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 […]
New Friday 8-10 pm show – Vinyl Fetish, exploring the wide world of wax!
The latest addition to WHUP’s ever-expanding lineup of locally produced shows, Vinyl Fetish focuses on the resurgent medium of the LP and other waxed wonders. Not your typical rehash of scratchy used discs from the 20th Century, VF has a very contemporary emphasis on new releases, modern sounds and off-the-beaten-path reissues, supplemented by an occasional […]
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 swag alert: T-Shirts are here!!!
At long last, the famous WHUP logo is now available on a beautiful, 100% cotton high-quality t-shirt! The retro but thoroughly modern open-can microphone design – printed on the front and in reverse on the back! – comes in both men’s and women’s cuts in the usual array of sizes. You can obtain yours at […]
New Thursday 7-9 pm show, Sotol Sounds – music by badass women!
WHUP is pleased to roll out another new show, Sotol Sounds, which will air every Thursday from 7-9 pm. Host Carley McCready will be spinning a genre-spanning compendium of tunes with a common theme – badass music by badass women! Tune in for a mind-expanding tour of fresh sounds from across the country and around […]
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 […]