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Open Mic Night at 3rd Floor Common Room 1/16
Wednesday, January 15th, 2020 by WLOY Staff
It’s the first event of the semester!! This Thursday from 8-10pm, WLOY will be hosting one of our many popular Open Mic Nights at the third floor common room of the College Center. Open Mic Nights are always a great opportunity for you and/or your friends to show off some talents or even just to blow off some steam. Any kind of performance is encouraged–from original songs, to covers, to improv, to comedy, to storytelling, and everything in between! We welcome everyone and anyone to come to Open Mic Night, regardless of skill level, experience, or background; so come on out, bring your friends, let loose, and have yourself a great time! Please note that this is a different location than our usual spot by Starbucks, so don’t get mixed up! Stop by anytime, at the third floor common room of the College Center, between 8 and 10pm for a good time! See you there.
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Christmas 2019 Special Schedule
Monday, December 23rd, 2019 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, plus specials from Crucial Cuts and Radio RockOnTour! Christmas music and special shows start at midnight 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, to be the soundtrack for all of the day’s gatherings and celebrations.
Christmas Eve
Christmas music 12am-8am
Christmas Blues 8am-9am
Christmas music 9am-12pm
Radio RockOnTour Christmas Eve Special Noon-2pm
Christmas music 2pm-6pm
Moldie Oldies Ultimate Christmas Eve Special 6pm-9pm
Crucial Cuts Christmas 9pm-11pm
Loud Christmas music 11pm-12am
Christmas Day
Divas Hour Vintage Xmas Show 12am-1am
Retro Rockin’ Road Show Christmas Special 1am-2am
Carl & James Vintage Xmas Show 2am-3am
SITB Vintage Xmas Show 3am-4am
Tara’s Very Punk Christmas 4am-5am
Christmas music 5am-7am
Christmas Morning Blues 7am-8am
I Never Knew Radio Reggae show 8am-10am
Moldie Oldies Ultimate Christmas Day Special 10am-1pm
Retro Rockin’ Road Show Christmas Special 2019 1pm-2pm
Divas Hour Vintage Xmas Show 2pm-3pm
Retro Rockin’ Road Show Christmas Special 3pm-4pm
Crucial Cuts Christmas 4pm-6pm
Carl & James Vintage Xmas Show 6pm-7pm
SITB Vintage Xmas Show 7pm-8pm
Tara’s Very Punk Christmas 8pm-9pm
Christmas music 9pm-11pm
Loud Christmas music 11pm-12am
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM WLOY!
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2019 Mayors Annual Christmas Parade
Saturday, December 14th, 2019 by The Professor
In a sea of lame commercial radio it takes a great college radio station to lead the way! Yep, once again, the local radio stations served up the bland and WLOY showed up with the fun! Snoopy once again reigned from atop his doghouse and all his friends handed out nearly 3000 candy canes along the parade route! This year’s parade was great and we have a lot of photos and video to share.
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Christmas Karaoke & Gingerbread Houses at Starbucks 12/5
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019 by WLOY Staff
It’s the last event of the semester, and you won’t want to miss this! This Thursday, December 5th, WLOY and CAB will be hosting Christmas karaoke and gingerbread house making at Starbucks from 8-10pm. The night will entail an open mic with endless Christmas karaoke options and free gingerbread house making kits. Everyone is welcome and anyone may participate in the open mic however they may please–whether that be with a Christmas carol, a song cover of any kind, original music, jokes, storytelling, or quite literally anything at all! So stop by for some free food, Christmas festivities, and quality entertainment by your very own peers. We hope to see you there! This Thursday at Starbucks from 8-10pm.
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Mayor’s Annual Christmas Parade 2019
Friday, November 29th, 2019 by The Professor
Its that time of year again! And WLOY is ready to go. We’ve pulled the old float down from its hibernation and are cleaning it up for another parade. We’ve got candy canes, we’ve got a float, and we’ve got costumes! We’re prepping Snoopy’s playlist and getting ready to march down Falls Road to 36th Street and all the way to Chestnut.
Along the route we’ll pass some judges who won’t give us a trophy again (but we’re not bitter, really) and we’ll make a lot of kids happy with Snoopy and candy canes. Don’t worry, we’re not in it for the glory, we love it! Go HERE for all the details – see you Sunday December 8!
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Concert Review: The Menzingers at Delmar Hall (St. Louis)
Monday, November 18th, 2019 by WLOY Staff
I feel like at this point if you know anything about me, you know that my favorite band is The Menzingers. It seems like I am always wearing a Menzingers shirt, or talking about them for whatever reason. My story with The Menzingers is a long one, but I wouldn’t have discovered then without college radio.
I discovered The Menzingers during my first semester at Loyola and WLOY, and I slowly started loving them more and more. In October of 2015, I saw them on the tour they did with mewithoutYou, and the love was officially sealed. I had never seen a band with such raw energy – a sentiment that I still agree with today.
