* ELECTRONICAVOCALISTAnousheh KhaliliJen LasherLouLouRachel Panay (winner)
ARTIST/PRODUCERArthur Loves Plastic (winner)Deep DishFort Knox FiveHolmes IvesHuman FactorThievery Corporation
DJBev Stanton (winner)Bobby JaeCharles FeelgoodJen LasherKidgustoRob HarrisScott HenrySimonYiannis
RECORDINGGeorge Is On/Deep DishMovin' On/KidgustoRadio Free DC/Fort Knox FiveThe Cosmic Game/ Thievery Corporation (winner)Untie Me/Holmes Ives
http://www.wamadc.com/wama/wammies/wbal05.html#ELECTRONICA
― milo blum (milothedj), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 20:06 (eighteen years ago) link
Anyone know if Chief Ike's Mambo Room still exists?
― cdwill (cdwill), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 20:20 (eighteen years ago) link
― wangdangsweetpentangle (teenagequiet), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 20:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― curmudgeon (Steve K), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 03:16 (eighteen years ago) link
WYPR, with headquarters on Baltimore's North Charles Street, also is planning to transmit to the Washington suburbs. The station has gotten permission from the Federal Communications Commission to push aside a low-wattage student station at the University of Maryland, College Park that already occupies WYPR's signal on 88.1 FM. (Brandon and Bienstock both said they would help the college station move its signal to the Internet.)
Still, becoming Maryland's pre-eminent public-radio voice may be difficult. "It's a lofty and noble goal," said Sue Kopen Katcef, an instructor at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism, "but I don't know how you're going to grow that younger 18-plus audience, the audience you need, when it isn't listening to radio, whether it's commercial or public." http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/lifestyle/bal-to.wypr22feb22,0,2542376.story?page=2
I remember when WMUC was the only station at 88.1. It was there before Johns Hopkins set up the Baltimore station. The WMUC signal used to carry farther then (in the early 80s)--to Northwest and Northeast DC, Arlington, Bowie, parts of Montgomery County...
I think WYPR is nearly all news and public affairs. As if the DC area does not have enough such stations. Ugh.
― curmudgeon (Steve K), Thursday, 23 February 2006 04:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― snakeshit ;] (eman), Thursday, 23 February 2006 04:43 (eighteen years ago) link
But the good news is that WMUC may not be dead yet. The station GM says the reporter misquoted the WYPR people and it's not a done deal(yet).
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Thursday, 23 February 2006 14:40 (eighteen years ago) link
you can still get MUC as far as columbia heights, and rte. 29 in silver spring.
― pssst - badass revolutionary art! (plsmith), Thursday, 23 February 2006 14:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― pssst - badass revolutionary art! (plsmith), Thursday, 23 February 2006 14:49 (eighteen years ago) link
i think that a lot of this is WYPR trying to make the impression that this is a done deal, when the real situation is far murkier. while WYPR did receive approval to redirect their signal to a degree and up its strength from 10 kw to 15.5 kw, how this is going to play out is hard to say. in any case, the FCC renewed MUC's license in 2003, and it's valid until 2010.
i also can't imagine WAMU being particularly happy about this - another NPR station to cut into their listener/contributor base.
― wangdangsweetpentangle (teenagequiet), Thursday, 23 February 2006 15:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― wangdangsweetpentangle (teenagequiet), Thursday, 23 February 2006 19:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― pssst - badass revolutionary art! (plsmith), Thursday, 23 February 2006 19:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― wangdangsweetpentangle (teenagequiet), Thursday, 23 February 2006 19:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Thursday, 23 February 2006 19:28 (eighteen years ago) link
I found this U of Md Diamondback article-http://www.diamondbackonline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/28/440437c2b42e4
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 17:28 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/24/43feddabaad83
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 17:31 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-md.radio24feb24,0,7952970.story?coll=bal-education-top
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 17:37 (eighteen years ago) link
as an aside, the fake accents are playing at DCAC this saturday night for free! people can definitely afford that.
― wangdangsweetpentangle (teenagequiet), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 18:23 (eighteen years ago) link
"To all:
We had scheduled a reunion planning meeting for March 14 at 7pm oncampus. However, we are going use that time, instead, to focus on thecurrent situation for the station. Steve Gnadt, the Administration'srep on the WMUC Appointments and Advisory Board, will be in attendanceto fill us in on what's happening and where things stand. We will, ofcourse, also be asking station reps to attend as well."
