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"The Original FM," WKCR is the student-run radio station of Columbia University.

WKCR-FM, Columbia University’s non-commercial student-run radio station, is dedicated to presenting a spectrum of alternative programming—traditional and art music, spoken arts, and original journalism. Granted its FCC license in 1941, WKCR is both steeped in tradition and committed to innovation. The station can be heard throughout New York at 89.9 FM and worldwide, live-streaming at wkcr.org

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12/23/2022

Happy holidays all of us at WKCR! We are so grateful to spend another year playing nonstop, non-commercial, and serving our diverse community of listeners. None of this would be possible without the support of our dedicated listeners and our incredible staff of student volunteers and programmers.

As we enter the first night of Bachfest (begins at midnight), we can look back at a year of incredible growth and resiliency at WKCR.

We have more incredible special broadcasts and programming coming to you in the New Year. We hope we can continue to rely on your support until then. Continue to our website on more information on how to support WKCR. Bachfest merch is available on wkcr.org (+ link in bio)!

12/23/2022

BACHFEST BEGINS TOMORROW (12/24)

Today we celebrate our 57th year of Bachfest with exclusive merch!

We are offering 2 great items:
— The “Bachfest 2022” T-Shirt
— The “Bach is Back” Crewneck Sweatshirt

Merch is available here: https://www.customink.com/fundraising/wkcr2022

Visit wkcr.org for more information on how to purchase merch! All merch proceeds help support our station.

12/21/2022

We are just one hour away from the start of our special Birthday Broadcast for the legendary American guitarist Frank Zappa! Make sure to tune in today between noon and 9PM EST on 89.9 FM or wkcr.org

You won’t want to miss it!

12/20/2022

Today’s Guitar Music, on WKCR’s Afternoon New Music, examines shredding in all its varieties! Tune in at 3:00 PM today on 89.9 FM or wkcr.org to hang with our very own DJ Charlie 🎸🎸🎸

12/18/2022

We have a number of upcoming special broadcasts!

- Tonight at 10pm: Foyer Red performs on Live Constructions
- 12/19-12/20: Merzbow B-Day Broadcast
- 12/21: Frank Zappa B-Day Broadcast
- 12/24-12/31: 57th Annual Bachfest

More info is available on our website. Listen live on wkcr.org 24/7!!

12/17/2022

Make sure to catch Notes From Underground hosted by tonight 12:30am-2am! This evening we will be playing music from and talking about his new long-awaited project, Hit Me When You Land, that dropped on Friday! You won’t want to miss it! Listen on 89.9FM or WKCR.org.🛬💬☢️🔥

12/16/2022

WKCR invites Brooklyn’s own Foyer Red to perform live this Sunday night across New York City’s airwaves!

Tune in to hear Foyer Red perform their newest single, and first release since signing to Carpark Records, “Etc.,” amongst their other “f-you crayon rock” songs (Pitchfork). Preceding their performance, we will host the band for a brief interview at 10pm.

Be sure to tune in from 10-11pm for this special event. We look forward to having you, Foyer Red

12/14/2022

Tune in at 9pm tonight to listen to The Shaky Experience w/ James Lane and his interview with Tor Miller about his latest album, fan interactions, tour, and much more. 89.9FM wkcr.org

12/13/2022

2022’s last “Guitar Music”! 3 hours of shredding, and some commentary as well.

12/12/2022

On the jam-packed December 12th episode of Monday Morningside (the last of the fall semester): WKCR Classical Head Maria Shaughnessy offers a look at the upcoming 2022 Bachfest (2:35); Blue and White Editor-in-Chief Claire Shang reads her essay, "Artists of Artifice," and reflects on her term coming to a close (12:43); graduating In All Language head Charles Smith reflects on bringing rock to WKCR
(31:21); sports analyst Stephen Dames offers a look at the upcoming World Cup semifinals and gives his picks (37:07); and one last Ferris of Them All from Lex and Lucas before the year is through (48:58). Thank you to everyone for making Monday Morningside possible - we'll be back in 2023. Listen to today’s episode here: https://anchor.fm/joshua-kazali3/episodes/December-12th-The-Finals-Episode--Bachfest--BWs-Claire-Shang--DJ-Charlie--and-More-e1s4uan

12/12/2022

Today is the last day of our December Merch Campaign. Our collection of SIX items is only available for one more day! Don’t waste any time, head to wkcr.org to purchase your own merch today. All proceeds from merch sales are used to support our station. Thank you to all our amazing supporters who have purchased their merch already.

All of our items (with the exception of the tote bag) have surpassed the order minimum and are ready to ship as soon as the sale ends!

And… Bachfest merch is on the way! Stay tuned!

