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WIIT Black History Month Spotlights
Happy Black History Month! Help us celebrate the accomplishments Lupe Fiasco Lupe Fiasco is the professional name of award winning rapper and producer Wasalu Jaco. Growing up in the West Side of Chicago, Lupe Fiasco got into rapping from an early age, rapping poems as early as 8th grade. He rejected the vulgarity of hip…
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Laufey @ Thalia Hall
@sasharodriguez The line stretched down 18th and curved around Racine St. Laufey’s first night here in Chicago and 9th stop on her Bewitched Tour stop at Thalia Hall. Laufey’s aptly titled Bewitched celebrates the feeling of love, whether about life or loving someone in particular. Laufey reintroduces something that was always there… Jazz. She has…
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Music Recommendation- Willie Bradley
Written by DJ Travis Morris of ‘The Breeze’ “The Trumpeter with Heart in Soul” Willie Bradley is a native of Orangeburg, SC and a South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC where he earned his BS degree in Music Education and Performance. Willie’s trumpet style has garnered him the respect of musicians (Soul and Jazz) alike.…
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Find your frequency @ WIIT 88.9 FM
Written by @amelia.moseman for Tech News August 2023 “Since the dissipation of power is proportional to the square of the current, it may be considered to be caused by an equivalent or effective resistance which is called the radiation resistance of an antenna. Thus the radiation resistance of an antenna is that resistance which is…
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Soul of Bronzeville
@execboard Quincy Jones and Herbie Hancock Quincy Jones Quincy Jones is one of the most decorated and versatile musicians to date. Jones was born in Bronzeville after his family moved to Chicago during the great migration. One of his biggest musical influences as a child was his mother, who actually had a schizophrenic breakdown when…
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Bon Iver opens up a new world on long-awaited third album “22, A Million” This article originally appeared in TechNews In the time that Bon Iver has lain dormant, it’s clear the Justin Vernon has been paying close attention to the masters of modern songcraft. It seems strange to say such a thing about somebody who…
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Les Étoiles come full circle on ‘Alight, Alight’ This article originally appeared in TechNews. Eight years after the quiet 2008 release of his debut album ‘Never to Alight’, UK native David Fitzpatrick begins his latest release with a refrain of the closest thing…
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WIIT Fall 2016 Schedule Announced Highlights include new shows like From A Motel 6 (classic Indie) and PG-13 (artist features and interviews) along with classics like The Duke’s Classic Soul and R&B Revue (Soul/R&B/Hip Hop) and The Afternoon Breeze (Jazz). Longtime WIIT listeners will be happy to hear some of their favorite student-run programming return…
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WIIT New Music Review – “Impossible Animals” by ROAR
This article originally appeared in TechNews. For the last four years, ROAR have not been an easy band to pay attention to. Following two brief EPs in 2010 and 2012 which gained exposure through Jeff Rosenstock’s Quote Unquote Records netlabel, the Phoenix-based project of Owen Evans seemed like it was going through the time-honored tradition…
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With finals coming up, we know you need a break! Listen to some good music, shoot some pool, hang out with your friends and see what Guerrilla Mix is all about this Tuesday Night!
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Daniel Knox To Play The Bog This Saturday
In conjunction with Union Board, WIIT radio show Faded Frequency will be curating a performance by their 2015 Chicago Artist Of The Year, Daniel Knox. The atmosphere will be similar to a seated lounge performance or the Hawks Coffeehouse series. Daniel Knox’s dark and cruel distortions of traditional American song styles, his rich, shadowy baritone…
