that has found its way into reggaeton and latin music. Don Omar has sampled these. Akon, who was born in West...

KISL’s Meet the Voice (2 of 13)

Ben Vaughn only listens to one genre of music: good. He takes that eclectic taste and shares it on the Many Moods of Ben Vaughn every Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights at 8 p.m. Vaughn has a long musical history and he draws from that to create a new way to hear music—next to other music that you would find on the opposite...

KISL’s Meet the Voice (3 of 13)

It is with a sad heart that KISL presents this week’s Meet the Voice article forever incomplete. Friend and disc jockey Steve Shawver passed away on Saturday, Aug. 4, after a battle with cancer. Even though it was difficult for him to muster the strength for our phone interview and each time he said, “No, lets do the...

KISL’s Meet the Voice: John Avery (4 of 13)

As rare as the songs he plays, John Avery fills the airwaves every Thursday night from 8 to 10 p.m. with the music that goes beyond the single hit. When John becomes Johnny B-side he shows us what’s possible by just flipping the album to the b-side. KISL: How would you describe your show? John: That’s a tough one...

KISL’s Meet the Voice (5 of 13)

We had intended to profile the Radio Free Catalina Show, but the ring leader Steve Shawer has been in the hospital undergoing chemotherapy and is not feeling up to the pressure of a hard-questioning KISL interview. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Steve, please send along your well wishes. Take a lunch break of Jay Jay con Queso y Alex...

Farewell to a Catalina pilot (6 of 13)

He was a pilot, a politician, philanthropist and Boy Scout. Hugh T. “Bud” Smith exemplified those roles in his home of Catalina Island. Although Smith died Sunday morning at age 87, his passion lives on in the things he did for the city of Avalon and its people. The Island native grew up to be a dedicated public servant, always...

Cops and kids to face off for a fun afternoon on Avalon links (7 of 13)

The Avalon Sheriff’s Station has a fun outing with students from Avalon High School planned for today, Friday, July 20. They are going to play golf with them. “This is something we wanted to do as we thought it would be a good way to get to know some of the students while sharing a common interest,” said Lt. Douglas Fetteroll...

My Boat is so Small, and the Storm is so Great (8 of 13)

Ever since sailing a few times with my roommate in college, I had wanted to get back into it and really learn. In those days we would take out his family’s “L-36” from Los Angeles, sail down to Laguna, anchor in the bay and swim ashore for the weekend. Although it was a distant ideal, I never had the opportunity to follow up on...

Dr. Ulibarri draws the line, dancing (9 of 13)

Catalina Island Medical Clinic, Dr. Laura Ulibarri, gave free line dancing lessons on Monday night, June 11th. Fifteen locals joined in the fun and learned several different line dances from Ulibarri. Her laptop had several different instructors that helped participants learn the dances. With the participants at different levels of experience...

George's Kids (10 of 13)

Often recognized by long-time staffers as “George’s kids,” three generations of Rileys and their extended families met for a reunion at Armstrong’s restaurant on July 26th. These are the children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren of Frances and George Riley, who lived full time on the island for many years. George...

Island Conservancy Completes Summer Internship (11 of 13)

The closing ceremony of the 9th annual Conservancy Internship took place this Tuesday at the Conservancy Nature Center in Avalon Canyon. This program was started in 2004 in honor of long-time President of the Conservancy, Rose Ellen Gardner and is referred to as “REGI” aka Rose Ellen Gardner Internship. Local high school students...

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