http://www.wbru.com WBRU.. the original alt rock Tue, 13 May 2008 03:12:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We've just announced our second Summer Concert Series show! It will be a Local Music Festival with Badfish and Zox at Providence Piers on July 19th! Joining them will be past WBRU Rock Hunt Finalists Hello Mahalo and Someday Provience along with Scotty Don't. Tickets will go on sale Friday ... http://www.wbru.com/index.php/2008/05/12/wbrus-second-summer-concert-series-show-will-be-a-local-music-festival-with-badfish-zox/ WBRU kicked off its 2008 Summer Concert Series with headline act Death Cab For Cutie on May 9th. The concert was scheduled to be held at the Providence Piers, but due to inclement weather, it had to be moved to Brown University’s Meehan Auditorium. Before Death Cab took the stage, Amanda ... http://www.wbru.com/index.php/2008/05/10/review-death-cab-for-cutie-with-amanda-palmer-at-wbrus-concert-series/ Listen to WBRU tonight at midnight (technically, that's Friday morning) to hear the entire new Death Cab for Cutie album, Narrow Stairs! And pick up the last of the tickets to our Concert Series with Death Cab; they'll be on sale online at midnight for $25. http://www.wbru.com/index.php/2008/05/08/new-death-cab-for-cutie-album-narrow-stairs-will-be-played-in-its-entirety-at-midnight/ Due to high chances of severe weather on Friday, May 9th, our concert with Death Cab for Cutie and Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls will be moved to Meehan Auditorium, at 235 Hope St. on the east side of Providence. (on Brown University's campus, by the corner of Bowen ... http://www.wbru.com/index.php/2008/05/07/wbrus-concert-series-with-death-cab-for-cutie-moved-to-meehan-auditorium-due-to-inclement-weather-forecasts/ Local musicians, want to open for one of the WBRU Summer Concert Series shows? WBRU and BandStandLive are giving you your chance! Submit your band's entry at bandstandlive.com. Talent will be chosen by both BandStandLive and WBRU. BandStandLive is New England's premier band practice facility located at 391 West Water St in ... http://www.wbru.com/index.php/2008/05/06/wbru-bandstandlive-are-giving-your-band-the-chance-to-open-for-one-of-our-summer-concert-series-shows/ The Rustic Overtones came into the studio a few weeks ago and sang their song "Letter to the President" off their most recent album, Light at the End. After their performance, they talked to Lyra about their thoughts, intentions, and influences in writing the song. The song is a fictional ... http://www.wbru.com/index.php/2008/05/05/rustic-overtones-live-performance-in-the-studio/ Tommy Gardner, Eddy Maher, and Paul Giammarco of Rock Hunt Finalists Someday Providence dropped by the studio before the Rock Hunt finals two weeks ago and talked to Lyra. They discussed the abbreviation, SP, of their band name and being played on (and being on) MTV shows. They also talked ... http://www.wbru.com/index.php/2008/05/05/interview-with-someday-providence/ The Bravery plays a show not to be missed. If you are one of those lazy "chumps" who didn't get down to Lupo's Thursday night, you should have and (you can quote me on this) that is exactly what you are. I don't care if you had work ... http://www.wbru.com/index.php/2008/05/04/review-the-bravery-at-lupos/ This past week, Penrose dropped by the station to select the songs for Home Bru'd, answer caller's questions, and joke around with DJ Shepherd. They discussed their song choices, their concert last night, where they opened for The Bravery at Lupo's, their marketing strategies, and the making of their song ... http://www.wbru.com/index.php/2008/05/02/penrose-takes-over-the-station/ Last week, Rock Hunt 2008 winners It Was the Best of Times stopped by the studio and took over the airwaves for Home BRU'd. DJ Shepherd interviewed them about how they felt about winning the Rock Hunt, how the band wrote their three singles, and what they thought of the ... http://www.wbru.com/index.php/2008/04/28/it-was-the-best-of-times-interview-with-dj-shepherd-on-home-brud/