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WOUB Soundwaves: Wished Bone at The Union
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Ashley Rhodus, performing as Wished Bone, delivered a haunting blend of low-fi yet lush psychedelic folk for WOUB at The Union. Wished Bone has been releasing… Read More
WOUB Soundwaves: Toecutter at The Union
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – WOUB captured an electrifying performance by Athens-based experimental rockers Toecutter at The Union just weeks before the band played the prestigious 2023 Nelsonville Music Festival. Emerging in… Read More
Sérgio Dias of Os Mutantes talks about making music during a time of oppression and the beauty of performing ‘places in between’
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Os Mutantes are a musical force forged in a time of great upheaval and change. The band of youngsters were key figures in the Brazilian Tropicália… Read More
WOUB Culture’s 2023 Nelsonville Music Festival guide: Day 2
NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – The 2023 Nelsonville Music Festival is well underway at the Snow Fork Event Center (5685 Happy Hollow Road). Look for photos and additional coverage of the festival throughout… Read More
WOUB Culture’s 2023 Nelsonville Music Festival guide: Day 1
NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – The 2023 Nelsonville Music Festival kicks off today at the Snow Fork Event Center (5685 Happy Hollow Road). Look for photos and additional coverage of the… Read More
Heather Redman on finding confidence as a songwriter and performing this weekend at the Nelsonville Music Festival
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Heather Redman has been a part of the regional music scene for over 20 years. You might already know her from her involvement with the Dayton-based… Read More
Cutler Station’s ‘I Wanna Build A New Machine’ is a ‘memento mori’ – if you want to get all fancy about it
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – While many of us were having a continuous freakout over the past three years, Appalachian indie rockers Cutler Station were busy making a record. They decided… Read More
Co-headlining tour featuring Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Garbage hits Cincinnati
CINCINNATI, Ohio (WOUB) – Noel Gallagher’s High-Flying Birds and Garbage brought their 2023 co-headlining tour to Cincinnati’s Riverbend Music Center (6295 Kellogg Ave.) on the very muggy first Saturday in… Read More
Walk, Talk, and Roll 2023 aims to increase accessibility in uptown Athens
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The Accessibility and Advocacy Committee of the Athens City Commission on Disabilities is organizing the fifth Walk, Talk, and Roll event in uptown Athens on Friday…. Read More
Bruce Gerken credits students and parents for 45 years of the Lancaster High School Percussion Ensemble
LANCASTER (WOUB) – In 1978 Bruce Gerken graduated from Ohio University with a Master’s in Applied Percussion and promptly landed a music teacher position with Lancaster City Schools. During the… Read More
The Voodoo Birds come full circle with May 20 reunion at The Union
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – In 1990, The Voodoo Birds were accustomed to playing open mic nights and performing for disinterested audiences. Fast forward three years and the ambitious group of… Read More
Duane McDiarmid on Nam June Paik and the inherently prescient nature of art
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Nam June Paik is often cited as being the first “video artist.” From the early ‘60s onward, Paik was a part of the Fluxus art movement,… Read More
Mid-Ohio Valley Blues, Jazz, and Folk Music Society presents 30th River City Blues Festival this weekend
MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – Doug MacLeod didn’t talk for a very long time. The abuse he’d endured as a child and a debilitating stutter he was born with made him… Read More
Troy Campbell reflects on the enduring impact of Joe Ely
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Rock ‘n’ roll has always been about absorbing music grown from vastly different facets of the human experience and mixing them together until they don’t seem… Read More
Tantrum’s ‘Carrie: the Musical’ asks ‘what does it cost to be kind?’
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Tantrum Theater opens their production of “Carrie: the Musical” March 9. It’s based on Stephen King’s novel about an awkward teenage girl who discovers she has… Read More
Arts West’s production of ‘Once: the Musical’ seeks to bring a fuller experience to both deaf and hearing audiences
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Arts West (132 W. State St.) presents Once: the Musical, opening March 17, in recognition of National Disabilities Awareness Month. WOUB Culture spoke to producer and Arts… Read More
The Laughing Chimes, Lavandula, and more perform tributes this weekend to raise money for the Athens County Humane Society
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – After members of local psychedelic rock group Lavandula saw their friends play a Smashing Pumpkins tribute at last year’s Big Cover Up at The Union, they… Read More
Fran Lebowitz talks with WOUB about smartphones, choosing friends, and mortality
WOUB Digital · Fran Lebowitz reflects on life, death, and a few things in between MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – Writer and public intellectual Fran Lebowitz is known for her biting… Read More
WOUB to air documentary about Don Lewis, an unsung modern music visionary from Ohio – Feb. 4 at 9 pm
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – It’s difficult – if not impossible – to tune into any contemporary radio station for more than a few minutes without hearing a synthesizer of some… Read More
Willie Nelson, A Tribe Called Quest, Kate Bush are included in the 2023 class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOUB) — Last year Dolly Parton made headlines with her reluctance to accept a nomination for induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The beloved country music… Read More
Ohio University’s Dr. Jason Rawls spoke to WOUB about the power of hip hop in time for ‘Fight the Power’ debut
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Hip hop is not just a genre of music. It’s a cultural force that has provided a venue for those who so often are robbed of… Read More
PBS New Year’s Eve special highlights Ohio University Singers and Peoples Bank Theatre
MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – For many, hearing the phrase “orchestra concert” conjures up a whole laundry list of exclusionary anxieties. Anxieties Maestro Luke Frazier hopes to shake off. For the… Read More
‘Grandma’ Joy and her grandson draw near to accomplishing goal to visit every National Park
DUNCAN FALLS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Alum Cave Trail isn’t an easy hike. It’s among the steepest in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Ascending routes are crisscrossed by the… Read More
Local eighth graders explore Athens’ Black history with podcasting pros in tandem with Tantrum Theater’s opening of ‘Hotel Berry’
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Eighth graders at Athens Middle School have created a series of podcasts about Black history to be released in conjunction with Tantrum Theater’s debut of the… Read More
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio celebrates the holiday season with the Brady Bunch and classic storybooks
LANCASTER, Ohio (WOUB) – This year the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio (145 E. Main St.) is celebrating the holidays with one of America’s most beloved television families. “A Storybook… Read More
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