We Boomboxed The Lockdown!

WORT Music Playlists

What was that song I heard? Who was the artist, what is the album title, where can I get it? Where can I find the entire playlist for a show?

Click on the Playlists button to bring up a calendar where you can choose any date to find the playlists for that day. If you can’t find the right playlist or the song you’re looking for, your best bet is to call the station the next time that program’s on and ask the host yourself. If that’s not possible we may be able to help you, but please have as much information as possible at hand when you contact us, such as: approximate day and time the music was played, what type or genre of music it was, who hosted the show and any other information you remember about the selection and we’ll do our best to track it down.

Contact Information

Music Director: Sybil Augustine – musicdirector@wortfm.org (for music submissions, charts and tracking, promotional exchanges for music events and following up on volunteer applications or other requests. Please include specifics in your subject line, such as “Hiphop Music Submission” etc, )

Digital Production Director: Aaron Scholz – aaron@wortfm.org (for record donations and sales, promos recording volunteers, etc.)

Music Calendars: Submit your events online here or send by email to calendar@wortfm.org

How do I get my music played on WORT?

We accept submissions in most genres and styles of music, focusing on noncommercial, out-of-the-mainstream, independent releases (check out our playlists and music charts for more information.) It may take up to a few weeks for us to review and process your submission so we appreciate your patience, and feel free to contact us to follow up. Please send your music, indicating any tracks with language that needs to be aired after 10 pm and including a one-sheet description and any biographical and tour information, to WORT Music Director, 118 S. Bedford St, Madison, WI 53703 and/or to musicdirector@wortfm.org.

We do accept digital files on .wav or mp3, but currently we still prefer CDs to digital submissions because it’s the quickest way to get it into the hands of our programmers and onto the airwaves, though we have a growing digital library. Digital submissions should be .wav or other lossless files, or high quality mp3s [128-320 kbps.]

You can follow up or “track” your submissions by email, or call 608-256-2001 on Wednesdays between 1-4 pm CST to ask if we received it, has it been reviewed, has it been added to our library, and what kind of airplay it’s getting—e.g. light, medium, heavy or charting. Thanks and we look forward to hearing your music!

Boombox the Lockdown was a virtual “simultaneous listening” event hosted by WORT that took place on Sunday, May 3 noon-5 pm. This was the 3rd Community Boombox event hosted by WORT, following Boombox the Wasteland in June 2011 and BBTW 2 in September 2013 which were co-produced and organized by musician, producer and community activist Wendy Schneider.

The full archive of music played at the event will soon be posted here.

Boombox the Lockdown with WORT-FM! (click link for updated information)

who: Everyone who can tune in 89.9 FM on their radio or boombox can participate.
No Boombox? No Problem! Simply stream wortfm.org from your internet enabled device (mobile phones, tablets, laptops) and web-assisted devices (Alexa, Echo, Dot, etc.)

what: An afternoon of music including curated listener requests chosen to uplift and celebrate the community and connect neighbors and neighborhoods while we’re staying safely separated in quarantine

when: Sunday, May 3rd from noon-5 pm

where: All neighborhoods in the listening area, and everyone who can listen via our global internet stream are invited to join in by tuning in, turning on, and turning UP the radio so everyone around us can hear it and join in the fun.

why: Because we’ve been “locked down” for so long, and for our own safety this will go on for a while…so it’s time to let off some steam and a way to really get to know our neighbors, share good music and show some kindness to one another!

details:

Just because we’re sheltered in place and staying apart right now doesn’t mean we can’t Celebrate! Decorate! Elevate! and Resonate! together. That’s why we want YOU to tune in to WORT on Sunday, May 3 from noon to 5 pm to *Boombox The Lockdown!*

It’s a “socially distant” party with family, friends and neighbors where we all connect, blow off steam and have some fun…safely. You can participate from your own front porch, yard, or driveway, even your bike or car. Please invite people and spread the word on neighborhood pages and groups. (Raindate is May 17.)

How will YOU Boombox The Lockdown? How will your BLOCK Boombox The Lockdown? How will your COMMUNITY Boombox the Lockdown?

Here are some ideas: Give your neighbors a shout and a wave while you dance and sing along together. You can make and put up signs, banners and lights in your windows, or create some art out on the sidewalk. You can bike or drive around the neighborhood with the windows down and radio blasting WORT 89.9 fm! Feel free to share your ideas here and inspire some more in groups and pages or through any other channels of communication. By streaming us online, people can listen and participate from anywhere on the planet!

Listeners were able to get in on the fun by helping us make a playlist for this day of joyful, appropriate and poignant tunes. You can also join the event that day on Facebook Live with Cooper Talbot to send shout-outs to friends, family, essential personnel and other local heroes, and share your own photos, videos and posts.

So tune in and help us BOOMBOX THE LOCKDOWN on Sunday, May 3rd from noon to 5 pm with your friends at WORT 89.9 FM Madison and wortfm.org – The People’s Station!!