Category: Blog

  • Thomas Function Acoutsic WVKR Set

    Last Friday, Alabama’s irresistibly poppy and twangy rock’n’roll outfit Thomas Function stopped by the WVKR HQ to do a stripped-down set, having played a rocking show with Popo and Garotas Suecas at Vassar the night before.  Singer/guitarist Josh Macero worked his way through songs off of the band’s debut Celebration and also threw some old…

  • WVKRamble: a WVKR Travel Guide to Philadelphia

    Dear music-heads, blog-heads, and…nomads? We like to think that WVKR is not  just a radio station, but a way of life- Presentingggg the first installation of WVKRamble: a travel guide. Destination: Philadelphia. Tune in: If you’re not already streaming WVKR 24-7 on you a-e-i-o-u-phone or bosenberry, try flipping your dial to 91.7 WKDU, Drexel University’s student-run station.…

  • Garage Picks of 2008

    Lists can be hard and not really capture the spirit of the year.  For me this year was all about lo-fi garage/punk/post-punk/whatever.  Instead of doing a “Best of 2008″, here are some of the more garage-y and rock’n’roll albums, EPs and singles that I’ve been really into this year. Spider  “EP”  s/r Spider put out…

  • Garage Picks of 2008

    Lists can be hard and not really capture the spirit of the year. For me this year was all about lo-fi garage/punk/post-punk/whatever. Instead of doing a “Best of 2008″, here are some of the more garage-y and rock’n’roll albums, EPs and singles that I’ve been really into this year.   Spider “EP” s/r   Spider…