Join us during Begathon week for another great live music session in the WHUP studios with new Athens, GA folk duo Cicada Rhythm, who will stop by for an hour of music and conversation in advance of their show that night at the Cat’s Cradle Back Room. Georgia natives Andrea DeMarcus and David Kirslis meld classically […]
Music City Roots live from Nashville – Noon-1 pm Saturdays on WHUP!
Music City Roots revives the legacy of live musical radio broadcasts from the home of country music in Nashville, Tennessee. The show covers the full range of Nashville’s broad and deep music scene, from country and Americana to more progressive interpretations of traditional formats, bringing together fans of diverse tastes and generations. All presented live from the stage, this show celebrates […]
WHUP special live session with Reverend Freakchild, Saturday 6/11 at 4 pm
A student of the blues who has been carving his own path through the creek-bed of American music for more than 25 years. A member of the iconic alt-rock bands Bananafish and Soul Coughing, the Rev. engaged in a multiplicity of musical ventures while living in New York City, including a regular weekly off-off-off Broadway […]
WHUP special live session with singer-songwriter Rod Picott, Friday 6/10 at 4 pm
Nashville-based singer-songwriter Rod Picott brings his guitar and prolific songwriting skills to the WHUP studios for another WHUP special session! A native New Englander with blue-collar roots that infuse his lyrics, Rod honed his craft while working a variety of construction jobs and drove Alison Krauss’s merchandise truck before a fill-in slot as her opening […]
WHUP special live session with Mark Simonsen, Wednesday, June 8 at 4 pm
Join WHUP for another scintillating special live session of music and conversation on Wednesday, June 8 with Mark Simonsen, whose work spans multiple bands, genres and instruments. Whether you’ve seen him as a member of The Old Ceremony, the Forryst Bruthers, The Last of the Great Sideshow Freaks, Baron Von Rumblebuss, in tandem with Gabriel […]
WHUP special live session with Italian singer-songwriter Valerio Piccolo, Wednesday 5/25 at 3 pm
Two days before the official release of his new concept album Poetry Notes, Rome resident and songwriter Valerio Piccolo will stop by the WHUP studios for a live interview and music session. A frequent visitor to New York, Valerio worked in the late 1990s and 2000s as a translator on numerous film and music projects, […]
WHUP sponsors Futurebirds at Artsplosure
WHUP loves a good music festival, so signing on as a media sponsor of this weekend’s Artsplosure in Raleigh was a proverbial no-brainer. Even better, we’re pleased to sponsor the Friday night main stage appearance by Athens rockers Futurebirds. On an extended national tour behind their latest album Hotel Parties, Futurebirds have been spreading their […]
Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist John Frazier to perform live on WHUP Wednesday, May 18
John Frazier, founder and frontman of FrazierBand, will be making a special appearance on WHUP to play some tunes and promote the band’s latest album, Some People Change. An accomplished mandolinist, guitarist, fiddler and songwriter, John and the band have been at the forefront of the Nashville newgrass and contemporary acoustic scene since forming in […]