Aaron Axelsen

Aaron Axelsen is an American dj who works introducing alternative and other new music. For 23 years he was music director of Live 105 (later Alt 105) in San Francisco where he was the first to play on commercial radio, among others, Arcade Fire, Bastille, Coldplay, Lana Del Rey, Billie Eilish, Foster The People, Franz Ferdinand, Imagine Dragons, The Killers, Lorde, Muse, The 1975, Phoenix, The Strokes, and Twenty One Pilots. He is the owner and dj of Popscene, a San Francisco club that has given the San Francisco debut to acts such as The Killers, including the only San Francisco show of Amy Winehouse.^[1][2][3][4]

References

1. "'The anti-radio DJ': Aaron Axelsen reflects on 23 years of rock" by Adrian Spinelli. SF Gate. April 29, 2020. Accessed May 24, 2020.
2. "Alt-rock radio icon Aaron Axelsen parts ways with Alt 105.3." Mercury News. April 2, 2020. Accessed May 24, 2020.
3. "Music Director Aaron Axelsen departs Alt 105 after 23 years" by Alyssa Pereira. SF Gate. April 29, 2020. Accessed May 24, 2020.
4. "Bay Area radio icon Aaron Axelsen dropped by Alt 105.3 as part of coronavirus-related layoffs" by Aidin Vaziri. San Francisco Chronicle. April 3, 2020. Accessed May 24, 2020.

External links

• Aaron Axelsen
• Popscene