Being from the Twin Cities, The Suburbs have naturally had a long and intimate relationship with Madison audiences. A recent appearance at High Noon Saloon helped propel their new self-released album Hey Muse to the top of our charts last week. Scroll down to see the latest adds (including a new one from the Violent […]
Current Tech Update: Temporary Low Volume Levels
Dear listeners, WORT’s broadcast signal is still at about half the normal volume right now due to problems with our transmitter last week. Many of you have called to alert us and we thank you for that! We’re aware of the situation, and continue working to repair it as fast as we can. We were […]
Music Charts for the week of July 11-18
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit retains the #1 spot on our top 30 this week, while Toro Y Moi (pictured) tops our Adds list. Jazz and World music charts also follow. WORT top 30 for 7/11/17 Rank Artist Record Label 1 JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT The Nashville Sound [Advance Tracks] Southeastern 2 FLEET […]
New Faculty at Mead Witter School of Music
The Mead Witter School of Music has announced new faculty that includes include one new assistant professor, four new adjunct professors and two instructors. These are the new appointments: Alicia Lee, assistant professor of clarinet Born into a musical family, Alicia Lee grew up in Michigan, where she began playing violin and piano at the […]
DJ Captain Juju, Former WORT African Host Passes at 77
It is with great sadness that WORT announces that DJ Captain Juju of Tropical Rhythms, aka Pierre-Claver Goudjo Gbedey, has passed away at age 77. Besides his role as a WORT program host, local concert promoter, and restaurateur he also owned and operated the African boutique Vision d’Afrique. “Pierre Gbedey truly brought the world of African music […]
WORT Charts Drive-By Trucker With The Nashville Sound
Here’s some of the music we played the most last week on the station, including jazz, world, metal and indie rock. Madison favorite Jason Isbell, a former member of Drive-By Truckers, races to the top of the charts with a new album from his band The 400 Unit. Also of note are new albums from Chuck […]