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Breaking It Down With Wesley Bright
Wesley Bright has been singing since he was a kid in church — and even though he’s now a rapidly rising star in the world of what could be called… Read More
Dream In Blue: Speaking With Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin
Steve Berlin is one of the most storied musicians of the past 40 years. Between his work with Los Angeles-based the Blasters, his placement in time during the west coast… Read More
Presentation on Lives of Athens Area Civil War Soldiers Slated for August 5
Isaac Nice, of Athens County, served on the 92nd Ohio Infantry in the American Civil War. In 1863 at the Battle of Chickamauga he was shot in the head, resulting… Read More
Explore Mindfulness on WOUB-HD August 5
You’re out grocery shopping. You spot an acquaintance over by the bananas. You’re by the potatoes, but you think you’ve caught their eye, and you wave to them. They don’t… Read More
WOUB-HD Honors Folk Legends Monday, August 7
In the late ’40s Ronnie Gilbert, Fred Hellerman, Lee Hays, and Pete Seeger formed the Weavers in Greenwich Village — their name taken from the 1892 theatrical work Die Weber (translated to… Read More
‘Simon and Garfunkel: the Concert in the Park’ to Air August 4
In 1980, Central Park, New York City’s “green lung,” lay in disrepair. Although the park had been officially deemed a National Historic Landmark in 1962, by the ’80s, NYC just didn’t… Read More
‘Bob Ross: the Happy Painter’ to Air on WOUB-HD August 5
Soothing, spare music plays across a black backdrop which gently drops away as a viscerally calm bearded man with large, frizzy hair and a gentle, tactile tone of voice gently… Read More
WOUB-HD to Broadcast ‘Emmylou Harris – At the Ryman’ August 10
From 1943 to 1974, Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium was the physical manifestation of the cultural icon that is the Grand Ole Opry. Every week the iconic show would broadcast from… Read More
Circle Round the Square To Explore ‘the Spirit World’ in July 28 Performance
It’s a muggy morning in late July and Barbara Campagnola, the executive director of Nelsonville’s Paper Circle, is giving WOUB a tour of the non-profit arts organization’s annual Circle Round… Read More
21st Blackoutfest Brings Underground Greats to The Union
Thursday night will mark the opening of the 21st Blackoutfest at The Union, a longstanding tradition of bringing together a kaleidoscopic diversity of underground musical acts to Athens’ own rock… Read More
Talking the Summer of Love with Jorma Kaukonen
It’s a balmy day in late June, and Jorma Kaukonen has invited WOUB onto the grounds of his Fur Peace Ranch, a sprawling compound dotted with little gardens and rustic… Read More
PHOTOS: 2017 Lancaster Festival Artwalk
Friday, July 21 marked the 2017 edition of the Lancaster Festival’s annual Artwalk, an event that opens up historic downtown Lancaster for a few nighttime hours of art, live music,… Read More
‘I’m Still a Hippie’: Speaking With Graham Nash
Over the course of his nearly three-quarters-of-a-century-long life, legendary songwriter and musician Graham Nash has been just about everywhere. From Haight-Ashbury in the heat of the late ’60s to the… Read More
Steve Earle to Perform at the Peoples Bank Theatre Saturday, July 22
Known as one of the founding fathers of country music that exists outside of the constraints of traditional Nashville songwriting, Steve Earle is headed to the Peoples Bank Theatre in Marietta on… Read More
Putting Paradise Onto a Parking Lot
It’s a muggy Sunday afternoon in Parkersburg – the humidity is high and the sky oscillates between a crystalline blueness and a dull, cloudy grey. One wouldn’t think that the… Read More
Fun, Fun, Fun Even Minus the T-Bird: the 2017 Lancaster Festival July 19-29
On the evening of Thursday, July 20, the Lancaster Festival Orchestra will play a soul-stirring set of songs in St. Mary’s Church to celebrate their 30 years of involvement with… Read More
From Berkeley to Marietta: Speaking with Cracker’s David Lowery
David Lowery has served as the frontman for both indie rock legend Camper Van Beethoven and alt-rock heroes Cracker over the course of the past 30 years. He’s currently on… Read More
Chatting With Dougie Poole
It’s the day after the Fourth of July and New York City-based psychedelic-musician-storyteller Dougie Poole is ironing the t-shirts he’ll be selling throughout his tour. They depict a gleefully grinning,… Read More
Appalachian Hell Betties Come Back Home July 15
On a muggy Sunday afternoon in early July the Athens Ohio Roller Derby’s Appalachian Hell Betties are practicing at Dow’s Roller Arena in Nelsonville. The Betties viciously circle around the track,… Read More
2017 Ohio Brew Week to Feature Weekday Excitement
Ohio Brew Week executive director Brandon Thompson was surprised when the Athens News called him earlier this year to ask “where he’d like this plaque sent.” The plaque in question… Read More
Lower Your Blood Pressure at Lilyfest 2017 July 14-16
The Bishop Educational Gardens are the kind of place where time has the ability to stand still – to halt for a moment amid deadlines and missed phone calls and… Read More
DACO to Host ‘Women Speak’ Event July 8-9
July 8-9 the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio (DACO), nestled in the throbbing heart of downtown Lancaster, will host “Celebrating Women’s Voices Through Art and Expression,” an entire weekend of… Read More
Crack Open a Cold One on the Hockhocking Adena Bikeway
It’s been said that few things are more satisfying than cracking open a cold one with the boys, but whoever said that has obviously never experienced the ultimate satisfaction of… Read More
All Roads (Of Ohio’s Windy Nine) Lead to Athens
Motorcycles symbolize a strong sense of personal independence, a certain mastery of simplicity, and the ability to just get up and go. For the second summer, Ohio’s Windy Nine, a… Read More
Tantrum Theater’s “Caroline, Or Change”
Caroline, Or Change is the lauded sung-through musical by acclaimed playwright Tony Kushner (Angels in America). Kicking off on July 7, Ohio University’s professional theater company, Tantrum Theater, will host… Read More
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