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Tourist – “Everyday” Review

April 8, 2019

As it stands, Everyday is an exceedingly pleasant collection of spaced-out downtempo tracks, with all the comfort that comes with a nap in the sun or a midday walk. It’s just hard not to wish for something more.

Review: Wild Ones – Keep It Safe

April 24, 2014

Rating: 6.5/10 Portland synthpop band Wild Ones is sticking true to its word with the new album Keep It Safe. For a band with…

Review: Chiaroscuro – I Break Horses

April 24, 2014

Rating: 6/10 It’s the year 1988 and you’re in your senior year of high school; the few hours that had been talked up your…

Mac DeMarco – Salad Days

April 24, 2014

Rating: 7/10 Opening with a song reminiscent of the not so long past era in which good songs became the background of nearly every…

ST VINCENT ST VINCENT

April 24, 2014

8/10 The first listen I had to both this artist and this album, which are conveniently of the same name, was on what many…

The Belle Brigade – Just Because

April 24, 2014

Rating: 7/10 This sibling syndicate is surfacing strongly with their sophomore studio album, Just Because. Sadly, The Belle Brigade betray their name, as this…

Current 93 – I am The Last of All The Field That Fell

April 24, 2014

Rating: 4/10 For a band with the word ‘current’ in the name, it certainly is fairly ancient. David Tibet has kept this name around…

The String Cheese Incident – Song In My Head

April 17, 2014

6.5/10 The String Cheese Incident is a band that sounds like what would happen if Phish, Béla Fleck and The Flecktones, and Return to…

Foster the People – Supermodel

April 17, 2014

Rating 8.5/10 Finally, the long awaited second album from the suddenly famous overnight band. Funny how Foster went from recovering drug addict writing jingles…

Comeback Kid – Die Knowing

April 2, 2014

Score: 8/10 Comeback Kid is a melodic hardcore band from Manitoba that is currently signed to Victory Records, who is home to many of…

Guilty Powers December 17, 2024 at 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Kick off your Birkenstocks, burn your bras, and cue up Guilty Powers - hosted by Tokken Pipe - for a variety of alternative including reggae, female punk, numetal, heavy metal, and classic rock. Stick it to the man. Tokken does. With DJ Tokken Pipe
Hopeless Romantic December 18, 2024 at 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Connection is easier than ever in our modern world, yet many young people feel isolated then ever. DJGT uses his psychology major to explore the world of love through the medium of music to try a breakdown why despite how simple it may seem; it is anything but.
Low Earth Orbit December 19, 2024 at 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm 1,200 miles above the Earth, Low Earth Orbit is picking up all different grooves from all around the world. At the deck is DJ Watt curating these sounds and sending back down anything from indie rock and shoe-gaze to alt-country and indie folk to please your earthly ears.
The End of Radio Radio Hour December 19, 2024 at 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm Bringing you an hour of curated tunes, sometimes thematic, sometimes not, always (subjectively) fun. Can you hear me now? With DJ C 100.
Miki's Sports Minutes: Turning The Page December 22, 2024 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Miki's Sports Minutes: Turning The Page will highlight burning questions that people would love to know from athletes, people, coaches at a professional level. This show will feature guests from across the country and world.
The yum zone December 22, 2024 at 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tune in the Yum Zone for some delicious tunes that will surely make you want to tap you foot and bop your head. Sit back and discover or rediscover music that just makes you feel good with DJ Bug!
Lone Wolf Radio December 22, 2024 at 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Welcome to Lone Wolf Radio, where we play nothing but rock, rock and more rock! Each week DJ Mad Dog will deliver a hand picked playlist with a different theme.