Category: Blog
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Take me out to the ballgame!
WVKR will be broadcasting live coverage of Vassar men’s baseball, the first game of a double header against St. Lawrence on Saturday, April 3. Join us this Saturday for play-by-play commentary by Dean of Students, D.B. Brown and Tyler Maland ’11. D.B. Brown has served as the Public Address Announcer for many Vassar games over…
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Flaming Lips Ticket Giveaway!
WVKR is giving away three pairs of free tickets to the Flaming Lips Performance at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center on Saturday, April 17. WIN A PAIR by listening to these shows in the next few days: The Singularity : Sunday night : 12-1 am Hi’s, Fi’s, and Gazes : Monday night : 9-11 pm Punk Haus…
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The Music of Flamenco
I spent the first couple days of my Vassar spring break in Madrid and was lucky enough to see a flamenco performance at the Teatro Español. The performance was based on an elegiac poem by Federico García Lorca and featured the music of Enric Granados, a classical Spanish composer. Granados was born in the Catalan…
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Tyvek WVKR Session
From Detroit, MI, to our PK 12604 studios come Tyvek, hailed by some as the only true punk band in the U. S. of America. Call them what you will, but the foursome’s knack for the art of the tune, coupled with biting lyrics and breakneck energy, is undeniable. This is it. 1. 4312 2.…