To round out 2016, WKDU DJs wrote about their favorite music memories of the year. We’ll share some each day until New Year’s Eve. Here’s some notes from Julie Haynes and Chris B, and stay tuned for more tomorrow! See Wednesday’s and Tuesday’s posts.
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Our Best of 2016 (Part 2)
To round out 2016, WKDU DJs wrote about their fave music memories of the year. We’ll share some each day until New Year’s Eve. Here’s the third, and stay tuned for more tomorrow!
By Es Hamidi
Some of my favorite musical memories of 2016, in order of appearance:
- The Snails at Kung Fu Necktie, March 4th, 2016.
The Snails (no, not that corny Philly band of the same name!) are the most fun rock and roll band I have come to know. Featuring Sam Herring and William Cashion of Future Islands and a few more of their friends, the amicable arthropods produced a concert experience that was as sweaty as it was musical. They captivated the room, even playing one song twice in a row in the middle of their set (“Wow, that one was so good, we’re gonna do it again!”). Their album, Songs from the Shoebox, is no slouch either.
speed dating w/ wkdu djs (pt.2)
a little bit of get-to-know-ya with the hosts of your favorite radio shows!
speed dating with wkdu djs
Curious about the voices behind your favorite radio shows? Look no further… In this new blog segment, we’ll introduce you to a handful of WKDU DJs every week!
The Week’s New Music Highlights
Some of the best musicians from a year or two ago are coming back around.
Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas’s new song, “Brickwall,” is one of his best yet. If it sounds familiar, it may be from his fantastic 2015 shows. His album Changer follows up 2015’s amazing All Are Saved, and is out January 20, 2017 on Polyvinyl. More info can be found at the Fader.
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In Praise of Erica Freas & RVIVR
It’s fall, the weather is erratic, and I’m listening to RVIVR everyday. The Olympia, WA punk outfit has been releasing music for about 8 years, but have just made their way onto my radar recently. They blew the lid off PhilaMOCA this summer, and I’ve been fascinated since.
Meshuggah Is Coming To Tear Philly Apart
— by Ebonie Butler
What’s up, ‘KDU kids? Ebonie from Metal & Coffee here. If you haven’t heard already, Sweden’s finest Meshuggah are set to stop by the Trocadero Theatre on November 4th to wreck havoc on your not-so-innocent eardrums. These extreme metalists have been around since 1987 so if you are a metalhead and have not heard of them, that’d be kind of strange. But for the not-so-familiar and generally willing to have their cherry obliterated… here’s the scoop.
Meshuggah just released their 8th full-length album, The Violent Sleep of Reason, on Nuclear Blast records and they remain closely honed into the intensity and chaos that alone pioneered the djent-ish standard of mainstream metal today.
The first album I heard by them was Catch Thirtythree (yeah, I know. Late to the party) and opening track ‘Autonomy Lost’ threw me into an instant love affair with machinic prog-metal.
Not to mention that High On Fire is supporting them on this tour… a lineup that has caused many metalheads to climax simply off the thought.
So make sure to get your ticket for the show here and I promise you that you won’t be disappointed.
And listen into Metal & Coffee [+ other metal shows] for a ticket giveaway!