(Updated 12/15/2018, 10:00 pm) It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that our good friend and staff member Roger Weist passed away suddenly on Thursday evening, December 13, 2018. Roger Stanton Weist has been the host of the “Beyond the Pale” Irish music radio show on Sunday afternoons from 4pm-6pm for … Continued
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Studio-A-Rama 2018 Lineup Announcement
Studio-A-Rama 2018 will take place during Case Western Reserve University’s Homecoming Weekend on Saturday, October 13th, outside of the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, MOCA, in University Circle’s Uptown Cleveland District. Lucy Dacus will be this year’s national headliner, sharing the stage with special guest: Land of Talk. The music and fun will all start at 2 PM, … Continued
Studio A Rama submission deadline extended through August 12th!
The deadline to submit your band for this year’s Studio A Rama concert has been extended through August 12th. Find out more by reading the original article.
WRUW Is Now Accepting Submissions for This Year’s Studio-A-Rama
WRUW is now accepting submissions from local and regional bands who wish to play this year’s Studio-A-Rama. The deadline to submit for this year’s Studio-A-Rama is August 12th. Seven to nine bands will be chosen to share the stage with a national headliner. Recent headliners have included Man Or Astroman, The Black Angels, Mission of … Continued
October schedule for “WRUW Listens Back”
In WRUW’s 50th year, we continue to remember some of the shows and programmers of our past with “WRUW Listens Back”, aired Mondays at noon. This weekly one-hour program features archive tapes of shows of some of WRUW’s longest-running and best-known DJs. Here’s the schedule for the month of October: October 2 – “Dead Air” … Continued
Cinematheque and WRUW co-sponsor film “Sex and Broadcasting” Thursday October 5 at 6:30PM
The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque and WRUW-FM present the Cleveland theatrical premiere of the 2014 Tim K. Smith film “Sex and Broadcasting”, on Thursday, October 5 at 6:30PM. WRUW is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary of bringing freeform non-commercial radio to Cleveland. “Sex and Broadcasting” chronicles the exploits of WFMU, another independent station based in … Continued
John Coltrane Special feat.David Liebman on Route 66 Wed., Sept.20 starting at 10am with the interview at 11am…
The Master’s Birthday series continues with John Coltrane as the subject and it will feature an interview with saxophonist David Liebman who absolutely considers Coltrane the peak of how far the instrument can go,period,full stop.When Lieb was 15 he took a date to a club,there was The Master and he was never the same ,at … Continued
“WRUW Listens Back” features “Annie’s Blues Show” from 1996
“WRUW Listens Back”, our program of archive recordings in celebration of our 50th anniversary, presents an episode of “Annie’s Blues Show” from 1996-10-07 this Monday, September 18 at 12pm. Anne Weatherhead was Cleveland’s “Queen of the Blues” from 1980 – 1998. And she had many Kings, including B.B., Albert and Freddie. This show features an … Continued
“WRUW Listens Back” plays recordings of alumni DJs, premieres Monday September 11 at 12pm
In WRUW’s 50th year, we remember some of the shows and programmers of the past with the premiere of “WRUW Listens Back”, Monday, September 11, 2017 at noon. This weekly one-hour program will feature archive tapes of shows of some of WRUW’s longest-running and best-known DJs. “For our 50th anniversary, we wanted to remember some … Continued
Amario of Antibalas on Route 66 this Wed. 9/6 at 11am!
A strong ,heartfelt and very candid interview centering on keeping a band,any ban,together as well as comments on the new release and the upcoming show at the Beachland.Antibalas anCleveland go way back and he reminisces about the good old days,and his attempts tp make these days just as good…..