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THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE PRESENTS - THE PRECIOUS MOMENTS!!! THE...

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:14:00 -0600

THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE PRESENTS - THE PRECIOUS MOMENTS!!!

THE PRECIOUS MOMENTS - Formed in June 2009, The Precious Moments deliver a great pop hook complete with a smart ass lyric and a bottom heavy enough for the deafest senior citizen.

Fronted by uber charismatic frontman Adam Voss, ex-leader of California’s Adam Has Crabs and Chicago’s own The Sissy Drinker’s, the band is comprised of lead guitarist Chris Brandt, a respected and well know mainstay of the Chicago live music scene and drummer Mark Janus, former member of The Bunnies, Dose after Dose and current project The Rockmoore Brothers.

The band’s love of British pop, rock n’ toll and new wave is clearly evident in their own original material.

Get their debut EP, “Mark of the Civilized Man” on iTunes and other major retailers now.

http://www.facebook.com/ThePreciousMoments

THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE PRESENTS - SPLATOM!!! SPLATOM - Plays a...

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:13:00 -0600

THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE PRESENTS - SPLATOM!!!

SPLATOM - Plays a dynamic fusion of grunge with alternative type music. Check them out live tonight from 10:00 pm until midnight. You will not regret it, at live shows they have made the crowd go wild. If you miss the show, facebook “SPLATOM” and make it a priority to attend one of their shows. Also if you have questions or want to let the band know how much they rock give us a call.

SPLATOM - lineup for tonight;

Luis - Guitar/ Singer

Danny - Drums

Bill - Bass

*We had a technical difficulty, but SPLATON will be replayed next Thursday at 9:00PM.

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WZRD Chicago proudly presents Cindy Sheehan, sometimes called...

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:31:00 -0500

WZRD Chicago proudly presents Cindy Sheehan, sometimes called “the Rosa Parks of the anti-war movement,” and Mark Kroos, who recently won “Best Guitar Player of 2011” live Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 1:00pm in the Recital Hall at Northeastern Illinois University. Food to follow at 2:30pm, don’t miss out on all the fun! Stay tuned for more updates.

WZRD Japan Benefit We organized a benefit for Haiti last year in...

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:07:00 -0500

WZRD Japan Benefit

We organized a benefit for Haiti last year in just one week and made over 900 dollars in donations for Haiti relief so we thought we’d try another!

Star-studded freeform-style lineup Ffeaturing Sharkula, ONO, Andy Ortmann, Chicago Juke DJ Earl and DJ Spinn, live painting by Caylee Griffis and other local artists, Karaoke contests in between sets, traditional Taiko and Shamishen performances presented by the The Japanese American Services Committee, and more! And all in the beautiful outdoors in the University Commons, or ‘quad’ area.

say you’ll come on Facebook!

Northeastern Illinois University
University Commons (Outdoors!*)
5500 N. St. Luis
*Auditorium in case of rain

All proceeds go to Green Action Japan

One more from the Wildbirds and Peacedrums show, 6/7/11 at Empty...

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:11:00 -0500

One more from the Wildbirds and Peacedrums show, 6/7/11 at Empty Bottle

Mariam Wallentin of Wildbirds and Peacedrums at Empty Bottle,...

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 12:37:58 -0500

Mariam Wallentin of Wildbirds and Peacedrums at Empty Bottle, 6/7/11

notmetaphoric: gaywrites: From ABC: “Janean Watkins, left, and...

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:43:31 -0500

notmetaphoric:

gaywrites:

From ABC:

“Janean Watkins, left, and Lakeesha Harris embrace as they obtain a civil union license from the Cook County Office of Vital Records, Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)”

Crying a little. Congratulations on this huge accomplishment, Illinois: civil unions are here.

The lady on the left is an editor on my school’s newspaper. She’s actually wearing a NEIU sweatshirt in this picture. Her articles are really really good.

“Congratulations to NEIU student Janean Watkins and alumna Lakeesha Harris on being Chicago’s first civil union license recipients!

House Sounds Live from WZRD [4/21/11]

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:53:00 -0500

House Sounds at WZRD Chicago
( Click here to open in iTunes. )

Getting the Live From WZRD Podcast back on track with this in-studio performance by House Sounds. Check it out! Chicago’s House Sounds bring their often noisy, sometimes trippy, angular guitar-driven garage rock to the WZRD studio but throw in some groovin rhythms and peculiar melodies as well!

Subscribe to Live From WZRD in your iTunes!

musicfriendlydancing: Swedish pop duo Wildbirds & Peacdrums...