Buy your merch today: https://www.customink.com/fundraising/wkcr2022

12/12/2022

Mitch Goldman's Deep Focus is back this Monday on WKCR’s Jazz Alternatives (12/12: 6-9PM). This week’s focus is on Miles Davis with guest David Soldier. Soldier's punk chamber music, elephant orchestra (yes, the elephants play the instruments), Most Unwanted Song (which we absolutely love!) and tons of other off-center music had to come from some place, but where?

The Shaboo Inn, in a remote corner of Connecticut, might have been the smallest venue Miles played in 1974 (he would play Carnegie Hall 2 months later). Even at that, even after canceling the first of 3 nights because Miles was too, er, "distracted," only 50 or 60 people showed up. So the stakes were low, Miles was high and the band (as ferocious a Murderers' Row as Miles ever assembled) was ready to eviscerate the songs that had been in the book for the previous 5 years.

Tune in to WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR HD-1 or wkcr.org this Monday from 6pm to 9pm NYC time. Next week it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast, along with hundreds of other episodes, on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/

12/11/2022

Our “Phil Lives” car magnet is available for just TWO MORE DAYS. Proceeds from all 6 items in our December merch collection are used to sustain daily WKCR operations. Support the station and show your love for Phil. Buy yours here: https://www.customink.com/fundraising/phil-lives-magnet Phil lives on WKCR!

Visit our website wkcr.org for a full listing of our current merch collection!

12/10/2022

Make sure to tune into Notes From Underground hosted by tonight from 12:30-2am on 89.9FM or wkcr.org! We will be playing some tracks from new project! You won’t want to miss this!🔥☢️

12/10/2022

Tune into Workaround tonight 9-10pm on WKCR 89.9 FM. hosts NY based DJ Coquetta in the studio for a dance special and guest mix! You won’t want to miss it!

12/09/2022

WKCR proudly presents our 57th annual Bachfest! The festival celebrating the legendary German composer Johann Sebastian
Bach will run from December 24th through December 31st. From the most iconic recordings of classic works to groundbreaking reinterpretations of obscure works, eight days of straight Bach is back on WKCR from Christmas to New Years.

The broadcast will feature live programming highlighting music from the WKCR archives. A programming schedule for the special broadcast is forthcoming. Online listening is available 24/7 at wkcr.org

Stay tuned for updates!

12/08/2022

LIVE Out to Lunch is back tomorrow (and next Friday) from 12-3pm. Tomorrow’s performance will feature a Jazz Ensemble from the New School. ._ will invite them into the WKCR studio for an interview and live performance segment.

WKCR has successfully brought back live performances to our station this fall after closing our station to visitors during the COVID pandemic. We are happy to announce that this will be our 7th live band performance of the fall. A huge shoutout goes to our engineering staff whose tireless work allows for these performances to run smoothly!

12/08/2022

The Noshows Live Construction Performance is now available on the WKCR SoundCloud page!

Noshows (), a local group hailing from New York, took to the airwaves of WKCR on Sunday December 6th during Live Constructions.

Their work features lead man Max Satow experiment with many different sounds and instruments, from killer guitar solos to surprising trumpet appearances. With an album on the way in the next month, Noshows brought the energy for this live set.

Go to SoundCloud.Com/WKCR to listen now!🤘❤️

12/07/2022

WKCR announces a special birthday broadcast for American guitarist and composer Frank Zappa from 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Wednesday, December 21, 2022.

Frank Zappa was largely a self-taught musician, whose 30-year career embraced a wide variety of musical genres, encompassing rock, jazz, synth and symphonies.

The broadcast will run from the conclusion of Cereal Music until Wednesday night News & Arts programming. The broadcast will occupy Out to Lunch, Jazz Alternatives, and preempt Extended Technique.

12/07/2022

Make sure to tune into Rag&Bone hosted by to hear some music by The Strokes! Tune in on 89.9FM or WKCR.org from 9pm-10pm!🎸🤘

12/06/2022

Today at 3pm—Guitar Music after the Guitar. DJ Charlie goes postal: post-punk, post-rock, post-everything

12/05/2022

WKCR announces our first-ever birthday celebration for Japanese noise artist Merzbow, broadcast on FM and HD radio and online from 10 pm on December 19th to 8:20 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2022.

The broadcast will feature live programming highlighting music from the WKCR collection and a deep focus on Merzbow’s catalogue. A programming schedule for the special broadcast is forthcoming.

The special broadcast will preempt the following shows: Urbano Latinx, Transfigured Night, and Daybreak Express. Regularly scheduled programming will resume with Birdflight at 8:20 am on Tuesday morning.

12/04/2022

Make sure to tune into a special edition of Live Constructions hosted by ! This Sunday evening, from 10pm-11pm, local NYC artist will be doing a live set on WKCR FM NY! Tune in on WKCR.org or 89.9FM! 🎧💿💜❤️🎧🎶

12/02/2022

Sid Gribetz presents a five hour radio program featuring the career of Oscar Pettiford this Sunday December 4, 2022 from 2-7 PM on WKCR.

