Neko Case (pictured) is riding high on charts across the country & straight into Madison Fri July 6 at Breese Stevens Field with Ray LaMontagne. Other chart debuts this include locals Proud Parents on the recently-relocated to Madison Dirtnap Records label, Angelique Kidjo‘s Benin-flavored tribute to the Talking Heads album Remain in Light, and if you haven’t […]
Rock, World, Jazz & Heavy Music Charts for Jan. 16
Hey music fans, here’s what’s been in our players during mid-January. The latest from Charlotte Gainsbourg (pictured) tops our overall chart for the week. If you’re not familiar with her, Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg is a British-French actress and singer, born in 1971 to English actress Jane Birkin and French singer, songwriter, pianist, film composer, poet, […]
WORT Charts A Fall Bounty of New Music!
Punk icons Pere Ubu (pictured) return with their first album of new material in decades, and it’s intense! New adds from Primus, King Khan and Jessica Lea Mayfield are also harbingers of a great fall music harvest. Our world, jazz and electronic music charts are also up to date below. Enjoy the best new tunes […]
WORT Charts for Sept. 19-25, 2017
Here are our charts for the past week including top 30, world/international, and heavy/metal/hardcore rock. Our #2 record is by Steve Wynn and The Dream Syndicate, who are back with their first full length studio album in nearly 30 years. Living Colour has also returned after a lengthy absence with a savagely rocking, poignant album featuring all […]
WORT Charts for 9/12-18: Supergroups For The Win!
Here’s the latest music charting on WORT! Two “supergroups” rank first on our top 30 this week: Dead Rock West, (pictured) the California vocal duo of Cindy Wasserman and Frank Lee Drennen, has a new album produced by John Doe and featuring his X bandmate D.J. Bonebrake on drums as well as Elliot Easton of The Cars […]
WORT Charts for August 8-15, 2017
This week Offa Rex (pictured) rules the top 30 with their debut release on Nonesuch Records. A collaboration between The Decemberists and English singer/multi-instrumentalist Olivia Chaney, the album is a transatlantic musical conversation of modern psychedelic folk-rock steeped in traditional sounds of the British Isles. Also of note are new releases from Lee Bains III […]