Pictured: Jillian Hervey of the neo-soul group Lion Babe. If you are an avid user of Twitter or social media in general, congratulations, you are among the 2 billion global citizens to do so. As some users may have noticed the rise in musical disputes has surged dramatically over the past couple of days, focusing primarily on… Read More
In folklore, a rat king occurs when dozens of rats, squirming and wriggling around in compact, dirty places become tangled and knotted together by their tails, creating a writhing mass, even freakier than than the sum of its parts. Just as one can imagine New York City subways being a prime location for a knot… Read More
When people say about music, “it’s way better live than on record,” it’s usually in reference to electronic music, and generally a slight to the band’s albums. While the comment is true for Yonatan Gat, neither of its common implications are. Yonatan Gat is built for high-energy, improvisation-filled concert madness, and their records, like 2015’s… Read More
Platonic_Love.mp3 After taking a nap for 3 1/2 hours I get dressed again but alter one thing. A shirt or a sweater. Or change the outfit entirely, only a handful of people saw me anyway. Plus that’s beside the point. After confirming that dinner plans have been cancelled, I walk into proctor at exactly 6:23pm…. Read More
Slacker Sunday is back with a woozy playlist to warm your heart and sooth your ears. Listen to the Spotify playlist below and let your spring stresses melt away. The Wrens – “The House That Guilt Built” (The Meadowlands) Cymbals Eat Guitars – “Cold Spring” (Why There Are Mountains) Fred Thomas – “Bed Bugs” (All Are Saved) Julian Lynch –… Read More
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. It may be April 3rd, but our Music Director Meridith is still crying over Sharon Van Etten and the never ending music madness will continue long after the ides of March have passed. After much excitement and many a double-overtime nail-biters, the final round of WRMC March Madness… Read More
Aureate Gloom is of Montreal’s thirteenth LP, and lead singer/band leader Kevin Barnes continues to be a musical genius. Though he has changed the band’s line up once again, the infectious melodies, esoteric references (get your dictionary), and vocal harmonies we’ve come to expect from of Montreal are all still here. Aureate means golden and… Read More
If you didn’t hear, WRMC is taking the varsity radio game up a notch this month with some friendly March Madness competition. On Monday we released the 32 entries for the first round complete with a sampler playlist of highlighted singles from each 2015 album in the pool. Below you’ll find a list of the first round face-offs. So what’ll it be….Drake… Read More
Late winter mood swings. Midterms. Moon cycles. The mating season of the European hare. It can only mean one thing: MARCH MADNESS SEASON. Every March, Div. I basketball teams face off in a tourney and fans are called upon to fill out brackets with their guesses as to who will win. Here at WRMC, we wanted… Read More
It’s been a good month for women and it’s been a good month for music. Kim Gordon‘s memoir, Girl in a Band, hit bookstore shelves in late February, and this past week Carrie Brownstein announced that her memoir, Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl, will come out in the fall. Brownstein recently did a hilarious live interview with Gordon, in which the two discuss the pervasive and engrained… Read More
Welcome to the Spring 2015 edition of WRMC’s concert guide to the Champlain Valley and beyond! Most shows on this list take place at the three main Burlington venues – The Monkey House, Signal Kitchen, and Higher Ground. Some major must sees include: the Cloud Nothings and T-Pain shows here at Midd, St. Vincent and Jenny Hval tearing it… Read More
