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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.

TV Moms/ ghostar/ The Heavy Parts/ Mossmen at Art In

March 14, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

TV Moms (Minneapolis, Minnesota) make grimy, gutter rock sounds. The guitar/drums two-piece throw the riffs on the grill and let it sizzle. ghostar is local post-rock, noise band. The Heavy Parts bring blues riffs with party riffs while Mossmen bring etheral rock jams. 21+, bring ID.

ghostar/SkyAcre/Bandoleer Bacall/ Fashion Week at The Wisco

March 14, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

SkyAcre on tour from Austin,TX is a heavy psych/grungy power trio formed by Marcos Delgado in 2012. Expect tube saturated vintage amps and hard hitting drums as a backdrop to their catchy, angsty melodies trudging thru disillusionment. They join their tour mates New York City’s ‘Fashion Week’ and ‘Bandoleer Bacall’ (MKE) ghostar, Madison local post-rock, […]

Autumn Reverie w/ Zeroed Hero and Pudge at Art In

March 3, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Autumn Reverie w/ Zeroed Hero and Pudge at Art In Friday, April 5th. $5. Doors at 7pm, rock & roll at 8pm. Autumn Reverie is an explosive post-grunge band out of Madison, WI known for their high energy performances no matter what the crowd or venue size. Autumn Reverie has seen success after their self […]

Festival Choir of Madison presents: “A Thousand Beautiful Dreams...

August 27, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

“A Thousand Beautiful Dreams” Flint, Michigan has become a symbol of how social and environmental justice (and injustice) are intertwined. We welcome the University of Michigan-Flint Chamber Singers, under Dr. Gabriela Hristova, to join with us in presenting recent music that gives voice to the tragedies of the past and present, the promise of social […]

Brennan Connors & Stray Passage at the Mason Lounge

November 25, 2018 by Back Porch Calendar

Brennan Connors & Stray Passage has been playing experimental/free jazz/improvised music in Madison for about six years now and is still pushing the boundaries of what they do. The group features Geoff Brady on drums and percussion, Brian Grimm on contra-cello and electric bass, and Brennan Connors on saxophones. This show is a return to […]

MESBA Tasting for a Cause Gala

November 20, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

The Monona East Side Business Alliance’s Tasting for a Cause Gala is the year-end fundraiser that helps feed those experiencing hunger in our community. While MESBA is a not for profit entity, we are committed to harnessing the power of the business community to do good and provide for those who are less fortunate. This […]

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