All Posts from Emily Votaw
![An image detailing the schedule for Radio Free Athens Saturday, June 15, 2024.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Unknown-1-e1718379770154-900x422.jpeg)
Saturday’s Radio Free Athens programming to feature a Juneteenth special honoring Greg Tate, the recipient of a Pulitzer Board special citation
Radio Free Athens (RFA) is broadcast Saturdays on WOUB 1340 AM and allows community volunteers and Ohio University students to present music and interview content through a format-free, host-driven program…. Read More
![The logo for the National Endowment for the Arts.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2018-Horizontal-Logo-white-on-black-with-url2-e1718304409522-900x422.jpg)
National Endowment for the Arts leaders to visit Athens and Nelsonville later this month
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD, and members of the National Council on the Arts, will gather in Ohio June… Read More
![A flyer with all the information about the 2024 Boogie on the Bricks event.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-Boogie-On-The-Bricks-copy-e1718292799922-900x422.jpg)
Boogie on the Bricks happens Saturday in Athens
By: Emily Votaw
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – On Saturday Court Street will be closed to traffic for the annual Boogie on the Bricks festival in Athens. Starting at noon, “Boogie 2024” features live… Read More
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Radio Free Athens’ DJ Rat hosts his 500th show on WOUB AM Saturday
By: Emily Votaw
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Years are marked by Earth’s orbit around the Sun, and months by the Moon’s orbit around Earth. For longtime WOUB volunteer and radio programmer Doug Brooks,… Read More
![Estaban Flores (Slow Joy) wails with his guitar before the midnight release of Mi Amigo Slow Joy. Ace Of Cups. Columbus Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/slow-joy-1-e1718043414427-900x422.jpg)
Slow Joy celebrated release of new EP, ‘Mi Amigo Slow Joy’ in Columbus
By: Henry Day
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) – Esteban Flores has been releasing music as Slow Joy since 2020. The project has gained a following thanks to its evocative mix of space rock, shoegaze,… Read More
![A promotional image for the current tour that Styx and Foreigner are on. The image includes the names of both bands over a picture of the outline of the U.S.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/440770196_966552411496132_4553343629245230416_n-e1718037585415-900x422.jpg)
Styx guitarist James Young reflects on growing up in the Midwest and what keeps the band going five decades into their career
By: Nicholas Kobe
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CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio (WOUB) – Styx rose out of Chicago after the breakthrough of their single Lady, going on to be one of classic rock’s most storied bands. Styx then… Read More
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Beat the heat with numerous events hosted by the Athena Cinema this summer
ATHENS, Ohio — The Athena Cinema has released its summer schedule full of unique events and new opportunities for the whole family to enjoy starting on Thursday, June 6. “Our… Read More
![The flyer for the 30th Annual Athens County Humane Society Garden Tour.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/garden-flyer-lettersize-1-copy-e1717598679579-900x422.jpg)
Athens County Humane Society presents their 30th annual Garden Tour Sunday
By: Emily Votaw
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Every day the Athens County Humane Society (ACHS) fields 30 to 40 calls and messages from the community, ranging from routine inquiries about their low cost… Read More
![An image with the schedule of DJs for Radio Free Athens June 1, 2024.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Unknown-2-e1717172782206-900x422.jpeg)
This Week On Radio Free Athens: June 1, 2024
Radio Free Athens (RFA) is broadcast Saturdays on WOUB 1340 AM and allows community volunteers and Ohio University students to present music and interview content through a format-free, host-driven program…. Read More
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Join more 500,000 fans who came out for this once-in-a-lifetime concert “Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert In Central Park” – June 6 at 8 pm
By: Emily Votaw
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Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert In Central Park Thursday, June 6 at 8:00 pm In 1980, Central Park, New York City’s “green lung,” lay in disrepair. Although the park had… Read More
![The logo for Athens ReThink Plastics, which is the text of the group's name over a cartoon owl.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/318725598_490323669832409_3861851348067273947_n-e1716904002799-900x422.jpg)
Athens ReThink Plastics is holding a contest to find a video for their ‘Say No to a Plastic Bag’ jingle
By: Emily Votaw
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Athens ReThink Plastics wants a video to accompany their jingle, Say No to a Plastic Bag, and they’re turning to the community to find it. The… Read More
![Musicians learn about old time music, dancing and calling, traditional crafts and more during the Happy Hollow Hootenanny, a 4 day camp-out at Snow Fork Event Center in Nelsonville from June 8-11, 2023.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20230610_ENT_HappyHollowHoot_083-e1716484519240-900x422.jpg)
Stuart’s Opera House presents the second Happy Hollow Hootenanny next week
By: Emily Votaw
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – Next week the Happy Hollow Hootenanny returns, boasting an even wider variety and greater number of classes, workshops, and musical performances than the inaugural 2023 “Hoot.”… Read More
![An image of guitarist Nita Strauss playing on stage at the 2024 Sonic Temple Music Festival.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Nita-Strauss_Sonic-Temple_0516-2024_@nathanzucker_NZ4_8286-e1716398999916-900x422.jpeg)
Nicholas Kobe on Sonic Temple 2024: Fred Durst ‘radiates light-hearted fun,’ Judas Priest still rocks, and Slipknot finally ‘makes sense’
By: Nicholas Kobe
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) – The third ever Sonic Temple Art and Music Festival brought some of hard rock’s biggest names to Columbus over the weekend. Nicholas Kobe attended the festival… Read More
![An image with the lineup for the May 18, 2024 Radio Free Athens broadcast.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Unknown-e1715874713739-900x422.jpeg)
This Week On Radio Free Athens: May 18, 2024
Radio Free Athens (RFA) is broadcast Saturdays on WOUB 1340 AM and allows community volunteers and Ohio University students to present music and interview content through a format-free, host-driven program…. Read More
![A promotional picture of the band Death To All. There are four members and they are standing together under a chandelier.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Death-To-All_CreditAlexSolca_037E-e1715873423963-900x422.jpg)
Death To All’s Gene Hoglan talks paying tribute to the late Chuck Schuldiner and his pioneering band
By: Nicholas Kobe
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) – Formed in 1984, Death emerged as a pioneering force in the death metal scene. Revered as both progenitors and paragons of the genre, they stand tall as… Read More
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Another legal challenge filed over Ohio’s abortion limits still in place after November vote
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ohio Statehouse News Bureau) – A new legal argument has been filed against the state of Ohio over its ban on prescribing abortion-inducing drugs via telehealth. The filing is… Read More
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Tax collections in Ohio are lagging for four of the last five months – but why?