Oscar Pettiford was one of the leading innovative jazz bass players who came of age during the bebop era. He unleashed a sense of dynamic swing that set the standard influencing bass styles to this very day, and his lyrical, free flowing solos on bass, and later in his career on pizzicato cello, have lasting beauty that transcends the conventions of these instruments.

https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/story/jazz-profiles-124-oscar-pettiford

12/02/2022

WKCR announces our first-ever birthday celebration for American rapper and producer Jay-Z, broadcast on FM and HD radio and online from 12:30 am to 6:00 am on Sunday, December 4, 2022.

The special broadcast will extend the normal duration of Notes from Underground until 6:00 am, preempting El Sonido de la Calle and Jazz ‘Til Dawn.

The broadcast will feature live programming highlighting music from the WKCR archives. Programmer Dylan Farley will take over the airwaves until 2:30, followed by Jacob Grayzel until 4:00 am and August Phillips until 6:00 am! Online listening is available 24/7 at wkcr.org via our web stream!

12/02/2022

Join us from 12-3pm today (Friday, 12/2) for a special performance by the Destiny Diggs Sextet. One of the brightest young bassists in NYC today, Destiny will be joined by several other rising stars (Miles Lennox (piano), Peter Glynn (drums), Emmanuel Michael (guitar), Nic Gelin (trumpet), and Adam Lamourex (saxophone)) for a fresh and powerful set.

12/02/2022

Make sure to catch this special edition of The African Show hosted by on WKCR FM! From 10pm-12am tonight we will be playing music from the new Marvel movie, Black Panther 2: WAKANDA FORVER! We will also take a deeper dive into some of ’s music, who appears on the soundtrack, as well as other afrobeats artists! You won’t want to miss this exciting show! Tune in on 89.9FM or WKCR.org.🌍🐈‍⬛🔥

12/01/2022

Our Vince Guaraldi Holiday Special is live right now! Tune in now until 9pm online at wkcr.org or at 89.9FM

Broadcast info: https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/story/vince-guaraldi-holiday-special

12/01/2022

Presenting the December 2022 edition of WKCR’s historic on-air guide. Our historic “On-air Guide” is back in production, now published virtually! The December issue of the guide features upcoming special broadcasts, album reviews, an overview of our new merch collection, an interview with our Station Manager Schuyler, a full list of WKCR’s programming offerings, and more info! Our team has been working around the clock to produce the guide from scratch.

The newsletter email and guide were sent out earlier today. Sign up through our linktree (linktr.ee/wkcr) if you would like to join our e-mailing list.

You can also find the November and December guide linked at wkcr.org

Click here: https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/story/december-air-guide

12/01/2022

The Notes From Underground interview w/ DON’T MISS is now up on the WKCR SoundCloud page.

Upcoming hip-hop duo, DON’T MISS joined WKCR’s Dylan Farley on Notes From Underground for an exclusive radio interview!

DON’T MISS is a rap duo , rap duo hailing from the DMV area. The group is composed of Rashad Davis, the lyricist, and Nast E Beats the producer.

Stay tuned until the end of the interview for a versatile mix of DON’T MISS tracks!

11/30/2022

The December ‘22 WKCR Merch Collection is now live!

This is our biggest merch collection of all time: consisting of 6 amazing items!

We are offering the following items in this merch collection:�
⚫️ "Phil Lives" Car Magnet ($20)
⚫️ WKCR Vintage Logo Beanie ($26)
⚫️ Black Tote Bag ($27)
⚫️ WKCR Champion T-Shirt ($35)
⚫️ Champion Crewneck Sweatshirt ($45)
⚫️ WKCR Champion Hoodie ($58)

All proceeds from merch sales are used to support the station!

Visit wkcr.org or the link below to purchase your own KCR merch today!

https://www.customink.com/fundraising/wkcr2022

**Items are only available to purchase for a short period of time and shipping dates are not guaranteed by WKCR

11/29/2022

Tune into Offbeat hosted by this Friday for a special WKCR Juice WRLD Birthday Broadcast! This weeks Offbeat show falls on December 2nd, which would’ve have been Juice WRLD’s twenty-fourth birthday. We will dedicate the entirety of Offbeat, our primary hip-hop show which runs from 1am-5am, to Juice WRLD and his legacy! Be sure to listen in on 89.9FM in the New York area or on WKCR.org.🧃🌍🎉

11/29/2022

WKCR presents live coverage of two Columbia Lions basketball games to finish out our 2022 sports coverage.

