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Pressing Strings Concert 10/12 McGuire Hall
Monday, October 8th, 2018 by Lindsey Zapata
Pressing Strings is one of my favorite bands that we will be having at Loyola this semester. Thursday, October 12th, WLOY will be hosting Pressing Strings for their Thursday night concert in McGuire Hall. The band is made up of Jordan Sokel on guitar and vocal, Nick Welker on bass, and Brandon Bartlett on the drums. Like many of the performers we have hosted, Pressing Strings is a locally grown band coming from the Annapolis- Baltimore area. The reason they are one of my favorite bands that we have is because they are the epitome of the type of sound you would find on the Happy Folk channel on Spotify; their Indie Soul Rock vibes put you right into your happy place. So come to McGuire this Thursday and take a break from all your mid-term studies. We’ll be doing giveaways like tickets and mugs! See you! Remember, like all Thursday night WLOY shows this is FREE!
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Dead Air Halloween Specials
Sunday, October 7th, 2018 by The Professor
It’s October and that means it’s time for the return of DEAD AIR! Terence Hannum creates these seasonal shows from horror movie soundtracks, just in time for Halloween. To celebrate this 5th anniversary year we are running all of the previous shows at midnight on Tuesdays (starting 10/9) in October. On the 30th running into the 31st we will run the 2 hour special from last year and at 7pm on the 31st you can hear a BRAND NEW episode of DEAD AIR. Put it on your speakers and you’ve got a great soundtrack to scare trick or treaters coming to the house! Enjoy some amazing, rare and deep tracks, some fantastic artists and a lot of history all month long as we celebrate the horror movie soundtrack with DEAD AIR!
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Did someone say GIVEAWAYS!!- WLOY Giveaway Schedule
Monday, October 1st, 2018 by Lindsey Zapata
–Wednesday– Instagram Giveaway- The Grand Prize is The Song Remains the Same vinyl box set and 8 Runner-Ups will receive The Song Remains the Same CDs
–Thursday– Coffeehouse Giveaway- There will be 2 Grand Prize Winners recieving 5 CD Packs; either The Very Best of the Doors or Led Zepplin’s How the West Has Won Box Set
– Friday– COLLEGE RADIO DAY GIVEAWAYS ALL DAY
-10am- Instagram Giveaway and On Air Giveaway- The Grand Prize- The Doors’ Waiting for the Sun vinyl and 5 Runner- Ups- will win The Very Best of the Doors CD
-12:00-12:50pm – Live at Boulder, In-Person Giveaway- The Grand Prize winner will get the Led Zepplin’s How the West Has Won Box Set. The winner will be drawn at 12:50pm and must be present or listening to win.
-12:00-1:45 pm – Another Live at Boulder, In- Person Giveaway- The Grand Prize will win a College Radio Vinyl starter pack; it includes an extended collection of vinyl and College Radio Day shirt. A winner will be drawn at 1:45pm and must be present or listening to win.
-3:00-9:00pm- Instagram Giveaway- The Grand Prize will win a College Radio Vinyl starter pack (x 2); it includes an extended collection of vinyl and College Radio Day shirt. A winner will be drawn at 9:00pm and must be present or listening to win.
Tags: Free, Giveaway, Vinyl, Winner
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Lavender & Modern Nomad LIVE 9/20
Tuesday, September 18th, 2018 by The Professor
Late Night at McGuire Hall. 8pm-10pm. Be there or be square. WLOY will be hosting Washington DC’s Lavender and Baltimore’s own, Modern Nomad– and I honestly could not think of a better sound combination. If you think of driving in the car with the windows down on a comfortably warm summer’s day and you only had your thoughts and a soundtrack– this concert would be it. Lavender and Modern Nomad’s alt indie vibes will put you into a dream-like trans. Lavender is closer in likeness to the 1975, but with a female vocalist, where Modern Nomad has a more Tame Impala feel to them. Trust me this is not a show you want to miss; hope to see you there.
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Charm City Night Market
Monday, September 17th, 2018 by The Professor
What: Charm City Night Market
Where: Historic Chinatown– 200 Park Ave
When: Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 4:00 p.m- 11:00pm
The Charm City Night Market, happening this Saturday, will be the first of hopefully many future Lunar Mid-Autumn Festivals that will be taking place in Baltimore, spanning from the Lexington Market to Park Avenue. Learn about the Chinese culture by listening to the music–not to mention, a WLOY favorite, Cecilia Grace will be performing on the main stage at 5:00pm. Take a moment to experience the art, whether that be in the form of jewelry or lanterns (maybe even buy a few things). And also make sure to take advantage of my favorite part of any culture, and taste as much of the food as your wallet allows. Take a sneak of what there is to offer by accessing their instagram @charmcitynightmarket.
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Max Bent Beatbox & Open Mic 9/13
Monday, September 10th, 2018 by The Professor
This week in Coffeehouse we have the return of master beat boxer Max Bent! As he did last year, Max will perform as well as work with students and teach them to beat box, or provide a beat behind them as they perform. Think of it as an Open Mic with a built in percussionist. Last year Max worked with poets, singers, and players as well as doing his own performance. It was great and everyone wanted him back so… see you Thursday with your ideas and his beats. Want to learn more about Max? Check out his website and learn more!
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Paul Nelson Interview
Monday, September 3rd, 2018 by The Professor
Legendary session guitarist, bluesman and producer Paul Nelson sat down before his recent show in town with DJ Tim Tilghman from the Radio RockonTour show. They talked about starting in the world of Jazz Fusion and session playing and how it led to touring with the great Johnny Winter. Paul produced Johnny’s first solo Grammy winner, toured with him and got him clean after decades of serious drug abuse. Listen to the whole interview here
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Guided By Voices Interview
Friday, August 3rd, 2018 by The Professor
Mark Shue, bassist for Guided By Voices took a few minutes out of their current tour to chat with DJ Earl Crown about the band, recent recordings and more. GBV has been around in various incarnations for 35 years and dozens of albums led by frontman Bob Pollard. Guided By Voices will be in town at the Ottobar on Tuesday August 14 and Earl will be there…
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Jackie Cohen – Studio Seizure
Monday, July 30th, 2018 by The Professor
Jackie Cohen joins us on July 30th for a “Studio Seizure” to discuss her first EP, “Tacoma Night Terror Part 1: I’ve Got the Blues”. Cohen is an “anti-folk” singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California who plays with deep poetic lyricism. Listen to our show with her for some of Cohen’s insights on the EP and discussing the music the has made her the musician she is today. Interviewed by Emma, just before their show at Metro Gallery in Baltimore. In case you missed the broadcast, here is the interview/show
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Summer Happenings at WLOY (part 1)
Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 by The Professor
There is a lot going on this summer at WLOY. We kicked it off with an amazing Honfest experience (despite the rain) that drew big crowds to our stage and connected great bands with new audiences. While preparing for that we had boxes upon boxes of new stuff arriving. Why? We can’t show you everything but WLOY is going DIGITAL. All of our studios are being upgraded to networked digital audio systems, just like all the top stations in the world use now. We’ll be able to do all sorts of cool new stuff, including more podcasts, remote broadcasts and live band events. We are also building a new live room for all those bands that keep trying to fit in our small studios to perform. More teasers to follow on that front! For now, just check out the resourcefulness of our GM Tara. When confronted with so many boxes she couldn’t use a desk, she turned them into her own private office! Stay tuned to see just what we’re going to take out of all those boxes!
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