• D. Gookin Interview with WVKR

    Artist D. Gookin meets WVKR on gchat to discuss process, prose, and favorite flavors of pie. WVKR: Hi, D. Gookin. That’s an unusual name, how did you come up with it? D. Gookin: Well, the long-winded answer came from the short story “Young Goodman Brown,” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It’s about inherent evil in people and… Read more

  • 6/30/09

    1    PORTLAND CELLO PROJECT    The Thao And Justin Power Sessions    Kill Rock Stars 2    TOM BROSSEAU    Posthumous Success    FatCat 3    JEFFREY LEWIS AND THE JUNKYARD    ‘Em Are I    Rough Trade 4    EUGENE MCGUINNESS    Eugene McGuinness    Domino 5    WAND     Hard Knox    Ecstatic Peace 6    SERENGETI AND POLYPHONIC    Terradactyl    Anticon 7    DIRTY PROJECTORS    Bitte Orca    Domino… Read more

  • Summer Schedule and New Shows

    WVKR’s Summer Schedule has been finalized! We’ve got our beloved regulars and a few new shows to look forward to. There’s Bay Area Hip Hop on Mondays 4-5PM, nostalgic pop from the 1960’s on Wednesdays 1-2PM, and purely Thrash Metal on Saturdays 2-4AM. Also, you should really check out all our New Music shows: Ballinga:… Read more

  • 5/26/09

    1    39 CLOCKS    Zoned    De Stijl 2    BILL CALLAHAN    Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle    Drag City 3    CRYPTACIZE    Mythomania    Asthmatic Kitty 4    ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE    Lord Of The Underground: Vishnu And The Magic Elixer    Alien8 5    LIECHTENSTEIN    Survival Strategies In A Modern World    Slumberland 6    CHAIN AND THE GANG    Down With Liberty… Up… Read more