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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.

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!

Guitarist Zacc Harris on Strictly Jazz Sounds

November 4, 2021 by Music Department

Jazz guitarist Zacc Harris is featured on this week’s edition of Strictly Jazz Sounds. Host Steve Braunginn interviews Harris and highlights some of the recordings on his latest release “Small Wonders.” Harris, who is set to perform at Café Coda, is also the founder of the artist-collective jazz label, Shifting Paradigm Records. Steve’s Picks gives […]

Art IS Essential

August 3, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Dr. Damita Brown… Hanah Jon Taylor is the owner of Cafe Coda and a legendary Madison musician, educator, and community builder. He joins us to talk about creating Cafe Coda and its mission, the struggle to find a home, only to be waylaid by and survive through the […]

A Live Recording of Pianist Johannes Wallmann on Strictly Jazz Sounds

October 19, 2020 by Music Department

The Thursday, October 22 edition of Strictly Jazz Sounds features an exclusive live recording of Johannes Wallmann and Other People’s Dreams, in concert at Café Coda on December 18, 2018. This performance showcases three original compositions by Wallmann, who is the Program director of Jazz Studies at UW-Madison. Also on the show are new releases […]

Stay IN & See A Show This Week!

May 8, 2020 by Sybil Augustine

Here are the latest updates for live-streamed music events. Submit your listings to musicdirector@wortfm.org to be included. ================================================================== MAY 11 GRFF Radio Songwriter #22, 5-6 pm Hosted by Great River Folk Festival This highlight show of our Songwriter finalists will feature a deep dive into David Nash’s “The Man in the Pines” and will start with […]

Natty Nation’s Bob Marley Tribute – Acoustic Tuesdays Edit...

February 24, 2020 by WORT 89.9FM

Cafe CODA’s Acoustic Tuesdays Presents: NATTY NATION’s Acoustic Bob Marley Tribute Tuesday, February 25, 2020 Cafe Coda – Madison, WI 1224 Williamson St. Doors at 6:00 PM / Show at 7:00 PM -TICKETS- geni.us/BobCODA $10 ADV // $15 DOS (includes free drink) Tickets available at nattynation.com Natty Nation Celebrates Bob Marley’s 75th Birthday Cafe CODA […]

Paroaria plays Joshua Redman’s MoodSwing

July 14, 2019 by thom jones

Friday, September 27, 8pm Jonathan Greenstein, tenor sax Chris Rottmayer, piano John Christensen, bass Tim Cieplowski, drums The jazz group Paroaria came together in 2017, setting aside their fake books for the mission of performing the music of living artists. While previous performances featured music of Terence Blanchard and Dave Holland, Paroaria comes to Café […]

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