The Upbeat Recap – January 23rd
Primavera Lineup Accouncement This past week, Primavera Sound announced their lineup for Barcelona in May. Out of all the festival lineups that have been announced to date, we all felt that Primavera had the...
Category: General Station
WPTS Radio and Cool Shoes. Presents Cayetana and Slingshot Dakota
WPTS Radio is happy to announce that we will be co-presenting Cayetana and Slingshot Dakota with Cool Shoes. at the Mr. Roboto Project on Monday, February 16th. Tickets will be sold at the door...
Adds for 2/3
1. Mount Eerie – Sauna (P.W. Elverum and Sun) The frontman of The Microphones self-releases his latest collection of spacey tunes. 2. Andy Shauf – The Bearer of Bad News (Tender Loving Empire –...
Netflix Movie Review: El Mariachi
By: Alec Davis El Mariachi (1992) Director: Robert Rodriguez Starring: Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gómez, Jaime De Hoyos, Peter Marquardt, Reinol Martinez I recently read Robert Rodriguez’s memoir about how he made El Mariachi, so...
Adds for 1/27
1. Björk – Vulnicura (One Little Indian) Björk is back with a beautifully somber full length that many are calling her first “breakup album.” No iPad app included. 2. Twerps – Range Anxiety (Merge)...
Huntress Thompson on The Live Show
Huntress Thompson is a local singer songwriter who took the time to come out and play us a few songs. Check out a few of her songs below and go to her to keep...
MONDAY MASH-UP: 1/26
It’s back! Check out what picks your music director and the WPTS DJs have chosen to get you into the groove for this snowy week. The Elwins – So Down Low A throwback sounding new...
Belle and Sebastian – Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
Reviewed by: Nick Sullivan In “The Everlasting Muse,” Stuart Murdoch sings, “She says, ‘Be popular; play pop and you will win my heart.’” Although love always underlies Belle and Sebastian’s music, only now has...
Sleater-Kinney – No Cities To Love
Reviewed by: Robin Kovac Sleater-Kinney have returned, blasting forth on the flaming horses of the rockacolypse, delivering an album that’s every bit as explosive as we’ve been trained to expect ever since their 1996...
Adds for 1/20
1. The Decemberists – What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World (Capitol) The long-awaited release from Portland based folk rockers contains tunes with modern pop feels as well as dark, gritty folk tracks...
