WORT is broadcasting live from La Fete de Marquette this Friday night, July 15th. Tune in to our special audio remote for a pair of eclectic bands from New Orleans. Laissez les bon temps roulez, eh? At 7:15 p.m. Friday WORT will interrupt the Blues Cruise in order to present a live performance by bilingual […]
Show Lady P some love on The Dusties Storm this Saturday
Tune in to a special “show Lady P some love” edition of The Dusties Storm on WORT this Saturday morning (8:00 till 10:00 a.m.). Host Lady P will be taking financial pledges and offering thank-you gifts to listener-sponsors. This “bonus track” to the 2016 Summer Pledge Drive will allow Lady P’s loyal fans to support WORT […]
Charles Walker Band brings the funk to WORT Block Party
The Charles Walker Band (aka CWB) will bring its “neo-funk” swagger to the WORT Block Party this Sunday. CWB is set to take the stage on MLK Boulevard at 4:15 p.m. This well-traveled Milwaukee-based band blends gospel, soul, R & B, blues, funk and pop into a tasty gumbo of sound. Winners of the 2013 […]
Mal-O-Dua brings eclectic string sound to WORT Block Party
Mal-O-Dua brings its slack-key guitar and French-swing string music to the WORT Block Party on Sunday, May 22nd. The Madison-based duo will start its acoustic set at 12:30 p.m. on the MLK Boulevard stage. Django Reinhardt meets Merle Travis is how this eclectic pair describe their sound. Cedric “CED” Baetche, a native of Reims […]
Black Marigold opens show at Sunday’s WORT Block Party
Black Marigold, a Madison-based wind quintet, will open the music festivities at the 19th annual WORT Block Party this Sunday, May 22nd. These fun players of serious music will take the stage on MLK Boulevard at 11:15 a.m. Known by the acronym BMW5, Black Marigold are dynamic advocates of new instrumental music by living composers, […]
WORT posters available at Gallery Night Friday
On Friday, May 6th, WORT 89.9 FM Community Radio joins the explosion of art in Madison during Gallery Night. A retrospective exhibit of fine-arts prints, created specially for WORT pledge drives, will be held at the Yellow Rose Gallery, located at 122 State Street (2nd floor), from 5:00 till 9:00 p.m. The exhibit features art […]