Re your aside--I've gotta get out and see the Accents sometime. Maybe Saturday.
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 18:31 (eighteen years ago) link
DUST CONGRESS PRESENTS..A night of live musicMarch 4 9pmAdmission: free!
lineup:the fake accentsthe foreign pressthe caribbean the plums
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Thursday, 2 March 2006 14:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Friday, 3 March 2006 14:20 (eighteen years ago) link
― wangdangsweetpentangle (teenagequiet), Friday, 3 March 2006 14:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― pssst - badass revolutionary art! (plsmith), Friday, 3 March 2006 15:08 (eighteen years ago) link
I will try to make it(must convince gf and friend visiting from NY to go).
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Friday, 3 March 2006 20:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― curmudgeon (Steve K), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 06:09 (eighteen years ago) link
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 14:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― hugaboo (space hard), Friday, 21 April 2006 12:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Friday, 21 April 2006 13:01 (eighteen years ago) link
Our next WMUC meeting will be held next Tuesday, May 2, at 7:30 in the UMTV conference room in the basement of the Tawes building.
We hope to has an update on the latest discussions with WYPR and the University over the fate of WMUC and discuss further options.
We also want to make some plans for our participation in this fall's combined WMUC 70th anniversary and the University of Maryland 150th anniversary.
Please do your best to be there. We need as much input as possible.
(Drop Sue Kopen Katcef an email at sussiekk@ aol.com and let her know if you're coming and/or can help!)
Hope to see you next Tuesday!! And don't forget to check out our WMUC Yahoo page at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wmucalumni . "
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 15:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 17:23 (eighteen years ago) link
July 2.
Sneak Preview.
Washington DC.
Residents: Milo, Grossman.
Guest: Aaron Hedges (District of Corruption/DC/Berlin)
lovedose. house. stripped to the bone.bohemian caverns11th+U St.9pm-close$3 all night21+lovedose.dc@gmail.com
― milo blum (milothedj), Tuesday, 27 June 2006 01:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Tuesday, 27 June 2006 18:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― milo blum (milothedj), Wednesday, 28 June 2006 19:00 (eighteen years ago) link
Not only are we able to hold this party at a historic venue, we alsoget to stage it in the legendary basement space, custom designed to resemble an underground cavern. This is certainly one of DC's unique music spaces, and will undoubtedly contribute to the underground atmosphere of this night.
With lovedose, Aaron and I are creating a resident-driven party. We willhave the occasional guest of course, but this event is really an outlet to allow us to pay homage to our inspirations while simultaneously breaking new soundsin this city. In this age of the superstar DJ, we are bucking the trend by presentingan intimate, reliable venue for new sounds, operated by locals for locals.This is for you, DC.
So, if you want to hear the absolute cutting edge of contemporary dance musicwith a healthy dose of past influences mixed in, lovedose is your only option.The future of this party depends equally on the family we are able to build for this.This is an opportunity for you to create something with us, together.
For our sneak preview night, we have secured the talents of former DC residentAaron Hedges. Since making the move to Berlin, Aaron's label, District of Corruption,has steadily grown in both quality and quantity, with releases from another local fave, Jambi, as well as techno superstar Dan Curtin. Aaron will be kicking this night off rightwith a range of tracks currently burning up dancefloors in Berlin.
[url]www.districtofcorruption.com[/url]
Lastly, please be sure to add us as your friend to your myspace profiles!This will be a key part of our promotion and communication plan!
[url]www.myspace.com/lovedose[/url]
lovedose: underground house...underground.
bohemian caverns11th+U St.9pm-close$3 all night21+[email]lovedose.dc@gmail.com[/email]
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― milo blum (milothedj), Wednesday, 28 June 2006 19:05 (eighteen years ago) link
we are really excited about this one. this is really our party, from concept to exectution, and we think it will make a difference becuase there will be none of that "you must play X amount of 80s records" or whatever coming from the promoter (because its us) or owner. as long as people come and dance, we can go on forever.
we really want this party to be about the people. we specifically picked a place with no bottle service, no vapid post-ideological "luxurious" modernist architecture. its not a party for passive receivers of entertainment. come dance and make the party yourself!