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:36:52 -0500

musicfriendlydancing:

Swedish pop duo Wildbirds & Peacdrums make their way to our stage this Tuesday, June 7th, supporting their 2010 record, Rivers, an album that combines two distinctly different 5-song EPs, Retina and Iris. Here we feature the song “Fight For Me” off of first half Retina, the dense and colossal slow-burn to second half Iris’s more traditional, introspective songwriting.

For fans of darker, heavily atmospheric yet minimal pop like Esben and The Witch (without all the gothy undertones), W&P’s live show is highly recommended.

Buy tickets here for Tuesday, 6/7’s show and let us know what you think of the track!

We’ll be giving out a free pair to this show!

Free tickets for May/June!

Thu, 12 May 2011 20:15:00 -0500

Lots of good stuff coming up, and we’ve got yer hook-up for the free tickets!

Keep yer ears tuned to 88.3 WZRD for a chance to win, and “Like” the WZRD Chicago Facebook Page to get real time updates on exactly when we’re giving away tickets!

Upcoming shows include: Alfonso Ponticelli Flamenco Project, Funkadesi, Sepultura, Guitar Wolf, Urge Overkill, Dirty Beaches, Sondre Lerche, Aesop Rock + Kimya Dawson, Arrasicuada, and HoZac Blackout Fest, Earth, Dengue Fever, Alela Diane, Wildbirds and Peacedrums, CSS, Man Man, and Antlers

Links, Dates, and Info after the jump!

1. Arrasicuada
   @ Empty Bottle (5/18)

2. Sepultura
   @ Reggie’s Rock Club (5/19)

3. Dirty Beaches
   @ Schubas (5/19)

4. Aesop Rock + Kimya Dawson
@ Lincoln Hall (5/19)

5. Guitar Wolf
@ Bottom Lounge (5/19)

6. Urge Overkill
@ Bottom Lounge (5/20)

7. Alfonso Ponticelli Flamenco Project
@ Mayne Stage(5/20)

8. HoZac Blackout Fest

9. CSS
@ Metro (5/21)

10. Man Man
@ Metro (5/24)

11. Funkadesi
@ Mayne Stage (5/28)

12. Dengue Fever
@ Empty Bottle (6/4)

13. Wildbirds and Peacedrums
@ Empty Bottle (6/7)

14. Earth
@ Mayne Stage (6/8)

15. Alela Diane
@ Empty Bottle (6/9)

16. Antlers
@ Metro (6/11)

17. Sondre Lerche
@ Schubas (6/18)

Keep in touch and keep listenin’ for updates on cool shows WZRD’s got tickets for!
Email promotions@wzrdchicago.org with any promo inquiries!

Immortalize your awesome design skills by creating the next WZRD Chicago t-shirt!

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:50:00 -0500

WZRD is getting ready to print some new t-shirts and is encouraging Wizards and Listeners alike to submit their visions. The top 3 designs will go on to compose the next 100 t-shirts printed. Any public submission that goes on to win and become a t-shirt will be honored with a credit/link on the website as well as 2 free t-shirts and a $20 gift certificate to Merla’s Kitchen (Kimball & Foster).Make sure your design includes the letters WZRD and the station’s call number (88.3 FM) and touches on the theme of “free-form radio”.

It might be good to include touch on these themes or include this info, but do what you want!:
http://wzrdchicago.org, 773-442-4578, http://facebook.com/wzrdchicago, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, founded 1974, 37 years, Freeform radio,

Submissions due FRIDAY THE 13TH! (May 13)
Send hi-quality .JPEG files to promotions@wzrdchicago.org

Some previously and commonly used logos and graphics to use as resources for use, modification, and alteration, inspiration, or ideas on what NOT to do, if you like, available after the jump!

(Seems to have become the unofficial WZRD logo)

more:

Images on this page licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.

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Upcoming Shows / Promotions

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:09:00 -0500

Lots of good stuff coming up, and we’ve got yer hook-up for the free tickets!

Stay tuned to 88.3 WZRD for a chance to win and “Like” the WZRD Chicago Facebook Page to get real time updates on exactly when we’re giving away your tickets to your dream show!

Upcoming shows include: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Lightning Bolt, Sebadoh, Acid Mothers Temple, Wire, Polkaholics, Swing Hakim, Peter Murphy, Subhumans, Peelander-Z, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars, Spectrum, Panda Riot, Black Lips, Vivian Girls, The Trio of Oz, and The Air Sex World Championships!

Links, Date, and Info after the jump!

1. Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
   @ Bottom Lounge (4/3)

2. Lightning Bolt
   @ Logan Square Auditorium (4/3)

3. Sebadoh
   @ Lincoln Hall (4/3)

4. Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO
    Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers
   @ Empty Bottle (4/6)

5. Wire
   @ Metro (4/9)

6. Polkaholics
@ Red Line Tap (4/9)

7. Swing Hakim (Formerly Doctor Swing)
@ Heartland Café (4/9)

8. Peter Murphy (Former frontman of Bauhaus)
@ Reggie’s Rock Club (4/10)

9. Subhumans
@ Reggie’s Rock Club (4/13)

10. Peelander-Z
@ Reggie’s Rock Club (4/14)

11. Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars
@ Mayne Stage (4/15)

12. Spectrum - Panda Riot
@ Bottom Lounge (4/20)

13. Black Lips and Vivian Girls
@ Logan Square Auditorium (4/22)

14. The Trio of Oz
@ The Mayne Stage (4/23)

15. Air Sex World Championships
@ Empty Bottle (4/30)

Keep in touch and keep listenin’ for updates on cool shows WZRD’s got tickets for!
Email promotions@wzrdchicago.org with any promo inquiries!

Updated shows / promotions

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:14:00 -0600

1.Jonathan Richman
   @ Metro (3/11)

2.Middle Brother, Dawes, Deer Tick
   @ Metro (3/12)

3.Ice Cube w/ Mikkey Halsted,Illy & Alo,Lungz, DJ 33 1/3, Big Once
   @ The Mid (3/13)

4. Chips for the Poor (Playing WZRD’s Thursday Night Live on 3/11!)
@ Empty Bottle (3/13)

5. Michael Showalter “Mr Funnypants Tour”
@ Schubas (3/14)

6. Elephant 6 Surprise Holiday Tour
Featuring Will Cullen Hart, Bill Doss, Peter Erchick, John Fernandes, Julian Koster, Scott Spillane,Andrew Rieger, Laura Carter, Derek Almstead, Heather McIntosh, Bryan Poole, Theo Hilton, Robbie Cucchiaro and others playing the music of The Olivia Tremor Control, Elf Power, Circulatory System, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Gerbils, Nana Grizol, Major Organ and Adding Machine, Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t plus games, films & other surprises (more details as the develop)
   @ Lincoln Hall (3/15)

7.The Diplomats AKA Dipset w/ Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, Cam’ron
   @ Congress Theater (3/17)

8. Benton Records’ Japan Night Tour!
      feat. Lolita No. 18, Mo’Some Tonebender, Zukunashi, Hystoic Vein
   @ Empty Bottle (3/22)

9.That 1 Guy
   @ Subterranean (3/26)

10.Lightning Bolt
   @ Logan Square Auditorium (4/3)

11.Wire
   @ Metro (4/9)

Keep in touch and keep listenin’ for updates on cool shows WZRD’s got tickets to!
Email promotions@wzrdchicago.org with any promo inquiries!

Dear Listeners If you value Democracy Now! in its current 8-9 time slot, or if you appreciate...

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:45:00 -0500

Dear Listeners

If you value Democracy Now! in its current 8-9 time slot, or if you appreciate regularly broadcast and streamed alternative community news on the airwaves of Chicago’s north side, please send us a note of support.

Let us know how our morning news programming affects you—email us at:

programdirector@wzrdchicago.org

Our ability to air Democracy Now! daily is being threatened, so showing your support is more important now than ever before.

Thank you

88.3 WZRD Chicago

Holy Crap We're Streaming!

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:53:15 -0500

It’s been a long and winding road, but we’re finally back up online!

Check out our live simulcast stream! (best opened in a new window)

You may notice a big ugly button at the top of our page—-that’s gonna be revised (you know, so it’s not as big and ugly), but we just wanted that link was up ASAP!

For those tech-savvy types—you can feed our stream to their preferred media player through this address:
http://ice1.securenetsystems.net/WZRD

Hooray!

August is coming!!

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:21:00 -0500

Here’s a list of some more FREE tickets we’ll be giving away on-air at semi random hours in the next month:

1. Seu Jorge @ Logan Square Auditorium (8/3)
2. Stereo Total @ Empty Bottle (8/30
3. Devo / Dirty Projectors @ Congress Theater (8/5)

Also!

August=Animal Advocacy Live On-Air Interviews!

1. Saturday August 7th, 5 pm with founder of The Puppy Mill Project, Cari Meyers
2. Saturday August 21st, 5pm with Broad Shoulders Animal Rescue Irma “Emelda” Kavanaugh-Ortiz
3. Saturday August 28th, 5pm with ChicagoVeg’s Mali Patel

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FREE tickets coming up:

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:54:00 -0500

7/22
Rasputina @ Abbey Pub
(w/ Dead Superheroes Orchestra, and Lake Grimm)

7/30
Reds and Blue @ Schubas
(w/ Hollows, and Royce )

8/5
Devo & The Dirty Projectors @ Congress Theater

Stay tuned, Don’t sleep!

