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New and unusual music with hosts Reverend Velveteen, Bad Sister Heidi and assorted guests. 10-11 pm: The Hour of Slack - Radio ministry of the Church of the SubGenius.

Celebrate Record Store Day with WORT DJs!

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WORT celebrates the 11th Annual International Record Store Day on Saturday, April 21 with live DJs spinning all day at Sugar Shack Records and several other area music purveyors. Since 2007, Record Store Day has been a celebration of the unique culture of independently-owned record stores. WORT DJs will again be live in person at several […]

WORT’s Sybil Augustine Named NACC Music Director of the Month

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The North American College & Community Radio Chart (NACC) compiles weekly airplay from stations like WORT to create top 30, new adds, jazz, world, heavy, electronic and hiphop charts. Every month they feature a Music Director from a member station, and in November our own Sybil Augustine was profiled. “Some of the questions are a […]

Exclusive: Listen to Samantha Fish & Foxygen Live from Central Pa...

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The Central Park Session on Thursday August 8 was dubbed “The Shooting Stars Session” and featured touring bands Samantha Fish and Foxygen. WORT was there doing a live remote of the show and we captured these performances, which we are re-posting in case you couldn’t make it down!

Live Music Recap: WORT Night at Central Park Sessions

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“WORT Night” was Thursday August 3 at the Central Park Sessions. WORT was broadcasting and streaming live from the concert, in spite of a bit of rain.The live remote began at 5 pm and included all three bands, with DJ The Real Jaguar hosting and spinning between sets from the station.  The night’s proceeds from the liquor […]

In Memoriam: Jamie Cowles

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Jamie’s WORT family and friends wish to express our heartfelt condolences on the loss of one of Madison’s most outgoing, recognizable and supportive music fans.  Jamie Cowles was one of a kind and we greatly miss his passion, his humor and his generosity. Per his wishes, memorial donations in Jamie’s name can be made to […]

A Comical Conversation with J.J. Sedelmaier

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He brought “The Ambiguously Gay Duo” to life and animated the varied other twisted visions of Robert Smigel, and in the process changed the way we think about animation forever. No, animation is not just Saturday morning cartoons!! At Wizard World Madison, WORT’s Sybil Augustine and Fred Schepartz sat down with J.J. Sedelmaier and discussed […]