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, )

Music Assistant: Aaron Scholz – musicass@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!

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.

Once you figure it out, there’s a “Buy It!” link next to each track in online playlists that leads you to a place where you can buy songs and albums, and by doing it that way a small portion of each purchase goes to support WORT.

Submit your event to the WORT calendar.

When submitting music events to the WORT calendar, you must choose at least one music genre for a music event to be published.

Events for Sat August 17, 2019 › Music

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Thu January 23 @ 12:04 pm

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11:00 am

Gandy Dancer Festival

Sat August 17, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

Mazomanie Community Building, 9 Brodhead St
Mazomanie, WI 53560 United States

$10 – $15

We’re ecstatic about the lineup of bands we have for the festival this year. As always, the GDF will feature a diverse variety of Bluegrass, Americana, and Folk music. Headliners this year are none other than Milwaukee’s own, Chicken Wire Empire (6:30pm start). The GDF is fortunate to bring these rising stars of bluegrass to […]

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Eken Park Festival

Sat August 17, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

WI United States + Google Map

Free

The Eken Park Neighborhood Association is excited to announce the third installation of the popular Eken Park Festival! This year’s festival will be held on August 17th this year (SAVE THE DATE!) and will continue to feature incredible musical talent from a wide range of genres, delicious local cuisine and beer, fabulous raffle prizes, and […]

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3:00 pm

Stoughton Chamber Music Festival

Sat August 17, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Stoughton Opera House, 381 East Main
Stoughton, WI 53701 United States

$15

“Bach & Brahms: Immersed in a Golden Glow”

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7:00 pm

Zeroed Hero w/ The Lately and Quick & Painless at Bos Meadery Sat ...

Sat August 17, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Bos Meadery, 849 E. Washington Ave
Madison, WI 53703 United States + Google Map

Free

Zeroed Hero w/ The Lately and Quick and Painless at Bos Meadery Saturday, August 17th. No cover, donations suggested. Doors at 5pm, rock & roll starts at 7pm. Come as you are, be nice, respect. Be sure to tip the bartenders & servers. Zeroed Hero pours a classic blend of '70s and '90s style rock […]

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Tom Kastle

Sat August 17, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Fisher King Winery, 1105 Laser St
Verona, WI 53593 United States

Live Music!

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7:30 pm

Top Shelf Duo at Brix 340

Sat August 17, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Brix 340, 340 North Century Avenue
Waunakee, WI 53597 + Google Map

Free

Top Shelf Duo is award-winning musician Tracy Jane Comer (vocals, keys, guitar) with Alan Maslowski (percussion, vocals). They offer an extensive songlist covering many styles and eras, with special emphasis on the best of the '70s, '80s, and '90s. Expect some surprises! See www.topshelfmadison.com for more.

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8:30 pm

Rufus

Sat August 17, 2019 @ 8:30 pm

Art In Gallery, 1444 E Washington Ave
Madison, WI 53703 United States

w/ The Apologists, Novagolde

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9:00 pm

LABRADOR

Sat August 17, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

The Winnebago, 2262 Winnebago St
Madison, WI 53704 United States

w/ Howler, Straka & Sphynx LABRADOR: LABRADOR is keeping the dream of the 90s alive with the kind of touchy-feely indie rock you would hear in The Bronze on an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. HOWLER: https://www.facebook.com/howlertheband/ is original, dark power rock from Madison, WI. Featuring Wendy Schneider - guitar and vocals, Joe Bernstein - drums, […]

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