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Wednesday, 28 June 2006 19:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Tuesday, 1 August 2006 11:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Tuesday, 1 August 2006 11:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― got so much $ can't spend it so fast (teenagequiet), Tuesday, 1 August 2006 16:51 (eighteen years ago) link
I see that another ILXer has something going on on Sunday:
12 Noon-4 PM Inventing Electronic Music Workshop "Invention on the Mall" Family Festival National Museum of American HistoryLocation: 1st floor, Center, Reception Suite FreeLearn about the birth of electronic music and see some early electronic musical instruments, including vintage drum machines, a circa 1929 Theremin (the first synthesizer), and Herbie Hancock's 1983 MemoryMoog synthesizer. Then electronic music producer Brian Miller (a.k.a. SAD) will help participants create their own electronic music with state-of-the-art music production software.This program is part of the "Invention on the Mall" Family Festival, designed to examine the breadth and diversity of invention and innovation from a variety of artistic, scientific, and historic perspectives. It is sponsored by the National Museum of American History's Lemelson Center for Invention and Innovation.See related Invention on the Mall programs todayRelated Exhibition: Case: Hip Hop Won't Stop: The Beat, the Rhymes, The Life
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Friday, 4 August 2006 03:24 (eighteen years ago) link
Zach, when do the Fake Accents play again? Were you pleased with the Fort Reno show?
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Friday, 4 August 2006 13:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― got so much $ can't spend it so fast (teenagequiet), Friday, 4 August 2006 13:37 (eighteen years ago) link
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Saturday, 5 August 2006 19:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Saturday, 5 August 2006 20:09 (eighteen years ago) link
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Saturday, 12 August 2006 17:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Saturday, 12 August 2006 20:50 (eighteen years ago) link
I missed Mary Timony and Garland of Hours last night at Fort Reno. Anyone go?
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Friday, 18 August 2006 18:39 (eighteen years ago) link
Friday, Oct. 20 - WMUC Open House: 11a-4p (You'll be able to sign up in advance to sit in on current shows....talk with current staff on air...maybe even play a few songs from "back then")- Friday seminars for students To be held in Room 0147 in the Tawes Fine Arts Building Seminar #1 runs from 1:30p-3p Seminar #2 runs from 3:15-4:30- Friday alumni reception: Studios of UMTV in the basement of the Tawes Fine Arts Building, 5:30-7:30p
Saturday, Oct. 21 - WMUC Open House: 10a-4p (You'll be able to sign up in advance to sit in on current shows....talk with current staff on air...maybe even play a few songs from "back then")- Football (Order tickets for the game separately....call the main ticket office (1-800-IM-A-TERP) and mention you're with the WMUC Alumni to get the group rate of $25. Limited number available and orders must be placed BY Oct. 6.)- Tailgate (You don't need a ticket to the game to tailgate!) Working out the details for the tailgate. We could really use some help from alums in coordinating this - there's an enthusiastic current WMUC staff member helping out, but really could use the additional help from alums. Tailgate will take place in the parking lot of the Merrill College of Journalism (It's a permit only lot - alums will have to park elsewhere). Plan on bringing a side dish/dessert of your choice. More details to come via this website.- After game party (catered) at Chet's home in University Park. Directions to come)
WMUC/WYPR engineering studyThe results are back, and, as anticipated, the planned WYPR changes would have an impact on the limited WMUC broadcast area.
The engineer study recommends two options:One, looking a a switch to alternative channels - not very likely as spaces are extremely limited and what spaces there are would require mulitiple waivers from other stations.Two, looking at a change to the station's tower and power - which would likely, at the very least, require some cooperation and a new waiver from WAMU.
WMUC's staff board and advisory board will now look at the report options, accept comments from WMUC alumni and present the report, with some recommendations to the University's Vice President of Student affairs for further action.
Stay tuned for more news.
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Saturday, 9 September 2006 18:29 (eighteen years ago) link
WMUC-FM3130 South Campus Dining HallCollege Park, MD 20742www.wmucradio.com
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 16:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Thursday, 14 September 2006 12:37 (eighteen years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Friday, 15 September 2006 02:44 (eighteen years ago) link