In case you haven't heard, last night marked the arrival of the lineup for one of the northwest's biggest festivals, Sasquatch! Music Festival 2015. It’s 4 days of live music at The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington over Memorial Day Weekend. There’s been a buzz around campus talking about whether the lineup is worthy of the ticket purchase, and although we do not have a definitive answer, we can definitely break down what we know for you. First off, the superstars. Kendrick Lamar, Of Monsters and Men, Lana Del Rey, and even Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant are among the most well-known (but certainly not the only big ones!). There have been rumors of a Lana Del Rey appearance in previous years, with past tour schedules flirting with Sasquatch! dates, but that dream never came to fruition until now. This will be the first we see of Plant at Sasquatch!, and it's likely to be a big draw to the festival if only for his debut. The taste makers at Sasquatch! did a great job… Read More

Each week on the blog, we'll be showcasing a different KWVA DJ. They'll tell you about their musical tastes, their history, and what their set is all about. In addition, we've included a playlist at the bottom of the page so you can catch a glimpse of what they spin. This week's DJ: Bryan Kalbrosky - The Everything Bagel - Fridays at 2 pm - 3pm. Greetings. My name is Bryan Kalbrosky, and I'm an office assistant and radio DJ at KWVA. I've hosted "The Everything Bagel" for three years now, and my goal is to provide listeners with a collection of alternative music that they otherwise may not have heard. As suggested by the name of my show, it's important for me to not get trapped in one genre: in the same week, I'll have an old track by The Talking Heads mixed with an even older one by Bruce Springsteen. I also love to play new releases as often as I can, and never play the same song twice. Some of my favorites include lo-fi Canadian slacker rocker Mac DeMarco, Chicago-… Read More

This week at the station, we're excited to introduce the new KWVA Music Blog.

Each week, we'll be giving you a heads up on what you should look out for in the current music scene. This means posting clips of live sessions with artists, DJ interviews, album reviews, concert info, and more. Whether it be a stellar new album we think you need to hear or a local show that's going to be rad, new posts will be out every day of the week to keep you in the know.

All in all, the KWVA Music Blog will keep an ear close to the ground so you can spend your time listening to the good stuff.

Stay tuned, and keep it locked on 88.1!

1 Perfume Genius Too Bright Matador / Hostess 2014 2 Panda Bear Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper Domino Recording Co Ltd 2015 3 Sleater-Kinney No Cities To Love Sub Pop Records 2015 4 Ariel Pink Pom Pom 4AD 2014 5 Richard Dawson Nothing Important Weird World 2014 6 The Bots Pink Palms Fader Label 2014 7 Viet Cong Viet Cong Jagjaguwar 2015 8 St. Vincent St. Vincent Loma Vista / Republic 2015 9 The Aquadolls Stoked On You Burger Records 2014 10 D'Angelo Black Messiah  RCA Recrods 2014 11 Copeland Ixora The Vanguard Room 2014 12 Ex Hex Rips Merge Records 2014 13 Mndsgn Yawn Zen Stones Throw 2014 14 Modest Mouse Strangers To Ourselves - Single Epic 2015 15 The Decemberists What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World Rough Trade UK 2014 16 Flake Music When You Land Here, It's Time to Return Sub Pop Records 2014 17 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard I'm In Your Mind Fuzz Heavenly Recordings 2014 18 Bully Bully Startime International/Columbia… Read More

1 LARA RUNARS Moment Self-Released 2 YUCK "Rebirth" [Single] Fat Possum 3 SCOTT AND CHARLENE'S WEDDING Any Port In A Storm Fire 4 IKONIKA Aerotropolis Hyperdub 5 EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeroes Vagrant

