Thursday, May 23, 2002 Station Park, Providence, RI Goldfinger [11] Abraham originally conceived of the idea as a way to share his record collection and serve as a personal disk jockey for his friends. Happy Birthday to our former illustrator! WBRU Summer Concert Series. In August 2017, Brown Broadcasting Service sold the 95.5 license to Educational Media Foundation and WBRU was replaced on that frequency by WLVO, a Christian adult contemporary station, at midnight on September 1, 2017. July 2-4 (Closed Sunday) | Hartville MarketPlace & Flea MarketLooking for something fun to do during the holiday weekend? Oh, dieses Konzert war eines der Besten auf dennen ich jemals war!!! Its gonna be a great show, come hang out with us! } Saturday, June 22nd, WBRU is bringing 3 more bands for a special Summer Solstice Concert to celebrate the longest day of summer. Kurt Cobain's last radio interview before his death was on WBRU. The last summer show is featuring Cold War Kids inWaterplace Park, , Get pumped for the next FREE show in our WBRU Dunkin Donuts Summer Concert Series!!! Show starts at 7pm. 2016 as the station's 50th anniversary), the November date instead celebrates the first broadcasts made on its Brown Network ancestor in November 1936. Retrieved September 1, 2017. The intercom links were first expanded to additional locations, and then replaced by distributed low-powered radio transmitters, which fed their signals into various buildings' electrical wires, allowing nearby radio receivers to receive the transmissions. As you can see we had a blast. It was the biggest brew fest weve ever been to and one of the biggest , Rock Hunt 2013: Year of the Fan. Some things never get old Initially, there were about 10 shows per year which were free to the public and paid for by sponsor booths, but in recent years the station has started charging for these concerts and has reduced the number of shows to 3 per year. Free concerts are the best. Presented in partnership with Mayor Elorza and the City of Providence, this year's series kicks off on July 8 with Rock Hunt winners Le Roxy Pro, and ends on August 12 with boozy Brit rockers The Wombats. 401-305-3391, Please log in to comment by clicking here, Rediscover the Magic of Matunuck With a Stay at the Admiral Dewey Inn, MUSIC SCENE: A Chat with John Boles About Align in Time, Call for Entries for the Rhode Island Press Association $1000 College Scholarship, Plan Your Dream Wedding with Imperfectly Perfect Weddings & Events, Powered by Creative Circle Media Solutions. The semi-final rounds of the WBRU Rock Hunt finished up this weekend. [35], In 2013, WBRU was the first station to play Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" as reported by Billboard Magazine.[36]. Past concert series include: Read more about this topic: WBRU, Concert Promotion, In the order of literature, as in others, there is no act that is not the coronation of an infinite series of causes and the source of an infinite series of effects.Jorge Luis Borges (18991986), Science is unflinchingly deterministic, and it has begun to force its determinism into morals. jQuery("#aws_ec_insertEC_alertIMG_0").hide(); Every summer the station puts on the WBRU concert series. From 1966 to 2017, WBRU aired on the 95.5 FM frequency in the Providence market. ", 1979 - WBRU moves its studio from Faunce House to 88 Benevolent Street, its current location, 1982 - Due to low ratings, WBRU abandons its free-form format and hires the consulting firm of Burkhart, Abrams, Michaels, Douglas & Associates to "develop a new AOR approach", 1985 - WBRU is the first radio station shouted-out in, 1988 - WBRU adopts a modern-rock format, called "The Cutting Edge of Rock", 1992 - Student station members reverse a decision which would turn WBRU into an NPR affiliate, 1994 - WBRU wins first place again in the, 1995 - WBRU wins first place again in the Rolling Stone Readers' Poll, 1999 - 99.7 WDGE officially signs off (due to WBRU's dominance in the market) and is replaced by WHKK, 1999 - Station members vote unanimously against a joint sales agreement with Capstar Broadcasting Company, 2004 - 103.7 WWRX/WFNX signs off in Providence, 2006 - On June 15, WBRU begins to stream live on the web, 2006 - The station plays its entire catalog from A-Z. [7], Radio station in Providence, Rhode Island, 2017 frequency sale and end of over-the-air broadcasting on 95.5 FM, Past Winners of the WBRU Annual Rock Hunt. By the next year, he had installed wires through the trees on campus in order to connect to a number of buildings, assigning students in individual dormitories to act as "section managers" who would receive the signal and retransmit it throughout the rest of their building. Da habe ich einen satteren Sound via einer kleinen Bose Box im Wohnzimmer. [22] The transfer was finalized on November 4.