WIDR Wednesdays are back! No cover, great drink specials, and hours of sweet local music brought to you by your favorite radio station and your favorite WIDR DJs! The first of many in your future, you don’t want to miss our kick-off show.

Richard Bowser of WIDR’s “Sounds In Space” 

Elk Welcome – Crazy jam punk
http://www.facebook.com/ElkWelcome

Nathan Szivan – Guitar rocking out and a killer beard
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North Shore – A rock/reggae outfit that likes nothing more than to funk out hard
http://www.facebook.com/NorthShoreBand

All this goes down at The Globe starting at 9pm. 21+. Invite your friends, form a large group ready for action, and join us for much face rocking-off.

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Hey Everybody,

We here at WIDR have a new in-studio for you to enjoy. Poor Ol’ Jim, from Grand Rapids, stopped by this afternoon and recorded a Dead at WIDR for the station. But, wait there’s more — these fellows stopped by today hoping to get YOU to their show at the Old Dog Tavern TONIGHT. You should this check this duo out if you enjoy folk/americana …

You can check out a sample of the show below and download the full set here.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Happy new year everyone! WIDR presents two new entries to our Dead at WIDR series… Today we have Mages from Minneapolis — these kind folks stopped by earlier in the fall and put down some pleasant melodies… Check out a sample below and download the full set HERE…

Our next in-studio comes from Kalamazoo — The Honey Pot plays some good rock’n'roll — you can find these folks playing basements as well as the venues around town — check out a sample below and download the full set HERE.

Thanks for stopping by and contributing your time, everyone…

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This Friday we have yet another WIDR in-studio for you to import into your music libraries. Everyone and their Empty Cups, from Kalamazoo, have been making a name for themselves around town for a bit now. If you haven’t had the chance to see them in a basement or a venue around town, then this ought be a good introduction. You can check these fellas out on facebook — check out a sample of their set below and download the full set HERE.

Thanks again for stopping by and making some racket, fellas

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Isn’t it cool that the marque says “New Variety?” It’s like they know WIDR or something.

Hey everyone! It’s Johanna, your friendly neighborhood General Manager. I’m not just posting cartoons because I can – though that’s a good enough reason most of the time – it’s because the end of the year is coming and due to recent changes in the Michigan tax code, donations to non-profit organizations will no longer qualify as a deduction on your state taxes, which is a stone cold bummer.

But fear not! As there is still time this quarter to take advantage of the 50% of donation deduction on your 2011 taxes and you can do it by giving to WIDR. All of your monetary donations to the station qualify for the credit as long as they’re into us by December 31st. Making your money stretch farther than normal *and* supporting your favorite station at the same time is a sweet combination that’s hard to come by these days.

Already this year, thanks to the generosity of our listeners, we’ve been able to make repairs on almost a dozen pieces of equipment, buy much needed replacements and backups for the cords, connectors, and other small-but-vital bits that keep the station going, and, our triumph, a new board for the on-air studio! We’ve already begun installation, which we hope to complete over winter break, but none of this would’ve been even remotely possible had it not been for the support and generosity of our listeners. Thank you so much for that! Can you imagine how sad we would look standing around on campus with a boom box, a hand held mic, and headphones that weren’t plugged in, doing readbacks to passersby? Having the station makes a big difference for everyone involved.

If you’d like to make a donation before the deadline, you can use the “Donate Now” button, handily located to your right, or mail a check or money order to us at the following address:

WIDR FM
1501 Faunce Student Services Building
Kalamazoo, MI
49008

And on that note, I leave you the band not yet known as Spinal Tap.

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Steadfast music consumers — WIDR has prepared another in-studio for you to listen to. This time, Bella Ruse from Minneapolis. Kazoos, a glockenspiel, typewriter, songs about food prepared by the Devil.

Check out a SAMPLE below and download the full set HERE.

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Beloved WIDRites — it is time for another Dead at WIDR session — today we are featuring local rockers Jake Simmons and the Little Ghosts — These guys have been working hard on recording a full length this summer, which they are releasing THIS FRIDAY at the Strutt. It’s gonna be a killer time, it’s Friday night and it’s free, so there really isn’t any reason why you ought not go.

Check out a SAMPLE SAMPLE SAMPLE of their session below and download the full set HERE

For more information about the show, you can visit HERE. Thanks for stopping by and kicking some ass, doods.

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You’ve heard the whispers, but now we can confirm it…

WIDR IS BRINGING HENRY ROLLINS TO KALAMAZOO!

Take a moment to freak out, we did when we found out.

A part of his The Long March spoken word tour and the WIDR 60th anniversary celebration, Henry will roll in for a night at The State Theatre on Wednesday, March 21st, one of only two Michigan dates. It’s been a while since he came to town and he’s been very busy. In addition to constant touring, both spoken word and USO, Henry has found the time to publish three more books, including a photo essay collection about his travels called “Occupants,” lead a series of live interview shows with WIDR faves Dinosaur Jr., roll with Black Sabbath, and travel across the world gathering experience. He’s a bad ass and we adore him.

According to his official press release:
“While economic uncertainty and political upheaval define the global landscape on a broad scale, expect Henry to bring the human (and often humorous) side to light during The Long March as he shares stories from the road less traveled – including recent visits to North Korea, Mongolia, Bhutan, Vietnam, India, Tibet, Sudan, Uganda, Haiti and Cuba.”

Dude went to Cuba. That’s a story worth hearing, yeah?

Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 18th, at 10 am at The State Theater website. Floor tickets are $30, all others are $25. We suggest getting them quickly, as WIDR will only be giving away a small number of tickets and we know you’ll all want to be a part of this event, and dare we say WIDR’s history.

Enjoy this classic excerpt from his IFC show, tell all of your friends about the gig, and put in for the night off/book your sitters right now. You’ll be miserable and mocked if you miss it.

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