Jackie Reed

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Local Artist: Andrew Tufano Interview Part 1

Local Music Director Mackenzie Bailey sat down with local singer-songwriter Andrew Tufano. Originally from Sterling, VA, Andrew Tufano moved to Nashville after he graduated high school. His most recent album, Fireworks in Autumn, was just released and he gives WGMU some background on the album, as well as some information about an upcoming project. Read our review …

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Local Artist: Wylder Interview

Local Music Director Mackenzie Bailey sat down with local band Wylder, an indie-folk band based in D.C. Their new single Sunstroke was just released, and she got to talk to members Will McCary and Lavar Edmonds about their experience in the band, and how the band grew. Listen in to hear about how they got into …

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Interview with Actor David Koechner

  David Koechner (Champ Kind in “Anchorman 1 & 2” and Todd Packer on “The Office”) checks in with GM Jesse Robinson and PD Matt Dotson on WGMU Radio to talk NFL Football, BBQ, Kanye West and his upcoming projects! This is Koechner’s second time gracing the WGMU airwaves. He previously joined the hosts of …

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Ghost Interview with a “Nameless Ghoul” (Part 1)

Ghost is a heavy metal band from Sweden. They are widely known for their unique themes and stage presence, especially the fact that their identities remain anonymous. They are fronted by Papa Emeritus, who is depicted as the “Anti-Pope”. All instrumentalists are known as “Nameless Ghouls”, and perform masked on stage. The band is surrounded by …

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Ghost Interview with a “Nameless Ghoul” (Part 2)

              Ghost is a heavy metal band from Sweden. They are widely known for their unique themes and stage presence, especially the fact that their identities remain anonymous. They are fronted by Papa Emeritus, who is depicted as the “Anti-Pope”. All instrumentalists are known as “Nameless Ghouls”, and perform masked …

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Meet Andrew Tufano, and Listen To His Music.

                Photo courtesy of Luke Levenson   Mo Bailey – Local Music Director   Based in Nashville, TN but hailing from Sterling, VA, Tufano is a local artist to be reckoned with. His most recent record, Fireworks in Autumn, channels a young Jason Mraz with his singer/songwriter vibes …

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Mark Tremonti Interview

Mark Tremonti is a rock and metal artist, best known for his work as lead guitarist with 90s post-grunge band Creed, and current hard rock phenomenon Alter Bridge. He is also the frontman for his current solo project, Tremonti. They will be playing at Baltimore SoundStage on September 25th, and joined by Trivium. DJ Matt …

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Interview With Lady Lamb

For Aly Spaltro, aka Lady Lamb (the Beekeeper), it all began with a dream and the basement of a local DVD store. As a teenager, Spaltro worked the closing shift at Bart & Greg’s DVD Explosion in her hometown of Maine, and spent many overnights practicing her guitar in the store’s basement. Around the same …

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[VIDEO] In-Studio Performance with Cinema Hearts

On April 9th, we sat in-studio with Fairfax based dream-pop group Cinema Hearts. During their unplugged session, sister and brother Caroline and Erich Weinroth (their drummer James Adelsberger couldn’t make it) performed a couple of songs from their latest EP “I’ll Always Be Around” as well as a sample of some unreleased material. Drawing influences from …

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Interview with Dahlia Revolt

“Dahlia Revolt is a collaborative creation founded by songwriters Adam Reese and Mallory Miller, who interviewed with WGMU’s Dictation, to promote their album Rooftops & Graffiti. The determined group has steadily set up their live sound and after months of hard work and preparation. You can listen to their music by visiting their website www.dahliarevolt.com. …

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