D.J. El Serpentine Archives

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.

Cindy Set My Hair On Fire to spark up the WORT airwaves

April 26, 2019 by Rattlesnake Shake

This Friday night, April 26 on “The Rattlesnake Shake”, D.J. el Serpentine welcomes local “punk ‘n roll” band Cindy Set My Hair On Fire into the studio to light up the airwaves with a scorching set of high-octane rock music for your listening pleasure! “The Rattlesnake Shake” comes on WORT 89.9 FM right after “Blues […]

Fri. Jan. 25, the 2019 Terry Kath tribute special

January 19, 2019 by Rattlesnake Shake

Attention Terry Kath fans, Chicago fans, and fans of guitar-driven soulful rock & roll everywhere! D.J. el Serpentine’s “The Rattlesnake Shake” is proud and absolutely psyched to be bringing a radio tradition back to the airwaves of WORT 89.9 FM… the 2019 Terry Kath birthday tribute radio special, airing Friday, January 25, from 8:00 to […]

WORT’s Up? Live Music, Book Release & More!

March 23, 2018 by WORT Music Department

The next few days are really hopping with activity around WORT! Live rock Friday night, Ted Offensive’s book release party and a Latin big band Saturday afternoon are just a few of the treats we have in store for you. Stay tuned, keep an eye on this page and visit WORT-FM on facebook to keep […]

Rattlesnake Shake’s Welcome to 2017 Show

December 28, 2016 by Rattlesnake Shake

Thursday night, January 5, from 11:00 pm to 2:00 am (CST) D.J. el Serpentine is back for the first installment of “The Rattlesnake Shake” in 2017! What this means: 1.) Fitting in more of “The Best of 2016” albums that didn’t make it on to “The Rattlesnake Shake”s December 30th Show. 2.) Mini tributes to […]

Serpentine’s WORT Dork-a-thon Dial-a-thon!

September 29, 2016 by Rattlesnake Shake

“We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun, ‘til El Serpentine came along and played all these dorky songs…!” (or something like that) Guess what, listeners? It’s another WORT Pledge Drive, and whacky rock radio host D.J. el Serpentine has another crazy theme show – – – it’s the Dork-a-thon Dial-a-thon! […]

The Rattlesnake Shakes Up Your Friday Afternoon!

August 28, 2015 by D.J. el Serpentine

The Reverend Horton Heat is playing Madison on Saturday at Ale Asylum and D.J. El Serpentine will be chatting with him around 4 pm as well as giving away tickets to the show. Listen for you chance to call in and win at 608-256-2001.

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