May - 2023 2/42

May 8, 20232 min read

Cruel - Broadside ft. Brian Butcher

If you have ever tuned into my show, Sun Up w/Sydney (formerly Variety w/Sydney), than you have already heard of The Home Team. I am a...

May 8, 20231 min read

Nova Classica - Black Jewelz

I was first introduced to Black Jewels when he competed on "American Ninja Warrior" starting in 2016. He said on the show that he is a...

May 8, 20232 min read

Bundle - Keep for Cheap

Blending together indie, country, and rock styles into what they call “prairie-rock,” Minnesota band Keep for Cheap released their first...

May 8, 20231 min read

Charmer – Signing with Counter Intuitive Recs + Upcoming Kalamazoo Show!

Charmer, a 4-piece indie, pop-punkish, Midwest emo group from Marquette, Michigan has some new music for us for the first time since...

May 8, 20233 min read

My American Dream - Jake Simmons

When asked to start something—a new volunteer position at WIDR, for instance—the first project being about endings is almost cosmically...

May 8, 20232 min read

Artist Spotlight: Melt

It’s always a great time when you discover a band that has a sound that you can’t help but groove along to. And this is definitely the...

May 8, 20232 min read

Under the Shade of Green – The Happy Fits

This past August, indie-pop trio The Happy Fits released their third album, titled Under the Shade of Green. It follows the pattern of...

May 8, 20232 min read

Wolf Motel EP - Roanoke

One of the things I love about music is the many various ways you learn of music. On the radio, through streaming playlists like...

May 8, 20231 min read

Check out the Original Series now on WIDR!

Our podcasts are now being hosted on the "Series" tab on the website. This is a combination of both live and pre-recorded shows, the our...

May 8, 20233 min read

b? - HOAX

“b?” is a concept album released in 2022 that deals with the idea of ‘being’. Created by the Texas-based indie pop band HOAX, the...