Category: Events
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The Magnetic Fields Commemorate 25 Years of “69 Love Songs” at Thalia Hall
Prepare for an extraordinary musical voyage this week as The Magnetic Fields bring their iconic album “69 Love Songs” to life at Thalia Hall. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the band will perform the entire triple-disc opus across two enchanting evenings, marking a rare occasion after over two decades. Led by the visionary composer Stephin Merritt,…
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Mr. Automatic @ the Bog
Thanks to Mr. Automatic for coming out to The BOG a couple weekends ago with a fantastic Electro Swing DJ set!
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Battle of the Bands 2016
Hello Everyone, Come to The Bog on the night of April 14th to see local artists battle it out for big prizes! An all-evening-long walk-in event with more music than you can shake a stick at. Battle of the Bands is a storied Illinois Tech tradition that WIIT is bringing back strong this year in…
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Daniel Knox @ The Bog
Photos from Saturday night’s Bog show with @danielknox, hosted by Faded Frequency’s Soren Spicknall. In the last photo, from left to right, is Liza McQueney (Music Director), Viktor Koves (Business Director), Daniel Knox, Soren Spicknall (Station Manager and event host), Reno Waswil (Program Director), and David Sobel (Technical Director). Photos by Viktor Koves and Seth…
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WIIT Late Nite 2016
WIIT’s contribution to MTCC Late Niite was a four-hour hurricane of hits from the ‘90s, complete with period-correct DJ attire and commentary. DF and Co from “are we cool yet?” covered everything from Smells Like Teen Spirit to Cotton Eye Joe, including karaoke sessions with passers-by every half an hour. Photo credits go to…
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Looking for a Historian
WIIT is looking for a station Historian to join our Executive Board! Fill out the application at http://goo.gl/forms/YmA7muEnem, and feel free to email us at wiit@iit.edu if you have any questions about the position.
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Throwback Thursday
tumblr_o2fufezIDA1uei32h Back in 1969, one of our student DJs put together this satirical advertisement for the Illinois Institute of Technology. The clip extols the virtues of amenities like “mountain climbing in Main Building” (referring to the building’s notoriously steep stairs) and “9 fraternities, 1 sorority”. Listen to it above; the commercial starts a few seconds…
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Design Contest
A few selected submissions from our Student Art Initiative logo design contest late last year, some of which you may recognize if you’ve ever communicated with any of us at the station. Most of our Executive Board members are partial to one of the 31 entries, and have adopted their favorite as a profile photo…
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Student Appreciation
An image from our tribute to Illinois Tech student Jay Morris, on air Saturday, January 30th from 5 to 7. Jay was killed early Thursday morning by a fellow student, and we’re sharing songs and stories related to his life right now.
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Nerdcore @ The Bog
Thanks to everyone who came out to Nerdcore @ The Bog, featuring @souporvillainz and @1uphiphop. We had a ton of fun, and we’ll let you know when we have another of our unique music events coming up once again!
