By: Anna Wood On July 16th, Azure Wolf and Fix Your Hearts played what the owner of the DC9 nightclub stated was the first ticketed show the venue has held since March of 2020. When it comes to things that the COVID-19 pandemic has put to an abrupt halt, live music is one of the …
Category: Local
Apr 22
WGMU Radio Interviews the Leaders Behind Arcadia
By: Jesse Benitez “There’s no issue that art can’t address.” – Don Russell, University Curator, Director of Provisions Research Center for Arts and Social Change WGMU Radio’s General Manager, Jesse Benitez and Music Director, Bryan Childers, sat down and spoke with George Mason University’s Arts Curator, Don Russell, SIS Alumna and Element’s series organizer at Murals …
Oct 20
Album of the Week
Flamingos Pink – Outtacontroller By: Anna Wood | Top Tracks: Look At Me, New Kinks (I Got It) The Flamingos Pink is self-described as being “a ruckus band and a ferocious duo.” After listening to Outtacontroller, I realized their music lives up to its promise. This album certainly packs a punch and makes me desperately wish …
Feb 24
WGMU Radio 2020 Music & Art Festival: Musician and Artist Application NOW OPEN
UPDATE AS OF 03/16/20: Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the festival has been cancelled until further notice. We appreciate all of the buzz and support that came from Mason and the community. Your health and safety comes above all else. ~Jesse Benitez, WGMU Radio MD WGMU Radio is proud to host a Music …
Oct 21
Touch the Buffalo @ Velvet Lounge
By: Jesse Benitez On Thursday, September 5th, 2019, indie grunge band, Touch the Buffalo, performed a powerful set in Washington, D.C. on U Street’s Velvet Lounge. Sharing the stage with three other bands, Touch the Buffalo closed the night off with tunes from their latest album release, Heart Is For (2019). Not only do these …
Feb 11
Lit&Live with Viniloversus
Viniloversus The Neuro Farm Red This Ever Backstage: $15 Tickets Sun, Feb 11 Doors 7:30 pm Black Cat // Washington, DC . Venezuelan alt-band Viniloversus stopped by WGMU’s on-air studio for a conversation revolving around their debut English album, Days of Exile (2017), tour life, advocacy, and future plans. They will be performing at …
Feb 06
Lit&Local with Bell’s Roar
By: Jackie Reed New York-based R&B artist Sean Desiree, under the stage name bell’s roar (namely after American social activist bell hooks), called into the WGMU on-air studio on Monday, February 5. They spoke with WGMU’s Jackie Reed about their advocacy for LGBTQ and QTPOC artists, their recent album We Carry Us (2017), and touring the Art Funds …
Dec 08
Lit&Local with Samantha Haas (HAAS)
Local singer-songwriter Samantha Haas (HAAS) joined WGMU’s Jackie Reed in the on-air studio on Friday, December 8. From Manassas, Virginia, she’s done covers from WALK THE MOON, Harry Styles, and Lukas Graham, all while creating her own music too. Her rock and pop-alternative covers are inspired by artists like Fleetwood Mac, PVRIS, and Paramore. Haas …
Oct 26
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews Talks #RealNews At Mason
On Tuesday, October 24, host of MSNBC’s Hardball Chris Matthews opened this year’s Mason Communication Forum with a conversation addressing “fake news” and journalism today. The conference, named #RealNews2017, was an interactive event that enabled students to exchange insight about today’s “social-mediated world”, first illustrated by Matthews. Though “fake news” has become a hot topic …