Many years, and 19 shows later, I accidentally ended up in the same city as the band. On Halloween, I was in St. Louis for a college radio conference, and The Menzingers were coming through as a part of their Hello Exile Tour. I’d like to call it the universe working in my favor because it really was a coincidence, but with how much I love the band, the people in my life tend to think otherwise. Not only did I get to see a Menzingers show for the 20th time, but I also had the chance to sit down with Tom for an interview before the show. You can check out the interview here. It was something I had been dreaming of for a very long time, and I am very grateful that it finally happened!
The Menzingers are currently on tour with Tigers Jaw (another band from Scranton!) and Culture Abuse.
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Black Rhinoceros at the FAC 11/21
Monday, November 18th, 2019 by The Professor
The amazingly talented Ahren Bucheister is coming back to campus. Which one of his 13 bands will it be this time, you ask? Well, this week it’s Black Rhinoceros his acoustic duo with Erin Snedecor on cello and Ahren on guitar (with both providing vocals). It’s part chamber music, part country, part rock and roll, and all wonderful. We’re trying something new and hosting the show in the Fitness and Aquatic Center from 8-10pm on Thursday night. Whether you are headed there for a rock wall session or just want to chill, expect the open air of the FAC to be filled with beautiful music on Thursday night! Come do something a little different this week 🙂
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Matt Hutchinson & Pocket Bells at McGuire 11/14
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 by WLOY Staff
Matt Hutchinson is a Baltimore-based artist with pop-style songs that have powerful lyrical meaning. His music has recently been compared to Crowded House, Squeeze, and Elvis Costello; and his performances are known to be both energetic and emotional. Pocket Bells is also a Baltimore-based band and it consists if members Chris Frick on keys, Piper Greenbaum on vocals and synth, Evan Kornblum on guitar and synth, Paul Mercer on guitar and vocals, Chris Pierorazio on the drums, and Tyler Wheeler on bass. Their style is described as “electrifying indie” and they’ve had some very successful singles on top radio stations. Both will be here this Thursday, 11/13 forom 8-10pm, to perform live at McGuire. Don’t miss out. We’ll see you there!
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Jon Winslow and Peter Royall at Coffeehouse 11/7
Wednesday, November 6th, 2019 by WLOY Staff
Jon Winslow
is a folk rock band from Baltimore. The band consists of Loyola alumni members Taylor DeBoer with vocals and guitar, Casey Miller on guitar, Ryan Zadera on guitar, Maria Dontas with vocals, Aaron Perseghin on bass, and Chris Sweeney on drums. Their debut EP was just released this past March, and it centers around the life and experiences of band member and songwriter Taylor DeBoer. The lyrics are both personal to DeBoer and familiar to any listener, covering topics like family, childhood, love, young adulthood, loneliness, and hope. Originally from Maryland, Peter Royall graduated from Loyola in 2015 and actually got his start as a singer/songwriter at WLOY open mic nights. With musical influences in indie folk, acoustic rock and pop, this will be a great show for you to come chill out to while doing your homework or grabbing a coffee friends. So come to Starbucks this Thursday, anytime between 8-10pm, to support these talented Loyola graduates and catch a great show! See you there.
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The Menzingers (Tom May) Interview
Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 by WLOY Staff
On Halloween, General Manager Tara Howell, had the chance to sit down with Tom May, guitarist and singer in the Philly band, The Menzingers. The Menzingers were playing in St. Louis that night, where the CBI NSEMC college radio conference was held. Small world that a band from Philly and a person from Baltimore just happened to end up in St. Louis at the time!
You can listen to the interview down below – where Tara and Tom talk about her love of The Menzingers, the release of their album Hello Exile, references in their music, and much more. You can see The Menzingers locally on their Hello Exile Tour at the Black Cat in DC on Wednesday December 4th.
Tara takes up the story: I feel like at this point if you know anything about me, you know that my favorite band is The Menzingers. It seems like I am always wearing a Menzingers shirt, or talking about them for whatever reason. My story with The Menzingers is a long one, but I wouldn’t have discovered then without college radio.
I discovered The Menzingers during my first semester at Loyola and WLOY, and I slowly started loving them more and more. In October of 2015, I saw them on the tour they did with mewithoutYou, and the love was officially sealed. I had never seen a band with such raw energy – a sentiment that I still agree with today.
Many years, and 19 shows later, I accidentally ended up in the same city as the band. On Halloween, I was in St. Louis for a college radio conference, and The Menzingers were coming through as a part of their Hello Exile Tour. I’d like to call it the universe working in my favor because it really was a coincidence, but with how much I love the band, the people in my life tend to think otherwise. Not only did I get to see a Menzingers show for the 20th time, but I also had the chance to sit down with Tom for an interview before the show. You can check out the interview here. It was something I had been dreaming of for a very long time, and I am very grateful that it finally happened!
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