Category: News

  • Escape from Chicago

    WVKR is proud to present the world premiere EP from Chicago scenestars Yawn.     Don’t let the name confuse you, Yawn’s self-titled EP has plenty of adrenaline staunching beats to set your night spinning at high RPM’s.  The sound is eclectic, mixing West African guitar clefs, junky world loops, sparkling keyboard delays and concussive…

  • Thanks

      Thanks to all our devoted listeners for stepping up this week and making independent radio possible.  Would it be weird if we said that we love you :)

  • WVKR Live Sets

    Finishing up our “live sets” special pledge week series is an LP length recording of Real Estate: Courtesy www.myspace.com/letsrockthebeach Real Estate’s  ballads sound as if they might have been composed by a piece of littoral driftwood staring off into the sunset.  Perhaps a fitting metaphor considering their lyrics often speak tenderly to the wistful displacement…

  • WVKR Live Sets

    Continuing in our “live sets” series, listen up to VKR’s home recordings of Wavves. Courtesy www.myspace.com/wavves Brainchild of peevish genius Nathan Williams, Wavves have been making a big splash on the indie music scene of late.  The duo’s particular brand of splayed-out punk pop seems to have hit the right chord with the slacker-gentsia’s current musical…