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9:30 Club Giveaway of the Week — Django Django

March 4th, 2013 by WLOY Staff

WLOY’s Giveaway of the Week is: Django Django! Not to be confused with the Oscar Nominated film Django Unchained, Django Django is an up-and-coming artist from London coming to the 9:30 Club this Saturday, March 9th. (Last week I said “week” a lot; this week it’s “Django.” Equally commonplace words.)

Next week, we’ll have another! Join us!

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Is that baseball I smell? Or hear? It’s Baseball Season

March 2nd, 2013 by WLOY Staff

The groundhog that claims to know about the weather told the world we still have about another month of winter. However, baseball didn’t get that memo and began to report to training camp as early as this week. Full team squads began Monday, and around the country teams are looking to defeat the defending World Series Champions, the San Francisco Giants.

Leading up to the start of baseball season, we will look extensively at each division in both conferences.

This week we start with the American League East.
Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles didn’t do much in regards to free agency. Instead, the Orioles seemed to focus on securing the core team that they established when making their run to the World Series. The Orioles did add some help in Alexi Cassilla, Steve Pearce, and Randy Wolfe. They also picked up some minor league contracts to help during Spring Training. Read the rest of this entry »

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Top 40 for 2.27.13

February 28th, 2013 by WLOY Staff

Last week gave us m b v, and this week blesses us with Amok, the new album from Atoms of Peace. If you haven’t yet heard of them, it’s basically another vehicle for Radiohead-mastermind Thom Yorke to call his own. This time, he’s joined by Red Hot Chili Peppers’s bassist Flea, as well as a Radiohead produced, Beck’s drummer, and a Brazilian percussionist. The album has some sweet Brazilian vibes to it, and many have compared it to Thom Yorke’s other project, The Eraser. We highly recommend it if you’re into that kinda thing. Otherwise, enjoy spring break, WLOY listeners!
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SPECIAL Late Night with Mark Hopkins! 3/14

February 28th, 2013 by WLOY Staff

Spring is in the air… or will be, anyway, by the time our SPECIAL event with Mark Hopkins rolls around in March! Mark your calendars for the 14th, because we’ve got a spring fling planned for all of our listeners that will rival your cruises to Panama… or wherever you kids go these days. Join us in the Reading room from 9-11pm for music, food, and FUNDRAISING! We’ll be partnering with Relay for Life to bring you a classic WLOY event with a fundraising twist — we’re receiving a new shipment of PURPLE W-L-“Poh”-Y t-shirts that we’ll sell for $10, and all proceeds go to Relay! More details to come!

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February DJs of the Month: Kat & Rae in the Morning

February 26th, 2013 by WLOY Staff

What was a Tuesday morning at WLOY before Kathryn O’Brien and Rachel Stoczko? It was good, but it wasn’t this good. Tune in Tuesdays from 10-12pm for incredible playlists and unmatched charisma — all from two Loyola first years. That’s right. Our first year DJs are slaying it this year. Get with the program, everyone.

Who will take the crown next month? Check back at the end of March to find out!

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Kat Dahlia Visits WLOY

February 26th, 2013 by WLOY Staff

Up-and-coming artist Kat Dahlia is stopping by WLOY on Thursday! She will be performing two songs and giving DJs Jordan and Joelle Hernandez of A Double Dose of Entertainment an interview! Kat Dahlia’s new single “Gangsta” sounds like a mix of Rihanna and Nelly Furtado! She has a style all her own, both musically and fashionably. WLOY is very excited for Kat to perform on Thursday and we are looking forward to hearing more work from her in the future.

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Local Natives- Hummingbird

February 25th, 2013 by WLOY Staff

LA born and bred Local Natives’ 2010 debut album, Gorilla Manor, was defined by its vocal layering, choral “oh’s” and “ah’s”, and blisfully chaotic melodicism that landed them a spot in the “bands to watch”. Some people attributed the success of Gorilla Manor to a well-executed conglomeration of indie influences like Broken Social Scene, The National, or Grizzly Bear. As a result, the release of their sophomore album, Hummingbird, has been highly anticipated.

Hummingbird has been said to be Local Natives’ “do or die” opportunity to either mature their sound and solidify their spot in the indie world or retire to the proverbial land of misfit indie bands. Read the rest of this entry »

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Top 40 for 2.20.13

February 21st, 2013 by WLOY Staff

As you can see from scrolling dow nthe list, the Top 40 is home to a new #1 this week, from the shoegaze pioneers My Bloody Valentine (it’s a misnomer, don’t worry) and their new release m b v. Unfortunately, the artwork down there is incorrect, so instead it serves as our title picture for this week’s list. Listen to them if you like fuzzy guitars and walls of sound and inaudible mumbling! Read the rest of this entry »

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The Loyal Listener Card is Back!!

February 18th, 2013 by WLOY Staff

WLOY has re-printed the Loyal Listener Card for the 2013 cycle. Our discount card offers 10-20% off to services provided by our sponsoring businesses. To check out who participates on the card click the ‘WLOYCard’ tab at the top of the screen and scroll through! Cards can be picked up at any WLOY event or from me (I have an extra stash in my backpack).