[23]. (Thomas Stearns), 1997: Our Lady Peace; Echo & the Bunnymen; The Seahorses, 1998: Candlebox and Fastball; Soul Asylum; Save Ferris and, 1999: Silverchair and Dovetail; The Flys and Fountains of Wayne; The Verve Pipe; Sponge; Beth Orton; Fuel and Vertical Horizon, 2001: Gruvis Malt and Poe;Better Than Ezra; Rustic Overtones and Bob's Day Off; Stroke 9, 2002: New Found Glory and Goldfinger; Better Than Ezra and Maroon 5; Custom and Gruvis Malt; Pete Yorn and Sense Field (moved indoors to Lupo's due to rain); Trik Turner; Ash and Unwritten Law (moved indoors to Lupo's due to rain); Doves, 2004: Lit, Local H and Finger Eleven; New Found Glory, The Living End and The Lingo; Lostprophets, Midtown and Monty's Fan Club, 2005: The Bravery and Hot Hot Heat; Finch, ZOX and the Rx Bandits; My Chemical Romance, Alkaline Trio, and Monty Are I, 2006: Guster and Blizzard of '78; Hawthorne Heights and Yellowcard; Dropkick Murphys, Madball and The Sleazies, 2007: Plain White T's, The Academy Is and Arcadia Landing; The Bravery, Shiny Toy Guns and Triangle Forest; Guster and Hello Mahalo, 2008: Death Cab for Cutie and Amanda Palmer; ZOX, Badfish, Someday Providence, Hello Mahalo and Scotty Don't; Paramore, Jack's Mannequin, Phantom Planet and Paper Route; Ben Folds and Missy Higgins, 2009: Third Eye Blind and Wild Light; The Airborne Toxic Event, Metric, Cage the Elephant and The Nightwatchman; The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Ida Maria and Catch-22, 2010: AFI, Violent Soho and New Politics; Fanfarlo; Civil Twilight; Sit Down Baby; Fairhaven; Constellations; Santa Mamba; The Wandas (canceled); Sarah Potenza and the Tall Boys; OK Go; Coheed and Cambria, The Dear Hunter and Manchester Orchestra, 2011: Santa Mamba, Young the Giant, Deer Tick, Sleeper Agent, Viva Brother, VulGarity, The Wandas, 2012: Grouplove, Delta Spirit, White Rabbits, Walk the Moon, The Tower and the Fool, The Silks, The Rice Cakes. WBRU staff members have gone on to excel in a variety of areas. Your contribution will allow us to distribute a print edition of the Current Wave to all students, as well as enter journalism competitions. Stop out July 2-4 (Closed SUNDAY) for an exciting weekend of shopping, food, and fun! Hitting the stage first was The Brother Kite, an alternative rock band right out of Providence. In April 2017, Paxson e-mailed the station's board asking them to reconsider their plan and offered financial assistance to the station. Tickets. Will probably play Crush'd and Woe", "Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Crash Radio With 'Thrift Shop' Billboard", "Z100 WZRI Becomes Rock WKKB - Format Change Archive", "WKKB Becomes Latina 100.3 - Format Change Archive", "WBRU-FM - the Second WBRU Dunkin' Donuts Summer Concert Series Show", "WBRU-FM - the Third WBRU Dunkin' Donuts Summer Concert Series Show", "Announcing the First 2010 WBRU Dunkin' Donuts Summer Concert Series Show! White Rabbits played an unbelievable set on a gorgeous Friday night in Waterplace Park. Das Konzert in der Max-Schmeling-Halle am 17.03.2018 ist fr uns leider eine Enttuschung gewesen. Yup. GoLocal Live; August 31, 2017. 7pm. [3] Since January 2018, WBRU's urban contemporary programming has been rebroadcast on Providence low-power FM station 101.1 FM, which is owned by another Brown University-affiliated group and has the call sign WBRU-LP. [3] Since January 2018, WBRU's urban contemporary programming has been rebroadcast on Providence low-power FM station 101.1 FM, which is owned by another Brown University-affiliated group and has the call sign WBRU-LP. This Friday, June 7th, WBRU is kicking off their annual FREE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES with New Politics! Guess the city , BRU Summer Concert Series Concludes With The Rice Cakes, Weekend Recap: WBRU Summer Concert With White Rabbits, Shows: BRU Presents