BY: Lexi Spevacek Every spring, thousands of live music lovers flock to Austin, TX for performances from some of the year’s best up-and-coming artists. Here are a few of Production Director Lexi Spevacek’s most anticipated acts! Sofia Kourtesis   Madres …

BY: QUENTIN HOLLE Pitchfork Festival was an incredible experience. It was my first true music festival experience and it most certainly did not disappoint, with every band far exceeding my expectations. The lineup on the Blue Stage was packed to the brim with high energy acts, spanning the genres of funk, house, techno and hip-hop. Pitchfork certainly knows how to book a music festival.

WSUM’s Music Director Amany and I have officially landed in Texas for South by Southwest. With hundreds of artists performing over the next few days, it can be a little overwhelming trying to decide who to see. Despite this, I’ve …

This year’s festival will highlight Wisconsin talent with an all local lineup. WSUM’s Party in the Park will return to James Madison Park on September 2, 2022. The student-produced music festival will feature a lineup of nine artists and eight …

Author: Ashley Evers Being in a city with a population bigger than the entire state of Wisconsin, I had high hopes for many surprises, unforgettable performances, and unexpected exploits while in New York City. Governors Ball is a 3 day …

Author: Nick Thurn Ancient Futures 2 was an absolute blast, providing hours and hours of weird/eclectic country and folk, heavy metal, hard blues, gothic prog rock, thrash metal, and more, all at the High Noon Saloon on 10/13. Finishing out …

Author: Nick Thrun   Ancient Futures is a music fest loosely focused on psychedelic and hard rock, featuring 10 bands and beginning at 4pm (doors at 3) on October 11th at the High Noon Saloon. Vancouver, Canada’s THOR are a …

Author: Ben Farrell From the speaker-knocking performance from rap duo Run the Jewels, to the blood-soaked antics of veteran metal collective Gwar, Riotfest 2018 did anything but disappoint. Over three days, Chicago’s Douglas Park was filled with freaky festival goers. …

Author: Ben Farrell   This weekend, thousands of concert-goers will descend on Chicago summer’s last musical hurrah: Riot Fest. With acts ranging from the Front Bottoms to Blondie, this year’s riot fest lineup has something for just about any music …

Author: Zach Adams   Rounding out Snake on the Lake’s lineup are Chicago noise-rock outfit Melkbelly. Riding off the success of their 2017 debut album, Nothing Valley, the Midwest natives have had a banner year so far. Aside from a …

Author: Tyler Dallman   Our annual music festival, the Snake On The Lake, is only two days away! In anticipation show we’ve got a preview for the second to last artist of the fest: Wei Zhongle! Born out of “a …

Author: Carlton Cook The Florists were formed by three University of Minnesota students in the summer of 2015. Since their inception, they’ve played in Madison a handful of times, and WSUM is psyched to welcome them to the Memorial Union …