WGBJ (ALT 99.5/102.3)/Ft. Wayne Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
ST Radio Alternative WGBJ (ALT 99.5/102.3)/Ft. Wayne is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this year. WGBJ's Zack Skyler says, "We’ve got a few things planned and one of those is Bandemonium, which features many of our local homegrown bands with original music. ALT has been supportive of local music for several years with ALT Homegrown Spotlight and our weekly local music show, ALT Homegrown Showcase. We have several live Bandemonium events and the winner will receive some great prizes, including the Golden Axe from Fort Wayne Guitar Exchange! ALT has a working relationship with our local entertainment paper called whatzup,
My Morning Jacket Announce New Album, Share First Single
My Morning Jacket will release their new album, is, on March 21st via ATO Records. Produced by 3x GRAMMY® Award-winner Brendan O’Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam), it's the 10th studio album for the Louisville 5-piece My Morning Jacket and the band's first new collection in more than three years. The album announce arrived with My Morning Jacket's lead single "Time Waited." The video features new performance footage interspersed with archival photos from throughout the band’s history. "Time Waited" emerged from a sample of a spellbinding piano part lifted from pedal-steel virtuoso Buddy Emmons’ lost classic album, Emmons Guitar Inc. "I
Wednesday Alternative Artist Discovery #Happens
Happy Wednesday! This week’s Alternative Artist Discovery is Culture Wars. The band’s latest single “It Hurts” is heading Top 30 on the Alternative chart. Culture Wars lead singer Alex Dugan had this to say about tour with LANY last year: "Honestly, the immediate feedback you get from a stadium crowd of 50k people was incredibly informative. We learned a lot. It helped us launch 'It Hurts' in a big way and has continued to help us gain and grow even beyond where we thought possible. Very excited for 2025." Thanks to Artie Gentile from Lil Miss Guided Music for VIP
Culture Wars
Culture Wars #HAPPENS VIP Access Let's meet the band. Band members: Alex Dugan (singer), David Grayson (drums), Dillon Randolph (bass), Caleb Contreras (guitar), Josh Stirm (guitar). ARTIST Culture Wars SONG "It Hurts" LABEL Pool Toys Worldwide LLC ORIGIN Austin, TX In working on the new album, we took an approach heavily focused on songwriting and not moving forward unless the song could stand on its own with just an acoustic and vocal (or piano and vocal). We grinded it out for about 3 years until we had everything in the right
Hozier To Headline The Governors Ball 2025
The Governors Ball returns to Flushing Meadows Corona Park, in New York City on June 6-8, 2025. The 3-day festival will be headlined by Tyler, The Creator on Friday 6/6, Olivia Rodrigo on Saturday 6/7, and Hozier on Sunday 6/8. The lineup includes Benson Boone, Mk.gee, The Backseat Lovers, The Beaches, Jean Dawson, Wallows, Car Seat Headrest, Glass Animals, Mt. Joy, Clairo, Royel Otis, and many more. Presale begins Thursday, January 16th at 10am (ET). Find more info on GOV BALL HERE.
Green Day And Noah Kahan To Headline BottleRock 2025
BottleRock announces its 2025 lineup for May 23-25 in Napa Valley, CA. The 3-day festival will be headlined by Green Day on Friday 5/23, Justin Timberlake on Saturday 5/24, and Noah Kahan on Sunday 5/25. The lineup includes Benson Boone, Cage The Elephant, Sublime, Sofi Tukker, Public Enemy, Remi Wolf, Kaleo, Lauren Mayberry, Vacations, Two Feet, bby, Balu Brigada, and so many more. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (1/14) at 10am (PT). Find more details HERE.
Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday
Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! We kickoff the first day of the week with Jason Keller from WEQX/Manchester, VT-Albany, NY sharing his Famous Firsts. Wait till you see his first concert. Check out his fun stories on #HAPPENS Famous Firsts. Lola Young “Messy” is buzzing at Alternative! It’s the #1 Most Picked song on Alternative Picks and debuts at 37* on the Alternative chart this week. There are 3 other debuts this week on the Mediabase Alternative Chart: The Lumineers “Same Old Song” is the highest debut at 27*, Cage The Elephant “Metaverse” debuts at 35*, and
Week of 1/13
ALT Happy Birthday wishes this week to Q Prime’s Aaron Michaelson (1/16), The Artist Cooperative's Kathie Romero (1/16), Nice Management’s Steve Nice (1/16), Better Noise Music COO Steve Kline (1/17), Big Machine Records VP/Promotion Allison Smith (1/18), Better Noise Music SVP/Promotion Jackie Kajzer (1/18), Yea Networks Syndicated Host Greg Beharrell (1/19).
Bad Religion To Headline Punk In The Park Arizona On April 12
Punk In The Park returns to Arizona Saturday, April 12 for a day of music from punk rock legends at Wild Horse Pass Festival Grounds in Chandler, Arizona, just outside Phoenix. Punk In The Park Arizona will feature sets from headliners Bad Religion, along with more fan favorites including Pennywise, Face To Face, Strung Out, The Casualties, Adolescents, Guttermouth, Manic Hispanic, Catbite, Dwarves, Cigar, The Last Gang, Implants and more to be announced. Punk In The Park is produced by Brew Ha Ha Productions. General Admission tickets are on sale now at www.PunkInThePark.com.
