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Community radio station KRCL marks 40 years with a concert Wednesday

(Photo courtesy of Austen Diamond Photography) Tristin Tabish, general manager of public radio station KRCL 90.9 FM in Salt Lake City, seen here in 2017 when she took the job. The station is marking its 40th anniversary on Dec. 3, 2019, with a concert on Dec. 4.

Salt Lake City’s community radio station KRCL-FM 90.9 — the place to hear eclectic music during the day and issue-oriented talk in the evenings — is turning 40 years old on Tuesday, Dec. 3, and is celebrating with a live concert the next night.

The show is set for Wednesday, Dec. 4, starting at 7 p.m., at the Union Event Center, 235 N. 500 West, Salt Lake City. The bill features three local bands: Joshy Soul & The Cool, Talia Keys & The Love, and Mokie.

The Gallery of Fine Hyper-Art will bring an array of vintage video games. A cash bar will serve custom cocktails featuring Utah distillers Black Feather Whiskey and Hammer Spring Vodka, and Red Rock Brewing Company will provide a special brew for the event. There also will be food trucks and prize drawings.

Because there’s booze, attendees must be 21 or older.

Doors open at 6 p.m., when KRCL’s nightly talk show “RadioACTive” will broadcast live from the venue, highlighting the station’s four decades of community activism.

Tickets are $40, available only in advance (before noon Wednesday) at the station’s website, KRCL.org. A VIP concert pass can be bought for $150, which includes two tickets, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a signed print designed by artist Gabriella Hunter. (The private VIP reception starts at 5 p.m.)

The station is planning special programming Tuesday to mark the anniversary.