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

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

KWVA Eugene 88.1FM turns 20 this year and is celebrating by throwing a week long music and media festival called BETTERFEST!  KWVA wants to party with you May 13th - 18th! The festival culminates in three main stage concerts at the legendary WOW Hall featuring performances from your favorite college radio artists. During the week leading up to the concerts enjoy a kick off party, record swap, hip-hop freestyle tournament, Small Howl local band showcase, unique radio programming, campus events, and participation of local businesses. The three WOW Hall concerts will be completely free to all UO students. Thursday and Friday night shows will be $5 for non-students, and Saturday’s show will be $8. Events earlier in the week leading up to the concerts will have cover charges. For $20, anyone can purchase a VIP pass that will guarantee them entrance into ANY Betterfest event or concert.… Read More