1 SMITH WESTERNS Soft Will Mom And Pop 2 DAFT PUNK Random Access Memories Columbia 3 MIKAL CRONIN MCII Merge 4 DEERHUNTER Monomania 4AD 5 KURT VILE Wakin On A Pretty Daze Matador 6 SURFER BLOOD Pythons Warner Brothers 7 PORTUGAL. THE MAN Evil Friends Atlantic 8 ROSE WINDOWS The Sun Dogs SUB POP 9 YOU ME AND US Stay Inside [EP] Self-Released 10 BASS DRUM OF DEATH Bass Drum Of Death Innovative Leisure 11 PHOENIX Bankrupt! Glassnote 12 SONNY AND THE SUNSETS Antenna To The Afterworld Polyvinyl 13 WILD NOTHING Empty Estate Captured Tracks 14 BOARDS OF CANADA Tomorrow's Harvest Warp 15 SPLASHH Comfort Kanine 16 VAMPIRE WEEKEND Modern Vampires Of The City XL 17 SHANNON AND THE CLAMS Dreams In The Rat House Hardly Art 18 BAPTIST GENERALS Jackleg Devotional To The Heart SUB POP 19 NATIONAL Trouble Will Find Me 4AD 20 SPEEDY ORTIZ Major Arcana Carpark 21 PASTELS Slow Summits Domino 22 ANNA VON HAUSSWOLFF Ceremony Other Music 23 MANTLES Long Enough To Leave Slumberland 24 SALVIA PLATH The Bardo… Read More

1 SMITH WESTERNS Soft Will Mom And Pop 2 DAFT PUNK Random Access Memories Columbia 3 MIKAL CRONIN MCII Merge 4 DEERHUNTER Monomania 4AD 5 KURT VILE Wakin On A Pretty Daze Matador 6 SURFER BLOOD Pythons Warner Brothers 7 PORTUGAL. THE MAN Evil Friends Atlantic 8 ROSE WINDOWS The Sun Dogs SUB POP 9 PART TIME PDA Mexican Summer 10 YOU ME AND US Stay Inside [EP] Self-Released 11 BASS DRUM OF DEATH Bass Drum Of Death Innovative Leisure 12 PHOENIX Bankrupt! Glassnote 13 HUNX AND HIS PUNX Street Punk Hardly Art 14 SONNY AND THE SUNSETS Antenna To The Afterworld Polyvinyl 15 WILD NOTHING Empty Estate Captured Tracks 16 BOARDS OF CANADA Tomorrow's Harvest Warp 17 SPLASHH Comfort Kanine 18 VAMPIRE WEEKEND Modern Vampires Of The City XL 19 BAPTIST GENERALS Jackleg Devotional To The Heart SUB POP 20 NATIONAL Trouble Will Find Me 4AD 21 SPEEDY ORTIZ Major Arcana Carpark 22 PASTELS Slow Summits Domino 23 ANNA VON HAUSSWOLFF Ceremony Other Music 24 MANTLES Long Enough To Leave Slumberland 25 SALVIA… Read More

1 SUPERCHUNK I Hate Music Merge 2 JULIA HOLTER Loud City Song Domino 3 JONATHAN RADO "Faces" [Single] Woodsist 4 TOGETHER PANGEA Snakedog [7-Inch] Harvest 5 DIARRHEA PLANET I'm Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams Infinity Cat

1 SMITH WESTERNS Soft Will Mom And Pop 2 DAFT PUNK Random Access Memories Columbia 3 MIKAL CRONIN MCII Merge 4 DEERHUNTER Monomania 4AD 5 KURT VILE Wakin On A Pretty Daze Matador 6 SURFER BLOOD Pythons Warner Brothers 7 PORTUGAL. THE MAN Evil Friends Atlantic 8 ROSE WINDOWS The Sun Dogs SUB POP 9 PART TIME PDA Mexican Summer 10 YOU ME AND US Stay Inside [EP] Self-Released 11 BASS DRUM OF DEATH Bass Drum Of Death Innovative Leisure 12 PHOENIX Bankrupt! Glassnote 13 HUNX AND HIS PUNX Street Punk Hardly Art 14 SONNY AND THE SUNSETS Antenna To The Afterworld Polyvinyl 15 WILD NOTHING Empty Estate Captured Tracks 16 BOARDS OF CANADA Tomorrow's Harvest Warp 17 SPLASHH Comfort Kanine 18 VAMPIRE WEEKEND Modern Vampires Of The City XL 19 BAPTIST GENERALS Jackleg Devotional To The Heart SUB POP 20 NATIONAL Trouble Will Find Me 4AD 21 SPEEDY ORTIZ Major Arcana Carpark 22 PASTELS Slow Summits Domino 23 ANNA VON HAUSSWOLFF Ceremony Other Music 24 MANTLES Long Enough To Leave Slumberland 25 SALVIA… Read More