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Press Play: Wilco: STAR WARS              It’s been awhile since the world has heard from the Chicago sextet Wilco. Their latest album “Star Wars” has taken most by surprise. The tracks are catchy, and not to mention unique, but the group decided to share their ninth album for free. This present of an album, took four years to write and release. All eleven tracks on […]

Hey everyone, here's your top 10 artists for July 17th. 1. Bully2. Jaakko Eino Kalevi3. Yukon Blonde4. Calvin Love5. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin6. Jessica Lee Wilkes7. Tough Age8. Fraser A. Gorman9. White Reaper10. Thee Oh Sees

The hottest newcomers to college music radio are a group of early twenty somethings from Kentucky who go the by the name of White Reaper. Their debut LP, White Reaper Does It Again, is available to the public on July 17th, 2015.  In late 2013, Tony Esposito (guitarist/singer), Sam Wilkerson (bassist), Nick Wilkerson (drummer) and Ryan Hater (keyboardist) formed White Reaper in their hometown of Louisville, KY. The group found […]

Tom Skinner, an Oklahoma music mainstay, and red dirt pioneer has passed away. Skinner helped to develop the red dirt scene sound in the late 1970s. Since then, he has toured, recorded, and written music on a consistent basis. He spent a brief stint playing bass in Garth Brooks' band. Most recently he played a weekly Wednesday Night Science Project, inviting local musicians to perform with him. Skinner is a member […]

Hey everyone, here's your top 10 artists for July 10th. 1. Thee Oh Sees2. Bully3. Jaakko Eino Kalevi4. Jessica Lee Wilkes5. DMA's6. Yukon Blonde7. Calvin Love8. Seoul9. Leon Bridges10. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

    Their piece of work 'Feels Like' is loud, with punchy lines to grab listeners attention. A soundtrack for summer if you will. There is so much emotion behind all eleven tracks; frustration, and especially confusion to set a catchy tone that keeps listeners wanting more.     The group is made up by lead singer Alicia Bognanno, Stewart Copeland, Clayton Parker, and Reece Lazarus. From guitar riffs to some […]

Hey everyone, here's your top 10 artists for July 3rd. 1. Hot Chip2. Thee Oh Sees3. Bully4. DMA's5. Fool's Gold6. Calvin Love7. Metric8. Jaakko Eino Kalevi9. Some one Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin10. The Vaccines

There’s a new rhythm and blues presence causing a stir in college music radio and it comes by way of singer, songwriter and guitarist, Leon Bridges, whose debut album, Coming Home, just hit airwaves to critical acclaim. Bridges, who was born in Athens, Georgia and grew up in Texas, draws many comparisons to iconic soul musicians Otis Redding and Sam Cooke. In addition to his smooth voice, he can play […]

Mavis Staples, the iconic rhythm and blues singer and civil rights activist, is to be awarded the annual Woody Guthrie Prize on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, California.  Staples will be the second recipient of the prestigious award that is given to artists who best exemplify the spirit and life work of Woody Guthrie by using their art form to speak up for the […]