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Local Show — IWU Jazz Combo –6-7pm on Wed. Feb. 24

February 22, 2010 in Uncategorized by wesnstaff | No comments

This Wednesday, the Local Show will feature Illinois Wesleyan’s very own Jazz Combo group. Tune in to hear great music being played live at the station and support local music in the community of Bloomington-Normal. If interested in playing at the Local Show, please contact the station or email wesnlocalshow@gmail.com.

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Local Show, Wed. Feb 17–The Unemployed Architects @ 6pm

February 17, 2010 in Uncategorized by wesnstaff | No comments

The Local Show is a great way for artists to promote their music to the Bloomington-Normal area and is a WESN tradition. Today, the Unemployed Architects will be showcasing their music to the greater area of Bloomington-Normal. Be sure to tune in at 6 pm either to webcasting online or via the radio dial to listen in to what will likely be a great show!

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WESN t-shirts available now!

December 6, 2008 in WESN news, WESN street team by wesnstaff | No comments

Van logo.  Comes in pistachio and sky blue.  Ten dollars each. They are going fast.  We still have one small sky blue, mediums in both sky blue and pistachio, and one or two large blues.  Get one while you still can!  

We will order more of all sizes after the break.  Want to make sure you get the size/color you want?  Pre-order now!  

 

Email Kari at kirwin@iwu.edu with the subject line “WESN t-shirts” for more information on where to buy or pre-ordering.

WESN Webcasting Titan Basketball on Saturday!

November 30, 2007 in WESN news, sports, webcasting by wesnstaff | No comments

WESN 88.1 is officially kicking off webcasting this Saturday!  Join us for the sports broadcasts of IWU Titan Women’s Basketball and IWU Titan Men’s Basketball home games!

5:15pm  Women’s Basketball game, sports broadcasted by Matt Culhane and Dave Buesing

7:30pm Men’s Basketball game, sports broadcasted by Paul Morello and Matt Culhane

Tune in online at  http://www.live365.com/stations/wesn?site=pro 

or tune your radio to WESN 88.1 FM!

2007-2008 WESN MANAGEMENT STAFF!

March 14, 2007 in WESN news by wesnstaff

We are excited to announce the staff for next year:

  • General Manager – Ed Price
  • Music Director – Jeff Curran
  • Program Director – Nathan Breitling
  • Technical Director – David Nutt
  • Promotions Director – Kari Irwin
  • Assistant Music Director – Tony Farruggia
  • Local Music Director – Michele Kahne
  • Loud Rock Director – Aaron Gierhart
  • Office Manager – Mike Susina
  • Events Director – Lauren Nelson
  • Sports/News Director – Paul Morello

HURRAY

Like to listen to WESN? Help promote us!

March 9, 2007 in WESN street team by wesnstaff

If you like to listen to WESN 88.1, why don’t you help us by spreading the word? You can help by playing our station at your work or business. You can also download the poster attached to this post, and print it out to put wherever people might see it.

If you would like to get more information on how you can help promote WESN 88.1, just email the promotions director, Kari, at kirwin@iwu.edu.

Thanks for your help!

Download the poster!
WESN poster

TOP 30 2/27/2007

February 27, 2007 in Top 30 by wesnstaff | 2 comments

charts:

1          PETER BJORN AND JOHN        Writer’s Block    Almost Gold

2          OF MONTREAL Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?   Polyvinyl

3          SHINS  Wincing The Night Away Sub Pop

4          BEIRUT Lon Gisland [EP]           Ba Da Bing!

5          BACKYARD TIRE FIRE  Vagabonds And Hooligans          OIE

6          MAPS AND ATLASES   Tree, Swallows, Houses Sargent House

7          ANDREW BIRD Armchair Apochrypha     Fat Possum

8          BLOC PARTY    A Weekend In The City   Vice

9          GOOD, THE BAD AND THE QUEEN       The Good, The Bad And The Queen         Virgin

10         APPLES IN STEREO     New Magnetic Wonder   Yep Roc

11         BIRD AND THE BEE      Bird And The Bee           Blue Note

12         SNEAKY THIEVES        Accident(s)        Other Electricities

13         LONEY, DEAR  Loney, Noir        Sub Pop

14         DAVID VANDERVELDE The Moonstation House Band     Secretly Canadian

15         MEW    Frengers           Columbia

16         DR. DOG          We All Belong   Park The Van

17         MADINA LAKE  From Them, Through Us, To You Roadrunner

18         DUSTIN KENSRUE        Please Come Home       Equal Vision

19         EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY         All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone Temporary Residence

20         MAPS OF NORWAY     Sister Stations   Guilt Ridden Pop

21         THE VIEW        Hats Off To The Buskers Columbia

22         BARR   Summary          5RC

23         FRAMES          The Cost           Anti

24         ALKALINE TRIO            Remains           Vagrant

25         NEW TRUST     Dark Is The Path Which Lies Before Us   Slow Dance

26         FUJIYA AND MIYAGI     Transparent Things         Deaf Dumb And Blind

27         MENOMENA     Friend And Foe  Barsuk

28         AQUEDUCT      Or Give Me Death          Barsuk

29         CALLA  Strength In Numbers      Beggars Banquet

30         PSYCHIC ILLS  Early Violence   Social Registry

adds:

1.         ARCADE FIRE  Neon Bible        Merge

2          KADDISFLY      Set Sail The Prairie        Hopeless / Sub City

3          !!!          Myth Takes       Warp

4          NOISETTES      What’s The Time, Mr. Wolf?        Universal

5          LET’S GO SAILING        Chaos In Order  Self-Released

 Also going into rotation later this week:

* Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

* I’m From Barcelona

* new Bright Eyes single (“Four Winds”)

* Test Your Reflexes

* and more!