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WXJM’s Music Director Morgan Schaffner got the opportunity to have a chat with Reese Donohue of Painted Palms, one of the bands currently in rotation at the station. Painted Palms are a duo comprised of Chris Prudhomme and Reese Donohue, whose bright, jangly psyche-pop tunes might just be the summer-tinged album to help get you through
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WXJM’s Morgan Schaffner recently sat down with booking agent and WXJM alumnus Justin Bridgewater. It’s comforting and exciting to see that students involved in the Harrisonburg music scene can and have become music industry professionals with the knowledge and experience they’ve gained here as JMU Duke. Justin Bridgewater, a 2004 JMU SMAD and Music Industry
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Interview by WXJM Music Director, Ross Figlerski Ross: I know you must get this question a lot so forgive me, but how was growing up in Halifax? What is the music scene like there? Ryan: It was pretty fine! I can’t complain too much about anything, it’s not like a big city or a
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WXJM’s own local music director is in a band, Forward Smash. They came into the studio this semester earlier this month, check it out!
Earlier this month, Morgan Schaffner sat down with San Fermin for a short interview before their performance at TDU on JMU’s campus.
WXJM DJ Tony Schaffner and friends of the station, Annie Horner and Zach Carlson made a kick-ass documentary on Harrisonburg’s DIY scene.
I got a chance to sit down and have a chat with Rebecca Gone Bad and Michael Cobra, a duo that makes music under the name of Happy Fangs. Rebecca brings high-energy vocals and Michael brings gritty pop guitar. Their sound has been described as “punk anthems to make The Beach Boys, Blondie, & Bikini
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Derek: This is Derek Niver from WXJM Harrisonburg sitting here with Martin Doherty of CHVRCHES at the National in what appears to be some sort of green room or waiting room…? Martin: Yeah, it’s at the end of one of the many corridors or labyrinth-style rooms they have here at this venue, which actually is
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If there is one consistent quality in Canadian rock group Arcade Fire’s music it is their inconsistency; Arcade Fire has a knack for releasing albums that sound so strikingly different from one another, while still always sounding just like Arcade Fire. The group’s latest effort, Reflektor, moves the band’s sonic focus towards more rhythmic style dance
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Julia Willinger, the VP of A&R Records and Publishing at mom + pop music (http://www.momandpopmusic.com/), was able to have a chat with me and give some great insights to the world of A&R. One of the artists that Julia has been working with since joining the team at mom + pop music 4 months ago is a favorite
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