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New Radicals Reunite to Play ‘You Get What You Give’ at Joe Biden’s Inauguration
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — In 1999, alternative rock group New Radicals broke up after the massive success of their hit “You Get What You Give,” frontman Gregg Alexander famously sickened by the excessive promotional interviews and touring the band’s label expected of them. The band’s single release, Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too has since developed… Read More
Lil Wayne and Kodak Black Among Trump’s Last Minute Pardons
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Early this morning President Trump issued 73 pardons and 70 commutations, including a pardon for rapper Lil Wayne and commuted sentences for rapper Bill Kapri (known as Kodak Black) and Michael “Harry O” Harris, the co-founder of Death Row Records. Wayne (legal name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.) was charged in December with possession of a firearm… Read More
‘A Russian Christmas’ Attests to the Strength of the Human Spirit
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WOUB Digital · Speaking With George Johnson: A Russian Christmas Through January 8, 2021, the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio will feature a virtual version of their A Russian Christmas exhibition, curated by George and Jeanne Johnson. Tying in with the museum’s upstairs Russian Decorative Arts from the Tsars to the USSR exhibition, the Johnsons… Read More
‘The Wide Reach of the Bauhaus’ Showcased at Huntington Museum of Art
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WOUB Digital · ‘The Wide Reach of the Bauhaus’ Through January 10, 2021, the Huntington Museum of Art (2033 McCoy Rd.) will showcase the widespread influence of the Bauhaus school of architectural style with their exhibition “The Wide Reach of the Bauhaus.” Founded in 1919, the German art school questioned the division between arts and… Read More
Athens City Commission on Disabilities Offers $1,800 For New Athena Award Design
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Since 2015, the City of Athens and the Athens City Commission on Disabilities has recognized individuals and organizations for “outstanding service on behalf of persons with disabilities” with the annual Athena Award. The first Athena Award was designed by regional artists Kevin Morgan, Thomas Bennett, and Nick Delmatto, and the Athens City Commission on Disabilities… Read More
Brian Koscho’s ‘Invisible Ground’ Podcast Explores Often Hidden History of Southeast OH
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WOUB Digital · Brian Koscho’s ‘Invisible Ground’ Podcast Explores Often Hidden History of Southeast OH Ohio University Scripps College of Communication MFA student Brian Koscho has recently released the first episode of a new podcast, Invisible Ground. The podcast is focused on telling the specific stories of people we don’t know, but should, and the… Read More
Lancaster’s Decorative Arts Center Spotlights ‘Russian Decorative Arts from the Tsars to the USSR’
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WOUB Digital · Russian Decorative Arts from the Tsars to the USSR Through February 28, 2021, the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio (145 East Main Street, Lancaster) will showcase an array of fascinating pieces of Russian art from the collection of curator Michael Reese with their exhibition entitled Russian Decorative Arts from the Tsars to the… Read More
John McVicker’s ‘Demolition’ Rich With Unexpected Beauty On Display at Athens Public Library
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WOUB Digital · John McVicker’s ‘Demolition’ A selection of digital collages by artist John McVicker, entitled “Demolition,” is now on display at the Athens Public Library (30 Home Street). McVicker used images he took of the ongoing demolition of the Athens East Elementary School in the collages — and the resulting images are palpably kinetic… Read More
Blueprint Discusses ‘The 10 Traits of Successful Hip-Hop Artists’
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WOUB Digital · Blueprint Discusses ‘The 10 Traits of Successful Hip-Hop Artists’ Al Shepherd is a Columbus-based rapper and overall creative polymath better known by his stage name Blueprint. He took time to speak with WOUB Culture about his most recently published book, The Ten Traits of Successful Hip-Hop Artists, as well as his overall… Read More
Inspiring and Liberating the Human Spirit Through the Arts: 2020 Athena Award Recipient Patty Mitchell
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WOUB Digital · 2020 Athena Award Recipient Patty Mitchell Patty Mitchell, the founder and executive director of Passion Works, was named the 2020 recipient of the Athena Award. The award is presented by the City of Athens and the Athens City Commission on Disabilities every year to someone who demonstrates outstanding service to improving the… Read More
‘Art as Reflection of the World’: Speaking with Artist Barbara Bryn Klare
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WOUB Digital · ‘Art as Reflection of the World’: Speaking with Artist Barbara Bryn Klare After the 2016 election, Athens-born artist Barbara Bryn Klare found that her artistic practice began to become that of “first responder.” “I was very energized, and disturbed, and I felt like I needed to do some work about it,” said… Read More
West Virginia Music Hall of Fame 2020 Class Includes Larry Groce, Mayf Nutter
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WOUB Digital · West Virginia Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Nov. 14 West Virginia has always been a wellspring of remarkable musical talent, and the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame is dedicated to perpetuating and safeguarding the indelible, far-reaching contributions West Virginians have made to a wide variety of musical genres. Each year… Read More
Marietta College’s Esbenshade Series Presents Steep Canyon Rangers Livestream Nov. 7
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WOUB Digital · Steep Canyon Rangers Performance Stream Nov. 7 In March 2020, a highly anticipated Esbenshade Series performance at the Peoples Bank Theatre from the Grammy Award winning bluegrass band Steep Canyon Rangers was cancelled due to COVID-19. On Saturday, November 7 at 8 p.m. ET, an entirely free stream of a Steep Canyon… Read More
WOUB Culture’s 2020 Halloween Playlist
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Maybe this will go down as the scariest Halloween season in history, and WOUB has just the soundtrack for your socially distanced celebration. WOUB Culture recommends putting the playlist on shuffle and doing your best to put down your phone and enjoy the shifting of the seasons.