Sage Francis @ Bottom Lounge [5/19/10]

Sun, 23 May 2010 00:24:00 -0500

Here’s another show for which we recently gave away some free tickets! Keep listening for more chances to win more tickets! If you didn’t catch indie rapper Sage Francis last Wednesday at Bottom Lounge, here’s some of what you missed:

We caught B. Dolan opening up for Sage Francis:

Really great stuff. He’s on Strange Famous and a bit like Sage but a lot more aggressive. After performing his first song, Dolan acknowledged that both him and Sage Francis were big white guys with bald heads, but assured the audience that there was a difference between the two, explaining that his job was to “shower you with negativity” before Sage came on.

Here’s a provocative track that Dolan performed on Wednesday, explaining that in this post-racial world, he no longer refers to white people and the people in charge as “white people”, but now calls them “Earthmovers”:

But Dolan wasn’t all negativity. Despite his angsty delivery and subject matter, he was actually a lot of fun, and maintained a very fun, high energy atmosphere for his entire set. So uhh…here’s when he stripped off his clothes and got dressed up as Evel Knievel and proceeded to jump over an audience member:

Very Dramatic.

Next up was Sage Francis and he came on in this wig:

Don’t ask why. But heres just another image displaying how the Strange Famous folks, while often talking about really serious shit, still know how to maintain some levity and bring a fun exciting show to their audience. Is this how you get important message out to the masses? Maybe. Another theory is that these dudes are just off their rockers and like to wear wigs and mix political and social commentary in with the occasional absurd Natalie Portman obsession.

You’re probably more familiar with Sage Francis so we won’t throw a video at you here, but he did put on a really good performance. Sage played a lot of new stuff, but also some crowd favorites including high energy versions of Broken Wings, Specialist, Sea Lion, and Crack Pipes all complimented/backed by the really tight, full live band, Free Moral Agents (featuring Ikey Owens of Mars Volta) instead of yer average backing track, DJ, or drum kit.

Thanks for czechin’ in and make sure to find us on facebook and listen at 88.3 FM so you can stay updated on more free tickets to come! (Like the pair we’ll be giving away for Evelyn Evelyn at Park West, June 2nd!)

Peace, Love, and Freeform!

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WZRD Chicago proudly presents Cindy Sheehan, sometimes called...

WZRD Japan Benefit We organized a benefit for Haiti last year in...

One more from the Wildbirds and Peacedrums show, 6/7/11 at Empty...

Mariam Wallentin of Wildbirds and Peacedrums at Empty Bottle,...

notmetaphoric: gaywrites: From ABC: “Janean Watkins, left, and...

House Sounds Live from WZRD [4/21/11]

musicfriendlydancing: Swedish pop duo Wildbirds & Peacdrums...

Free tickets for May/June!

Immortalize your awesome design skills by creating the next WZRD Chicago t-shirt!

posted on 04.26.11

Upcoming Shows / Promotions

Updated shows / promotions

Dear Listeners If you value Democracy Now! in its current 8-9 time slot, or if you appreciate...

Holy Crap We're Streaming!

August is coming!!

Here’s a list of some more FREE tickets we’ll be giving away on-air at semi random hours in the next month:

1. Seu Jorge @ Logan Square Auditorium (8/3) 2. Stereo Total @ Empty Bottle (8/303. Devo / Dirty Projectors @ Congress Theater (8/5)

Also! August=Animal Advocacy Live On-Air Interviews!1. Saturday August 7th, 5 pm with founder of The Puppy Mill Project, Cari Meyers2. Saturday August 21st, 5pm with Broad Shoulders Animal Rescue Irma “Emelda” Kavanaugh-Ortiz3. Saturday August 28th, 5pm with ChicagoVeg’s Mali Patel

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FREE tickets coming up:

Sage Francis @ Bottom Lounge [5/19/10]

1. Seu Jorge @ Logan Square Auditorium (8/3)
2. Stereo Total @ Empty Bottle (8/30
3. Devo / Dirty Projectors @ Congress Theater (8/5)

Also!

August=Animal Advocacy Live On-Air Interviews!

1. Saturday August 7th, 5 pm with founder of The Puppy Mill Project, Cari Meyers
2. Saturday August 21st, 5pm with Broad Shoulders Animal Rescue Irma “Emelda” Kavanaugh-Ortiz
3. Saturday August 28th, 5pm with ChicagoVeg’s Mali Patel