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Kyle McNeill Interview
Friday, January 8th, 2021 by The Professor
WLOY Kyle McNeill Interview Musician Kyle McNeill hung out with Music Director Aly Martinez to chat about his new album via Zoom, and brought along some chickens. Check it out!
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Christmas 2020 Special Programming
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 by The Professor
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! To help you celebrate, our amazing DJs and staff have put together incredible Christmas show specials – including Nick Centanni’s annual Moldie Oldie Christmas Eve and Christmas Day specials, NEW 2020 specials from The Volcano Chronicles, Retro Rockin Road Show, Quarantine Takeover, and vintage specials from 6 alumni, Crucial Cuts and Radio RockOnTour! Christmas music and special shows start at NOON on Christmas Eve, just in time to start your festivities and while you do your last minute wrapping, and will play all through Christmas Day until midnight, to be the soundtrack for all of the day’s gatherings and celebrations.
Christmas Eve
Crucial Cuts Christmas Eve Noon-2pm
Moldie Oldies Ultimate Christmas Eve Special 2pm-5pm
Christmas music 5pm-6pm
Retro Eddie 2019 Christmas Special 6pm-7pm
Quarantine Takeover Christmas (Doc Pine & Bobby) 7pm-8m
Christmas music 8pm-9pm
Divas Hour Vintage Xmas Show 9pm-10pm
Christmas music 10pm-11pm
A Very Loud Christmas 11pm-12am
Christmas Day
Volcano Chronicles 2020 Christmas 12am-1am
Christmas music 1am-2am
Retro Rockin’ Road Show 2018 Christmas Special 2am-3am
SITB Vintage Xmas Show 3am-4am
Carl & James Vintage Xmas Show 4am-5am
Christmas music 5am-6am
Tara’s Very Punk Christmas 6am-7am
Christmas Morning Blues 7am-8am
Radio RockOnTour Christmas Special 8am-10am
Moldie Oldies Ultimate Christmas Day Special 10am-1pm
Crucial Cuts Christmas 1pm-3pm
Christmas music 3pm-4pm
Retro Rockin’ Road Show Christmas Special 2019 4pm-5pm
Christmas music 5pm-7pm
Retro Rockin’ Road Show Christmas Special 2020 7pm-9pm
Volcano Chronicles 2020 Christmas 9pm-10pm
Christmas music 10pm-11pm
Divas Hour Vintage Xmas Show 11pm-12am
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM WLOY!
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Become a DJ In Your PJs!
Friday, December 18th, 2020 by Ronnie Gruseck
Are you experiencing screen fatigue? Do you listen to music to rest your eyes from online classes? Share your smashing songs from your Spotify playlist with others who feel the same way! WLOY Loyola Radio encourages you to become a DJ! Just like in our physical studio, when you do a show you don’t need to show your face! Show up in your PJs as a WLOY DJ!
Our station is flexible, just let us know when you are available!
Whether you want to do a one-time gig or host more frequently, we invite you to reach out to us!
Contact our General Manager Mackenzie Britt at MSBritt@loyola.edu for inquiries and details on how to get started today.
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Jonas Carping Interview
Tuesday, November 10th, 2020 by The Professor
By: Aly Martinez, Music Director
I had the pleasure of interviewing Jonas Carping, a folk (or Americana or ?) artist from Sweden about his new album “Strangers.” In the interview we really went in depth on inspiration and the process of making music. Jonas gave great insight on the importance of being true to the music and having everything be as real and raw as possible. We also discussed the importance of family and friends and the way they have shaped his career and music. We also talked about how he has been doing with the pandemic and how that has affected his life and career. Overall we had a very interesting conversation about music and the inspiration behind his work.
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Album of the Week: Okey Dokey – “Once Upon One Time”
Friday, November 6th, 2020 by Ronnie Gruseck
Reviewed By: Anna Markulis
Released: October 23rd, 2020
Rate: 8/10
RIYL: Dent May, Infinite Bisous, Loving, Kid Bloom, Vista Kicks
Once Upon One Time is Okey Dokey’s third album and their most unique yet. With the help of Dave Harrington of Darkside, Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear, and band members of The Shins and My Morning Jacket, this album embodies a variety of styles that come together perfectly.
“Big City” features a funky bassline that hooks the listener, while “Just You” experiments with a dream pop-inspired sound. “Wine Friends” is the perfect combination of an acoustic and dreamy sound, and “Feel Brand New” truly feels like a brand-new sound that features more influences of dream pop, as well as folk-rock.
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Song of the Week: “Stumble On My Way” by Norah Jones
Monday, November 2nd, 2020 by Ronnie Gruseck
Reviewed By: Aly Martinez
This song has the same vibes as many of the other songs of the week. I think with the current environment, having chill music to listen to is definitely a necessity. This song has a soft sound and amazing vocals. It brings to you to a place where you can focus on the great lyrics and the mellow vibe of the song. If you need a break from the hustle and bustle of life, I would listen to this song.
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Halloween Dead Air
Saturday, October 31st, 2020 by The Professor
Join us for the finale of the last month of Dead Air radio shows. It’s time for the 2 hour 2019 special 10pm to Midnight on Halloween (and Sunday night for good measure) followed by the ALL NEW 2020 Dead Air Special at midnight both nights! Enjoy DJ Terence Hannum’s exploration of things that go thump in the night and possibly shriek a tad too… from infamous and obscure movies as well as some pretty infamous composers, you’re in for a Halloween treat!
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Quarantine Takeover – Brodown Spooktacular
Tuesday, October 27th, 2020 by The Professor
Well it’s Halloween week and so you know we have a lot of odd things to throw your way. Let’s start with the 3rd times a charm return of Doc Pine & Bobby bringing us their “Brodown Spooktacular” show for this week’s Quarantine Takeover. After three episodes it’s starting to seem like they enjoy these shows. You know this one will be full of haunted delights both classic and new as Doc works on Bobby’s musical edumacashun. Check it out and see what they have in store. And stick with us for Moldie Oldies on Wednesday and Retro Eddie’s Halloween show on Friday, before the new Dead Air at midnight on Halloween!
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