Creating Fictional Horrors to Understand Real Ones: WOUB to Broadcast ‘Exhumed: a History of Zombies’ Oct. 30
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Just in time for Halloween, WOUB-TV will broadcast Exhumed: a History of Zombies Friday, October 30 at 10 p.m. ET. The documentary, hosted by Dr. Emily Zarka, will examine what zombies say about our culture and innermost anxieties. Zombies have been a part of western popular media’s lexicon for decades, with the most widely recognized version… Read More
Examining Metallica in Time for WOUB’s Broadcast of ‘S&M2’ Oct. 29
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Those unfamiliar with Metallica likely wouldn’t readily associate the iconic heavy metal band with the 109-year-old San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. However, in the spring of 1999, the thrash metal greats (one of the big four bands of the genre alongside Anthrax, Megadeath, and Slayer) performed tracks spanning from their 1984 Ride the Lightning album to 1997’s Reload with the… Read More
Examining Metallica in Time for WOUB’s Broadcast of ‘S&M2’ Oct. 29
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Those unfamiliar with Metallica likely wouldn’t readily associate the iconic heavy metal band with the 109-year-old San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. However, in the spring of 1999, the thrash metal greats (one of the big four bands of the genre alongside Anthrax, Megadeath, and Slayer) performed tracks spanning from their 1984 Ride the Lightning album to… Read More
Caitlin Kraus’ ‘What Rises’: Songs of Growth, Time, and Hope
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WOUB Digital · Caitlin Kraus’ ‘What Rises’: Songs of Growth, Time, and Hope Caitlin Kraus’ debut solo album is entitled, fittingly, What Rises. Written over the course of a little over a decade, the 13 tracks detail precisely the confusing, conflicting, and often painful things that rise from the shifting sands of time and pull… Read More
Huntington Rockers Flat Tracker Release “III/IV” Singles
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Friday, October 16, Huntington, WV’s Flat Tracker released two new singles: “Father’s Day” and “Gemini.” Listen to them below!
Womyn’s Art Collective Pop Up Sale Oct. 17 in Kindred Market Parking Lot
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WOUB Digital · Womyn’s Art Collective Pop Up Sale Oct. 17 in Kindred Market Parking Lot Saturday, October 17, the Womyn’s Art Collective will hold a Fall Pop Up Art Sale in the parking lot of Kindred Market (284 East State Street, Athens) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. The Pop Up Shop will… Read More
Dolly Parton to Contribute to Virtual Fundraiser for Linda Regula Legacy Scholarship Fund
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WOUB Digital · Dolly Parton to Contribute to Virtual Fundraiser for Linda Regula Legacy Scholarship Fund Paul Richmond is one of many whose lives were forever changed by artist Linda Regula, who passed away at the age of 76 in July. Richmond, an internationally recognized artist and activist, began taking art lessons with Regula when… Read More
Flat Tracker Releases Two New Singles and ‘Road Soda’ Video
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Flat Tracker is a rock band from Huntington, WV. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has put a pause on the band’s conventional live performances, today, they release two singles: “Road Soda” and “Dog.” (Listen to them by clicking the hyperlinked song titles!) Additionally, they also have released a music video for “Road Soda,” which you can… Read More
Anticipated Arts West Update Not Given During September 28 City Council Meeting
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City of Athens Arts, Parks, and Recreation Director Terri Moore was not able to give an update on the status of municipally funded arts center Arts West during the September 28 City Council meeting. In early August, Arts West was temporarily shut down when Program Specialist Emily Beveridge was temporarily laid off with an anticipated… Read More
Vibrancy Theater Provides Space to Support and Amplify BIPOC Voices
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WOUB Digital · Vibrancy Theater Provides Space to Support and Amplify BIPOC Voices Vibrancy Theater was founded this past summer to provide a space for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) voices within the Ohio University School of Theater. Prior to the creation of the student-run theater, no such platform had been made available to… Read More
OU Graduate Quinn Hunter One of Only 38 Worldwide Selected For 2020 Chautauqua Visual Arts Residency Program
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WOUB Digital · Quinn Hunter One of Only 38 Worldwide Selected For 2020 Chautauqua Visual Arts Residency Program Artist Quinn Hunter said she feels that she left Athens just as “things were really getting started.” “Seeing student athletes at ten in the morning on a Saturday marching down East State Street with Black Lives Matter… Read More
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