The Tower & The Fool With The Silks, Weekend Recap: BRU Summer Concert Series With Delta Spirit, Weekend Recap: BRU Summer Concert And NE Brewfest. song of the same name. Hi Neighbor! [14] The WBRU call letters and brand were not included as part of the sale, and Brown Student Radio applied to the FCC to transfer the call letters to its low-power radio station. else { [19], The day of WBRU's final broadcast on FM radio, former student executive board member Tucker Hamilton alleged that the sale of the station's license was coerced; Hamilton and other members of a WBRU alumni group asked Rhode Island attorney general Peter Kilmartin to block the sale to Educational Media Foundation. [6] The final song played on 95.5 WBRU before the changeover was "Fell in Love with a Girl" by The White Stripes,[16] followed by a final sign-off by programing director DJ Chilbo. WBRU's Summer Concert Series returns on July 21 Photo by Tony Pacitti Take a scenic Providence River Boat Company Cruise, just don't forget to grab a drink from the Hot Club first . Summer in the City. Nash Family Jackson Amphitheater . Check out these places to camp this summer. Wanda is currently touring across 3 countries and has 17 upcoming concerts. At the Concert Series, keep an eye out for promotions, games, and contests from Dunkin Donuts, the 95.5 WBRU BRU Crew, Narragansett, and more. Make sure to enjoy the Adventure WaterPark, Miniature Golf, sand volleyball, and so much more while you are there. In 1988, WBRU switched its format to modern rock and has remained in that format ever since, although leaning towards playing newer artists and artists of the indie rock genre. [31] As an online-only station, WBRU now carries two separate, 24/7 feeds, one for each format.[3]. View or request the Official Visit Canton Travel Guide. IBS's role was defined as a medium for the exchange of ideas and programs, in addition to working to attract national advertising contracts for the member stations. WSBE is locating its digital antenna at the WJAR antenna tower in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. View fullscreen. I would like to remain anonymous. Get news, stories, and more in your inbox. The radio station holds a battle of the bands, the WBRU Annual Rock Hunt, which began around 1980 and was held most years since: Every summer the station puts on the WBRU concert series. On March 29, 2006, WBRU claimed to be sold to Initech (a reference to the 1999 film Office Space) and changed the format of the station from alternative rock to "Buddy FM" - a variety hits format similar to the Jack format that had emerged at stations around the country. WBRU-AM continued to broadcast locally as a carrier current station (distributed through Brown's electrical system) and operated as the training station for WBRU FM. It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of . Battle the BRU Crew at water pong for free tickets to Atlas Genius at The Met, or catch the Dunkin Donuts station to charge your phone and grab the BRU Crew to record a Dunkin Donuts I am BRU soundbite--you might hear yourself on air later! WBRU Summer Concert Series has had 1 concert. There was an issue submitting your request. Jackson Township & Belden Village Area Since January 2018, WBRU's urban contemporary programming has been rebroadcast on Providence low-power FM station 101.1 FM, which is owned by another Brown University-affiliated group and has the call sign WBRU-LP. Learn how your comment data is processed. Some alums of this concert series included The 1975, Walk the Moon, Cold War Kids, The Neighborhood, Cage the Elephant, New Politics, Death Cab for Cutie and many many more. The New England Hurricane of 1938 destroyed most of the distribution wires, and Borst and Abraham were forced to move the wires into the steam tunnels beneath the campus. This year's WBRU Summer Concert Series features 6 hot bands from Rhode Island and around the . In response to the Covid-19 crisis, Governo With nearly 215,000 members across the globe, DECA stands out as one of the most successful business orientated student organizations in the world. Formed in Cincinnati, Ohio, Walk the Moon was invited to play SXSW in 2011, and appeared on Carson Dalys [], This year's WBRU Summer Concert Series has been the best yet.

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