Our Show of the Month for September is: Girl Powa! These fierce females play lady tunes every Wednesday night from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. They helped us out with our #rogueradio broadcast from Warren Towers dining hall last week which makes them pretty awesome. Catch up with what they’re about on twitter: @girlpowawtbu Congrats!
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Xtiana (@QueenXtiana) from Red Velvet Techno talked to Ryan Cabrera AND Teddy Geiger at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston! Check out her video interviews with the musicians about their upcoming albums: Ryan Cabrera Interview with Red Velvet Techno Teddy Geiger Interview with Red Velvet Techno
Be sure to grab the last edition of our zine here before we go on summer hiatus! You can catch up and read every issue online!
Three members of New York-based Sonic Cult came by the studio last Saturday to perform three songs acoustically to promote their upcoming show at the Davis Square Theatre in Somerville this Saturday (5/4). Take a listen to an interview they did about their upcoming EP or treat your ears with some rockin’ acoustic goodness, available on WTBU’s bandcamp. Head on over to http://www.soniccultmusic.com/ for more info about the band.
Myloe, an alternative hard rock band from Berklee College, stopped by BU In The Morning this past Wednesday to promote their newest single “Sidetracked” which can be checked on their bandcamp. The band is made up of four members, but songwriter/guitarist, Fred Mubang, and vocalist, Alan Hokom, stopped into the studio to give WTBU an exclusive acoustic performance. Make sure to check out Myloe’s EP release show on May 6th at the b.good on Mass Ave from 7pm-10pm. Also check them out on their facebook. Listen to their live performance:
Saturday night, Patrick Stickles from Titus Andronicus sat down with Kultur Shock‘s John Ambrosio to discuss their new tour with the So So Glos, DIY ethics, how to play the members of Diarrhea Planet like a fiddle, and being a lonely punk in a cold, cold world. If you missed Saturday’s broadcast you can catch the interview below. You can also check out Kultur Shock every Saturday from midnight to 2 am on WTBU Radio and see when Titus Andronicus is coming to a town near you at titusandronicus.net
Congratulations to all of our winners at the Spring WTBU Awards! Best Talk – The Beanpot Best Rock – Something Wicked Best Alternative – Friends Don’t Let Friends Be Hipsters Best Indie – In the Name of Li’l Sebastian Best Hip Hop/Urban – Ke-Mo-Sah-Bee Best Electronic/Experimental – Good Vibes Best Pop – The Fleshy Fresh Best 80s – John Hughes Ate My Shorts Best Country – Down in the Holler Best Genre of Their Own – Folk U Best Sports – WTBU Sports Best Reporter – John Ambrosio Best Interviewer – Olivia Nelson Best On the Spot Coverage – Nicole… click headline to Read More
Get ready for Earth Day with the latest issue of THE BEAT zine. Pick up a copy around campus or read it online here.
Hall of Mirrors came by for an in-studio session on the show Alternative to What?!?. The band is a bedroom “electro-cello-pop” project started in a home studio by singer-songwriter and Boston University sophomore Marco Lawrence in Fall 2012. The group, which consists of Lawrence and cellist Jenna Calabro, combines the upbeat kick of electronic dance music with the more somber and emotional sound of string-driven acoustic music. They’re recently recorded an EP, titled “Begin,” and have released it on Bandcamp. Check out their Facebook page here.
Read Issue #2 of The Beat by clicking here. Look for a copy around town so you can color one in yourself!