Welcome to Night Vale haunts The Lincoln Theatre in D.C. For the first time in two years, podcast Welcome to Night Vale brings its show to listeners across the world with the Haunting of Night Vale, starting in The Lincoln Theatre in D.C. ...
Preview: Pod Saves America @ The Anthem by Kanika Mehra and Iman NoorAmid a war raging between Russia-Ukraine, the new SCOTUS justice confirmation, and Biden’s latest groundbreaking proposed billionaire tax, Obama’s wunderkind speechwriters-turned-seasoned political commentators are retur...
Mitski Owns My Soul: How the internet’s indie dream girl brought D.C. to tears After waiting on the freezing, windy D.C. Wharf for nearly two hours and struggling to find a spot where I could see the stage, I was a little apprehensive for this concert. Just hours before, Mitski’s team had announced that there would be no opener...
Preview: HOMESHAKE and duendita to hit the 9:30 Club Montréal musician Peter Sagar left Mac DeMarco’s live band in 2014 and soon made a name for himself with the dream pop project HOMESHAKE....
Washington Twee-C, Cat Power’s coming to town! by Molly Szymanski and Carey Cameron Amidst the craze of the pandemic, Cat Power, who received acclaim for her rendition of “Sea of Love,” released her newest album “Covers” in January. It is the third in singer Chan Marshall’s collection of cover a...
Celebrate WOMEN's HISTORY MONTH on Dave's Record Collection 3-19-2022 6 to 10 PM Join Dave Sisson of "Dave's Record Collection" In Honor of Women's History Month! This evening's broadcast will feature Women artists! Saturday March 19th, 2022 from 6:00 to 10:00 PM <img src=https://732204.smushcdn.com/1222810/wp-content/uploads/20...
Car Seat Headrest Preview Kanika Mehra and Molly Szymanski image courtesy of Grant Hindsley for The New York TimesCar Seat Headrest’s Will Toledo started wearing a mask long before March 2020. I know. How’s that for an opener? ...
Throwing it back to standout performances from a weekend at Firefly by Quinn Dang Photo by Quinn Dang for WMUCAfter a year of quarantine and an additional three-month delay from its typical June date, Firefly Music Festival roared back to the Woodlands in Dover, Delaware this past September....
Preview: half•alive To Perform At Lincoln Theatre Hailing all the way from Long Beach, California, genre-bending trio half•alive is set to storm the stage of the Lincoln Theatre next week on Monday, March 7, 2022 with opener Daisy the Great. The tour promotes the band’s latest LP, Give Me Your Shoul...
A Look Back on Firefly 2021 by Joyce LeeIn honor of Firefly announcing their 2022 festival lineup, we took a look back at when WMUC attended back in 2021. Here's the recounting: UMD’s very own WMUC College Park Radio had the opportunity to cover the 2021 Firefly Music Festival...
Pinegrove! Pinegrove! Pinegrove! New Jersey rock band, Pinegrove, will be taking the stage at the Lincoln Theater in DC Thursday, February 24th at 8pm to promote the recent release of their album 11:11. They will be performing alongside Poise and Lily Konigsburg.Being a band for nea...
The Punch Brothers Concert Preview Grammy-award winning, genre-bending, folk band Punch Brothers is performing for a rolicking two nights at Washington D.C. 's Lincoln Theater on Saturday Feb. 26 and Sunday Feb. 27 at 8 p.m., celebrating their recent release of their newest album, Hel...
Preview: K.Flay Headlines D.C. Show Alongside G Flip and Corook Grammy-nominated alternative act K.Flay will take the stage of the 9:30 club next week on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. after the release of her new album Inside Voices / Outside Voices. The LP dropped on Feb. 4 featuring rock legends Travis Barker an...
WMUC New DJ Application is OUT NOW! Spring '22 Calling all charming conversationalists and people with elite music taste— the application for new DJs is open NOW for UMD students and alums! Apply at https://ter.ps/newdjapp2022 The application closes Saturday 2/12 at 11:59 p.m. and interviews will...
Support Freeform College Radio - An Endangered Species Frank Zappa says, "Support Freeform Radio!" WMUC needs your support.Donate to WMUC, the *only* freeform radio station in the Washington DC / Baltimore area and one of the few remaining student operated, freeform college radio stations in the United ...
Dave & Dominick's Christmas Party Join Dave of Dave's Record Collection and Dominick of Electric Candle Radio as they present the annual Dave and Dominick's Christmas Party!This annual celebration of non-traditional (and maybe a little traditional) holiday songs and comedy for the Ch...
Sylvan Esso at The Anthem review Sylvan Esso vocalist Amelia Meath and her husband/DJ Nick Sanborn gave their needy audience everything they asked for at The Anthem on Thursday November 11. “I think it was a really good reminder of how thoroughly people love their favorite musicians...
zine WMUC presents... Refuge. by the WMUC CommunityWelcome back everyone, for the second year of our wonderful, phenomenal, show-stopping zine!We are so stoked to be on our fifth (!) edition of our zine, and wouldn't have been able to keep it up without the amazing contributions...
DJ branches out into music world with new EP by Molly Szymanski\tStudents walking in and out of the South Campus Dining Hall on Friday nights hear experimental music pouring out to the courtyard, but it’s not coming from the speakers at the dining hall or a busker outside.The hip-hop beats are...
An Electric Thanksgiving Feast Join Dominick of Electric Candle Radio for the annual celebration of Thanksgiving. Freeform radio with all the trimmings. Music, comedy and spoken word about Thanksgiving, eating, drinking and being merry.No need to get decked out or even mind you...
Dave's Record Collection JIMI HENDRIX 79th Birthday Tribute 6 to 10 PM 11-27-21 Join Dave Sisson of "Dave's Record Collection" for a Tribute to Jimi Hendrix! On the occasion of what would have been his 79th Birthday (11-27-1942 to 09-18-1970) Saturday November 27th, 2021 from 6:00 to 10:00 PMFeaturing everything Hendrix, songs, ...
An Electric Thanksgiving Feast Join Dominick of Electric Candle Radio for the annual celebration of Thanksgiving. Freeform radio with all the trimmings. Music, comedy and spoken word about Thanksgiving, eating, drinking and being merry.No need to get decked out or even mind you...
Dave's Record Collection HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA!!! 6-10 PM 10-30-2021 Join Dave Sisson of "Dave's Record Collection" for a HALLOWEEN Extravaganza!!!Saturday October 30th, 2021 from 6:00 to 10:00 PMFeaturing a wide variety of eclectic scary (and a few silly) tunes and stories. LISTEN ONLY IF YOU DARE!!!...
WMUC's DC Concert Survival Guide Here at WMUC, we thrive on music. But in particular, live music. The energy and atmosphere created by concerts and festivals are unmatched, but it can be overwhelming to newcomers, especially in a busy city like our neighbor Washington D.C. Post COVI...
