WERW

Review: Class Actress, Guards, Mouth's Cradle at the WERW Launch Show
By Daniel Powell
October 14, 2011 - 3:42pm
The student radio station’s first concert of the semester showcased three acts that played energetic but diverse sets

WERW’s first concert of the semester showcased three acts: Mouth’s Cradle, Guards and Class Actress.

Hip-hop, alt-rock, and synth-pop all found their onstage niche in the Schine Underground. While the artists represented a wide spectrum of styles, sounds and showmanship, they shared an enthusiasm and vigor in performance that made for a happy audience – from the eardrums to the dance floor.

This week in SU music: Campus bands, mtvU voting, Phantogram and Ra Ra Riot
By Nathan Mattise
February 8, 2011 - 12:03pm
Ra Ra Riot's recent Wescott show announcement headlines the music happenings impacting SU within the last two weeks.
  • The Northbound Traveling Minstrel Jug Band (you could call them a CMJ darling) is currently streaming a new seven song EP on their Facebook page. They're also opening for Tea Leaf Green tomorrow night at the Wescott Theater.

 

Syracuse Radio Stations Nominated for mtvU Award
By Deandra Modica
February 7, 2011 - 4:16pm
Two of SU's radio stations are in the running for mtvU's College Radio Woodie Award.

Thanks to a commitment to bringing the best new music to their listeners, two of Syracuse University’s radio stations are up for a mtvU Woodie Award. WERW and WJPZ are nominated in the Top 50 College Radio Woodie category and could be honored with a Woodie for being the best college radio station in the country for 2011.

 

Meet DJ Devon James
By Trevor Jett Wells
January 11, 2010 - 3:14pm

"There are two things that dictate how good a party is: 1) music and 2) how much alcohol there is. The biggest thing that I’ve seen for myself is that people stick around when there’s no alcohol left. “