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Boogie on the Bricks happens Saturday in Athens
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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
Radio Free Athens’ DJ Rat hosts his 500th show on WOUB AM Saturday
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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
Athens County Humane Society presents their 30th annual Garden Tour Sunday
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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
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
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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
Athens ReThink Plastics is holding a contest to find a video for their ‘Say No to a Plastic Bag’ jingle
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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
Stuart’s Opera House presents the second Happy Hollow Hootenanny next week
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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
New ‘Mountain Stage’ compilation features 21 hand-picked tracks from the show’s archives
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Over the course of the past 40-plus years Mountain Stage has brought public radio listeners a wide range of exclusive live performances from veteran musicians, cult favorites,… Read More
AIFVF hosts Ohio premiere of ‘Down by the Riverside’ tomorrow
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Tomorrow night a documentary about the environmental legacy of folk singer Pete Seeger has its Ohio premiere as a part of the Athens International Film and… Read More
‘Lost Angel’ gives insight into the life and music of Judee Sill with words from Adrienne Lenker, Graham Nash, Linda Ronstadt
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – When NME interviewed Judee Sill for their April 1972 issue, the rising West Coast singer-songwriter said her primary musical influences were: “[…] Pythagoras, Bach and Ray… Read More
Tom Holland talks about discovering the blues in the pre-Internet age
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – Tom Holland and the Shuffle Kings play the 31st River City Blues Festival this weekend at the Lafayette Hotel (101 Front Street). Tom Holland spoke to… Read More
Eden Brent talks ‘Getaway Blues,’ seeing American musical greats perform, and playing Marietta this weekend
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – Known for her soulful vocals and skillful piano playing, Eden Brent has a new record, entitled Getaway Blues, on deck, set for release this summer. She’ll… Read More
Anne Harris of Halo Rider speaks to WOUB Culture ahead of 31st River City Blues Festival
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – Halo Rider is one of the acts slated to perform at the 31st annual River City Blues Festival this weekend in Marietta at the Lafayette Hotel… Read More
WOUB Soundwaves: Todd Burge at Uncle Buck’s
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NEW MARSHFIELD, Ohio (WOUB) – WOUB filmed Todd Burge playing three songs from his Seed album at Uncle Buck’s Riding Stable and Dance Barn (73930 Buck Lane) in October. Follow Todd Burge… Read More
31st River City Blues Festival set for March 15-16, 2024
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – The 31st River City Blues Festival happens Friday, March 15 – Saturday, March 16 at the Lafayette Hotel (101 Front Street), bringing a variety of nationally… Read More
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Charles Smith’s ‘Free Man of Color’ brings the story of Ohio University’s first Black graduate to campus
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – John Newton Templeton became Ohio University’s first Black graduate in 1828, decades before the end of slavery. Free Man of Color is a play about Templeton,… Read More
WOUB Soundwaves: Shaun Booker Dammit Band at Uncle Buck’s
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NEW MARSHFIELD, Ohio (WOUB) – WOUB filmed the Shaun Booker Dammit Band performing three originals at Uncle Buck’s Riding Stable and Dance Barn in October. Follow the Shaun Booker Dammit Band via their website and Facebook. … Read More
Dr. Gordon Briggs and Brandon Thompson join forces to organize ‘Heroes in Color’ at the Athena Cinema
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – As a Black kid growing up in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, Dr. Gordon Briggs didn’t see many people who looked like him in films… Read More
A year after it’s debut at Sundance, ‘King Coal’ brings a ‘truth that is lesser seen but more felt’ about coal culture to the Athena Cinema Feb. 8
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Award-winning filmmaker and native West Virginian Elaine McMillion Sheldon embarks on a tender, cinematic journey straight into the beating heart of Appalachian coal culture in her… Read More
WOUB Soundwaves: Caitlin Kraus at Uncle Buck’s Riding Stable and Dance Barn
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NEW MARSHFIELD, Ohio (WOUB) – WOUB captured an intimate performance from Athens-based singer-songwriter Caitlin Kraus at Uncle Buck’s Riding Stable and Dance Barn just days after the release of her… Read More
Now at capacity, 11th OU Trombone Day provides opportunities for trombonists of all skill levels
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Ohio University Trombone Day 2024 happens on Friday, featuring a whole schedule of trombone-related activities. The event is now at capacity for participants, but the public… Read More
Jorma Kaukonen and John Hurlbut to join Doug Brooks hosting WOUB’s ‘Audiosyncracies’ Sunday
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – This Sunday counterculture icon Jorma Kaukonen and guitar hero John Hurlbut will guest DJ as a part of WOUB-FM’s Audiosyncracies program, airing live on 91.3 FM… Read More
Players from the Columbus Symphony will perform in ABC Player’s Sensory Friendly Holiday Concert
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NELSONVILE, Ohio (WOUB) – Few experiences capture the essence of yuletide cheer like a holiday concert. Picture it: the refined renditions of songs like White Christmas‘ and Sleigh Bells, the… Read More
Tim O’Brien talks about ‘Cup of Sugar’ and performing at Todd Burge’s 2023 Birthday Bash
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PARKERSBURG, West Virginia (WOUB) – Sixty some years ago a very young Tim O’Brien realized something very important about himself when he saw Doc Watson perform on TV. Right then… Read More
Jeff Wilson details adventures behind “Real Rail Adventures: Swiss International Hubs,” airing, Sunday, Nov. 19 at 3 pm
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Real Rail Adventures: Swiss International Hubs Sunday, November 19 at 3:oo pm WOUB Digital · Speaking with Real Rail Adventures’ Jeff Wilson While watching travel programs on WOUB-TV, it’s… Read More
Todd Burge hopes to plant ‘Seeds’ with his latest full-length
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PARKERSBURG, West Virginia (WOUB) – For every artist who creates and shares their art, there are countless others who will never fully create anything for fear what they make will… Read More
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