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Happy Birthday Mac! on Life Elsewhere
May 12 is the birthday of Ian Patrick ‘Mac’ McLagan. Just a week or so before Mac’s birthday in 2014, Norman B ran into his old art school friend at a prestigious charity event in...
A Political Conundrum. A Controversial Book. And Cool New Music.
The biggest conundrum ever in US politics also happens to be the most controversial: The popularity of Donald J. Trump. Who are the people who turn out in unprecedented masses to attend his rallies? That was the...
TROPICAL HEATWAVE 2016 Survey is up (please take it!)
Tropical Heatwave was a blast! Which bands should be brought back to town? Which bands that live around here kicked it the hardest? Take the survey and let us know. Thanks for supporting WMNF! ...
From a Woman’s POV talks with Tropical Heatwave Artists
It’s that time of year again… On May 30th WMNF will have it’s 35th annual Tropical Heatwave, featuring 50 bands and 10 stages. From blues, jazz, funk, indie to rock, there’s something for everyone. In...
Remembering Prince, An Illegal Hike & A Gothic Serial Killer Next On Life Elsewhere
The news came in, literally moments after we had made the final edits to the latest edition of Life Elsewhere…Prince was dead. Immediately we searched through all of our many music-biz contacts to come up...
WMNF Volunteers of the Year Awards announced
Nothing would go well or right without all of the RadioActivists. RadioActivist is our word for the volunteers that make WMNF Community radio happen. We have an abundance of dedicated, smart, funny, generous and lovely...
We are talking about Anger and Wrath on Morning Energy!
Our 7 DEADLY SIN series continues on Morning Energy with a sin that is actually a very common emotion that can sometimes get out of control…..if not carefully guarded …It is called “wrath” and has...
Tropical Heatwave, SXSW, and the Survival of the Fittest Fest
by Laura Keane & JoEllen Schilke WMNF’s Tropical Heatwave heads into its 35th circle around the sun, with a few major changes planned. The Cuban Club, looking to become a player in mid-size concert venues,...
Unlikely Bookends: AMFMS and PRW BTTM at SXSW
On the surface, there may not seem to be many – even any – similarities between AMFMS and PWR BTTM, other than all-cap monikers and a penchant for the loudest of guitars. Fronting AMFMS is...
The Musical Distraction Edition At Life Elsewhere
The run-up to the General Election bounces from unfathomable to unbelievable. No matter what your pedigree is in observing political discourse, it’s safe to say, you have never witnessed anything like the current pre-election bedlam....
Of Casios & Keyboards at SXSW 2016
Keyboards ruled SXSW this year, and only some of them were attached to computers. WMNF music correspondent Laura Keane weighs in on magical keyboard moments.
WMNF & SXSW – Keep Austin Weird
While locals bemoan the bleaching of Austin’s personality, there is still a ton of color here. Nature supplies a surfeit of blossoms, and the denizens and visitors fill the rest in. Thousands of people swan...
