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WXJM Turns Thirty!
For WXJM's 30th birthday, we connected with some radio alumni to hear about their experiences with the station. -
Winter is Coming, and it’s a Folk Album
Zoe Freisner reviews the newest EP release, Boreas, from The Oh Hellos. -
WXJM Live Online with Zekey
We interviewed Zach Pennycuff, a.k.a. Zekey, ahead of his WXJM Online Livestream show to get a better picture of him as an artist. -
Album Review: Igor
'By Jon Furson Tyler the Creator is back with his sixth album, IGOR. IGOR is Tyler’s latest development of his ever evolving sound. Through his career, he has gone from dark, aggressive albums with amateur production to bright, lyrical love songs with professional production. With this latest album, he has ... -
The Life of Harrisonburg's Bouncers
‘By Sara Brannan Flashing strobe lights provide periodic glimpses of a sticky, once white floor, an infamous mechanical bull and a sweaty sea of 590 barely dressed college students. Backcountry bouncer Robert Kobilack, 18, soberly and methodically guides wobbling wanderers off the stage where the DJ blasts Drake’s “In My ... -
Welcome to our First Annual WXJM Fest
Come one, come all! WXJM will be hosting its first annual WXJM Fest, Saturday, March, 30. The event will take place in Turner Pavilion in Downtown Harrisonburg, Virginia. This is a great place to come join the local music scene in celebrating DIY and independent artists, as well as local ... -
Harrisonburg's duo Bees met and first performed together in just a day
By Nick Piccinino I sat down with one half of the duo, Bees, for a quick chat. Guitarist and vocalist, Alberto Sifuentes, gave some insight on the band’s origin, influences, as well as plans for new music. What was the inspiration behind Bees and how did you form? "Ben and ... -
Part Two: All Souls' Tony Aguilar tells us what Eastside Rehearsal means to him
By Maddelynne Parker Tony Aguilar is a professional musician living in L.A. who not only fronts the band All Souls, but co-owns Eastside Rehearsal. Find out what inspired Aguilar to open a rehearsal studio and how he manages his time with both the band and the rehearsing space. I was ... -
Part One: L.A.'s Tony Aguilar speaks on All Souls band and his sound
By Maddelynne Parker Tony Aguilar is a professional musician living in L.A. who's been in multiple successful bands (All Souls, Totimoshi and Fatso Jetson) and now co-owns Eastside Rehearsal, a recording studio. Find out why Aguilar made music his life in part one of his interview with WXJM. I know ... -
Maggie Rogers' overproduced debut record hits it home for some
By: Shannon McCarthy, Diana Huynh, Kelsey Brooks and David Ramirez “Heard It in a Past Life” has made a splash, but does it live up to the hype? Overall, the album begins strong but doesn’t sustain its momentum throughout. Rogers’ sound is a mixture of haunting vocals combined with heavy ...