🏀 Women’s Basketball 12/3 1pm vs Lafayette

🏀 Men’s Basketball 12/6 7pm vs UMBC

In both cases, the broadcast begins about 10 minutes before tipoff… more basketball/baseball to come in 2023! Please note that regularly scheduled WKCR programming will be preempted at these times.

11/29/2022

WKCR presents a holiday special for American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi, broadcast on FM and HD radio and online from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Thursday, December 1, 2022. The broadcast will coincide with the tree-lighting ceremony at Columbia University.

Guaraldi is noted for his innovative compositions and arrangements, and for composing music for animated television adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip. The special broadcast will feature WKCR Jazz Department Head, Melody Lu, programming live until 7:00 PM when Josh Kapilian will finish out the special.

11/29/2022

Tonight at 9PM, Josh Kazali interviews Katy Davidson, the lead singer and guitarist of indie pop band Dear Nora. Davidson formed the band in Oregon in 1999 and they have since released 5 studio albums: most recently with “human futures” in October.

Listen online at wkcr.org or at 89.9FM!

11/28/2022

In 1972, as Miles Davis was rewriting the genetic code of musical possibilities in NYC, Carlos Santana, his labelmate, was doing the exact same thing in San Francisco. Blazing electric keyboard player? Check. Hard-swinging drummer? Check. Inventive electric bassist? Check. Fathomless well of creative ideas and the fearlessness to apply them? Check and double-check. One aspirant who was so moved by this that he picked up a guitar and never put it down was our guest, Vernon Reid.

So did Santana ever play this music live?
Did anyone think to record it?
Did those recordings find their way to the WKCR archives?
Does Vernon Reid have 50 years' worth of introspection on this music to share?

Hmmm... One way to find out! Tune in to Mitch Goldman's Deep Focus with guest Vernon Reid this Monday 11/28 from 6pm to 9pm NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR HD-1 or wkcr.org.

Next week it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/

Photo credit: Chris Hakkens, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

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Starting at midnight on November 19th, and running for 24 hours, WKCR is proud to be presenting the 10th annual Ragas Live Festival. Born as a 24 hour live in-studio broadcast featuring 50 musicians in 2012, the festival expanded to a live concert experience in 2016, beaming to WKCR from Pioneer Works in front of an enthusiastic live audience. During the 2020 lockdown, the Ragas Live Festival expanded once again to include the participation of 90 musicians in 15 cities around the globe including Grammy Award winning legends like Zakir Hussain (San Fransisco), Toumani Diabate (Mali) and avante-garde composer Terry Riley (Japan). This year’s broadcast will feature performances from major artists around the globe and culminate with a live performance from Pioneer Works (7pm-12am) https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/story/ragas-live-festival-2021

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It's ! All day! Yay! Listen Wednesday to the Annual WKCR-FM All Day at https://WKCR.org online or on 89.9 FM New York on your radio dial!

Hey KCR- are you no longer playing Bird Flight? Two straight days without it now. 😫😩

Great show this afternoon Architects of Astral Music. Hope it continues, as WBGO programming is seriously getting on my nerves.

How are , WKCR-FM jazz radio programming, MTV, Nick at Nite, Hanna-Barbera, and Rudy Van Gelder all connected? Find out in our second conversation with Fred Seibert

https://postgenre.org/mtv-fred-seibert/

Are you still planning on a Max Roach birthday broadcast tomorrow?

THIS IS LOVELY!

Your listeners would love 'My Heart Can't Breathe by John Michael Ferrari 🎤

This Friday, Nov 19th at 12am tune into a historic Ragas Live Festival 24-hour historic broadcast on WKCR-FM featuring premier artists from around the globe! Finish out the broadcast live, in person at Pioneer Works or tune in at www.ragaslive.org!

Thanks for continuing to play "Bird Flight and "Traditions In Swing". Please don't stop

Sharif Abdus- Salaam. You ended your show tonight with Free For All by Ralph Peterson, and said I hope you liked that. Man, did I like that. Free For All might just be my all time favorite composition and I've heard it so many times since the first on WRVR early 70's, I know every note and beat from each and every solo. I been a jazz maniac since the very early 70's, and have listened to all of the jazz music shows on WKCR, yours especially. Years ago it was, you started your evening show with Mingus's moaning. Well sir, you are a staple in NY jazz radio, as was dear Phil. God bless you, and thank you for all the music.💞

Thank you for continuing to play "Traditions In Swing" and "Bird Flight" WKCR. Please don't stop.

Today on WKCR-FM's "Afternoon New Music with Kurt Gottschalk," a George Lewis special. Compositions by Lewis performed by Dana Jessen, Ensemble Dal Niente, and the Spektral Quartet, improvisations by Lewis with Nicolas Collins and with Joelle Leandre and Pauline Oliveros, and a piece written by Tyshawn Sorey dedicated to Lewis performed by Alarm Will Sound.

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