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ohio Statehouse News Bureau) – In four of the last five months, Ohio has come up short of budget estimates in tax collections. Republican lawmakers touted $3.1 billion… Read More
![An image with information about the May 11, 2024 Radio Free Athens DJs.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Unknown-1-e1715343625156-900x422.jpeg)
Here’s the line-up for Radio Free Athens May 11, 2024
Radio Free Athens (RFA) is broadcast Saturdays on WOUB 1340 AM and allows community volunteers and Ohio University students to present music and interview content through a format-free, host-driven program…. Read More
![A promotional image of the metal and techno band Electric Callboy.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Electric-Callboy-by-Electric-Callboy-e1715295666377-900x422.jpeg)
Electric Callboy’s Kevin Ratajczak on being accepted by the rock world, and where EDM and metal meet
By: Nicholas Kobe
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) – Germany’s Electric Callboy is as flashy as the name implies. The band has built a trademark sound, marrying the bass drops of EDM and techno with… Read More
![A black and white publicity image of Par Sundstrom of the band Sabaton.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Pär-Sundström-e1715293198979-900x422.jpeg)
Sabaton’s Pär Sundström talks about dedicating two albums to World War I, being back on the road with Judas Priest, and the research process behind their historical lyrics
By: Nicholas Kobe
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WOUB) – Swedish power metal band Sabaton has become one of metal’s most popular acts, both in Europe and internationally. For the last 25 years their vision has… Read More
![An image with the lineup for Radio Free Athens April 27, 2024.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Unknown-2-e1714135961564-900x422.jpeg)
Here’s the line-up for Radio Free Athens April 27
Radio Free Athens (RFA) is broadcast Saturdays on WOUB 1340 AM and allows community volunteers and Ohio University students to present music and interview content through a format-free, host-driven program…. Read More
![An image of actor Drew Morlein as Michael Cole. He is sitting outside with a blue shirt on.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DREW-MORLEIN-AS-MICHAEL-COLE-Photo-Credit-Vertical22-e1713979071101-900x422.jpg)
Drew Moerlein talks ‘Bloodline Killer’ film, portraying Captain America, and Ohio ancestry
By: Ian Saint
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CINCINNATI, Ohio (WOUB) — Drew Moerlein portrays Captain America in Marvel 1943: Rise of the Hydra, a cinematic video game set for release next year. As it turns out, this… Read More
![A promotional image of the metal band Saxon. They are all wearing black and are posed against large amplifiers.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Saxon_Press_Photo1_Photographer_Lea_Stephan-e1713895376567-900x422.jpg)
Biff Byford reflects on nearly five decades of Saxon
By: Nicholas Kobe
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MORGANTOWN, West Virginia (WOUB) – As a progenitor of classic British heavy metal, Saxon is one of the crucial pieces in shaping metal as we know it today. Since their… Read More
![Joe Satriani (Left) and (Steve Vai) play instrumental marathons as each guitarist layers and builds on eachother's searing solos. Andrew J. Brady Center. Cincinnati Ohio. 4/19/24](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SatchVai-4-e1713882010231-900x422.jpg)
‘Satch Vai’ played Cincinnati Friday night
By: Henry Day
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CINCINNATI, Ohio (WOUB) – Joe Satriani and Steve Vai brought their Satch Vai U.S. Tour to the Andrew J. Brady Music Center (25 Race Street) Friday. Satriani and Vai are… Read More
![Alvvays takes the stage with Alec O'Hanley (left) on guitar, Sheridan Riely (center left) on the drumset, vocalist Molly Rankin (center), and Kerri Maclellan (right) on bass](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Alvvays-2-900x422.jpg)
Alvvays plays Columbus as a part of U.S. tour before departing for European festival dates
By: Henry Day
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) – Canadian indie pop band Alvvays is known for their dreamy, jangly guitar-driven sound, catchy melodies, and poignant lyrics. Last year the group received their first ever… Read More
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