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Chris Wood of The Wood Brothers shares insight into entirely analog process of ‘The Heart is the Hero’
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – Oliver and Chris Wood have been playing music together as The Wood Brothers for about 20 years. Each brother has their own personal musical history. For… Read More
Sarah Vowell talks to WOUB about ‘homework as a way of life,’ They Might Be Giants, and her early work as a music journalist
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – Throughout the late ‘90s and early ‘00s Sarah Vowell came to prominence as a contributing editor for This American Life. Her intelligent (and often quietly humorous)… Read More
Florry – 2023 NMF Sycamore Sessions
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – Florry, the musical project fronted by songwriter Sheridan Frances ‘Francie’ Medosch, brought a raw and hard-rocking alt-country set to the Creekside Stage Saturday at the 2023… Read More
Conversations From Studio B: ABC Players discuss ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’
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WOUB Digital · ABC Players: “Tiny Beautiful Things” NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – The ABC Players open their production of Tiny Beautiful Things Sept. 28 at Stuart’s Opera House (32 Public… Read More
Luke Frazier to create a double harmony with ‘Around the Campfire’ and ‘Queens of Country’
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GALLIPOLIS, Ohio (WOUB) – You’re sitting before a crackling campfire on a moonlit night. The air is thick with the sweet earthiness of burning wood. Perhaps shadows dance and flicker, casting… Read More
WOUB Soundwaves: Big Fat Head at The Union
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – WOUB captured a dynamic performance by gregarious Columbus-based art rockers, Big Fat Head, at the Union, shortly before the band embarked on an ambitious summertime tour… Read More
2023 Athena Award nominations accepted through Sept. 1
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Nominations are open through tomorrow for the ninth annual Athena Award, which recognizes those who have significantly improved the lives of people with disabilities through advocacy,… Read More
WOUB Soundwaves: Wished Bone at The Union
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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
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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’
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?’
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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
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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
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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
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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
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