On the air
Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at midnight tune into WBRU for the best music from Providence and Southern New England. Bands hang out in the BRU studio as we play tracks hot off the local music presses, chat about their gigs and dish out the latest in local music news.
Got a local band of your own?
Send us a CD! Be sure to include a contact name, number and e-mail address:
HomeBRU'd
c/o 95.5 WBRU
88 Benevolent St.
Providence, RI 02906
The Rock Hunt
Every Spring, WBRU hosts a local music competition . Local bands get to compete for great prizes in front of a panel of music industry professionals. Past winners include Zox, Monty Are I, Triangle Forest and It Was the Best of Times. Keep listening to WBRU for details about the next Rock Hunt.
Cheap Date Series
WBRU brings tons of up-and-coming national acts to Providence for low ticket prices. And we're committed to putting a local band on every one of these bills. It's our way of exposing local artists to larger audiences and giving back to the local music community. Past performers include Monty Are I, Zox, and the Bravery. If you want to play at a Cheap Date show, start by sending your music to the above address.
Photos from Triangle Forest, Mahi Mahi, & The Viennagram at AS220
Triangle Forest took the stage at AS220 last weekend as part of a benefit concert for Edith Vargas. They were joined by Mahi Mahi, The Viennagram, A Troop of Echoes, What Cheer? Brigade, and The Feinstein High School Guitar Ensemble. Check out more photos by following the link!
Photos of Lightning Bolt at The Living Room
If you didn’t make it down to The Living Room last Thursday (Oct. 9th), you really missed out. The building was overflowing with people incredibly excited to see the hometown noise-rock heroes Lightning Bolt. If you were there, you can imagine how hard it was to get a couple of these shots - it only [...]
College Fest in Downtown Providence with Llove & The Jesse Minute, 9/13
I stopped by the Bank of America City Center a couple of Saturday’s ago to catch live, daytime performances by Llove and The Jesse Minute. I was surprised by the breadth of the event - a sort of “Back to School Kickoff” event called College Fest with a multitude of free things to grab and [...]
